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Genshin Impact: Valeriy Best Build with Weapons & Artifacts

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Genshin Impact: Valeriy Best Build with Weapons & Artifacts

Genshin Impact is an open-world action RPG where elemental reactions decide how much damage a team deals, and Valeriy backs those reactions with shields and damage buffs. The Valeriy best build in Genshin Impact stacks ATK onto a 4-star Electro sword support who protects the party and raises Electro damage.

Valeriy trades personal damage for team utility, so gear choices follow the strength of his shield and buff. Weapon picks, artifact sets, stat targets, talent priority, and constellation value come next in that order.


Valeriy Best Build in Genshin Impact Summary

  • Valeriy scales with ATK, so CRIT and Elemental Mastery stats add little to his support value.

  • Summit Shaper is his best weapon, and Finale of the Deep covers budget builds.

  • A Day Carved From Rising Winds leads the artifact options, with Heart of the Furnace as the Stellar-Conduct alternative.

  • Two 2-piece ATK% sets work as a flexible fallback for any account.

  • Main stats stay simple at ATK% on Sands, Goblet, and Circlet.

  • Stat targets sit near 2,500 to 2,800 ATK and 150% to 180% Energy Recharge for a Burst every rotation.

  • Talent priority runs Normal Attack, Elemental Skill, then Elemental Burst.

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How Valeriy Works in Genshin Impact

Valeriy Character Overview

Valeriy shields the party and feeds a damage buff to the active Electro character, and both effects run on one resource called Impact Momentum. Momentum sets how often he buffs and how large the buff grows.

Each part of his kit feeds the same loop.

  • The Elemental Skill drops the shield and starts the loop: Valeriy charges forward for AoE Electro DMG, adds 40 Impact Momentum, and places a teamwide Supercharged Shield that scales with his ATK.

  • The Elemental Burst fills the momentum bar: Thunderburst Shells fall for 12 seconds, and once his first Ascension passive is active, each Electro hit from the active character adds 5 momentum, up to 80 per Burst.

  • The special Charged Attack spends the momentum: At 40 or more momentum, Valeriy consumes it all and grants Offensive Directive, a buff that lifts the active character's Electro DMG.

Inside a Polestar Field, Valeriy enters a Stellar-Conduct state, and the same buff then raises Stellar-Conduct damage instead of general Electro damage. Each point of momentum spent adds 0.9% of his ATK to the bonus in that state and 0.3% outside it, so Stellar-Conduct lineups with an Electro damage dealer such as Mitya get the most from him.

Shield absorption, buff size, and the bonus per momentum point all grow as ATK rises, which makes ATK the starting point for every build choice below. Triggering Stellar-Conduct before Valeriy takes the screen lets the buff land on live reactions.


Valeriy Best Build Overview

Valeriy's build starts with ATK and fills in the weapon, artifacts, and stats around it. He needs no role split, so one core setup carries across lineups.

Each category below lists the top recommendation for Valeriy.

Category

Recommendation

Best Weapon

Summit Shaper

Best Artifact Set

4-piece A Day Carved From Rising Winds or 4-piece Heart of the Furnace

Fallback Artifacts

2-piece Gladiator's Finale plus 2-piece Shimenawa's Reminiscence

Main Stats

Sands: ATK%, Goblet: ATK%, Circlet: ATK%

Substats

ATK%, ATK, Energy Recharge

Constellation Priority

C2, C6, C1, C4

Valeriy levels Normal Attack first, then Elemental Skill, then Elemental Burst. The Normal Attack carries the special Charged Attack that grants Offensive Directive, and the Skill drives the shield, which keeps it a close second. Burst takes the final levels, since extra levels there mainly raise his own damage.

His Ascension stat is ATK%, so character level adds to the same stat that every gear choice targets. Weapon and artifact upgrades stack with progress he already makes.


Best Weapons for Valeriy

Valeriy With Favonius Sword

Summit Shaper is the best weapon for Valeriy. Its high Base ATK and ATK% secondary stat lift both his shield and his buff, and its passive adds Shield Strength and extra ATK when he hits enemies.

Several other swords perform well across budgets. Each sword below fits a different budget or need.

Weapon

Best Use

Main Benefit

Aquila Favonia

Alternative 5-star

High Base ATK

Skyward Blade

Alternative 5-star

Base ATK with an Energy Recharge secondary stat

Calamity of Eshu

4-star generalist

ATK% secondary stat and a passive that lifts Charged Attack damage

Moonweaver's Dawn

4-star Burst user

ATK% secondary stat and a Burst DMG bonus

Favonius Sword

Energy Recharge

Energy Recharge secondary stat

Finale of the Deep

Free-to-play

ATK% secondary stat from a craftable weapon

Players who keep their Burst ready every rotation should lean on ATK weapons, since extra Energy Recharge adds little in that spot. Players who struggle to refill Burst energy gain more from Favonius Sword than from extra ATK.

Five-star swords come from Wishes, which leaves most players with a 4-star pick. Finale of the Deep comes from crafting, so it needs no wishes at all.


Best Artifact Sets for Valeriy

Heart of the Furnace Artifact Set

Artifact choice depends on which teammate already needs the same set. Valeriy fits several ATK sets, so the decision usually follows what the rest of the team wears.

Each set below fits a specific lineup and budget.

Set

Best For

Key Effect

A Day Carved From Rising Winds (4-piece)

Maximum personal ATK

ATK-providing passives that Valeriy fully uses

Heart of the Furnace (4-piece)

Stellar-Conduct lineups

Team-wide Stellar reaction DMG bonus plus ATK

Noblesse Oblige (4-piece)

General support builds

Team ATK buff

Gladiator's Finale (2-piece) plus Shimenawa's Reminiscence (2-piece)

Budget builds

36% ATK from the two 2-piece bonuses

Heart of the Furnace pays off when no teammate already wears it. Odette often claims the set in Stellar-Conduct lineups, so Valeriy should take it only when no other Stellar support does.

Substat rolls can carry much of the ATK load, so a pair of 2-piece ATK sets often reaches his targets without any stronger set bonus. The pairing keeps the build open to any account.


Best Artifact Stats and Targets for Valeriy

ATK% owns the Sands, Goblet, and Circlet slots, and Energy Recharge sits in the substats unless Burst timing needs help.

Each slot has a clear main stat.

Slot

Main Stat

Flower

HP

Feather

ATK

Sands

ATK% (Energy Recharge% when Burst falls behind)

Goblet

ATK%

Circlet

ATK%

Substats rank ATK% first, flat ATK second, and Energy Recharge third. This order feeds the scaling stat first and still leaves room to fix Burst timing. Stat targets sit at roughly 2,500 to 2,800 ATK, with Energy Recharge near 150% as a baseline and 160% to 180% for a Burst every rotation. Players who skip the Burst can ignore the higher Energy Recharge range and put those rolls into ATK.


Best Constellations for Valeriy

Valeriy The Strength to Breach Enemy Lines Constellation

Valeriy works well at base constellation, and C2 adds the first clear jump in team value.

Each constellation carries a different value for the build.

Constellation

Effect

Value

C1 - The Cadence of Suppressive Fire

Restores Energy after the special Charged Attack, and the first Skill after entering combat grants 150% of its usual Impact Momentum

Medium

C2 - Ranks That Charge as One

The party gains 100 Elemental Mastery for 18 seconds after the Skill, and excess momentum raises shield absorption

Priority

C3 - Vigilance at Close Quarters

Normal Attack level +3

Low

C4 - Fortitude Unshaken by Attrition

Momentum limit +30 and momentum charging rate +30%

Medium

C5 - Resolve to Divide and Destroy

Elemental Skill level +3

Low

C6 - The Strength to Breach Enemy Lines

Special Charged Attack and Shell DMG +100%, enemies hit take 10% more Electro CRIT Rate for 7 seconds, and Stellar-Conduct hits gain 40% CRIT DMG

High

C2 stands out as the best personal investment since the Elemental Mastery buff reaches the whole party and the extra shield absorption protects it longer. C6 adds the largest damage value and rewards players who keep investing, and C1 and C4 smooth the energy and momentum loop on the way there. C3 and C5 only add talent levels, so they stay last.


FAQs About Valeriy Best Build in Genshin Impact

Can Valeriy work in teams without Stellar-Conduct?

Valeriy works as a generic Electro support in lineups that skip Stellar-Conduct, such as an Overload team with Clorinde, Durin, and Nicole. His shield still covers the party and Offensive Directive still lifts Electro damage from the active character. The Stellar-Conduct bonus applies only in Stellar-Conduct lineups, and the same core build works in both.

Does Valeriy need CRIT stats or Elemental Mastery?

Valeriy needs very little CRIT or Elemental Mastery in a standard shielding build. His personal damage matters far less than the shield and buff he provides, so artifact rolls spent on those stats return little. Teammates who deal the damage make better homes for those pieces.

How long does Offensive Directive last?

Offensive Directive lasts 18 seconds and comes in 15 stacks from each special Charged Attack. The active Electro damage dealer should start the main combo right after the swap, since the buff runs on a timer. Returning to Valeriy only to refresh the shield, momentum, and buff keeps the loop tight.

Does Valeriy help with Genshin Impact expeditions?

Valeriy earns extra rewards on Snezhnaya expeditions through his Tundra Operational Intelligence passive, and Nod-Krai expeditions do not count. Players who run Snezhnaya dispatches can leave him in the dispatch slot to collect that bonus. The passive has no effect on his combat build.


Final Words

Valeriy rewards simple and steady investment, and ATK gear makes him functional at base constellation. Each step after that adds a clear gain, so players can stop at a comfortable point without leaving the build unfinished.

Tougher content such as Spiral Abyss shows quickly how well the shield and buff keep the team steady. Players should adjust one piece at a time and watch the results before committing to a bigger change.


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