Dendro Claymore

Kinich

Turnfire Hunt

TierS
RolesMain DPS
Release5.0

The Scions of the Canopy's hunter grapples around his targets and blasts them with his Scalespiker Cannon, while his self-proclaimed "Almighty Dragonlord" Ajaw heckles from the sidelines. Kinich is a single-target Dendro carry built for Burning: enemies caught in Burning refill his Nightsoul points, so the more Pyro around him, the more Cannons he fires. The Hexerei duo Durin and Nicole gave his teams a big boost.

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Kinich

Burning DPS

Weapons

Fang of the Mountain King BiS
5★ · CRIT Rate
Signature and best in slot: up to +60% Skill and Burst DMG, fed by his Skill hits and the party's Burning.
Skill hits and party Burning/Burgeon reactions stack Canopy's Favor, up to +60% Skill and Burst DMG.
Serpent Spine
4★ · CRIT Rate
Battle Pass: at R5 it beats every 5-star except his signature, but it needs a shield (Nicole) to keep its stacks.
Battle Pass: gains up to +30% DMG while on the field, but each hit taken removes a stack.
A Thousand Blazing Suns
5★ · CRIT Rate
Mavuika's signature: CRIT DMG and ATK boosted during Nightsoul's Blessing, although the buff does not cover his whole field time.
Skills and Bursts grant +20% CRIT DMG and +28% ATK, boosted by 75% and extended during Nightsoul's Blessing.
Beacon of the Reed Sea
5★ · CRIT Rate
High CRIT Rate and two ATK bonuses; strongest when you have no shielder.
+20% ATK after a Skill hit and +20% ATK after taking DMG; +32% Max HP while unshielded.
Earth Shaker
4★ · ATK%
Best free craftable: +16% Skill DMG after a Pyro reaction. For steady uptime, bring a teammate who is neither Pyro nor Dendro, such as Iansan (Overloaded).
+16% Elemental Skill DMG for 8s after a party member triggers a Pyro-related reaction.
Tidal Shadow
4★ · ATK%
Craftable: +24% ATK, but only after Kinich himself is healed.
Craftable: +24% ATK for 8s after being healed.

Artifacts

Obsidian Codex ×4
Best in slot: +15% DMG in Nightsoul's Blessing and +40% CRIT Rate every time he spends Nightsoul points.
Set effects
2p+15% DMG while on the field in Nightsoul's Blessing.
4pConsuming Nightsoul points on the field grants +40% CRIT Rate for 6s.
Unfinished Reverie ×4
Not far behind in Burning teams, where its DMG bonus stays high.
Set effects
2pATK +18%.
4pDMG +50% after 3s out of combat; in combat it drops by 10%/s without a Burning enemy nearby for 6s, and climbs back 10%/s while one is.
Deepwood Memories ×2
Golden Troupe ×2
Placeholder: Dendro DMG and Skill DMG while you farm.
Set effects
2pDendro DMG Bonus +15%.
2pElemental Skill DMG +20%.

Main stats

Sands of Eon
ATK%
Goblet of Eonothem
Dendro DMG Bonus
Circlet of Logos
CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate

Substat priority

1CRIT DMG 2CRIT Rate 3ATK% 4Energy Recharge 5Elemental Mastery

Stat targets

  • ATK 2,000–2,500+
  • CRIT Rate 40–50% on the stat screen (Obsidian Codex adds 40% in combat)
  • CRIT DMG 200%+ (his ascension stat helps)
  • Energy Recharge 100–120% to Burst every other rotation; 200%+ only if you want it every rotation

Talent priority

Elemental Skill
Elemental Burst
Normal Attack

Loop Shots and the Cannon both scale with his Skill level, so it comes first; his Normal Attack talent is useless. Do not sacrifice CRIT for Energy Recharge: his Burst is a bonus, not a requirement.

Teams

Recommended teams

Hexerei Burning

Kinich
Durin
Nicole
Emilie

His best team: Durin's White Flame form keeps enemies Burning and shreds RES, Nicole shields and adds a big flat ATK buff, and Emilie adds off-field damage.

Hexerei Burning with Iansan

Kinich
Durin
Nicole
Iansan

Kinich's constant movement keeps Iansan's Kinetic Energy Scale at its highest tier: about as strong as the Emilie version.

Natlan Burning

Kinich
Mavuika
Bennett
Iansan

Without the Hexerei duo: Mavuika's Ring applies Pyro and her Burst buffs his DMG, Bennett heals and buffs ATK.

Guide

How to play

How he works

  • Canopy Hunter: Riding High (Skill) hooks onto a nearby enemy and puts him in Nightsoul's Blessing for 10s, starting at 0 Nightsoul points (max 20) and gaining 2 per second.
  • In this state, Normal Attacks fire Loop Shots as he circles the target (Skill DMG, +3 Nightsoul points each). Entering the Blind Spot that appears next to the enemy gives +4 more.
  • At full Nightsoul points, press E again for the Scalespiker Cannon, his main damage source.
  • The Price of Desolation: enemies hit by his Skill take on Desolation, and every Burning or Burgeon tick on them restores 7 Nightsoul points (once every 0.8s). Flame Spirit Pact: each teammate Nightsoul Burst stores +320% ATK for the next Cannon (max 2 stacks).
  • Hail to the Almighty Dragonlord (Burst) lets Ajaw breathe Dendro fire for a while and extends his Blessing by 1.7s.

Rotation

  1. Set up your supports (Durin, Nicole, Emilie or Iansan) so the enemy is already Burning.
  2. Swap to Kinich and press E to hook on.
  3. Alternate two Loop Shots and a Cannon: N2 → short-hold E, up to five times. Expect 4 Cannons in most teams and 5 with steady Burning; a 6th is possible but unreliable.
  4. Cast Q right after a Cannon (his passive point gain keeps ticking during the animation), or save it for the end of his field time when you rely on short buffs such as Thrilling Tales or Bennett's field. Swap out when the Blessing ends.

Do not press a direction during Loop Shots: Kinich automatically circles toward the Blind Spot. Only steer to dodge. He is mostly single-target, so his Burst and teammates handle crowds.

Strengths

  • Very high single-target damage in Burning teams
  • Excellent mobility and interruption-free Loop Shots
  • Works with the free craftable Earth Shaker
  • Low Energy needs: his Burst can be skipped every other rotation

Weaknesses

  • Weak against groups of enemies
  • Needs constant Burning, so an off-field Pyro unit is mandatory
  • Burning damages your own team: a shield or healer is strongly advised
  • Fitting 5 Cannons into one Blessing depends on steady Burning and takes practice

Notable dupes · Constellation

C1
Solid upgrade

+100% CRIT DMG on the Scalespiker Cannon, plus Movement SPD after swinging.

C2
Big upgrade

-30% Dendro RES on Skill hits and a doubled first Cannon with a larger AoE: the recommended stopping point.

C6
Big upgrade

Every Cannon bounces to a second target for 700% ATK with all its buffs: his best constellation, and a fix for his AoE.

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Updated September 25, 2026 · Version 7.1
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