This post covers a quick overview of Kazuha’s passive and active talents, damage scaling, ascension materials, and some of his strengths and weakness.
If you’re looking for a more comprehensive guide on his build, check out my other article about Kaedehara’s Support Build. I also recommend checking out Kazuha’s best team comp.
Character Overview:
Kaedehara Kazuha
| Rarity: | 5-star |
| Weapon: | Sword |
| Element: | Anemo |
| Recommended Role: | Support |
| How to Acquire: | Character Event Wish |
Kazuha’s Strengths and Weaknesses:
Strengths
- Can give elemental damage boost to the whole party.
- Although not as effective as Venti, Kazuha shines on crowd control with this elemental skill.
- But unlike Venti, his crowd control skill does not lifts enemies in the air, making it easier to do follow-up attacks.
- Can give a huge boost in Elemental Mastery and elemental damage at C2.
- His elemental skill (both Press and Hold option) have a fast cooldown.
- Very high plunging attack damage scaling.
- Elemental burst stay on the field and can continously trigger Swirl damage.
- Gains elemental mastery through character ascension. This stat synergizes well with his skill arsenals if you’re using him as a support.
- Has useful passive talent for exploration and combat.
Weaknesses
- Needs max constellation to be an effective main DPS.
- Base attack scaling is low.
- Due to the mechanics of his elemental skill, he cannot take on the role of an effective battery support.
- The damage scaling of his charged attack is pretty low for a 5-star character.
Kazuha’s Active Talents:
Chihayaburu
See the full talent scaling here
| Press Cooldown: | 6 seconds |
| Hold Cooldown: | 9 seconds |
| Energy Generated: | 3 Anemo Elemental Particles (Press) 4 Anemo Elemental Particles (Hold) |
Kazuha unleashes his secret technique and calls forth the power of the wind to lift him and nearby small opponents into the air.
- This elemental skill can be used in two ways:
- Press – can be used while in mid-air and deals Anemo damage to surrounding enemies.
- Hold – charges up before unleashing the skill. This attack mode has greater Anemo Damage and Area of Effect.
- Press – can be used while in mid-air and deals Anemo damage to surrounding enemies.
Both Press and Hold skill have similar effects.
These are:
- Upon activation of the skill, all nearby opponents get sucked into Kazuha’s position.
- About 0.5 seconds after the vacuum effect, Kazuha leaps in the air while dealing Anemo damage to all surrounding enemies.
Small enemies also get launched along with Kazuha. - Using a plunging attack within 10 seconds after activating the skill will trigger Midare Ranzan.
Midare Ranzan has the following effects:- The plunging attack will be converted to Anemo Damage.
- Upon impact, a small wind tunnel will be created sucking nearby enemies to the tunnel’s position and last for about 4 seconds.
This effect is similar to the Viridescent Hunt weapon effect.
- The plunging attack will be converted to Anemo Damage.
Kazuha Slash
See the full talent scaling here
| Cooldown: | 15 Seconds |
| Energy Cost: | 60 Energy |
| Duration: | 8 Seconds |
Kazuha performs a single slash that damages all nearby enemies in a very large Area of Effect.
This elemental burst has the following traits:
- Upon unleashing this skill, Kazuha deals Anemo damage on surrounding enemies at large AoE.
- After the slash animation, the attack leaves behind an Autumn Whirlwind field.
The field has the following effect:- At its center, there is a whirlwind that deals damage every 2 seconds.
- If the Whirlwind comes in contact with any elements, it will trigger an elemental absorption on top of the Swirl reaction.
- If an elemental absorption occurs, it will deal additional damage of the same type.
- With the 2nd constellation unlocked, any characters within the field will gain 200 Elemental Mastery.
- At its center, there is a whirlwind that deals damage every 2 seconds.
Garyuu Bladeworks
See the full talent scaling here
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost: | 20 Stamina |
Normal Attack:
Kazuha performs up to 5 strikes using his sword, dealing physical damage to enemies.
Charged Attack:
Unleash a 2-hit rapid combo strike at the cost of 20 stamina.
Plunging Attack:
Kazuha plunges from the mid-air and strikes the ground, dealing physical damage on a small AoE from the point of impact.
Using a plunge attack within 10 seconds of activating the Chihayaburu elemental skill will trigger the Midare Ranzan plunging attack instead.
Midare Ranzan:
Kazuha a plunging attack, dealing AoE Anemo damage on surrounding enemies. Upon impact, the attack also leaves behind a small whirlwind that sucks enemies to its position.
The calculation of this attack is based on the Plunging Attack damage scaling.
Kazuha’s Passive Talents:
| Name | Requirement | Description |
|---|---|---|
| None | Decreases sprinting Stamina consumption for your own party members by 20%. This passive skill does not stack with Passive Talents that provide the same effects. |
| character ascension phase 1 | If Chihayaburu (elemental skill) triggers the Swirl elemental reaction it will trigger an elemental absorption. |
| character ascension phase 4 | Upon triggering a Swirl reaction, Kazuha grants the whole party a 0.04 Elemental Damage Bonus for every point of his Elemental Mastery for 8 seconds. Bonuses for different elements obtained through this method can co-exist. |
Cloud Strider
Soumon Swordsmanship
Poetics of FuubutsuKazuha’s Constellation Info:
| Name | Constellation Level | Description |
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| Level 1 | Kazuha gains the following effect: - Decreases the cooldown of Chihayaburu's (elemental skill) by 10%. - Using Kazuha Slash (elemental burst) resets the cooldown of Chihayaburu (elemental skill). |
| Level 2 | The Autumn Whirlwind field created by Kazuha Slash (elemental burst) gains the following effects: -Increases Kaedehara Kazuha's own Elemental Mastery by 200. - Increases the Elemental Mastery of characters within the field by 200. The effects of this constellation do not stack. |
| Level 3 | Increases the level of Chihayaburu (elemental skill) by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| Level 4 | Kazuha gains the following effects when his Energy is lower than 45 (75% full): - Using the Press option of Chihayaburu (elemental skill) regenerates 3 Energy for Kazuha. - Using the Hold option of Chihayaburu (elemental skill) regenerates 4 Energy for Kazuha. - Gliding will regenerate Kazuha's elemental burst for 2 Energy per second. |
| Level 5 | Increases the Level of Kazuha Slash by 3 (elemental burst). The maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| Level 6 | Kazuha gains the following effect: - After using Chihayaburu (elemental skill) or Kazuha Slash (elemental burst), Kazuha gains an Anemo Infusion for 5 seconds. - Each point of Elemental Mastery will increase Kazuha' Increases Kazuha's Normal, Charged and Plunge Attack damage by 0.2% for each point of his Elemental Mastery. |
Scarlet Hills
Yamaarashi Tailwind
Maple Monogatari
Oozara Genpou
Wisdom of Bansai
Crimson MomijiRecommended Builds:
Support Build:
| Weapon | Artifact |
|---|---|
 Freedom-Sworn (Best) Stat Bonus: Up to 198 Elemental Mastery Weapon Effect: – Increases Damage by 10/12.5/15/17.5/20%. – Gain 1 Sigil of Rebellion upon triggering an elemental reaction. – Sigil of Rebellion can be gained even if the character equipped with this weapon is not on the field. But it can also only be triggered once every 0.5 seconds at any given time. – Upon gaining 2 stacks of Sigils, all party members will gain the Millennial Movement: Song of Resistance buff. This buff gives the following effect: – Increase the Damage of Normal, Charged and Plunging attack by 16/20/24/28/32%. – Increase attack by 20/25/30/35/40%. – Buff lasts for 12 seconds. – This buff has a cooldown time of 20 seconds. – This buff cannot stack with other Millennial Movement buffs such as from the Elegy for the End bow. |  4-piece Viridescent Venerer (Best) 2-piece set effect: Anemo Damage + 15% 4-piece set effect: – Swirl damage is increased by 60%. – Triggering Swirl reaction will reduce the opponent’s Elemental Resistance of the same element infused in the Swirl by 40%. – Elemental resistance reduction lasts for 10 seconds. |
 Iron Sting (Alternative) Stat Bonus: Up to 165 Elemental Mastery Weapon Effect: – Dealing Elemental Damage increases all Damage by 6/7.5/9/10.5/12%. – This effect lasts for 6 seconds. – Effect can stack by a maximum of 2. – This effect can only occur once every 1 second. |  4-piece Instructor (Alternative) 2-piece set effect: Elemental Mastery + 80 4-pice set effect: Triggering an elemental reaction increases all party members’ Elemental Mastery by 120 for 8 seconds. |
Check out our comprehensive build guide for Kazuha for a more detailed guide on this build.
Kazuha’s Character Ascension Materials:
| Ascension Phase | Required Level | Required Materials |
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| Phase 1 | Level 20 |
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| Phase 2 | Level 40 |
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| Phase 3 | Level 50 |
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| Phase 4 | Level 60 |
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| Phase 5 | Level 70 |
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| Phase 6 | Level 80 |
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×1 Vayuda Turquoise Sliver
×3 Sea Ganoderma
×3 Treasure Hoarder Insignia
20, 000 Mora
×3 Vayuda Turquoise Fragment
×2 Marionette Core
×12 Silver Raven Insignia
×3 Vayuda Turquoise Chunk
×12 Golden Raven Insignia
×6 Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone| Level | Mora Cost | Required Materials |
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| Level 2 | 12,500 |
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| Level 3 | 17,500 |
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| Level 4 | 25,000 |
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| Level 5 | 30,000 |
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| Level 6 | 37,500 |
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| Level 7 | 120,000 |
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| Level 8 | 260,000 |
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| Level 9 | 450,000 |
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| Level 10 | 700,000 |
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×3 Teachings of Diligence
×2 Guide to Diligence
×4 Philosophies of Diligence
×1 Gilded Scale
×1 Crown of InsightStats and Talent Scaling:
tarting at character ascension level 2, Kazuha gains Elemental Mastery Bonus.
His Defense and HP stat also scale higher compared to other characters. But his attack is also lower compared to attack DPS characters like Xiao.
All characters start with a stat of 50 Critical Damage, 5 Critical Rate, 0 Elemental Mastery, 0% Elemental Damage Bonus and 100% Energy Recharge. These stats do not increase through character level and can only increase through artifacts or innate character ascension bonuses.
| Level/Ascend Phase | Elemental Mastery | HP | Attack | Defense |
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| level 1 | 0 Elemental Mastery | 1,039 | 23 Attack | 63 Defense |
| level 20 | 0 Elemental Mastery | 2,695 | 60 Attack | 163 Defense |
| Ascend Level 1 | 0 Elemental Mastery | 3,586 | 80 Attack | 217 Defense |
| level 40 | 0 Elemental Mastery | 5,366 | 119 Attack | 324 Defense |
| Ascend Level 2 | 28 Elemental Mastery | 5,999 | 133 Attack | 363 Defense |
| level 50 | 28 Elemental Mastery | 6,902 | 153 Attack | 417 Defense |
| Ascend Level 3 | 57 Elemental Mastery | 7,747 | 172 Attack | 468 Defense |
| level 60 | 57 Elemental Mastery | 8,659 | 192 Attack | 523 Defense |
| Ascend Level 5 | 57 Elemental Mastery | 9,282 | 206 Attack | 562 Defense |
| level 70 | 57 Elemental Mastery | 10,213 | 227 Attack | 617 Defense |
| Ascend Level 6 | 86 Elemental Mastery | 10,846 | 241 Attack | 656 Defense |
| level 80 | 86 Elemental Mastery | 11,777 | 262 Attack | 712 Defense |
| Ascend Level 7 | 115 Elemental Mastery | 12,410 | 276 Attack | 750 Defense |
| level 90 HP | 115 Elemental Mastery | 13,348 | 297 Attack | 807 Defense |
| Skill Level | Press Skill Damage | Hold Skill Damage |
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| Level 1 | 192% | 260.80% |
| Level 2 | 206.40% | 280.36% |
| Level 3 | 220.80% | 299.92% |
| Level 4 | 240% | 326% |
| Level 5 | 254.40% | 345.56% |
| Level 6 | 268.80% | 365.12% |
| Level 7 | 288% | 391.20% |
| Level 8 | 307.20% | 417.28% |
| Level 9 | 326.40% | 443.36% |
| Level 10 | 345.60% | 469.44% |
| Level 11 | 364.80% | 495.52% |
| Level 12 | 384.00% | 521.60% |
| Level 13 | 408.00% | 554.20% |
| Level 14 | 432.00% | 586.80% |
| Level 15 | 456.00% | 619.40% |
| Skill Level | Slashing Damage | Damage Over Time | Additional Elemental Damage |
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| Level 1 | 262.40% | 120% | 36% |
| Level 2 | 282.08% | 129% | 38.70% |
| Level 3 | 301.76% | 138% | 41.40% |
| Level 4 | 328% | 150% | 45% |
| Level 5 | 347.68% | 159% | 47.70% |
| Level 6 | 367.36% | 168% | 50.40% |
| Level 7 | 393.60% | 180% | 54% |
| Level 8 | 419.84% | 192% | 57.60% |
| Level 9 | 446.08% | 204% | 61.20% |
| Level 10 | 472.32% | 216% | 64.80% |
| Level 11 | 498.56% | 228% | 68.40% |
| Level 12 | 524.80% | 240% | 72% |
| Level 13 | 557.60% | 255% | 76.50% |
| Level 14 | 590.40% | 270% | 81% |
| Level 15 | 623.20% | 280% | 85.50% |
| Skill Level | 1st Hit Damage | 2nd Hit Damage | 3rd Hit Damage | 4th Hit Damage | 5th Hit Damage |
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| Level 1 | 44.98% | 45.24% | 25.8% + 30.96% | 60.72% | 25.37% ×3 |
| Level 2 | 48.64% | 48.92% | 27.9% + 33.48% | 65.66% | 27.44% ×3 |
| Level 3 | 52.30% | 52.60% | 30% + 36% | 70.60% | 29.5% ×3 |
| Level 4 | 57.53% | 57.86% | 33% + 39.6% | 77.66% | 32.45% ×3 |
| Level 5 | 61.19% | 61.54% | 35.1% + 42.12% | 82.60% | 34.52% ×3 |
| Level 6 | 65.38% | 65.75% | 37.5% + 45% | 88.25% | 36.88% ×3 |
| Level 7 | 71.13% | 71.54% | 40.8% + 48.96% | 96.02% | 40.12% ×3 |
| Level 8 | 76.88% | 77.32% | 44.1% + 52.92% | 103.78% | 43.37% ×3 |
| Level 9 | 82.63% | 83.11% | 47.4% + 56.88% | 111.55% | 46.61% ×3 |
| Level 10 | 88.91% | 89..42% | 51% + 61.2% | 120.02% | 50.15% ×3 |
| Level 11 | 96.10% | 96.65% | 55.13% + 66.15% | 129.73% | 54.21% ×3 |
| Level 12 | 104.56% | 105.16% | 59.98% + 71.97% | 141.14% | 58.98% ×3 |
| Level 13 | 113.02% | 113.66% | 64.83% + 77.79% | 152.56% | 63.75% ×3 |
| Level 14 | 121.47% | 122.17% | 69.68% + 83.61% | 163.98% | 68.52% ×3 |
| Level 15 | 130.70% | 131.45% | 74.97% + 89.96% | 176.43% | 73.72% ×3 |
| Skill Level | Charged Attack Damage |
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| Level 1 | 43% + 74.65% |
| Level 2 | 46.5% + 80.72% |
| Level 3 | 50% + 86.8% |
| Level 4 | 55% + 95.48% |
| Level 5 | 58.5% + 101.56% |
| Level 6 | 62.5% + 108.5% |
| Level 7 | 68% + 118.05% |
| Level 8 | 73.5% + 127.6% |
| Level 9 | 79% + 137.14% |
| Level 10 | 85% + 147.56% |
| Level 11 | 91.88% + 159.5% |
| Level 12 | 99.86 + 173.53% |
| Level 13 | 108.05% + 187.57% |
| Level 14 | 116.13% + 201.6% |
| Level 15 | 124..95 + 216.91% |
| Skill Level | Plunge Damage | Low Plunge Damage | High Plunge Damage |
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| Level 1 | 81.83% | 163.63% | 204.39% |
| Level 2 | 88.49% | 176.95% | 221.02% |
| Level 3 | 95.16% | 190.27% | 237.66% |
| Level 4 | 104.67% | 209.30% | 261.42% |
| Level 5 | 111.33% | 222.62% | 278.06% |
| Level 6 | 118.94% | 237.84% | 297.07% |
| Level 7 | 129.41% | 258.77% | 323.21% |
| Level 8 | 139.88% | 279.70% | 349.36% |
| Level 9 | 150.35% | 300.63% | 375.50% |
| Level 10 | 161.76% | 323.46% | 404.02% |
| Level 11 | 173.18% | 346.29% | 432.54% |
| Level 12 | 184.60% | 369.12% | 461.06% |
| Level 13 | 196.02% | 391.96% | 489.57% |
| Level 14 | 207.44% | 414.79% | 518.09% |
| Level 15 | 218.86% | 437.62% | 546.61% |
