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Among the five types of weapons in Genshin Impact, the Sword is likely the most basic. Its wielder can attack faster than Claymore users, but slower than Polearm. They also don't have a special ability like Claymore's Blunt Attack, Bow's Charged Attack, or Catalyst's Elemental Attack.

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As of Genshin Impact 2.6, there are more Sword characters than any of the others. Considering the abundance of its wielders, it's highly crucial for players to understand where each Sword places in the Genshin Impact Sword Tier list.

Every weapon passive is written with the effect of Refinement Rank 1 ~ Refinement Rank 5.

S-Tier Sword

s tier swords in genshin impact

The top Tier Genshin Impact Sword is dominated by weapons that are great on technically anyone.

Sword

Rarity

Base ATK

Sub-Stat

Passive

Mistsplitter Reforged

5-Star

674 ATK

44.1% CRIT DMG

Gain a 12~24% Elemental DMG Bonus. Obtain 1 stack in each of the following scenarios:

  • Normal Attack deals Elemental DMG (stack lasts 5s)
  • Casting Elemental Burst (stack lasts 10s)
  • Energy is less than 100% (stack disappears when Energy is full).

At stack levels 1/2/3, gain a 8/16/28~16/32/56% Elemental DMG Bonus for the character's Elemental Type.

Primordial Jade Cutter

5-Star

542 ATK

44.1% CRIT Rate

  • HP increased by 20~40%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 1.2~2.4% of the wielder's Max HP.

Sacrificial Sword

4-Star

454 ATK

61.3% Energy Recharge

  • After dealing damage to an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40~80% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30~16s.

Mistsplitter Reforged and Primordial Jade Cutter are pretty much on par with each other. Primordial Jade Cutter is much easier to fully utilize, but Mistsplitter Reforged is amazing even without its full powers. As for the Sacrificial Sword, this weapon is highly popular thanks to Genshin Impact Xingqiu. Other notable users of this equipment are Kaedehara Kazuha and Qiqi.

A-Tier Sword

a tier swords in genshin impact

A-Tier Swords in Genshin Impact are all very powerful, but they're not as flexible or as good as the S-Tier Sword.

Sword

Rarity

Base ATK

Sub-Stat

Passive

Summit Shaper

5-Star

608 ATK

49.6% ATK

  • Increases Shield Strength by 20~40%. Scoring hits on opponents increases ATK by 4~8% for 8s. Max 5 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.3s. While protected by a shield, this ATK increase effect is increased by 100%.

Skyward Blade

5-Star

608 ATK

55.1% Energy Recharge

  • CRIT Rate increased by 4~8%. Gains Skypiercing Might upon using Elemental Burst: Increases Movement SPD by 10%, increases ATK SPD by 10%, and Normal and Charged hits deal additional DMG equal to 20~40% of ATK. Skypiercing Might lasts for 12s.

Freedom-Sworn

5-Star

608 ATK

198 Elemental Mastery

  • Increases DMG by 10~20%. Every 0.5s, when the character wielding this weapon triggers Elemental Reactions, they gain a stack (can trigger off-field). When you possess 2 stacks, all of them will be consumed and all nearby party members will obtain a buff for 12s, increasing Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG by 16~32% and ATK by 20~40%. Once this effect is triggered, you will not gain any stack for 20s.

Haran Geppaku Futsu

5-Star

608 ATK

33.1% CRIT Rate

  • Obtain 12~24% All Elemental DMG Bonus. When other nearby party members use Elemental Skills, the character equipping this weapon will gain 1 stack (Max 2) This effect can be triggered once every 0.3s. When the character equipping this weapon uses an Elemental Skill, all stacks will be consumed to gain Rippling Upheaval: each stack consumed will increase Normal Attack DMG by 20~40% for 8s.

Aquila Favonia

5-Star

674 ATK

41.3% Physical DMG Bonus

  • ATK is increased by 20~40%. Triggers on taking DMG: the soul of the Falcon of the West awakens, holding the banner of the resistance aloft, regenerating HP equal to 100~160% of ATK and dealing 200~320% of ATK as DMG to surrounding opponents. This effect can only occur once every 15s.

The Black Sword

4-Star

510 ATK

27.6% CRIT Rate

Increases DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 20~40%.

  • Additionally, regenerates 60~100% of ATK as HP when Normal and Charged Attacks score a CRIT Hit. This effect can occur once every 5s.

Blackcliff Longsword

4-Star

565 ATK

36.8% CRIT DMG

  • After defeating an opponent, ATK is increased by 12~24% for 30s. This effect has a maximum of 3 stacks, and the duration of each stack is independent of the others.

Harbinger of Dawn

3-Star

401 ATK

46.9% CRIT DMG

  • When HP is above 90%, increases CRIT Rate by 14~28%.

Summit Shaper is sadly only viable on DPS with a full-time shielder. Aquila Favonia is amazing but many characters can't benefit from its sub-stat. As for the 3-Star Harbinger of Dawn, even though it has a low rank, its performance is undeniably good and can serve as an easy yet excellent F2P option.

B-Tier Sword

b tier swords in genshin impact

B-Tier Swords in Genshin Impact obviously performs worse than the A-Tier ones.

Sword

Rarity

Base ATK

Sub-Stat

Passive

Amenoma Kageuchi

4-Star

454 ATK

55.1% ATK

  • Every 5s, after casting an Elemental Skill, gain 1 stack, lasting for 30s (Max 3). After using an Elemental Burst, all stacks are consumed and after 2s, the character regenerates 6~12 Energy for each stack consumed.

The Alley Flash

4-Star

620 ATK

55 Elemental Mastery

  • Increases DMG dealt by the character equipping this weapon by 12~24%. Taking DMG disables this effect for 5s.

Prototype Rancour

4-Star

565 ATK

34.5% Physical DMG Bonus

  • On hit, Normal or Charged Attacks increase ATK and DEF by 4~8% for 6s. Max 4 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.3s.

Lion's Roar

4-Star

510 ATK

41.3% ATK

Cinnabar Spindle

4-Star

454 ATK

69.0% DEF

  • Elemental Skill DMG is increased by 40~80% of DEF. The effect will be triggered no more than once every 1.5s and will be cleared 0.1s after the Elemental Skill deals DMG.

Amenoma Kageuchi has potential, but not many characters can fully benefit from its passive. The Alley Flash also looks good on paper, but sadly, there aren't many off-field Sword characters in Genshin Impact. Those who are, like Xingqiu and Albedo, already have a much better option.

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The only viable user for the Alley Flash is Bennett, and that’s thanks to its high Base ATK.

C-Tier Sword

c tier sword in genshin impact

The C-Tier Sword, The Flute, can be equipped on most Genshin Impact DPS. Unfortunately, their performance won’t improve.

Sword

Rarity

Base ATK

Sub-Stat

Passive

The Flute

4-Star

510 ATK

41.3% ATK

  • Normal or Charged Attacks grant a Harmonic on hits. Gaining 5 Harmonics triggers the power of music and deals 100~200% ATK DMG to surrounding enemies. Harmonics last up to 30s, and a maximum of 1 can be gained every 0.5s.

F-Tier Sword

f tier swords in genshin impact

Lastly, on the F-Tier Sword, the Sword of Descension definitely deserves the spot. It may be helpful for new Travelers, but this weapon will very soon be wasted. The Sword of Descension is only obtainable on PS devices, and it has both low Base ATK and low sub-stat.

Sword

Rarity

Base ATK

Sub-Stat

Passive

Sword of Descension

4-Star

440 ATK

35.2% ATK

  • Hitting enemies with Normal or Charged Attacks grants a 50% chance to deal 200% ATK as DMG in a small AoE. This effect can only occur once every 10s. Additionally, if the Traveler equips the Sword of Descension, their ATK is increased by 66.

Genshin Impact is now available on Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5. A Switch version is in development.

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