Kuki Shinobu is an electro-healer, a rare combination that opens up possibilities on the battlefield. From sub-DPS to support, her range of electro abilities makes up for her lack of specialty power, giving you a choice in what direction you want to take Kuki depending on what items you equip.
Whether you want to dive into action and need a ramped-up offense or you'd prefer to hang back and support your team, weapon choice can be the most important piece of your build. Every weapon benefits Kuki, but it's up to you which of her many attributes you want to flourish on the battlefield.
8/8 Freedom-Sworn
Freedom-Sworn is the general player's north star for powerful weapons, increasing every valuable stat that matters. The entire team's attack power is boosted by 20 percent every time an elemental skill hits, capitalizing on Kuki's heavy lean toward elemental offense.
The ability to be able to buff attacks and shields while off-field turns Kuki into one of the most effective support characters in the game. Elemental Mastery is Freedom-Sworn's second-biggest buff, taking the two strongest attributes of the character and turning them up to ten.
7/8 Lion's Roar
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Lion's Roar has been waiting for a character like Kuki to appear since its release, providing the biggest jump to characters who specialize in pyro or electric elements. Its high base attack is helped by the 20 percent boost to those affected by either element, offering a deadly combination that takes enemies by surprise.
Setting up your team for high-impact elemental attacks will bolster the weapon's passive, leaving enemies defenseless against big damage. Combining Kuki with an offensive pyro like Yanfei can turn the tide of a fight in one fell swoop.
6/8 Black Sword
Black Sword takes Kuki's weak points and raises the floor of her combat ability, patching up some of the holes she faces in battle. Elemental skills like Sanctifying Ring, one of her passive attacks, drains her HP down to 20 percent. The passive effect of regenerating 60 percent of her attack power as HP helps to offset the downside.
The 20 percent normal and charged attack increase comes as the cherry on top, making Kuki a dangerous opponent without her elemental arsenal. The subset effect ups the crit chance by six percent, giving you more regeneration of health and overall damage.
5/8 Primordial Jade Cutter
This is one of the most effective weapons in Genshin Impact, giving you a 20 percent jump in HP anytime you wield it. The higher HP leads to a 1.2 percent attack bonus replying on your health, one effect complimenting the other while Kuki reaps all the benefits of being more durable and offensive.
A base attack of 44 and a crit rate jump of 9.6% reinforces any attack you bring to the table, covering the basics so Kuki's versatile skill set can be put to use. The rapid Shinobu's Shadowsword can concentrate the damage while your health stays protected by the excess HP, a grim outlook for your enemies.
4/8 Aquila Favonia
For those who want to offset Kuki's support tendency, Aquila Favonia provides a full-on physical build with high damage for her normal attacks. From the jump, Kuki gets a nine percent boost to her physical damage and fortifies her offensive power.
Falcon's Defiance increases all attacks by a whopping 20 percent, pushing her out of a support role and into the DPS character range. The real value comes when you're attacked, healing the full value of attack power and dealing out double damage to any enemies nearby, not only negating their attack but sending out a powerful counter of your own.
3/8 Iron Sting
Iron Sting is the most effective weapon for free-to-play players, combining a high base attack of 42 with a power boost in her elemental attack options. Kuki's strength lies in her variety of elemental attacks, Iron Sting's 36-point Elemental Mastery bump turns an already difficult puzzle into a fatal trap.
Dealing elemental damage, Kuki's main attack style will boost all damage dealt by six percent. You can then stack this skill twice over, powering up her support abilities so much that only the strongest DPS characters will be able to keep up with the damage output.
2/8 Favonius Sword
The Favonius Sword takes a different path when it comes to fueling Kuki's abilities, extending her energy stamina instead of increasing the attack. Equally effective, your energy recharge rate gets a 13.3 percent boost, allowing her to extend combination chains or bolster your team's stats for longer.
Windfall gives you a 60 percent chance at generating Elemental particles when you deliver a critical hit, in a tough fight when your team is down to the wire, the recharging rate will be key in keeping teammates alive through the battle. Accentuating her skills instead of reinforcing her weakness, Favonius Sword takes the character to new support heights.
1/8 Alley Flash
Alley Flash is the most direct weapon on the list, delivering raw attack power with a secondary boost in Elemental Mastery by 12. Not as targeted at Kuki's strength as the other weapons, but it's made up for in-base damage that rivals most weapons in the game.
A front-runner that increases your damage by 12 percent, but as soon you take damage the effect is dismantled, leaving you wanting for power when counterattacking. Pushing you to use the dependable elemental boost, the high attack makes up for the temperamental boost in the weapon's skill.
