The following builds are listed with no particular order in mind aside from their main damage source.
In terms of damage output, right now Ice builds are at the top, followed by Bow builds.
Difficulty denotes how hard a build to use it effectively, while Power denotes the DPS ceiling in respect to other builds.
Color Coded Names
Each Souljade's name will have a color assigned to it
that tells the minimum difficulty of the missions that can drop it (including Nirriti's Ruins).
White = Commemorative Souljade (buy from the Narakapedia).
Light Blue = Normal and above difficulty.
Purple = Hard and above difficulty.
Red = Nightscream difficulty.
Brown = Enigma Domain.
Build Sections
Ice Builds
Skill Surge
Souljades
Successive Ice Blast
Frozen Blast
Depths Blast
Element Surge • Ice-Wielding
Chill Spike
Frostbite Chain
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
+5 
Ice-Wielding
+1 
Poison-Wielding
Target Attributes
x4 [Moderation], x8 [Windfall], x6 Ice Blast DMG, x6 Attack
Placeholder Attributes
DMG to Bosses & Melee Weapon DMG.
Description
Your attacks will build up Frostbite and Toxin on enemies, which will explode into an Ice Blasts and Poison Blasts respectively once certain thresholds are met.
Ice Blasts out of Frost Surge will attempt to freeze you.
You can defuse this freeze attempt or use any ability that applies golden focus to yourself, such as Justina's Skill, Shadowswipe.
The freeze attempt will activate Frostbite Surge,
preventing you from accumulating Frostbite on yourself for 25 seconds and allowing you to summon Ice Thorns whenever you use your Hero's Skill (this has a 4-second cooldown).
After enough Ice damage instances, you will charge up an extremely strong attack known as Chain Crush.
You will see a symbol appear in the top left that indicates it is ready to be used. To activate it, use any uncharged melee attack.
[Moderation] +100% is necessary for this build to be effective.
Recommended Heroes
Viper Ning, Feria Shen, Tianhai, Tarka Ji,
Valda Cui, Yueshan, Matari, Tessa,
Yoto Hime, Ziping Ying, Justina Gu, & Kylin Zhang
Difficulty
Skill Floor
Skill Ceiling
Power
Single-Target
Multi-Target
Frost Surge
Souljades
Successive Ice Blast
Frozen Blast
Depths Blast
Element Surge • Ice-Wielding
Chill Spike
Frostbite Chain
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
Ice-Wielding
Target Attributes
x4 [Moderation], x8 [Windfall], x6 Ice Blast DMG, x6 Attack
Placeholder Attributes
DMG to Bosses & Melee Weapon DMG.
Description
Your attacks will build up Frostbite on enemies, which will explode into an Ice Blast once certain thresholds are met.
Each Ice Blast will generate a certain amount of Frostbite on yourself, which will attempt to freeze you after 2 Ice Blasts.
You can defuse this freeze attempt or use any ability that applies golden focus to yourself, such as Justina's Skill, Shadowswipe.
After reaching maximum Frostbite, Frostbite Surge will activate,
preventing you from accumulating Frostbite on yourself for 25 seconds and allowing you to summon Ice Thorns whenever you use your Hero's Skill (this has a 4-second cooldown).
After dealing enough Ice damage, you will charge up an extremely strong attack known as Chain Crush.
You will see a symbol appear in the top left that indicates it is ready to be used. To activate it, use any uncharged melee attack.
[Moderation] +100% is necessary to effectively summon Ice Thorns.
Recommended Heroes
Viper Ning, Feria Shen, Tianhai, Tarka Ji,
Valda Cui, Yueshan, Matari, Tessa,
Yoto Hime, Ziping Ying, Justina Gu, & Kylin Zhang
Difficulty
Skill Floor
Skill Ceiling
Power
Single-Target
Multi-Target
Ice Lotus Chain
Souljades
Successive Ice Blast
Frozen Blast
Element Surge • Ice-Wielding
Elemental Lotus
Ghastbloom
Frostbite Chain
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
Ice-Wielding
Target Attributes
x4 [Moderation], x8 [Windfall], x6 Ice Blast DMG, x6 Attack
Placeholder Attributes
DMG to Bosses & Melee Weapon DMG.
Description
This build is extremely easy to use as it features none of the penalties common in other builds and outputs competitive damage.
Therefore, it is recommended for most players to start with.
Your attacks will build up Frostbite on enemies, which will explode into an Ice Blast once certain thresholds are met.
Each Ice Blast will summon 3 Lotus (up to 4 per second) that will surround you and explode for high damage when they expire or when you exceed 4 total.
Over time, as you activate more Ice Blasts, you will charge up an extremely strong attack known as Chain Crush.
You will see a symbol appear in the top left that indicates it is ready to be used.
To activate it, use any uncharged melee attack.
[Moderation] +100% allows you to use your Hero Skill again after every Ice Blast.
Recommended Heroes
Viper Ning, Feria Shen, Tianhai, Tarka Ji,
Valda Cui, Yueshan, Matari, Tessa,
Yoto Hime, Ziping Ying, & Kylin Zhang
Difficulty
Skill Floor
Skill Ceiling
Power
Single-Target
Multi-Target
Bow Builds
Deadeye Bow
Build idea by JustNaes (Discord: justnaes)
Souljades
Scattershot Enhance
Element Surge • Poison-Wielding
Toxic Arrows
Backfire
Desperation
Shattered Edge
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
+2
Poison-Wielding
+4
Ice-Wielding
Target Attributes
x6 [Windfall], x5 Attack, x6 DMG to Bosses, x6 Ranged Weapon Damage, & x1 Deadeye build rate
Placeholder Attributes
Attack & Deadeye build rate
Description
Deal massive damage by using the Stage 2 Charged Attack of your Bow.
Perfectly timing the release of the charge, while Deadeye is active, will cast Void Destroyer, a massive 3-part attack that only consumes 1 ammo.
Beware, this build will leave you at 1 Health, so you'll mainly rely on your Armor to survive any hits.
Reaching ~8.5% Deadeye build rate will allow you to activate Deadeye with just 3 Stage 2 Charged Attacks instead of 4.
30.5%+ Deadeye build rate will allow you to activate Deadeye in 2 Stage 2 Charged Attacks if they're headshots.
43.9%+ Deadeye build rate will allow you to activate Deadeye in 2 Stage 2 Charged Attacks as long as one is a headshot.
Recommended Heroes
Temulch, Tessa, & Justina Gu
Difficulty
Skill Floor
Skill Ceiling
Power
Single-Target
Multi-Target
Poison Build
Toxin Surge
Souljades
Pestilent Pool
Infectious Touch
Miasma Drive
Element Surge • Poison-Wielding
Toxin Seep
Toxified Chain
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
Poison-Wielding
Target Attributes
x6 [Windfall], x6 Attack, x6 DMG to Bosses, x6 Poison Blast DMG
Placeholder Attributes
Melee Weapon DMG.
Description
Poison Blasts activate Noxious Blast, which applies 1 stack of [Toxified] to the enemy,
and Pestilent Pool, which generates a poison pool that applies up to 2 [Toxified] stacks to enemies standing within it.
Standing in the pool for 2 seconds inflicts [Toxified] on yourself,
allowing you to transfer 2 [Toxified] stacks to the enemy by using a Martial Skill or
the 3rd attack in any uncharged attack combo (excluding Greatsword and Polesword) via Infectious Touch.
Furthermore, this will activate Toxin Surge,
which prevents you from being afflicted with [Toxified] for 15 seconds and allows you to apply an additional stack of [Toxified] whenever you use a Martial Skill.
When an enemy reaches 6 stacks of [Toxified], Toxin Blast activates, dealing 48x Attack damage to the surrounding area.
When you have applied [Toxified] to enemies 11 times, Chain Crush will be ready, adding a 22.4x Poison Blast DMG attack to your next uncharged melee attack.
Recommended Heroes
Wuchen & Kurumi
Difficulty
Skill Floor
Skill Ceiling
Power
Single-Target
Multi-Target
Poison Lotus Surge
Souljades
Pestilent Pool
Infectious Touch
Element Surge • Poison-Wielding
Toxin Seep
Toxified Lotus
Ghastbloom
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
Poison-Wielding
Target Attributes
x6 [Windfall], x6 Attack, x6 DMG to Bosses, x6 Poison Blast DMG
Placeholder Attributes
Melee Weapon DMG.
Description
Poison Blasts activate Noxious Blast, which applies 1 stack of [Toxified] to the enemy,
and Pestilent Pool, which generates a poison pool that applies up to 2 [Toxified] stacks to enemies standing within it.
Standing in the pool for 2 seconds inflicts [Toxified] on yourself,
allowing you to transfer 2 [Toxified] stacks to the enemy by using a Martial Skill or
the 3rd attack in any uncharged attack combo (excluding Greatsword and Polesword) via Infectious Touch.
Furthermore, this will activate Toxin Surge,
which prevents you from being afflicted with [Toxified] for 15 seconds and allows you to apply an additional stack of [Toxified] whenever you use a Martial Skill.
When an enemy reaches 6 stacks of [Toxified], Toxin Blast activates, dealing 48x Attack damage to the surrounding area.
Every time you apply [Toxified] to an enemy, a Lotus will spawn, dealing 0.49x Poison Blast DMG to enemies around you and eventually explode for 1.82x Poison Blast DMG.
Recommended Heroes
Wuchen & Kurumi
Difficulty
Skill Floor
Skill Ceiling
Power
Single-Target
Multi-Target
Musket Build
Deadeye Musket
Souljades
Element Surge • Poison-Wielding
Toxic Shot
Backfire
Desperation
Shattered Edge
Scarlet Guanyin
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
Poison-Wielding
Target Attributes
x6 [Windfall], x6 Attack, x6 DMG to Bosses, & x6 Ranged Weapon Damage
Placeholder Attributes
Deadeye build rate
Description
A slow starting build that requires you to activate Deadeye by hitting your shots on enemies. Counterstrikes give significantly more Deadeye charge (almost 3x the amount) and headshots give slightly more (20% more), so good aim is heavily rewarded. Headshots will deal greatly increased damage with this build, so it is heavily advised to aim for the head. When shooting a weakpoint or head while in the air and Deadeye is active, you will backflip and hover in the air for a short period and can fire a powerful shot. This will make it easier to hit headshots from safety, with the angle you backflip dependent on the angle you hit the enemy. Not recommended for console players due to the difficulty of aiming.
Recommended Heroes
Feria Shen, Valda Cui & Kylin Zhang
Difficulty
Skill Floor
Skill Ceiling
Power
Single-Target
Multi-Target
Valda's Scorch
Souljades
Thunderpull
Thunder Counter
Thunderproof
Element Surge • Poison-Wielding
Ice Bomb
Incineration
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
+1
Poison-Wielding
+5
Ice-Wielding
Target Attributes
x4 [Windfall], x4 [Moderation], x4 [Scorching], x6 Attack, & x6 Health
Placeholder Attributes
DMG to Bosses & Ranged Weapon DMG
Description
A specialized musket build for Valda Cui that makes use of her Skill's special Soak that doesn't expire when Burn is applied.
This allows for you to rapidly and repeatedly apply the same Burn within the duration of the Soak, dealing their damage instantly.
Shots will build up Deadeye charge and Thundershock.
At full Thundershock, parry the Divine Thunder to activate Scorching.
Valda's Skill builds a large amount of Thundershock when it explodes, so using it can be helpful for getting it quickly.
Activating Deadeye gives access to Musket's special Skyrender Shots, providing another quick way to charge Thundershock.
Recommended Hero
Valda Cui
Difficulty
Skill Floor
Skill Ceiling
Power
Single-Target
Multi-Target
Thunder Build
Kylin's Thunder
Core Souljades
Thunderpull
Thunder Counter
Element Surge • Thunder-Wielding
Thunder Charge
Backfire
Soul-drawing
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
+1 
Thunder-Wielding
Other Wielding Amounts do not matter.
Target Attributes
x6 [Windfall], x6 DMG to Bosses, x6 Attack, & x6 Rage/DMG
Placeholder Attributes
Melee Weapon DMG
Description
This build is specially made for Kylin to get his Ultimate up quickly and alternate between parrying Divine Thunder and slashing with his special attacks in his Ultimate. Your attacks will generate Thundershock and deal 4% of the damage dealt back on to yourself, in which your Ultimate will do more damage as you drain more health.
Recommended Hero
Kylin Zhang
Difficulty
Skill Floor
Skill Ceiling
Power
Single-Target
Multi-Target
Shock Surge
Souljades
Thunderpull
Thunder Counter
Element Surge • Thunder-Wielding
Thunder Charge
Thunder Chain
Thunderproof
Potential Plan
Wielding Type
Thunder-Wielding
Target Attributes
x6 [Windfall], x6 DMG to Bosses, x6 Attack, x6 Divine Thunder DMG
Placeholder Attributes
Melee Weapon DMG, & Counter Recovery.
Description
Thunderpull builds up Thundershock as you hit enemies with your attacks, summoning Divine Thunder once you pass the threshold.
You can parry this with Thunder Counter to deal decent damage to enemies in front of you.
Additionally, this will activate Thunder Surge, which summons a Divine Thunder for you to parry when you deal enough damage with your weapon.
After dealing Divine Thunder damage 6 times, Chain Crush will be ready, adding a massive damaging attack to your next uncharged melee attack.
Recommended Hero
Tianhai & Kylin Zhang
Difficulty
Skill Floor
Skill Ceiling
Power
Single-Target
Multi-Target