A strong Main DPS character since the release ofGenshin Impactand easy to get due to his 4-Star ranking, Razor is incredible for helping new players through the early stages of the game with his solid DPS.
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Razor only really fits into aMain DPS roleas he doesn’t provide any off-field support. However, the way his Elemental Burst functions with coordinated Electro attacks gives him a unique play style that can be fun to play with.
Razor’s Best Builds & Artifact Sets
Razor works best inPhysical Main DPS roles orDendroreaction Main DPS roles.With these different potential teams, there are a few artifacts you could use to build Razor.
4-Piece Pale Flame
Pale Flame is a great artifact set for anyPhysical Main DPSwith its2-Piece set bonus giving a 25% Physical DPS Bonus. While the4-Piece will increase ATK by 9% when landing an Elemental Skill which will stack up to 2 times.Once the maximum amounts of stacks are met, the 2-Piece set bonus will be increased by 100%. Razor’s Elemental Skill is easy to use and has a veryshort cooldown, which will make it easy to get the maximum amount of stacks from this set.
If you can’t find a good 4-Piece Pale Flame set, you can go for a2-Piece Gladiator’s Finale or 2-Piece Bloodstained Chivalryto get by until you get a full 4-Piece set.
4-Piece Thundering Fury
Thundering Fury is a good set for use when playing Razor inreaction teams such as Aggravate. The 2-Piece set increasesElectro Damage by 15%while the 4-Piece set will give a reactiondamage bonus of 40% to Overload, Superconduct, Electro-Charged, and Hyperbloom reactions— while increasing the damage bonus fromAggravate and Quicken by 20%.After triggering one of these reactions, the character’sElemental Skill cooldown will be reduced by 1 second.
4-Piece Gilded Dreamswould also be a great set towards reactionary teams due to theElemental Masteryincreases it provides.
Razor’sstat priority will varydepending on the team you’re playing with. A Reactionary team will wantmore Elemental Masteryand may even build Razor with a full Elemental Mastery set, while Physical teams won’t have any need for the Elemental Mastery.
Sands of Eon
ATK%, Elemental Mastery
Crit Rate, Crit DMG, ATK%, Energy Recharge
Goblet of Eonothem
Physical DMG Bonus, Electro DMG Bonus
Circlet of Logos
Crit Rate, Crit DMG
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Razor’s Best 5-Star & 4-Star Weapons
As mentioned before, Razor’s weapons may vary depending on the team he’s being played with. For example,Rainslasher’s Elemental Mastery sub-statwill be extremely useful for Elemental Mastery-demanding teams. However, there are a few great weapons available for Razor.
5-Star Weapons:Wolf’s Gravestone & Song Of Broken Pines
Wolf’s Gravestone: This is a solid weapon choice for any team you put Razor in as thehuge ATK Bonuswill benefit him in any team. At level 90 it has aBase ATK of 608with an additionalATK% Sub-stat of 49.6%. The Passive of the weaponincreases ATK by 20%, and attacks against opponents with less than 30% of their max HP will increase the party’s ATK by 40% for 12 seconds.
Wolf’s Gravestone is a standard 5-Star weapon available both on the weapon banners and on the standard banner.
Song of Broken Pines: This is a great weapon for Razor in aPhysical DPS role. At level 90, Song of Broken Pines has an impressiveBase ATK of 741with aPhysical DMG Bonus Sub-Stat of 20.7%.The Passive provides an additional16% ATK bonus. When a normal or charged attack hits, A Sigil of Whispers will be created every 0.3 seconds, andonce 4 of these sigils are created, it will increase Normal ATK Speed by 12% and 20% ATK bonus.This effect lasts 12 seconds, and you cannot gain any more sigils for the next 20 seconds after activating it.
Song of Broken Pines is a limited 5-Star Weapon that is available on the weapon banner alongside Eula’s Banner.
4-Star Weapons: Serpent Spine & Snow-Tombed Starsilver
Serpent Spine: TheBattle Pass-exclusiveweapon Serpent Spine is a solid stat crutch for any role due to its Crit Rate sub-stat. At level 90, theBase ATK sits at 510 and a Crit Rate sub-stat of 27.6%. The passive grants a6% damage bonus every 4 seconds the character is on the fieldwhile also increasing damage taken by 3%.This stacks up to 5 times but will be reduced to 1 stack if the character takes damage. It will not lose the buff if the character goes off the field.
As mentioned before, Serpent Spine can only be unlocked when a player who owns theBattle Passreacheslevel 30.
Snow-Tombed Starsilver: This weapon is a crafted weapon that the player can unlock fromDragonspine.The weapon is a solid choice for Razor in aPhysical DPS Role. ItsBase ATK is 565with aPhysical DMG Bonus of 34.5%. The Passive of the weapon has a60% chance to drop an AoE on opponents when hit by a normal or charged attack, dealing 80% ATK as damage(or 200% if the opponent is affected by Cryo); this can only occur once every 10 seconds.
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Razor’s Best Team Compositions
Physical/Superconduct Team
Razor is a solidPhysical Main DPSwhich benefits heavily from theSuperconduct reaction due to its Physical Resistance shred. In this team,Fischl applies Electroto consistently trigger Superconduct withDiona andRosaria’s Cryo applicationas well as their own support such asShield/Healing or Crit Rate Increase. Meanwhile, Razor spends most of his time on the field as the Physical Carry.
Fischl is an easy Electro Sub-DPS to get, but you could also use other electro characters such asLisa, Dori orRaiden Shogun(Yae Miko may also work, but it will increase the rotation length by a lot).
Diona and Rosaria can be replaced with otherCryo supports or Sub-DPSsuch asLaylaor Kaeya.
“Thundering Furry” Team
This team known as “Thundering Furry” requiresa lot of Energy Rechargeas it relies on all characters' Elemental Bursts and builds Razor withfull Thundering Fury Elemental Masteryartifacts. This team also requiresBennett’s Constellation level 6 to work.This allows Razor toindependently trigger Overloadwhile Dendro Traveler andXingqiu’s burstallow him totrigger Aggravate and Bloom/Hyperbloom. This team can also work withXianglingif you don’t want to C6 your Bennett. However, it will be much more difficult due to her energy demands.
Surprisingly, a great weapon for this team on Razor is actually the3-Star weapon Bloodtainted Greatswordwith itsElemental Mastery Sub-Stat and increase to damage against opponents effected by Pyro or Electro.
