Shikanoin Heizou is a playable Anemo character in Genshin Impact. He is one of the most powerful and thus popular characters for playing as Main DPS. We decided to write this guide to help you learn more about Shikanoin Heizou. In our Genshin Impact Shikanoin Heizou Build and Best Team Comp post you will learn about Shikanoin Heizou’s talents, how they work and how to upgrade them. Also, you will read about his Constellations that will help you make Shikanoin Heizou even more powerful. After that, we have written Genshin Impact Shikanoin Heizou Build where you’ll see the weapon and artifact set. And at last, we have mentioned the best team comps for Shikanoin Heizou as the Main DPS hero.
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Shikanoin Heizou Build
Below you can see the best weapon option for playing Shikanoin Heizou in Genshin Impact. Accompanied by the best Shikanoin Heizou artifact set and its stat priorities.
Main DPS Build
If you play this champion as a Support in your comp you should take the weapon and artifacts from the list below. They are believed to be the most effective ones in almost all situations.
Weapon
Skyward Atlas
Weapon Substitutes: Kagura’s Verity, Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds, Solar Pearl, The Widsith, Mappa Mare.
Artifact Set
Viridescent Venerer (4-Piece)
Artifact Main Stats Priority: ATK% Anemo DMG Bonus CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Sub Stats Priority: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG > ATK% > Elemental Mastery
Talent Priority
Fudou Style Martial Arts > Heartstopper Strike > Windmuster Kick
Best Team Compositions for Shikanoin Heizou
When you play Genshin Impact everything depends not only on your main character but also on the composition. You should learn how elements complement each other and build the best team for your main. Below you can see the best team composition for Shikanoin Heizou with two Sub DPS and Support characters. Also, we have included alternative characters for each role that go well with Shikanoin Heizou too.
Shikanoin Heizou is one of the characters that can work well with other 4-star characters. It might make him very popular. Heizou deals swirl damage with normal attacks if you use an off-field sub-DPS character. Xingqiu is one of the best options as he applies a shield, heals and what is very important he gives off-field Hydro ability that applies Hydro every time your active Genshin character performs a normal attack. Fischl has an elemental skill that places a crow that deals Electro damage to nearby enemies. That is good for Swirl and Charge effects. Bennett provides heal & additional attack stat for the whole team while inside the AOE of his elemental burst.
Good characters for this comp: Yelan, Mona, Xiangling, Raiden Shogun, Yae Miko, Kuki Shinobu, Beidou, Sangonomiya Kokomi, Jean.
If you want to know more about every teammate for Shikanoin Heizou you can click on the link below and find them in the list of all Genshin Impact characters that we have described.
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In case you are still not sure what champion you want to pick as main we have Genshin Impact characters tier list with explanations on how to build your best team.
Shikanoin Heizou Talents
Below you can see the list of talents that Shikanoin Heizou uses during the fight. Each of them we have described with the main characteristics.
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.
Paradoxical Practice
1st 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
4th 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
Utility Passive
Decreases sprinting Stamina consumption for your own party members by 20%.
Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.
Every talent can be upgraded up to level 15. But to do so you will need to gather materials on particular days. The list of the needed materials for leveling Shikanoin Heizou’s talents is mentioned in the next block.
Talent Leveling Materials
So here you can see all materials that you will need in order to level up Shikanoin Heizou’s talents.
Talent Level-Up Materials
Transience Books: Teachings of Transience, Guide to Transience, Philosophies of Transience.
Common Ascension Materials
Treasure Hoarder Insignia, Silver Raven Insignia, Golden Raven Insignia.
Weekly Boss Material
The Meaning of Aeons
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Some of them are required at the beginning for low levels and others are more advanced. We just wanted to focus your attention on material types in general.
Shikanoin Heizou Constellations
In Genshin Impact characters have a specific upgrade system called constellation. You will need to get a specific item called Stella Fortuna to increase the level of constellation. Each character has their own version of Stella Fortuna, which you get by obtaining a duplicate of the character from Wishes.
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
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 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%.
Every Genshin Impact character has own set of constellations above you can see Shikanoin Heizou constellations list with descriptions.
Ascension Materials
In addition, there are ascension phases that increase the level cap for your character. After Shikanoin Heizou reaches the 20th level he can be ascended to the next ascension phase, up to phase 6, which allow getting 90th level.
Character Ascension Materials
Vayuda Turquoise: Vayuda Turquoise Sliver, Vayuda Turquoise Fragment, Vayuda Turquoise Chunk, Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone.
Runic Fang
Common Ascension Materials
Treasure Hoarder Insignia, Silver Raven Insignia, Golden Raven Insignia.
Local Specialty
Onikabuto
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In order to level up ascension phases you’ll need materials. So the list of those required for Shikanoin Heizou is listed above.