Which is better Iron Sting or Prototype Rancour?

Iron Sting
For the most part, if you're looking to craft a weapon at the blacksmith, you'll want to go with the Prototype Rancour. The physical DMG and ATK bonuses stack more often and will last longer than if you run Iron Sting. Overall, your sword output will be more powerful.
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Are iron stings worth it?

Iron Sting is best suited to Anemo sword users like Kazuha and Jean if they're used as sub DPS or support characters. The sword's secondary stat type is Elemental Mastery, which means that it increases damage dealt with elemental reactions. Anemo characters can cause those reactions to occur regularly.
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Is Iron Sting a good weapon for Kaeya?

The best weapons for Kaeya in Genshin Impact

Possibly the best choice is the Skyward Blade, a sword that increases CRIT Rate and buffs him significantly after using his Elemental Burst. A good budget alternative is the Iron Sting, which grants a buff when you deal Elemental DMG. Crit Rate increased by 4/5/6/7/8%.
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Is Prototype Rancour good?

The Prototype Rancour is a 4-star sword and is one of the better swords in Genshin Impact. While it may not take the number one slot, it will serve players well enough through most content, and it can be reliably obtained since there is no randomness with gacha Wishing required.
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What character is Prototype Rancour good for?

Although better swords will eventually replace them, Prototype Rancour is good on Bennett due to its high Base ATK. It is also good on Physical Keqing, where she can utilize both the high Base ATK as well as the Physical DMG Bonus.
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Xingqiu C6 - Level 80 F2P Weapon Comparison - Prototype Rancour vs Iron Sting



Is Iron Sting good for Xingqiu?

A niche weapon choice among Xingqui players, Iron Sting puts all the elemental cards on the table. Starting in the standard zone of 42 base attack, the exotic blade comes to life with its passive effect.
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Is Iron Sting good on Bennet?

If you're looking for a decent four-star weapon for Bennett you can either cross your fingers and wish for the Lion's Roar, a sword which boosts the damage Bennett does with his Pyro skills, or craft the Iron Sting, a weapon which is easy to refine but doesn't offer as many immediate benefits.
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Is Prototype Rancour good with Kaeya?

8 The Prototype Rancour – Four Star

Kaeya's Base Attack will increase between 44 and 565 based on his level, and his Physical Damage bonus bumps up between 7.5 and 34.5 percent as the secondary stat.
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What's better Sacrificial Sword or Prototype Rancour?

Prototype Rancour is the better option purely because of the higher Base Attack. Although Rancour's passive and second stat mean nothing to a support Bennett, you'll be building ER on him anyway so if you can manage to get a bunch of ER substat rolls on artifacts then I'd go Rancour as weird as it is.
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What sword is best for Kaeya?

By far, the best weapon you can use with Kaeya is the Skyward Blade. This is a 5-star sword that is best used for Cryo DPS builds. This weapon increases your Critical Rate by up to 8 percent and gives you the ability to use Skypiercing Might when you initiate an Elemental Burst.
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What artifact set is best for Kaeya?

If Kaeya is a Sub-DPS unit, players will likely want to use a four-piece Blizzard Strayer set, which grants a 15% Cryo DMG bonus as well as a 20% Crit Rate increase when an enemy is affected by Cryo, and a 40% Crit Rate increase when an enemy is frozen.
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Is Kaeya black?

Apparently people are weird and racist about Kaeya from Genshin (he's the only dark-skinned playable character currently; next patch will add another) but then fandom is like 'he's the only POC' and I... There's something REALLY weird about people treating Asians as basically white.
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Is Lion's Roar good for Kaeya?

Lion's Roar is doable yet something of a last resort: it will benefit Kaeya's Skill but his Burst will remove the Pyro affliction pretty quickly, rendering the passive obsolete. Freedom Sworn is another option for specifically Sub-DPS.
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Is Prototype Rancour good on Keqing?

Prototype Rancour is a 4 star and just better than all those 3 stars in general, so Prototype Rancour is the way to go. Rancour is great for Keqing, especially if you make use of superconduct. It gives her a phys dmg bonus that pairs well with the enemy phys resistance decrease of superconduct.
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Is Prototype Rancour good for Jean?

4 Prototype Rancour

The stat increase is even able to build up to four stacks, each of which can occur once every . 3 seconds. Because of Jean's rapid slashes and attack-scaling heals, she is one of the best characters to use this weapon.
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Is Iron Sting good on Ayato?

The best Ayato F2P weapon - Iron Sting

The craftable Iron Sting is a solid free choice for Ayato, albeit one that requires a slight shift in how you build your party.
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What's the best weapon for Keqing?

Genshin Impact: Best Weapons For Keqing
  • 8 The Black Sword – Four Star. ...
  • 7 The Flute – Four Star. ...
  • 6 The Amenoma Kageuchi – Four Star. ...
  • 5 The Royal Longsword – Four Star. ...
  • 4 The Blackcliff Longsword – Four Star. ...
  • 3 The Mistsplitter Reforged – Five Star. ...
  • 2 The Primordial Jade Cutter – Five Star. ...
  • 1 The Summit Shaper – Five Star.
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What sword is best for Bennet?

Genshin Impact: Best Weapons For Bennett
  • 8 The Alley Flash - Four Star. ...
  • 7 The Festering Desire - Four Star. ...
  • 6 The Prototype Rancour - Four Star. ...
  • 5 The Favonius Sword - Four Star. ...
  • 4 The Amenoma Kageuchi - Four Star. ...
  • 3 The Mistsplitter Reforged - Five Star. ...
  • 2 The Skyward Blade - Five Star. ...
  • 1 The Aquila Favonia - Five Star.
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What sword is best for Xingqiu?

What is the best Xingqiu weapon? Sacrificial Sword is the best choice, thanks to its passive skill that gives you a high chance of ending the user's Elemental Skill if the Skill hits a foe.
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Is Prototype Rancour good for Ayaka?

If Energy isn't your main concern, the Blackcliff Longsword or Prototype Rancour are two additional options that enhance Ayaka's regular DPS potential. You can purchase the Blackcliff Longsword from Paimon's Bargains, while Prototype Rancour is a craftable item.
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What weapon is good for Fischl?

Genshin Impact: Best Weapons For Fischl
  1. 1 Elegy for the End. Elegy for the End is the ultimate bow for a team that is held together by Fischl.
  2. 2 Skyward Harp. ...
  3. 3 The Stringless. ...
  4. 4 Alley Hunter. ...
  5. 5 Favonius Warbow. ...
  6. 6 Mitternachts Waltz. ...
  7. 7 Compound Bow. ...
  8. 8 Slingshot. ...
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Is Iron Sting good for Kazuha?

Iron Sting

The weapon works well with Kazuha as it gives out Elemental Mastery for its main stat growth like Freedom Sworn. Kazuha players with this weapon will need to build their artifacts to reach high Elemental Mastery again.
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Why is Bennett so good?

The main use for bennet is as a support, his ultimate both heals and provides a big bonus from his base attack. For that reason you'll want to stack lots of +atk (%atk doesn't work) and energy recharge. Having his C1 constellation is a massive help too for the 20% boost and removal of the health restriction.
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What does Bennett's ULT scale off of?

The amount of HP restored scales off Bennett's Max HP. If the health of a character within the AoE is higher than 70%, they gain an ATK Bonus that is based on Bennett's Base ATK. Imbues characters within the AoE with Pyro.
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