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Kaeya can be a decent addition to most team compositions inGenshin Impact. But, to use the Cavalry Captain, players must gear him with the best possible weapons and artifacts.
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Since Kaeya’s role can vary from Sub-DPS, Support, or even Physical Main DPS, it’s crucial to pick the right weapon for him to wield inGenshin Impact. Weapons like Aquila Favonia would disturb his Supportive roles but shine with his Physical DPS work. The same thing can be said about Swords like Favonius or Sacrificial, which can be awful for him as a Physical Main DPS, but perfect for his Sub-DPS roles.
8Aquila Favonia
Aquila Favonia is one of Kaeya’s best Swords if he’s operating as the main DPS.TheGenshin Impactweapongrants Kaeya everything he needs from high Base ATK to a decent amount of Physical DMG, Kaeya also gets a nice DMG buff from Aquila Favonia’s passive that is easy to trigger since he’s bound to stay on the field as a Main DPS.
7Favonius Sword
Favonius weapons inGenshin Impactare always good with characters that inherit the role of a Sub-DPS or a Support. For Kaeya, getting him out every few seconds to use his skills will guarantee to trigger the Favonius effect and add more usefulness to his kit. Favonius Sword is a good Supportive weapon for Kaeya when players are in need of a battery in their team.
6Sacrificial Sword
Just like Favonius,Sacrificial weapons inGenshin Impactare a good combo with characters that depends on their Elemental Skills. Sacrificial Sword allows Kaeya to double Skill against enemies, which will create double the amount of Energy production for his team. This weapon also practically guarantees his Burst availability since it offers Energy Recharge stat on top of the extra particles.
5Blackcliff Longsword
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Blackcliff Longsword is a good weapon that adds a decent amount of stats for Kaeya in Genshin Impact. The weapon has CRIT DMG as a secondary stat and has a high Base ATK for a 4-star weapon, which will help Kaeya deals more DMG playing as a Main or Sub-DPS.
4The Black Sword
The Black Sword is close to Aquila Favonia with its effect, adding DMG and healing to Kaeya. Of course, it’s hard to compare a 4-star toa 5-star weapon inGenshin Impactsince their stats are significantly different, but Black Sword has everything Kaeya needs to shine as a Main or a Sub-DPS.
3Skyward Blade
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Since it’s so easy for Kaeya to use hisElemental Burst inGenshin Impact, Skyward Blade pairs perfectly with his kit. Kaeya can really benefit from the 55% ER Skyward Blade offers alongside the good Base ATK it has.
2Primordial Jade Cutter
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Primordial Jade Cutter is a standard best weapon forevery Sword user inGenshin Impactat this point. Every character has something to take from this simple 5-star Sword. Considering it’s insane 44% CRIT Rate, it’s not hard to see why Primordial fits with most characters. For Kaeya, Primordial Jade Cutter doesn’t add anything special but a great amount of DMG that he needs while being on and off-field.
1Mistsplitter Reforged
Kaeya can easily activate all Mistsplitter Reforged’s requirements to get its full stacks. Add to that the 44% CRIT DMG and the high Base ATK, andplayers just got the best weaponKaeya can use in any role he plays. This weapon is especially excellent when players are playing Kaeya on a freeze team with Blizzard Strayer; as players can solely focus on stacking CRIT DMG.
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