Kuki Shinobu Best Build, Weapon, & Team Guide

Comprehensive Kuki Shinobu guide for Genshin Impact. Learn Kuki Shinobu's best build, constellation, team, kit, and materials for this 4-Star Electro Support Sword user.

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Table of Contents

Character Overview
Strengths & Weaknesses
Best Build
Best Weapon
Best Artifacts
Best Team Comp
Team Rotation and Combos
Basics Of Kuki Shinobu
Elemental Skill, Burst & Abilities
Constellation VS Weapon Priority
Ascension Materials
Talent Multipliers & Passive Details
Lore & Story

Kuki Shinobu Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier

Character Profile

	Rarity
	Element	Electro
	Weapon	Sword
	Ascend Stat	HP% 24.0%
	Region	Inazuma
	Birthday	July 27
	Roles	Off-Field Survivability
How To Get	Available in all Banners at a low drop rate

Base Stats

	Base HP	Base ATK	Base DEF
Lvl. 90	12,289	212	751
Lvl. 80 (Ascended)	11,438	198	699

Kuki Shinobu is a 4-star Electro character that wields a Sword in Genshin Impact. Her gameplay focuses on being a hybrid healer and support, providing consistent healing through her Elemental Skill while applying Electro to enemies for elemental reactions. She excels in supporting DPS units by keeping the team sustained and enabling Electro-based combos.

Kuki Shinobu's Tier & Rating

Overall Tier
A
On-Field	Off-Field	DPS	Support	Sustain
-	S	-	-	B

Kuki Shinobu is a Support Character that provides Survivability via her healing from Elemental Skill. Her Elemental Skill can also apply Electro to nearby enemies and drains 30% of her HP while her Elemental Burst is a Damaging Skill that's mostly used for applying Electro as well. She scales on both HP and Elemental Mastery but often is built with Elemental Mastery only.

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Healer Shinobu

Shinobu's best role is as a healer who can be built with HP or EM. In both HP healer and EM Hyperbloom Sub-DPS build, she has similar levels of healing.

Pros and Cons of Healer Shinobu

Pros
- Only needs Elemental Skill for healing and HP or EM stat to boost her healing.
- Can be used as Healer and Hyperbloom Sub-DPS if built on full Elemental Mastery.
Cons
- Before C6, Shinobu can be prone to getting knocked out since casting her Elemental Skill drains her HP by 30% and enemies are able to attack her since her Elemental Skill doesn't have an invisibility frame like her Elemental Burst.

Best Build for Kuki Shinobu

Kuki Shinobu Build Depends On Her Role

Kuki Shinobu's kit can be focused on heals or as a Sub-DPS via Hyperbloom Build. Depending on the role, the weapon and artifact will change. For details of build, see the guide below:

Weapon	Xiphos' Moonlight
Best Artifact	Flower Of Paradise Lost x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Elemental Mastery Goblet: Elemental Mastery Circlet: Elemental Mastery
Priority Sub-Stats	Elemental Mastery > HP%
Recommended Team

Stat Goals For Hyperbloom Kuki Shinobu

Elemental Mastery	1000
HP	20,000

Flower of Paradise Lost is Shinobu's best Artifact Set for Hyperbloom Build since it boosts her EM and Hyperbloom Damage. For Sub-Stats, focus on getting 1,000 and more Elemental Mastery on her. HP stats are also good on her if you want healing as well.

Weapon	Key of Khaj-Nisut
Best Artifact	Tenacity Of The Millelith x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: HP% Goblet: HP% Circlet: Healing Bonus / HP%
Priority Sub-Stats	HP% > Elemental Mastery
Recommended Team

Stat Goals For Healer Kuki Shinobu

HP	30,000
Elemental Mastery	200

Tenacity Of The Millelith is Shinobu's best Artifact Set for supporting her teammates as a healer. It can boost her HP and buff ATK to her teammates. The Sub-Stats you should prioritize first is her HP then some Elemental Mastery as well.

Kuki Shinobu 's Recommended Talent Priority

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Shinobu's Shadowsword	★・・・・
Sanctifying Ring (Elemental Skill)	★★★★★
Gyoei Narukami Kariyama Rite (Elemental Burst)	★★★★・

Best Weapon for Kuki Shinobu

Kuki Shinobu's weapon choices are limited to weapons that boost HP and/or Elemental Mastery. Since her healing scales on both, any of the two stats can be used on her but she has different weapon options depending on her role.

Premium Weapons for Hyperbloom Kuki Shinobu

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Xiphos' Moonlight	Get from Limited Banners - Obtainable as 4-Star Weapon Rate Up on limited Weapon Banners. - Boost Elemental Mastery and increases Energy Recharge for the team based on her Elemental Mastery.
2nd	Freedom-Sworn	Get from Limited Banner - Kazuha's Signature Weapon that can be obtained when his banner is also available. - Boost Elemental Mastery and additional Buffs to the team. - Freedom-Sworn buff does not work on some teams but it provides more buff than Xiphos' Moonlight.
3rd	Key of Khaj-Nisut	Get from Limited Banner - Nilou's Signature Weapon that can be obtained when her banner is also available. - Boost HP by 80% and buffs the Elemental Mastery of the Team based on the HP of the character.

Shinobu's best Premium Weapon for Hyperbloom is Xiphos' Moonlight since it has a good ER buff as well. Her other Premium Weapon options are the 5-Star Signature Weapons of Kazuha and Nilou.

Free-to-Play (F2P) Friendly Weapons for Hyperbloom Kuki Shinobu

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	Iron Sting	Craftable (Forgeable) Weapon - Provides decent Elemental Mastery boost. - Increases reaction damage of characters but needs to be on-field.
2nd (Event)	Toukabou Shigure	Get from Limited Event - Obtainable from Version 3.3's flagship event. - Works as a stat stick for Elemental Mastery like Iron Sting. - Lets Shinobu deal more damage to the Marked enemy but doesn't affect Hyperbloom damage.

Both of Shinobu's F2P options for Hyperbloom build are EM Stat Sticks. They also buff the same amount of EM but Iron Sting is preferred over Toukabou Shigure since it's still obtainable.

Premium Weapons for Healer Kuki Shinobu

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Key of Khaj-Nisut	Get from Limited Banner - Signature Weapon of Nilou that's obtainable when her Banner is available. - Boost HP by 80% and buffs the Elemental Mastery of the Team based on the HP of the character - Amazing for healer Kuki.
2nd	The Dockhand's Assistant	Get from Limited Banners - Obtainable as 4-Star Rate Up in Limited Weapon Banners. - Buffs HP greatly and can give Shinobu an EM buff for more healing. - It also regenerates Energy for Shinobu but she doesn't need to use her Elemental Burst.
2nd	Primordial Jade Cutter	Get from Limited Banner - Boost HP depending on the refinement. - Great CRIT Buff though not really used much when using Kuki Shinobu as healer.
3rd	Favonius Sword	Get from Banners - Does not increase HP but it increase Energy Recharge. - Allows Shinobu to become a battery. - You need to invest in CRIT Rate for it to be stable.

Aside from HP swords, Shinobu's weapon options are Support weapons that can help out with the team. Since Shinobu doesn't need her Elemental Burst, Favonius Sword is her next best weapon for Supporting the team.

Free-to-Play (F2P) Friendly Weapons for Healer Kuki Shinobu

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	Sapwood Blade	Sumeru Craftable (Forgeable) Weapon - Free to Play option. - Provides decent Elemental Mastery boost to teammates when triggering Dendro reactions.
2nd (Forge)	Iron Sting	Craftable (Forgeable) Weapon - Provides decent Elemental Mastery boost. - Increases reaction damage of characters but needs to be on-field.
3rd (Event)	Toukabou Shigure	Get from Limited Event - Obtainable from Version 3.3's flagship event. - Works as a stat stick for Elemental Mastery like Iron Sting.

Since there is no F2P HP sword yet, Sapwood with its supportive abilities is the best F2P sword for Shinobu but you can use Iron Sting or the event sword as stat stick for EM to boost her healing.

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Kuki Shinobu Best Artifacts

Kuki Shinobu's artifact set differ depending on the build you use on her. See below for an overview of which sets to use for her:

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Flower Of Paradise Lost	★★★★★ - Best set for boosting Hyperbloom damage dealt. - Also boosts Elemental Mastery, making it the overall best for Hyperbloom builds
Gilded Dreams	★★★★ ・ - Great set for boosting Elemental Mastery greatly. - Doesn't have Hyperbloom Damage buff so it's a bit worse to use than the Paradise Lost set.
Gilded Dreams Wanderer's Troupe	★★★ ・・ - Best 2-pc set effects when farming for Shinobu's full set.

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat HP Sub: HP% / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate & DMG
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: HP% / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate & DMG
	Main:Elemental Mastery Sub: Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate & DMG
	Main: Elemental Mastery Sub: Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate & DMG
	Main: Elemental Mastery Sub: Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate & DMG

Increase Your Elemental Mastery As High As Possible

When using Kuki Shinobu as Hyperbloom Sub-DPS, the only stat that matters is her Elemental Mastery and her level. For artifacts, make sure to choose the pieces that provides the most Elemental Mastery.

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Tenacity Of The Millelith	★★★★★ - Best Support set for Shinobu as a healer since her Elemental Skill deals damage Off-Field and can proc the ATK buff. - HP buff also increases her healing's potency.
Wanderer's Troupe Tenacity Of The Millelith	★★★★ ・ - Best 2-pc set effects for increasing Shinobu's healing power.

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat HP Sub: HP% / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate or DMG
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: HP% / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate or DMG
	Main:HP% Sub: Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate or DMG
	Main: HP% Sub: Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate or DMG
	Main: Healing Bonus Sub: HP% / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate or DMG

Prioritize HP Sub-Stats for Shinobu's Healing

Since Shinobu's healing scales on her HP primarily, you can prioritize that first before her Elemental Mastery.

Best Team Comp Kuki Shinobu

Hyperbloom Team Comp For Sub-DPS Shinobu

Enabler	DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS
Kuki Shinobu	Alhaitham	Nahida	Yelan
Details
- Kuki Shinobu only uses her Elemental Skill in rotations and activates Hyperbloom for damage and Catalyze for the DPS. - Alhaitham is the On-Fielder that deals damage with Dendro and activates Yelan's Off-Field Hydro Attacks while Nahida shreds Dendro for Alhaitham and Shinobu's Hyperbloom Attacks.

While Furina can be used to also boost Alhaitham's Damage, Shinobu's healing is somewhat lower and can't maintain the HP levels of the team enough. Alhaitham and Nahida ensure that there's enough Dendro to create Dendro cores for Hyperbloom proc from Shinobu.

Other Team Comps For Kuki Shinobu

Aggravate Team with Healer Shinobu

Team		Detail
Kuki Shinobu	Clorinde	- Aggravate team with Healer Shinobu. - Shinobu acts as battery and ATK buffer for Clorinde while Xilonen boosts Electro damage. - Nahida applies Dendro Off-Field to proc Catalyze and Aggravate for Clorinde.
Nahida	Xilonen

Free To Play Friendly Party

Team		Detail
Kuki Shinobu	Barbara	- F2P Hyperbloom team with Sub-DPS Shinobu. - Barbara applies Hydro and creates Dendro Cores with Collei and Dendro Traveler applying Dendro. - Both Shinobu and Barbara provide healing for the team.
Dendro Traveler	Collei

Best Teams For Kuki Shinobu

Team Rotation of Kuki Shinobu and Combos

Basic Team Rotation with Healer/Sub-DPS Shinobu

Basic Rotation with Healer/Sub-DPS Shinobu
1. Use other Supports/Sub-DPS abilities. 2. Switch to Shinobu and use her Elemental Skill. 3. Switch to the On-Field Character.

Shinobu only uses her Elemental Skill in team rotations since it's the source of both her healing and Off-Field Electro Application. And since she's often used with a Dendro DPS, she goes before the On-Field character to provide healing right away.

Basics Of Using Kuki Shinobu

Shinobu is easy to use since she only needs her Elemental Skill to be activated. The only difficult part that comes with using her is what stat to focus on since it depends on which role you want for her.

Use Elemental Skill to Heal & Apply Electro

Shinobu's Elemental Skill creates an Electro Ring around the active character and reduces her HP by 30%. This Ring can heal the active character and deal damage to surrounding enemies.

Elemental Mastery Build or HP Build?

Shinobu Elemental Skill & Passive Effect

Shinobu's healing from her Elemental Skill scales on both her HP and Elemental Mastery. If you want to use her as a pure Healing Support, building her on HP can work but if you want to use her as a Hyperbloom Sub-DPS and healer, going full Elemental Mastery works better.

Elemental Burst Is Not Needed for Shinobu

Shinobu's Elemental Burst is a Damaging Skill that won't deal much damage since Shinobu is primarily built as a Healer with no CRIT Stats. This means that Energy Recharge isn't needed on her and that she's a very good healer to bring for Stygian Onslaught if you need one.

Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Kuki Shinobu

How To Use Kuki Shinobu's Skills And Passives?

How To Use?

▼ Electro Sub-DPS for Hyperbloom & Electro Healer
▼ Scales on both HP and Elemental Mastery for her Healing
▼ Only needs Elemental Skill to deal Damage Off-Field and Heal
▼ Energy Recharge isn't needed since her Elemental Burst is optional

Electro Sub-DPS For Hyperbloom & Electro Healer

Kuki Shinobu is an Electro Hyperbloom Sub-DPS that can also work as a healer. Her Off-Field Damage scales on her Elemental Mastery and HP, making her ideal to build as Hyperbloom Enabler. It also comes with healing which allows her to take on the healer role as well.

Scales On Both HP And Elemental Mastery For Her Healing

Shinobu's Elemental Skill's damage scale on her HP but her Passive boosts it with her Elemental Mastery. This makes building both good but it's best to focus on one stat depending on her Build.

Only Needs Elemental Skill To Deal Damage Off-Field And Heal

When building Shinobu, getting her to max level is important for both builds then the only Skill needed is her Elemental Skill. Her Elemental Skill creates an Electro Ring that deals Electro Damage periodically while also healing the active character.

Energy Recharge Isn't Needed Since Her Elemental Burst Is Optional

Shinobu's Elemental Burst is good for dealing Damage but the damage potential is rather low compared to other characters which make it ignored when building. It also takes up time when in rotations.

Should You Pull for Kuki Shinobu's Constellation Or Best Weapon?

Any Constellation Level is Good to Have

Constellation Priority
C2 > C4 or C6

C2 is a Good Stopping Point

Shinobu's use cases will highlight her healing, Electro application and to an extent her personal damage, which her constellations steadily build up on. Although C6 is going to be the best increase to her damage overall, stopping at her C2, where her skill duration is increased, will already upgrade Shinobu's performance as an electro healer for her specific teams, since most of them heavily depend on her "Grass Ring of Sanctification". Anything beyond C1 and C2 are welcome bonuses to have, and you wouldn't need to fully commit to getting C6 if you aren't able to. However, the extra Electro application from C4, the "Thundergrass Mark", is good for maintaining a Quicken aura for just a little longer, so it's something to consider.

Of course, Shinobu at C0 isn't too much an issue, and you can continue using her at this constellation level without too much of a deficit versus a Shinobu with C2.

Kuki Shinobu's Constellations & Effects

Rating	Constellation Effect
★★★・・	C1: To Cloister Compassion Gyoei Narukami Kariyama Rite's AoE is increased by 50%.
★★★★★	C2: To Forsake Fortune Grass Ring Of Sanctification's duration is increased by 3s.
★・・・・	C3: To Sequester Sorrow Increases the Level of Sanctifying Ring by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★★・	C4: To Sever Sealing When the Normal, Charged, or Plunging Attacks of the character affected by Shinobu's Grass Ring Of Sanctification hit opponents, a Thundergrass Mark will lang on the opponent's position and deal AoE Electro DMG based on 9.7% of Shinobu's Max HP. This effect can occur once every 5s.
★・・・・	C5: To Cease Courtesies Increases the Level of Gyoei Narukami Kariyama Rite by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★★・	C6: To Ward Weakness When Kuki Shinobu takes lethal DMG, this instance of DMG will not take her down. This effect will automatically trigger when her HP reaches 1 and will trigger once every 60s. When Shinobu's HP drops below 25%, she will gain 150 Elemental Mastery for 15s. This effect will trigger once every 60s.

Kuki Shinobu's Constellation Name is Tribulatio Demptio

Tribulatio Demptio

Ascension Materials for Kuki Shinobu Talents & Level

Materials Per Ascension Level

Lvl 20	Vajrada Amethyst Fragment x1 Naku Weed x3 Spectral Husk x3
Lvl 40	Vajrada Amethyst Fragment x3 Runic Fang x2 Naku Weed x10 Spectral Husk x15
Lvl 50	Vajrada Amethyst Fragment x9 Runic Fang x4 Naku Weed x20 Spectral Heart x12
Lvl 60	Vajrada Amethyst Chunk x6 Runic Fang x8 Naku Weed x30 Spectral Heart x18
Lvl 70	Vajrada Amethyst Chunk x3 Runic Fang x12 Naku Weed x45 Spectral Nucleus x12
Lvl 80	Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone x6 Runic Fang x20 Naku Weed x60 Spectral Nucleus x24

Level 1	Default
Level 2	Teachings Of Elegance x3 Spectral Husk x6
Level 3	Guide To Elegance x2 Spectral Heart x3
Level 4	Guide To Elegance x4 Spectral Heart x4
Level 5	Guide To Elegance x6 Spectral Heart x6
Level 6	Guide To Elegance x9 Spectral Heart x9
Level 7	Philosophies Of Elegance x4 Spectral Nucleus x4 Tears Of The Calamitous God x1
Level 8	Philosophies Of Elegance x6 Spectral Nucleus x6 Tears Of The Calamitous God x1
Level 9	Philosophies Of Elegance x12 Spectral Nucleus x9 Tears Of The Calamitous God x2
Level 10	Philosophies Of Elegance x16 Spectral Nucleus x12 Tears Of The Calamitous God x2 Crown of Insight x1
Level 11	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 12	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 13	Unlocked via Constellation

Kuki Shinobu Skills & Talents Details