In the Genshin Impact Version 2.8 Trailer, we see Kazuha wielding a new weapon which many even claim to be his signature weapon in the lore. This weapon seems to bestow upon him another vision and is hinted at being cursed. While many knew this weapon was coming as a free event reward, its details were murky or unknown to most. We finally have the official abilities and main stats of this weapon as revealed by official Genshin channels.
The Cursed Blade in Genshin Impact
This flashy red 4-star katana sword is rumored to be Kaedehara Kazuha’s best-in-slot 4-star weapon- most likely for his main-DPS build. It’ll first feature in the upcoming Kazuha story quest in Update 2.8 as an event reward with all its refinements.
The weapon seems to have ATK% as its main stat and going up to a total of 41.3% ATK at level 90. Its base ATK is similar to other swords with the ATK% main stat- at max level, it comes up to 510.
The weapon passive is one that triggers a “Hewing Gale” once every 8 seconds upon a normal, charged, or plunging attack hit. The Hewing Gake deals AoE damage up to 180% ATK and buffs ATK by 15% for 8 seconds.
Players can see how this would be an ideal 4-star option on a main-DPS Kazuha- especially after getting the maximum refinement of the weapon. Kazuha plunges almost as much as Xiao and since his plunge pulls in nearby enemies, having this weapon deal a whopping 180% ATK as AoE damage will quickly and promptly clear the field of all the mob enemies. As it also buffs atk% for the next 8 seconds, Kazuha uses that buff to deal with the remaining living enemies.
While the weapon doesn’t factor in Kazuha’s dependence on EM or Elemental Mastery it still manages to do heavy damage to clear the field. Conveniently, it doesn’t overtake the 4-star free craftable Iron Sting out of the competition as that one still remains his best most versatile f2p option. So players who already have that weapon leveled up need not level up this one necessarily unless they feel Kazuha needs more damage.