Genshin Impact Heizou Build Guide 2023

Best Heizou Builds

Heizou is one of the sub-DPS characters in Genshin Impact. There are a lot of different builds and roles for Heizou, but most players are using sub-DPS builds, while some prefer main-DPS builds. His skills are decent, but he does not perform that well when you compare him to other main and sub-DPS characters. Heizou is the A-tier character in Genshin Impact.

Best Heizou Weapons

Sacrificial Fragments

After damaging an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40/50/60/70/80% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30/26/22/18/14s.

Mappa Mare

Triggering an Elemental reaction grants a 8/10/12/14/16% Elemental DMG Bonus for 10s. Max 2 stacks.

Best Heizou Artifacts

Viridescent Venerer

(2) Gain a 15% Anemo DMG Bonus.
(4) Increases Swirl DMG by 60%. Decreases opponent’s Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.

Noblesse Oblige

(2) Elemental Burst DMG +20%
(4) Using an Elemental Burst increase all party members’ ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.

Best Heizou Team Comps

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4
Beidou	Fischl	Xingqiu	Heizou
Yelan	Fischl	Xingqiu	Heizou
Heizou	Yelan	Fischl	Bennett
Heizou	Fischl	Xiangling	Barbara

There are a lot of team comps that you can make in Genshin Impact with Heizou. We recommend team comps that we think are best for Heizou. There are a lot of different characters, and there is a high chance that you do not have some of them. So you should create your team comps, test them out, and see what is best for you and your playstyle. With that, you will become better at the game, and you will know how your team works.

Heizou Skills Talents

Fudou Style Martial Arts: Normal Attack

Normal Attack
Performs up to 5 fisticuffs empowered by a mighty wind, dealing Anemo DMG.

Charged Attack
Consumes a set amount of Stamina to perform a sweeping kick, dealing 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.

Heartstopper Strike: Elemental Skill

Press
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 duration ends, he will strike forward, dealing Anemo DMG.

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

Windmuster Kick: Elemental Burst

Leaps into the air and uses the Fudou Style Vacuum Slugger and kicks his opponent. The Vacuum Slugger will explode upon hit and create an Arresting Windtunnel that pulls in nearby objects and opponents, dealing AoE Anemo DMG.

When Fudou Style Vacuum Slugger hits enemies affected by Hydro, Pyro, Cryo or Electro, it afflicts them with Windmuster Iris. Moments later, Windmuster Iris explodes and dissipates, dealing AoE DMG of the corresponding elemental type.

Fudou Style Vacuum Slugger can afflict a maximum of four enemies with the Windmuster Iris. A single enemy cannot be afflicted by Irises of different elemental types at the same time.

Heizou Passive Talents

Paradoxical Practice: First Ascension Passive

When Shikanoin Heizou activates a Swirl reaction while on the field, he will gain 1 Declension stack for Heartstopper Strike. This effect can be triggered every 0.1s.

Penetrative Reasoning: Fourth Ascension Passive

After Shikanoin Heizou’s Heartstopper Strike hits an opponent, increases all party members’ (excluding Shikanoin Heizou) Elemental Mastery by 80 for 10s.

Pre-Existing Guilt: Passive Talent

Decreases sprinting Stamina consumption for your own party members by 20%. Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.

Heizou Constellations

Level 1: Named Juvenile Casebook

For 5s 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

The pull effect of the Arresting Windtunnel created by Windmuster Kick is enhanced, and its duration is increased to 1s.

Level 3: Esoteric Puzzle Book

Increases the Level of Heartstopper Strike by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Level 4: Tome of Lies

he 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 Casefiles

Each Declension stack will increase the CRIT Rate of the Heartstopper Strike unleashed by 4%. When Heizou possesses Conviction, this Heartstopper Strike’s CRIT DMG is increased by 32%.

Heizou Ascension Costs

• Treasure Hoarder Insignia x 18
• Silver Raven Insignia x 30
• Golden Raven Insignia x 36
• Onikabuto x 168
• Runic Fang x 46
• Vayuda Turquoise Sliver x 1
• Vayuda Turquoise Fragment x 9
• Vayuda Turquoise Chunk x 9
• Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone x 6

Heizou Overview

In this video created by IWinToLose Gaming, you will find all Heizou information about build, team, playstyles, and weapons.