Keqing is a melee character in Genshin Impact that uses a sword and electro elemental abilities to deal damage to her enemies. If dispatched on an expedition in Liye, she will complete it more quickly than most.
Learn more about Keqing’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 A-Tier DPS |
Rarity 5 Stars |
| Element Electro |
Weapon Sword |
| Pros |
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| – Cheap to build. – Massive electro damage. – Provides multiple and awesome playstyles. |
| Cons |
| – Charged attack stamina issues. – Electro element at disadvantage. |
Table of Contents
Keqing Stats
Keqing gains an increase on her crit damage percentage base stats for every ascension upgrade.
| level | hp | atk | def | crit dmg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 3521 | 87 | 215 | 50% |
| 40 | 5889 | 145 | 359 | 59.6% |
| 50 | 7604 | 187 | 464 | 69.2% |
| 60 | 9121 | 225 | 556 | 69.2% |
| 70 | 10647 | 262 | 649 | 78.8% |
| 80 | 12182 | 300 | 743 | 88.4% |
| 90 | 13103 | 323 | 799 | 88.4% |
Keqing Skills
Like her personality, Keqing’s swordwork is both swift and uncompromising. This along with her control of electro brings a shockingly abrupt end to any enemy.
Perform 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 enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Keqing can unleash a combo of up to 5 normal attacks. Her final strike allowing her to pass through enemies. Yunlai Swordsmanship is both offensive and defensive offering a way to dodge some attacks and strike back from a better angle.
Hold
Hold to adjust the direction in which the Stiletto shall be thrown. Stilettos thrown by the Hold attack mode can be suspended in mid-air, allowing Keqing to jump to them when using Stellar Restoration a second time.
Lightning Stiletto
If Keqing uses Stellar Restoration again or uses a Charged Attack while its duration lasts, it will clear the Stiletto Mark and produce different effects:
- If she uses Stellar Restoration again, she will blink to the location of the Mark and unleash one slashing attack that deals AoE Electro DMG. When blinking to a Stiletto that was thrown from a Holding attack, Keqing can leap across obstructing terrain.
- If Keqing uses a Charged Attack, she will ignite a series of thundering cuts at Mark’s location, dealing AoE Electro DMG.
Tap Keqing’s elemental skill to throw a Lightning Stiletto which deals electro damage to enemies in a small area upon impact and leaves behind a Lightning Stiletto marker. If Keqing uses Stellar Restoration again while the marker is still present she flies to the marker and performs a quick slash dealing electro AoE damage. With the Lightning Stiletto, Keqing can flash into battle and attack from the best position. It can also be used in exploration to navigate challenging terrain.
After unlocking the Talent “Thundering Penance”, using Stellar Restoration while the Lightning Stiletto is present will convert Keqing’s normal and charged attacks to Electro damage for a short time.
Keqing unleashes her Electro power causing Electro AoE damage. Hiding behind the shadow of her sword she relentlessly slashes surrounding enemies at lightning speed dealing multiple rounds of damage with a final burst of Electro AoE damage at the end. This skill has a long animation that can be used to I-frame enemy attacks.
After unlocking the Talent “Aristocratic Dignity”, casting Starward Sword increases Keqing’s Crit Rate and Energy Recharge for a period of time.
The key to combat with Keqing is mastery of the Lightning Stiletto. First, use her Elemental Skill to place the stiletto then use her Elemental Skill again to zip into battle and strike quickly. Follow up with more Electro damage using her Elemental skill to suppress the enemy and continue to use the Lightning Stiletto at opportune moments to frequently move and attack. Keep up the offensive to rapidly accumulate Energy and once full, it is time to unleash Starward Sword and bring the fight to a perfect end.
| Passive Talents |
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| Thundering Penance After recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present, Keqing’s weapon gains an Electro Infusion for 5s. |
| Aristocratic Dignity When casting Starward Sword, Keqing’s CRIT Rate is increased by 15%, and her Energy Recharge is increased by 15%. This effect lasts for 8s. |
| Land’s Overseer When dispatched on an expedition in Liyue, time consumed is reduced by 25%. |
Keqing Talent Materials
These are all the required materials to max out Keqing’s talents. The Prosperity books are available every Monday, Thursday, and Sunday in Taishan Mansion located near Jueyun Karst.
Keqing Ascension Materials
These are the total materials needed to reach the max Ascension level for Keqing. They can be acquired from Electro Hypostasis, Whopperflower, and Cor Lapis can be farm in the Liyue region.
Keqing Constellations
New constellation’s passive abilities can be unlocked for Keqing each time you obtain a character’s specific item called Stella Fortuna and these upgrades can permanently enhance her in various ways.
| Effects |
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| Thundering Might Recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present causes Keqing to deal 50% of her ATK as AoE Electro DMG at the start point and terminus of her Blink. |
| Keen Extraction When Keqing’s Normal and Charged Attacks hit opponents affected by Electro, they have a 50% chance of producing an Elemental Particle. This effect can only occur once every 5s. |
| Foreseen Reformation Increases the level of Starward Sword by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| Attunement For 10s after Keqing triggers an Electro-related Elemental Reaction, her ATK is increased by 25%. |
| Beckoning Stars Increases the level of Stellar Restoration by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| Tenacious Star When initiating a Normal Attack, a Charged Attack, Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst, Keqing gains a 6% Electro DMG Bonus for 8s. Effects triggered by Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts are considered independent entities. |
is keqing stronger than razor? i got them both on dance of lanterns banner.
Both are good! razor has a higher damage value than her but if prefer Keqing because of her versatility. There are too many factors and it will come down to your preference, gameplay, and team members. I would suggest you play both characters and decide which one you like.
My electro Keqing mains, what sword is better? Black sword or Lion’s Roar? I currently have Black Sword R2 but noticed Lion’s Roar is rate up on the next weapon banner. I’ve scoured the Keqing main subreddit but got some mixed results.
If your crit rate is higher than %50 or Lions Roar has refinement LR is better Otherwise choose blacksword.
Lion’s roar has higher damage potential given that you have enough crit rate and is going electro build, while black sword gives you an advantage of farming artifacts easier since you dont have to bother about crit rate and because of the lifesteal passive you can play more recklessly.
If you have enough crit, you can use lions roar. But if not, its better to use black sword. You have to get the crit appear consistently.
lions roar will have bigger number but harder to build because of less crit rate, also can utilize keqing E and Q to the maximum potential while blacksword is easier to build but only auto attack and charged attack on par with lions roar, E and Q will have way more lower dmg, but u have some heal tho… have tested, same control group, no argument.