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Portrait of Keqing

★★★★★ElectroSword

Keqing

Driving Thunder

The Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing. Keqing has much to say about Rex Lapis's unilateral approach to policymaking in Liyue — but in truth, gods admire skeptics such as her quite a lot.

Region
Liyue
Released
Version 1.0
GenGuru tier
A DPS

Overview

  • On-field Electro DPS

Keqing is a fast Electro sword user. Her Elemental Skill throws a stiletto that she can blink to, and recasting it gives her weapon an Electro infusion so her Normal and Charged Attacks deal Electro damage. Her Elemental Burst is a flurry of strikes on nearby enemies and briefly raises her CRIT Rate and Energy Recharge.

Today she plays best in Aggravate teams with Dendro supports, or in Lunar-Charged teams with Ineffa and an off-field Hydro partner. Gear her with ATK or Elemental Mastery on the sands, an Electro goblet and crits.

Weapons

Best first. Every sword on this list links to its page.

  1. Mistsplitter Reforged ★★★★★

    CRIT DMG and an Electro damage bonus that her infused attacks keep up easily.

  2. Light of Foliar Incision ★★★★★

    Adds damage from Elemental Mastery to her Normal Attacks and skill, which suits Aggravate setups.

  3. Haran Geppaku Futsu ★★★★★

    CRIT Rate, an Elemental damage bonus and a Normal Attack boost from teammates' skills.

  4. Lion's Roar ★★★★

    A 4-star with high ATK and extra damage against enemies affected by Pyro or Electro, which her own Electro hits often provide.

  5. Iron Sting ★★★★

    Craftable at the Blacksmith. Elemental Mastery and a damage bonus from her Electro hits, good for Aggravate.

Artifact sets

  1. Thundering Fury 4-piece

    Boosts Aggravate and Lunar-Charged and shortens her skill cooldown, so it fits both of her main teams.

  2. Gilded Dreams 4-piece

    A strong Aggravate option that adds Elemental Mastery for each teammate of a different element.

  3. Thundering Fury + Gladiator's Finale 2-piece each

    A stopgap mix of Electro damage and ATK.

Main stats and substats

Sands
ATK% or Elemental Mastery
Goblet
Electro DMG Bonus
Circlet
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats
CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK% > Elemental Mastery > Energy Recharge

Talent priority

  1. Normal Attack Yunlai Swordsmanship
  2. Elemental Skill Stellar Restoration
  3. Elemental Burst Starward Sword

Teams

  • Aggravate

    Nahida keeps enemies Quickened so Keqing's Electro hits Aggravate, Fischl adds off-field Electro, and Kazuha boosts Electro damage.

  • Lunar-Charged

    Ineffa turns Electro-Charged into Lunar-Charged, Yelan supplies off-field Hydro, and Kazuha lowers resistance.

  • Budget Aggravate

    Made entirely of 4-stars. Collei keeps Dendro on enemies and Kuki heals while adding more Electro.

Tips

  • Recast her skill to blink to the stiletto. This gives her an Electro infusion for a few seconds, so start every combo with it.
  • A Charged Attack while the stiletto is out sets off thunder cuts at its spot instead of blinking.
  • Her burst raises her CRIT Rate and Energy Recharge for a short time afterward, so keep attacking with her rather than swapping out at once.

Other character guides recommend Keqing as a teammate in these teams.

See every team comp, grouped by reaction.

Base stats at level 90

Base HP
13103
Base ATK
323
Base DEF
799
CRIT DMG
88.4%

Talents

Normal Attack Yunlai Swordsmanship
Normal Attack Performs up to 5 rapid strikes. Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes. Plunging Attack Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Elemental Skill Stellar Restoration
Hurls a Lightning Stiletto that annihilates her opponents like the swift thunder. When the Stiletto hits its target, it deals Electro DMG to opponents in a small AoE, and places a Stiletto Mark on the spot hit. Hold Hold to adjust the direction in which the Stiletto shall be thrown. Stilettos thrown by the Hold attack mode can be suspended in mid-air, allowing Keqing to jump to them when using Stellar Restoration a second time. Lightning Stiletto If Keqing uses Stellar Restoration again or uses a Charged Attack while its duration lasts, it will clear the Stiletto Mark and produce different effects: ·If she uses Stellar Restoration again, she will blink to the location of the Mark and unleash one slashing attack that deals AoE Electro DMG. When blinking to a Stiletto that was thrown from a Holding attack, Keqing can leap across obstructing terrain. ·If Keqing uses a Charged Attack, she will ignite a series of thundering cuts at the Mark's location, dealing AoE Electro DMG.
Elemental Burst Starward Sword
Keqing unleashes the power of lightning, dealing Electro DMG in an AOE. She then blends into the shadow of her blade, striking a series of thunderclap-blows to nearby opponents simultaneously that deal multiple instances of Electro DMG. The final attack deals massive AoE Electro DMG.
Passive talent Thundering Penance
After recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present, Keqing's weapon gains an Electro Infusion for 5s.
Passive talent Aristocratic Dignity
When casting Starward Sword, Keqing's CRIT Rate is increased by 15%, and her Energy Recharge is increased by 15%. This effect lasts for 8s.
Passive talent Land's Overseer
When dispatched on an expedition in Liyue, time consumed is reduced by 25%.

Constellations

C1 Thundering Might
Recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present causes Keqing to deal 50% of her ATK as AoE Electro DMG at the start point and terminus of her Blink.
C2 Keen Extraction
When Keqing's Normal and Charged Attacks hit opponents affected by Electro, they have a 50% chance of producing an Elemental Particle. This effect can only occur once every 5s.
C3 Foreseen Reformation
Increases the Level of Starward Sword by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 Attunement
For 10s after Keqing triggers an Electro-related Elemental Reaction, her ATK is increased by 25%.
C5 Beckoning Stars
Increases the Level of Stellar Restoration by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 Tenacious Star
When initiating a Normal Attack, a Charged Attack, Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst, Keqing gains a 6% Electro DMG Bonus for 8s. Effects triggered by Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, Elemental Skills and Elemental Bursts are considered independent entities.