Raiden Shogun vs Yae Miko
ER battery and hybrid carry vs. the highest personal Electro DPS.
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Raiden Shogun if…
- Your team has characters with high Energy costs who struggle with ER (Eula, Hu Tao, Xiao, Xiangling).
- You want a character who functions as both battery and main DPS in her own Raiden Hypercarry team.
- You run Raiden National (Raiden + Xiangling + Xingqiu + Bennett) — one of the strongest F2P comps.
Pick Yae Miko if…
- Your team's energy needs are covered and you want maximum personal Electro DPS output.
- You run Hyperbloom, Aggravate, or Quicken — Yae's off-field Electro enables consistent Dendro reactions.
- You want a set-and-forget Electro applier: place totems, swap off, let them tick.
Raiden is the more versatile pull — she solves ER problems for entire teams and has a powerful Burst-focused carry team. Yae Miko has a higher personal DPS ceiling and excels in modern Dendro reactions (Hyperbloom, Aggravate) where ER support isn't needed. Both are top-tier; choose Raiden if your roster has ER issues, choose Yae if you want maximum Electro personal output in a self-contained team.
At a Glance
Strengths & Weaknesses
Raiden Shogun
- Unmatched team battery — restores energy to all party members after her Burst
- Passive off-field Electro DMG and Burst DMG buff from her Skill
- On-field Burst damage is extremely high with proper ER investment
- Requires very high ER% (250–300%) for maximum Burst output — heavy investment in ER substats
- Burst restores limited energy if team Burst costs are low — needs high-cost Burst teammates
- On-field Burst window (7 hits) is time-locked and cannot be extended
Yae Miko
- Has multiple playstyles.
- Works incredibly well with the new Stellar-Conduct reaction.
- Elemental Skill has wide attack range and can hit multiple enemies.
- Using Elemental burst in non-Stellar teams can be clunky to use.
- Elemental Burst has a high Energy Cost and long cooldown duration.
Shared Team Members
With Raiden Shogun
Raiden + Nahida forms the Raiden + Quicken core. Raiden applies Electro, Nahida applies Dendro, and Quicken triggers Aggravate on Raiden's Burst for bonus Electro damage.
With Yae Miko
Yae + Nahida is arguably better for Aggravate/Spread teams. Yae's totems create consistent Electro ticks that Quicken can Aggravate while Nahida's Spread reaction deals Dendro independently.
With Raiden Shogun
Fischl + Raiden creates double off-field Electro. Oz covers Raiden's inter-Burst downtime and the pair maintains near-100% Electro application together. Electro resonance is a bonus.
With Yae Miko
Fischl + Yae doubles Electro application and enables Electro resonance. Combined they maintain very high off-field Electro uptime, which is ideal in Hyperbloom where every Electro hit matters.
Best Builds (Signature)
Weapon
Engulfing Lightning
Artifacts
Emblem of Severed Fate
Sands
Energy Recharge
Goblet
Electro DMG%
Circlet
CRIT DMG
Substats
ER% (until 250–300%) > CRIT Rate/DMG > ATK%
Weapon
Kagura's Verity
Artifacts
Disenchantment in Deep Shadow
Sands
ATK % > Elemental Mastery
Goblet
ATK % > Elemental Mastery
Circlet
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Substats
CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK % > Elemental Mastery
Who Should You Pull?
- Your team has characters with high Energy costs who struggle with ER (Eula, Hu Tao, Xiao, Xiangling).
- You want a character who functions as both battery and main DPS in her own Raiden Hypercarry team.
- You run Raiden National (Raiden + Xiangling + Xingqiu + Bennett) — one of the strongest F2P comps.
- You want a character with meaningful Burst DMG bonus to all teammates' Elemental Bursts.
- Your team's energy needs are covered and you want maximum personal Electro DPS output.
- You run Hyperbloom, Aggravate, or Quicken — Yae's off-field Electro enables consistent Dendro reactions.
- You want a set-and-forget Electro applier: place totems, swap off, let them tick.
- You prefer Yae's signature playstyle of alternating Skill-Burst-Skill-Burst windows.