Keqing in Genshin Impact: Guide & Build ⚡️

Keqing Guide Genshin impact — a standard Electro damage dealer with a one-handed sword. The heroine uses E to create elemental infusion on her normal and charged attacks, and deals the main damage from her hand and elemental explosion.

Due to her frequent attacks, Keqing plays well with Dendro units, constantly maintaining the Stimulation reaction and receiving an increase in damage from each hit. Her mechanics are not tied to specific elements, and as for equipment, there are many different options, but to close the game content, good investments in the form of legendary supports and sub-DDs are necessary.

In the game, Keqing has the title of Jade Balance and belongs to the Qixing faction in Liyue, which is suspicious of the Archons. Despite her noble origins, the girl is used to achieving everything on her own. For this reason, she does not like her God's Eye, since those around her attribute all her achievements to it.

Rating	B-position in dash list
Rarity	.
when added to the game	September 28, 2020 (patch 1.0)
How to get a character	Standard Prayer
Element	electro
Weapon	One handed sword
Gender of the character	Female
To which group does	Qixing
constellation name	Thunder Stiletto
Home region	Li Yue
Keqing's birthday	20 November
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Keqing's age	20-24 years
Keqing growth	156-163 cm
Ke Ching special dish	Rescue fish
Voice actors	English voice actor Kayli Mills. Japanese voice actor: Eri Kitamura. Chinese voice actor: Xie Ying. Korean voice actor: Bohee Lee.

How to get Ke Ching in Genshin Impact

Keqing can be obtained randomly from a standard banner or from an event banner when losing a 50/50 guarantee.

Keqing is also available with January 21 to February 11 2025 of the year "Prayer of the Chronicles", dedicated to Li Yue, taking place in update 5.3.

In order not to miss the release of new heroes, as well as reruns of old ones, stay tuned for updates banner schedules.

Characteristics of Keqing: what increases with elevation

As Keqing rises, her critical rating increases. damage In addition, such characteristics as HP, attack power and defense are increased. You can see the exact figures in the table below:

Level of	Base HP	Basic Attack	Basic protection	Critical Damage Bonus
1	1020	25	62	0%
20	2646	65	161	0%
40	5268	130	321	0%
50	6776	167	413	9.6%
60	8500	209	519	19.2%
70	10025	247	612	19.2%
80	11561	285	705	28.8%
90	13103	323	799	38.4%

Thus, after leveling up to level 90, Keqing will have 88.4% own crit. damage.

Keqing's abilities

Keqing – Electro swordswoman who attacks from the hand charged attacks, and in the area using the ult. Her elemental skill allows you to place a stiletto and be attracted to it, coloring the weapon with Electro infusion. Explosion of the elements Keqing deals area damage and provides useful buffs to the character.

Basic skills (active skills)

Next, we’ll take a closer look at all of Keqing’s skills and tell you in what order they need to be developed. We will also analyze passive abilities and constellations, separately mentioning the most useful of them.

Lightning Fencing (Normal, Charged, Falling Attacks)

Source of damage: Attack Power.

Normal attack: deals up to five blows with a sword.

Charged Attack: makes two swings with the weapon, causing damage in front of him.

Plunging Attack: drops to the ground and attacks in an area after landing.

Return of the Star (Elemental Skill)

Source of damage: Attack Power.

Rollback: 7.5 seconds

Creates a Thunder Stiletto that deals Electro damage to enemies and places a Stiletto Mark. With a long press, you can choose the direction of the Thunder Stiletto throw and place it even in the air.

Thunder Stiletto: Repeat the skill to instantly teleport to the Stiletto Mark and unleash an AoE Electro attack. If a charged attack is carried out on the stiletto, it will disappear, and in place of the Mark, a series of Electro strikes will be activated, causing damage in the area.

Skypath Sword (Elemental Burst)

Source of damage: Attack Power.

Rollback: 12 seconds

Power consumption: 40

Deals Electro damage in an area, and then performs a series of dashes, during which it attacks opponents. The series ends with another area strike.

The order of leveling talents

Normal Attacks > Elemental Burst (Q) > Elemental Skill (E)

In battle, Keqing most often uses charged and normal attacks, so this ability needs to be upgraded first and to the maximum level. Then you should pay attention to the elemental explosion, which also deals a decent amount of damage. The elemental skill needs to be upgraded at the very end, because its main role is to provide infusion and maneuverability of the character, and only then damage.

Passive skills

Keqing's Passive Abilities:

Talent	Effect
land manager	Reduces the duration of expeditions to Li Yue by 25%.
Thundering Penance	When reactivating an elemental skill, grants Keqing's weapon Electro Infusion for 5 sec.
nobility of an aristocrat	Increases Keqing when Elemental Burst is activated crit chance и energy recovery by 15% for 8 sec.

Constellations

Constellations Keqing:

Sozvezdie	Effect
1. Thunder power	When reactivating Star Return while there is a Thunder Stiletto on the battlefield, Keqing will deal AoE Electro damage equal to 50% of her attack power at the starting and ending points of her teleportation.
2. Heavy taxes	Keqing's hits on an enemy with the Electro effect have a 50% chance to create an elemental particle. Can occur once every 5 seconds.
3. Up the hierarchy	Increases the level of the Heavenly Path Sword skill by 3. Max. level: 15
4. Tool setup	When triggering Electro Reactions, Keqing increases Attack Power by 25% for 10 sec.
5. The Wish of the Stars	Increases the level of the Star Return skill by 3. Max. level: 15
6. The Stubborn Star	When performing a normal or charged attack, or when activating an elemental skill or elemental burst, Keqing gains 6% bonus Electro Damage for 8 sec. Effects caused by a normal attack, charged attack, elemental skill, or elemental burst exist separately from each other.

Keqing's best constellations – С4 и С6.

• The fourth constellation gives additional attack power after calling any Electro reaction. Since Keqing often plays in teams with characters of other elements, primarily Dendro, the additional attack power will give some increase in damage.
• The sixth constellation increases Electro damage after using any of Keqing's abilities. Since the heroine uses all her skills during the battle, this buff can be maintained throughout the entire battle.

How to play Keqing

Keqing is the main damage dealer in the squad, dealing elemental damage with both hand attacks and elemental explosion. The elemental skill summons a stiletto either in front of the character or at any point depending on where it is placed after long pressing the skill. To get Electro Infusion, you need to reuse the skill and pull yourself to the stiletto.

Please note that after hitting a stiletto with a charged attack, it disappears and the infusion cannot be obtained until the skill cools down.

Most of Keqing's damage comes from her charged attacks while under Electro Infusion. Before each charged attack, the character performs a normal forward lunge, which allows her to interact with supports that work with normal damage attacks, such as Xingqiu and Ye Lan. Keep in mind that charged attacks consume stamina, so carefully control it and switch to regular attacks in time to be able to dodge enemy attacks.

Since the cooldown of the skill is 2.5 seconds. longer than the infusion, there will be a window between Keqing's attacks anyway. The first way to close it is to use an ult. In this case, you need to place a stiletto, then activate the ultimate and then apply the infusion using the teleporter. The second and easier way is to spend this time updating buffs from your allies.

Rotation

Procedure:

Q (Elemental Burst) > E (Elemental Skill, Stiletto Setup) > E (Elemental Skill Press Again, Infusion Activation) > Charged Attacks.

Keqing's rotation in battle:

1. Activate support skills to distribute buffs, as well as sub-deaders that will give elemental status to enemies. If there is a support character with Epic of the Dragonslayers, his abilities should be clicked last.
2. Switch to Keqing and activate her ultimate to increase crit chance and energy recovery.
3. Press E twice to receive an Electro Infusion.
4. Use charged attacks while Keqing has stamina.
5. Repeat from the first point as you roll back.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Ke Ching

Like other characters, Keqing has his own pros and cons:

Advantages	Disadvantages
A simple rotation in which you need to use a charged attack and ult most often, which makes it much easier to get used to the character.	The charged attack has a high consumption of stamina, which forces you to periodically switch to regular attacks.
This elemental skill gives greater mobility and allows you to quickly close the distance between Keqing and enemies.	Electroinfusion becomes available only after reaching the second phase of elevation.
It has a low cooldown of abilities, as well as a cheap elemental explosion, which allows you to abandon the energy restoration set.	Requires a large investment in stats and weapons to significantly increase damage despite the fact that the Dendro element has somewhat corrected the situation.
Keqing's basic stat is crit. damage, making it easier to assemble artifacts.	Is a standard character, so you can't quickly get character constellations.
The Thunder Stiletto can be placed in the air and used to explore the world.

Leveling Keqing

Next, let's look at all the resources needed to upgrade Keqing and her talents.

Elevation

To raise Keqing to the maximum level, you will need the following materials:

• Shards, fragments, pieces and gems amethyst Vajrad – can be obtained from world and weekly bosses: Electro hypostasis, Thunder Manifestation, Electro Regisvine, Primo Geovishap, Vishaps of the depths, Seahorse of the Millennium Pearl, Storm Horror, childe, Azhdaha, Magatsu mitake Narukami no mikoto, Seki no Kami.
• Skipper Nectar, Shimmering Nectar, Elemental Nectar - obtained from jumper.
• Lightning prism - material from Electro Hypostasis.
• Cor lapis – curiosity of Li Yue.
• 420 000 Mora and 421 hero experience.

Talents

To upgrade Keqing's talents, you need resources:

• Teachings, Guidelines and Philosophy on Prosperity - Talent Books that can be Farmed in the Dungeon Taishan Mansion в Monday Thursday и Sunday.
• Skipper nectar, shimmering nectar, elemental nectar - obtained from skipper nectar.
• Ring of Boreas - rare resource from the weekly boss Wolf of the North.
• Crown of Insight - an item for pumping talents up to level 10.
• 1 653 000 Mora.

Best Keqing Builds in Genshin Impact

Keqing is the main damage dealer, dealing Electro damage both in the area and to one target with charged attacks and an explosion of elements. The success of the entire group depends on her, so when selecting artifacts and weapons for her, rely on stats that will maximize her damage and also balance her crit. chance with crit. damage, which is initially quite high due to the basic characteristics.

Recommended characteristic values

Keqing is the main damage dealer of the party, so all of her stats should be geared towards maximizing her own damage. The character needs Crete. damage and crit. chance, which you need to look for both in the secondary characteristics and in the crown. The watch must be taken attack power, however, in Dendro units you can also see an artifact on mastery of the elements provided that the lower stats have good characteristics. The cup must be on Electro damage bonus.

Secondary stats in Keqing artifacts should include crits, attack power, and elemental mastery. At the same time, MS brings great benefits exclusively in squads through Stimulation. Keqing's elemental explosion costs little, so she doesn't need additional energy recovery, especially considering the passive ability Nobility of the Aristocrat.

Below you can study in more detail what characteristics you need to look for in each of the artifacts:

Optimal characteristic values:

• ATK: from 1700 and above.
• Crete. chance and crit. damage should be in a 1:2 ratio, for example, where at 60% crit. chance is 120% crit. damage In this case, the most acceptable indicator is critical. the damage will be 160-180% and higher, and the critical chance will be from 70%, but not more than 85%, since the heroine receives 15% after using the ult. Adjust the ratio of characteristics using the crown and weapons.
• Elemental Mastery: about 150-300 units. Necessary when playing with Dendro characters. In other cases, there is no such need for this stat.

Best weapon

A weapon for Keqing should fully meet her performance needs. Among the swords, crit options are suitable for her. damage or crit. chance, as well as elemental mastery. In addition, you can consider weapons with attack power in the main stats. The following are the swords that can be placed on Keqing:

Name	Effect	Recommendation
Cleaving Mist ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 48-674 Critical Damage: 9.6%-44.1%	Elemental damage increases by 12%-24%, and the wearer receives the Mist Breaker Emblem, which has three levels. At levels 1/2/3, the weapon's bearer also gains a damage bonus to its element equal to 8%-16%/16%-32%/28%-56%. Fog cutter emblems can be obtained if the following conditions are met: For 5 sec. when dealing elemental damage with a normal attack. For 10 sec. after activating the ult. If the character's elemental energy is below 100%.	The best weapon option for Keqing, since it not only gives a lot of critical damage, but also has a high base. In addition, Keqing is able to stably maintain all three levels of the emblem, since she hangs the infusion on a normal attack.
Primordial Jade Cutter ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 44-542 Critical Chance: 9.6%-44.1%	Increases health by 20%-40%. Buffs attack power by 1.2%-2.4% from max. Weapon carrier's HP.	A universal sword that buffs critical chance and allows you to focus on critical damage in artifacts. Increases the character's survivability, but to gain additional attack power there is no point in looking for HP in artifacts.
Haran Geppaku Futsu ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 46-608 Critical Chance: 7.2%-33.1%	Increases elemental damage by 12%-24%. When allies use E-Shki, the wearer gains a level of Spike Wave effect every 0.3 sec. After using the skill by the weapon bearer, all levels of the effect are spent, and he receives the Wave Chaos status, which increases the damage of a normal attack depending on the spent levels of the Spike Wave. One level of Thorn Wave increases the damage of normal attacks by 20%-40% for 8 sec.	Like the previous option, it is an excellent replacement for Fog. Gives critical chance and elemental damage, and also has a high base. Despite the fact that Keqing most often uses charged attacks in battle, before each hold she hits once with a single attack, so the effect of the sword will be useful in any case.
Leaf Cut Light ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 44-542 Critical Damage: 19.2%-88.2%	Increases critical chance by 4%-8%. After being hit by a normal attack, the carrier is infused once every 12 sec. receives the Leaf Cut effect, which increases the damage of normal attacks and E-shki by 120%-240% from the mastery of the elements. The effect disappears after 12 seconds. or 28 uses.	A sword with a huge amount of critical damage and an additional critical chance buff. It is best revealed in units through the Stimulation reaction with the Dendro element. It is also recommended to get Keqing at least some elemental mastery. In addition, the weapon does not buff holds, so try to use normal attacks.
Freedom-Sworn ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 46-608 Elemental Mastery: 43-198	Increases damage by 10%-20%. After calling the reaction, the carrier once every 0.5 sec. receives the Talisman of Inspiration. When a character gains two Talismans, they disappear for 12 seconds. increase the damage of normal, charged and falling attacks 16%-32%, and the attack power 20%-40%. The effect also affects allies.	A good option for Keqing, who plays through elemental mastery and reaction, especially in Dendro units, but forces more attention to crits. The sword is capable of buffing not only Keqing herself, but also her squad, which may also need additional attack power.
Spade Slicer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 46-608 Attack Power: 10.8%-49.6%	Increases shield strength by 20%-40%. When a character attacks an enemy, the attack power increases by 4%-8% within 8 seconds. The effect occurs once every 0.3 sec. and folds up to 5 times. If you have a shield, the effect increases by 100%.	A weapon that provides a lot of attack power and has a large base. Suitable for Keqing, whose group includes any shield member who can provide a double buff from the sword’s passive.
Eshu's Disaster ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Basic Attack 44-565 Attack Power: 6-27,6%	Increases normal and charged attack damage by 20-40%, as well as the critical hit chance of normal and charged attacks on 8-16%, if the character is protected by a shield.	The sword is a great fit for Keqing in Stimulation. Note that if you consider Keqing's ult to be his main source of damage, then even with a shield, it's important to build up a decent crit chance, since the increase in this stat does not apply to elemental burst.
The Black Sword ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 42-510 Critical Chance: 6%-27.6%	Increases damage from normal and charged attacks by 20%-40%. Critical hits with these attacks restore HP equal to 60%-100% from attack power once every 5 sec.	The sword is available in the Battle Pass. The best 4⭐ sword for Keqing, balancing crits and increasing any attacks from the character’s hand. The healing from the passive is quite weak, but can save the character in a critical situation.
dragon roar ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 42-510 Attack Power: 9%-41.3%	Increases damage by 20%-36% against enemies with Pyro or Electro effect.	A situational sword for attack power that only looks good on Keqing in units with the mentioned elements - for example, a mono-Electro unit, as well as groups through the Charged or Overload reactions.
Iron Sting ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 42-510 Elemental Mastery: 36-165	After dealing elemental damage every 1 sec. all character damage increases by 6%-12% for 6 sec. The effect stacks up to 2 times.	A crafted sword available from the earliest ranks. Due to the mastery of the elements in the main stat, Keqing is perfect in squads through Denrdro reactions. The passive will always work at maximum stacks, since all the character's damage is elemental.
Toukabou Shigure ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 42-510 Elemental Mastery: 36-165	Applies the Cursed Umbrella effect to one enemy for 10 sec. once every 15 sec. The cursed umbrella increases damage to the enemy with an effect on 16%-32%.	The sword was available in patch 3.3. A good sword for Keqing in units via Stimulation. The weapon passive is quite useful, but is only revealed in single-target combat, since the damage buff will not apply when fighting a crowd of enemies.
Flash in the dark ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 45-620 Elemental Mastery: 12-55	Increases all character damage by 12%-24%. If the wearer receives damage, the effect disappears for 5 seconds.	A sword with a high base attack for elemental mastery and an overall increase in damage. Well suited to squads through Stimulation. Since the damage increase disappears after receiving damage, it requires the presence of a shield member in the squad or careful monitoring of the situation on the battlefield.
Kagotsurube Isshin ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 42-510 Attack Power: 9%-41.3%	All types of attacks from the hand give the effect of Slashing Wind, dealing damage in an area equal to 180% on the strength of the attack. Also for 8 sec. attack power increases by 15%.	The weapon can be obtained by completing the Kazuha Legends quest. A good sword for attack power with a good base, which also buffs this stat for a while.
Dark Iron Sword ⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 39-401 Elemental Mastery: 31-141	Increases attack power by 20% for 12 sec. after activating the reactions Overload, Superconductor, Charged, Stimulate, Aggravate, Vegetation and Dissipation.	Free option for Keqing playing through any Electro reactions. Suitable for the first time until better options are found. At the moment, only two of these swords are available in the game.

Best Artifacts

Artifacts for Keqing should increase Electro damage or elemental mastery. If you don’t have sets for these characteristics, you can put sets for attack power.

Units for Keqing

Keqing in squads always takes the position of the main damage dealer; she cannot be used to deal secondary damage with other main damage dealers on the battlefield. She is capable of both stably playing in mono-Electro squads with a boost from the Anemo character, and entering groups through various reactions thanks to her infusion. Since she causes most of the reactions on her own, she needs strong sub-dampers that can inflict statuses and deal additional damage. Secondary damage dealers may include Dendro, Hydro, Pyro and Anemo characters.

Keqing is a fairly maneuverable, but fragile hero, so she needs supports who will provide the necessary support. Also note that some artifacts and weapons require shield members on the team.

Best characters

Let's take a closer look at all the characters who can successfully play in the same squad with Keqing. For convenience, the heroes are divided into roles in the group.

Sub-dd

Secondary damage dealers that deal damage from the pocket and provide elemental statuses for reactions:

Sapports

Support characters that provide various buffs or increase group survivability:

Top Teams

Examples of units for Keqing using the heroes listed above:

Сonclusion

Keqing is a strong and convenient main damage dealer that is available from the standard banner. She possesses the Electro element, which has become much stronger with the advent of the Dendro element. Keqing is easy to assemble and not too demanding on the characteristics of artifacts, which in most cases are balanced by weapons. Also, this character does not have complex mechanics that beginners cannot understand.

Despite the large number of advantages, Keqing is still a standard character who loses to many event heroes. In addition, it is difficult for her to purposefully collect constellations, since they appear randomly.

We hope this guide helped you put together the best build for Keqing in Genshin Impact. If you have any questions, ask them in the comments. Follow the section updates builds on our website, and also check out best squad builds.

Questions and answers on Keqing

Who is Keqing?

Keqing is the 5⭐ playable Electro character in Genshin Impact. One of the Qixings in Li Yue.

When was Keqing added to the game?

Keqing has been in the game since release in patch 1.0.

Who voices Keqing?

English voice actor: Kayli Mills. Japanese voice actor: Eri Kitamura. Chinese voice actor: Xie Ying. Korean voice actor: Bohee Lee.

Which group does Keqing belong to?

Keqing belongs to the Qixing group.

When is Keqing's birthday?

20 November.

What is Keqing's zodiac sign?

Scorpio.

How old is Keqing?

Keqing's age is approximately 20-24 years.

How tall is Keqing?

Keqing's height is about 156-163 cm.

Where is Keqing from?

Li Yue.

What is Keqing's element?

Electro.

Where is Keqing's Eye of God?

Keqing's God Eye is located on her upper back.

What is the name of the constellation Keqing?

Thunder Stiletto.

What is Keqing's character like?

Keqing is demanding, purposeful and stubborn. She is responsible and a perfectionist.

What does Keqing like?

Keqing really likes shrimp balls.

When will Keqing arrive?

Keqing can be accidentally knocked out of a standard banner or when losing in an event.

What to download Keqing?

Keqing needs to level up all her talents to level 6, and then focus on regular attacks and elemental explosions. Elemental skill to download last.

What artifacts are best placed on Keqing?

Keqing needs one of the following sets - Thundering Roar of Fury, Thundersoother or Gilded Dreams.

What is Keqing's signature weapon?

Keqing has no signa.

Which weapon is best for Keqing?

For Keqing, the best options are Mist Severing, Precious Pool, or Leaf Cutting Light.

How much cor lapis does Keqing need?

168 pieces.

How much hero experience does Keqing need to level 90?

421 hero experience.

Who to put with Keqing?

Keqing needs supports and sub-deaders. For example, Zhongli, Fischl, Kuki, Beidou, Xingqiu, Colley, Dendro gg, Nahida, Bennett, Xiangling, Bennett and others are well suited for it.

How many hits does Keqing make?

In total, Keqing's ult consists of 10 hits - one initial, one final and 8 identical intermediate ones.

What towers over Keqing?

With elevation, Keqing's critical damage increases, as well as HP, defense and attack.

Where can I get Keqing's luck?

Keqing's luck comes from copies of the character embossed in the banner.

What is Keqing called?

Keqing – Jade Balance Qixing.

Why does Keqing have ears?

Keqing's "ears" are fake and are part of her hairstyle. In other words, it's just hair.

What is Keqing's last name?

Keqing does not have a surname.

What does the name Keqing mean?

Keqing's name consists of two parts, the first of which means "to cut" and the second of which means "clear sky."