Here is our Best Build Guide for the newest 5-star Cryo character in Genshin Impact, Shenhe. Find out the best weapons and artifacts for her!

Shenhe is a 5-Star Cryo Polearm user in Genshin Impact. Since her debut, this icy beauty has been captivating the hearts of people. She’s a gorgeous adepti disciple who wields cryo weapons and wields a lot of power in those delicate hands. Shenhe, the daughter of an unknown exorcist couple, was taken in as a disciple by Cloud Retainer after a horrific experience during her youth.

Shenhe’s build emphasizes her support abilities, allowing her to unleash her elemental skill, Spring Spirit Summoning, to boost her teammates’ damage. Allies gain Icy Quill stacks from this skill, increasing their Cryo damage output dependent on Shenhe’s current attack. This means she’s well-suited to buffing and charging her allies’ energy. As a result, the best Shenhe build boosts her attack stat.

Shenhe Best Build Guide

Strengths 

• Provides large amounts of Cryo and Physical resistance shred. 
• Tailor made for mono Cryo teams. 
• Elemental Burst covers a wide area.

Weakness

• High Elemental Burst cost. 
• Non-Cryo party members cannot take full advantage of her support buffs.

Shenhe Talents

Dawnstar Piercer (Normal Attack)

Normal Attack – Performs up to 5 consecutive spear strikes.

Charged Attack – Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to enemies along the way.

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

Spring Spirit Summoning (Elemental Skill)

The frosted dew, silvery and dense, shall exorcise all demons. Grants all nearby party members the Icy Quill effect and deals Cryo DMG in different ways based on whether it is pressed or held.

Press – Rushes forward together with a Talisman Spirit, dealing Cryo DMG to opponents along the path.

Hold – Commands the Talisman Spirit to deal AoE Cryo DMG.

Icy Quill

When Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts deal Cryo DMG to opponents, the DMG dealt is increased based on Shenhe’s current ATK.

The Icy Quill’s effects will be cleared once its duration ends or after being triggered a certain number of times. When held rather than pressed, the Icy Quill’s effect lasts longer and can be triggered more times. When one Cryo DMG instance strikes multiple opponents, the effect is triggered multiple times based on the number of opponents hit. The number of times the effect is triggered is calculated independently for each party member with the Icy Quill.

Divine Maiden’s Deliverance (Elemental Burst)

Unleashes the power of the Talisman Spirit, allowing it to roam free in this plane, dealing AoE Cryo DMG. The Talisman Spirit then creates a field that decreases the Cryo RES and Physical RES of opponents within it. It also deals periodic Cryo DMG to opponents within the field.

Shenhe Passive Talents

Precise Comings and Goings (Unlocked Automatically)

Gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on a Liyue Expedition for 20 hours.

Deific Embrace (Unlocked at Ascension 1)

An active character within the field created by Divine Maiden’s Deliverance gains 15% Cryo DMG Bonus.

Spirit Communion Seal (Unlocked at Ascension 4)

After Shenhe uses Spring Spirit Summoning, she will grant all nearby party members the following effects:

• Press: Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG increased by 15% for 10s.
• Hold: Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG increased by 15% for 15s.

Best Weapons Build for Shenhe

1. Calamity Queller

Base Attack: 49

Bonus Effect: ATK 3.6%

Skill Effect – Gain a 12% Elemental DMG Bonus. Obtain Consummation for 20s after using an Elemental Skill, causing ATK to increase by 3.2% per second. This ATK increase has a maximum of 6 stacks. When the character equipped with this weapon is not on the field, Consummation’s ATK increase is doubled.

2. Vortex Vanquisher

Base Attack: 46

Bonus Effect: ATK 10.8% 

Skill Effect – Increases Shield Strength by 20%. Scoring hits on opponents increases ATK by 4% for 8s. Max 5 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.3s. While protected by a shield, this ATK increase effect is increased by 100%

3. 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%

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Best Artifact Build for Shenhe

1. Gladiator’s Finale

• ATK +18%.
• If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.

2. Shimenawa’s Reminiscence

• ATK +18%.
• When casting an Elemental Skill, if the character has 15 or more Energy, they lose 15 Energy and Normal/Charge/Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 50% for 10s. This effect will not trigger again during that duration.

3. Noblesse Oblige

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

Shenhe Constellation

1. Clarity of Heart (Constellation 1)

Spring Spirit Summoning can be used 1 more time.

2. Centered Spirit (Constellation 2)

Divine Maiden’s Deliverance lasts for 6 seconds longer. Active characters within the skill’s field deals 15% increased Cryo CRIT DMG

3. Seclusion (Constellation 3)

• Increases the Level of Spring Spirit Summoning by 3.
• Maximum upgrade level is 15.

4. Insight (Constellation 4)

When characters under the effect of Icy Quill applied by Shenhe triggers its DMG Bonus effects, Shenhe will gain a Skyfrost Mantra stack:

• When Shenhe uses Spring Spirit Summoning, she will consume all stacks of Skyfrost Mantra, increasing the DMG of that Spring Spirit Summoning by 5% for each stack consumed.
• Max 50 stacks. Stacks last for 60s.

5. Divine Attainment (Constellation 5)

• Increase the Level of Divine Maiden’s Deliverance by 3.
• Maximum upgrade level is 15.

6. Mystical Abandon (Constellation 6)

When characters trigger Icy Quill’s effects using Normal and Charged Attack DMG, it does not count toward the Trigger Quota.

This was our Genshin Impact Shenhe Best Build Guide. For players who want to get the most out of her kit without going overboard, constellation 2 is a decent place to stop. Her Elemental Burst has a 2-second cooldown, making it an excellent buff for Cryo or Physical DPS characters!

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