Shenhe is a 5-star Cryo Polearm support character whose playstyle revolves around amplifying Cryo damage dealt by other party members. Her abilities scale primarily with her ATK, and she excels in Freeze and Cryo-centric compositions. This guide gives the most effective ways to build and utilize Shenhe to unlock her full support potential.
Best Weapons for Shenhe
5-Star Options
- Calamity Queller: Best weapon for Shenhe. Gives her high base ATK and adds more ATK% through its effect. Great for boosting her Cryo buffs.
- Engulfing Lightning: Not made for her but still works well. Adds Energy Recharge and also gives her more ATK% based on how much Energy Recharge she has.
- Vortex Vanquisher: Decent option if you already have it. It increases ATK and shield strength.
4-Star Options
- Wavebreaker’s Fin: Increases Burst damage depending on your team’s total Energy cost. Helps her do better in teams that use a lot of Elemental Bursts.
- Lithic Spear: Works better with more Liyue characters in your team. The more you have, the more ATK Shenhe gets.
- Favonius Lance: Helps with Energy Recharge and also gives Energy particles if you land critical hits. Great for helping your team get their Bursts back faster.
- Missive Windspear: Free-to-play option that increases ATK and Elemental Mastery after picking up an Elemental Particle. Useful for buffing reaction-based teams.
Shenhe’s Best Artifact Sets
Main Set: Noblesse Oblige (4-piece)
- Increases team ATK after Shenhe uses her Burst. Best overall for support.
Alternative Sets:
- 2-piece ATK +18% from Gladiator’s Finale / Shimenawa’s Reminiscence: Helps increase her ATK.
- 2-piece Noblesse + 2-piece ATK: A good mix of buffing and ATK boosting if you don’t have good 4-piece sets.
Main Stats and Sub Stats
- Sands: ATK% or Energy Recharge (choose ER if you can’t use Burst every rotation)
- Goblet: ATK%
- Circlet: ATK%
- Sub-stats to focus on: Energy Recharge > ATK% > Flat ATK
You want to make sure she has at least 200% Energy Recharge and over 2500 total ATK to make her buffs strong.
Elemental Skill – Spring Spirit Summoning
This is her main ability that buffs Cryo damage for your team. It gives something called Icy Quill, which increases Cryo damage based on Shenhe’s ATK.
- Tap: Shorter duration and fewer uses
- Hold: Longer duration and more uses
At Level 10, Icy Quill boosts Cryo DMG by 82.2% of Shenhe’s ATK.
When one character hits multiple enemies, each hit uses up one charge. So, in big fights, charges go away quickly.
Elemental Burst – Divine Maiden’s Deliverance
Shenhe summons a spirit that creates a Cryo field. Enemies inside take Cryo damage over time, and allies get a Cryo and Physical damage bonus. The Burst also activates the 4-piece Noblesse effect.
Make sure Shenhe has enough Energy Recharge so she can use this every time you rotate your team.
Passive Talents
- Deific Embrace: Boosts Cryo DMG by 15% for active characters inside her Burst area.
- Spirit Communion Seal: Tap Skill boosts Elemental Skill and Burst DMG. Hold Skill boosts Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG.
- Precise Comings and Goings: Increases rewards from Liyue expeditions by 25%.
Best Cryo DPS Pairings
These characters benefit most from Shenhe’s buffs:
- Ayaka: Gets a huge boost to her Burst and Charged Attacks.
- Ganyu: Charged Shots benefit greatly from Icy Quill.
- Wriothesley: Uses normal attacks a lot, which Shenhe boosts (Hold Skill).
- Eula: Even though she’s Physical, Shenhe still helps with her Cryo infusion and Superconduct support.
- Chongyun: Adds Cryo infusion to melee characters—great synergy.
Best Team Suggestions
Ayaka Freeze Team
- Ayaka + Shenhe + Kokomi/Mona + Kazuha
- Shenhe uses Skill, then Burst → swap to Ayaka for Cryo application and Freeze.
Wriothesley Freeze Team
- Wriothesley + Shenhe + Xingqiu/Yelan + Diona
- Shenhe’s Hold Skill boosts his Normal Attacks.
Mono Cryo Team
- Ganyu + Shenhe + Rosaria + Kazuha
- Buff-focused Cryo damage with grouping support from Kazuha.
Shenhe Playstyle Tips
- Use Hold Skill before characters that use Normal/Charged attacks.
- Use Tap Skill before Burst-focused characters.
- Always Burst first if using the 4-piece Noblesse set, so your team gets the ATK buff.
Shenhe might look simple at first, but there’s a lot of value in how and when you use her buffs. Just remember: build her with high ATK and Energy Recharge, and time her Skill and Burst correctly. With the right setup, she makes any Cryo team much stronger.
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