Genshin | Best Build For Raiden Shogun

Raiden Shogun Best Build Guide for Genshin Impact. See Raiden Build artifacts, weapons for build, weapon rankings, main DPS team, best 4 star weapon, & more Hyperbloom Raiden Shogun.

Best Build For Raiden Shogun & Recommended Builds

Recommended Builds

DPS Raiden Shogun

Artifact	Emblem Of Severed Fate ×4
Sub-Stat Priority	1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% ▼Artifact Details
Talent Priority	Normal Attack: ★★★・・ Skill: ★★★★・ Burst: ★★★★★
Recommended Weapon	▼Weapon Rankings
Recommended Teams	▼Other Team Members

For DPS Raiden Shogun, You Focus On Increasing Her Personal Damage

When building Raiden Shogun as a DPS character (for both Main and Sub-DPS) focusing on increasing her personal DMG by increasing Energy Recharge, ATK and CRIT Stats is recommended. Most of the DMG of Raiden Shogun is from Elemental Burst so choose weapons and Artifacts that increase the damage of Elemental Burst.

For Teams In Main DPS Raiden, Buffers Or Off-Fields With High Burst Cost Is Recommended

Raiden Shogun's works amazing with characters with heavy Elemental Burst cost boosting the damage of their Elemental Burst and also reducing the amount of Energy Recharge they need.

Hyperbloom Raiden Shogun

Artifact	Flower Of Paradise Lost ×4
Sub-Stat Priority	1. Elemental Mastery 2. Energy Recharge ▼Artifact Details
Talent Priority	Normal Attack: ★・・・・ Skill: ★★・・・ Burst: ★・・・・
Recommended Weapon	▼Weapon Rankings
Recommended Teams	▼Other Team Members

Hyperbloom Raiden Is A Powerful Low-Investment Build

Raiden Shogun boasts its frequent Electro infliction that has a decent AoE. She is great for Hyperbloom because she is able to trigger multiple blooms at once and does not need long up-time to do so. For this build, you just need to increase the Elemental Mastery and level of Raiden and put her in a team that produces Bloom consistently.

Best Artifacts, Substitute, & Sub Stats For Navia

DPS Raiden Shogun Artifact Build Details

Build	Recommendation & Details
4pc. Set	Rating: ★★★★★ - Makes full use of DMG and Energy Support of Raiden Shogun. - Greatly increases Energy Recharge & DMG from Burst. 　└ Perfectly fits the kit of Raiden Shogun - Because of the passive of Raiden Shogun, Electro DMG also increases. ▶ Farm at Momiji-Dyed Court
2pc. Set Easy Attacker Build	Rating: ★★★・・ - You can opt for 2 sets of 2pc. Attack Artifact, 2pc Electro, or 2pc Energy Recharge. - Select the 2 piece set that has better sub-stat. - Great to use when still farming for Emblem Of Severed Set. - Not good to farm this 2pc sets for Raiden but as a "connecting" artifact to use while farming. ▶ Farm at Midsummer Courtyard or World Bosses

Focuses On Increasing Damage Of Raiden Shogun

To increase the damage of Raiden Shogun, you need to increase Elemental Burst DMG or stats like Energy Recharge, ATK% and Electro DMG Bonus. Emblem Of Severed Fate is the best set since it boost Elemental Burst DMG while increasing Energy Recharge.

Recommended Main Stats & Sub-Stats

Main Status (※Flower and Feather is fixed.)
Sands	Energy Recharge
Goblet	Electro DMG Bonus or ATK%
Circlet	CRIT Rate or CRIT Damage
Sub-Stats
CRIT Stats / Energy Recharge / ATK%

For Goblet, Choose The One With Better Sub-Stats

Energy Recharge from Sands and Weapons will already increase the Electro DMG Bonus of Raiden Shogun because of her passive so investing on ATK% with Sands is an option. Pick the goblet with a better sub-stats for the whole build.

Hyperbloom Raiden Build Details

Build	Recommendation & Details
4pc. Set	Rating: ★★★★★ - Increases Elemental Mastery while buffing Hyperbloom DMG. - Best artifact when using Raiden Shogun in a Hyperbloom team. ▶ Farm at City Of Gold
4pc. Set	Rating: ★★★・・ - Boost Elemental Mastery greatly. - 4pc. set is preferred but you can also opt for a different set that increase Elemental Mastery. - More cost-effective to farm since many characters uses Gilded Dreams and the artifact with it. ▶ Farm at Spire Of Solitary Enlightenment

For Hyperbloom Raiden, Only Increasing Elemental Mastery & Level Matters

Hyperbloom only scales from the Elemental Mastery of the Raiden Shogun. Choose the artifact that will increase the Elemental Mastery the most.

Recommended Main Stats & Sub-Stats

Main Status (※Flower and Feather is fixed.)
Sands	Elemental Mastery
Goblet	Elemental Mastery
Circlet	Elemental Mastery
Sub-Stats
Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge

Choose The One That Has The Most Elemental Mastery

In Hyperbloom teams, the damage will increase based on Elemental Mastery. For flower and feather, choose the one with the highest Elemental Mastery while the other parts should have Elemental Mastery as main stats.

Recommended Party Build For Navia

Main DPS Build Team Comp

Party / Recommended Artifacts
Raiden Shogun	Yelan	Xiangling	Bennett
Points Of The Comp
- Many has high Elemental Burst cost which benefits Raiden Shogun and the team mates. - Pyro Resonance and Bennett increases damage. - Yelan provide DMG increase and additional attacks.

A Team Comp That Focuses On Personal DMG Of Raiden

This team comp uses Raiden Shogun as a main attacker. This contains characters that are burst heavy allowing Raiden to gain max points for her Elemental Burst while also helping other team members by filling their Energy for every hits of Raiden Shogun to enemies.

Examples Of Substitute Characters

Character	Substitute	Reason
Yelan	Kazuha	- Trades DMG of Yelan in exchange of powerful DMG Buff. - Provides Crowd Control and resistance shred.
	Kujou Sara	- Great for Boosting ATK of Raiden Shogun. - Also provides significant DMG from Elemental Burst.
Bennett	Chevreuse	- Great healer substitute if you are using a Pyro and Electro Character comp. - Not recommended outside the team comp.
Xiangling	Xingqiu	- Off-field damage dealers that relies on Elemental Burst like Xingqiu are good replacement for Xiangling.

Hyperbloom Raiden Team Comp

Party / Recommended Artifacts
Raiden Shogun	Nahida	Yelan	Baizhu
Points Of The Comp
- A Hyperbloom comp that boost reaction damage and Elemental Mastery to max. 　└Dendro Resonance for EM Boost. - All character work together to consistently produce Hyperbloom.

A Team Comp That Focuses On Crystalize While Boosting Damage

This team comp uses Navia as a main attacker on a Geo + Pyro resonance team. Only Crystalize will be formed in this team using Xiangling's amazing off-field infliction you will easily get Crystalize easily boosting Navia's DMG. For Bennett + Xiangling's section, you can easily change them to other Pyro, Hydro, Cryo or Electro characters like Xingqiu and Yelan.

Examples Of Substitute Characters

Character	Substitute	Reason
Nahida	Dendro Traveler	- F2P substitute for Nahida. - Frequent Dendro infliction from Elemental Burst. - Dendro infliction is stuck in a circle however..
Yelan	Xingqiu	- Has greater Hydro application than Yelan at higher constellation. - Also provides resistance to interruption.
Baizhu	Yaoyao	- Less DMG buff than Baizhu but has higher Dendro Infliction. - Does not rely on Elemental Burst for healing.

Navia Main DPS Build Weapon Recommendations

DPS Raiden Weapon Recommendations

Weapon	Recommendation Details
Engulfing Lightning	Recommendation: ★★★★★ - Boost Energy Recharge and ATK greatly. - Works perfectly with main DPS Raiden.
Skyward Spine	Recommendation: ★★★★・ - Increases Crit Rate for a bit and Energy Recharge. - High Base ATK also boost the DMG of Raiden Shogun. - A Normal Banner weapon great for Raiden Shogun.
The Catch	Recommendation: ★★★★・ - Increases CRIT Rate and DMG of Elemental Burst - High Energy Recharge Sub-stat is amazing for Raiden Shogun. - At R5, it competes with Skyward Spine. - Free-to-play friendly since it can be obtained through fishing.
Wavebreaker's Fin	Recommendation: ★★★・・ - Fits Raiden Shogun's team requirement of higher Burst Cost. - Requires you to invest on Energy Recharge greatly on Artifacts.

Hyperbloom Raiden Weapon Recommendations

Weapon	Recommendation Details
Dragon's Bane	Recommendation: ★★★★★ - Mainly used for its high Elemental Mastery. - DMG Bonus is situational but sometimes works since Hydro is frequent in Hyperbloom comps.
Moonpiercer	Recommendation: ★★★・・ - Decent Elemental Mastery sub-stat. - Can be obtained with Forging. - The effect does not matter much so it is okay to not refine the weapon.
Kitain Cross Spear	Recommendation: ★★★・・ - Decent Elemental Mastery sub-stat. - Can be obtained with Forging. - The effect does not matter much so it is okay to not refine the weapon.

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