Shikanoin Heizou Best Build & Infographic Guide (v7.0 Meta Build)
Complete Shikanoin Heizou endgame build guide: Anemo On-Field | Main DPS | Martial Swirler. Best Weapon: Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds, Artifacts: Viridescent Venerer. Main stat priorities, ER breakpoints, and premier team comps. Verified official meta build on TLDRBuild.
Element: Anemo | Weapon: Catalyst | Role: On-Field | Main DPS | Martial Swirler
Best Weapons for Shikanoin Heizou
- #1 Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds (R1) — Top Tier Best in Slot
- #2 The Widsith (R5) — High Performance 4★ Alternative
- #3 Solar Pearl (R5) — High Performance Synergy Alternative
- #4 Sacrificial Fragments (R5) — Top 4★ F2P / Accessible Option
Best Artifact Sets for Shikanoin Heizou
- Viridescent Venerer (4pc) — Non-negotiable BiS shredding 40% elemental RES upon Swirl while buffing swirl damage.
- Desert Pavilion Chronicle + Gladiator's Finale (2pc+2pc) — Consensus 2pc+2pc hybrid offering reliable scaling across Heartstopper Strikes and Windmuster Kicks.
- Marechaussee Hunter (4pc) — Top damage ceiling in Furina comps granting +36% free CRIT Rate.
Main Stats & Substat Priority
- Sands: ATK%
- Goblet: Anemo DMG%
- Circlet: CRIT Rate | CRIT DMG
- Substat Priority: 1. CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG > 2. ATK% > 3. Elemental Mastery > 4. Energy Recharge (115–125%)
- Energy Recharge Benchmarks: Standard Rotation: 115–125% | With Favonius Teammate: 110–115% | Double Anemo: 105–115%
Talent Priority
- Skill — Heartstopper Strike (Target Lv. 10): Charges a massive Anemo punch whose damage doubles at 4 Declension stacks; delivers massive single-target nukes.
- Burst — Windmuster Kick (Target Lv. 9): Leaps high into the air to kick an explosive vacuum sphere that pulls enemies and bursts with absorbed elements.
- Normal — Fudou Style Martial Arts (Target Lv. 8): Drives rapid Anemo punches and roundhouse kicks to consistently swirl off-field elemental abilities.
Best Team Compositions for Shikanoin Heizou
- Anemo Hypercarry Heartstopper Nuke: Shikanoin Heizou, Faruzan (Dedicated Buffer), Furina (Universal Buffer), Bennett (Buffer / Healer) — Heizou builds 4 Declension stacks to unleash 150,000+ Heartstopper Strike nukes under maximum buffs.
- National Detective Vaporize: Shikanoin Heizou, Xiangling (Pyro Sub-DPS), Yelan (Hydro Sub-DPS), Bennett (Buffer / Healer) — Swirls Pyro and Hydro while driving Pyronado and rapid Hydro dice.