As Cavalry Captain of the Knights of Favonius, Genshin Impact’s Kaeya Alberich is highly respected by the people of Mondstadt, even with his Khaenri’ahn lineage. Kaeya is a four-star cryo sword wielder and is one of the first characters you meet in Genshin Impact, as well as being an early get. In this Genshin Kaeya build guide, we take a look at his skills, weapons, artifacts, and more so that you can capture his full potential for your comp.
If you’re after even more handy builds, make sure to check out our Genshin Impact Baizhu, Genshin Impact Nahida, and Genshin Impact Noelle guides, and if you’re wondering where your favorites sit in the meta, we have a regularly updated Genshin Impact tier list, too. For who’s coming up next, check our Genshin Impact banner schedule, and you can check out our Genshin Impact Eide guide to learn a bit more about the future of Kaeya’s story.
Here’s everything in our Genshin Impact Kaeya build:
What’s the best Genshin Impact Kaeya build?
A Kaeya build with plenty of attack, crit stats, and energy recharge with some Blizzard Strayer artifacts is the best way to go to get good damage and elemental reactions out of his skill and burst.
Here’s a brief overview of our best Kaeya build:
| Best weapon | Mistsplitter Reforged |
| Weapon substitutes | The Black Sword, Favonius Sword |
| Best artifact set | Blizzard Strayer |
| Main stats | Sands – Energy recharge Goblet – Cryo damage bonus Circlet – Attack |
| Sub stats | Attack, crit rate, crit damage, energy recharge |
He doesn’t quite compare with some of the stronger, five-star cryo DPS units like Genshin Impact’s Ayaka and Genshin Impact’s Ganyu, who are two of the strongest damage dealers in the game, and he can also struggle to beat out his main competition – Genshin Impact’s Rosaria – when it comes to general attack and her synergy with melt teams.
How to use Kaeya
Love him or hate him, Kaeya is a great unit for the early game and a versatile sub-DPS reaction enabler even through the Spiral Abyss. He has low energy recharge requirements, provides consistent cryo application as you use his skill and burst, and is free to all new players, making him a reliable staple in your roster from the start.
What are the best Genshin Impact Kaeya weapons?
Mistsplitter Reforged is the best weapon for Kaeya‘s personal damage under the right circumstances, though it can be tricky to gain stacks for its passive without Chongyun. Freedom Sworn is another great option, especially in reverse melt teams due to its elemental mastery stat. It also offers a valuable team buff that comes in handy as long as Kaeya is the one triggering reactions. If you’re struggling to meet energy recharge requirements, a Skyward Blade is a good choice due to its high ER boost.
When it comes to four-star options, The Black Sword is a good crit stat stick, though its passive is relatively useless for sub-DPS Kaeya, so it just depends on how you want to play him. Alternatively, Lion’s Roar is great for reverse-melt teams.
Here are the best weapons for Kaeya:
| Weapon | Effect | How to obtain |
|---|---|---|
| Mistsplitter Reforged (five-star) | Bonus effect: Crit damage Skill: Gain a 12% elemental damage bonus for all elements and receive the might of the Mistsplitter’s Emblem. At stack levels 1/2/3, Mistsplitter’s Emblem provides a 8/16/28% elemental damage bonus for the wielder’s elemental type. The wielder gains one stack of Mistsplitter’s Emblem when a normal attack deals elemental damage, upon casting an elemental burst, and when their energy is less than 100%. Each stack’s duration is calculated independently | Weapon banner (alongside Ayaka) |
| Freedom Sworn (five-star) | Bonus effect: Increases elemental mastery Skill: Increases damage by 10%. When the wielder triggers an elemental reaction, they gain a Sigil of Rebellion. This effect can trigger once every 0.5 seconds, even when the character is not on the field. When they possess two sigils, both are consumed and all nearby party members obtain ‘Millennial Movement: Song of Resistance’ for 12 seconds, which increases normal, charged, and plunging attack damage by 16%, and attack by 20%. Once this effect triggers, you don’t gain another sigil for 20 seconds. Buffs of the same type don’t stack | Weapon banner |
| Skyward Blade (five-star) | Bonus effect:
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