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The best way to take a character from an underwhelming position to an overpowered one inGenshin Impact, is to give them the right weapon. Giving units the best weapon that fits their kit will take their DMG or Supportive abilities to the next level.
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InKeqing’s case, it’s crucial to understand that she’s a fast hitter that doesn’t deal big numbers. Instead, she counts on multiple upon multiple of purple numbers chaotically appearing on a screen. For that, her weapon should match with her scaling and evolve herGenshin Impactcombat value.
Updated June 16, 2025, by Nahda Nabiilah: Keqing has always been known as a multi-hitter, and that makes her great to trigger Elemental Reaction. Thanks to the existence of Dendro, Keqing’s power increases significantly in a Quicken team, where she can reliably deal Aggravate DMG. Her base DMG is still mediocre, but the new Elemental Reaction is bound to make her pop some large numbers. For this playstyle, players can benefit from Elemental Mastery stat, so this list is expanded to include some more weapons, especially those with the aforementioned stat.
11Toukabou Shigure
Thanks to the release of Dendro reaction inGenshin Impact, Elemental Mastery weapons got their viability boosted.Toukabou Shigureis only good for Aggravate Keqing, but considering it’s an F2P Sword, players can totally opt for it if there’s no other option.
10Kagotsurube Isshin
Although there are no refinements for this sword, theGenshin ImpactKazuha’s weapon,Kagotsurube Isshincan still carry some DMG when used with the right characters, like Keqing. It increases her ATK while dealing some additional damage at a fixed interval.
9The Black Sword
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The Black Swordis a great overall weapon for most sword users. As Keqing relies on her Normal and Charged attacks to deal damage, this equipment brings a perfect passive. Pair this with the greatGenshin ImpactCrit Rate substatto get an all-rounder sword for Keqing.
8Lion’s Roar
Lion’s Roaris Keqing’s best4-star weapon inGenshin Impact. Since the sword’s passive increases Keqing’s DMG on enemies affected by Electro, it’s only viable to use Lion’s Roar on Keqing when she’s in Electro-charge team compositions. It’s not recommended to match Pyro characters with Keqing since Electro and Pyro trigger the Overload reactions, which explode enemies away from Keqing’s reach and players will have to follow them around.
7Harbinger of Dawn
Harbinger of Dawnmay be a 3-star weapon, but it’s one of the best Swords thanks to its substat and passive. If Keqing can maintain its passive by having sufficient protection, this Sword performs almost as well as a piece of 5-star equipment.
6Summit Shaper
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Just like the other weapons in this series,Summit Shaper’s effect can only be maximized whenKeqing is shielded at all times. When she is, Keqing gets 40% extra ATK from Summit Shaper’s effect in addition to almost 50% ATK from the weapon substat. Summit Shaper also possesses a strong Base ATK that helps Keqing scale better with ATK%.
5Light of Foliar Incision
Light of Foliar Incisionmay be designed asAlhaitham weapon inGenshin Impact, but it’s still amazing for Keqing, especially in an Aggravate team. She can use Elemental Mastery Timepiece instead of ATK to further benefit from its passive.
4Freedom-Sworn
Freedom-Swornis niche only for Aggravate Keqing. Due to the Sword having Elemental Mastery substat, it will increase the DMG of the Dendro + Electro reaction. Its passive will also be useful as she can benefit from it herself.
3Haran Geppaku Futsu
Haran Geppaku Futsuis thebest weapon for Kamisato Ayato inGenshin Impact, but it’s also viable for a main DPS Keqing. It has a great Crit Rate stat along with a universal Elemental DMG Bonus. Additionally, it further enhances Keqing’s Normal Attack DMG for a tiny condition.
2Primordial Jade Cutter
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Ever since its release,Primordial Jade Cutterremains as atop-tier sword inGenshin Impact. The sword grants a whopping 44% CRIT Rate to make it easy to build the wielding character. In that case, Keqing will fully benefit from the CRIT Rate bonus and ATK% granted by Primordial Jade Cutter’s effect.
