Genshin Impact Raiden Shogun Build
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Electro Inazuma City 26/6 Imperatrix Umbrosa Violet Court Her Excellency, the Almighty Narukami Ogosho, who promised the people of Inazuma an unchanging Eternity.
Best builds for Raiden Shogun
HYPERBLOOM Build
Weapons
Elemental Mastery
Provides a substantial Elemental Mastery bonus and increased damage against opponents affected by Hydro or Dendro, directly boosting Hyperbloom output.
Elemental Mastery
After triggering Hyperbloom, generates a Leaf of Revival that grants Elemental Mastery further, enhancing subsequent reactions.
Elemental Mastery
Boosts Elemental Skill damage and provides Elemental Mastery after using it, synergizing with the core trigger role.
Artifacts
4-piece set massively increases Hyperbloom damage by 40% and an additional 25% after triggering Hyperbloom.
4-piece provides up to 230 Elemental Mastery based on party members' elements, ideal for Hyperbloom teams.
Using two 2-piece sets (e.g., Wanderer's Troupe) gives 160 Elemental Mastery total, a strong budget option.
Substats Priority
Talents Priority
Recommended Primary Stats
Elemental Mastery
Elemental Mastery
Elemental Mastery
In Hyperbloom Raiden builds, the
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DPS & ENERGY SUPPORT Build
Weapons
Energy Recharge
Best-in-slot; increases Energy Recharge and converts it to ATK%.
CRIT DMG
High CRIT DMG and ATK% boost when low HP; universal stat stick.
CRIT Rate
Converts Elemental Mastery to ATK%; useful in reaction-heavy teams.
CRIT DMG
Niche; provides Energy Recharge and team buffs; not optimal but usable.
CRIT Rate
Not ideal for Raiden; prefer other options unless team benefits from its support effects.
CRIT Rate
Solid CRIT Rate and stacking ATK%; good general DPS option.
ATK%
High ATK% and team buff on Skill; competitive with limited refinements.
CRIT Rate
Budget CRIT Rate option; effective when solo or against few enemies.
ATK%
Shield strength and ATK%; requires a shielder for full effect.
Energy Recharge
Best free-to-play; increases Burst damage and CRIT Rate.
Energy Recharge
Energy Recharge and CRIT Rate; decent all-rounder but outclassed.
ATK%
Burst damage scales with team energy cost; strong in high-energy teams.
ATK%
Team-dependent ATK% and CRIT Rate; requires Liyue teammates.
Energy Recharge
Prioritize team energy over personal damage; generates white particles on crit.
Artifacts
4-piece best-in-slot; boosts Burst damage by 25% of Energy Recharge, stacking with her passive.
4-piece increases team ATK% after Burst; use if no other holder, but lower personal damage.
4-piece can buff team ATK% if Skill hits consistently, but Emblem is generally superior.
Substats Priority
Talents Priority
Recommended Primary Stats
Energy Recharge / ATK%
Electro DMG Bonus / ATK%
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Start with Raiden Shogun's
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Most-used community build
Weapons
Best teams for Raiden Shogun
Raiden Shogun Electro Team
SSRaiden Shogun drives an electro-charged team with high energy cost bursts, maximizing her own damage while providing energy and buffs.
Raiden Shogun's Burst damage scales with teammates' energy consumption; high-cost bursts from Kujou Sara, Kazuha, and Bennett maximize her damage while she provides Energy Recharge and buffs.
Team composition: Raiden Shogun (Electro Main DPS), Kujou Sara (Electro Sub DPS), Kaedehara Kazuha (Anemo Support), Bennett (Pyro Support)
Elemental Burst damage scales with energy consumed by teammates. Boosts team Energy Recharge and Burst DMG with Skill.
Weapons: Engulfing Lightning, Favonius Lance
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
Provides ATK bonus and CRIT DMG boost to Electro damage. High energy cost Burst.
Weapons: Elegy for the End, Mouun's Moon
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
Groups enemies, provides DMG buff and reduces enemy Elemental Resistance.
Weapons: Freedom-Sworn, Xiphos' Moonlight
Artifacts: 4pc Viridescent Venerer
Substats: Elemental Mastery > Energy Recharge > CRIT Rate
Provides huge ATK buff and healing with Burst.
Weapons: Mistsplitter Reforged, The Alley Flash
Artifacts: 4pc Noblesse Oblige
Substats: Energy Recharge > HP%
Raiden Shogun National Team
SSRaiden Shogun acts as the Main DPS, utilizing her Elemental Burst which scales with energy consumed by teammates. Xiangling and Xingqiu provide high-cost bursts (80 energy) to maximize her damage, while Bennett supplies ATK buffs and healing.
Raiden's Elemental Burst damage scales with team energy consumption; pairing her with Xiangling and Xingqiu (80 energy bursts) maximizes both her damage and team energy regeneration. Bennett provides ATK buffs and healing to sustain the rotation.
Team composition: Raiden Shogun (Electro Main DPS), Xingqiu (Hydro Sub DPS), Xiangling (Pyro Sub DPS), Bennett (Pyro Support)
The DMG of Elemental Burst depends on the energy consumed by team members using their Elemental Burst. Xiangling and Xingqiu’s bursts require 80 energy, making them best teammates. Elemental Skill boosts team burst DMG and energy.
Weapons: Engulfing Lightning, "The Catch"
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
Elemental Burst attaches Hydro continuously, enabling Vaporize and Electro-Charged reactions.
Weapons: Primordial Jade Cutter, Sacrificial Sword
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
Elemental Burst provides huge DMG and continuous Pyro application for Overload and Vaporize.
Weapons: Engulfing Lightning, Wavebreaker's Fin
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
Elemental Burst provides huge ATK buff and healing to other members.
Weapons: Mistsplitter Reforged, The Alley Flash
Artifacts: 4pc Noblesse Oblige
Substats: Energy Recharge > HP%
Raiden Shogun Overload Team
SRaiden Shogun serves as Main DPS, with Kujou Sara providing ATK bonus and CRIT DMG boost for Electro. Xiangling offers continuous Pyro DMG, and Bennett heals and buffs ATK.
Leverage high-energy-cost Bursts from Xiangling and Sara to maximize Raiden Shogun's own Burst DMG, while Sara and Bennett provide ATK and Electro CRIT DMG buffs.
Team composition: Raiden Shogun (Electro Main DPS), Kujou Sara (Electro Sub DPS), Xiangling (Pyro Sub DPS), Bennett (Pyro Support)
Main DPS whose Burst DMG scales with team's energy consumption. Skills boost team's Energy Recharge and Burst DMG.
Weapons: Engulfing Lightning, "The Catch"
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
Provides ATK bonus to teammates. At C6, her Burst boosts CRIT DMG of Electro DMG for Raiden.
Weapons: Elegy for the End, Mouun's Moon
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
Provides continuous Pyro DMG via her Burst, which has high energy cost.
Weapons: Engulfing Lightning, Wavebreaker's Fin
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
His Burst provides huge ATK buff and healing to teammates.
Weapons: Mistsplitter Reforged, The Alley Flash
Artifacts: 4pc Noblesse Oblige
Substats: Energy Recharge > HP%
Raiden Shogun Overload Team #2
SSElectro-Pyro overload team focusing on Raiden Shogun's Burst damage. Kujou Sara C6 provides CRIT DMG for Electro, Chevreuse shreds Pyro/Electro RES via Overload, and Bennett supplies huge ATK buffs and healing.
Chevreuse's passive reduces enemy Pyro and Electro RES when Overload is triggered, while Kujou Sara and Bennett provide massive ATK buffs to significantly boost Raiden Shogun's Burst damage.
Team composition: Raiden Shogun (Electro Main DPS), Kujou Sara (Electro Sub DPS), Chevreuse (Pyro Support), Bennett (Pyro Support)
Main DPS whose Burst damage scales with team energy consumption. Skill boosts team Burst DMG and Energy Recharge.
Weapons: Engulfing Lightning, "The Catch"
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
Provides ATK bonus to teammates. C6 Burst adds CRIT DMG for Electro damage, maximizing Raiden Shogun's output.
Weapons: Elegy for the End, Mouun's Moon
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
Passive reduces enemy Pyro and Electro RES upon Overload. Skill provides ATK buff based on Max HP and heals. C6 boosts Pyro/Electro DMG.
Weapons: Staff of Homa, Favonius Lance
Artifacts: 4pc Tenacity of the Millelith
Substats: HP% > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge
Burst provides massive ATK buff and healing to the team.
Weapons: Mistsplitter Reforged, The Alley Flash
Artifacts: 4pc Noblesse Oblige
Substats: Energy Recharge > HP%
Raiden Shogun Catalyst Team
SA variant of Raiden hypercarry using Nahida for Aggravate reactions to boost Electro damage.
Use Nahida's Dendro to trigger Aggravate on enemies, boosting Raiden's Electro damage. Kazuha provides Anemo VV shred and crowd control, while Kujou Sara offers ATK and CRIT DMG buffs to maximize Raiden's Burst damage.
Team composition: Raiden Shogun (Electro Main DPS), Kujou Sara (Electro Sub DPS), Kaedehara Kazuha (Anemo Support), Nahida (Dendro Sub DPS)
Main DPS; Burst damage scales with team energy cost; Skill boosts Electro burst DMG and Energy Recharge.
Weapons: Engulfing Lightning, "The Catch"
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
C6 provides CRIT DMG buff to Electro and ATK boost.
Weapons: Elegy for the End, Mouun's Moon
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
Groups enemies, Swirl for Anemo VV shred, provides DMG buff.
Weapons: Freedom-Sworn, Xiphos' Moonlight
Artifacts: 4pc Viridescent Venerer
Substats: Elemental Mastery > Energy Recharge > CRIT Rate
Applies Dendro for Aggravate; Skill links enemies, Burst buffs Skill.
Weapons: A Thousand Floating Dreams, Prototype Amber
Artifacts: 4pc Deepwood Memories
Substats: Elemental Mastery > CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Raiden Shogun Hyperbloom
SRaiden Shogun is the Main DPS in this Hyperbloom team, with Furina providing Hydro and DMG%, Nahida applying Dendro, and Baizhu for healing and shield.
Raiden's coordinated attacks trigger Hyperbloom from Dendro cores created by Nahida and Hydro from Furina. Furina buffs team DMG, while Baizhu provides sustain and increases Hyperbloom damage.
Team composition: Raiden Shogun (Electro Main DPS), Furina (Hydro Sub DPS), Nahida (Dendro Sub DPS), Baizhu (Dendro Support)
The DMG of Burst depends on energy consumed by team. Boosts team ER and Burst DMG via Skill.
Weapons: Engulfing Lightning, "The Catch"
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
Elemental Skill provides continuous Hydro for Electro-Charge even off-field. Burst provides DMG% based on HP changes of allies, triggered by skill's HP drain and healer.
Weapons: Splendor of Tranquil Waters, Favonius Sword
Artifacts: 4pc Golden Troupe
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > HP% > Energy Recharge
Main DMG from Skill linking up to 8 enemies with Dendro and triggering reactions. Burst buffs Skill based on teammates' elements.
Weapons: A Thousand Floating Dreams, Prototype Amber
Artifacts: 4pc Deepwood Memories
Substats: Elemental Mastery > CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Provides both Shield and Healing. Hyperbloom DMG increased based on his Max HP via passive talent.
Weapons: Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers
Artifacts: 4pc Noblesse Oblige
Substats: Energy Recharge > HP%
Raiden Shogun Double Core Team
SA team built around Raiden Shogun and Eula as dual cores. Superconduct enables Eula's physical Burst damage, while Raiden provides energy and burst buffs. Rosaria batteries Eula, and Bennett heals and buffs ATK.
Trigger Superconduct to reduce Physical RES for Eula's physical Burst. Raiden Shogun provides Energy Recharge and Burst DMG bonus via her Skill. Rosaria generates Cryo energy for Eula, and Bennett offers ATK buff and healing.
Team composition: Raiden Shogun (Electro Main DPS), Eula (Cryo Main DPS), Rosaria (Cryo Sub DPS), Bennett (Pyro Support)
Main DPS. Boosts team's Burst DMG and Energy Recharge via Skill. Triggers Superconduct for Eula.
Weapons: Engulfing Lightning, "The Catch"
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%
Main physical DPS. Burst is the team's core, amplified by Superconduct and Raiden's Skill DMG bonus.
Weapons: Song of Broken Pines, Serpent Spine
Artifacts: 4pc Pale Flame
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Off-field Burst DMG and acts as a battery for Eula.
Weapons: Favonius Lance
Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Provides huge ATK buff and healing with his Burst.
Weapons: Mistsplitter Reforged, The Alley Flash
Artifacts: 4pc Noblesse Oblige
Substats: Energy Recharge > HP%
Raiden Shogun Skills
Passive Talents
Wishes Unnumbered
Ascension Phase 1This effect can occur once every 3s.
Enlightened One
Ascension Phase 4·0.6% greater Energy restoration from Musou Isshin
·0.4% Electro DMG Bonus.
All-Preserver
PassiveConstellations
Ominous Inscription
C1
Steelbreaker
C2
Shinkage Bygones
C3Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Pledge of Propriety
C4
Shogun's Descent
C5Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Wishbearer
C6This effect can trigger once every 1s and can trigger a total of 5 times during Musou Isshin's duration.
Outfits
Narukami's Law
The Raiden Shogun's outfit. This kimono has been adorned with the Electro Mitsudomoe, granting it the highest honor in the land.
Stats
Ascension Materials
Mora
420,000
Vajrada Amethyst Sliver
1
Vajrada Amethyst Fragment
9
Vajrada Amethyst Chunk
9
Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone
6
Storm Beads
46
Amakumo Fruit
168
Old Handguard
18
Kageuchi Handguard
30
Famed Handguard
36
| Level | Mora | Materials | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv.40 | | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Lv.50 | | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| Lv.60 | | 6 | 4 | 20 | 12 |
| Lv.70 | | 3 | 8 | 30 | 18 |
| Lv.80 | | 6 | 12 | 45 | 12 |
| Lv.90 | | 6 | 20 | 60 | 24 |
Talent Materials
Mora
1,652,500
Teachings of Light
3
Guide to Light
21
Philosophies of Light
38
Old Handguard
6
Kageuchi Handguard
22
Famed Handguard
31
Molten Moment
6
Crown of Insight
1
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