Kaeya Best Build & Infographic Guide (v7.0 Meta Build)
Complete Kaeya endgame build guide: Cryo Off-Field | Sub-DPS | Glacial Waltz Enabler. Best Weapon: Mistsplitter Reforged, Artifacts: Blizzard Strayer. Main stat priorities, ER breakpoints, and premier team comps. Verified official meta build on TLDRBuild.
Element: Cryo | Weapon: Sword | Role: Off-Field | Sub-DPS | Glacial Waltz Enabler
Best Weapons for Kaeya
- #1 Mistsplitter Reforged (R1) — Top Tier Best in Slot
- #2 Amenoma Kageuchi (R5) — High Performance 4★ Alternative
- #3 Favonius Sword (R5) — Best Utility & Energy Battery
- #4 Sacrificial Sword (R5) — Top 4★ F2P / Accessible Option
Best Artifact Sets for Kaeya
- Blizzard Strayer (4pc) — Undisputed Best-in-Slot for Freeze compositions, granting up to 40% free CRIT Rate against frozen targets.
- Emblem of Severed Fate (4pc) — Top pick for Reverse Melt comps, converting Kaeya's high ER directly into amplified circling icicle damage.
- Blizzard Strayer + Noblesse Oblige (2pc+2pc) — Versatile 2pc+2pc combination granting +15% Cryo DMG and +20% Burst DMG for unconstrained damage across all team archetypes.
Main Stats & Substat Priority
- Sands: ATK% | Energy Recharge
- Goblet: Cryo DMG%
- Circlet: CRIT Rate | CRIT DMG
- Substat Priority: 1. CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG > 2. Energy Recharge (140–160%) > 3. ATK% > 4. Elemental Mastery
- Energy Recharge Benchmarks: Double Cryo Team: 130–140% | Solo Cryo In Team: 160–175% | With Favonius Sword: 125–135%
Talent Priority
- Burst — Glacial Waltz (Target Lv. 9): Summons 3 spinning icicles orbiting the active character, dealing continuous off-field Cryo damage.
- Skill — Frostgnaw (Target Lv. 8): Unleashes a frigid blast on a short 6s cooldown, generating consistent Cryo particles.
Best Team Compositions for Kaeya
- Reverse Melt Glacial Waltz Core: Kaeya, Xiangling (Pyro Sub-DPS), Bennett (Buffer / Healer), Rosaria (Cryo Sub-DPS) — Circling icicles melt continuously over Pyro aura dealing high off-field Cryo damage.
- Permafrost Swordplay Freeze: Kaeya, Chongyun (Cryo Infusion), Xingqiu (Hydro Sub-DPS), Kaedehara Kazuha (Buffer / CC) — Circling icicles freeze enemies in close melee combat.