Genshin Impact’s Kaveh is far more than Alhaitham’s disgruntled roommate. He’s a charming four-star dendro claymore wielder, with a kit that revolves around driving bloom and hyperbloom reactions. So let’s take a look at our best Kaveh build including his weapons, team comps, and more.
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Here’s everything in our Genshin Impact Kaveh build:
What’s the best Genshin Impact Kaveh build?
Kaveh is a four-star dendro character who wields a claymore. He deals a lot of dendro damage and has the ability to trigger dendro cores within a set radius. Therefore he performs best as a main or sub DPS in bloom and hyperbloom teams, as they can make full use of his kit.
Here’s a brief overview of our best Kaveh build:
| Best weapon | Wolf’s Gravestone |
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| Best artifact set | Deepwood Memories |
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The best weapon for Kaveh is Wolf’s Gravestone, as it offers a significant attack boost to both himself and his allies. In terms of artifacts, Deepwood Memories is the best choice, but if another member of his team is already using that set, we recommend Gilded Dreams.
When building Kaveh, you should focus on boosting his elemental mastery, followed by his crit and energy recharge. In terms of talents, you should prioritize leveling up his elemental burst first, followed by his normal attack, then his elemental skill.
While most characters are fine staying at level 80, it’s worth getting Kaveh to level 90.
How to use Kaveh
Generally, Kaveh’s normal attacks aren’t worthwhile, but the dendro conversion he gets through his burst allows him to drive his teammates’ reactions. Additionally, his claymore’s range allows him to deal some decent AoE damage.
Kaveh’s elemental burst is the core of his kit. It immediately triggers all dendro cores in the area, increases his bloom and bloom-related reaction damage, and grants him that aforementioned dendro conversion. On top of all that, he also gains increased interruption resistance throughout its duration.
To make the most of Kaveh’s burst, we recommend setting up any off-field hydro and electro elemental application from other characters first. For example, you can use Kokomi’s Bake Kuragi, Yelan’s skill, Fischl’s Oz, Ayato’s burst, or even Raiden’s skill. Then all you need to do is switch to Kaveh and trigger his elemental burst.
Kaveh’s skill also triggers dendro cores, but it’s not as reliable as his burst, and can be unpredictable on uneven terrain due to its lack of vertical range. It also relies on good timing and positioning, as its AoE is tied to Kaveh and it’s quite small, so you need to ensure both Kaveh and the enemies are inside its range.
Luckily, you can pull both dendro cores and smaller enemies together with an anemo grouper like Kazuha, Venti, or Sucrose, making it easier for you to catch as many targets as possible with Kaveh’s skill.
What are the best weapons for Kaveh?
The best weapon for Kaveh is Wolf’s Gravestone, which is easily one of the strongest all-rounder claymores in the game. It offers a substantial boost to his attack through both its secondary stat and its skill and also provides an attack buff to his allies.
The four-star Battlepass weapon Serpent Spine is also a great choice for Kaveh. In fact, it even goes toe-to-toe with some of the strongest five-star options at higher refinement ranks, as it boosts both Kaveh’s crit rate and damage dramatically, especially if you can keep its stacks up.
Another good four-star weapon for Kaveh is Mailed Flower from the 2023 Windblume event. It increases his elemental mastery through both its base stats and skills, making his elemental reactions hit even harder.
Here are the best weapons for Kaveh:
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| Wolf’s Gravestone | Bonus stat: attack Skill: increases attack by 20%. Attacks against opponents with less than 30% HP 
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