Claymores

Claymores are one of the five weapon types that characters can use in Genshin Impact.

Claymores restrict the character wielding them to slower hits than other melee weapons like Swords and Polearms, but those hits deal much more damage per swing. Due to being considered Blunt Attacks, Claymore attacks deal increased damage to Geo objects, such as Rock Shield Hilichurl Guards' and Rock Shieldwall Mitachurls' shields, ore nodes and rock walls that reveal secret areas.

Normal Attacks

A Claymore user's Normal Attack chain typically consists of 4-5 slow, but powerful and wide, melee attacks.

Charged Attacks

A Claymore user's Charged Attack has a small windup before performing a furious chain of attack that continuously drains their stamina. This attack will end with a more powerful slash once the character runs out of stamina or reaches the max duration, which can also be triggered if you stop holding down the attack button.

When initiating a Charged Attack sequence from a standstill, Claymore users will cut short the animation of their first Normal Attack and transition it into the Charged Attack windup animation. However, if the first Normal Attack's Attack Speed is too fast, the character will finish performing the first Normal Attack before starting the Charged Attack windup. For example, Sayu who can normally directly enter a Charged Attack sequence from standstill, when at 150% Attack Speed, will have to perform her first Normal Attack before a Charged Attack sequence; Diluc, who normally must perform one Normal Attack before Charged Attacks, when affected by Cryo which debuffs Attack Speed by 15%, will be able to enter a Charged Attack sequence directly from standstill. However, the Attack Speed limit of the Charged Attack windup transition, can be bypassed if the attack button is held down immediately after dashing, in which case any Claymore user will be able to directly enter their Charged Attack sequence regardless of Attack Speed.

Two iterations of Claymore Charged Attack exist: a spinning attack (Chongyun, Noelle, Razor, Sayu, Xinyan) and a continuous slash attack (Beidou, Diluc, Eula). However, they are functionally the same. Arataki Itto has access to a non-standard Charged Attack.

By default, Claymore Charged Attacks cost 40 Stamina per second and can last up to 5 seconds.

Claymore Characters

Playable Characters

9 Characters match the category selection:

Name	Element	Weapon	Sex	Nation
Arataki Itto	Geo	Claymore	Male	Inazuma
Beidou	Electro	Claymore	Female	Liyue
Chongyun	Cryo	Claymore	Male	Liyue
Diluc	Pyro	Claymore	Male	Mondstadt
Eula	Cryo	Claymore	Female	Mondstadt
Noelle	Geo	Claymore	Female	Mondstadt
Razor	Electro	Claymore	Male	Mondstadt
Sayu	Anemo	Claymore	Female	Inazuma
Xinyan	Pyro	Claymore	Female	Liyue

Upcoming Characters

No Characters match the category selection.

List of Claymores

27 weapons match the category selection:

Name	Base ATK (Lv.90)	2nd Stat (Lv.90)	Passive Ability
Wolf's Gravestone	46 (608)	ATK 10.8% (49.6%)	Wolfish Tracker Increases ATK by 20~40%. On hit, attacks against opponents with less than 30% HP increase all party members' ATK by 40~80% for 12s. Can only occur once every 30s.
Skyward Pride	48 (674)	Energy Recharge 8% (36.8%)	Sky-ripping Dragon Spine Increases all DMG by 8~16%. After using an Elemental Burst, Normal or Charged Attack, on hit, creates a vacuum blade that does 80~160% of ATK as DMG to opponents along its path. Lasts for 20s or 8 vacuum blades.
The Unforged	46 (608)	ATK 10.8% (49.6%)	Golden Majesty Increases Shield Strength by 20~40%. Scoring hits on opponents increases ATK by 4~8% for 8s. Max 5 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.3s. While protected by a shield, this ATK increase effect is increased by 100%.
Song of Broken Pines	49 (741)	Physical DMG Bonus 4.5% (20.7%)	Rebel's Banner Hymn A part of the "Millennial Movement" that wanders amidst the winds. Increases ATK by 16~32%, and when Normal or Charged Attacks hit opponents, the character gains a Sigil of Whispers. This effect can be triggered once every 0.3s. When you possess four Sigils of Whispers, all of them will be consumed and all nearby party members will obtain the "Millennial Movement: Banner-Hymn" effect for 12s. "Millennial Movement: Banner-Hymn" increases Normal ATK SPD by 12~24% and increases ATK by 20~40%. Once this effect is triggered, you will not gain Sigils of Whispers for 20s. Of the many effects of the "Millennial Movement", buffs of the same type will not stack.
Redhorn Stonethresher	44 (542)	CRIT DMG 19.2% (88.2%)	Gokadaiou Otogibanashi DEF is increased by 28~56%. Normal and Charged Attack DMG is increased by 40~80% of DEF.
Akuoumaru	42 (510)	ATK 9% (41.3%)	Watatsumi Wavewalker For every point of the entire party's combined maximum Energy capacity, the Elemental Burst DMG of the character equipping this weapon is increased by 0.12~0.24%. A maximum of 40~80% increased Elemental Burst DMG can be achieved this way.
Royal Greatsword	44 (565)	ATK 6% (27.6%)	Focus Upon dealing damage to an opponent, increases CRIT Rate by 8~16%. Max 5 stacks. A CRIT hit removes all existing stacks.
Whiteblind	42 (510)	DEF 11.3% (51.7%)	Infusion Blade On hit, Normal or Charged Attacks increase ATK and DEF by 6~12% for 6s. Max 4 stacks (24~48% total). Can only occur once every 0.5s.
The Bell	42 (510)	HP 9% (41.3%)	Rebellious Guardian Taking DMG generates a shield which absorbs DMG up to 20~32% of max HP. This shield lasts for 10s or until broken, and can only be triggered once every 45s. While protected by a shield, the character gains 12~24% increased DMG.
Snow-Tombed Starsilver	44 (565)	Physical DMG Bonus 7.5% (34.5%)	Frost Burial Hitting an opponent with Normal and Charged Attacks has a 60~100% chance of forming and dropping an Everfrost Icicle above them, dealing 80~140% AoE ATK DMG. Opponents affected by Cryo are dealt 200~360% ATK DMG instead by the icicle. Can only occur once every 10s.
Favonius Greatsword	41 (454)	Energy Recharge 13.3% (61.3%)	Windfall CRIT hits have a 60~100% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12~6s.
Katsuragikiri Nagamasa	42 (510)	Energy Recharge 10.0% (45.9%)	Samurai Conduct Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 6~12%. After Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the character loses 3 Energy but regenerates 3~5 Energy every 2s for the next 6s. This effect can occur once every 10s. Can be triggered even when the character is not on the field.
Sacrificial Greatsword	44 (565)	Energy Recharge 6.7% (30.6%)	Composed After dealing damage to an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40~80% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30~16s.
Serpent Spine	42 (510)	CRIT Rate 6% (27.6%)	Wavesplitter Every 4s a character is on the field, they will deal 6~10% more DMG and take 3~2% more DMG. This effect has a maximum of 5 stacks and will not be reset if the character leaves the field, but will be reduced by 1 stack when the character takes DMG.
Blackcliff Slasher	42 (510)	CRIT DMG 12% (55.1%)	Press the Advantage After defeating an opponent, ATK is increased by 12~24% for 30s. This effect has a maximum of 3 stacks, and the duration of each stack is independent of the others.
Rainslasher	42 (510)	Elemental Mastery 36 (165)	Bane of Storm and Tide Increases DMG against opponents affected by Hydro or Electro by 20~36%.
Prototype Archaic	44 (565)	ATK 6% (27.6%)	Crush On hit, Normal or Charged Attacks have a 50% chance to deal an additional 240~480% ATK DMG to opponents within a small AoE. Can only occur once every 15s.
Luxurious Sea-Lord	41 (454)	ATK 12% (55.1%)	Oceanic Victory Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 12~24%. When Elemental Burst hits opponents, there is a 100% chance of summoning a huge onrush of tuna that charges and deals 100~200% ATK as AoE DMG. This effect can occur once every 15s.
Lithic Blade	42 (510)	ATK 9% (41.3%)	Lithic Axiom - Unity For every character in the party who hails from Liyue, the character who equips this weapon gains 7~11% ATK increase and 3~7% CRIT Rate increase. This effect stacks up to 4 times.
Quartz	40 (448)	Elemental Mastery 16 (Invalid base2ndStat)	Residual Heat Upon causing an Overloaded, Melt, Burning, Vaporize, or a Pyro-infused Swirl reaction, increases Base ATK by 20~40% for 12s.
Skyrider Greatsword	39 (401)	Physical DMG Bonus 9.6% (43.9%)	Courage On hit, Normal or Charged Attacks increase ATK by 6~10% for 6s. Max 4 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.5s.
Debate Club	39 (401)	ATK 7.7% (35.2%)	Blunt Conclusion After using an Elemental Skill, Normal or Charged Attacks, on hit, deal an additional 60~120% ATK DMG in a small area. Effect lasts 15s. DMG can only occur once every 3s.
Bloodtainted Greatsword	38 (354)	Elemental Mastery 41 (187)	Bane of Fire and Thunder Increases DMG against opponents affected by Pyro or Electro by 12~24%.
White Iron Greatsword	39 (401)	DEF 9.6% (43.9%)	Cull the Weak Defeating an opponent restores 8~16% HP.
Ferrous Shadow	39 (401)	HP 7.7% (35.2%)	Unbending When HP falls below 70~90%, increases Charged Attack DMG by 30~50%, and Charged Attacks become much harder to interrupt.
Old Merc's Pal	33 (Unreachable)	None	None
Waster Greatsword	23 (Unreachable)	None	None

Artifacts

1 Artifact Sets match the category selection:

Set	Rarity	Pieces	Bonuses
Gladiator's Finale	4-5★		2 Piece: ATK +18%. 4 Piece: If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.

Trivia

The word "claymore" derives from Scottish claidheamh "sword" and mòr "great," meaning "great sword."
- Only the Favonius Greatsword reasonably resembles a traditional Scottish claymore.
In Chinese, the term for Claymore is two-handed sword (Chinese: 双手剑 Shuāngshǒu jiàn). By contrast, Swords are referred to as one-handed swords (Chinese: 单手剑 Dāngshǒu jiàn).