The Raiden Shogun is the first 5-star playable character coming to Genshin Impact Version 2.1. She is the current Electro Archon and the Shogun of Inazuma, who started her Vision Hunt Decree in pursuit of Eternity. Get to know more about the Raiden Shogun, her talents, passive skills, and constellation, as well as the Raiden Shogun release date and banner.
Raiden Shogun – Plane of Euthymia
- Title: Plane of Euthymia, Her Eternal Excellency
- Organization/Circle: The Seven, Inazuma Bakufu
- Origin: Inazuma
- Constellation: Imperatrix Umbrosa
- Vision/Element: Electro
- Weapon: Polearm
As the Raiden Shogun of Inazuma, she promised her people an unchanging eternity to last throughout the ages. After purging all sentiment with merciless lightning, the solitude of her mind became a secluded space free from mortal joys and woes…
Over the long years, the road to eternity has been dark and desolate, but Her Excellency the Shogun has never wavered, not even for a moment.
For true unchanging eternity is found only in the stillness that manifests itself when all noise is stripped away.
Raiden Shogun Talents (Beta)
Origin – Normal Attack
- Normal attack: Perform up to five consecutive spear strikes
- Charged attack: Consume some stamina to perform an upwards slash
- Plunging attack: Attack while in mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging any enemies in your path and dealing area of effect damage upon impact
Transcedence: Baleful Omen – Elemental Skill
The Raiden Shogun unveils a shared of her Euthymia, dealing Electro Damage to nearby opponents and granting nearby party members the Eye of Stormy Judgment.
Eye of Stormy Judgment
When characters with this buff attack hit opponents, the Eye will unleash a coordinated attack, dealing AoE Electro Damage at the opponent’s positon.
The Eye can initiate one coordinated attack every 0.9 seconds per party.
Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu – Elemental Burst
Gathering truths unnumbered and wishes uncounted, the Raiden Shogun unleashes the Musou no Hitotachi and deals AoE Electro Damage, using Musou Isshin in combat for a certain duration afterward. The Damage dealt by Musou no Hitotachi and Musou Isshin’s attacks is based on the number of Shogan Byakugen no Rin’s Resolve stacks consumed when this skill is used.
Musou Isshin
While in this state, the Raiden Shogun will wield her tachi in battle, while her Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks will be infused with Electro Damage, which cannot be overridden. When such attacks hit opponents, she will regenerate Energy for all nearby party members. Energy can be restored this way once every 1 second, and this effect can be triggered 5 times throughout this skill’s duration. While in this state, the Raiden Shogun’s resistance to interruption is increase, and she is immune to Electro-Charged reaction Damage.
Shogan Byakugen no Rin
When nearby party members use their Elemental Bursts, the Raiden Shogun will build up Resolve based on the amount of Energy they consume. The maximum amount of Resolve stacks is 60.
Raiden Shogun – Passive Abilities
Wishes Unnumbered – 1st Ascension Passive
When nearby party members gain Elemental Orbs or Particles, Chakra Desiderata gains 2 Resolve stacks. This effect can occur once every 3 seconds.
Enlightened One – 4th Ascension Passive
Each 1% above 100% Energy Recharge that the Raiden Shogun possesses grants her:
0.6% greater Energy restoration from Musou Isshin
0.4% Electro Damage Bonus
All-Preserver – Utility Passive
More spent when ascending Swords and Polearms is decreased by 50%.
Raiden Shogun – Beta Constellation
- Ominous Inscription – Chakra Desiderata will gather Resolve even faster. When Electro characters use their Elemental Bursts, the Resolve gained is increased by 80%. When character of other Elemental Types use thier Elemental Bursts, the Resolve gained is increased by 20%.
- Steelbreaker – Secret:Art Musou Shinsetsu’s Musou no Hitotachi and Musou Isshin attacks will ignore 60% of opponents’ DEF.
- Shinkage Bygones – Increases the Level of Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
- Pledge of Propriety – When the Musou Isshin state applied by Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu expires, all nearby party members (excluding the Raiden Shogun) gains 30% bonus Attack for 10 seconds.
- Shogun’s Descent – Increases the Level of Transcendence: Baleful Omen by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
- Wishbearer – While in the Musou Isshin state applied by Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu, the Raiden Shogun’s Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks will decrease all nearby party members’ (but not including the Raiden Shogun herself) Elemental Burst cooldown by 1 second when they hit opponents. This effect can trigger once every 1 second, and can trigger a total of 5 times during the state’s duration.
Raiden Shogun Release Date
The Raiden Shogun will be released alongside Genshin Impact Version 2.1 update – Floating World Under the Moonlight on September 1, 2021. She will be the third playable Archon character in the game, following Venti (Anemo Archon) and Zhongli (Geo Archon).
Raiden Shogun Banner
Raiden Shogun will be featured on the Character Event Wish – Reign of Serenity banner alongside Kujou Sara. Raiden Shogun banner will run from September 1, 2021 to September 21, 2021.
During this event wish, the event-exclusive 5-star character Plane of Euthymia – “Raiden Shogun” (Electro) and 4-star character Crowfeather Kaburaya – “Kujou Sara” (Electro) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!
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