The r/KeqingMains mod also shifted Black Sword to be the BiS recommendation due to the ability to be refined, even over the 5* Aquila, just a couple of hours ago as announced in the stickied post:īlack Sword moved back to BiS status for Electro since you can 100% refine it every battle pass refresh. My personal tier ranking for Keqing after this deep dive would be:īlack Sword>Aquilla>Skyward>Lion's Roar>Iron Sting>Harbinger>Flute>Fillet>Descension In a real situation you'll be mixing in Q's and combos may be inconsistent, but given how close the damage is with most of these weapons I'd go with the weapon with the most utility. A physical build would definitely see Aquilla as the #1 pick for sure. Obviously this is a specific build as well. The fantastic healing from the Black Sword also allows for more reckless gameplay or even running a party without a healer in abyss further pushing it ahead.

In the specific scenario Aquilla comes out ahead only if you get hit an average of 5 seconds after the cd is up and are standing next to your target when it happens, otherwise the Black Sword is surprisingly the highest DPS. I only checked out a portion of the sheet so far, but the weapon recommendations for Keqing look kinda wonky, especially since you're linking to the Keqing Mains sheet which kind of contradicts the rankings:

Genshin google doc