Genshin Impact Sethos Build

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Electro Temple of Silence 31/5 Basileos Delta Steeple of Ignorance

The Temple of Silence's heir. Burdened with secrets, he comes from the sands.

Best Sethos Builds

NORMAL ATTACK DPS Build

Weapons

Hunter's Path

CRIT Rate

Astral Vulture's Crimson Plumage

CRIT DMG

SlingshotR5

CRIT Rate

Artifacts

Wanderer's Troupe

Desert Pavilion Chronicle

Gilded Dreams

Choose 2

Thundering Fury

Elemental Mastery +80 set

Emblem of Severed Fate

Substats Priority

1Energy Recharge

2CRIT Rate

3CRIT DMG

4Elemental Mastery

5ATK%

Talents Priority

1QBurst

2NANormal Attack

3ESkill

Recommended Primary Stats

Sands

Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge

Goblet

Electro DMG Bonus

Circlet

CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Sethos Build Notes DPS Aside from Energy Recharge (ER) requirements, Sethos' builds for Normal and Charged Attack DPS are near identical. Weapon Choices: For Normal and Charged Attack DPS, prioritize: Pulverizing Fists, Staff of Homa, and Iron Sting. Other weapon choices are rather lackluster and should not be pulled purely for the purposes of upgrading Sethos. Artifact Choices: - Desert Pavilion Chronicle: This artifact set's ATK SPD allows Sethos to use his Normal Attack more often during his Burst. - Other artifact sets focus on ER for sustained attacks, or Elemental Mastery (EM) for reaction damage.
Details: Detailed weapon comparisons can be found here.
Farming Location: Recommended for ER: Windsward Odeus Statues of the Seven and Spiral Abyss AM 12, Spiral Abyss F3. For EM: Boreal Guardian Statues of the Seven or Spiral Abyss M10+. Build Recommendations:

Normal Attack: Cryo damage
Charged Attack: Cryo damage
Burst: Elemental Skill > Normal Attack > Auto-Burst

Most Used Build from the Community

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Weapons

Slingshot

CRIT Rate

Cloudforged

Elemental Mastery

Scion of the Blazing Sun

CRIT Rate

Skyward Harp

CRIT Rate

The First Great Magic

CRIT DMG

Artifacts

Best Sethos Teams

Sethos Skills

Royal Reed Archery

Normal Attack
Performs up to 3 consecutive shots with a bow.

Charged Attack
Performs a more precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG.
While aiming, the power of Electro will accumulate on the arrowhead before the arrow is fired. Has different effects based on how long the energy has been charged:
·Charge Level 1: Fires off an arrow carrying the power of lightning that deals Electro DMG.
·Charge Level 2: Fires off a Shadowpiercing Shot which can pierce enemies, dealing Electro DMG to enemies along its path. After the Shadowpiercing Shot is fully charged, Sethos cannot move around.

Plunging Attack
Fires off a shower of arrows in mid-air before falling and striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Ancient Rite: The Thundering Sands

"The God indwelt Priest, the Magi who turned pits to springs, the singers of the sea of sand still spread their stories... But I know those are not legends, for they are our ancestors."

Secret Rite: Twilight Shadowpiercer

The archives of the Temple of Silence preserve many tomes left behind by Akhtamun, from the era of King Deshret. Many secret rituals of great power are recorded within, but even among the Temple of Silence, very few could master them.

Perform a secret rite, entering the "Twilight Meditation" state, during which Sethos's Normal Attacks will be converted into enemy-piercing Dusk Bolts: Deal Electro DMG to opponents in its path, with DMG increased based on Sethos's Elemental Mastery.
Sethos cannot perform Aimed Shots while in this state.
DMG dealt by Dusk Bolts is considered Charged Attack DMG.
This effect will be canceled when Sethos leaves the field.

Passive Talent

Black Kite's Enigma

Ascension Phase 1

When Aiming, the charging time is decreased by 0.285s based on each point of Sethos's current Elemental Energy. Charging time can be reduced to a minimum of 0.3s through this method and a maximum of 20 Energy can be tallied. If a Shadowpiercing Shot is fired, consume the tallied amount of Elemental Energy; if it is a Charge Level 1 shot, then consume 50% of the tallied amount of Elemental Energy.

The Sand King's Boon

Ascension Phase 4

Sethos gains the "Scorching Sandshade" effect, increasing the DMG dealt by Shadowpiercing Shots by 700% of Sethos's Elemental Mastery.
The Scorching Sandshade effect will be canceled when any of the following conditions are met:
· 5s after a Shadowpiercing Shot first hits an opponent.
· After 4 Shadowpiercing Shots strike opponents.

When a Shadowpiercing Shot affected by Scorching Sandshade first hits an opponent, Sethos will regain Scorching Sandshade after 15s.

Thoth's Revelation

Passive

Displays the location of nearby resources unique to Sumeru on the mini-map.

Constellations

Sealed Shrine's Spiritsong

Constellation Lv. 1

The CRIT Rate of Shadowpiercing Shot is increased by 15%.

Papyrus Scripture of Silent Secrets

Constellation Lv. 2

When any of the following conditions are met, Sethos gains a 15% Electro DMG Bonus for 10s that may stack twice, with each stack duration counted independently:
· Consuming Elemental Energy through Aimed Shots. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Black Kite's Enigma" to trigger this condition.
· Regaining Elemental Energy by triggering Elemental Reactions using Ancient Rite: The Thundering Sands.
· Using Secret Rite: Twilight Shadowpiercer.

Ode to the Moonrise Sage

Constellation Lv. 3

Increases the Level of Normal Attack: Royal Reed Archery by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Beneficent Plumage

Constellation Lv. 4

When a Shadowpiercing Shot or Dusk Bolt strikes 2 or more opponents, all nearby party members gain 80 Elemental Mastery for 10s.

Record of the Desolate God's Burning Sands

Constellation Lv. 5

Increases the Level of Secret Rite: Twilight Shadowpiercer by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Pylon of the Sojourning Sun Temple

Constellation Lv. 6

After Shadowpiercing Shot strikes an opponent, the Elemental Energy consumed by the Ascension Talent "Black Kite's Enigma" will be returned. This effect can be triggered up to once every 15s. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Black Kite's Enigma."