In true flagship fashion, the Mutual Security Enhancing Simulation event brings to Genshin Impact players a new free 4-star weapon: the Cloudforged bow. How does it compare to weapons like the Scion of the Blazing Sun and Blackcliff Warbow? More importantly, which characters are better suited to wield it? The archer often makes the difference, after all, and you’ll need to land your shots if you want to protect Teyvat. Here are the best characters for the Cloudforged bow in Genshin Impact.
The Best Character for the Cloudforged Bow in Genshin Impact
As expected given how the bow is his featured weapon, the character best suited to wield the Cloudforged bow in Genshin Impact is Sethos. The reason? All of his attacks while in his Twilight Meditation state receive DMG boosts based on his Elemental Mastery value. The increase in the stat also massively boosts the damage of the Shadowpiercing Shots affected by his The Sand King’s Boon passive. Once active, the passive will boost the DMG of a set number of shots by 700% of his EM value.
It’s important to point out that, although the weapon is the best 4-star pick for him and will offer a huge boost in EM, it will still pale when compared to certain 5-stars.
Can the Cloudforged Work With Any Other Character?
Although the bow will not be among the best picks for any character except for Sethos, the weapon can be a good fit for a few other characters within the game’s current roster. If you either don’t have Sethos or already have him equipped with a 5-star, you can check out our top picks for the Cloudforged below.
Fischl
Even if the weapon will not increase her biggest source of damage — Oz’s coordinated attacks — its EM increase will allow Fischl to deal considerably more damage when triggering Aggravate. Keep in mind that an increase in Elemental Skill DMG is way more beneficial for her when used as an enabler.
Tighnari
As the only 5-star bow wielder in the game capable of turning EM into non-reaction-based DMG, Cloudforged’s ability to offer a total of 225 EM while at level 90/R5 will massively help Tighnari. For obvious reasons, the bow can also work well for him when in Spread-focused teams by boosting his damage. I consider the bow to be the best F2P pick for him.
Now that you know who can make better use of the Cloudforged bow, don’t forget to also check out the best Clorinde Build in Genshin Impact.
Genshin Impact is available on PS5, PS4, PC, and Mobile.
