Best Heizou Genshin Impact build: Artifacts, weapons, more

❘ Published: 2024-02-12T21:07:45

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Utilizing the best Heizou build in Genshin Impact can give you a huge advantage over your foes across Teyvat. Here are the best Heizou Artifacts, weapons, and Ascension Materials you’ll need to farm.

The four-star Heizou made his debut in Genshin Impact in the Version 2.8 update which launched on July 13, 2022. The Detective of the Tenryou Commission is known for his free-spirited and unruly nature, which helps him solve many of the game’s most mysterious cases. When it comes to dealing with the culprit, Heizou uses his Catalyst to imbue his deadly kicks with Anemo energy.

This enables the Analytical Harmony to launch his enemies into the air and deliver a flurry of deadly wind-based attacks.

Whether you’re aiming to save your Primogems for the current banner featuring Heizou or just want to get the most out of the detective, then our best build guide has you covered.

Heizou abilities
Heizou constellations
Best Heizou Artifacts
Best Heizou weapon
Heizou Talent Level-Up and Ascension materials
Best Heizou team comp

Heizou abilities in Genshin Impact

Heizou’s abilities revolve around devastating Anemo kicks.

Heizou Normal Attack: Fudou Style Martial Arts

Normal Attack: Performs up to five fisticuffs empowered by a mighty wind, dealing Anemo DMG.
Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina and performs a sweeping kick that deals Anemo DMG.
Plunging Attack: Calling upon the surging wind, Heizou plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in his path. Deals AoE Anemo DMG upon impact with the ground.

Heizou Elemental Skill — Heartstopper Strike

Tap: Heizou Wields the swift winds to launch a Heartstopper Strike that deals Anemo DMG.

Hold: Charges energy to unleash an even stronger blow. He will obtain the Declension effect while charging, which will increase the power of the Heartstopper Strike. When the skill button is released or the skill finishes charging, he will strike forward, dealing Anemo DMG.

Declension: Increases the power of the next Heartstopper Strike. Max 4 stacks. When Heizou possesses four Declension stacks, the Conviction effect will be produced, which will cause the next Hearstopper Strike to be even stronger and have a larger AoE.

Elemental Burst — Windmuster Attack

Heizou Leaps into the air and uses the Fudou Style Vacuum Slugger to explosively kick his opponent, dealing AoE Anemo DMG. When Vacuum Slugger hits opponents affected by Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro, these opponents will be afflicted with Windmuster Iris, which will explode after a moment and deal AoE DMG of the corresponding aforementioned elemental type.

Vacuum Slugger can afflict a maximum of four opponents with the Windmuster Iris. A single opponent cannot be under the effect of Windmuster Irises of different elements at the same time.

Heizou Constellations

Heizou has a good range of Constellations available to unlock. Here’s what each Constellation level has to offer:

Level 1 — Named Jouvenille Casebook: For five seconds after Shikanoin Heizou takes the field, his Normal Attack SPD is increased by 15%. He also gains 1 Declension stack for Heartstopper Strike. This effect can be triggered once every 10s.
Level 2 — Investigative Collection: When the Fudou Style Vacuum Slugger created by Windmuster Kick explodes, it will pull nearby opponents in.
Level 3 — Esoteric Puzzle Book: Increases the Level of Heartstopper Strike by three. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Level 4 — Tome of Lies: The first Windmuster Iris explosion in each Windmuster Kick will regenerate 9 Elemental Energy for Shikanoin Heizou. Every subsequent explosion in that Windmuster Kick will each regenerate an additional 1.5 Energy for Heizou. One Windmuster Kick can regenerate a total of 13.5 Energy for Heizou in this manner.
Level 5 — Secret Archive: Increases the Level of Windmuster Kick by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Level 6 — Curious Case Files: Each Declension stack will increase the CRIT Rate of the Heartstopper Strike unleashed by 4%. When Heizou possesses Conviction, this Heartstoppper Strike’s CRIT DMG is increased by 32%.

Best Heizou Artifacts in Genshin Impact

An image of Heizou from Genshin Impact, a new four-star character from version 2.8.

Artifacts can greatly increase Hiezou’s Anemo damage.

The best Heizou build greatly enhances the Anemo user’s damage and enables him to support his team. As a result, Viridescent Venerer will likely be a top pick. This Artifact set increases Anemo DMG Bonus by 15%, as well as boosting Swirl DMG by 60%.

If that wasn’t enough, the set also decreases his opponent’s Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s. This enables Heizou to amplify his own damage output, while also buffing those around him.

However, there are plenty of other options as well. There’s always the choice of running the standard Noblesse Oblige set for 20% Elemental Burst damage and 20% team attack buff. This set is a great choice for those who don’t wish to grind a Viridescent Venerer set.

Artifact	Set Bonuses
Viridescent Venerer	2-Piece: Anemo DMG Bonus +15%4-Piece: Increases Swirl DMG by 60%. Decreases opponent’s Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.
Noblesse Oblige	2-Piece: Elemental Burst DMG +20%.4-Piece: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members’ ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.

Best Heizou weapon in Genshin Impact

Heizou is a Catalyst user who excels at blasting his enemies with Anemo kicks, which means you’ll want a weapon that can maximize his attack damage and boost those around him.

As a result, his best option is Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds. This Catalyst improves Heizou’s Movement SPD by 10% in addition to an 8% Elemental DMG Bonus every four seconds.

You could also run the 5-star Catalyst Tulaytullah’s Remembrance to increase Heizou’s Normal Attack SPD by 10%. After using an Elemental Skill, Normal Attack DMG will increase by 4.8% every second for 14 seconds.

However, these 5-star weapons can be particularly tricky to obtain, especially for F2P and low-spend Travelers. For a four-star budget option, The Widsith is a great support-based weapon that can boost your team comp’s ATK, Elemental DMG, and Elemental Mastery.

Find a list of Heizou’s best weapons in Genshin Impact below:

Weapon	Details
Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds	Increases Movement SPD by 10%. When in battle, gain an 8% Elemental DMG Bonus every 4s. Max 4 stacks. Lasts until the character falls or leaves combat.
The Widsith	When a character takes the field, they will gain a random theme song for 10s. This can only occur once every 30s.
Tulaytullah’s Remembrance	Normal Attack SPD is increased by 10%. After the wielder unleashes an Elemental Skill, Normal Attack DMG will increase by 4.8% every second for 14s. After hitting an opponent with a Normal Attack during this duration, Normal Attack DMG will be increased by 9.6%. This increase can be triggered once every 0.3s. The maximum Normal Attack DMG increase per single duration of the overall effect is 48%.Heizou Talent Level-Up and Ascension materials

Heizou Talent and Ascension materials can be found across Inazuma, which means you’ll need to progress through the story if you wish to fully level him.

In order to level up and Ascend him, you’ll need to defeat the Ruin Serpent – the deadly boss fight that was added in The Chasm update. This boss drops the Runic Fang material and other rare items.

Travelers will also need to farm plenty of Onikabuto beetles (Narukami Island) and Treasure Hoarder Insignias (obtained by defeating Treasure Hoarders).

As Heizou excels as an Anemo support, you’ll want to max out his Elemental Skill and Burst, to help create Swirl reactions and maximize your team’s DPS. Once that’s maxed out, simply pump the rest of the levels into his Normal Attack.

Heizou Talent Level-up and Ascension Materials

Heizou Talent Level-Up materials

	Talent Level-Up Materials
Talent Level-Up Materials	Teachings of Transience x9	Guide to Transience x63	Philosophies of Transience x114
Common Ascension Materials	Treasure Horder Insignia x18	Silver Raven Insignia x66	Golden Raven Insignia x93
Weekly Boss Materials		The Meaning of Aeons x18

Heizou Ascension materials

Ascension Level	Mora Cost		Materials
1	20,000	Vayuda Turquoise Sliver x1	–	Onikabuto x3	Treasure Horder Insignia x3
2	40,000	Vayuda Turquoise Fragment x3	Runic Fang x2	Onikabuto x10	Treasure Horder Insignia x15
3	60,000	Vayuda Turquoise Fragment x6	Runic Fang x4	Onikabuto x20	Silver Raven Insignia x12
4	80,000	Vayuda Turquoise Chunk x3	Runic Fang x8	Onikabuto x30	Silver Raven Insignia x18
5	100,000	Vayuda Turquoise Chunk x6	Runic Fang x12	Onikabuto x45	Golden Raven Insignia x12
6	120,000	Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone x6	Runic Fang x20	Onikabuto x60	Golden Raven Insignia x24

Best Heizou team comp

Hu Tao synergizes well with Heizou.

As Heizou is an Anemo Catalyst user, he can fit into a variety of different team comps. His ability to amplify his team’s attacks with the use of Swirl is incredibly potent, especially when used with characters like Hu Tao and Xiangling.

Not only do these two characters benefit from Heizou’s ability to group targets together, but they can also deliver the killing blow to even the tankiest enemies when Swirl is active. Having two Pyro units also Increases ATK by 25%, giving you even more DPS.

We recommend rounding out the comp with Zhongli. This helps adds a layer of survivability to the team, protecting Hu Tao and Xiangling with shields and even petrifying enemies with his Elemental Burst.

You could alternatively place Heizou on a team focused on swirling Electro and Hydro reactions alongside characters such as Yae Miko, Yelan, and Kuki Shinobu.

So, there you have it, the best Heizou build in Genshin Impact. Make sure you check out our Genshin Impact page and other character guides below for all the latest news and meta builds: