Should You Pull for Raiden Shogun in Genshin Impact? See best team comp, damage comparison, weapon list, featured 4-star, tips, pros & cons, recommended constellations, & more!
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| Articles About Raiden Shogun | |
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| Best Build & Team | Banner Details |
| Should You Pull? | Hypercarry VS Rational Team |
Should You Pull For Raiden Shogun?
Who Is Raiden Shogun?
Raiden Shogun is a puppet made by Raiden Ei, the archon of Inazuma. Raiden Shogun is a polearm user that wields the element of Electro.
Reasons To Pull For Raiden Shogun
From elemental team to physical team, she can fit in most team comps. If you do not have her yet, it is strongly recommended to pull for her as she is a versatile Electro character and definitely a must-have.
Amazing Electro DPS
Raiden Shogun as an Electro DPS can wreak with powerful Electro DMG and inflict even more powerful hits once she consumes accumulated Resolve stacks.
Flexible Electro Support
Raiden Shogun as a Support can provide coordinated attacks with Electro DMG which can trigger Electro-related reactions periodically for 25 seconds. In addition, she can increase the Burst DMG of the active character. She can be used at any comps that uses Electro or a Battery such as Hyperbloom or Electro-Charged.
Has An Amazing F2P Polearm Option
In case you do not have Raiden Shogun's signature weapon, Engulfing Lightning, there is another weapon good for Free-To-Play travelers that can also significantly boost her damage. The Catch is a unique weapon that can only be obtained thru fishing. At high refinements, this weapon compete with Raiden's Signature weapon.
Early Game Players (Pre AR 55)
Recommended To Pull If You Unlocked Or Close To Unlocking Inazuma
Most of the materials used to raise Raiden Shogun is obtained at Inazuma. If you just started with the game, it will take a while before you can raise Raiden Shogun. She can still be useful for reactions but her damage will not be very good.
Works Well With Free Characters
Form A Bloom Team Easily With Raiden Shogun
| Reaction | Sub-DPS | Enabler | Sub-DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raiden Shogun | Collei | Barbara | Xiangling |
With free characters + Raiden Shogun, you can easily create a powerful team focusing on Bloom. This can easily clear lower levels of Spiral Abyss and Archon Quests even if Raiden is at Level 20.
End Game Players (Post AR 55)
If You Do Not Have Raiden Shogun, Pulling For Her Is Recommended
Raiden Shogun is a character that is difficult to power-crept. She has an amazing off-field Electro, is able to battery, and buff the team. She will be beneficial for any players in later Adventure Levels and Spiral Abyss.
Raiden National Is One Of Best Teams For Spiral Abyss
Raiden National Team, also known as Rational, is a variant of National Team that includes Raiden Shogun and the 3 powerful 4 Star characters, Bennett, Xiangling and Xingqiu. National Team is made smoother and more powerful with Raiden Shogun. This is one of the top teams used in Spiral Abyss.
Raiden National Team Comp GuideIf You Have Raiden Shogun Already, Consider C2
Raiden Shogun's best constellation can be accessed earlier at C2. This increases the damage of Raiden Shogun by a lot so if you plan to use Raiden as Hypercarry, C2 is very valuable.
Should You Pull For C2?
| Advantages Of C2 |
|---|
| - Ignores 60% Defense of Enemies During Elemental Burst ↳ Damage during Elemental Burst increases by 1.5x - Amazing when using Raiden in a Hypercarry Comp. - Constellation 1 helps in gaining stacks. |
| Constellation & Weapon Used | Recommended Level |
|---|---|
| C0 + | ★★★★★ |
| C0 + | ★★★★・ |
| C1 + or | ★・・・・ |
| C2 + | ★★★★★ |
| C2 + | ★★★★・ |
▲ Recommendations are based on the cost-effectiveness and its worth.
While Englulfing Lightinging is an upgrade from The Catch, their difference is not that big when it come to damage. Constellation 2, however provides a lot more value over weapon.
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