Electro Sword

Keqing

Driving Thunder

TierC
RolesMain DPS
Release1.0

The Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing is a fast, mobile Electro swordswoman who infuses her blade after teleporting to her Lightning Stiletto. She works fully at C0 and still performs in Aggravate, Hyperbloom and Lunar-Charged teams, but newer Electro carries have clearly overtaken her. Pick her if you enjoy her fluid Charged Attack combos rather than for raw endgame power.

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Keqing

Electro main DPS

Weapons

Mistsplitter Reforged BiS
5★ · CRIT DMG
Best in slot across every archetype.
+12% Elemental DMG plus up to +28% DMG for the wielder's element through Mistsplitter's Emblem stacks.
Haran Geppaku Futsu
5★ · CRIT Rate
High CRIT Rate and a strong Elemental DMG passive.
+12% Elemental DMG; teammates' Skills give stacks that the wielder's Skill converts into up to +40% Normal Attack DMG.
Primordial Jade Cutter
5★ · CRIT Rate
The highest CRIT Rate sword; great generalist option.
+20% HP and bonus ATK equal to 1.2% of the wielder's Max HP.
Lion's Roar
4★ · ATK%
Her go-to 4-star: +20% DMG against Electro-affected enemies, almost always active.
+20% DMG against opponents affected by Pyro or Electro.
The Black Sword
4★ · CRIT Rate
Battle Pass option boosting Normal and Charged Attacks, with some healing.
+20% Normal and Charged Attack DMG; their CRIT Hits heal for 60% of ATK (once every 5s).
Iron Sting
4★ · Elemental Mastery
Craftable EM sword for Quicken and Hyperbloom teams.
Dealing Elemental DMG grants +6% DMG for 6s (max 2 stacks).

Artifacts

Thundering Fury ×4
Best in Aggravate: more Electro reaction DMG and Skill cooldown cuts for a second Stiletto detonation.
Set effects
2pElectro DMG Bonus +15%.
4pOverloaded, Electro-Charged, Superconduct and Hyperbloom DMG +40%, Aggravate bonus +20%, Lunar-Charged and Stellar-Conduct DMG +20%; these reactions and Quicken cut the Skill CD by 1s (once every 0.8s).
Gilded Dreams ×4
Strong in Dendro teams with EM and ATK depending on teammates' elements.
Set effects
2pElemental Mastery +80.
4pAfter a reaction, gain +14% ATK per party member of the same element and +50 Elemental Mastery per member of another element for 8s (once every 8s).
Marechaussee Hunter ×4
Lunar-Charged or Electro-Charged with Furina, whose HP changes keep CRIT Rate stacked.
Set effects
2pNormal and Charged Attack DMG +15%.
4pWhen current HP increases or decreases, CRIT Rate +12% for 5s (max 3 stacks).
Night of the Sky's Unveiling ×4
Lunar-Charged teams with two Nod-Krai units (Ascendant Gleam).
Set effects
2pElemental Mastery +80.
4pWhen the party triggers Lunar Reactions while the wearer is on-field, CRIT Rate +15/30% (Nascent/Ascendant Gleam) for 4s, and +10% party Lunar Reaction DMG per different Gleaming Moon effect.

Main stats

Sands of Eon
ATK% / Elemental Mastery
Goblet of Eonothem
Electro DMG Bonus
Circlet of Logos
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substat priority

1CRIT Rate 2CRIT DMG 3ATK% 4Elemental Mastery

Stat targets

  • CRIT Rate 60%+ and CRIT DMG 150%+ (her Burst adds 15% CRIT Rate for 8s)
  • Elemental Mastery 100–200 in Aggravate and Hyperbloom teams
  • Energy Recharge 100–110%: nothing to worry about

Talent priority

Normal Attack
Elemental Burst
Elemental Skill

Use EM sands in Aggravate and Hyperbloom, ATK% sands in Overload and Lunar-Charged. Level all her talents fairly evenly: Normal Attack and Burst carry most of her damage.

Teams

Recommended teams

Aggravate

Keqing
Fischl
Nahida
Kaedehara Kazuha

Her classic team: Nahida keeps Quicken up, Fischl adds off-field Electro and Kazuha groups and buffs.

Lunar-Charged

Keqing
Ineffa
Furina
Jean

Ineffa enables Lunar-Charged, Furina buffs DMG and provides Hydro, and Jean swirls and heals.

Quickbloom

Keqing
Lauma
Xingqiu
Ineffa

Lauma and Xingqiu create Dendro Cores through Bloom, Keqing and Ineffa turn them into Hyperbloom, and Lauma boosts its damage.

Guide

How to play

How she works

  • Stellar Restoration (Skill) throws a Lightning Stiletto. Press it again to teleport to the Stiletto with an AoE slash, or use a Charged Attack to detonate it with a flurry of thunderclaps.
  • Thundering Penance: recasting the Skill while a Stiletto is present gives her an Electro infusion for 5s.
  • Starward Sword (Burst, 40 Energy) is a series of AoE Electro strikes; Aristocratic Dignity then grants +15% CRIT Rate and +15% Energy Recharge for 8s.

Rotation

  1. E → Q → E: throw the Stiletto, cast the Burst, then teleport for the infusion.
  2. N1C × 5, then a final N1 if time allows: her Charged Attack is the core of her damage.
  3. With 4-piece Thundering Fury, recast E mid-combo to detonate a second Stiletto: E Q E N1C N1 E 3×N1C (N1).

Her Burst is cheap and her Skill cooldown is short: she effectively has no Energy Recharge requirement in most teams.

Strengths

  • Complete at C0: her constellations are only minor upgrades
  • Very mobile, with a teleport that also helps in exploration
  • No Energy Recharge requirements in practice
  • Standard-banner 5-star, often obtained for free

Weaknesses

  • Far behind modern Electro carries in endgame damage
  • Needs long field time and dedicated supports (Fischl, a Dendro or Hydro applicator, an Anemo unit)
  • Stamina-hungry Charged Attack combos and knockback in Overload

Notable dupes · Constellation

C4
Solid upgrade

+25% ATK for 10s after an Electro reaction, almost always active.

C6
Solid upgrade

Stacking Electro DMG Bonus (up to +24%) for each attack type used.

C1
Optional

Small extra AoE damage on teleport.

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Updated September 25, 2026 · Version 7.1
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