Sayu Rating and Best Builds

Sayu is a 4-Star Anemo Claymore character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Sayu's Sub-DPS and Support builds, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!

Sayu Rating and Info

Character Information

Sayu
Rating
Rarity	★★★★
Element	Anemo
Weapon	Claymore
Voice Actors	EN Voice Actor: Lilypichu (Lily Ki) JP Voice Actor: Suzaki Aya

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
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Sayu's Stats

Sayu Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Able to fill both the healer and buffer roles when using Viridescent Venerer. • Swirl reactions restore HP when Sayu is active. • Able to act as an on-field driver to spread elemental reactions with her Elemental Skill. • Activating her Burst triggers an emergency party-wide healing.
Weaknesses
• Simultaneous healing and swirling on her Burst is locked behind C1. • Without C6, ATK and Elemental Mastery split-scaling limits the effectiveness of either her healing or her swirl damage. • High energy requirement.

Best Builds for Sayu

Sayu Sub DPS Builds

Swirl Driver

Best Weapon	Makhaira Aquamarine
Replacement Weapons	1. Mailed Flower 2. Rainslasher 3. Sacrificial Greatsword
Best Artifacts	Viridescent Venerer x4
Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge or Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Elemental Mastery
	Circlet: Elemental Mastery
Substats	Energy Recharge, ATK%, Elemental Mastery

Elemental Mastery build for Sayu enables her to drive reactions with her Elemental Skill or Burst. As such, you will need Elemental Mastery artifacts and weapons. Makhaira Aquamarine specifically increases both her ATK and Elemental Mastery!

Crit Sub DPS

Best Weapon	Wolf's Gravestone
Replacement Weapons	1. Beacon of the Reed Sea 2. Tidal Shadow 3. Favonius Greatsword
Best Artifacts	Viridescent Venerer x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Anemo DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%, Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery

A crit build paves way for Sayu to get more ATK, which in turn provides a bit of healing on her Elemental Burst. This is one of the builds you can do to balance damage, debuff, and healing at pre-C6, although with much less impact.

Sayu Support Build

Healer Support (Pre-C6)

Best Weapon	Wolf's Gravestone
Replacement Weapons	1. Favonius Greatsword 2. Katsuragikiri Nagamasa 3. Tidal Shadow
Best Artifacts	Viridescent Venerer x4
Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge or ATK%
	Goblet: ATK%
	Circlet: ATK%
Substats	ATK%, Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery

If not on C6, Sayu on a healer build stacks as much ATK% as she can to increase her healing. You will also need around 200% Energy Recharge so she can have her burst ready. You may also use Maiden Beloved should you wish to further increase her healing.

Healer Support (C6)

Best Weapon	Makhaira Aquamarine
Replacement Weapons	1. Wolf's Gravestone 2. Favonius Greatsword 3. Mailed Flower
Best Artifacts	Viridescent Venerer x4
Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge or Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Elemental Mastery or ATK%
	Circlet: Elemental Mastery or ATK%
Substats	ATK%, Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery

At C6, building Elemental Mastery stats become more desirable alongside ATK due to its added healing effect, which scales on the amount of Elemental Mastery she has. It also enables her to unlock the damage for her Swirls without a huge trade-off on her healing.

Sayu's Talent Priority

	Sub-DPS	Support
1st	Elemental Skill	Elemental Burst
2nd	Elemental Burst	Elemental Skill
3rd	Normal Attack

Depending on her role, Sayu as a DPS focuses more on the damage of her Elemental Skill, while healer focuses on the Burst. You may leave the Normal Attacks alone as she will not use it in practice.

Best Artifacts for Sayu

Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Viridescent Venerer	2-PC: Anemo DMG Bonus +15% 4-PC: Increases Swirl DMG by 60%. Decreases opponent's Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.
2nd	Viridescent Venerer	2-PC: Anemo DMG Bonus +15%
	Gladiator's Finale	2-PC: ATK +18%.
3rd	Noblesse Oblige	2-PC: Elemental Burst DMG +20%. 4-PC: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.

Best 4-Star Artifact for Sayu

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Instructor	2-PC: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80. 4-PC: Upon triggering an Elemental Reaction, increases all party members' Elemental Mastery by 120 for 8s.

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Sayu Best Weapons

Paths for Sayu's Best Weapons

Depending on your build path, the best weapons for Sayu is divided between Elemental Mastery, ATK, or Energy Recharge weapons.

Weapons for Elemental Mastery Builds

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Makhaira Aquamarine	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 165 Skill Effect: The following effect will trigger every 10s: The equipping character will gain 24% of their Elemental Mastery as bonus ATK for 12s, with nearby party members gaining 30% of this buff for the same duration. Multiple instances of this weapon can allow this buff to stack. This effect will still trigger even if the character is not on the field.
2nd	Mailed Flower	Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 110 Skill Effect: Within 8s after the character's Elemental Skill hits an opponent or the character triggers an Elemental Reaction, their ATK and Elemental Mastery will be increased by 12% and 48 respectively.
3rd	Rainslasher	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 165 Skill Effect: Increases DMG against enemies affected by Hydro or Electro by 20%

Weapons for Healer Support (Pre-C6) or Crit Sub DPS

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Wolf's Gravestone	Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: ATK 49.6% Skill Effect: Increases ATK by 20%. On hit, attacks against enemies with less than 30% HP increases all party members' ATK by 40% for 12s. Can only occur once every 30s.
2nd	Beacon of the Reed Sea	Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 33.1% Skill Effect: After the character's Elemental Skill hits an opponent, their ATK will be increased by 20% for 8s. After the character takes DMG, their ATK will be increased by 20% for 8s. The 2 aforementioned effects can be triggered even when the character is not on the field. Additionally, when not protected by a shield, the character's Max HP will be increased by 32%.
3rd	Tidal Shadow	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: ATK 41.3% Skill Effect: After the wielder is healed, ATK will be increased by 24% for 8s. This can be triggered even when the character is not on the field.

Weapons for Energy Recharge

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Favonius Greatsword	Base ATK: 454 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 61.3% Skill Effect: 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.
2nd	Katsuragikiri Nagamasa	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 45.9% Skill Effect: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 6%. After Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the character loses 3 Energy but regenerates 3 Energy every 2s for the next 6s. This effect can occur once every 10s. Can be triggered even when the character is not on the field.
3rd	Sacrificial Greatsword	Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 30.6% Skill Effect: After damaging an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s.

All Recommended Weapons for Sayu

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Wolf's Gravestone	Gacha
Skyward Pride	Gacha
Beacon of the Reed Sea	Gacha
Makhaira Aquamarine	Gacha
Favonius Greatsword	Gacha
Mailed Flower	Event
Tidal Shadow	Crafted
Sacrificial Greatsword	Gacha
Katsuragikiri Nagamasa	Crafted
Royal Greatsword	Starglitter Exchange

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Sayu Best Team Comp

Sayu Driver Teams

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Raiden	Sayu	Xiangling	Kokomi
Sayu	Furina	Ganyu	Rosaria

When using Sayu with her Swirl build, she can use her Elemental Skill while having an off-field Electro, Pyro, Hydro, or Cryo ability to drive and combine reactions. As her ascension passive can already heal the entire party, you may swap a healer for another character.

Sayu Healer Teams

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Raiden	Xiangling	Xingqiu	Sayu
Ayaka	Shenhe	Mona	Sayu

Sayu in a healer build supports the party by buffing reactions that can be affected by Swirl with Viridescent Venerer, like Freeze, Vaporize, Melt, or Electro-Charged, while also acting as your healer. Building ATK is recommended for these teams at pre-C6.

Sayu Best Constellations

Nyctereutes Minor

Constellation and Effects

	Sayu's Constellations
C1	Multi-Task no Jutsu The Muji-Muji Daruma created by Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry will ignore HP limits and can simultaneously attack nearby opponents and heal characters.
C2	Egress Prep Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash gains the following effects: - DMG of Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick in Press Mode increased by 3.3%. - Every 0.5s in the Fuufuu Windwheel state will increase the DMG of this Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick by 3.3%. The maximum DMG increase possible through this method is 66%.
C3	Eh, the Bunshin Can Handle It Increases the Level of Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4	Skiving: New and Improved Sayu recovers 1.2 Energy when she triggers a Swirl reaction. This effect occurs once every 2s.
C5	Speed Comes First Increases the Level of Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6	Sleep O'Clock The Muji-Muji Daruma created by Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry will now also benefit from her Elemental Mastery. Each point of Sayu's Elemental Mastery will produce the following effects: - Increases the damage dealt by the Muji-Muji Daruma's attacks by 0.2% ATK. A maximum of 400% ATK can be gained via this method. - Increases the HP restored by the Muji-Muji Daruma by 3. A maximum of 6,000 additional HP can be restored in this manner.

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

	Rating	Constellation Effect / Merits
C1	★★★	• Healing at 70% HP limit removed. Muji-Muji Daruma can now simultaneously heal and swirl enemies at once.
C6	★★★	• Increases Muji-Muji Daruma DMG and Healing based on Sayu's Elemental Mastery.

C6 for a Sub-DPS and Healer Hybrid

By unlocking C6 for Sayu, you can forgo any healing artifact and focus a Viridescent Venerer 4pc. set with EM main stats on her. This will give you the best of both worlds for a Sub-DPS and Healer Anemo character.

Sayu Ascension and Talent Materials

Sayu Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Vayuda Turquoise Sliver ×1 Whopperflower Nectar ×3 Crystal Marrow ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Vayuda Turquoise Fragment ×3 Whopperflower Nectar ×15 Marionette Core ×2 Crystal Marrow ×10
Lv.50→Lv.60	Vayuda Turquoise Fragment ×6 Shimmering Nectar ×12 Marionette Core ×4 Crystal Marrow ×20
Lv.60→Lv.70	Vayuda Turquoise Chunk ×3 Shimmering Nectar ×18 Marionette Core ×8 Crystal Marrow ×30
Lv.70→Lv.80	Vayuda Turquoise Chunk ×6 Energy Nectar ×12 Marionette Core ×12 Crystal Marrow ×45
Lv.80→Lv.90	Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone ×6 Energy Nectar ×24 Marionette Core ×20 Crystal Marrow ×60

Sayu Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Wed/Sat/Sun Teachings of Light	Whopperflowers Whopperflower Nectar	Azhdaha Challenge Reward Gilded Scale
Guide to Light	Shimmering Nectar
Philosophies of Light	Energy Nectar

Talent Materials per Level

How to Use Sayu

Roll and Absorb Elements with Elemental Skill

Sayu's Elemental Skill allows her to roll at high speeds! Holding it lets you roll around while dealing continuous Anemo DMG. When in contact with Electro, Pyro, Cryo, and Hydro, she can spread that Element to her enemies or surroundings.

Tapping her Elemental Skill instead curls her into a ball to shoot a short-distance forward to attack an enemy in range.

Top-Tier Speed When Rolling

Sayu's Speed with Other Characters
Sayu	Ayaka	Razor

When using her Elemental Skill's hold function, Sayu becomes one of the fastest characters in-game! Her roll is faster than Ayaka and Mona's Dash, so it's useful for exploring. Take note that you can't roll on water unless you absorb Cryo!

Elemental Burst Can Heal and Attack

Sayu's Elemental Burst, can heal the entire party while also dealing Anemo DMG to nearby enemies! After using her Elemental Burst, Sayu will leave behind a Muji-Muji Daruma.

Functions of Muji-Muji Daruma

The Muji-Muji Daruma can either heal your party or deal Anemo DMG to nearby enemies, depending on your active characters' HP.

If your HP is above 70%, the Muji-Muji Daruma will deal Anemo DMG to nearby enemies. Otherwise, it will switch to a healing function. This limit is removed at 1 Constellation, letting Sayu heal and attack without any conditions.

Passive Skill Useful for Crystalflies

Sayu's Passive Talent, Yoohoo Art: Silencer's Secret, allows her to sneak up on certain wildlife. This skill works on animals in the “Other”' sub-category of the Living Beings Archive. It's perfect for Crystalfly-hunting!

Sayu Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Shuumatsuban Ninja Blade

Talent Description
Perform up to 4 consecutive strikes. Charge Attack Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous spinning attack against all nearby opponents. At the end of the sequence, perform a more powerful slash. Plunge Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash

Talent Description

The special technique of the Yoohoo Ninja Arts! Sayu curls up into a rolling Fuufu Windwheel and smashes into opponents at high speed, dealing Anemo DMG. When the duration ends, she unleashes a Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick, dealing AoE Anemo DMG. Press Enters Fuufuu Windwheel state, rolling forward a short distance before using Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick. Hold Attack: Hold Rolls about in Fuufuu Windwheel State that increases Sayu's resistance to interruption. During that, she can control the roll's direction and can use the skill again to end the state and use a stronger Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick. Hold triggers Elemental Absorption. The maximum skill duration is 10s. The longer she remains in that state, the longer the CD. Elemental Absorption: If Sayu comes into contact with Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro while in her Whirlwind state, she will deal additional DMG of that type. Elemental Absorption may only occur once per use of this skill. Flavor Text: Sayu can pull this skill off with her eyes closed. This technique was originally created for escaping, but now that she's got a Vision, might as well make her foes eat dirt while she's at it.

Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry

Talent Description

The other super special technique of the Yoohoo Ninja Arts! It summons a pair of helping hands for Sayu. Deals Anemo DMG to nearby opponents and heals all nearby party members. The amount of HP restored is based on Sayu's ATK. This skill then summons a Muji-Muji Daruma. Muji-Muji Daruma At intervals, the Daruma will take an action: ・If all nearby characters' HP is above 70%, it will deal Anemo DMG to a nearby opponent. ・If nearby active characters' HP is 70% or less, it will heal the active character with the lowest HP. If no opponents are nearby, it will heal all active characters nearby. Flavor Text: People who don't know the first thing about ninjutsu love to watch Sayu show off this skill, and some have tried to learn it from her. But Sayu just wants to sleep and not be disturbed.

Someone More Capable

Talent Description
When Sayu triggers a Swirl reaction while active, she heals all your characters and nearby allies for 300 HP. She will also heal an additional 1.2 HP for every point of Elemental Mastery she has. This effect can be triggered once every 2s.

No Work Today!

Talent Description
The Muji-Muji Daruma created Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry gains the following effects: ・When healing a character, it will also heal characters near that healed character for 20% the amount of HP. ・Increases the AoE of its attack against opponents.

Yoohoo Art: Silencer's Secret

Talent Description
When Sayu is in the party, your characters will not startle Cystalflies and certain other animals when getting near them. Check the "Other" sub-category of the "Living Beings / Wildlife" section in the Archive for the creatures this skill works on.

How to Get Sayu

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Sayu is available at a normal rate on all Standard Wish Banners except Beginner's Wish.

Sayu was a featured 4-star character and was available at an increased rate on both Zhongli and Childe's rerun banners which ran from September 5, 2023 to September 27, 2023. Featured alongside her were Noelle and Freminet, who made his debut!

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Sayu's In-Game Information

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Thoughts About Sayu

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Ayaka	Ah, little Sayu. She hasn't been causing you any trouble lately, has she? Hehe, if you ever notice her slacking off, please let me know.
Ayato	She looks awfully idle the majority of the time, and yet when it counts, she always rises to the occasion and provides indispensable assistance. Of course, you'd know far more about that than me, wouldn't you?
Gorou	Hmm, according to our intel, she is a ninja proficient in the art of infiltration — a skill set which could prove very useful in some of Her Excellency's special operations... However, our intel also indicates that she could be difficult to recruit as she is rather unruly, and often disappears without a trace. Hmm? She's with the Yashiro Commission? Oh, well forget it then.
Itto	All I did was give her a little pat on the head this one time when she wasn't looking, and now, she pounces to attack every time she lays eyes on me. Haha, what can I say? Tanuki are adorable! What am I supposed to do — not pat one on the head? ...Oh yeah, and that's the other thing — she beats you up for calling her a tanuki, too! What's up with that? I mean, a tanuki's what she's going for, right? Sheesh, talk about getting your fur all ruffled over nothing...
Thoma	Ah Sayu, stubborn Sayu. I've asked her countless times to teach me ninjutsu, but she always refuses. She even goes out of her way to avoid me now... I'm just a student looking for a teacher, am I really that out of line?
Yae Miko	Ah yes, the little ninja child... If there's one thing she can do, it's stay hidden. Kano Nana constantly complains to me about it. Apparently, she now spends so much of her time searching for Sayu that she barely has any time to read anymore. If you as me, I'd say that Sayu has a secret ally who is helping her hide all the time...
Yoimiya	Let me know if you see her, alright? I'd really love to take her to one of the festivals and introduce her to lots of new friends. She always looks a little down, but if she meets some people she can hang out with, maybe she'll slowly pick herself up again!

Sayu's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Ayaka	About Ayaka As the eldest daughter of the Kamisato Clan, she always looks very graceful and elegant. But she got one of the shrine maidens to keep tabs on me and make sure I don't slack off... Why would she do that?
Ayato	About Ayato Sometimes, when I'm taking a rest up in a tree, I overhear the shrine maidens talking about him. Sounds like he's pretty important and super busy most the time. I don't get it, though - it's only work, or whatever, so why doesn't he just... not do it?
Itto	About Itto Why does he have to make such a racket? And how did he get so tall!?
Kirara	About Kirara One time, when I woke up from an afternoon nap, I felt something warm against my back. I turned around and saw a cat curled up fast asleep. You wouldn't believe this- it had not only one, but two fluffy tails! I almost fell from the tree in surprise. I—Is this some form of ninjutsu too?
Raiden	About Raiden Shogun Her Excellency? Definitely not someone I'd ever get to meet. If you've got questions, maybe Miss Ayaka's the person to ask.
Shinobu	About Shinobu Doesn't ring a bell, umm... What? Arataki Itto's little sidekick? Ugh, well she's definitely gotta be a sleep disturbance then. Birds of a feather flock together...
Thoma	About Thoma He's got a Vision, and yet for some reason he pesters me about learning ninjutsu every time I run into him. I don't know what his deal is. It's not like I'd have the time to teach him anyway, I barely get enough sleep as it is.
Yae Miko	About Yae Miko She's always patting me on the head... I've never bitten her, though, or even said anything, because I'm frightened of how she'd react if I stood up to her. But what am I gonna do? Because if she keeps on patting my head, I'm gonna get stuck at this height forever!
Yoimiya	About Yoimiya Every time she sees me she says, "Hey, little tanuki! Let's go hang out at the festival." Firstly, I'm not a tanuki. Secondly, I don't wanna go to a festival. Thirdly, she says she wants to hang out — but really, she just wants me to do a ninjutsu performance during the fireworks show. That's not even related to my work for the Shuumatsuban!

Sayu Release Date

Genshin Impact Version 2.0 Phase 2
Release Date	August 10, 2021

Sayu was released on August 10, 2021 in the second phase of the Version 2.0.

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