Accessible three-star · 3★
Slingshot
Strong Charged damage passive at close range.
4ElectroBowSumeru
Profile affiliationTemple of Silence
Ascension statElemental Mastery
Recent Endgame Usage
Overview
Sethos spends Energy on accelerated aimed shots or a Burst-powered piercing attack window. Choose one route for the available gauge: both cannot freely spend the same resource.
Role
EM-linked Electro charged damage / Energy-spending shots
Playstyle
Pick the shot mode for the available Energy, rather than trying to fund two incompatible spending plans at once.
Why It Works
Dusk Bolts receive an EM-based addition and count as Charged Attack damage.
Watch For
Burst state disables aimed shots; its Normal inputs do not make Dusk Bolt damage ordinary Normal damage.
Playstyle
Combat Flow
Dendro/Electro support → Skill reaction → Burst → two Normal Attacks → cancel and repeat → Skill; or use the aimed-shot route.
Key Notes
Dusk Bolts count as Charged Attack damage.
Their Normal inputs still trigger Xingqiu and Fischl C6.
Aimed shots spend Energy; do not mix incompatible resource plans.
Position piercing shots through lined-up enemies.
Build & Investment
Best Weapons
Best Artifact Sets
Main Stats
Sands
- Elemental Mastery
Goblet
- Electro DMG Bonus
Circlet
- CRIT Rate
- CRIT DMGAlternative
Recommended Substats
- EM
- CRIT
- ER for the selected Energy-spending plan
ER Requirements & Stat Targets
- Burst-mode ER
- About 100% with Fischl
Constellation Investment
C6
A successful Shadowpiercing hit can return its consumed Energy, subject to the native cooldown.
Teams
Recommended Teammates
Most-played compositions in our calculations. These reflect popularity and what players actually use, not a power ranking.
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Most Played With
Talents
Normal Attack
Royal Reed Archery
Normal Attack
Performs up to 3 consecutive shots with a bow.
- 1-Hit DMG
- 104%
- 2-Hit DMG
- 47%+52.6%
- 3-Hit DMG
- 146.3%
Charged Attack
Performs a more precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG.
While aiming, the power of Electro will accumulate on the arrowhead before the arrow is fired. Has different effects based on how long the energy has been charged:
·Charge Level 1: Fires off an arrow carrying the power of lightning that deals Electro DMG.
·Charge Level 2: Fires off a Shadowpiercing Shot which can pierce enemies, dealing Electro DMG to enemies along its path. After the Shadowpiercing Shot is fully charged, Sethos cannot move around.
- Aimed Shot
- 86.7%
- Aimed Shot Charge Level 1
- 223.2%
Plunging Attack
Fires off a shower of arrows in mid-air before falling and striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
- Plunge DMG
- 112.3%
- Low/High Plunge DMG
- 224.6%/280.6%
- Shadowpiercing Shot DMG
- 252% ATK+242.2% Elemental Mastery
Elemental Skill
Ancient Rite: The Thundering Sands
Gathers the might of thunder, dealing AoE Electro DMG and quickly retreating. If this attack triggers Electro-Charged, Lunar-Charged, Superconduct, Stellar-Conduct, Overloaded, Quicken, Aggravate, Hyperbloom, or Electro Swirl reactions, Sethos recovers a certain amount of Elemental Energy.
- Skill DMG
- 208.1%
- Energy Regeneration
- 12
- CD
- 8s
Elemental Burst
Secret Rite: Twilight Shadowpiercer
Perform a secret rite, entering the "Twilight Meditation" state, during which Sethos's Normal Attacks will be converted into enemy-piercing Dusk Bolts: Deal Electro DMG to opponents in its path, with DMG increased based on Sethos's Elemental Mastery.
Sethos cannot perform Aimed Shots while in this state.
DMG dealt by Dusk Bolts is considered Charged Attack DMG.
This effect will be canceled when Sethos leaves the field.
- Dusk Bolt DMG Increase
- 353.1% Elemental Mastery
- Twilight Meditation Duration
- 8s
- CD
- 15s
- Energy Cost
- 60
Passive talents
Passive talent
Black Kite's Enigma
When Aiming, the charging time is decreased by 0.285s based on each point of Sethos's current Elemental Energy. Charging time can be reduced to a minimum of 0.3s through this method and a maximum of 20 Energy can be tallied. If a Shadowpiercing Shot is fired, consume the tallied amount of Elemental Energy; if it is a Charge Level 1 shot, then consume 50% of the tallied amount of Elemental Energy.
Passive talent
The Sand King's Boon
Sethos gains the "Scorching Sandshade" effect, increasing the DMG dealt by Shadowpiercing Shots by 700% of Sethos's Elemental Mastery.
The Scorching Sandshade effect will be canceled when any of the following conditions are met:
· 5s after a Shadowpiercing Shot first hits an opponent.
· After 4 Shadowpiercing Shots strike opponents.
When a Shadowpiercing Shot affected by Scorching Sandshade first hits an opponent, Sethos will regain Scorching Sandshade after 15s.
Passive talent
Thoth's Revelation
Displays the location of nearby resources unique to Sumeru on the mini-map.
Constellations
C1Sealed Shrine's Spiritsong
The CRIT Rate of Shadowpiercing Shot is increased by 15%.
C2Papyrus Scripture of Silent Secrets
When any of the following conditions are met, Sethos gains a 15% Electro DMG Bonus for 10s that may stack twice, with each stack duration counted independently:
· Consuming Elemental Energy through Aimed Shots. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Black Kite's Enigma" to trigger this condition.
· Regaining Elemental Energy by triggering Elemental Reactions using Ancient Rite: The Thundering Sands.
· Using Secret Rite: Twilight Shadowpiercer.
C3Ode to the Moonrise Sage
Increases the Level of Normal Attack: Royal Reed Archery by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4Beneficent Plumage
When a Shadowpiercing Shot or Dusk Bolt strikes 2 or more opponents, all nearby party members gain 80 Elemental Mastery for 10s.
C5Record of the Desolate God's Burning Sands
Increases the Level of Secret Rite: Twilight Shadowpiercer by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6Pylon of the Sojourning Sun Temple
After Shadowpiercing Shot strikes an opponent, the Elemental Energy consumed by the Ascension Talent "Black Kite's Enigma" will be returned. This effect can be triggered up to once every 15s. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Black Kite's Enigma."
Stats & progression
Level 100
Maximum ascensionHP10464
ATK285
DEF598
Elemental Mastery96
Level 100 Maximum ascension | HP10464 | ATK285 | DEF598 | Elemental Mastery96 |
| Level | HP | ATK | DEF | Asc. stat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 821 | 19 | 47 | 0 |
| 20 | 2721 | 63 | 156 | 0 |
| 40 | 4512 | 105 | 258 | 24 |
| 50 | 5770 | 134 | 330 | 48 |
| 60 | 6884 | 160 | 394 | 48 |
| 70 | 7996 | 186 | 457 | 72 |
| 80 | 9110 | 212 | 521 | 96 |
| 90 | 9787 | 227 | 560 | 96 |
| 100 | 10464 | 285 | 598 | 96 |