Understanding Claymores in Genshin Impact: Top Characters, Strategies, and Tier List

Understanding Claymores in Genshin Impact

Understanding Claymores in Genshin Impact

Claymores are two-handed swords and one of the five weapon types available to characters in Genshin Impact. They have a slower attack speed but can deliver much greater damage. Moreover, claymore damage is considered blunt attacks, making them ideal for:

• Mining ores
• Destroying Geo shields during combat

To elaborate, claymores restrict the character wielding them to slower hits compared to other melee weapons like swords and polearms. However, they deal more damage per hit with higher interruption capabilities. Due to being considered blunt attacks, claymore strikes deal increased damage to:

• Geo objects
• Certain shields

Additionally, claymores can trigger Shatter on frozen enemies.

Normal and Charged Attacks

A claymore ’s Normal Attack chain typically consists of 3–5 slow, but powerful and wide, melee attacks. Charged Attacks have a small windup, performing a rapid chain of attacks that continuously drains stamina, ending with a more powerful slash if the attack button is released or the character runs out of stamina. There are two iterations of claymore Charged Attacks:

• A spinning attack for short and medium-height characters
• A continuous slash attack for tall characters

Typically, claymore Charged Attacks cost 40 stamina per second and can last up to 5 seconds. Exceptions include:

• Arataki Itto’s Charged Attack, which costs 20 stamina with no Superlative Superstrength stacks and 0 with any number of stacks
• Kinich’s Charged Attack, which costs 50 stamina

Claymore Plunging Attacks are also considered blunt attacks, involving a slash downward with their sword.

Top Claymores

Wolf’s Gravestone is widely regarded as the best claymore in the game due to its high base attack and the Wolfish Tracker ability. Furthermore, Skyward Pride is focused on energy recharge, making it ideal for characters like Xinyan.

Serpent Spine, one of the only two 4-star claymores that has CRIT stats (the other being Blackcliff Slasher), increases CRIT Rate by 27.6%. If you have a shield character in the party to help secure the ive stacks, you’ll enjoy 50% free bonus DMG at max Refinement Level.

Claymore Weapon List

Here’s a list of all the claymore weapons available in Genshin Impact as of Version 5.0, including their rarity and secondary stats:

• 35 claymores in total

Top Claymore Characters and Their Abilities

Here is the list of characters that use Claymores in Genshin Impact, arranged by rarity, element, and region. We also have the rankings for the best Claymore characters to get a better idea on their roles and strengths!

• Mavuika:
  • As a DPS, she has absurdly high scaling from her burst damage.
  • Can flex as either on-field, off-field, or quick-swap.
  • Strong in both Vaporize and Melt, which are the best reactions for damage as a Pyro character.
  • Her exploration ability combines most of the Natlan characters’ strengths all in one character.
  • Acts as a Sub-DPS with off-field Pyro application, easily accessed from her Elemental Skill.
  • She targets all enemies within the circle, which is rare in the game.
  • Can still act on-field as a quick-swap option that decimates opponents due to her sheer scaling.
• General Claymore Characteristics:
  • Claymore characters have slower hits than other melee weapons.
  • However, they deal more damage per hit.
  • Claymore attacks are considered blunt attacks, dealing increased damage to certain shields and Geo objects.
  • They can also trigger Shatter on frozen enemies.
• Best Claymores:
  • The Serpent Spine: Considered by some to be the strongest four-star claymore in the game.
  • Prototype Archaic: A craftable claymore that’s good for early game main damage dealers.
• Top Characters:
  • Diluc: The main DPS and the first five-star claymore . He has long been considered one of the most powerful characters in the game due to his weapon and pyro element.
  • Razor: Also ranks top 5 in of DPS.

How to Choose the Best Claymore for Your Team

To choose the best claymore for your team in Genshin Impact, consider the following:

Claymore Builds by Character Type

• Physical DPS: Song of Broken Pines: High base ATK with a strong physical DMG bonus, ideal for characters like Razor, Eula, and Chongyun.
• Crit Damage Focused: Redhorn Stonethresher: Provides a high crit DMG% stat, great for characters who can consistently land hits like Diluc or Arataki Itto.
• Defense Scaling Characters: Whiteblind: Offers high ATK% bonus based on defense, perfect for Noelle.

General Considerations

The best claymore build depends on your character. However, generally:

• Song of Broken Pines is considered the top choice for most physical DPS claymore s.
• Redhorn Stonethresher is the best for pure crit damage builds.
• Whiteblind shines for characters that scale well with defense.

Key Factors to Consider When Building a Claymore

• Character Playstyle: Choose a weapon that complements your character’s strengths, like fast attacks for Razor or heavy swings for Eula.
• Artifact Set: Prioritize artifacts that synergize with your weapon’s ive, like “Pale Flame” for physical DMG or “Crimson Witch of Flames” for Pyro DPS.
• Team Composition: Consider whether your team needs a dedicated DPS or a character when selecting a claymore.

Best Artifact Sets for Gaming

• 4-piece Marechaussee Hunter: Increases Normal and Charged Attack DMG.
• 4-piece Crimson Witch of Flames: Boosts Pyro DMG and enhances reaction DMG.

Gaming Character Build

To build Gaming effectively, prioritize his Elemental Skill and Burst talents.

Consider using the Serpent Spine weapon for its CRIT Rate and DMG bonus.

Using ATK Sands, Pyro DMG Goblet, and CRIT Circlet is ideal, along with paying attention to Energy Recharge to maintain his Elemental Burst uptime.

Optimal Team Composition for Gaming

• Gaming, Bennett, Xianyun, and Furina: Allows continuous plunging attacks.
• Ensure proper Pyro application and synergy with 4-piece Viridescent Venerer on Xianyun.
• Other viable team combinations include Kazuha or Rosaria in place of Xianyun.

The Role of Claymores in Combat Strategy

Claymores are here to do big damage in a few good swings. With claymores, you attack slowly, and you want every hit to count. Your claymore needs to get in there, throw their sword 3 or 4 times, and swap out until their ability recharges. This is especially effective if you can position yourself to hit more than one enemy at once, maximizing the area of effect (AOE) damage.

In of weapon choices:

• Prototype Aminus: An easy winner for claymores.
• Wolf’s Gravestone: The better of the two 5-star weapons. It provides a huge physical damage boost and enhances all party ’ Base ATK by 40% for 12 seconds against enemies with less than 30% HP. This is excellent for big bosses.
• The Bell: Generates a shield that absorbs damage up to 20% of max HP, while also granting a 12% increased damage boost while protected.

It’s worth mentioning the character Noelle, as she can shine with the right setup, allowing you to capitalize on her high damage points. Switch to her when the sword’s shield pops and activate her elemental shield for added protection.

Claymore characters are noted for having some of the most powerful DPS capabilities in the game. Their heavy attacks can stagger enemies, and under the right battle conditions, you can even stun-lock opponents until they’re defeated.

More weapon options include:

• Luxurious Sea-Lord: Increases elemental burst damage by 12%, and at Refinement 5, it boosts damage by 24%. This benefits claymore characters like Beidou, Eula, Itto, and Noelle who have strong elemental bursts.
• The Unforged: Emphasizes ATK, increasing it by 8% with each hit (stacking up to 40%). This effect is doubled when your character is shielded.
• Skyward Pride: Has a high base ATK value of 674 at Level 90, providing an 8% damage increase. It also creates a vacuum blade after using your elemental burst, dealing damage equal to 80% of your ATK stat.

Claymores are two-handed swords and one of the five weapon types available in Genshin Impact. They have a slower attack speed but can deliver significantly greater damage. Claymores are effective for hitting groups of enemies or breaking rocks for materials. Some characters to consider include Xinyan, Razor, and Beidou.

Additionally, claymore attacks benefit from being considered blunt attacks, dealing increased damage to Geo objects, such as Rock Shield Hilichurl Guards and Rock Shieldwall Mitachurls’ shields. For S-Tier claymores in Genshin Impact, these weapons can be advantageous for almost every claymore character, increasing ATK by 20-40%, and enhancing attacks against opponents with less than 30% HP, increasing all party ’ ATK by 40-80% for 12 seconds.

Exploring the Claymore Weapons Tier List

Here is the claymore weapons tier list in Genshin Impact, organized from the best to good:

1. Wolf’s Gravestone (5* Rarity):
   • The absolute best claymore in Genshin Impact.
   • It boasts one of the most insane attack boosts in the game.
   • It is centered around increasing the wielder’s attack, making it a top-tier choice for characters like Razor, Beidou, Diluc, Chongyun, and Sayu.
2. Song of Broken Pines (5* Rarity):
   • Possesses the highest base attack of all claymores with 741 at max level and a 20.7% bonus to physical damage.
   • Features a Rebel Banner’s Hymn effect that grants the entire team a 12% bonus to attack speed and an additional 20% attack bonus for 12s after obtaining four sigils.
3. The Unforged (5* Rarity):
   • An oddball pick that requires frequent access to a shield for maximum value.
   • With a base attack of 608 at max level and 49.6% bonus attack, it increases damage dealt by 4% for 8s with each hit, up to five stacks.
   • If shielded, this effect is doubled and also boosts shield strength by 20%, making it a solid option for characters like Diluc and Xinyan.
4. Skyward Pride (5* Rarity):
   • Ranked second among the best claymores.
   • It has 45 base attack damage at level 1, the second-highest damage claymore.
   • The ive increases all DMG on hit after using an Element Burst, Normal, or Charged Attack, creating a vacuum blade that deals Physical DMG to enemies along its path.
5. Serpent Spine (4* Rarity):
   • Considered the strongest four-star claymore in Genshin Impact.
   • Grants almost 28% Crit Rate instantly.
   • The ive ability buffs the damage of Normal attacks, Charged attacks, and Elemental skills.
6. Prototype Archaic (4* Rarity)
7. Luxurious Sea-Lord (5* Rarity)
8. Lithic Blade (4* Rarity)
9. Uraku Misugiri:
   • Normal Attack DMG is increased by 16% and Elemental Skill DMG is increased by 24%.
   • After a nearby active character deals Geo DMG, the aforementioned effects increase by 100% for 15s.
   • The wielder’s DEF is also increased by 20%.

Welcome to Game8’s weapon tier list for Genshin Impact for Version 5.2! You can check out the best swords, claymores, polearms, catalysts, and bows, as well as the best weapons for Main DPS, Sub-DPS, and roles.