Kazuha’s Talents
Garyuu Bladework
Garyuu Bladework is Kazuha’s normal, charged, and plunging attack. He performs up to 5 strikes and uses his stamina during a charged attack. Whenever Kazuha performs a plunging attack caused by his Elemental Skill, his Plunging attack will have Anemo Damage that can pull enemies and perform AoE damage.
Chihayaburu
Chihayaburu is Kazuha’ Elemental Skill. He pulls the enemies around him and launches them, dealing AoE damage. Kazuha then lifts into the air, allowing him to perform a plunging attack. Pressing this skill allows you to use it mid-air and holding this skill gives higher Anemo damage and increases the AoE of his pull. Performing a plunging attack after using Chihayaburu will convert your plunging damage to Anemo damage and allows Kazuha to create a small tunnel that pulls enemies inwards.
Kazuha Slash
Kazuha Slash is Kazuha’s Elemental Burst. He performs one slash that uses the winds of Autumn, dealing anemo damage surrounding him. He will also leave an Autumn Whirlwind that will continuously deal AoE damage on surrounding enemies. Any element that came in contact with Autumn Whirlwind will be absorbed but this effect can only happen once.
Soumon Swordsmanship
Soumon Swordsmanship is Kazuha’s passive unlocked at Ascension Phase 1. Whenever you use Kazuha’s Elemental skill and it comes in contact with any other element besides Geo, his Elemental Skill will absorb that element. When Kazuha performs a plunging attack during this effect, he will deal an additional 200% ATK damage using the element that was absorbed.
Poetics of Fuubutsu
Poetics of Fuubutsu is Kazuha’s passive unlocked at Ascension Phase 4. Whenever you trigger a Swirl elemental reaction, Kazuha’s teammates will have a 0.04% Elemental damage bonus depending on Kazuha’s Elemental Mastery. This effect can stack with other buffs and has a duration of 8 seconds.
Cloud Strider
Cloud Strider is Kazuha’s utility passive. Kazuha will decrease the stamina consumption of your party whenever they sprint by 20%. Take note that this passive cannot stack with other passives of the same effect.
Best Builds for Kazuha
Anemo Support Weapons
Kazuha Kaedehara is a great Anemo support because of his kit. He can apply constant Swirl reaction and pull enemies in so your team can finish them all at once.
Freedom-sworn
Freedom-Sworn is Kazuha’s dedicated weapon. This 5-star weapon is available alongside his character banner and gives an Elemental Mastery Sub-stat. This weapon increases your damage by 10%. Whenever your character causes an Elemental Reaction, you will earn a Sigil of Rebellion. Getting 2 Sigils of Rebellion will grant your party the effect called “Millenial Movement: Song of Resistance” with a duration of 12 seconds. Millennial Movement: Song of Resistance will increase your normal, charged, and plunging attack damage by 16%. The effect also increases your attack by 20%. After triggering this effect, you get a 20-second cooldown on getting new Sigils of Rebellion.
Sacrificial Sword
Sacrificial Sword is a 4-star weapon that has Energy Recharge as its sub-stat. This weapon has the effect called Composed. Whenever you damage an opponent using an elemental skill, your elemental skill has a 40% chance to have no cooldown, allowing you to use it again. This effect can only happen every 30 seconds.
Burst DPS Weapons
Skyward Blade
The skyward blade is another 5-star weapon that you can use for Kazuha. This weapon has an Energy Recharge sub-stat, allowing you to use your elemental skills more often. This weapon increases your Crit Rate by 4%. Whenever you use an Elemental Burst, your movement speed is increased by 10%. Your attack speed will increase by 10%. Both your normal and charged attacks will also have additional damage of 20% equal to your attack. This effect has a duration of 12 seconds.
Iron Sting
The Iron Sting is a craftable weapon option for Kazuha. This 4-star weapon has an Elemental Mastery Sub-stat. Whenever you deal elemental damage, your damage will increase by 6%. This effect has a duration of 6 seconds and can stack up to two times. Below are the materials you need to forge Iron Sting:
1 Northlander Sword Billet 50 Crystal Chunk 50 White Iron Chunk 500 Mora
Kazuha’s Artifact Set
4pc. Viridescent Venerer
Viridescent Venerer is considered the best artifact for Kazuha because it increases his Anemo damage. 2 pieces of Viridescent Venerer increase your Anemo Damage bonus by 15%. 4 pieces of this artifact will increase your Swirl damage by 60%. It also decreases the elemental resistance of enemies to the element infused by the Swirl reaction by 40%. You can get this artifact set on the Valley of Remembrance.
4pc. Noblesse Oblige
If you are looking to put Kazuha as a Burst Sub-DPS or Support, you can use 4 pieces of Noblesse Oblige. 2 pieces of Noblesse Oblige will increase your elemental burst damage by 20%. Equipping Kazuha 4 pieces of Noblesse Oblige will increase the attack of your party members by 20% whenever you use an Elemental Burst. This effect has a duration of 12 seconds. You can get this artifact set in the Clear Pool and Mountain Cavern.
4pc. Exile
If you have a lower adventurer rank or do not have the proper artifact set for Kazuha yet, you can opt to use 4 pieces of Exile. 2 pieces of Exile will give you 20% Energy Recharge. 4 pieces of Exile will Regenerate 2 Energy for all your party members whenever you use an Elemental Burst. This effect has a duration of 6 seconds and is not stackable. You can get this artifact set in Chests, Elite Enemies, and Normal Bosses.
Talent Upgrade Materials
Daily Domain Drops every Tuesday/Friday/Sunday
Teachings of Diligence Guide to Diligence Philosophies of Diligence
Treasure Hoarder Drops
Treasure Hoarder Insignia Silver Raven Insignia Golden Raven Insignia
Azhdaha Boss Drop
Gilded Scale
Ascension Materials
Lv.20
1 Vayuda Turquoise Sliver 3 Treasure Hoarder Insignia 3 Sea Ganoderma
Lv.40
3 Vayuda Turquoise Fragment 5 Treasure Hoarder Insignia 10 Sea Ganoderma 2 Marionette Core
Lv.50
6 Vayuda Turquoise Fragment 12 Silver Raven Insignia 20 Sea Ganoderma 4 Marionette Core
Lv.60
3 Vayuda Turquoise Chunk 18 Silver Raven Insignia 30 Sea Ganoderma 8 Marionette Core
Lv.70
6 Vayuda Turquoise Chunk 12 Golden Raven Insignia 45 Sea Ganoderma 12 Marionette Core
Lv.80
6 Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone 24 Golden Raven Insignia 60 Sea Ganoderma 20 Marionette Core
Team Compositions
Kazuha is a great Anemo Character which is why he can fit in any team. However, below are some of the best teams that you can build for Kazuha.
Melt Team
Kazuha will act as the Anemo Support and Burst DPS in this team. You can add Ganyu because she can easily proc Cryo Elemental Reactions and will work great as a Sub-DPS. Klee will act as your main DPS, getting constant Melt Reactions to surrounding enemies. You can also change Klee into any Pyro character that can deal a lot of damage. Bennett will act as the healer and support of the team.
Vapor Team
This team will have Mona and Kazuha as the Sub-DPS. Diluc or Hutao can act as your main DPS. Mona can amplify the damage of your main DPS and cause a Vaporized reaction. You can also pair Diluc or Hutao with Bennett, to have Pyro Resonance and increases your attack by 25%. Kazuha can also pull enemies in so you can finish them off in once burst combo.
Main DPS Kazuha Team
If you want Kazuha to be your Main DPS, you can pair him with Venti so you can have Anemo Resonance. Having 2 Anemo characters in your team will decrease your Stamina Consumption by 15% and Increase your movement speed by 10%. The resonance will also reduce the cooldown of your skills by 5%. You can also add Fischl to the team to act as an Enabler and Bennett will act as your Healer and Enabler Support.
Summary
Kazuha Kaedehara is a wandering samurai from Inazuma and is a 5-star Anemo Character. The best artifact set for Kazuha is the Viridescent Venerer because it amplifies his Swirl and Anemo damage. The best weapon for Kazuha is Freedom-Sworn because it has an Elemental Mastery Sub-stat. When farming for Kazuha’s artifacts, it is important to prioritize Elemental Mastery, Anemo Damage Bonus, and Energy Recharge sub-stats.
