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Sethos
ElectroBowSumeru★★★★

Sethos

Published Jul 17, 2026 · Updated v6.7
Content Tier List
Spiral AbyssB
Imag. TheaterB
OverworldA
Should You Pull?YES

Sethos is a niche Electro Main DPS; consider pulling only if you want this specific playstyle.

Sethos is a 4-star Electro Bow character in Genshin Impact who acts as a Main DPS. Our Sethos guide and build will focus on Sethos's best weapons, best artifacts, skills, constellations and Sethos's best teams.

BowElectroMain DPS

Overview

Quick Build

Weapon

Hunter's Path

Hunter's Path assuming you meet the range requirements.

Artifacts

Wanderer's Troupe

4-Piece recommended

Sands

Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge

Main stat

Goblet

Electro DMG

Main stat

Circlet

CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT Rate/DMG > ATK% > ER%

Strengths

  • Strong Electro damage
  • Versatile team options

Weaknesses

  • Requires investment
  • Best teams use limited 5-stars

Talent Priority

1
Normal AttackPriority: Max (10)

Primary source of damage or support. Level to 10 first.

2
Elemental BurstPriority: High (8-10)

Important for damage or support value. Level second.

3
Elemental SkillPriority: Low (1-6)

Lowest priority. Level last or skip unless you have spare resources.

Substat Priority

1Energy Recharge
Sethos Standard Rotation
Standard

Cast Skill then Burst each rotation.

See build guide

Follow the recommended rotation for optimal Sethos performance.

Weapons

5-star Weapons

1
Hunter's Path

· Base ATK 0

4-star Weapons

2
Slingshot

· Base ATK 0

3
Aqua Simulacra

· Base ATK 0

4
Scion of the Blazing Sun
5
The First Great Magic

· Base ATK 0

6
Skyward Harp

· Base ATK 0

7
Song of Stillness

· Base ATK 0

8
Cloudforged

· Base ATK 0

Artifact Sets

Wanderer's Troupe
SWanderer's TroupeBest in Slot

Wanderer's Troupe due to increasing both Elemental Mastery which he scales on and also due to increasing his Charged Attack DMG.

Sands

Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge

Goblet

Electro DMG

Circlet

CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG

Desert Pavilion Chronicle
ADesert Pavilion Chronicle

Recommended artifact set for this build.

Sands

Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge

Goblet

Electro DMG

Circlet

CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG

Gilded Dreams
BGilded Dreams

Recommended artifact set for this build.

Sands

Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge

Goblet

Electro DMG

Circlet

CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG

Team Compositions

Sethos

Sethos

Main DPS

Nahida

Nahida

Support

Fischl

Fischl

Support

Zhongli

Zhongli

Sustain

In quicken teams, Sethos can be played either with Normal Attacks or Charged Attack playstyles. Fischl is your best Electro character to use because of her damage, elemental application and also energy generation. Shielding is also very important to Sethos to prevent him being knocked around during Charged Attacks.

Character Synergy
Sethos
SethosMain DPS

Sethos functions as a specialized Quicken DPS, utilizing his rapid Electro shots to trigger frequent Aggravate hits. He benefits immensely from the EM buffs and consistent Dendro application provided by his teammates.

Nahida
NahidaSupport

Nahida provides the strongest and most consistent Dendro application in the game, ensuring permanent Quicken uptime for Sethos. Her Burst shares a massive EM buff that directly scales Sethos's Aggravate damage.

Fischl
FischlSupport

Fischl acts as a battery for Sethos while contributing massive off-field damage via Aggravate-procced A4 strikes. Her Electro resonance with Sethos further assists with his energy management.

Zhongli
ZhongliSustain

Zhongli's shield provides the necessary interruption resistance for Sethos to fire his charged shots safely. His universal RES shred further amplifies the team's total Aggravate and raw Electro damage.

Talents & Constellations

Talents

Normal AttackNormal Attack

Sethos performs a sequence of Bow-based Normal Attacks.

Normal Attack
Elemental SkillAncient Rite: The Thundering Sands

Gathers the might of thunder, dealing AoE Electro DMG and quickly retreating. If this attack triggers Electro-Charged, Superconduct, Overloaded, Quicken, Aggravate, Hyperbloom, or Electro Swirl reactions, Sethos recovers a certain amount of Elemental Energy.

Elemental Skill
Elemental BurstSecret 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. The archives of the Temple of Silence preserve many tomes left behind by Akhtamun, from the era of King Deshret. Many secret rituals of great power are recorded within, but even among the Temple of Silence, very few could master them.

Elemental Burst

Constellations

1
C1
2
C2
3
C3
4
C4
5
C5
6
C6
C1Sealed Shrine's Spiritsong

The CRIT Rate of Shadowpiercing Shot is increased by 15%.

Is it worth getting?

Decent early constellation. Useful quality-of-life improvement.

C2Papyrus Scripture of Silent SecretsPull Target

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.

Is it worth getting?

Strong constellation meaningful power increase worth targeting.

C3Ode to the Moonrise Sage

- Increases the Level of Royal Reed Archery by 3. - Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Is it worth getting?

Situational improvement. Worth it once you have earlier constellations.

C4Beneficent Plumage

When Shadowpiercing Shot or Dusk Bolt strike 2 or more opponents, all nearby party members gain 80 Elemental Mastery for 10s.

Is it worth getting?

Situational improvement. Worth it once you have earlier constellations.

C5Record of the Desolate God's Burning Sands

- Increases the Level of Secret Rite: Twilight Shadowpiercer by 3. - Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Is it worth getting?

Situational improvement. Worth it once you have earlier constellations.

C6Pylon of the Sojourning Sun TemplePull Target

After Shadowpiercing Shot strikes an opponent, the Elemental Energy consumed by the Passive Talent "Black Kite's Enigma" will be returned. This effect can be triggered up to once every 15s. You must first unlock the Passive Talent "Black Kite's Enigma."

Is it worth getting?

Major constellation that significantly changes the character. Recommended for dedicated mains.

C0 Sethos is solid and clears all content without any constellations.

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