Kaeya
Frostwind Swordsman
- Cryo
- Sword
- 4★
- Mondstadt
- Ascension stat: Energy Recharge
An accomplished swordsman and a strategic thinker in the Knights of Favonius, rumored to hail from beyond Mondstadt.
What it costs to finish this character
Ascension alone: 760 resin (boss drops only) · talents alone: 590 resin.
Talent domain: Ballad, open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.
A Crown of Insight is needed for the tenth level of each talent, and crowns are not farmable at any resin price — they come from events.
Materials and mora above are exact, straight from the game’s own tables. The resin figure and the day count divide by an average drop per run, which the game does not publish — they are a community-measured mean, not a promise.
Materials
| Material | Total |
|---|---|
 Shivada Jade Gemstone | 6 |
 Hoarfrost Core | 46 |
 Shivada Jade Chunk | 9 |
 Golden Raven Insignia | 36 |
 Shivada Jade Fragment | 9 |
 Silver Raven Insignia | 30 |
 Shivada Jade Sliver | 1 |
 Calla Lily | 168 |
 Treasure Hoarder Insignia | 18 |
| Mora | 420,000 |
| Material | Total |
|---|---|
 Spirit Locket of Boreas | 6 |
 Crown of Insight | 1 |
 Philosophies of Ballad | 38 |
| Golden Raven Insignia | 31 |
 Guide to Ballad | 21 |
| Silver Raven Insignia | 22 |
 Teachings of Ballad | 3 |
| Treasure Hoarder Insignia | 6 |
| Mora | 1,652,500 |
The talent table is for one ability. Levelling all three costs three times as much.
Talents
Ceremonial Bladework
Normal Attack
Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.
Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.
Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Hit DMG | 53.75% | 58.13% | 62.50% | 68.75% | 73.13% | 78.13% | 85.00% | 91.88% | 98.75% | 106.25% |
| 2-Hit DMG | 51.69% | 55.89% | 60.10% | 66.11% | 70.32% | 75.13% | 81.74% | 88.35% | 94.96% | 102.17% |
| 3-Hit DMG | 65.27% | 70.59% | 75.90% | 83.49% | 88.80% | 94.88% | 103.22% | 111.57% | 119.92% | 129.03% |
| 4-Hit DMG | 70.86% | 76.63% | 82.40% | 90.64% | 96.41% | 103.00% | 112.06% | 121.13% | 130.19% | 140.08% |
| 5-Hit DMG | 88.24% | 95.42% | 102.60% | 112.86% | 120.04% | 128.25% | 139.54% | 150.82% | 162.11% | 174.42% |
| Charged Attack DMG | 55.04%+73.10% | 59.52%+79.05% | 64.00%+85.00% | 70.40%+93.50% | 74.88%+99.45% | 80.00%+106.25% | 87.04%+115.60% | 94.08%+124.95% | 101.12%+134.30% | 108.80%+144.50% |
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Plunge DMG | 63.9% | 69.1% | 74.3% | 81.8% | 87.0% | 92.9% | 101.1% | 109.3% | 117.5% | 126.4% |
| Low/High Plunge DMG | 127.84%/159.68% | 138.24%/172.67% | 148.65%/185.67% | 163.51%/204.24% | 173.92%/217.23% | 185.81%/232.09% | 202.16%/252.51% | 218.51%/272.93% | 234.86%/293.36% | 252.70%/315.64% |
Frostgnaw
Unleashes a frigid blast, dealing Cryo DMG to opponents in front of Kaeya.
Kaeya seems affable, but his nature is that of unyielding ice.
| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill DMG | 191.20% | 205.54% | 219.88% | 239.00% | 253.34% | 267.68% | 286.80% | 305.92% | 325.04% | 344.16% |
| CD | 6.0s | 6.0s | 6.0s | 6.0s | 6.0s | 6.0s | 6.0s | 6.0s | 6.0s | 6.0s |
Glacial Waltz
Coalescing the frost in the air, Kaeya summons 3 icicles that revolve around him.
These icicles will follow the character around and deal Cryo DMG to opponents in their path for the ability's duration.
A winsome smile, genial words, and the merciless hoarfrost that lies beneath... These are all Kaeya's weapons.
| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill DMG | 77.60% | 83.42% | 89.24% | 97.00% | 102.82% | 108.64% | 116.40% | 124.16% | 131.92% | 139.68% |
| CD | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s |
| Duration | 8.0s | 8.0s | 8.0s | 8.0s | 8.0s | 8.0s | 8.0s | 8.0s | 8.0s | 8.0s |
| Energy Cost | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Constellations
- C1 · Excellent Blood
The CRIT Rate of Kaeya's Normal and Charge Attacks against opponents affected by Cryo is increased by 15%.
- C2 · Never-Ending Performance
While Glacial Waltz is in effect, for each opponent defeated, its duration is increased by 2.5s, up to a maximum of 15s.
- C3 · Dance of Frost
Increases the Level of Frostgnaw by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
- C4 · Frozen Kiss
Triggers automatically when Kaeya's HP falls below 20%:
Creates a shield that absorbs damage equal to 30% of Kaeya's Max HP. Lasts for 20s.
This shield absorbs Cryo DMG with 250% efficiency.
Can only occur once every 60s.
- C5 · Frostbiting Embrace
Increases the Level of Glacial Waltz by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
- C6 · Glacial Whirlwind
Glacial Waltz will generate 1 additional icicle, and will regenerate 15 Energy when cast.
Weapons and artifacts
UNSURE This is not a tier list and not community guidance — this product has neither. It is a mechanical shortlist, and the rule is printed so you can check it: Swords of 4★ and above whose secondary stat is one this character’s ascension stat scales with, ordered by base attack at level 90. Weapon passives are not weighed, because a passive is an effect and not a number.
| Weapon | Rarity | Base ATK at 90 | Secondary stat |
|---|---|---|---|
 Skyward Blade | 5★ | 608 | Energy Recharge |
 Summit Shaper | 5★ | 608 | ATK% |
 Sapwood Blade | 4★ | 565 | Energy Recharge |
 Finale of the Deep | 4★ | 565 | ATK% |
 Sturdy Bone | 4★ | 565 | ATK% |
 Calamity of Eshu | 4★ | 565 | ATK% |
 Moonweaver's Dawn | 4★ | 565 | ATK% |
 The Flute | 4★ | 510 | ATK% |
| Set | Two-piece | Four-piece |
|---|---|---|
| The Exile | Energy Recharge +20% | Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 2 Energy for all party members (excluding the wearer) every 2s for 6s. This effect cannot stack. |
| Scholar | Energy Recharge +20% | Gaining Elemental Particles or Orbs gives 3 Energy to all party members who have a bow or a catalyst equipped. Can only occur once every 3s. |
| Blizzard Strayer | Cryo DMG Bonus +15% | When a character attacks an opponent affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by 20%. If the opponent is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%. |
| Emblem of Severed Fate | Energy Recharge +20% | Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way. |
| Finale of the Deep Galleries | Cryo DMG Bonus +15% | When the equipping character has 0 Elemental Energy, Normal Attack DMG is increased by 60% and Elemental Burst DMG is increased by 60%. After the equipping character deals Normal Attack DMG, the aforementioned Elemental Burst effect will stop applying for 6s. After the equipping character deals Elemental Burst DMG, the aforementioned Normal Attack effect will stop applying for 6s. This effect can trigger even if the equipping character is off the field. |
| Silken Moon's Serenade | Energy Recharge +20%. | When dealing Elemental DMG, gain the Gleaming Moon: Devotion effect for 8s: Increases all party members' Elemental Mastery by 60/120 when the party's Moonsign is Nascent Gleam/Ascendant Gleam. The equipping character can trigger this effect while off-field. All party members' Lunar Reaction DMG is increased by 10% for each different Gleaming Moon effect that party members have. Effects from Gleaming Moon cannot stack. |
| Celestial Gift | Energy Recharge +20%. | If the equipping character has completed Witch's Homework, after they use an Elemental Skill, they gain "Light's Guidance" for 20s: All nearby party members gain a 20% Elemental DMG Bonus corresponding to the equipping character's Elemental Type. The equipping character can trigger this effect while off-field. DMG Bonuses provided by Artifact Sets with the same name do not stack.\n· When your party has the Hexerei: Secret Rite effect, Light's Guidance is upgraded to "Mortal Hymn": All nearby party members gain a 40% Elemental DMG Bonus corresponding to both the equipping character and the current active party member's Elemental Type instead. If both characters have the same Elemental Type, these bonuses will not stack. |
To turn this into a real recommendation section, add a build dataset — per character, the weapons and sets a community source actually recommends, with the rotation each assumes. Nothing in the game’s published data contains that judgement, and a ranking invented here would be indistinguishable from a researched one, which is why there is not one.
Teams
To build a team section, add team data. Which characters go together is judgement about rotations, energy and shielding that this product does not receive and will not guess at.
What is published is the reaction chart. Cryo takes part in:
- Melt with Pyro
- Frozen with Hydro
- Superconduct with Electro