Shenhe Quick TL;DR Team Comp Guide!

Shenhe (Chong’s aunty, but our mommy 😳)

Element: Cryo

Weapon: Polearm

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PSA #1: Shenhe’s major flaw is her buffs only apply to Cryo DMG — I will mention how Chongyun can change it in PSA #2. Other than that, she’s a strong buffer who can can further the damage with her debuffs!

• Allows Cryo resonance, providing free CRIT% and shines even more in a Freeze comp
• Ganyu’s Charged Attack (Bloom) is affected by Shenhe’s Hold E buff, increasing her overall DPS x2
• Ganyu’s overall kit also gains bonus damage from Shenhe’s Q RES shred
• CAN BE REPLACED WITH AYAKA OR BASICALLY ANY CRYO DPS (or technically Phys DPS)

• Can slot TTDS further boosting ATK% — however still use TTDS buff on DPS and NOT SHENHE
• Amazing energy battery and insane AoE with her E and Q
• Can run 4x Viridescent Venerer, further shredding enemy’s Cryo RES
• CAN BE REPLACED WITH KAZUHA OR VENTI FOR CONSISTENT AOE SHRED

• Kokomi’s E has great AoE that can apply Hydro to enemies + heals for a lot
• Amazing for Freeze comp and alternatively a sub-DPS slot with her Q
• Paired with Ganyu’s Q + Shenhe’s Q can essentially perma-Freeze with her E alone (Q is just icing on top)
• CAN BE REPLACED WITH BARBARA OR MONA FOR TAUNT + MORGANA COMBO

PSA #2: Shenhe’s E buff only applies to Cryo DMG attacks, but Chongyun’s E can essentially make it so a lot of Normal/Charged characters can gain the buffs. Is it worth it? — Not really. Highly recommended that if you want to buff non-Cryo to run Bennett or Sara, but for Cryo characters Shenhe is an amazing pick!

Great flex slot alternatives:

• ANY CRYO DPS – Ayaka, Rosaria, Chongyun, etc… Basically any Cryo character can massive benefit from Shenhe’s E + Q buffs
• Phys DPS (Razor/Eula) – Shenhe can easily proc Superconduct, but her Q also shreds enemy’s Phys RES as well
• Kazuha/Venti – Good AoE that make it easy for Shenhe to proc her Q debuff from the start + 4x VV shred to Cryo RES
• Barbara – Mainly for Freeze comp as her E can proc Wet, but also a decent healer replacement
• Mona – Her E taunt is amazing for Freeze, and Q to further enhance nuke potential (you won’t have a healer tho)
• Bennett – Technically Bennett’s Q ATK buff does affect Shenhe’s E buff as well
• Xingqiu – Can run if using Ayaka as main Cryo DPS for Freeze comp

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS BELOW! I’ll try my best to respond as I know some players may not have ANY of the characters mentioned.

Hope this helped. Bye.