Bennett is arguably the most powerful support character in Genshin Impact. In this article, we will tell you how you can build Bennett, including a comprehensive list of his Ascension/Talent upgrade costs/stat buffs/materials and where to obtain them.
Additionally, we will tell you about his best weapons, artifacts, and viable team comps. As is tradition, we will begin with a summary to the character and his kit.
A Summary Of Bennett’s Kit
Bennett, titled “Trial by Fire”, is 4-star Pyro Sword user who hails from Mondstadt and is the leader of “Benny’s Adventure Team”. His kit revolves around his capabilities as a support character but can also be equipped with sub-optimal offensive builds.
Bennett‘s Elemental Burst is the most important part of his kit. A supportive build on Bennett would equip him with the 4-piece Noblesse Oblige set, with his best-in-slot 5-star weapon being the Skyward Blade. Traveler’ can also equip the character with the 4-star equivalent in the form of the Favonius Sword/Sacrificial Sword.
Bennett’s Ascension Costs/Mats
Ascension Level | Materials Required | Mora Cost | Bonus Energy Recharge % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 20 | x1 Agnidus Agate Sliver x3 Windwheel Aster x3 Treasure Hoarder Insignia | 20,000 | 0 |
| Level 40 | x3 Agnidus Agate Fragment x2 Everflame Seed x10 Windwheel Aster x15 Treasure Hoarder Insignia | 40,000 | 6.7 |
| Level 50 | x6 Agnidus Agate Fragment x4 Everflame Seed x20 Windwheel Aster x12 Silver Raven Insignia | 60,000 | 13.4 |
| Level 60 | x3 Agnidus Agate Chunk x8 Everflame Seed x30 Windwheel Aster x18 Silver Raven Insignia | 80,000 | 13.4 |
| Level 70 | x6 Agnidus Agate Chunk x12 Everflame Seed x45 Windwheel Aster x12 Golden Raven Insignia | 100,000 | 20.1 |
| Level 80 | x6 Agnidus Agate Gemstone x20 Everflame Seed x60 Windwheel Aster x24 Golden Raven Insignia | 120,000 | 26.8 |
| Totals | x1 Agnidus Agate Sliver x9 Agnidus Agate Fragment x9 Agnidus Agate Chunk x6 Agnidus Agate Gemstone x18 Treasure Hoarder Insignia x30 Silver Raven Insignia x36 Golden Raven Insignia x46 Everflame Seed x168 Windwheel Aster | 420,000 | 26.8 |
Bennett’s Talent Upgrade Costs/Mats
The following list displays the cost of upgrading just one of Benny’s three combat talents. Now, in Bennett’s case, following this list will allow you to upgrade the unit’s Elemental Burst to max level, which is all you need to use Bennett‘s supportive capabilities.
| Talent Level | Materials Required | Mora Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2 | x3 Teachings of Freedom x6 Treasure Hoarder Insignia | 12,500 |
| Level 3 | x2 Guide to Freedom x3 Silver Raven Insignia | 17,500 |
| Level 4 | x4 Guide to Freedom x4 Silver Raven Insignia | 25,000 |
| Level 5 | x6 Guide to Freedom x6 Silver Raven Insignia | 30,000 |
| Level 6 | x9 Guide to Freedom x9 Silver Raven Insignia | 37,500 |
| Level 7 | x4 Philosophies of Freedom x4 Golden Raven Insignia x1 Dvalin’s Plume | 120,000 |
| Level 8 | x6 Philosophies of Freedom x6 Golden Raven Insignia x1 Dvalin’s Plume | 260,000 |
| Level 9 | x12 Philosophies of Freedom x9 Golden Raven Insignia x2 Dvalin’s Plume | 450,000 |
| Level 10 | x16 Philosophies of Freedom x12 Golden Raven Insignia x2 Dvalin’s Plume x1 Crown of Insight | 700,000 |
| Totals | x3 Teachings of Freedom x21 Guides of Freedom x38 Philosophies of Freedom x6 Treasure Hoarder Insignia x22 Silver Raven Insignia x31 Golden Raven Insignia x6 Dvalin’s Plume x1 Crown of Insight | 1,652,500 |
Bennett’s Passive Talents
| Talent Name | Talent Description |
|---|---|
| Rekindle | Ascending Bennett past phase one decreases his Elemental Skill, Passion Overload CD by 20%. |
| Fearnaught | When Bennett is within the AoE laid out by his own Elemental Burst, Fantastic Voyage, his Elemental Skill’s CD is decreased by 50%, and the character is no longer launched when using his Skill’s charge level 2. |
| It Should Be Safe… | When Bennett is dispatched on an expedition in Mondstadt, the time consumed is reduced by 25%. |
Bennett’s Normal Attack
Benny‘s normal attack is not important to his kit, and can be ignored when building the character as a supportive unit.
Strike Of Fortune
Bennet‘s normal attack allows the unit to perform a 5-strike sword sequence. His charged attack consumes stamina to unleash a stronger attack consisting of two sword strikes.
Bennett’s Elemental Skill
Again, this combat ability is not important to Bennett‘s supportive capabilities and is only used when the character needs some extra Energy.
Passion Overload
This ability has two modes of use, press and hold. Pressing Bennett‘s Elemental Skill button unleashed a singular strike infused with Pyro.
Holding this ability for a short amount of time allows Benny to charge up and perform two Pyro strikes that deal moderate DMG. Holding for about a second allows Bennett to discharge 3 consecutive strikes infused with Pyro. However, it launches Benny and the enemy backwards, in opposite directions, although Benny takes no DMG from this mishap.
Bennett’s Elemental Burst
And here we are, folks, Bennett’s most important ability. Do not shy away from upgrading it as much as possible; the cost is well worth the massive increase in DMG output from your teams.
Fantastic Voyage
Bennett leaps a short distance into the air, dealing Pyro DMG and creating an Inspiration Field upon landing.
Benny‘s inspiration field heals your active character if their HP is below or equal to 70% of their maximum. These heals proc continuously till the mentioned condition becomes false. The total HP gained per heal is dependant on Bennett‘s own HP.
However, if your active character has more than 70% HP, they gain an ATK bonus that is based on Bennett‘s Base ATK.
All characters that step foot into this field are imbued with Pyro
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A brief note is necessary here.. C0 Bennett is a fantastic unit. Please do not feel forced to roll for a character’s constellations. They are nice to own and can boost a character’s effectiveness, but they aren’t worth spending real-world currency on unless you have a large reserve of expendable income.
However, if you do end up getting more constellations, congratulations! Let us get you familiar with Bennett’s Stella Fortuna.
Bennett‘s constellations aren’t that great, all but his C1 and C5 are practically useless to the character’s kit. We recommend trying to get (but not going out of your way to) him to at least C1.
Bennett’s Constellations
| Constellation | Description |
|---|---|
Constellation 1 Grand Expectation | Fantastic Voyage’s ATK increase no longer has an HP restriction, and gains an additional 20% of Bennett’s Base ATK. |
Constellation  Impasse Conqueror | When Bennett’s HP falls below 70%, his Energy Recharge is increased by 30%. |
| Constellations 3 Unstoppable Fervor and 5  True Explorer | Unstoppable Fervor (C3) increases the talent levels of Bennett’s Elemental Skill, Passion Overload, by 3. True Explorer (C5) increases the talent levels of Bennett’s Elemental Burst, Fantastic Voyage, by 3. The maximum upgrade level for both of these abilities is now 15. |
Constellation 4 Unexpected Odyssey | Using a Normal Attack when executing the second attack of Passion Overload’s Charge Level 1 allows an additional attack to be performed. This additional attack does 135% of the second attack’s DMG. |
Constellation 6 Fire Ventures With Me | Sword, Claymore, or Polearm-wielding characters inside Fantastic Voyage’s radius gain a 15% Pyro DMG Bonus and their weapons are infused with Pyro. |
Bennet’s Best Artifact Sets
This section will mention Bennett’s best artifact sets that complement his supportive abilities.
| Artifact Name | Description |
|---|---|
Noblesse Oblige | 2-Piece Bonus Elemental Burst DMG + 20% 4-Piece Bonus Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members’ ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack. |
The Exile | 2-Piece Bonus Energy Recharge +20% 4-Piece Bonus Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 2 Energy for all party members (excluding the wearer) every 2s for 6s. This effect cannot stack. |
Instructor | 2-Piece Bonus Increases Elemental Mastery by 80. 4-Piece Bonus Upon triggering an Elemental Reaction, increases all party members’ Elemental Mastery by 120 for 8s. |
Bennett’s Artifact Sets Best Stats
| Artifact Piece | Preferred Stat |
|---|---|
Sands | Energy Recharge% HP% |
Goblet | Energy Recharge% HP% |
Circlet | Energy Recharge% HP% |
Bennett’s Best Weapons
Swords with high Base ATK, and some energy recharge built into their kit are perfect weapons for Bennett‘s builds.
| Weapon | Description |
|---|---|
Skyward Blade | At Max Level and Refinement Rank 1: Base ATK: 608 Bonus Energy Recharge 55.1% Sky-Piercing Fang CRIT Rate increased by 4%. Gains Skypiercing Might upon using an Elemental Burst: Increases Movement SPD by 10%, increases ATK SPD by 10%, and Normal and Charged hits deal additional DMG equal to 20% of ATK. Skypiercing Might lasts for 12s. |
Favonius Sword | At Max Level and Refinement Rank 1: Base ATK: 454 Bonus Energy Recharge 61.3% Windfall CRIT hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s. |
Sacrificial Sword | At Max Level and Refinement Rank 1: Base ATK: 454 Bonus Energy Recharge 61.3% Composed After dealing damage to an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s. |
Skyrider Sword | At Max Level and Refinement Rank 1: Base ATK: 354 Bonus Energy Recharge 51.7% Determination Using an Elemental Burst grants a 12% increase in ATK and Movement SPD for 15s. |
What Are Bennett’s Best Teams?
Bennett can fit into any team composition in Genshin Impact to drive the point home. Provided that team has powerful characters whose DMG primarily scales off the ATK stat. Childe, Zhongli, Eula, Yoimiya, The Wanderer, Raiden Shogun, and Yae Miko are all viable candidates for Benny‘s Adventure Team. This team is not limited to the mentioned characters and has uncountable iterations.
We encourage travellers to come up with their teams and send their clever ideas to us!
The most powerful team in the game:
Conclusion
And that is it for our discussion on Bennett, folks! Is there anything you think we missed? Anything we could’ve improved further? How has your experience been with our content so far? Please, let us know in the comments!
While you’re working on building Bennett, why not check out our Nahida and Layla build guides?
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