Candace
Candace is a budget Hydro support, great for newer players or anyone without a 5-star Hydro unit. Her whole value sits in her Burst: it applies Hydro to drive reactions and grants a Normal Attack DMG boost to your main DPS. Since her Burst is energy-hungry, stack high Energy Recharge (~180%) and hold the Favonius Lance to fuel both herself and the team. A 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate is the standard, or 4pc Noblesse Oblige if the team wants an ATK buff. She's no top pick, but she's a perfectly solid stopgap while your roster is thin.
Candace Build
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1
Favonius Lance Best -
2
"The Catch" -
3
Prototype Starglitter -
4
Black Tassel -
5
Kitain Cross Spear
Emblem of Severed Fate
Noblesse ObligePriority substats: Energy Recharge (đủ ngưỡng) › HP% › CRIT Rate
Q > E > NA — the Burst is her entire buff and Hydro value, so level it first; Skill and Normals are near-skippable.
Teams for Candace
Candace applies Hydro to spawn Bloom seeds, Nahida provides the Dendro base, and Kuki triggers Hyperbloom to dump damage.
Candace's talents
Gleaming Spear - Guardian Stance
Performs up to 4 consecutive spear strikes.
Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way.
Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Sacred Rite: Heron's Sanctum
Tap
Rushes forward with her shield, dealing Hydro DMG to opponents in front of her.
Hold
Raises her shield to block incoming attacks from nearby opponents, forming a barrier that absorbs DMG based on her Max HP and absorbs Hydro DMG 250% more effectively. This barrier lasts until the Elemental Skill is unleashed.
After holding for a certain period of time, Candace will finish charging, and when the skill button is released, the skill duration expires, or when the barrier is broken, she will perform a leaping strike that deals Hydro DMG to opponents in front of her.
The oath of the guardians is more stalwart yet than the shields they inherit.
Sacred Rite: Wagtail's Tide
Prayer of the Crimson Crown
This effect has the following properties:
·Characters deal increased Elemental DMG with their Normal Attacks.
·Whenever a character takes the field, they will unleash a rippling wave of water that deals Hydro DMG to nearby opponents. There is a limited number of waves that can be triggered in the duration of this skill.
·Sword, Claymore, and Polearm-wielding characters under this effect will obtain a Hydro Infusion.
This secret rite has been passed down through Candace's clan from generation to generation. Though the old faiths have become lost over the years, the sands still protect the heirs of the ancient realm.
Aegis of Crossed Arrows
Celestial Dome of Sand
To Dawn's First Light
Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.
Candace constellations
The duration of Prayer of the Crimson Crown effect triggered by Sacred Rite: Wagtail's Tide is increased by 3s.
When Sacred Rite: Heron's Sanctum hits opponents, Candace's Max HP will be increased by 20% for 15s.
Increases the Level of Sacred Rite: Wagtail's Tide by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Shortens the Hold CD of Sacred Rite: Heron's Sanctum to be the same as that of the Tapping CD.
Increases the Level of Sacred Rite: Heron's Sanctum by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
When characters (excluding Candace herself) affected by the Prayer of the Crimson Crown caused by Sacred Rite: Wagtail's Tide deal Elemental DMG to opponents using Normal Attacks, an attack wave will be unleashed that deals AoE Hydro DMG equal to 15% of Candace's Max HP.
This effect can trigger once every 2.3s and is considered Elemental Burst DMG.
Sources: keqingmains.com, genshin-builds.com · Reflects patch 6.7 (2026-07-06) — the meta store re-ranks every patch, never edited by hand.
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