Keqing

The Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing. Keqing has much to say about Rex Lapis's unilateral approach to policymaking in Liyue — but in truth, gods admire skeptics such as her quite a lot.

Resources

• Keqing Mains Discord
• Full Keqing Written Guide
• 8 Minute Video Guide to Keqing

Base Stats

Asc.	Lv.	Base HP	Base ATK	Base DEF	CRIT Rate	CRIT DMG
A0	1	1020	25	62	5.0%	50.0%
A6	90	13103	323	799	5.0%	88.4%
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Attacks

Normal Attacks

Normal Attack: Yunlai Swordsmanship

Normal Attack
Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.

String	Talent 9%	Frames	MV/s	Poise Damage	Impulse Type
1-Hit	75.37%	21	215.34%/s	38.7	3
2-Hit	75.37%	22	205.55%/s	38.7	3
3-Hit	100.01%	35	171.45%/s	51.3	3
4-Hit	57.83% + 63.2%	37	196.26%/s	31.05 x2	3 x2
5-Hit	123.08%	66	111.89%/s	64.8	7

Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.

String	Talent 9%	Frames	MV/s	Poise Damage	Impulse Type
Charged Attack	141.09% + 158%	36	498.48%/s	47.3 x2	2 + 6
N1C	374.46%	57	394.17%/s	-	-
N2C	449.83%	81	333.21%/s	-	-
N3C	549.84%	117	281.97%/s	-	-
N4C	670.87%	172	234.02%/s	-	-

Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Type	Talent 9%	Poise Damage	Impulse Type
Plunge DMG	117.46%	25	2
Low Plunge DMG	234.86%	100	4
High Plunge DMG	293.36%	150	7

Notes

• MV/s are calculated using the shortest possible frames without any animation cancels, for different cancels see below.
• Keqing's N1C is her highest damage combo but is stamina hungry.
  • N4C is a comparable damage combo that is less stamina intensive.
• Keqing's N4 does not give i-frame.

Skill

Stellar Restoration

Hurls a Lightning Stiletto that annihilates her opponents like the swift thunder.
When the Stiletto hits its target, it deals Electro DMG to opponents in a small AoE, and places a Stiletto Mark on the spot hit.

Hold
Hold to adjust the direction in which the Stiletto shall be thrown.
Stilettos thrown by the Hold attack mode can be suspended in mid-air, allowing Keqing to jump to them when using Stellar Restoration a second time.

Lightning Stiletto
If Keqing uses Stellar Restoration again or uses a Charged Attack while its duration lasts, it will clear the Stiletto Mark and produce different effects:

• If she uses Stellar Restoration again, she will blink to the location of the Mark and unleash one slashing attack that deals AoE Electro DMG. When blinking to a Stiletto that was thrown from a Holding attack, Keqing can leap across obstructing terrain.
• If Keqing uses a Charged Attack, she will ignite a series of thundering cuts at the Mark's location, dealing AoE Electro DMG.

"Humans are like moths, endlessly chasing the flame we call gods and adepti. But this light that I have here is my own."

Attribute	Lightning Stiletto	Thunderclap Slash
Lightning Stiletto (T9%)	85.68%	-
Stiletto Mark Secondary (T9%)	285.6%	142.8% x 2
Particles	2~3 (1:1)	-
GU	Lightning Stiletto: 1U Slashing: 2U	2U
ICD	None	-
ICD Secondary	Standard	-
Snapshot	Snapshot	-
Damage Element	Electro	-
Damage Type	Skill	-
CD	7.5s	-
Poise Damage	Lightning Stiletto: 50 Slashing: 100	50 x2
Impulse Type	Lightning Stiletto: 3 Slashing: Air, 0, 600	2 x2

Notes

• When blinking to a Stiletto Mark that was thrown from a Holding cast, Keqing can move across obstructions and glide or initiate a plunge attack.
• Keqing's second Stellar Restoration cast is buffered during her dash.
• Keqing can gain 2 stacks of 4-Piece Pale Flame in one cast of Stellar Restoration by dropping a Stilleto Mark on a enemy and performing a Charged Attack.
• It is possible for Keqing to perform a Dragonstrike from the second cast of her E, Stellar Restoration.
• Aiming and releasing Lightning Stiletto too fast can ignore your targeting and transform it into a Press effect instead.
• Stellar Restoration has different snapshot mechanics based on usage.
• It is possible for the Electro infusion to expire while Plunging, resulting in a Physical Plunge Attack despite showing Electro visuals on the way down.
• It is possible to send the Stiletto Mark in another direction by rapidly spinning the camera after aiming and releasing E.
• The Stiletto throw and Keqing's teleport distance have the following values (for more information, click here):
  • Keqing's stiletto is thrown just under 3.5 tiles away horizontally, for both press and hold.
  • Hold Skill teleports Keqing just under 3 tiles.
  • Press Skill teleports Keqing about 6 tiles maximum.

Burst

Starward Sword

Keqing unleashes the power of lightning, dealing Electro DMG in an AOE.
She then blends into the shadow of her blade, striking a series of thunderclap-blows to nearby opponents simultaneously that deal multiple instances of Electro DMG. The final attack deals massive AoE Electro DMG.

The swiftest technique in Keqing's personal arsenal is fast enough to bring stars crashing down.

Attribute	Burst
Cast DMG (T9%)	149.6%
Consecutive Slash DMG (T9%)	40.8% x 8
Last Attack DMG (T9%)	320.96%
GU	1U
ICD	Standard
Snapshot	Dynamic
Damage Element	Electro
Damage Type	Burst
Energy Cost	40
CD	12s
Poise Damage	Cast: 100 Consecutive Slashes: 25 Final hit: 200
Impulse Type	Cast: 1 1st, 3rd, 6th, 8th hits: 3 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th hits: 1 Final hit: 7

Notes

• Keqing exits her Starward Sword before the last slash and can swap or attack.
• It is possible to interrupt Starward Sword before the Burst can actually go through.
  • Doing so can still trigger the Burst's effects, such as her Ascension 4 Passive that gives CRIT Rate and ER.
  • Burst cancelling like this does not actually use up her Energy, or put the Burst on cooldown, nor does it deal damage.
  • However, it can potentially lock Keqing in place momentarily, where attempted movement can result in rapid spinning.
• Keqing's Burst has 222 idle i-frames (3.7s).

Frames

NA

Name	Hitmark	Hitlag	Next NA	CA
N1	10	0.03	15	21
N2	10	0.03	22	30
N3	14	0.06	35	44
N4	11, 22	0, 0.03	37	64
N5	22	0	66	N/A

Notes

• It's possible that N1 is bugged, since the datamine suggests that it is poise extendable and has 0.03 hitlag, but gameplay shows that for N1 -> CA it is not.

CA

Name	Hitmark	Hitlag	N1	Skill	Burst	Dash	Jump	Swap
CA	21, 24	0, 0	36	35	35	24	24	24

Skill

Name	Hitmark	Hitlag	N1	Skill	Burst	Dash	Jump	Swap
Cast	25		36	35	37	21	21	28
Recast	26	0.09	42		43	14	16	42
Thunderclap Slash	24

Notes

• Hitlag in Recast is for Slashing DMG

Burst

Name	Hitmark	N1	Skill	Dash	Jump	Swap	CD	Energy
Cast	56	123	123	124	124	122	52	54

Other

Name	Default
Dash	20
Jump	31

For general information, see the frames page or the database.
For details on a specific character, see the respective Evidence Vault.

Ascension Passives

Passive

Land's Overseer

When dispatched on an expedition in Liyue, time consumed is reduced by 25%.

Ascension 1

Thundering Penance

After recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present, Keqing's weapon gains an Electro Infusion for 5s.

Type	GU
Electro Infusion	1U

Notes

• Keqing's Electro Infusion can be overwritten other infusion effects (Chongyun Chonghua Field and Bennett Inspiration Field C6).

Ascension 4

Aristocratic Dignity

When casting Starward Sword, Keqing's CRIT Rate is increased by 15%, and her Energy Recharge is increased by 15%. This effect lasts for 8s.

Notes

• Keqing receives these buffs the moment she casts Starward Sword.
  • The timer for the duration of these buffs also begins on Starward Sword cast.

Constellations

C1

Thundering Might

Recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present causes Keqing to deal 50% of her ATK as AoE Electro DMG at the start point and terminus of her Blink.

Attribute	Skill
Thundering Might	50%
GU	1U
ICD	Shared with Lightning Stiletto (recast)
Damage Type	-
Poise Damage	50
Impulse Type	1

Notes

• An enemy can be hit twice by the Thundering Might AoE if Stellar Restoration is recast at point blank range. However, it can be inconsistent on smaller enemies since the AoE is small.
• C1's Damage instance has no ability type scaling tags.
• Thundering Might procs before the second part of Stellar Restoration. Example: E1 - C1 Start - C1 Terminus - E2.
• The ICD of C1 is shared with the second part of Stellar Restoration.

C2

Keen Extraction

When Keqing's Normal and Charged Attacks hit opponents affected by Electro, they have a 50% chance of producing an Elemental Particle.
This effect can only occur once every 5s.

Poise Damage	Impulse Type
50	1

C3

Foreseen Reformation

Increases the Level of Starward Sword by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C4

Attunement

For 10s after Keqing triggers an Electro-related Elemental Reaction, her ATK is increased by 25%.

C5

Beckoning Stars

Increases the Level of Stellar Restoration by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C6

Tenacious Star

When initiating a Normal Attack, a Charged Attack, Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst, Keqing gains a 6% Electro DMG Bonus for 8s.
Effects triggered by Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, Elemental Skills and Elemental Bursts are considered independent entities.

Full Talent Values

Normal Attack: Yunlai Swordsmanship

Name	Lv. 1	Lv. 2	Lv. 3	Lv. 4	Lv. 5	Lv. 6	Lv. 7	Lv. 8	Lv. 9	Lv. 10	Lv. 11
1-Hit DMG	41.0%	44.4%	47.7%	52.5%	55.8%	59.6%	64.9%	70.1%	75.4%	81.1%	86.8%
2-Hit DMG	41.0%	44.4%	47.7%	52.5%	55.8%	59.6%	64.9%	70.1%	75.4%	81.1%	86.8%
3-Hit DMG	54.4%	58.9%	63.3%	69.6%	74.1%	79.1%	86.1%	93.1%	100.0%	107.6%	115.2%
4-Hit DMG	31.5%+34.4%	34.0%+37.2%	36.6%+40.0%	40.3%+44.0%	42.8%+46.8%	45.8%+50.0%	49.8%+54.4%	53.8%+58.8%	57.8%+63.2%	62.2%+68.0%	66.6%+72.8%
5-Hit DMG	67.0%	72.4%	77.9%	85.7%	91.1%	97.4%	105.9%	114.5%	123.1%	132.4%	141.8%
Charged Attack DMG	76.8%+86.0%	83.0%+93.0%	89.3%+100.0%	98.2%+110.0%	104.5%+117.0%	111.6%+125.0%	121.4%+136.0%	131.3%+147.0%	141.1%+158.0%	151.8%+170.0%	162.5%+182.0%
Plunge DMG	63.9%	69.1%	74.3%	81.8%	87.0%	92.9%	101.1%	109.3%	117.5%	126.4%	135.3%
Low/High Plunge DMG	128%/160%	138%/173%	149%/186%	164%/204%	174%/217%	186%/232%	202%/253%	219%/273%	235%/293%	253%/316%	271%/338%

Charged Attack Stamina Cost: 25.0

Stellar Restoration

Name	Lv. 1	Lv. 2	Lv. 3	Lv. 4	Lv. 5	Lv. 6	Lv. 7	Lv. 8	Lv. 9	Lv. 10	Lv. 11	Lv. 12	Lv. 13
Lightning Stiletto DMG	50.4%	54.2%	58.0%	63.0%	66.8%	70.6%	75.6%	80.6%	85.7%	90.7%	95.8%	100.8%	107.1%
Slashing DMG	168%	181%	193%	210%	223%	235%	252%	269%	286%	302%	319%	336%	357%
Thunderclap Slash DMG	84.0%×2	90.3%×2	96.6%×2	105.0%×2	111.3%×2	117.6%×2	126.0%×2	134.4%×2	142.8%×2	151.2%×2	159.6%×2	168.0%×2	178.5%×2

CD: 7.5s

Starward Sword

Name	Lv. 1	Lv. 2	Lv. 3	Lv. 4	Lv. 5	Lv. 6	Lv. 7	Lv. 8	Lv. 9	Lv. 10	Lv. 11	Lv. 12	Lv. 13
Skill DMG	88.0%	94.6%	101.2%	110.0%	116.6%	123.2%	132.0%	140.8%	149.6%	158.4%	167.2%	176.0%	187.0%
Consecutive Slash DMG	24.0%×8	25.8%×8	27.6%×8	30.0%×8	31.8%×8	33.6%×8	36.0%×8	38.4%×8	40.8%×8	43.2%×8	45.6%×8	48.0%×8	51.0%×8
Last Attack DMG	189%	203%	217%	236%	250%	264%	283%	302%	321%	340%	359%	378%	401%

CD: 12.0s
Energy Cost: 40

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