Ka Min in Genshin Impact: guide to the best builds

In Genshin Impact, Ka Min is a 4-star two-hander who masters the pyro element. This mercenary deals quite high damage that can rival some legendary characters. In this guide, we will tell you what equipment is best to choose for a given hero in order to unlock his full potential.

Note: Dancer from Li Yue has not yet been officially released, so the data presented here is based on information obtained through beta testing. If necessary, we will update the guide when the character appears in the game.

Main features of Ka Ming

How to get Ka Ming

Ka Ming will first appear in a banner in the first half of 4.4, along with Xian Yun and Nahida, when there is an increased chance of getting it. At the end of the version, it will move to other types of prayers, from which it can be drawn with equal probability. It is also possible that in the future we will have an event, the reward for which will be this character. We will notify you if such information becomes available.

Progression of Ka Ming's characteristics

As the character's level increases, they will increase its own stats.

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Level	Base HP	Base Attack	Base Defense	Attack Bonus
1	957	25	59	0%
20	2460	65	151	0%
40	4755	126	293	0%
60	7523	199	463	12%
10120	267	623	18%
90	11419	302	703	24%

Ka Min also has the standard 5% chance of a critical hit and 50% critical damage for many characters.

Advantages and disadvantages of Ka Min

The gameplay for Ka Min has several pleasant moments:

• He has the highest base attack in the game among 4-star characters.
• Has a large selection of both legendary swords and more budget options.
• An explosion of elements worth 60 units and a long presence on the battlefield makes it easier to gain the required energy recovery value.
• He is a very strong character who, with good equipment and constellations, can out-damage some legendary heroes.
• Can wear the Twilight Court Hunter set, which will simplify the selection of crits for the character.

But not without a few drawbacks:< /p>

• Does not have its own crits, which makes it difficult to select them for a character who especially needs them, since he is the main damage dealer.
• To maximize his own damage, he needs a sixth constellation, which is not so easy to get to
• During the game, it is better not to move far from enemies so that Man Chai will probably reach them and return to the owner, resetting the cooldown of the elemental skill.
• It is necessary to ensure that the health indicator does not fall below 50%, and the effect of the ultimate does not end prematurely.

Ka Ming's abilities

When using the ordinary talent “Stars Torn by Claws” » makes 4 consecutive strikes with his sword or makes a charged attack, which costs 40 units of stamina. When landing after a fall, it deals area damage.

Explanation: This talent is not Ka Ming's main source of damage. But in any case, you will use it one way or another between the jumps contained in the elemental skill. These can be either ordinary blows to apply hydro from the skills of Xing Qiu or Ye Lan, or attacks in the fall, which can be done if you have Xian Yun in the squad.

As part of the Rise of the Blessed Beast skill, Ka Ming dashes forward and then jumps into the air. Upon landing, it deals pyro damage, losing 15% of its maximum HP. In this case, the health value cannot drop below 10%.

Explanation: The elemental skill is Ka Ming's main source of damage. After activation, the hero will make a dash and fly into the air. To land and hit, you will need to press the normal attack key. During this time, the character will acquire a pyro infusion, which cannot be interrupted by any other similar effects.

Note that this blow is a falling attack, so all bonuses will apply to it. related to this method of causing damage. But at the same time, percentages of his damage are in the elemental skill, so pumping up ordinary attacks will in no way increase the effectiveness of this particular type of attack.

When activating the “Golden Dance of the Suanni” ultimate, Ka Ming enters a special state that will be interrupted as soon as the character leaves the battlefield. He restores 30% of his HP once and releases Man Chai onto the field. The companion goes to the enemy to deal pyro damage, and then returns to its owner, while resetting the cooldown of the elemental skill.

If at this moment Ka Ming’s health is above 50%, then the pet will not go into the pocket, but will again run towards the enemy without causing damage to him, but when returning to the hero, he will reset the cooldown of the elemental skill each time.

Explanation: Ulmate's main function is to increase the number of elemental skill attacks that Ka Min makes in one rotation. He will be able to jump at least 5 times. But don’t completely discount the damage that Man Chai causes. Although he does this once, this blow has good percentages, so it will contribute to the destruction of the enemy.

Since Ka Min himself consumes more HP than he restores, then in the squad to he definitely needs to install a healer who maintains the hero’s health at more than 50% in order to use the cooldown of the elemental skill for all 12 seconds allotted for the ultimate action.

Ka Min also has three passive talents.

• “Dance of the World” When a jump hit from an elemental skill hits an enemy, Ka Ming recovers 1.5% of his maximum HP. The bonus can occur once every 0.2 seconds and lasts 0.8 seconds.
• “Air of Prosperity.” When health is below 50%, the healing Ka Ming receives from external sources increases by 20%. With HP more than 50%, attacks in the fall of an elemental skill will deal 20% more damage.
• “Running of the Awakened Beast”. During the day (6:00-18:00), the movement speed of Ka Ming and his allies increases by 20%. The effect does not work in dungeons and does not stack with other similar bonuses.

Constellations of Ka Ming

Since this hero is epic, over time you will probably be able to collect more than one constellation. You can get these enhancements by pulling the character out of any prayer again.

1. Bearer of blessing – when Man Chai returns to the owner, he restores 15% of his HP.
2. Plum flowers underfoot – When Ka Ming is overhealed, his attack increases by 20% for 5 seconds.
3. Awakening Spirit – increases the level of an elemental skill by 3. Maximum level: 15.
4. Soaring above the clouds – when Ka Min hits an enemy with a blow after jumping from an elemental skill, he restores 2 units of energy. The bonus occurs once every 0.2 seconds.
5. Demon-terrifying roar – increases the ultimate level by 3. Maximum level: 15.
6. Taming all animals – crit chance. hits and crit. attack damage after jumping from an elemental skill increases by 20% and 40% respectively. Also increases the damage radius of this strike.

The best constellation of Ka Ming is undoubtedly the sixth. With it, his damage increases significantly, and the recruitment of crits in artifacts and weapons is also simplified. The rest of the buffs are also pretty good, as they increase energy regeneration rate and attack power. C1 may allow in some situations to abandon the healer in the squad, but in this case it is unlikely that it will be possible to activate overheal for C2. In teams with Furina, this generally becomes an unlikely option.

How to play as Ka Ming

The order of pressing the abilities of the entire squad, of which Ka Ming is a member, is not particularly complicated, but when You should be more careful about this when the dancer himself is on the field, so as not to make a mistake. In general, the rotation will look like this:

1. Activate all the skills of your allies, namely pocket damage dealers, buffers and healers.
2. Switch to Ka Ming and activate his elemental skill, then do a fall attack.
3. Activate the ultimate and repeat the previous one item about 5 times. Make sure that your HP does not fall below 50%, and Man Chai always returns to its owner. If you are playing in a squad with Ye Lan or Xing Qiu, then do not forget to do normal attacks between jumps to apply hydra to enemies.
4. After Man Chai disappears, start the rotation again.

Best builds for Ka Min

Best weapon

Ka Ming has a fairly wide selection of weapons. Claymores, which increase the values ​​of attack, elemental damage and crits, are suitable for him. Bonuses to elemental mastery when playing through reactions will also come in handy. Next, we will look at several optimal options.

Name and rarity	Characteristics (level 1– 90)	Passive ability
Reed Sea Lighthouse (5 stars)	Crit chance. hit: 7.2~33.1% Base attack: 46~608	After hitting an enemy with an elemental skill, the wearer's attack increases by 20~40 %. After receiving damage, his attack increases by the same amount. Both bonuses last 8 seconds and can be activated even when the hero is not on the field. If the character is not under a shield, then his HP increases by 32~64%. This two-handed weapon is one of the best options for Ka Ming. Although the HP bonus is useless to him, he will greatly appreciate the extra attack. But to do this, you should make sure that the hero receives damage from enemies, since his own loss of health does not count as damage.
Verdict (5 stars)	Crit chance. impact: 4.8~22.1% Base attack: 48~674	Attack increases by 20~40%. When an ally picks up a fragment from the crystallization reaction, the bearer receives 1 stack, a total of 2 of them can be collected. Each level lasts up to 15 seconds and increases elemental damage by 18~36%. This bonus disappears after using an elemental skill. Verdict has a high base attack, which increases the value of the percentage increase of this stat from all sources. But to get a bonus to pyro damage, you will need to place a geo hero in Ka Min’s squad to create crystals.
Wolf's Bane (5 stars)	Attack bonus: 10 ,8~49.6% Base attack: 46~608	Increases attack power by 20~40%. When hitting an enemy whose HP is less than 30%, the attack value of all allies is increased by 40~80% for 12 seconds. The bonus can occur once every 30 seconds. Claymore will give Ka Ming a huge amount of useful attack, although the second part of the passive can be difficult to activate during a boss fight. But this will significantly complicate the set of crits, the only source of which will be artifacts.
Redhorn Stonecutter (5 stars)	Crit. damage: 19.2~88.2% Base attack: 44~542	Defense increases by 28~56%. Damage from normal and charged attacks increases by 40~80% of the defense value. This weapon gives a lot of crit. damage, which is its main and almost only advantage. Due to the low base attack, you will have to look for additional sources of filling this stat. The bonus to regular hits won't hurt if you use them, but they are still not the main sources of damage.
Dragon Bone Sword (4 stars)	Crit chance. hit: 6.0~27.6% Base attack: 42~510	For every 4 seconds you are on the field, damage dealt increases by 6~10%, and damage received increases by 3~2%. Can be folded up to 5 times. This bonus does not disappear when switching to another character. One stack is lost for each damage taken. At full stacks it is one of the best options that competes with most legendaries. The way Ka Min removes HP from himself is not taking damage. The only drawback of this weapon is that it can only be obtained from the battle pass for real money.
< p> Wave Shadow (4 stars)	Attack bonus: 9.0~41 .4% Base attack: 42~510	After receiving healing, the wearer increases attack power by 24~48% for 8 seconds. Crafted sword from Fontaine. An excellent budget option that will flood a lot of attack. In addition, Ka Ming himself will be able to activate the passive without any problems.
Stone sword (4 stars)	Attack bonus: 9.0~41.4% Base attack: 42~510	For each Li Yue ally in the squad, the wearer receives a bonus of 7~11% attack power and 3~7% critical hit chance. This weapon can only be obtained from a weapon prayer. Shows better on high awakenings. In general, it will not be a problem to collect two characters from Li Yue into a squad, since Ka Ming himself will be one of them, but still, it is not a good idea to start from the region of origin of the character when collecting a squad.
“Magic supersword of the supreme lord” (4 stars)	Energy recovery: 6.7 ~30.6% Base attack: 43.7~565	Increases attack power by 12~24%. Depending on the number of Melusines you helped, this bonus increases by another 12~24%. Two-handed was given as a reward for the main event of version 4.3. If you managed to get it, then it will be a good match for Ka Ming, since it has a high base, gives a lot of attack and simplifies the set of ultimate.
Flower in armor (4 stars)	< p>MC bonus: 24~110 Base attack: 44~565	When an elemental skill hits an enemy or the wearer triggers a reaction, he receives a bonus to attack power and elemental mastery of 12~24% and 48~96 points respectively. If you were lucky enough to pick up this weapon during the event version 3.5, it can well increase the damage from reactions due to its fairly high attack power and additional elemental mastery.
Talking Mace (4 stars)	Crit chance. hit: 4.0~18.4% Base attack: 44~565	When receiving a pyro effect, the wearer is given 16~32% attack power. When activating Hydro, Cryo, Electro and Dendro Infusion, he is given an elemental bonus of 12~24%. May occur once every 12 seconds. Ka Ming consistently receives a pyro infusion for jumping, so he can get a bonus to attack. There will also be a chance of a critical hit. But it is worth noting that this claymore will perform much worse than the other two-handed weapon from the battle pass – the Dragonbone Sword.
Raincutter (4 stars)	MC Bonus: 36~165< /p> Base attack: 42~510	Increases damage against enemies under the influence of hydro or electro by 20~36%. If Ka Min plays in steam units with hydro characters, then this sword will be a good budget solution that increases the damage of reactions .

Best artifacts

When it comes to artifacts, your best bet is the full Twilight Court Hunter set. Ka Ming, even without Furina, can easily change his health three times and get three stacks, which will give him a 36% chance of a critical hit.

Immediately behind him are 4 Burning Scarlet Witch items. With it, Ka Min will increase steam damage by 15% and quickly gain 3 stacks for a 37.5% pyro damage bonus.

You can also consider the Cinnabar Afterlife set. 4 items will give a total of up to 66% attack power after activating the ultimate and four HP losses.

In roasting squads, where most of the characters are representatives of the pyro element, you can take the Lava Walker set, but only if your opponent does not have a permanent elemental status, for example, hypostasis. This set will increase the damage to enemies with the flame hanging on it by 35%.

If you do not have the full set, then you can consider various 2+2 variations of the Burning Scarlet Witch sets, sets that give 80 units of elemental mastery or 18% attack power, but it is worth noting that they will be noticeably worse than the above options.

When selecting characteristics, you should pay attention to the following items:

• Watch: in most squads, elemental mastery will be the best option. For mono pyro teams, it is better to choose attack power.
• Cup: pyro damage, in a squad with Furina you can also take attack power.
• Head: chance of a critical hit or crit. damage at a ratio of 1:2.
• Additional stats: crits, attack power%, elemental mastery, energy recovery. Depending on the number of favonians and pyro heroes in the squad, as well as the presence of C4, Ka Min may need from 120 to 150% VE.

Best teams for Ka Min

Ka Min plays the role of the main damage dealer in squads, so all allies will gather around him. He shows himself most effectively in reaction squads, so hydro characters will go well with him. He also needs a healer, preferably one with periodic healing, to maintain HP above 50%. Xian Yun is perfect for this role, as she will also buff the damage from jumping. Heroes that provide additional attack, like Bennett, and those with anemo eyes of the god, such as Kazuha, will be useful to reduce resistance.

Below you can see options for fairly strong teams.

Main-DD	Sub-DD	Sub-DD/Support	Support
Ka Min	Furina	Xian Yun	Bennett
Ka Min	Xing Qiu (Ye Lan)	Lynette	Bennett
Ka Min	Furina	Kazuha (Sucrose)	Bennett
Ka Min	Ye Lan (Xing Qiu)	Furina	Xian Yun
Ka Min	Gan Yu	Kazuha (Sucrose)	Diona (Laila, Kokomi)
< p> Ka Min	Xiang Ling (Dehya)	Bennett	Xian Yun (Kazuha)

Boosting Ka Mina

How to improve skills

Below you can find the materials that will be required to fully upgrade one Ka Mina talent.

• Talent books about Prosperity can be farmed in Taishanfu on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays.
• Slime secretions drop from matching enemies. You can learn more about their location from this guide.
• The Dark Mass is awarded after passing the All-Devouring Narwhal test.
• The Crown of Epiphany is an event reward. It can also be obtained by upgrading the Permafrost Tree, Sacred Sakura, Lightstone Adjuvant, Dream Tree and Lusin Fountain.

When leveling up, you should first of all pay attention to the elemental skill, since it is the main source of damage to the hero. Next comes the ultimate. As for ordinary attacks, they need to be improved last, but you shouldn’t completely forget about them. They do not cause much damage, but the hero will use them in any case, which means it would be nice to improve them to at least level 6, and preferably level 8.

How to elevate a character

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To maximally improve a hero's base stats, you will have to level him up approximately every 10 levels. The resources that will be required for this are listed below.

• Agnidus agate crystals fall from the hypostasis and orchid pyro, the semi-eternal matrix operator algorithm observation and ancient geovishap. They can also be obtained after completing such weekly bosses as the Wolf Lord, Azhdaha and Signora.
• The Emperor's Judgment is a reward for defeating the boss Emperor of Fire and Iron.
• Slime secretions drop from the corresponding enemies located throughout Teyvat.
• Star Shells can be found on the shores of Li Yue. We have a separate guide on farming these wonders.

In addition to the above materials, you will also have to spend 2 million mora and 421 hero experience, which can be obtained from the arteries of the earth.