Genshin | Kachina Best Build & Weapon

Kachina is a character of Genshin Impact 5.1. See Kachina's, build, weapon, team, tier, materials, talents, how to use, & character guide for Kachina.

Table of Contents

Character Guide & Tier
Best Build
Best Weapon
Best Artifacts
Best Team Comp
Ascension & Talent Materials
How To Use Skills
Should You Get & Constellation Guide
Skill Description & Details

Kachina Articles
Best Team For Kachina			Kachina Lore & Voiceline

Kachina Tier & Review

Rarity		Element		Weapon
		Geo		Polearm
How To Get?
Obtained through Wishes. - Obtained for free during Chapter 5 Act 1 Archon Quest.
DPS	Sub-DPS		Support		Healer
B	A		A		-
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**The Tiers above are ranked in 6 levels. With SS being the highest and D the lowest.
Tiers: SS → S → A → B → C → D

** Tiers above are at Zero Constellations

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What Kind Of Character Is Kachina?

A Geo Sub-DPS That Mainly Use Elemental Skill

Kachina is an excellent exploration character that can climb walls quickly. In combat, she is mostly a Geo Sub-DPS that deals damage from Elemental Skill.

Strengths & Weakness Of Kachina

Strengths
- Amazing character for exploration especially when you are at Natlan. - Decent Sub-DPS and support.
Weakness
- Attack is limited to a small circle. - Outside Natlan, her exploration capabilities is not that good.

▼ Details about Kachina below.

Kachina Best Build

Kachina Works Amazing As A Support

Weapon	Footprint Of The Rainbow
Substitute	1.Deathmatch 2. Favonius Lance 3. The Catch (F2P)
Best Artifact	Scroll Of The Hero Of Cinder City x4
Artifact Stats	Sands: DEF% Goblet: Geo DMG Bonus Circlet: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Priority Sub-Stats	1. CRIT DMG 2. CRIT Rate 3. DEF% 4. Energy Recharge
Recommended Team

Stat Goals For Kachina

DEF	ER	CRIT Rate	CRIT DMG
2,000~	170%	70%~	140%~

Kachina needs mostly DEF and ER for support build. The required amount of ER is lower at Mono-Geo or double Geo teams. If using her as a Main DPS, increasing CRIT Rate and DMG is also good for more damage.

Kachina Best Weapon

Weapon Options For Kachina

	Weapon	Details
Best	Footprint Of The Rainbow	DEF 51.7% (Lvl. 90) - Greatly increases DEF for damage. - Can be obtained for free.
2nd	Deathmatch	CRIT Rate 36.8% (Lvl. 90) - Is able to increase CRIT Rate greatly. - While conditional, Defense can also be increased using this weapon. - Amazing weapon if you want to produce powerful damage with Kachina.
3rd	Favonius Lance	Energy Recharge 30.6% (Lvl. 90) - Provide Energy particles for the team. - Amazing if you are going to use Kachina as a Support or Sub-DPS. - You need to increase CRIT Rate to consistently trigger the effects of this weapon.
3rd	The Catch	Energy Recharge 36.8% (Lvl. 90) - Greatly increases Burst DMG and Burst up-time with Energy Recharge. - Can also be a decent stat stick
4th	Prototype Starglitter (F2P)	Energy Recharge 45.9% (Lvl. 90) - Energy Recharge will help with Burst uptime. - Can just be a stat stick if you have no other weapon.

Best With DEF or Energy Recharge Weapon

Kachina scales mainly on defense so using DEF weapon for her is ideal. However there are not many DEF polearms so you can also opt for Energy Recharge for a higher Elemental Burst up-time.

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Kachina Best Artifacts

Artifact Set Choices For Kachina

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Scroll Of The Hero Of Cinder City	★★★★★ - Allows Kachina to be a competitive DMG buffer with just the effect of the artifact. - Also increases the up-time of Elemental Burst because of the 2pc. effect.
Husk Of Opulent Dreams	★★★★・ - Damage focused set. - Use this if you want to maximize the damage of Kachina.
Tenacity Of The Millelith	★★★・・ - Amazing when supporting ATK scaling teams. - Boost Shield strength and ATK for the whole team.

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / DEF% / Energy Recharge
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / DEF% / Energy Recharge
	Main: DEF% Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge
	Main: Geo DMG Bonus Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / DEF% / Energy Recharge
	Main: CRIT Rate or DMG Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / DEF% / Energy Recharge

Scroll Of The Hero Of Cinder City Is Amazing For Kachina

Since Kachina has Nightsoul Blessing in her kit, she is able to make use of Scroll Of The Hero Of Cinder City. If you plan to use Kachina as a Main DPS, Husk Of Opulent Dreams is preferred.

Kachina Best Team Comp

Best Team For Kachina

Support	DPS	Sub-DPS	Sustain
Kachina	Itto	Chiori	Bennett
Details
- Kachina works as a great sub-DPS for Mono-Geo teams. - Itto is the main DPS that will deal powerful damage. - Chiori becomes more powerful with Kachina because she creates a Geo Constructs -Bennett allows Kachina to activate Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City boosting the damage of the team while also greatly increasing the ATK for the DMG of the Main DPS to be further increased.

Other Team Comps For Kachina

Navia-Kachina Comp

Team		Detail
Navia	Kachina	- Navia, who requires a second Geo for Resonance and Crystalize works well with Kachina. - Bennett and Xiangling further buffs Navia and allows Crystalize to trigger.
Xiangling	Bennett

F2P Comp

Team		Detail
Kachina	Noelle	- A main DPS Noelle team with Kachian that is free to play. The premium version of this is changing Xiangling or Bennett to Furina.
Xiangling	Bennett

Best Team For Kachina

Kachina Ascension Materials

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Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Prithiva Topaz Sliver x 1 Prithiva Topaz Fragment x 9 Prithiva Topaz Chunk x 9 Sentry's Wooden Whistle x 18 Warrior's Metal Whistle x 30 Saurian-Crowned Warrior's Golden Whistle x 12 Quenepa Berry x 108 Overripe Flamegranate x 26
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Prithiva Topaz Sliver x 1 Prithiva Topaz Fragment x 9 Prithiva Topaz Chunk x 9 Prithiva Topaz Gemstone x 6 Sentry's Wooden Whistle x 18 Warrior's Metal Whistle x 30 Saurian-Crowned Warrior's Golden Whistle x 36 Quenepa Berry x 168 Overripe Flamegranate x 46

Talent Materials For Kachina

Enemy Drops (Tribal Warriors)	Domain Drops (Wed/Sat/Sun)	Big Boss Drops (The Knave Boss)
Sentry's Wooden Whistle	Teachings Of Conflict	Fading Candle
Warrior's Metal Whistle	Guide To Conflict
Saurian-Crowned Warrior's Golden Whistle	Philosophies Of Conflict

Kachina 's Recommended Talent Priority

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Cragbiter	★★・・・
Go, Go Turbo Twirly! (Elemental Skill)	★★★★★
Time to Get Serious! (Elemental Burst)	★★★★・

Kachina Skill Guide & How To Use Kachina

How To Use Kachina?

Elemental Skill Summons A Drill To Battle

▲Tap to set while Press and hold to ride while attacking.

Kachina's Elemental Skill summons a Drill Geo Construct that will continuously attack even when Kachina is off-field. You can also press and hold Elemental Skill to ride the drill.

You Can Move Faster + Climb Walls While Riding Drill

Kachina, while riding the drill, moves faster and has the ability to climb walls faster. This does not consumes stamina but instead consume "Nightsoul's Blessing".

Elemental Burst Buffs The Range Of The Drill

Elemental Burst summons an area and buffs Elemental Skill.

Has The Power To Recover Team's Stamina

When interacting with specific Natlan materials, Kachina can recover the stamina of the team.

Detects The Specialties Of Natlan

Kachina can detect the exact locations of Natlan Specialties and reveal them on the mini-map.

Kachina Wish & Constellation Guide

Should You Get Or Wish For Kachina?

No Need To Pull For Kachina

Kachina can be obtained for free by finishing the Act 5 of Archon Quest. Only pull for Kachina if you want constellations of the character.

Best Constellation For Kachina

Rating	Constellation Effect
★★★★・	C1: Shards Are Gems Too When Kachina mounts or dismounts Turbo Twirly, she will absorb nearby Elemental Shards created by Crystallize. Additionally, when a party member picks up such a Shard, 3 Energy will be restored to Kachina. Energy can be restored this way once every 5s.
★★★★★	C2: Never Leave Home Without... Turbo Twirly When Kachina uses "Time to Get Serious!", she will regain 20 Nightsoul points. If there is no Turbo Twirly belonging to her on the field, she will enter Nightsoul's Blessing and summon one.
★★★・・	C3: Improved Stabilizer Increases the Level of Go, Go Turbo Twirly! by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★・・	C4: More Foes, More Caution When there are 1/2/3/4 (or more) opponents within the Turbo Drill Field created by "Time to Get Serious!", the active character within the field gains 8%/12%/16%/20% increased DEF.
★★★・・	C5: All I've Collected Till Now Increases the Level of Time to Get Serious! by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★・・	C6: This Time, I've Gotta Win When your active character's Shield is replaced or destroyed for any reason, Kachina will deal 200% of her DEF as AoE Geo DMG. This effect can be triggered once every 5s.

Kachina Skills & Talents Details

Normal Attack: Cragbiter

Normal Attack

Effect
Performs up to 4 consecutive spear strikes.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
1-Hit DMG	49.4%	53.4%	57.4%	63.2%	67.2%	71.8%	78.1%	84.4%	90.8%	97.6%	104.5%
2-Hit DMG	27.6%+30.6%	29.8%+33.1%	32.1%+35.6%	35.3%+39.2%	37.5%+41.7%	40.1%+44.5%	43.6%+48.4%	47.1%+52.4%	50.7%+56.3%	54.5%+60.6%	58.3%+64.8%
3-Hit DMG	70.4%	76.2%	81.9%	90.1%	95.8%	102.4%	111.4%	120.4%	129.4%	139.2%	149%
4-Hit DMG	77.4%	83.7%	90%	99.1%	105.4%	112.6%	122.5%	132.4%	142.3%	153.1%	163.9%

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Charged Attack

Effect
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
Charged Attack DMG	112.7%	121.8%	131%	144.1%	153.3%	163.8%	178.2%	192.6%	207%	222.7%	238.4%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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Plunging Attack

Effect
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
Plunge DMG	56.8%	63.9%	69.1%	74.3%	81.8%	87%	92.9%	101.1%	109.3%	117.5%	126.4%	135.3%
Low Plunge DMG	128%	138%	149%	164%	174%	186%	202%	219%	235%	253%	271%
High Plunge DMG	160%	173%	186%	204%	217%	232%	253%	273%	293%	316%	338%

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Go, Go Turbo Twirly! (Elemental Skill)

Effect
Fight alongside the turbo trusty Turbo Twirly! Summons Turbo Twirly. When the skill is Held and released, Kachina will summon and ride Turbo Twirly. After the Skill is used, Kachina will gain 60 Nightsoul points and enter the Nightsoul's Blessing state.

Nightsoul's Blessing: Kachina

Effect
Turbo Twirly's various actions consume Kachina's Nightsoul points. The Nightsoul's Blessing state will end when these points have been depleted.

Turbo Twirly

Effect
Can exist independently or be ridden and operated by Kachina. When Turbo Twirly is present, Kachina's Elemental Skill, "Go, Go Turbo Twirly!", will change to an option to Mount/Dismount Turbo Twirly. ・When present independent of Kachina, it will slam the ground at intervals, dealing Nightsoul-aligned AoE Geo DMG based on Kachina's DEF. ・When Kachina is riding Turbo Twirly, she can control it to move and climb swiftly, and use Normal Attacks to slam the ground, dealing Nightsoul-aligned AoE Geo DMG based on Kachina's DEF. Turbo Twirly will disappear once Kachina's Nightsoul's Blessing state ends, and it is considered a Geo Construct. 1 Turbo Twirly can exist on the field at any one time.

Effect

Can exist independently or be ridden and operated by Kachina. When Turbo Twirly is present, Kachina's Elemental Skill, "Go, Go Turbo Twirly!", will change to an option to Mount/Dismount Turbo Twirly.
・When present independent of Kachina, it will slam the ground at intervals, dealing Nightsoul-aligned AoE Geo DMG based on Kachina's DEF.
・When Kachina is riding Turbo Twirly, she can control it to move and climb swiftly, and use Normal Attacks to slam the ground, dealing Nightsoul-aligned AoE Geo DMG based on Kachina's DEF.

Turbo Twirly will disappear once Kachina's Nightsoul's Blessing state ends, and it is considered a Geo Construct. 1 Turbo Twirly can exist on the field at any one time.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	lv12	Lv13
Turbo Twirly Mounted DMG	87.8%	94.3%	100.9%	109.7%	116.3%	122.9%	131.6%	140.4%	149.2%	158%	166.7%	175.5%	186.5%
Turbo Twirly Independent DMG	63.8%	68.5%	73.3%	79.7%	84.5%	89.3%	95.6%	102%	108.4%	114.8%	121.1%	127.5%	135.5%
Nightsoul Point Limit	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
CD	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s

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Time To Get Serious!

Effect
Striking the ground, Kachina deals AoE Geo DMG based on her DEF and creates a Turbo Drill Field. The Field increases Turbo Twirly's attack AoE and its movement speed when Kachina is riding it. If Kachina's own Turbo Twirly is present when this is used, Turbo Twirly will be summoned to her side.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
Skill DMG	380.6%	413.7%	442.5%	481%	509.9%	538.7%	577.2%	615.7%	654.2%	692.6%	731.1%	769.6%	817.7%
Field Duration	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s
CD	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s
Energy Cost	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Mountain Echoes

Effect
When nearby party members trigger a Nightsoul Burst, Kachina's Geo DMG Bonus increases by 20% for 12s.

The Weight of Stone

Effect
Turbo Twirly's DMG is increased by 20% of Kachina's DEF.

Heart Of Unity

Effect
After her Nightsoul points are depleted, Kachina will switch to consuming Phlogiston to maintain her Nightsoul's Blessing. While in an area with Phlogiston Mechanics within Natlan, she can use Nightsoul Transmission: Kachina. When the active character is currently sprinting, climbing, in a movement mode caused by certain Talents, or at a certain height in the air, the following will trigger when switching to Kachina: Kachina will enter the Nightsoul's Blessing state and ride Turbo Twirly when taking the field while gaining 30 Nightsoul points. Nightsoul Transmission can be triggered once every 10s by your own team. Additionally, while in Natlan, Kachina will consume 90% less Stamina when climbing while riding Turbo Twirly.

Effect

After her Nightsoul points are depleted, Kachina will switch to consuming Phlogiston to maintain her Nightsoul's Blessing. While in an area with Phlogiston Mechanics within Natlan, she can use Nightsoul Transmission: Kachina. When the active character is currently sprinting, climbing, in a movement mode caused by certain Talents, or at a certain height in the air, the following will trigger when switching to Kachina: Kachina will enter the Nightsoul's Blessing state and ride Turbo Twirly when taking the field while gaining 30 Nightsoul points. Nightsoul Transmission can be triggered once every 10s by your own team.

Additionally, while in Natlan, Kachina will consume 90% less Stamina when climbing while riding Turbo Twirly.

Boon Of Crystal Flame

Effect
While in an area with Phlogiston Mechanics within Natlan, 20 Stamina will be restored when interacting with some harvestable items. Additionally, the location of nearby resources unique to Natlan will appear on your mini-map.

Characters With Same Role As Kachina　

Best Characters With Same Role

DPS
Alhaitham SS	Arlecchino SS	Neuvillette SS	Ayaka S
Childe S	Clorinde S	Hu Tao S	Kinich S
Lyney S	Mualani S	Navia S	Raiden Shogun S
Tighnari S	Wanderer S	Wriothesley S	Xiao S
SUB DPS
Furina SS	Nahida SS	Xiangling SS	Xingqiu SS
Yae Miko SS	Yelan SS	Emilie S	Fischl S
Kuki Shinobu S	Raiden Shogun S	Albedo A	Ayato A
Beidou A	Chiori A	Collei A	Dendro Traveler A
Support
Baizhu SS	Bennett SS	Furina SS	Kazuha SS
Nahida SS	Xilonen SS	Zhongli SS	Diona S
Jean S	Kokomi S	Kuki Shinobu S	Mona S
Nilou S	Raiden Shogun S	Sucrose S	Xianyun S

Character Tier Lists

Tier Lists
Best Character Tier List	Reroll Tier List
Best Teams For Each Character	Meta Team Comps

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Characters By Rarity
★5			★4
Characters By Roles
DPS List		Support List		Healer List
Characters By Element
Pyro	Hydro		Anemo		Electro
Dendro		Cryo		Geo
Characters By Nation
Mondstadt		Liyue		Inazuma
Sumeru		Fontaine		Natlan

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★5 Star Characters
Albedo	Alhaitham	Aloy	Anemo Traveler
Arlecchino	Ayaka	Ayato	Baizhu
Childe	Chiori	Clorinde	Cyno
Dehya	Dendro Traveler	Diluc	Electro Traveler
Emilie	Eula	Furina	Ganyu
Geo Traveler	Hu Tao	Hydro Traveler	Itto
Jean	Kazuha	Keqing	Kinich
Klee	Kokomi	Lyney	Mona
Mualani	Nahida	Navia	Neuvillette
Nilou	Qiqi	Raiden Shogun	Shenhe
Sigewinne	Tighnari	Venti	Wanderer
Wriothesley	Xianyun	Xiao	Xilonen
Yae Miko	Yelan	Yoimiya	Zhongli
★4 Star Characters
Amber	Barbara	Beidou	Bennett
Candace	Charlotte	Chevreuse	Chongyun
Collei	Diona	Dori	Faruzan
Fischl	Freminet	Gaming	Gorou
Kachina	Kaeya	Kaveh	Kirara
Kujou Sara	Kuki Shinobu	Layla	Lisa
Lynette	Mika	Ningguang	Noelle
Razor	Rosaria	Sayu	Sethos
Shikanoin Heizou	Sucrose	Thoma	Xiangling
Xingqiu	Xinyan	Yanfei	Yaoyao
Yun Jin	-	-	-

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The Traveler & Their Elements
Pyro			Hydro			Anemo			Electro
Dendro				Cryo				Geo

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Hroptatyr	Iansan	Ifa
Mavuika	Nicole	Ororon
Pantalone	Pierro	Pulcinella
Rerir	Rhinedottir	Sandrone
Skirk	Surtalogi	Tsaritsa
Varka	Vedrfolnir	Xbalanque