Beidou Guide Genshin Impact : Build, Weapons and Artifacts

Beidou is a 4-star Electro character fighting with a claymore. While she can be played as a main DPS, she shines as a sub DPS. She will be able to inflict heavy damage with her elemental rampage and apply a powerful Electro aura to her allies. The Crux captain excels at creating elemental reactions. We'll help you equip the best build for her with this comprehensive guide to Beidou from Genshin Impact. Our tips and tricks will tell you which artifacts and weapons to give her, as well as who to play her with.

How to get Beidou on Genshin Impact ?

You have a small chance of unlocking Beidou in Genshin Impact every time you make wishes in a Character Event Wish or a Standard Wish.

Beidou banner

You have an increased chance of summoning Beidou when it is featured in an Character Event Wish.

Beidou Constellations

If you can play Beidou without unlocking its constellations, it will be all the more powerful with it.

With his C2 Upon the Turbulent Sea, the Thunder Arises Beidou's elemental rampage hits 2 more enemies, so you'll do more area damage.

C6 Bane of Evil reduces the Electro resistance of enemies by 15% when Beidou's elemental rampage is active.

How to play Beidou in Genshin Impact ?

Beidou is an excellent sub DPS, particularly with his elemental rampage. Stormbreaker creates a lightning shield that deals Electro damage for 15 seconds. From then on, normal and charged attacks release one electrical discharge per second on enemies. The active character's resistance to interruption is increased and they take less damage. We advise you to cast Stormbreaker and switch directly to another character (Pyro, Hydro or Cryo) in order to achieve maximum elemental reactions.

You will also be able to apply Electro and deal damage with the elemental ability Tidecaller. On a single press, Beidou executes a sword strike charged with Electro. On long press, she generates a damage-absorbing shield based on her max HP. It disappears when you release the skill. Beidou then counterattacks according to the number of hits she received.

By attacking right after an attack, the heroine will inflict maximum damage with the passive Retribution. If you have successfully dealt maximum damage, the Lightning Storm passive activates. Your normal and charged attacks will do 15% more damage and their speed will be increased by 15% for 10 seconds. So, with the right timing, you can do a lot of damage.

Our advice is to increase Beidou's elemental rampage first, then his elemental attack.

What is the best equipment for Beidou?

The cost of Beidou's elemental rampage is particularly high (80 points), so you will need a maximum energy recharge (at least 160%). You should also choose equipment that increases attack, damage and critical hits.

We reveal the best artefacts and weapons to equip on Beidou for an optimal build.

The best artefacts for Beidou

The 4-piece Emblem of Severed Fate set is one of the best artifact sets to equip on Beidou in Genshin Impact. In addition to increasing the energy recharge by 20%, the elemental rampage will be boosted to 25% of the energy recharge.

You can also use the Noblesse Oblige equipment set: with 2 pieces you increase the damage of the elemental rampage by 20% and with 4, the ATK of your whole team is increased by 20% after casting an elemental rampage.

For a more DPS oriented set, the trick is to opt for a combination of 2 pieces of Thundering Fury (+15% Electro damage) and 2 pieces of Gladiator's Finale (or other artifact increasing ATK by 18%).

The main statistics to be prioritised:

• Hourglass: ATK% or energy recharge;
• Cutting: Electro damage ;
• Crown: critical rate or critical damage.

Secondary statistics :

• ATK% ;
• Critical rate ;
• Critical damage ;
• Energy Recharge;
• Basic mastery.

The best weapons for Beidou

To complete Beidou's equipment in Genshin Impact, we recommend the following weapons:

• Serpent Spine: The two-handed sword of the Battle pass increases the critical rate and damage of attacks. It is the best weapon to equip on Beidou;
• Wolf's Gravestone: The passive increases ATK by 20% and attacks on enemies with less than 30% HP increase ATK for all members of your team by 40% for 12 seconds;
• Skyward Pride: The weapon provides energy recharge and increases damage dealt by 8%. After an elemental rampage, normal and charged attacks generate 80% of DMG of ATK in the form of a blade.

And on the free-to-play weapons side:

• Luxurious Sea-Lord: Two-handed sword increases ATK. The passive boosts elemental rampages;
• Prototype Archaic: You can make the weapon at the blacksmith's. It increases ATK. Thanks to the passive, normal and charged attacks have a 50% chance to inflict 240% more DMG of ATK when they hit;
• Favonius Greatsword: a good choice if you are short of energy recharge.

Beidou's ascension materials in Genshin Impact

To raise Beidou to level 80+ in Genshin Impact, you will need to collect the following resources:

• 1 Silver, 9 Fragments, 9 Chunks and 6 Gemstones of Vajrada Amethyst as well as 46 Lightning Prisms to be looted from theElectro Hypostasis;
• 168 Noctilucous Jade: you will find them in Liyue, especially in Mingyun village. Locate them quickly with the interactive map of Teyvat;
• 18 Treasure Hoarder Insignia, 30 Silver Raven Insignia and 36 Golden Raven Insignia.

Which team should Beidou play in?

Beidou can be integrated into many teams in Genshin Impact. His skills allow him to easily perform Electro related reactions.

It will be particularly relevant in an Electro-Charged team with a Hydro character such as Kokomi (to heal in addition) or Xingqiu, Mona, Ayato, etc. A tip: complete the team with another Electro hero such as Fischl to restore Beidou's energy more quickly. And finally, an Anemo character (Kazuha or Sucrose) to gather enemies and do more elemental damage.

Beidou will also work in an Overloaded team with Yoimiya, Fischl or an Anemo character and Bennett, as well as in a Superconduct team with Eula, Chongyun and Zhongli or Eula, Diona and Fischl.

What is the age and size of Beidou from Genshin Impact ?

Beidou is about 1.71m tall and would be about 27 years old. She is the captain of Crux. She is a lively person who doesn't hesitate to say what she thinks.

That's it for our tips and tricks in this guide on Beidou from Genshin Impact. This is a very good secondary DPS. She will be able to do a lot of damage in the abyss with her elemental rampage. And if you can manage her elemental attack well, you can parry your enemies' attacks, while returning their attacks.