Genshin Impact Raiden Shogun Best Build Guide – Weapon and Artifacts

Here is our Best Build Guide for the Electro Archon, Raiden Shogun. You can find the Best Weapons and Artifacts for her.

Raiden Shogun is a 5-Star Electro Poelarm user in Genshin Impact. Raiden Shogun is a formidable new addition to the Genshin ranks, with powerful electro assaults and a wide range of abilities. She is the harsh ruler of Inazuma who is worshipped by her people. She is also known as Baal and the God of Eternity. As long as you know how to use her, she’ll be a top-tier DPS with plenty of support potential.

Raiden Shogun is a good backup DPS option because of her burst damage and support abilities. Her electrical damage bonus will increase as she increases her energy recharge, significantly improving both her burst and stable energy support potential. Her skill also allows her to deliver consistent electro status, which makes her an excellent support for characters like Eula who deal a lot of burst damage. Here is our Raiden Shogun Best Build Guide.

Raiden Shogun Best Build Guide

Strengths

• Deals high active and passive Electro DMG.
• Has a high Energy Recharge rate.
• Increases the team’s Elemental Burst DMG.
• Regenerates Energy for the team.

Weaknesses

• Can’t cook any kind of food.
• Elemental Burst does not work with certain characters, like Beidou

Raiden Shogun Talents

Origin (Normal Attack)

Normal Attack – Performs up to 5 consecutive spear strikes.

Charged Attack – Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to perform an upward slash.

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

Transcendence: Baleful Omen (Elemental Skill)

The Raiden Shogun unveils a shard of her Euthymia, dealing Electro DMG to nearby opponents, and granting nearby party members the Eye of Stormy Judgment.

Eye of Stormy Judgment

• When characters with this buff attack and deal DMG to opponents, the Eye will unleash a coordinated attack, dealing AoE Electro DMG at the opponent’s position.
• Characters who gain the Eye of Stormy Judgment will have their Elemental Burst DMG increased based on the Energy Cost of the Elemental Burst during the Eye’s duration.

The Eye can initiate one coordinated attack every 0.9s per party.

Coordinated attacks generated by characters not controlled by you deal 20% of the normal DMG.

Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu (Elemental Burst)

Gathering truths unnumbered and wishes uncounted, the Raiden Shogun unleashes the Musou no Hitotachi and deals AoE Electro DMG, using Musou Isshin in combat for a certain duration afterward. The DMG dealt by Musou no Hitotachi and Musou Isshin’s attacks will be increased based on the number of Chakra Desiderata’s Resolve stacks consumed when this skill is used.

Musou Isshin

While in this state, the Raiden Shogun will wield her tachi in battle, while her Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks will be infused with Electro DMG, which cannot be overridden. When such attacks hit opponents, she will regenerate Energy for all nearby party members. Energy can be restored this way once every 1s, and this effect can be triggered 5 times throughout this skill’s duration.

While in this state, the Raiden Shogun’s resistance to interruption is increased, and she is immune to Electro-Charged reaction DMG. While Musou Isshin is active, the Raiden Shogun’s Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG will be considered Elemental Burst DMG. The effects of Musou Isshin will be cleared when the Raiden Shogun leaves the field.

Chakra Desiderata

When nearby party members (excluding the Raiden Shogun herself) use their Elemental Bursts, the Raiden Shogun will build up Resolve stacks based on the Energy Cost of these Elemental Bursts. The maximum number of Resolve stacks is 60. The Resolve gained by Chakra Desiderata will be cleared 300s after the Raiden Shogun leaves the field.

Raiden Shogun Passive Talents

All-Preserver (Unlocked Automatically)

Mora expended when ascending Swords and Polearms is decreased by 50%.

Wishes Unnumbered (Unlocked at Ascension 1)

When nearby party members gain Elemental Orbs or Particles, Chakra Desiderata gains 2 Resolve stacks. This effect can occur once every 3s.

Enlightened One (Unlocked at Ascension 4)

Each 1% above 100% Energy Recharge that the Raiden Shogun possesses grants her:

• 0.6% greater Energy restoration from Musou Isshin
• 0.4% Electro DMG Bonus

Best Weapons Build for Raiden Shogun

1. Engulfing Lightning

Base Attack: 46

Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 12.0% 

Skill Effect – ATK increased by 28% of Energy Recharge over the base 100%. You can gain a maximum bonus of 80% ATK. Gain 30% Energy Recharge for 12s after using an Elemental Burst.

2. The Catch

Base Attack: 42

Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 10.0% 

Skill Effect – Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%.

3. Deathmatch

Base Attack: 41

Bonus Effect: CRIT Rate 8.00% 

Skill Effect – If there are at least 2 enemies nearby, ATK is increased by 16%. If there are less than 2 enemies nearby, ATK is increased by 24%.

Best Artifacts Build for Raiden Shogun

1. Emblem of Severed Fate

• Energy Recharge +20%.
• Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.

2. Noblesse Oblige

• Elemental Burst DMG +20%.
• Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members’ ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.

3. Thundering Fury

• Electro DMG Bonus +15%
• Increases damage caused by Overloaded, Electro-Charged and Superconduct by 40%. Triggering such effects decreases Elemental Skill CD by 1s. Can only occur once every 0.8s.

Raiden Shogun Constellation – Imperatrix Umbrosa

1.  Ominous Inscription (Constellation 1)

Chakra Desiderata will gather Resolve even faster. When Electro characters use their Elemental Bursts, the Resolve gained is increased by 80%. When characters of other Elemental Types use their Elemental Bursts, the Resolve gained is increased by 20%.

2. Steelbreaker (Constellation 2)

While using Musou no Hitotachi in the Musou Isshin state applied by Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu, the Raiden Shogun’s attacks ignore 60% of opponents’ DEF.

3. Shinkage Bygones (Constellation 3)

• Increases the Level of Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu by 3.
• Maximum upgrade level is 15.

4. Pledge of Propriety (Constellation 4)

When the Musou Isshin state applied by Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu expires, all nearby party members (excluding the Raiden Shogun) gain 30% bonus ATK for 10s.

5. Shogun’s Descent (Constellation 5)

• Increases the Level of Transcendence: Baleful Omen by 3.
• Maximum upgrade level is 15.

6. Wishbearer (Constellation 6)

While in the Musou Isshin state applied by Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu, attacks by the Raiden Shogun that are considered part of her Elemental Burst will decrease all nearby party members’ (not including Raiden Shogun herself) Elemental Burst CD by 1s when they hit opponents. This effect can trigger once every 1s and can trigger a total of 5 times during Musou Isshin’s duration.

This was our Raiden Shogun Best Build Guide. She is an incredible electro Support character in Genshin Impact. We recommend pairing her with Kujou Sar and Fischl for Electro Resonance. She also works well with Eula and Kamisato Ayaka to easily set up Superconduct reactions and give additional powerful elemental bursts.

For more related content check out our dedicated website Gamition.

More E-Sports news:

• How to get the Destiny 2 Gjallarhorn and the Gjallarhorn catalyst — Guide
• Stellaris Origins Tier List December 2021
• Hatsune Miku Colorful Stage Tier List and Reroll Guide

Follow our dedicated E-Sports page for instant E-Sports news and update