Beidou – Genshin Impact

Julien

October 6 2020 to 10: 08

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The pirate from Genshin Impact is one of the playable characters in the game. Who is she, and is she useful? Here we break down his abilities to find out if he is a character worth summoning, and whether or not Beidou is essential to your team.

Summary

Beidou Overview

Scarcity : ★★★★
Element : Electro ()
Poor : Claymore
Voiced : Koshimizu Ami
Birthday : February 14

Official Description "The Captain of the Crux who enjoys a high reputation in Liyue. Some say she can split mountains and seas, others say she can summon thunder by simply raising her blade. It is even claimed that the most terrifying of sea monsters would not measure up against her. Those who don't know her might think it's a joke. However, those who have sailed alongside him tend to agree with these rumours… If this abominable sea monster really exists, Beidou will make short work of it. » .

Beidou Skills

Beidou – Genshin Impact

Active Skills

Normal Attack (Conquest of the Seas) : Chains up to 5 sword strikes.
Charged Attack : Executes a succession of cuts as fast as sharp. The charged attack ends with a powerful hit.
Summon the tidess: Beidou concentrates the power of lightning on his sword, and executes a violent blow that inflicts enemies in front of Electro damage. With a long press, Beidou uses his weapon as a shield. The amount of damage absorbed is proportional to Beidou's max HP. When you release the skill, Beidou performs a counter attack that deals Electro damage.
- Shield: Absorbs up to 250% Electro damage and applies the Electro element to Beidou.
- Shield HP: 14,4% max HP + 1386 HP
- Base damage: 122%
- Bonus damage per hit: 160%
- TdR : 7,5 sec
Storm Break : Beidou creates a thunder shield that deals Electro damage to nearby enemies. Both normal and charged attacks release an electric shock that travels from enemy to enemy and deals Electro damage. Beidou's actions are more difficult to interrupt and the damage she receives decreases while the shield is active.
- Skill damage: 122%
- Discharge damage: 96%
- Damage Reduction: 20%
- Duration: 15 sec
- TdR : 20 sec

Passive Skills

Punishment : Summon Tides' counterattack deals maximum damage when performed right after an attack.
thunderstorm : Summon Tides grants the following effects for 10 seconds when performed with maximum damage:
- Normal and charged attacks deal 15% more damage
- Charged attacks charge much faster
Tide Braver : Reduces the stamina consumption of all team characters by 20% when swimming.

Constellation

Plague of sea monsters : Generates a shield that absorbs an amount of damage equivalent to 16% of max HP and lasts 15 seconds. this shield can absorb up to 250% Electro damage.
On the turbulent sea, the thunder rumbles : Stormbreak discharges can be transmitted to up to 2 additional opponents.
thunder summoner : Skill Level Summon Tides +3
amazing revenge : Beidou's normal attacks deal 20% more Electro damage when hit.
Scarlet Tide Walker : Stormbreak skill level +3
scourge of evil : Electro resistance of nearby enemies is reduced by 15% while Storm Break is active.

How to play Beidou

Beidou – Genshin Impact

Beidou is a fighter who uses a two-handed sword, and is therefore perfect for fighting against several enemies at the same time or inflicting heavy damage on a boss. His Electro affinity also allows several interesting synergies in combat, which will serve him more against opponents than during exploration. However, it remains a second choice as an Electro unit and especially a unit with a two-handed sword, much less powerful than a Diluc.

How to use it in battle

First of all, to maximize Beidou's passive and active effects, it is necessary to equip him with artifacts that will increase his max HP. The higher his max HP, the more useful his shield and defense will be in combat.

His attack invocation of the tides is interesting, but only for its ability to act as a counterattack. With his defense posture, Beidou can protect himself against difficult to dodge attacks, while taking revenge behind, which is a definite advantage. This attack also wreaks havoc when it comes to breaking shields.

Storm Break is also a useful ability when combined with a Hydro damage person. We think in particular of Barbara's ability, which combined with Stormbreak, can inflict electrocution damage continuously, which quickly drops the life bar of the bosses.

Perfect for swimming

Beidou – Genshin Impact

As for exploration, Above all, we will remember his passive skill which allows you to consume less stamina while swimming. Convenient to avoid unfortunate death when swimming, which happens too often if you have misjudged the distance.

Who to play with Beidou

Even though Beidou can be played as a main DPS, she will be just as effective in support thanks to her elemental abilities, like her shield or her counterattack. As a result, it is possible to combine it with another main DPS, which can be protected by Beidou, who will also take advantage of the Electro element to increase physical damage.

Xing Qiu
Eula
tartaglia
Bennett
Mona
Sucrose
dione
ganyu
fischl

A very good team centered around Beidou could therefore consist of Beidou – Fischl – Xingqiu – Sucrose.

Best gear for Beidou

Beidou – Genshin Impact

What weapon for Beidou?

Naturally, Beidou will do more damage with a 5-star sword, and even with all of the ones available in-game. There are 4-star ones, however, that can work really well.

Ode to the song of the wind (5★) : A sword with a very high base attack.
Raw Blades (5 ★) : A weapon that will strengthen his shield and increase the attack.
Death of the wolf (5★) : To favor the attack to the maximum.
Pride of the Azure Vault (5★) : To quickly recharge the energy-expensive elemental rampage.
Blackrock Dagger (4★) : a good weapon if Beidou is in hand DPS.
Dragon bone (4★) : To increase the critical rate.
Fluorescence (4★) : Not effective all the time, but will do if you don't have any of the previous swords.

Best Beidou set

There aren't many different options for Beidou, who will mostly focus on offense like most main DPS.

Gladiator curtain (2 or 4 pieces) : To favor general damage.
Bloody Chivalry or Pale Flame (2 pieces) : To increase the physical damage of the character.
Thunder's Wrath (2 pieces) : To complete one of the two previous sets and play on electro damage.

Which main stats to prioritize over accessories?

hourglass : ATK%> Energie Recharge
Cut : ATK% > Electro Damage
Headdress/Crown : Critical Damage > Critical Rate

Which sub-stats first for Beidou?

COMPUTING%
critical rate
Critical damage
Energy recharge
Basic mastery
Health points (HP)

Beidou Elevation and Abilities Materials

Beidou – Genshin Impact

Beidou Elevation Materials

Here is everything you will need to mount Beidou:

20 level : 1 x Vajrada Amethyst Shard / 3 x Noctulic Jade / 3 x Plunderer's Insignia / 20.000 moras
40 level : 3 x Vajrada Amethyst Fragments / 2 x Lightning Prisms / 10 x Noctulic Jades / 15 x Plunderer's Insignia / 40.000 moras
50 level : 6 x Vajrada Amethyst Fragments / 4 x Lightning Prisms / 20 x Noctulic Jades / 12 x Silver Raven Insignia / 60.000 moras
60 level : 3 x Vajrada Amethyst Chunks / 8 x Lightning Prisms / 30 x Noctulic Jades / 18 x Silver Raven Insignia / 80.000 moras
70 level : 6 x Vajrada Amethyst Chunks / 12 x Lightning Prisms / 45 x Noctulic Jades / 12 x Gold Raven Insignia / 100.000 moras
80 level : 6 x Vajrada Amethyst Stones / 20 x Lightning Prisms / 60 x Noctulic Jades / 24 x Gold Raven Insignia / 120.000 moras

Beidou Ability Enhancement Materials

Gold Teaching / Gold Guide / Gold Philosophy
Raider's Insignia / Silver Raven's Insignia / Gold Raven's Insignia
Breath of Stormterror

For more tips, check out our full Genshin Impact walkthrough. You can also go back to the index of our complete guide to all the characters or our articles on the location of Anemoculus and Geoculus.