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Kaeya

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Kaeya

Rarity: 4 (★★★★) Element: Cryo Weapon: Sword Region: MONDSTADT Birthday: 11/30

An accomplished swordsman and a strategic thinker in the Knights of Favonius, rumored to hail from beyond Mondstadt.

Title: Frostwind Swordsman

Constellation: Pavo Ocellus

Lore and profile

Nation / affiliation

Knights of Favonius

Ascension stat

Energy Recharge

Voice actors

EN: Josey Montana McCoy CHS: 孙晔 JP: 鳥海浩輔 KR: Jung Joo-won

Community build recommendations

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FREEZE / MONO CRYO ✩

Cryo Updated: Version 5.5

Recommended weapons

Ranking

Recommended artifacts

Ranking
Blizzard Strayer
Blizzard Strayer

★★★★★

Set bonuses

  • 2p: Cryo DMG Bonus +15%
  • 4p: When a character attacks an opponent affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by 20%. If the opponent is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%.
Emblem of Severed Fate
Emblem of Severed Fate

★★★★★

Set bonuses

  • 2p: Energy Recharge +20%
  • 4p: Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.
Noblesse Oblige
Noblesse Oblige

★★★★★

Set bonuses

  • 2p: Elemental Burst DMG +20%
  • 4p: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
Noblesse Oblige
Noblesse Oblige

★★★★★

Set bonuses

  • 2p: Elemental Burst DMG +20%
  • 4p: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City

★★★★★

Set bonuses

  • 2p: When a nearby party member triggers a Nightsoul Burst, the equipping character regenerates 6 Elemental Energy.
  • 4p: After the equipping character triggers a reaction related to their Elemental Type, all nearby party members gain a 12% Elemental DMG Bonus for the Elemental Types involved in the elemental reaction for 15s. If the equipping character is in the Nightsoul's Blessing state when triggering this effect, all nearby party members gain an additional 28% Elemental DMG Bonus for the Elemental Types involved in the elemental reaction for 20s. The equipping character can trigger this effect while off-field, and the DMG bonus from Artifact Sets with the same name do not stack.

Recommended stats

Main stats

#1
Sands - ATK%
#2
Goblet - Cryo DMG Bonus
#3
Circlet - CRIT DMG

Prioritized substats

#1
CRIT DMG
#2
ATK%

REVERSE MELT ✩

Cryo Updated: Version 5.5

Recommended weapons

Ranking

Recommended artifacts

Ranking
Emblem of Severed Fate
Emblem of Severed Fate

★★★★★

Set bonuses

  • 2p: Energy Recharge +20%
  • 4p: Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.
Noblesse Oblige
Noblesse Oblige

★★★★★

Set bonuses

  • 2p: Elemental Burst DMG +20%
  • 4p: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
Gilded Dreams
Gilded Dreams

★★★★★

Set bonuses

  • 2p: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80.
  • 4p: Within 8s of triggering an Elemental Reaction, the character equipping this will obtain buffs based on the Elemental Type of the other party members. ATK is increased by 14% for each party member whose Elemental Type is the same as the equipping character, and Elemental Mastery is increased by 50 for every party member with a different Elemental Type. Each of the aforementioned buffs will count up to 3 characters. This effect can be triggered once every 8s. The character who equips this can still trigger its effects when not on the field.
Noblesse Oblige
Noblesse Oblige

★★★★★

Set bonuses

  • 2p: Elemental Burst DMG +20%
  • 4p: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City

★★★★★

Set bonuses

  • 2p: When a nearby party member triggers a Nightsoul Burst, the equipping character regenerates 6 Elemental Energy.
  • 4p: After the equipping character triggers a reaction related to their Elemental Type, all nearby party members gain a 12% Elemental DMG Bonus for the Elemental Types involved in the elemental reaction for 15s. If the equipping character is in the Nightsoul's Blessing state when triggering this effect, all nearby party members gain an additional 28% Elemental DMG Bonus for the Elemental Types involved in the elemental reaction for 20s. The equipping character can trigger this effect while off-field, and the DMG bonus from Artifact Sets with the same name do not stack.
Instructor
Instructor

★★★★

Set bonuses

  • 2p: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80.
  • 4p: Upon triggering an Elemental Reaction, increases all party members' Elemental Mastery by 120 for 8s.

Recommended stats

Main stats

#1
Sands - Energy Recharge / ATK% / Elemental Mastery
#2
Goblet - Cryo DMG Bonus
#3
Circlet - CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Prioritized substats

#1
CRIT Rate
#2
CRIT DMG
#3
ATK%

Talents

Ceremonial Bladework

Ceremonial Bladework

CD: 0s Energy: 0

Normal Attack

Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.

Charged Attack

Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.

Plunging Attack

Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Scaling (level 1)

  • 1-Hit DMG: 53.8%
  • 2-Hit DMG: 51.7%
  • 3-Hit DMG: 65.3%
  • 4-Hit DMG: 70.9%
  • 5-Hit DMG: 88.2%
  • Charged Attack DMG: 55%+73.1%
  • Charged Attack Stamina Cost: 20
  • Plunge DMG: 63.9%
  • Low/High Plunge DMG: 127.84%/159.68%

Constellations

Excellent Blood

C1 - Excellent Blood

The CRIT Rate of Kaeya's Normal and Charge Attacks against opponents affected by Cryo is increased by 15%.

Never-Ending Performance

C2 - Never-Ending Performance

While Glacial Waltz is in effect, for each opponent defeated, its duration is increased by 2.5s, up to a maximum of 15s.

Dance of Frost

C3 - Dance of Frost

Increases the Level of Frostgnaw by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Frozen Kiss

C4 - Frozen Kiss

Triggers automatically when Kaeya's HP falls below 20%: Creates a shield that absorbs damage equal to 30% of Kaeya's Max HP. Lasts for 20s. This shield absorbs Cryo DMG with 250% efficiency. Can only occur once every 60s.

Frostbiting Embrace

C5 - Frostbiting Embrace

Increases the Level of Glacial Waltz by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Glacial Whirlwind

C6 - Glacial Whirlwind

Glacial Waltz will generate 1 additional icicle, and will regenerate 15 Energy when cast.

Ascension and talent materials

Estimated totals combining character ascension and talent upgrades.

Total Mora: 5,377,500
Calla Lily

Calla Lily

x168

Golden Raven Insignia

Golden Raven Insignia

x129

Philosophies of Ballad

Philosophies of Ballad

x114

Silver Raven Insignia

Silver Raven Insignia

x96

Guide to Ballad

Guide to Ballad

x63

Hoarfrost Core

Hoarfrost Core

x46

Treasure Hoarder Insignia

Treasure Hoarder Insignia

x36

Spirit Locket of Boreas

Spirit Locket of Boreas

x18

Shivada Jade Fragment

Shivada Jade Fragment

x9

Shivada Jade Chunk

Shivada Jade Chunk

x9

Teachings of Ballad

Teachings of Ballad

x9

Shivada Jade Gemstone

Shivada Jade Gemstone

x6

Crown of Insight

Crown of Insight

x3

Shivada Jade Sliver

Shivada Jade Sliver

x1