Kinich and Raiden Shogun are the two featured characters in the second half of Genshin Impact 5.6. The former is having his first rerun while the latter has already been featured multiple times in the past.
Both characters are strong units in the current meta. However, they serve different purposes which can affect their pull value depending on your current Genshin Impact account.
Kinich and Raiden Shogun build, teams, and role in Genshin Impact
Kinich build tips in Genshin Impact
Kinich falls under the category of a main DPS in Genshin Impact that is not at all reliant on his Elemental Burst. Therefore, you can focus all your stats and sub-stats farming on CRIT and ATK%.
Kinich’s best artifact set is Obsidian Codex, which provides 40% CRIT Rate in its 4-pc effect. This can allow you to focus a bit more on CRIT DMG for your artifacts and weapons.
As for Kinich’s weapons, here are some of his best options:
- Fang of the Mountain King (Signature)
- Wolf’s Gravestone
- The Unforged
- Earth Shaker
- Serpent’s Spine
- Beacon of the Reed Sea
Raiden Shogun build tips in Genshin Impact
Raiden Shogun needs a lot of Energy Recharge, unless you plan to run her as a Hyperbloom trigger in a team.
200-270% Energy Recharge is optimal while having a solid 1:2 CRIT ratio is mandatory to ensure she can do big damage during her Elemental Burst.
60-70% CRIT Rate and 140-160% CRIT DMG will be enough to make your Raiden Shogun perform well.
Emblem of Severed Fate is her best artifact set if you plan to run her as an on-field DPS or sub-DPS. In Hyperbloom comps, you can opt for Flower of Paradise Lost instead.
Listed below are some of Raiden Shogun’s best weapons in Genshin Impact:
- Engulfing Lightning (Signature)
- The Catch
- Deathmatch
- Primordial Jade Winged-Spear
- Staff of the Scarlet Sands
- Ballad of the Fjords
- Favonius Lance
Kinich role and teams in Genshin Impact
Kinich is an on-field main DPS that thrives in Burning and Burgeon team comps. He has exceptional mobility and single target damage.
However, he is quite restricted in his team comps and cannot function that well without characters like Bennett. Here are Kinich’s best teams in Genshin Impact:
- Kinich + Emilie + Xiangling + Bennett
- Kinich + Furina + Thoma + Bennett
- Kinich + Zhongli + Xiangling + Bennett
- Kinich + Thoma + Xingqiu + Bennett
- Kinich + Nahida + Xingqiu + Thhoma
Raiden Shogun role and teams in Genshin Impact
Raiden Shogun’s role in a team varies depending on how she is built and intended to play. She works best as an on-field DPS or sub-DPS that deals a large amount of burst damage.
Alternatively, she can serve as a good trigger for Hyperbloom team comps as an off-field battery.
With this in mind, here are Raiden Shogun’s best team comps in Genshin Impact:
- Raiden Shogun + Xiangling + Xingqiu + Bennett
- Raiden Shogun + Kazuha + Kujou Sara + Bennett
- Raiden Shogun + Nahida + Furina + Bennett
- Raiden Shogun + Nahida + Kazuha + Kuki Shinobu
- Raiden Shogun + Xilonen + Yae Miko + Bennett
Kinich vs Raiden Shogun in Genshin Impact
You can pull for Kinich in Genshin Impact if:
- You want a strong on-field DPS with great mobility in combat and exploration
- You have Emilie
- You have a powerful 5-star Claymore
You can pull for Raiden Shogun in Genshin Impact if:
- You want to almost never run out of Energy
- You want a strong and flexible DPS unit
- You are an Archon collector
