Kaeya Guide and Best Builds (2024)

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Kaeya has a decent set of abilities that are quite simple to use, and areparticularly helpful with Freeze andReverse Melt teams. With relatively lowEnergy Recharge requirements and a short cooldown on his Elemental Skill,Kaeya is a solid Cryo Sub-Dps for a free 4-star character.

Kaeya's weapon selection is a challenge as he has no signature weapon, andthe majority of the passive weapon skills don't necessarily benefit him. Withthat in mind, his weapon selection was made based upon the weapon's stats andattack power, essentially using them as stat sticks. While argumentscould be made for which weapon passive skills are more useful than others,overall Kaeya's weapon choice isn't weighted as heavily as some othercharacters, leaving several options open to the player.

As for artifacts, Kaeya is quite straight forward with the Blizzard Strayer set being his best choice, followed closely by Emblem of Severed Fate. He also functions quite well with 2 piecescombinations focusing on his ATK and increasing his Elemental Burst damage.Overall, Kaeya is quite easy to setup, even with 2-piece sets to start whileyou farm for your 4-piece set. As for Kaeya's Energy Recharge requirements,target between 150% to 175% Energy Recharge for a reliable rotation.Push upwards to 200% if you desire, however, going passed 200% is redundantand not necessary.

Kaeya playstyle is straight forward with his primary focus on freezingenemies and dealing Cryo damage on the battlefield.His abilities are decent with moderate energy costs, however,they do suffer in range when compared to some of the other Cryo characters andtheir abilities. His Elemental Skill, Frostgnaw in particularis a very short-ranged cone attack and without proper aim can easily misstargets. His Elemental Burst, Glacial Waltz, is focused aroundthe character with icicles spinning around them. This burst ability is Kaeya'sbest Cryo application and is usually supported by his skill as a secondaryattack while the Elemental Burst is still active. We recommend rotating aroundenemies in a counter-clockwise direction to maximize the icicles opportunity tohit enemies. Kaeya is typically swapped to the active character once both hisskills are available with both abilities used together rather thanseparated.

Kaeya is typically used as a Freeze trigger for histeam, due to his solid application of Cryo DMG on enemies.However, be aware that he must be close toenemies, within melee range for them to be effected. This is a challenge attimes and with certain enemies can put Kaeya into a dangerous situation. Thisis why timing his abilities and rotating around an enemy is key to hissuccess, doing your best to avoid attacks.

Kaeya functions best with two primary teams — Freeze and Reverse Melt.These two focused teams use his abilities for Cryo applicationand Cryo damage to the maximize their elemental reactions and produce the bestresults.

A very straight forward team focused on a constant character swap.Kaeya provides this team Cryo application anddamage in combination with your other chosen Cryo character.Kokomi provides fantastic Hydro applicationand we can consistentlybuff our team with Kazuha or Sucrose.

Lots of options with this team. The double Cryo charactersallows you consistently be able to apply Cryo back on to theenemies after you use your Pyro abilities, which forXiangling can have multiple interactions as you swap back andforth between your Cryo units. Lastly, we have Kazuha orSucrose there to buff the team's damage output and help groupenemies together.