Shenhe
Shenhe is one of the strongest supports for any Cryo main DPS like Ayaka, Ganyu, or Eula, lifting their damage to another level thanks to the flat bonus from her Icy Quill. The key investment is ATK and enough Energy Recharge (~200%) to burst every rotation, since her buffs scale with her ATK. In Freeze teams put her on Blizzard Strayer; otherwise 4pc Noblesse Oblige for the team ATK buff is standard. Without Calamity Queller, the 4-star Favonius Lance or The Catch is already plenty. If you're raising any Cryo DPS, pulling Shenhe is almost always worth it.
Shenhe Build
Calamity Queller
Favonius Lance
"The Catch"
Engulfing Lightning
Kitain Cross Spear-
4pc
Noblesse Oblige -
4pc
Blizzard Strayer -
2pc+2pc
Noblesse Oblige +
Gladiator's Finale
Priority substats: Energy Recharge (đủ ngưỡng) › ATK% › CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
E > Q > NA — the Skill holds most of her buffs so level it first; Burst next for more damage and RES shred.
Teams for Shenhe
Shenhe stamps Icy Quill and shreds RES for Ganyu's Cryo arrows, Kazuha groups enemies, and Kokomi sustains Freeze.
Shenhe directly buffs Cryo damage for Ayaka, while Kokomi and Kazuha keep locking in Freeze very safely.
Shenhe's talents
Dawnstar Piercer
Performs up to 5 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.
Spring Spirit Summoning
Grants all nearby party members the Icy Quill effect and deals Cryo DMG in different ways based on whether it is {LAYOUT_MOBILE#tapped}{LAYOUT_PC#pressed}{LAYOUT_PS#pressed} or held.
{LAYOUT_MOBILE#Tap}{LAYOUT_PC#Press}{LAYOUT_PS#Press}
Rushes forward together with a Talisman Spirit, dealing Cryo DMG to opponents along the path.
Hold
Commands the Talisman Spirit to deal AoE Cryo DMG.
Icy Quill
When Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts deal Cryo DMG to opponents, the DMG dealt is increased based on Shenhe's current ATK.
The Icy Quill's effects will be cleared once its duration ends or after being triggered a certain number of times. When held rather than {LAYOUT_MOBILE#tapped}{LAYOUT_PC#pressed}{LAYOUT_PS#pressed}, the Icy Quill's effect lasts longer and can be triggered more times.
When one Cryo DMG instance strikes multiple opponents, the effect is triggered multiple times based on the number of opponents hit. The number of times the effect is triggered is calculated independently for each party member with the Icy Quill.
The power of the spirits is no falsehood. Burdened with her orders, the divine maiden hurries on!
Divine Maiden's Deliverance
The Talisman Spirit then creates a field that decreases the Cryo RES and Physical RES of opponents within it. It also deals periodic Cryo DMG to opponents within the field.
The way of the adepti is not defined only by the mysterious and fantastical. Only by observing the changes in the heavens and the earth, and understanding the laws of cause and effect in this realm, may its essence be understood.
Deific Embrace
Spirit Communion Seal
· {LAYOUT_MOBILE#Tap}{LAYOUT_PC#Press}{LAYOUT_PS#Press}: Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG increased by 15% for 10s.
· Hold: Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG increased by 15% for 15s.
Precise Comings and Goings
Shenhe constellations
Spring Spirit Summoning can be used 1 more time.
Divine Maiden's Deliverance lasts for 6 seconds longer. Active characters within the skill's field deal 15% increased Cryo CRIT DMG.
Increases the Level of Spring Spirit Summoning by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
When characters under the effect of Icy Quill applied by Shenhe trigger its DMG Bonus effects, Shenhe will gain a Skyfrost Mantra stack:
· When Shenhe uses Spring Spirit Summoning, she will consume all stacks of Skyfrost Mantra, increasing the DMG of that Spring Spirit Summoning by 5% for each stack consumed.
· Max 50 stacks. Stacks last for 60s.
Increases the Level of Divine Maiden's Deliverance by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
When characters trigger Icy Quill's effects using Normal and Charged Attack DMG, it does not count toward the Trigger Quota.
Sources: keqingmains.com · Reflects patch 6.7 (2026-07-06) — the meta store re-ranks every patch, never edited by hand.
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