Shen He in Genshin Impact - guide [best build] ❄️

Guide to Shen He Genshin impact — a buffer under the Cryo element, which is designed to strengthen allies. With the elemental skill, the heroine gives the squad members a special effect, depending on the indicator of her attack power and having several charges that are spent on impact.

Because of these mechanics, the character almost never plays outside of teams with Cryo characters, since her buffs only affect her own element. However, she is not tied to specific elemental reactions, so the heroine can complement groups through Freeze, Melt, or just mono-Cryo. The main thing is that the team has a strong Cryo hero that she can buff.

As a child, Shen He was sacrificed by her father, which changed her forever. The Guardian of the Clouds saved her and took her as her apprentice. Shen He's wounded soul was tied with red threads, making her more indifferent. Despite her detachment, the girl wants to become closer to people and, thanks to the Traveler, she finally got the opportunity.

Rating	S-position in dash list
Rarity	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
when added to the game	January 5, 2022 (patch 2.4)
How to get a character	Prayer "Return to the mortal world"
Element	Cryo❄️
Weapon	Polearm (spear)
Gender of the character	Female
To which group does	Custodian of Clouds's Abode Adepts
constellation name	Comb of Sorrow
Home region	Li Yue (Geo-region)
Birthday	March 10
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Shen He's age	22-25 years
Height of Shen He	170-175 cm
Shen He special dish	heart noodles
Voice actors	English voice actress - Chelsea Kwoka. Japanese voice actress - Ayako Kawasumi. Korean voice actress: Lee Hyeon-jin. Chinese voice actress: Qin Ziyi.

How to get Shen He in Genshin Impact

Reran Shen He will pass with January 21 to February 11, 2025 in the Prayer of the Chronicles, in patch 5.3.

Read banner scheduleto keep track of new characters and reruns.

Characteristics of Shen He: what increases with elevation

Shen He's main stat is attack power %. However, when elevated, HP, attack and defense parameters also increase. More accurate figures can be seen in the table below.

Shen He's abilities

Shen He is a support character that buffs Cryo heroes. He wields a spear, which is why he has fast attacks, but in most cases he doesn’t hit with his hand, but uses skills and switches to other heroes.

Basic skills (active skills)

Let's take a closer look at Shen He's skills.

Piercing the Stars (Normal, Charged, Fall Attack)

Source of damage: Attack Power.

Inflicts up to 5 javelins with a normal attack.

Charged Attack: Spends stamina and lunges, dealing damage to enemies in the path in front of it.

Fall Attack: Falls to the ground, attacking all enemies in its path, and deals splash damage upon landing.

Spirit Summon (Elemental Skill)

Damage and buff source: Attack power.

Short press cooldown: 10 sec.

Long press cooldown: 15 sec.

Quick Press: Dash forward and deal Cryo damage to enemies in the path.

Long Press: Deals Cryo damage in an area.

Regardless of the skill variant, applies the effect of Frostfeather to all allies.

ice feather: When dealing damage to Cryo enemies with normal, charged, falling attacks, elemental skill and elemental explosion, this damage is increased by Shen He's current attack power. The number of stacks of Icefeather differs depending on how the skill is used.

Quick press: 5 charges.

Long press: 7 charges.

Keep in mind that charges are spent not from the number of uses, but from the number hits. For example, if one attack hits 5 enemies at once, all 5 charges will be spent at once. The number of charges is calculated separately for each character in the party. In addition, Ice Feathers also increases Cryo damage absorbed by Anemo characters' skills, such as Sucrose or Kazuha. The effect does not affect Cryo Dispersion.

Mystery of Liberation (explosion of the elements)

Duration: 12 sec.

Cooldown: 20 sec.

Deals Cryo damage in an area. Inside the field, the ult periodically attacks Cryo, and also reduces Cryo and physical. resistance of opponents.

The order of pumping

Shen He is rarely played as a primary damage dealer, so you can skip pumping up her normal attacks, or do so if you want to try a new playstyle or have extra resources. Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst are equally useful for her and can additionally deal some damage, so it's worth pumping them up evenly to level 6.

• For a support build, the talent boost priority is as follows: elemental skill > elemental explosion.
• If you want to try playing this character as a main DD, then the leveling should be like this: Elemental Skill > Elemental Burst > Normal Attacks.

Passive skills

All Shen He's passive skills:

Talent	Effect
divine commandment	The active character in the area of ​​the ult increases the bonus Cryo damage by 15%.
Seal of Spiritual Unity	After activating an elemental skill, all characters in the group receive the following effects: Quick Tap: Elemental Skill and Elemental Explosion damage is increased by 15% for 10 seconds. Long Press: Increases the damage of your normal attack, charged attack, and falling attack by 15% for 15 seconds.
Timely arrival	Increases the reward of expeditions to Li Yue by 25% for 20 hours.

Constellations

All Shen He constants are listed in the table:

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1. Purity of soul	Increases the number of elemental skill charges by 1.
2. Spiritual concentration	The duration of the ult effect is increased by 6 sec. Party members inside the field deal 15% more critical Cryo damage.
3. Withdrawal from the world	Increases elemental skill level by 3. Max Lvl: 15.
4. Epiphany	When a character under the effect of Frostfeather activates its damage bonus, Shen He gains one level of Frosty Skies Mantra: When Shen He uses an elemental skill, the Mantra's effect is reset and the skill's damage is increased by 5% per level of effect accumulated. Lasts 60sec. and can stack up to 50 times.
5. Attaining Divinity	Increases elemental explosion level by 3. Max Lvl: 15.
6. The Forgotten Sacrament	When characters trigger the Ice Feather effect by dealing damage with normal or charged attacks, the number of feather charges does not decrease.

The best constellations for Shen He are C1, C2 и С6.

• Availability first constellation will allow you to use the skill buffs more often, and will also give you the opportunity to implement both parts of the Spiritual Unity Seal passive at once. In addition, it will increase Shen He's potential as a Cryo Battery. However, keep in mind that when using the same type of skill press twice, the bonuses from it and the charges of the Ice Feather will not double, but will simply be refreshed.
• Second It will be useful for mono-Cryo commands, but will only serve as a pleasant bonus. It is not recommended to take it out on purpose.
• Sixth The constellation is the most valuable, as the buff from Ice Feathers is severely limited due to the number of charges. This constellation removes the limitation and allows you to hit enemies with your hand without spending the buff. However, it is worth noting that this constellation is useless if the Cryo damager does not attack with normal or charged attacks.

How to play Shen He

When playing Shen He, you need to try to press the elemental skill during the cooldown. But due to its specifics, where there are restrictions in the form of cooldowns and charges, you should not forget the ult and press it during the cooldown, since it also indirectly increases damage.

You need to calculate which skill press to choose depending on who Shen He is playing with and what buff is needed. For example, Ganyu и Kaye long press is more useful, and Ayake - fast.

Rotation

The order of actions is as follows:

1. Press the ult, which reduces Cryo and physical. resistance of opponents.
2. After the ult, Shen He's elemental skill is used in the form in which it is needed. If Shen He has C1, then first hold the skill, and then use the ult, after which activate the second charge of the skill if you want to get both bonuses from the passive at once. If the second buff is not needed, then use it at the end of the rotation right after the main DD
3. After that, switch to the other characters, except for the main damage dealer, and press the buttons on them.
4. Next up is the main DD and his skills. In some cases (like Ayaka's ult) Shen He's skill rolls back before the cast is complete, so you can go back to her, refresh Cold Feathers and switch back to the damage dealer.
5. Then repeat from the first point. If the ults have not cooled down after the procast, then use Shen He's skill, then switch to the supports, then to the main DD. As soon as Shen He's ult is full, follow the rotation.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Shen He

Having dealt with the skills of Shen He, we can distinguish the following плюсы this character:

Advantages	Disadvantages
A specialized support for Cryo characters, giving buffs from both the skill and the ult. At the moment, there are no other characters in the game that can buff this element and compete.	Shen He's ult is worth it 80 units energy, which is very expensive. She really needs the recovery parameter in artifacts to be able to ult on cooldown.
Easy to build and independent of specific set bonuses. Just take the pieces with the highest attack power and energy regen, as she doesn't need crits if used as a support.	Without C6, Ice Feathers can be depleted in one hit into a crowd of enemies. Shen He works best against bosses rather than groups of enemies.
Allows you to assemble mono-Cryo squads that cannot fully realize themselves without her. Has high mobility, and skills - a very short animation, due to which she is able to not spend a lot of time on herself during the cast.	Suitable only for Cryo characters. If you really want to, you can use her in physical squads, but there are supports for them that are much more useful than Shen He.
With a certain sacrifice of support potential, Shen He can act as a sub-DD, and sometimes as an independent damage dealer (for example, under Chun Yun).

Leveling Shen He

Let's take a closer look at what materials are needed to level up Shen He and her talents, as well as their total quantity.

Elevation

In total, to ascend Shen He, you will need:

• Shards, fragments, pieces and gems of Shivada Jade. You can get them from bosses: cryo fern, Cryo hypostasis, Primo Geovishap, wolf lord, golden chamber, Perpetual Mechanical Array, Signora, Magu kenki, Aeonblight Drake, Vishaps of the depths. In addition, they are crafted with alchemy and use nitrogen dust.
• Depth Dragon False Fin Boss Reward Flock of vishaps of the depths.
• qingxin flower – curiosity of Li Yue.
• Nectar obtained from jumper.
• 420.000 Mora and 421 hero experience.

Talents

What Shen He needs to upgrade talents:

• Nectar with jumper.
• Teachings, instructions and philosophy about "Prosperity".
• Hellfire Butterfly - one of the resources from the weekly boss Signora. It can also be obtained by crafting in alchemy with other items from this boss and Solvent of dreams.
• Crown of Insight - a rare resource obtained from events and leveling up permafrost trees, Sakura, Luminous Stone Adjuvant, Dream Trees of Vanarana.
• 1.652.500 Mora.

Best Shen He builds in Genshin Impact

Shen He is a support under the Cryo element, but in some cases he can also act as a Sapp-DD, which will deal damage. However, she is best played as a support character, so when choosing a Shen He build, it is better to choose a booster one.

Recommended characteristic values

The main stat of this character is Attack Power%, but since skills are scaled from her, this characteristic should still be additionally paid attention to in any of the Shen He builds.

Her ult is quite expensive and is needed to cut off resistances to Cryo and physical damage, and it also periodically deals damage. It should not be neglected, as it is an indirect boost to allies. For this reason, you need to collect energy recovery in artifacts to activate elemental explosion as often as possible. If you want to make Shen He a secondary/main damage dealer, then crits in artifacts and Cryo damage in the cup will not be superfluous.

Let's look at the support position first, as it is the most common. Since Shen He's buff scales from her current attack, then for maximum bonuses it is worth paying attention to this characteristic, as well as energy recovery in order to ult on cooldown. In the hat, if necessary, you can get crits instead of an attack. Artifacts on Shen He must have the following characteristics:

If Shen He is a sub-DD/core of the group, then attack power will sometimes have to be sacrificed in favor of stat balancing so that the character deals more damage with his skills. Shen He has a low base attack, so achieving high damage is difficult, but possible if desired.

The optimal values ​​of the characteristics that should be in the assembly of Shen He:

• ATK should be at least 3000 for good buff bonuses. In fact, the more the better, however, the possible number of attacks is severely limited by the weapon, and without a signature it is difficult to reach a value of 3500+.
• Energy recovery - not less than 140%. Great if 160%+.
• In the support assembly on crits you can ignore it. In the case of sub-dd/main-dd you should aim for 120 or more critical damage and 55 critical chance (about 30 provided you have a full Cryo set and Cryo resonance).

Best weapon

For Shen He, any polearm is suitable, in the top characteristics of which is Attack Power or energy recovery. Also pay attention to the basic attack: it should be as high as possible. You can take crit spears, but they will only work in the sub-DD/main-DD build of Shen He. If the character is only a full-fledged support, then crits will only be useful for balancing stats, but will be less useful than attack power or recovery.

Let's take a closer look at the spears suitable for Shen He:

Name	Passive	Recommendations
Subduer of troubles ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 49-741 Attack Power: 3,6%-16,5%	Gives 12%-24% bonus damage to all elements. Activating an elemental skill inflicts Enhancement for 20 seconds, increasing attack power by 3,2%-6,4% per second. The effect stacks up to 6 times. When a party character equipped with this weapon is not on the battlefield, the attack bonus from Enhancement is doubled.	Shen He's signature weapon, which suits her in every way. It gives a lot of attack, and also has a large base, which has a positive effect on the buff, but makes it difficult to gain the ult. Therefore, if you have Shen He's signature weapon, it's worth setting the clock to cooldown.
Skyward Spine . Basic attack: 48-674 Energy recovery: 8%-36,8%	Increases crit chance. hitting 8%-16% and the speed of a normal attack on 12%. On hit with a normal or charged attack, there is a 50% chance to activate an intangible blade that deals 40%-100% damage in a small radius. Can occur every 2 sec.	A decent weapon for energy recovery with a large base. However, the other bonuses are not very useful for Shen He.
Vortex Vanquisher . Basic attack: 46-608 Attack Power: 10,8%-49,6%	Increases shield strength by 20%-40%. On hit, increases attack power by 4%-8%within 8 sec. The effect can stack up to 5 times and occur every 0.3 seconds. While protected by a shield, this effect's attack power bonus is increased by 100%.	A good spear that gives a lot of attack power. Requires a Shielder in the squad to implement all bonuses.
Shining harvest . Basic attack: 46-608 Energy recovery: 12%-55,1%	Increases attack power by 28%-56% of energy recovery rate over 100%. You can gain an attack power bonus up to 80%-120%. Also gives 30%-50% restore energy for 12 sec. after activating the elemental explosion.	A good spear for Shen He, allowing to simplify the set of energy restoration in artifacts. Good for sub-DD, especially in the emblem set.
Homa's staff . Basic attack: 46-608 Crete. damage: 14,4%-66,2%	Increases HP by 20%-40%. Also grants an attack bonus equal to 8%-1.6% from max. The HP of the character equipped with this weapon. When a character equipped with this weapon's HP drops below 50%, their attack power is additionally increased by 1%-1.8% from his max. HP.	A crit spear that gives attack power based on HP. Useful for Shen He's sub-DD, but there will always be characters who need this weapon more than she does.
Jade Kite . Basic attack: 48-674 Critical Chance: 4,8%-22,1%	On hit, increases attack power by 3,2%-6,0% within 6 sec. The effect can stack up to 7 times and occurs no more than once every 0,3 seconds. At the last stacking level, increases damage by 12%-24%.	Gives a crit chance and increases attack power from a hit, and also has a high base attack. Since it requires a set of stacks, it is supposed to be used on the main DD Shen He. However, this is a questionable option, since in such a build an additional crit chance is not always needed. You can take it if there is no other legendary weapon.
wave cutting fin ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Basic attack: 45-620 Attack Power: 3%-13,8%	The elemental explosion damage of the character equipped with this weapon is increased by 0,12%-0,24% for each unit amount max. energy of each member of the squad. Damage bonus cannot exceed 40%-80%.	Worth taking if the spear is r5. A good option for sub-dd, as it increases attack, has a high base, and also enhances the ult.
Spear of Favonia ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Basic attack: 44-565 Energy recovery: 6,7%-30,6%	Critical attacks have 60%-100% Chance to create elemental particles that restore 6 health. energy. Occurs every 12-6 seconds.	One of the best copies for a Shen He support. It will flood energy to itself and allies, and also has a high base. If the required amount of critical chance is not reached, then for this spear you can put a hat on crit. chance.
Lithic Spear ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Basic attack: 44-565 Attack Power: 6%-27,6%	If there are characters from Li Yue in the squad, the attack power of the character equipped with this weapon increases depending on their number by 7%-11%, and its crit chance is 3%-7%. The effect can stack up to 4 times.	Shen He is from Liyue, so it's easy to assemble a party with characters from that region. Worth taking if the spear is P5.
Prototype: Starlight ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Basic attack: 42-510 Energy recovery: 10%-45,9%	Using an elemental skill increases the damage of normal and charged attacks by 8%-16%within 12 sec. The effect can stack up to 2 times.	He has a good base and gives recovery, but he has a useless skill. A good spear for beginners, as it is created by a blacksmith.
Missive Windspear' Message ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Basic attack: 42-510 Attack Power: 9%-41,3%	Within 10 sec. after activating the elemental reaction, the attack power will increase by 12%-24%, mastery of the elements - on 48-96 units.	An event spear with a useful passive. It will work well in squads where the character has the ability to cause reactions (not mono-Cryo).
Tamayuratei no Ohanashi ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Basic attack: 44-565 Energy recovery: 6,6-30,6%	When activating an elemental skill, increases attack power by 10 sec. 20-40% and movement speed by 10%.	An event spear that provides Shen He with the most needed stats: attack power and energy recovery.
Halberd of Millelite ⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 40-448 Attack Power: 5,1%-23,4%	Normal attacks deal additional 160%-320% damage. Can occur once every 10 seconds.	For a 3⭐ spear, it has a good base and attack power bonus. A great option for beginners. Can be found in chests in Liyue.

Best Artifacts

Of the artifacts for Shen He, various sets and combinations that increase attack, as well as other characteristics, are suitable:

Troops for Shen He

This character is a support for Cryo element, which means that Shen He units must contain at least one such hero. She goes well with both mono-elemental units and units with reactions.

Best characters

The team should have at least one Cryo damage dealer, ideally occupying a leading position and hitting the field. An option with a main DD + sub-DD and a strong support in the fourth slot, who can simultaneously cover the position of the second buffer and support for survivability, can also be considered.

Cryo damagers

Cryo Elemental Heroes that deal damage on or off the field:

Sapports

Characters that provide survivability, additional buffs, or are frequent allies in Shen He squads.

We would like to draw special attention to the fact that Citlali almost never plays with Shen He, as the Natlan heroine is designed as a support for Pyro and Hydro heroes. Their combination does not bring much benefit, so it is better to avoid using them together.

Top Teams

Using the characters from the list above, you can make the following teams:

Сonclusion

Shen He is a fairly strong character, being mainly a support character, indispensable for damage dealers of his element. She has difficulties in the form of an expensive ult and limits on the number of enhanced attacks, but in her role as the strongest support under Cryo element, she is indispensable. However, Shen He is almost useless for other elements, which makes it difficult for those players who do not have Cryo damage to use it.

Share in the comments which artifacts you chose for Shen He and which team you think is the strongest with her. stay tuned Genshin Impact builds in a special section of our website to easily upgrade heroes. You can also read in a separate article best squad builds.

What is better for Shen He: C1 or signal

Despite Shen He being a buffer character, her signature weapon does not have any team-supporting properties and is only useful for its owner. It slightly increases her own damage and provides a lot of attack stat, which positively affects the quality of Shen He's buff, but does not elevate the game to another level.

At the same time, C1 increases the number of charges on the E-type, which allows you to issue the buff twice, truly strengthening your allies. The first constellation is much more of a priority than the signature, which you can generally refrain from, since the increase in team damage with it will not exceed 5%.

Questions and Answers on Shen He

Who is Shen He?

Shen He is the 5⭐️ Elemental Cryo playable character in Genshin Impact. She plays the role of support through the buff of the elemental skill, and in the story she appears as a hermit and student of the Adepts.

When was Shen He added to the game?

Shen He was added to the game on January 5, 2022 in patch 2.4.

Who voices Shen He?

English voice actress - Chelsea Kwoka. Japanese voice actress - Ayako Kawasumi. Chinese voice actress - Qin Ziyi. Korean voice actress Lee Hyun-jin.

What group does Shen He belong to?

Shen He belongs to two groups: Custodian of Clouds's Abode and Adepts.

When is Shen He's birthday?

10 March.

What is the zodiac sign of Shen He?

Fish.

How old is Shen He?

Shen He's age is 22-25 years old.

How tall is Shen He?

Shen He's height is 173-177 cm.

Where is Shen He from?

Li Yue (Geo region).

What is Shen He's element?

Cryo.

Where is Shen He's Eye of God?

Attached to the hair as a hairpin.

What is the name of the constellation Shen He?

Comb of sorrow.

What is Shen He's personality like?

Shen He has a cold personality, and the red ropes on her body are necessary to suppress her aggression. Due to her seclusion, she has little understanding of the rules of life in society and tends to resort to violence.

What does Shen He love?

Shen He's favorite dish is heart noodles.

When will Shen He arrive?

Shen He can be obtained from the Prayer of Chronicles event banner, which will last until February 11th in patch 5.3.

What to download Shen He?

Shen He needs to download an elemental skill and an explosion of elements at the same time. Normal attacks, if she is not playing as a damage dealer, there is no need to increase.

What artifacts are better to put on Shen He?

Shen He needs the Ancient Noble Ceremony set.

What is Shen He's signature weapon?

Signa Shen He - Suppressor of troubles.

What is the best weapon for Shen He?

Subduer of Troubles, Engulfing Lightning, Staff of Homa.

How many qingxin flowers does Shen He need?

168 pieces.

How much hero experience do you need to level 90 Shen He?

To raise Shen He to level 90, 421 hero experience books are required.

Why is Shen He needed?

Shen He is needed to increase the team's cryo damage. She buffs allies of this element, increasing their damage.

How to translate Shen He?

The name Shen He is translated from Chinese as "Divine Crane".

How are Chun Yun and Shen He related?

Shen He once rescued Chun Yun from monsters, and it was later revealed that they were related.

Who is Shen He for Chun Yun?

Shen He is Chong Yun's aunt. This was stated in Shen He's trailer.

Who is Shen He's teacher?

Shen He was raised and trained by the Guardian of the Clouds, but due to her abilities, she also received attention from other adepts.