Genshin Impact Albedo build guide: F2P weapons and best artifacts (October 2022)

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Albedo has returned to Genshin Impact 3.1, and he's a good unit worth building. Ergo, it's logical that F2P players might wish to know some good weapons to use on him. There is a shortage of great options to consider, meaning that this guide will only cover a few good Swords.

Generally speaking, F2P weapons will be classified here as something that anybody can get. No 5-star weapons will be listed here. The main point of this guide is to highlight Albedo's best F2P Swords in Genshin Impact.

There are only two Swords worth discussing for F2P players regarding good weapons for Albedo in Genshin Impact 3.1:

Neither of them are 5-stars, but these two Swords usually outperform those 5-star weapons. That's terrific news for F2P players since that means building Albedo is actually very affordable.

The Cinnabar Spindle is his best weapon, but there are some important caveats to discuss in the following section.

The Cinnabar Spindle has an ATK stat of 454 and a DEF% stat of 69% at Level 90. Its effect is:

Everything about this Sword is perfect for Albedo. His Elemental Skill already deals more damage based on his DEF, so having an additional buff on top of that simply makes him stronger. Not to mention, Cinnabar Spindle is one of two weapons that he can use that are capable of buffing his DEF.

Cinnabar Spindle buffs DEF far more than Traveler's Handy Sword, while having a much more beneficial effect than it. For reference, the Cinnabar Spindle has 69% DEF versus the Traveler's Handy Sword's 27.5% DEF. The situational HP recovery from Traveler's Handy Sword can't compete with raw damage from Cinnabar Spindle's effect.

As amazing as Cinnabar Spindle sounds, there is one major drawback. It and its Refinement Materials were only available in