Genshin Impact: Best Characters To Equip Staff of the Scarlet Sands

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’s Staff of the Scarlet Sands can be equipped by most of the RPG’s many different polearm characters, but some of them make better use of it than others. Cyno’s signature weapon was originally introduced in Version 3.1 when the General Mahamatra was added to the game as a playable character. Curiously enough, this polearm is also featured as Candace’s weapon of choice in her card art, despite not being among the best picks for most of her builds.

The weapon follows the Sumeru desert design. This type of style is also applied to the Key of Khaj-Nisut sword, which is the best sword for Nilou’s character build in , and the Beacon of the Reed Sea, Dehya’s signature claymore that arrived with Version 3.5. ’s Staff of the Scarlet Sands is a great weapon for many characters and can substantially increase the overall damage output of a team that is focused on Elemental Reactions.

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Staff of the Scarlet Sands in is a strong weapon on its own, with an acceptable base attack (542 at level 90) and a pleasant CRIT Rate sub-stat (44.1% at level 90). However, it is even better thanks to its weapon skill. With Heat Haze At Horizon’s End, the user gets a flat 52% Elemental Mastery bonus. Additionally, it provides an ATK based on 28% of the character’s Elemental Mastery for 10 seconds whenever an Elemental Skill hits an enemy. The effect can stack up to three times. This makes it a great weapon for polearm characters who use ’s Elemental Reactions as their main source of damage on the field.

According to , the best characters to equip ’s Staff of the Scarlet Sands are DPS who can use the additional Elemental Mastery provided by the weapon’s skill. The absolute best one