Kaeya is a melee character in Genshin Impact that uses Sword and Cryo elemental abilities to deal damage to his enemies. When Kaeya is at your party, your stamina usage on sprinting is reduced by 20%.
Learn more about Kaeya’s stats, talents, pros and cons, progression materials, and our rating of this character on this page.
| BASIC INFO AND RANKING | |
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| Tier Ranking B-Tier DPS |
Rarity 4 Stars |
| Element Cryo |
Weapon Sword |
| Pros |
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| – Short elemental skill cooldown. – Has the highest attack scaling among talents in sword users. – Low energy cost on his elemental burst. |
| Cons |
| – Low base attack stat. |
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Kaeya Stats
Kaeya gains an increase on his Energy Recharge percentage stats for every ascension upgrade.
| level | hp | atk | def | energy recharge % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3235 | 62 | 220 | 0% |
| 40 | 5364 | 103 | 365 | 6.7% |
| 50 | 6860 | 131 | 467 | 13.3% |
| 60 | 8184 | 157 | 557 | 13.3% |
| 70 | 9507 | 182 | 647 | 20% |
| 80 | 10830 | 208 | 737 | 26.7% |
| 90 | 11636 | 223 | 792 | 26.7% |
Kaeya Skills
With a short cooldown of elemental skill along with a nice duration of elemental burst skill allow him to trigger multiple elemental reactions.
Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.
Charge Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.
Plunge Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
His normal attack combo has the unique ability to teleport behind enemies which can be useful from annoying enemies with a shield.
| Passive Talents |
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| Cold-Blooded Strike Every hit with Frostgnaw regenerates HP for Kaeya equal to 15% of his ATK. |
| Glacial Heart Opponents Frozen by Frostgnaw will drop additional Elemental Particles. Frostgnaw may only produce a maximum of 2 additional Elemental Particles per use. |
| Hidden Strength Decreases sprinting Stamina consumption of your characters in the party by 20%. Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects. |
Kaeya Talent Materials
These are all the required materials to max out Kaeya’s talents. The Ballad books are available every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday in Forsaken Rift located between Springvale and Dragonspine in Mondstadt.
Kaeya Ascension Materials
These are the total materials needed to reach the max Ascension level for Kaeya. They can be acquired from Cryo Regisvine, Treasure Hoarders, and Calla Lily can be collected near lakes in Springvale.
Kaeya Constellations
New constellation’s passive abilities can be unlocked for Kaeya each time you obtain a character’s specific item called Stella Fortuna and these upgrades can permanently enhance his in various ways.
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| Excellent Blood The CRIT Rate of Kaeya’s Normal Attack and Charge Attacks against opponents affected by the Cryo is increased by 15%. |
| Never-Ending Performance Every time Glacial Waltz defeats an opponent, its duration is increased by 2.5s, up to a maximum of 15s. |
| Dance of Frost Increases the Level of Frostgnaw by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| Frozen Kiss Triggers automatically when Kaeya’s HP falls below 20%:
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| Frostbiting Embrace Increases the level of Glacial Waltz by 3. Max upgrade level is 15. |
| Glacial Whirlwind Glacial Waltz will generate 1 additional icicle, and will regenerate 15 Energy when cast. |
