What element is Keqing?

Keqing is a 5-star Electro character from Liyue who uses a sword, released in version 1.0.

What stat does Keqing scale on?

Keqing's abilities multiply ATK. That is read from the scaling rows on the Elemental Skill and Burst, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.

What is the best weapon for Keqing?

Light of Foliar Incision is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star sword with CRIT DMG as its ascension stat, and its passive acts on ATK. Calamity of Eshu is the best 4-star alternative.

How much does it cost to level Keqing's talents?

Taking one talent from level 1 to 10 costs 1,652,500 Mora and 38× Philosophies of Prosperity among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.

What does Keqing C1 do?

Thundering Might: Recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present causes Keqing to deal 50% of her ATK as AoE Electro DMG at the start point and terminus of her Blink.

Keqing — Electro Sword character | Genshin Impact

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Build guide · Genshin Impact

ElectroSwordMain DPS

Driving Thunder

The best Keqing build in Genshin Impact (Version 7.0) is Light of Foliar Incision with Thundering Fury. Updated August 22, 2026

How this build was derivedKeqing’s kit multiplies ATK, read from the scaling rows on the Elemental Skill and Burst rather than from the ability prose. Weapons and artifact sets below are ranked on whether their stat and their passive text act on that stat. This is a reading of the game’s own numbers, not a community tier consensus — a set that wins a niche team composition will not show up here.

Weapons

3 ranked

Light of Foliar Incision — 5★ Sword | Genshin Impact

BISLight of Foliar Incision

Highest-rated fit for this kit — CRIT DMG ascension stat.

542

Base ATK · lv 90

88.2%CRIT DMG

ALTAbsolution

Comparable option at the same rarity — CRIT DMG ascension stat.

674

Base ATK · lv 90

44.1%CRIT DMG

Calamity of Eshu — 4★ Sword | Genshin Impact

BUDGETCalamity of Eshu

Best 4★ that fits — ATK ascension stat.

565

Base ATK · lv 90

27.6%ATK

Also works: Mistsplitter Reforged, Splendor of Tranquil Waters, Wolf-Fang, Royal Longsword

Artifacts

4 sets

CoreThundering Fury

2PCElectro DMG Bonus +15%

4PCIncreases the DMG caused by Overloaded, Electro-Charged, Superconduct, and Hyperbloom by 40%, the DMG Bonus conferred by Aggravate by 20%, and the DMG caused by Lunar-Charged and Stellar-Conduct by 20%. When Quicken or the aforementioned Elemental Reactions are triggered, Elemental Skill CD is decreased by 1s. Can only occur once every 0.8s.

Also works

Main stats

Burst · 40 energy

Sands: ATK%
Goblet: Electro DMG Bonus
Circlet: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substat priority

Highest first

1CRIT RateBest
2CRIT DMG
3ATK%
4Energy Recharge

Talent priority

Upgrade in this order

#1
Normal Attack
Max first
#2
Elemental Skill
Then
#3
Elemental Burst
Next

Teams

No composition on the site currently uses Keqing. The best teams page carries the ones that are written up.

Genshin Impact 5★ Electro Sword Main DPS

Keqing build summary

Updated August 22, 2026

Light of Foliar Incision is the closest fit on the game's own numbers: Keqing's kit multiplies ATK, and a weapon is ranked here on whether its ascension stat and its passive act on that stat. Absolution, Calamity of Eshu and Mistsplitter Reforged come next. No playtested ranking has been imported for Keqing, so this is arithmetic over the kit data rather than a damage measurement.

Run Thundering Fury on Keqing, with A Day Carved From Rising Winds and Disenchantment in Deep Shadow behind it. Main stats are ATK% sands, Electro DMG Bonus goblet, CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG circlet. Roll substats in the order CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK% > Energy Recharge.

Talent priority is Normal Attack > Elemental Skill > Elemental Burst. The Elemental Burst costs 40 energy, which is what an Energy Recharge target has to clear.

Role: Main DPS
Best weapon: Light of Foliar Incision
Alternatives: Absolution, Calamity of Eshu, Mistsplitter Reforged
Artifact set: Thundering Fury
Main stats: ATK% sands, Electro DMG Bonus goblet, CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG circlet
Substats priority: CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Talent priority: Normal Attack > Elemental Skill > Elemental Burst
Burst energy cost: 40 energy
Key ascension material: 168× Cor Lapis
Last updated: August 22, 2026

Combat talents

3 levellable

Normal

Yunlai Swordsmanship

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.

Talent level

10 is the cap from materials; C3 and C5 add +3.

1-Hit DMG: 81.1%
2-Hit DMG: 81.1%
3-Hit DMG: 107.6%
4-Hit DMG: 62.2%+68.0%
5-Hit DMG: 132.4%
Charged Attack DMG: 151.8%+170.0%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost: 25.0
Plunge DMG: 126.4%
Low/High Plunge DMG: 252.7%/315.6%

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1-Hit DMG	41.0%	44.4%	47.7%	52.5%	55.8%	59.6%	64.9%	70.1%	75.4%	81.1%	86.8%	92.5%	98.3%	104.0%	109.7%
2-Hit DMG	41.0%	44.4%	47.7%	52.5%	55.8%	59.6%	64.9%	70.1%	75.4%	81.1%	86.8%	92.5%	98.3%	104.0%	109.7%
3-Hit DMG	54.4%	58.9%	63.3%	69.6%	74.1%	79.1%	86.1%	93.1%	100.0%	107.6%	115.2%	122.8%	130.4%	138.0%	145.6%
4-Hit DMG	31.5%+34.4%	34.0%+37.2%	36.6%+40.0%	40.3%+44.0%	42.8%+46.8%	45.8%+50.0%	49.8%+54.4%	53.8%+58.8%	57.8%+63.2%	62.2%+68.0%	66.6%+72.8%	71.0%+77.6%	75.4%+82.4%	79.8%+87.2%	84.2%+92.0%
5-Hit DMG	67.0%	72.4%	77.9%	85.7%	91.1%	97.4%	105.9%	114.5%	123.1%	132.4%	141.8%	151.1%	160.5%	169.8%	179.2%
Charged Attack DMG	76.8%+86.0%	83.0%+93.0%	89.3%+100.0%	98.2%+110.0%	104.5%+117.0%	111.6%+125.0%	121.4%+136.0%	131.3%+147.0%	141.1%+158.0%	151.8%+170.0%	162.5%+182.0%	173.2%+194.0%	184.0%+206.0%	194.7%+218.0%	205.4%+230.0%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0
Plunge DMG	63.9%	69.1%	74.3%	81.8%	87.0%	92.9%	101.1%	109.3%	117.5%	126.4%	135.3%	144.2%	153.1%	162.1%	171.0%
Low/High Plunge DMG	127.8%/159.7%	138.2%/172.7%	148.6%/185.7%	163.5%/204.2%	173.9%/217.2%	185.8%/232.1%	202.2%/252.5%	218.5%/272.9%	234.9%/293.4%	252.7%/315.6%	270.5%/337.9%	288.4%/360.2%	306.2%/382.5%	324.1%/404.8%	341.9%/427.0%

Skill

Stellar Restoration

Hurls a Lightning Stiletto that annihilates her opponents like the swift thunder. When the Stiletto hits its target, it deals Electro DMG to opponents in a small AoE, and places a Stiletto Mark on the spot hit.

Hold Hold to adjust the direction in which the Stiletto shall be thrown. Stilettos thrown by the Hold attack mode can be suspended in mid-air, allowing Keqing to jump to them when using Stellar Restoration a second time.

Lightning Stiletto If Keqing uses Stellar Restoration again or uses a Charged Attack while its duration lasts, it will clear the Stiletto Mark and produce different effects: · If she uses Stellar Restoration again, she will blink to the location of the Mark and unleash one slashing attack that deals AoE Electro DMG. When blinking to a Stiletto that was thrown from a Holding attack, Keqing can leap across obstructing terrain. · If Keqing uses a Charged Attack, she will ignite a series of thundering cuts at the Mark's location, dealing AoE Electro DMG.

"Humans are like moths, endlessly chasing the flame we call gods and adepti. But this light that I have here is my own."

Talent level

10 is the cap from materials; C3 and C5 add +3.

Lightning Stiletto DMG: 90.7%
Slashing DMG: 302.4%
Thunderclap Slash DMG: 151.2%×2
CD: 7.5s

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Lightning Stiletto DMG	50.4%	54.2%	58.0%	63.0%	66.8%	70.6%	75.6%	80.6%	85.7%	90.7%	95.8%	100.8%	107.1%	113.4%	119.7%
Slashing DMG	168.0%	180.6%	193.2%	210.0%	222.6%	235.2%	252.0%	268.8%	285.6%	302.4%	319.2%	336.0%	357.0%	378.0%	399.0%
Thunderclap Slash DMG	84.0%×2	90.3%×2	96.6%×2	105.0%×2	111.3%×2	117.6%×2	126.0%×2	134.4%×2	142.8%×2	151.2%×2	159.6%×2	168.0%×2	178.5%×2	189.0%×2	199.5%×2
CD	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s

Burst

Starward Sword

Keqing unleashes the power of lightning, dealing Electro DMG in an AOE. She then blends into the shadow of her blade, striking a series of thunderclap-blows to nearby opponents simultaneously that deal multiple instances of Electro DMG. The final attack deals massive AoE Electro DMG.

The swiftest technique in Keqing's personal arsenal is fast enough to bring stars crashing down.

Talent level

10 is the cap from materials; C3 and C5 add +3.

Skill DMG: 158.4%
Consecutive Slash DMG: 43.2%×8
Last Attack DMG: 339.8%
CD: 12.0s
Energy Cost: 40

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Skill DMG	88.0%	94.6%	101.2%	110.0%	116.6%	123.2%	132.0%	140.8%	149.6%	158.4%	167.2%	176.0%	187.0%	198.0%	209.0%
Consecutive Slash DMG	24.0%×8	25.8%×8	27.6%×8	30.0%×8	31.8%×8	33.6%×8	36.0%×8	38.4%×8	40.8%×8	43.2%×8	45.6%×8	48.0%×8	51.0%×8	54.0%×8	57.0%×8
Last Attack DMG	188.8%	203.0%	217.1%	236.0%	250.2%	264.3%	283.2%	302.1%	321.0%	339.8%	358.7%	377.6%	401.2%	424.8%	448.4%
CD	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s
Energy Cost	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40

Passives

3 fixed

Passive

Thundering Penance

After recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present, Keqing's weapon gains an Electro Infusion for 5s.

Passive

Aristocratic Dignity

When casting Starward Sword, Keqing's CRIT Rate is increased by 15%, and her Energy Recharge is increased by 15%. This effect lasts for 8s.

Passive

Land's Overseer

When dispatched on an expedition in Liyue, time consumed is reduced by 25%.

Full bill

Mora, summed from the tables below

Level 90 and every talent to 10

5,377,500

Mora 17 material lines

Ascension to 90

420,000

Mora 9 materials · 6 steps

All 3 talents to 10

4,957,500

Mora 3× the single-talent bill

Ascension

Level 1 → 90 in six steps

Lv 40
Vajrada Amethyst Sliver ×1
Cor Lapis ×3
Whopperflower Nectar ×3
20,000Mora
Lv 50
Lightning Prism ×2
Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×3
Cor Lapis ×10
Whopperflower Nectar ×15
40,000Mora
Lv 60
Lightning Prism ×4
Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×6
Shimmering Nectar ×12
Cor Lapis ×20
60,000Mora
Lv 70
Lightning Prism ×8
Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×3
Shimmering Nectar ×18
Cor Lapis ×30
80,000Mora
Lv 80
Lightning Prism ×12
Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×6
Energy Nectar ×12
Cor Lapis ×45
100,000Mora
Lv 90
Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone ×6
Lightning Prism ×20
Energy Nectar ×24
Cor Lapis ×60
120,000Mora

Total to level 90

420,000 Mora

Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone

Lightning Prism

Vajrada Amethyst Chunk

Energy Nectar

Vajrada Amethyst Fragment

Shimmering Nectar

Vajrada Amethyst Sliver

Cor Lapis

Whopperflower Nectar

Talent materials

Per talent · 3 levellable

→ 2
Teachings of Prosperity ×3
Whopperflower Nectar ×6
12,500Mora
→ 3
Guide to Prosperity ×2
Shimmering Nectar ×3
17,500Mora
→ 4
Guide to Prosperity ×4
Shimmering Nectar ×4
25,000Mora
→ 5
Guide to Prosperity ×6
Shimmering Nectar ×6
30,000Mora
→ 6
Guide to Prosperity ×9
Shimmering Nectar ×9
37,500Mora
→ 7
Ring of Boreas ×1
Philosophies of Prosperity ×4
Energy Nectar ×4
120,000Mora
→ 8
Ring of Boreas ×1
Philosophies of Prosperity ×6
Energy Nectar ×6
260,000Mora
→ 9
Ring of Boreas ×2
Philosophies of Prosperity ×12
Energy Nectar ×9
450,000Mora
→ 10
Crown of Insight ×1
Ring of Boreas ×2
Philosophies of Prosperity ×16
Energy Nectar ×12
700,000Mora

One talent to 10

1,652,500 Mora

Crown of Insight

Ring of Boreas

Philosophies of Prosperity

Energy Nectar

Guide to Prosperity

Shimmering Nectar

Teachings of Prosperity

Whopperflower Nectar

All 3 talents to 10

4,957,500 Mora

Crown of Insight

Ring of Boreas

Philosophies of Prosperity

Energy Nectar

Guide to Prosperity

Shimmering Nectar

Teachings of Prosperity

Whopperflower Nectar

Keqing’s constellation — Trulla Cementarii

6 unlocks

C1
Thundering Might
Recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present causes Keqing to deal 50% of her ATK as AoE Electro DMG at the start point and terminus of her Blink.
C2
Keen Extraction
When Keqing's Normal and Charged Attacks hit opponents affected by Electro, they have a 50% chance of producing an Elemental Particle. This effect can only occur once every 5s.
C3
Foreseen Reformation
Increases the Level of Starward Sword by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4
Attunement
For 10s after Keqing triggers an Electro-related Elemental Reaction, her ATK is increased by 25%.
C5
Beckoning Stars
Increases the Level of Stellar Restoration by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6
Tenacious Star
When initiating a Normal Attack, a Charged Attack, Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst, Keqing gains a 6% Electro DMG Bonus for 8s. Effects triggered by Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, Elemental Skills and Elemental Bursts are considered independent entities.

Keqing’s outfits

2 outfits

Default
Piercing Thunderbolt
Keqing's outfit. A formidable-looking dress made using luxurious materials.
Outfit
Opulent Splendor
Keqing's formal wear. Amidst the beautiful dawn of the Lantern Rite, the threads weaved by days of hard work intertwine into a light yet magnificent appearance.

Names, descriptions and art from the game data. Pick an outfit on the stage to see it full size.

Keqing FAQ

What element is Keqing?: Keqing is a 5-star Electro character from Liyue who uses a sword, released in version 1.0.
What stat does Keqing scale on?: Keqing's abilities multiply ATK. That is read from the scaling rows on the Elemental Skill and Burst, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.
What is the best weapon for Keqing?: Light of Foliar Incision is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star sword with CRIT DMG as its ascension stat, and its passive acts on ATK. Calamity of Eshu is the best 4-star alternative.
Which artifact set should Keqing use?: Thundering Fury. Its 2-piece bonus is: Electro DMG Bonus +15% Its 4-piece bonus is: Increases the DMG caused by Overloaded, Electro-Charged, Superconduct, and Hyperbloom by 40%, the DMG Bonus conferred by Aggravate by 20%, and the DMG caused by Lunar-Charged and Stellar-Conduct by 20%. When Quicken or the aforementioned Elemental Reactions are triggered, Elemental Skill CD is decreased by 1s. Can only occur once every 0.8s.
How much does it cost to level Keqing's talents?: Taking one talent from level 1 to 10 costs 1,652,500 Mora and 38× Philosophies of Prosperity among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.
What does Keqing C1 do?: Thundering Might: Recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present causes Keqing to deal 50% of her ATK as AoE Electro DMG at the start point and terminus of her Blink.

Keqing

Weapons

Artifacts

Main stats

Substat priority

Talent priority

Teams

Combat talents

Passives

Full bill

Ascension

Talent materials

Keqing’s constellation — Trulla Cementarii

Thundering Might

Keen Extraction

Foreseen Reformation

Attunement

Beckoning Stars

Tenacious Star

Keqing’s outfits

Piercing Thunderbolt

Opulent Splendor

Keqing FAQ