Genshin Impact Kaeya abilities: Skills, Talents, Constellations, more

Stephanie Zucarelli
Genshin Impact Kaeya

Kaeya in Genshin Impact is a powerful four-star character that players can control and experiment with right from the start. Here’s everything you need to know about him in Genshin Impact, including his Skills, Elemental Burst, Talents, Constellations, and more.

Genshin Impact gives players a chance to try out different interesting characters right from the beginning of the game. Kaeya is one of the starting units that allows fans to experiment with Cryo-skills and other Elemental Reactions, along with Lisa and Amber.

Kaeya is the Calvary Captain of the Knights of Favonius, and you’ll find him during Prologue: Act I- The Outlander Who Caught the Wind. He’s a powerful four-star character who is great for exploration and taking the role of sub-DPS.

Here’s everything you need to know about Kaeya in Genshin Impact.

Genshin Impact Kaeya Normal Attack details

Kaeya’s Normal Attack in Genshin Impact is called “Ceremonial Bladework,” where he performs up to five fast strikes with his sword. Here are all the details of Kaeya’s Charged and Plunging Normal Attacks:

  • Charged Attack: Kaeya quickly releases 2 extra sword slashes.
  • Plunging Attack: Plunging from mid-air, Kaeya strikes the ground below to deal AoE DMG to the enemies along his path.
Kaeya in Genshin Impact
Kaeya is the Calvary Captain of the Knights of Favonius in Genshin Impact.

Genshin Impact Kaeya Elemental Skills details

Kaeya’s Elemental Skill in Genshin Impact is called “Frostgnaw,” a Cryo-based skill where he unleashes a frost blast that deals DMG to all enemies in front of him.

Frostgnaw’s cooldown is only six seconds, which allows Kaeya to freeze any body of water in front of him and, if constantly used, build a bridge to cross it.

Genshin Impact Kaeya Elemental Burst details

In Genshin Impact, Kaeya’s Elemental Burst is called “Glacial Waltz,” which lets him summon three icicles that revolve around him and deal multiple hits of Cryo damage to enemies close to him.

Glacial Waltz is an Elemental Burst that persists when changing characters, so it can be used to set up Elemental Reactions quite easily.

Stats:

  • Skill DMG: Up to 175
  • Duration: 8 seconds
  • CD: 15 seconds
  • Energy Cost: 60
Genshin Impact Kaeya's Frostgnaw
Kaeya can build frozen bridges with his Cryo skills.

Genshin Impact Kaeya Constellation details

Here’s everything on Kaeya’s Constellations in Genshin Impact:

ConstellationSkillEffect
C1Excellent BloodThe CRIT rate of Kaeya’s Normal and Charged Attacks is increased by 15% when opponents are affected by Cryo.
C2Never-Ending PerformanceWhile Glacial Waltz is activated, its base duration is increased by 2,5 seconds for each opponent defeated.
C3Dance of FrostIncreases the level of Kaeya’s Elemental Skill Frostgnaw by 3.
C4Frozen KissCreates a shield that absorbs DMG equal to 30% of Kaeya’s Max HP and lasts for 20 seconds.

This is activated automatically when Kaeya’s HP falls below 20% and can only occur once every 60 seconds.
C5Frostbiting EmbraceIncreases the level of Kaeya’s Elemental Burst by 3.
C6Glacial WhirlwindKaeya’s Glacial Waltz will generate one additional icicle and will regenerate 15 Energy when cast.

Genshin Impact Kaeya Talent passives

Kaeya’s Talent passives in Genshin Impact boost his abilities as DPS. Here are all of Kaeya’s passive abilities:

  • Cold-Blooded Strike: Everytime Frostgnaw hits an enemy, it regenerates HP equal to 15% of Kaeya’s ATK.
  • Glacial Heart: Enemies with the frozen status drop additional Elemental Particles when hit by Frostgnaw.
  • Hidden Strength: Decreases sprinting Stamina consumption for all your party members by 20%.

And that’s everything about Kaeya’s Abilities, Elemental Skills, Elemental Burst, Constellation and Talent passives in Genshin Impact. If you want to know more about HoYoverse’s RPG, you can check our guides below:

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