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Among the five types of weapons inGenshin Impact, the Sword is likely the most basic. Its wielder can attack faster than Claymore users, but slower than Polearm. They also don’t have a special ability like Claymore’s Blunt Attack, Bow’s Charged Attack, or Catalyst’s Elemental Attack.
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As ofGenshin Impact2.6, there are more Sword characters than any of the others. Considering the abundance of its wielders, it’s highly crucial for players to understand where each Sword places in theGenshin ImpactSword Tier list.
Every weapon passive is written with the effect of Refinement Rank 1 ~ Refinement Rank 5.
S-Tier Sword
The top TierGenshin ImpactSword is dominated by weapons that are great on technically anyone.
674 ATK
44.1% CRIT DMG
Gain a 12~24% Elemental DMG Bonus. Obtain 1 stack in each of the following scenarios:
At stack levels 1/2/3, gain a 8/16/28~16/32/56% Elemental DMG Bonus for the character’s Elemental Type.
542 ATK
454 ATK
61.3% Energy Recharge
Mistsplitter ReforgedandPrimordial Jade Cutterare pretty much on par with each other. Primordial Jade Cutter is much easier to fully utilize, but Mistsplitter Reforged is amazing even without its full powers. As for theSacrificial Sword, this weapon is highly popular thanks toGenshin ImpactXingqiu. Other notable users of this equipment are Kaedehara Kazuha and Qiqi.
A-Tier Sword
A-Tier Swords inGenshin Impactare all very powerful, but they’re not as flexible or as good as the S-Tier Sword.
608 ATK
49.6% ATK
510 ATK
Increases DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 20~40%.
565 ATK
401 ATK
46.9% CRIT DMG
Summit Shaperis sadly only viable on DPS with a full-time shielder.Aquila Favoniais amazing but many characters can’t benefit from its sub-stat. As for the 3-StarHarbinger of Dawn, even though it has a low rank, its performance is undeniably good and canserve as an easy yet excellent F2P option.
55.1% ATK
620 ATK
41.3% ATK
69.0% DEF
Amenoma Kageuchihas potential, but not many characters can fully benefit from its passive.TheAlley Flashalso looks good on paper, but sadly, there aren’t many off-fieldSword characters inGenshin Impact. Those who are, like Xingqiu and Albedo, already have a much better option.
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The only viable user for the Alley Flash is Bennett, and that’s thanks to its high Base ATK.
C-Tier Sword
The C-Tier Sword,The Flute, can be equipped onmostGenshin ImpactDPS. Unfortunately, their performance won’t improve.
F-Tier Sword
Lastly, on the F-Tier Sword, theSword of Descensiondefinitely deserves the spot. It may be helpful for new Travelers, but this weapon will very soon be wasted. The Sword of Descension is only obtainable on PS devices, and it has bothlow Base ATK and low sub-stat.
440 ATK
35.2% ATK
Genshin Impactis now available on Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5. A Switch version is in development.
