Kuki Shinobu

Discover the best builds for Kuki Shinobu in Genshin Impact, including artifact sets, weapons, team compositions, and talent priorities to maximize her healing and Electro application.

Kuki Shinobu is a 4-star Electro Sword character from Inazuma, known for her reliable healing and Electro application. This guide will help you build her effectively for various team compositions.

Artifacts:

• Tenacity of the Millelith (4-piece): Excellent for boosting her HP and providing an ATK buff to the team when her Elemental Skill hits an opponent.
• Ocean-Hued Clam (4-piece): If you want to maximize her healing output and convert it into damage.
• Instructor (4-piece): A good budget option for Elemental Mastery and team-wide buffs.
• Mixed Sets: Combinations of Tenacity of the Millelith, Ocean-Hued Clam, Emblem of Severed Fate, or Instructor can work depending on your needs.

Main Stats:

• Sands: HP% or Elemental Mastery
• Goblet: HP% or Elemental Mastery
• Circlet: HP% or Healing Bonus

Substats: HP%, Elemental Mastery, Energy Recharge, CRIT Rate (if using a CRIT build)

Weapons:

• Freedom-Sworn: Best-in-slot for its Elemental Mastery and team-wide ATK buff.
• Iron Sting: A good craftable option for Elemental Mastery.
• Favonius Sword: Provides Energy Recharge and helps the team generate particles.
• Kagotsurube Isshin: A free-to-play option that offers ATK and can be useful.
• Honey Garden (Event Weapon): Provides Elemental Mastery.

Talent Priority:

1. Elemental Skill (Sanctifying Ring)
2. Elemental Burst (Gyakushin Kagami)
3. Normal Attack

Team Compositions:

• Hyperbloom: Kuki Shinobu is a premier Hyperbloom trigger. Pair her with Dendro characters (Nahida, Dendro Traveler, Collei) and a Hydro applicator (Xingqiu, Yelan, Kokomi).
• Aggravate/Spread: Kuki Shinobu can provide consistent Electro application for Electro-Charged or Superconduct teams, especially with Dendro characters.
• Mono-Electro: Works well with other Electro characters like Raiden Shogun or Fischl for consistent Electro application and resonance.
• Support/Healer: Her healing is valuable in many teams, especially those that require consistent off-field healing.

Constellations:

• C1: Increases the duration of her Elemental Skill.
• C2: Reduces the cooldown of her Elemental Skill.
• C4: Grants an additional Electro DMG Bonus when her Elemental Skill is active.
• C6: Significantly boosts her healing and damage potential, especially when her HP is low.

Playstyle:

Activate her Elemental Skill to create a ring of Electro that deals damage and heals. Her Elemental Burst provides a burst of Electro damage in an area. Focus on maintaining her Elemental Skill's uptime for consistent healing and Electro application.