Genshin Impact: Best Shikanoin Heizou Build Guide

When playing as Shikanoin Heizou in Genshin Impact, you should use the best possible build for him. Heizou is a 5-star Anemo character who uses the Catalyst as a weapon. And while there are tons of weapons and artifacts available to use with it. Using the ones that suit him will noticeably affect his damage output. So in this guide, let’s check out the best build for Heizou in Genshin Impact.

Shikanoin Heizou Best build in Genshin Impact

The best build for Heizou requires you to use him as your main DPS character. The recommended build for it consists of:

• Weapon: Sky Atlas
• Artifacts: Viridescent Venerer (4-piece set)
• Artifact Substats: Elemental Mastery

The best weapons for Shikanoin Heizou

The best weapon you should use with Shikanoin Heizou is the Skyward Atlas. This is a 5-star weapon with a base damage of 48 that can go up to 674. Its second stat increases attack by 7.2%, this can go up to 33.1%. Finally, with it you get the passive ability “Rogue Clouds”.

Rogue Clouds increase the user’s elemental damage by 12-24%. When performing normal attacks, you have a 50% chance to gain the favor of the clouds. This ability searches nearby enemies for 15 seconds and attacks them for 160% to 320% attack damage. You can only activate this ability once every 30 seconds.

Alternative weapon options:

• 5 stars
  • The Truth of Kagura
  • Lost prayer to the sacred winds
• 4 stars
  • Royal Grimoire
  • fruit of fulfillment
• 3 stars
  • Fascinating stories about dragon slayers
  • Emerald Orb

Best Artifacts

Viridescent Venerer is the best artifact set for Heizou. Has the following bonuses:

• 2-Piece Bonus: Increases Anemo damage by 15%.
• 4-Piece Bonus: Increases the damage of Whirlwind by 60% and reduces the enemy’s elemental resistances by 40%. This resistance reduction works for the element placed in the whirlpool, and the effect lasts for 10 seconds.

Alternative artifacts to use with Heizou:

Venerer Viridescent 2-piece set and Shimenawa’s Reminiscence 2-piece set. This will give you a 15% increase in Anemo’s damage and an 18% increase in your attack.

Best Artifact Stats

The Artifact substats you use should focus on Element Mastery. If you don’t need Elemental Mastery, you can also use Crit Damage instead.

That covers this guide to the best build for Shikanoin Heizou in Genshin Impact.