[ Guide ] Genshin Impact: Kamisato Ayato Build, Playstyle, Composition

Now that Kamisato Ayato is real in Genshin Impact, it’s time to build him up! You can refer to the examples provided for relative number comparisons.

OVERVIEW

PLAYSTYLE

All things considered, he’s very easy to use, using his Elemental Skill off cooldown to continuously attack, and then buff himself or his allies’ Normal Attacks for even more regular attacks when his Burst is ready.

ELEMENTAL SKILL

Ayato creates an illusion that will explode on nearby opponents, or when it expires, dealing AOE Hydro DMG. On use, HOLD DOWN your Attack button and watch him slash away. His resistance to interruption is greatly increased, but you can always give him a shield.

ELEMENTAL BURST

Ayato’s Burst creates a field that will continuously rain down Hydro DMG, and buffs the Normal Attack of himself and allies. This means his Hydro DMG isn’t affected, but you might as well just use his skills off cooldown anyway.

WEAPONS AND ARTIFACTS

WEAPON

Best option first, followed by alternatives. See below for relative damage comparison.

WEAPON	RARITY	COMMENT	ARTICLE DEMO
Haran Geppaku Futsu	5☆	Best in slot. Have allies use their Elemental Skills first, then swap in Ayato.
Primordial Jade Cutter	5☆	For the Crit Rate and HP% bonus, synergizing with his Elemental Skill.
The Flute	4☆	Raw attack, and fires off Harmonics for more area of effect damage.
Harbinger of Dawn	3☆	Has Crit Rate% bonus when at high HP while further boosting his Crit DMG%.

ARTIFACTS

4-piece Heart of Depth is perfectly serviceable. HP % can be considered a pseudo-bonus for his Elemental Skill, but you can always go for a more offensive stat. Since his Ascension stat is Crit DMG %, you can prioritize Crit Rate %, whichever way the dice rolls. Have Elemental Mastery for Elemental Reactions which you should be going for.

RELATIVE DAMAGE COMPARISON

PRIMORDIAL JADE CUTTER

HARBINGER OF DAWN

HARAN GEPPAKU FUTSU

THE FLUTE

TEAM COMPOSITION

5-STARS

Prioritizing ease / frequency of elemental reaction procs.

CHARACTER	ELEMENT	COMMENT
Kamisato Ayaka	Cyro	Freeze. Elemental Mastery arguably becomes irrelevant since breaking Frozen is based off Physical DMG.
Ganyu	Cyro	Freeze. Both have Burst fields, and Ganyu can benefit from having more space to use her Charged Shots while the enemies are Frozen.
Diluc	Pyro	Vaporize. Ayato's Burst followed by Diluc's for the Pyro infusion to reactions, though Diluc will likely knock enemies out of the field with the Burst.
Raiden Shogun	Electro	Electro-Charged. Would be extremely easy to use her off-field damage, besides rapidly charging their Bursts back up.
Yae Miko	Electro	Electro-Charged. Similarly to Raiden, having her totems clustered around would make zapping easy work.
Hu Tao	Pyro	Vaporize. Same idea as Diluc.

4-STARS

Prioritizing off-field damage and elemental reaction procs.

CHARACTER	ELEMENT	COMMENT
Beidou	Electro	For shield, off-field damage.
Kaeya	Cyro	For Energy Recharge, Freeze, and off-field damage.
Rosaria	Cyro	For off-field damage, Freeze, temporary increased Crit Rate.
Thoma	Pyro	For shield, off-field damage. May not be as useful at lower Constellation levels due to long cooldowns and high Energy requirement.
Xiangling	Pyro	For off-field damage, small buff off Guoba.
Yun Jin	Geo	To buff his Normal Attack and / or provide bonus damage.

CLOSING NOTES

Due to how the RNG is in Genshin Impact, take this Kamisato Ayato build as a suggestion rather than a be-all, end-all, and adjust according to your own roster using these ideas. Good luck, have fun!

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Genshin Impact

Publisher: miHoYo

Developer: miHoYo

Release Date: 2020-09-28

Android, iOS, PlayStation 4

Step into Teyvat, a vast world teeming with life and flowing with elemental energy. You and your sibling arrived here from another world. Separated by an unknown god, stripped of your powers, and cast into a deep slumber, you now awake to a world very different from when you first arrived.