The best Genshin Impact Raiden Shogun build (December 2022) (2024)

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What is the best Raiden Shogun build in Genshin Impact? Like other Archons before her, Raiden Shogun (or Baal) excels as a support character and recharges energy for party members with her Burst. Unlike other Archons, though, her burst also turns her into a top-rated powerful DPS character while it's active.

As with any Archon, she's powerful right out of the proverbial box. However, the best Raiden Shogun build in Genshin Impact will focus on maximizing her potential as either support or DPS in a party designed to suit her special abilities.

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The best Raiden Shogun build (December 2022)

Above are the two best build options to use on Raiden. One treats her as support, and the other as a DPS character. Each Raiden build takes her stats into account.

She's not only great at setting up reactions - making her a powerful damage dealer - but she's also a fantastic source of energy for characters in your team that can deal heavy burst damage. With the new Dendro element in place, it only adds to Raiden's power and elemental reaction scope.

How do I get Raiden Shogun in Genshin Impact?

Raiden Shogun is only attainable on her banner, 'Reign of Serenity', where she is the boosted 5-Star.

Good news though - her next rerun will come in the second half of Version 3.3, around the end of December. Get saving those gems, and check out the current Genshin Impact banner schedule for more information.

What are the best weapons for Raiden Shogun?

Whatever your choice for Raiden Shogun's build, don't neglect her impressive attack power. The base stat is 26, meaning she rivals Diluc and Eula as one of the game's strongest characters. As with many other unique figures, Raiden has a weapon that's meant for her, though it's not the only one the Electro Archon can make good use of.

You can augment Raiden Shogun's recharge with Artifacts, and forging weapons instead of spending Primogems is always a good thing.

What are the best Artifacts for Raiden Shogun?

By far the best set to put on Raiden is the Emblem of Severed Fate as it increases Energy Recharge massively, and Elemental Burst DMG. Thundering Fury is also a good choice, even if your goal is turning Raiden into a battery.

What are the best Raiden Shogun Artifact stats?

As with any Artifact, you want to focus on specific stats that match your Raiden Shogun build. Pay close attention to the goblets and sand items to make sure you don't get the wrong element if you opt for Elemental damage increases.

What are the best team comps for Raiden Shogun?

You can approach Raiden Shogun team comp in a few ways thanks to her flexible nature as support and high DPS.

When using a DPS Raiden Shogun build, the team comp route you should take involves the usual Pyro and Hydro characters. These can take advantage of Raiden Shogun's Electro skill and Burst to deal powerful reactions.

Kazuha's Burst triggers a regular round of Anemo damage. All you need to do for this is activate the Eye, then use Kazuha's Burst for several Swirl reactions.

Raiden Shogun's Burst powers up after other members use their own Bursts and help restore their energy, so your support team could look different depending on what you want out of the setup.

What are Raiden Shogun's Talents?

Baal is both a strong support unit and a DPS attacker. Her Elemental Skill deals AoE Electro damage and lingers on after switching out, while her Burst both gains power from other Bursts used and recharges your party members so they can use Burst again faster.

What are Raiden Shogun's Constellations?

If you roll Baal more than once, you'll unlock her true potential, though she is admittedly just fine without any Constellations. Here's what to expect if your luck holds true, though.

What are Raiden Shogun's Ascension materials?

Raiden Shogun uses a mix of old and new items in her Ascension. Amakumo fruit grows on Serai island, while Storm Beads come from the Thunder Manifestation boss. If you have a strong, ranged Pyro unit, this boss will be a piece of cake.

Ascending Raiden boosts her HP, Attack, and Energy Recharge stats more than anything else, which is a welcomed improvement that makes her a very versatile unit.

What are Raiden Shogun's Talent level up materials?

Raiden Shogun requires various materials found throughout Inazuma's islands to level up and upgrade her ascension rank. For her skills, you actually need to beat her in the Narukami Island: Tenshukaku trounce domain to collect Molten Moment, Hellfire Butterfly, and Ashen Heart items weekly.

An important part of building Raiden Shogun is remembering to level up her talents and abilities. The order in which you go about this will change slightly depending on the role you expect her to play in your team, but here's the most common talent upgrade order:

• Elemental Skill
• Elemental Burst
• Normal Attack

And that's everything you need to know about Genshin Impact Raiden Shogun. You now have all the info you need to make the most of the Raiden Shogun in combat. For more character guides, check out the best Genshin Impact Yae Miko build, the Kamisato Ayato release date primer, and what we know about the mysterious new Genshin Impact Yelan character set to show up soon.