The Best Beidou Build in Genshin Impact: Weapons, Artifacts, and More

Among the wide array of sub/main DPS in Genshin Impact, very few can deal as much damage as Beidou, the legendary Captain of the Crux Fleet. But how should you build Beidou? With that said, and so that you can bring out the full potential of the slayer of the great beast Haishan, here’s a Beidou build sure to turn the tide of any battle in your favor in Genshin Impact. 

The Best Beidou Build in Genshin Impact: The Best Artifacts For Beidou

Given the fact that Beidou’s biggest source of Damage lies in her Elemental Burst, Tidebreaker, which deals massive amounts of Electro damage as you perform your normal attacks, the best overall artifact set for her is a 4-piece Emblem of Severed Fate. The set is our main recommendation as it will massively increase her Elemental Burst DMG, while also providing a good amount of ER. A must, considering that, in most cases, Beidou will only take on the field to perform her Burst and Skill at quick intervals. 

Stat-wise, taking into account that we will be using Beidou as a sub/main DPS, focused on dealing high amounts of electro damage and triggering reactions, mainly Electro-Charged and, in select scenarios, Aggravate, we recommend that you make use of ATK% Sands, an Electro DMG Bonus Goblet, and that of a Crit Rate or Crit DMG Circlet (depending on your weapon of choice). 

To recap, you can check out the best main stats for each artifact piece below, as well as our recommended substats:

• Flower of Life: HP%
• Plume of Death: ATK%
• Sands of Eon: ATK%
• Goblet of Eonothem: Electro Damage Bonus
• Circlet of Logos: CRIT Rate% / CRIT DMG%

We recommend that you focus on CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, and ER substats. 

The Best Weapons for Beidou

Since this build focuses on powering up Beidou’s Elemental Burst (as well as the fact that her whole kit scales off her ATK% stat), the best overall weapon for Beidou is the 5-star Wolf’s Gravestone. The 5-star is our main recommendation as it massively increases Beidou’s overall ATK, all while also allowing your on-field-DPS to deal more DMG.

If using the 5-star sword is not an option, our main pick will be the 4-star Akuoumaru, which can, if fully refined, surpass the overall damage offered by the Wolf’s Gravestone Claymore, although at the cost of its team-focused passive.

Using the Serpent Spice can also work great, thanks to its great passive and CRIT rate substat. For F2P players, using a fully refined Katsuragikiri Nagamasa would be our main choice.

To recap, you can check out the best weapons for Beidou below, as well as a few great alternatives:

• 5-Star: Wolf’s Gravestone / Skyward Pride
• 4-star: Akuoumaru (R5) / Serpent Spine (R3+)
• F2P alternative: Katsuragikiri Nagamasa (R5)

The Best Teams for Beidou 

As Beidou’s Burst triggers as you perform normal attacks, the best team for her should also feature, in most cases, a sub-DPS, a dedicated healer/buffer, and a battery. With that said, our main recommendation will be the use of Beidou, paired with the Raiden Shogun or Fischl for ER, Jean (VV), Bennett, or Kuki Shinobu for healing and buffs, and Yelan or Xingqiu. Yelan can also work really well as on-field DPS in this case, thanks to her fast Attack speed and ability to apply Hydro constantly.

If you plan on using a dedicated DPS, a team featuring either Ayato or Tartaglia (Childe) + Beidou + Bennett + Raiden Shogun / Fischl would be our main choice.

To recap, here are the best team for Beidou, followed by a few great alternatives:

• Beidou + Jean / Kuki Shinobu / Bennett  + Yelan / Xingqiu + Raiden Shogun / Fischl 
• Beidou + Ayato / Childe + Bennett + Raiden Shogun / Fischl 
• Beidou + Ayato / Childe + Kazuha + Kuki Shinobu 

Genshin Impact is currently available for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and mobile devices – Android, and iOS.