Electro
Bow
Sethos
Wisdom's Measure
The young leader of the Temple of Silence, Sethos is a 4-star Electro bowman whose damage scales heavily with Elemental Mastery. He fires piercing Shadowpiercing Shots boosted by his passive, or turns his Normal Attacks into piercing Dusk Bolts with his Burst. He shines in Aggravate teams and remains a fun, budget-friendly Electro carry, though he sits in the lower half of the current rankings.
Aggravate DPS (EM/CRIT)
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Main stats
Substat priority
Stat targets
- Energy Recharge about 100% with Fischl as a battery, 150–170% as the only Electro unit (Burst playstyle)
- Elemental Mastery 300+
- CRIT Rate 60–70%
- CRIT DMG 150%+
Talent priority
Dusk Bolts use his Normal Attack talent but their EM bonus scales with his Burst level: raise both. In Hyperbloom teams, a full EM build also works, as his stray shots can detonate Dendro Cores.
Recommended teams
Aggravate
His best team: Nahida keeps Quicken up and buffs EM, Fischl batteries and adds Electro, Kazuha groups and shreds Electro RES.
Hyperbloom
Xingqiu and Nahida make Dendro Cores that his piercing shots turn into Hyperbloom.
How to play
How he works
- Secret Rite: Twilight Shadowpiercer (Burst) puts him in Twilight Meditation for 8s: his Normal Attacks become piercing Dusk Bolts that deal Electro DMG boosted by his Elemental Mastery. They count as Charged Attack DMG. The state ends if he leaves the field.
- Shadowpiercing Shot (fully charged Aimed Shot) pierces enemies. Black Kite's Enigma shortens its charge time using his Energy (down to 0.3s, consuming up to 20 Energy), and The Sand King's Boon adds 700% of his EM to up to 4 shots, then needs 15s to come back.
- Ancient Rite: The Thundering Sands (Skill) deals AoE Electro DMG and refunds Energy when it triggers an Electro reaction (Quicken, Aggravate, Overloaded, Electro-Charged, Lunar-Charged, Superconduct, Stellar-Conduct, Hyperbloom, Electro Swirl).
Rotation
Burst playstyle (recommended):
- Set up supports (Dendro, Fischl, Anemo).
- E, then Q and chain N2 + dash/jump (canceling before the third hit), then E again at the end of the Burst.
Shadowpiercing playstyle: only fire Shadowpiercing Shots while The Sand King's Boon is active (4 shots per 15s), since Energy spent on them delays his Burst.
Dusk Bolts hit many times: perfect to trigger Aggravate on every Quicken aura.
Strengths
- Piercing attacks that hit lines of enemies
- Frequent Electro hits, ideal for Aggravate
- Cheap to build: works well with 3-star Slingshot and a 4-star set
- His C6 fixes his Energy issues, and as a 4-star it is within reach
Weaknesses
- Low damage compared to current carries
- Energy-hungry: Shadowpiercing Shots and his Burst compete for the same Energy
- His Burst state ends as soon as he swaps out
- Shines mostly in Aggravate teams
Notable dupes · Constellation
+15% CRIT Rate on Shadowpiercing Shots.
Up to +30% Electro DMG Bonus from easy conditions: his best early constellation.
+80 EM for the whole party when his shots hit 2+ enemies.
Refunds the Energy spent on a Shadowpiercing Shot (once every 15s): fixes his Energy problems.
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Sources & references
- https://www.prydwen.gg/genshin-impact/tier-list
- https://www.prydwen.gg/genshin-impact/characters/sethos
- https://game8.co/games/Genshin-Impact/archives/297465
- https://game8.co/games/Genshin-Impact/archives/451024
- https://keqingmains.com/q/sethos-quickguide/
- https://gi.yatta.moe/api/v2/en/avatar/10000097
- https://gi.yatta.moe/api/v2/fr/avatar/10000097