There are several pieces of equipment players can give their characters inGenshin Impactto strengthen them. The most important aspect in this manner is artifacts, but weapons play a major role too. Choosing better equipment can easily bring a character up to a whole new level. Therefore, when choosing a weapon for their unit, players must carefully check its main stat, sub-stat, and its passive.
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Many kinds of weapon passives exist inGenshin Impact, and can have a huge impact on the way that weapon is used in battle. For example, while a passive that causes periodical AOE damage is generally mediocre, there are also weapons with unique and helpful passives. Here are some examples.
8Thrilling Tales Of Dragon Slayers
Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers may be a 3-star weapon inGenshin Impact, but its utility shouldn’t be underestimated.This Catalyst’s passive grants a massive ATK buffwhen players swap out the equipping character.Every 20 seconds, after character swap, the on-field character gains a +48% ATK buff for 10s.
Usually, players will equip this item onsupport units like Barbara or Mona. Because it’s a common weapon, players can easily refine it to Rank 5. At Rank 1, it grants a 24% ATK buff. However, of course, because it’s a low-tier item, it’s not viable for damage dealing.
7Favonius Weapons
Weapons of theFavonius Series have an amazing passivethat makes them perfect for support units. With it,crit hits have a 60% chance to generate six Energy worth of Elemental Particles. This can occur once every 12 seconds.
It has one weakness, though: It only works if the character deals Critical hits. So even though it’s equipped on a support, they still need to have enough Critical Rate to trigger the passive. At Refinement Rank 5, the proc chance is boosted to 100%, and the cooldown is reduced to six seconds.
6Serpent Spine
Serpent Spine is a Battle Pass weapon, and its passive easily makes it one of the best Claymores inGenshin Impact.Every 4 seconds of field time, the equipping character will deal 6% more Damage and take 3% more damage.This passive can stack up to five times, but one stack will be removed whenever the character takes damage.
With this stacking buff, over the course of 20 seconds, players can amass an extra 30% Damage on any hits. However, it also causes the character to be more vulnerable to damage. Luckily, this effect can easily be nullified by having a reliableGenshin Impactshielder like Zhonglior Diona.
5The Widsith
Among all the 4-star Catalysts, The Widsith is likely the best offensive weapon. It has a Critical Damage sub-stat and offers a massive buff via its passive. Every 30s,when the equipped character takes the field, randomly gain one of the following buffs for 10 seconds:
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This catalyst is especiallygreat for Sub-DPS like Mona. The Astrologist can easily trigger the buff every time she enters the field. At Refinement Rank 5, all the listed effects are doubled, so Travelers can get +120% ATK, +96% Elemental Damage, or +480 Elemental Mastery.
4Sacrificial Weapons
Sacrificial Weapons are especially amazing for units that have a long Elemental Skill cooldown. With their Passive,after the user’s Elemental Skill deals damage, it has a 40% chance to end its own cooldown. This can occur once every 30 seconds.
With this passive, the character can easily regain their Skill, allowing them to deal higher damage and generate more Elemental Particles. Notable users for these weapons include Xingqiu, Sucrose, and Diona. However, it’s important to note thatthere’s no Sacrificial Polearm, so players can’t use it on Skill-reliant units like Thoma.
3Engulfing Lightning
This Polearm is easily thebest-in-slot weapon for Raiden Shogun. But other than that, Engulfing Lightning is also an amazing option for other units. Its passiveincreases ATK by 28% of Energy Recharge (exclude the base 100%) for a maximum of +80% ATK.Users also gain 30% Energy Recharge for 12 seconds after using an Elemental Burst.
Sub-DPS and Energy Recharge-reliant characters like Xiangling and Thoma can perform significantly better with Engulfing Lightning. The spear increases ATK based on Energy Recharge (ER) stat while giving ER through its sub-stat. This ATK buff is further boosted after the character uses Elemental Burst.
2Staff Of Homa
Hu Tao is already a beast on her own, but with the Staff of Homa, she enters a whole new level. This Polearm provides a Critical Damage sub-stat and a passive that further boosts her ATK based on her HP.It increases HP by 20%, and increases ATK based on 0.8% of the wielder’s max HP. If the user’s current HP is less than 50%, it adds ATK by 1% of max HP.
SinceHu Tao is an HP unit, it’s obvious that the Staff of Homa is made for her. Other than her, though, this weapon is also a great option for Xiao. The Anemo DPS can easily utilize the weapon’s passive.
1Primordial Jade Cutter
Primordial Jade Cutter’s passive may seem extremely basic, but it’s actually anamazing option for practically any Sword user. Itboosts HP by 20%, and increases ATK based on 1.2% of the wielder’s max HP.The weapon has a massive Critical Rate sub-stat, and all characters can benefit from the HP and ATK boost.
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The only unit that may skip on this Sword is Bennett. Since Benny’s buff scales with his Base ATK, players would want a weapon that has the highest base stat. Primordial Jade Cutter’s maximum ATK is merely 542. This is lower than some 4-star Swords like Blackcliff Longsword, Prototype Rancour, and The Alley Flash (565, 565, and 620 Base ATK, respectively.)
Genshin Impactis now available on Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5. A Switch version is in development.
