Genshin Impact: Raiden Shogun Baal guide — Weapons, artifacts, and talents

Gameplay tips and character summary

We’ve discussed the Raiden Shogun’s weapons, artifacts, and talent priorities in an in-depth manner already. So, is the Electro Archon actually all that she’s made out to be? I mean, she’s supposed to be the embodiment of a god, right?

The Raiden Shogun is all about gaining Resolve before unleashing her elemental burst (the initial AoE itself deals a ton of damage). The idea is to have teammates who not only offer elemental synergies, but also high costs for their burst (i.e., the higher the cost, the more Resolve you’ll get by default).

From here, she’ll rely on the “Musou Isshin” state where she wields her tachi blade. Because all her attacks are infused with Electro for several seconds, she’ll need Electro damage to gain additional boosts. Thankfully, she receives this from her “Enlightened One” passive which is based on her energy recharge stat. Because of these facets, the Raiden Shogun ends up stacking energy recharge to increase throughput. For instance, the 4-piece Emblem of Severed Fate artifact set gives you a huge boost to your elemental burst damage. Consequentially, your attacks while your burst is active will recharge the bursts of your teammates. In turn, they’ll cast their bursts to further empower yours via Resolve stacks, which brings us back to square one.

It’s all about cycling and quick-swapping among your party members. We’re looking at synergies between her and Kujou Sara or Beidou. By extension, high uptime and fast recharge also ensure that most teammates will benefit from her capabilities when she’s part of the team.

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