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Ayato is a 5-Star Hydro Sword character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Ayato's build, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!
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Character Tier List | Best Characters
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Lvl 20 | 2,770 | 84 | 155 | CRIT DMG 50% |
Lvl 80 | 12,751 | 301 | 715 | CRIT DMG 88.4% |
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• Can deal high single and multi-target DMG. • Elemental Burst can support teammates and himself. • Currently the only Hydro character that can deal AoE DMG over a large area for a long time. |
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• Activating his Elemental Skill can leave you open to Attacks. • High Elemental Burst cost. This is slightly fixed thanks to his passive. |
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Substats | Energy Recharge, CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG, ATK%, HP% |
This Ayato build maximizes his Normal Attack damage. It uses the Echoes of an Offering artifact set for the damage boost so it's slightly RNG-dependent.
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Substats | Energy Recharge, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%, HP% |
This Hydro-Focused DPS build lets Ayato deal more consistent damage and boosts the damage from his Elemental Skill and Burst as well.
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Substats | Energy Recharge, CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG, ATK%, HP% |
This Sub-DPS build utilizes Ayato's Elemental Burst. His burst window will be used for buffing damage and setting up Elemental Reactions for the Main DPS.
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1st | Elemental Skill | Elemental Burst |
2nd | Elemental Burst | Elemental Skill |
3rd | Normal Attack | Normal Attack |
Ayato's Elemental Skill and Burst are key talents that change leveling priority depending on the build. Ayato's Normal Attacks does not affect the damage when using his Elemental Skill, so it should be leveled last.
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Artifact | Artifact Bonuses | |
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2-PC: ATK +18%. 4-PC: When Normal Attacks hit opponents, there is a 36% chance that it will trigger Valley Rite, which will increase Normal Attack DMG by 70% of ATK. This effect will be dispelled 0.05s after a Normal Attack deals DMG. If a Normal Attack fails to trigger Valley Rite, the odds of it triggering the next time will increase by 20%. This trigger can occur once every 0.2s. |
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2-PC: Hydro DMG Bonus +15% 4-PC: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 30% for 15s. |
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2-PC: ATK +18%. 4-PC: If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%. |
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2-PC: Increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 15%. 4-PC: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 25% for 8s. |
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Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 7.2% Skill Effect: Obtain 12% All Elemental DMG Bonus. When other nearby party members use Elemental Skills, the character equipping this weapon will gain 1 Wavespike stack. Max 2 stacks. This effect can be triggered once every 0.3s. When the character equipping this weapon uses an Elemental Skill, all stacks of Wavespike will be consumed to gain Rippling Upheaval: each stack of Wavespike consumed will increase Normal Attack DMG by 20% for 8s. |
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Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 9.6% Skill Effect: Gain a 12% Elemental DMG Bonus for a character's Elemental Type. At stacks 1/2/3, Elemental DMG is further increased by 8/16/28%. Each stack has an individual duration and are gotten through: • Normal Attacks with Elemental DMG (duration 5s) • Casting an Elemental Burst (duration 10s) • Having less than 100% Energy (disappears at full Energy) |
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Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 6.0% Skill Effect: Increases DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 20%. Additionally, regenerates 60% of ATK as HP when Normal and Charged Attacks score a CRIT Hit. This effect can occur once every 5s. |
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Bonus Stat: ATK 12.0% Skill Effect: After casting an Elemental Skill, gain 1 Succession Seed. This effect can be triggered once every 5s. The Succession Seed lasts for 30s. Up to 3 Succession Seeds may exist simultaneously. After using an Elemental Burst, all Succession Seeds are consumed and after 2s, the character regenerates 6 Energy for each seed consumed. |
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Ayato Main DPS Teams | |
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Ayato is a very flexible character so we've prepared his four best parties.
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Ayato and Ganyu will freeze enemies, easily letting Ayato do his Normal Attacks on enemies. Venti's on the team for crowd control and because his Elemental Burst syncs great with Ganyu's. Diona will give you shields, heals, and Cryo Resonance.
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Ayato will be the ''trigger'' in this Electro-Charged team. Fischl (especially at C6) can help recharge Ayato's energy while Bennett can boost Ayato's damage and heal the party. Beidou or Bennett can be replaced by Yun Jin in this party.
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Ayato will ''trigger'' the high-damage Vaporize reaction. Xiangling and Bennett will provide the Pyro status effect while also activating a damage-boosting Pyro resonance. Kazuha will buff the whole party's Elemental DMG.
You can replace Kazuha with Yun Jin if you don't have him. This will limit the damage buff to only Ayato's normal attacks.
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Xiangling will set up Vaporize reactions and Ayato will trigger it. The Geo Traveler will give energy with their C4 talent, increase CRIT Rate with their C1 talent, and create shields for the party. Barbara will support the team with off-field healing.
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Use Ayato's Elemental Burst to apply Hydro for Vaporize reactions and buff Yoimiya's Normal Attacks. He can also use his Elemental Skill to trigger Yoimiya's burst. Bennett and Kazuha will buff the party!
Yoimiya can be replaced with Raiden Shogun or by any character who woul appreciate the Hydo DMG Ayato provides with his Elemental burst.
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Ayato's Constellations | |
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C1 |
Kyouka Fuushi Shunsuiken DMG is increased by 40% against opponents with 50% HP or less. |
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World Source Namisen's maximum stack count is increased to 5. When Kamisato Ayato has at least 3 Namisen stacks, his Max HP is increased by 50% |
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To Admire the Flowers Increases the Level of Kamisato Art: Kyouka by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
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Endless Flow After using Kamisato Art: Suiyuu, all nearby party members will have 15% increased Normal Attack SPD for 15s. |
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Bansui Ichiro Increases the Level of Kamisato Art: Suiyuu by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
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Boundless Origin After using Kamisato Art: Kyouka, Ayato's next Shunsuiken attack will create 2 extra Shunsuiken strikes when they hit opponents, each one dealing 450% of Ayato's ATK as DMG. Both these Shunsuiken attacks will not be affected by Namisen |
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C2 | ★★★ |
• Increases Namisen Stacks to 5, which translates to more damage. • if Ayato's Namisen stacks are at least 3, his Max HP will increase by 50%. This will help with survivability and damage. |
C4 | ★★☆ |
• Increases Normal ATK SPD by 15% for 15s for all party members after using Elemental Burst. • Great constellation for both Main and Sub-DPS Ayato. |
Ayato actually has all he needs at 0 constellations! If you have the extra Primos and want to go the extra mile, we recommend getting him to C2 or C4.
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After using Ayato's Elemental Skill, Ayato's Normal Attacks become infused with Hydro that can deal AoE DMG. Swapping out Ayato will end this stance early.
Attacking enemies during this stance will create Namisen stacks, which increases damage based on a % of Ayato's current max HP during the skill.
Casting Ayato's Elemental Skill will deal Hydro DMG in a large area around him. The falling Bloomwater blades have pseudo random targeting, similar to how Ganyu's Elemental Burst works.
After casting Ayato's Elemental Burst, Normal Attacks of any characters within the field will deal increased DMG. Given how long the burst duration is, it is possible to use it as a Sub-DPS tool if Ayato's Elemental skill is still in cooldown.
While Ayato is off the field, his passive will provide him with 2 every second if his total energy is below half of his Elemental Burst cost. Ideally, you would only want Ayato to be swapped out when his Elemental Skill is in cooldown, so this passive should give at least 10 Energy at minimum.
When Ayato cooks a Perfect Dish it has an 18% chance of producing an additional Suspicious Quality dish of the same type!
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Perform up to 5 rapid strikes.
Charge Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to dash forward and perform an iai. Plunge Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact. |
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1-Hit DMG | 45.0% |
2-Hit DMG | 47.2% |
3-Hit DMG | 58.6% |
4-Hit DMG | 29.4%x2 |
5-Hit DMG | 75.6% |
Charged Attack DMG | 129.5% |
Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 20. |
Plunge DMG | 63.9% |
Low/High Plunge DMG | 128%/160% |
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Kamisato Ayato shifts positions and enters the Takimeguri Kanka state. After this shift, he will leave a watery illusion at his original location. After it is formed, the watery illusion will explode if opponents are nearby or after its duration ends, dealing AoE Hydro DMG.
Takimeguri Kanka In this state, Ayato uses his Shunsuiken to engage in blindingly fast attacks, causing DMG from his Normal Attacks to be converted into AoE Hydro DMG. This cannot be overridden. It also has the following properties: ・After a Shunsuiken hits an enemy, it will grant Namisen, which increases the DMG based on Ayato's Max HP. The initial maximum no. of Namisen stacks is 4, and 1 stack can be gained via Shunsuiken every 0.1s. ・Kamisato Ayato's RES to interruption is increased. ・Unable to use Charged or Plunging Attacks. Takimeguri Kanka will be cleared when Ayato leaves the field. Using Kamisato Art: Kyouka again while in this state will reset and replace the pre-existing one. Flavor Text: ''When, I wonder, did you come under the illusion that you were winning?'' - Ayato is like this in both matter of martial prowess and political intrigue, but to preserve the dignity of his fellow Commissioners, he does not say such things to them. As such, only Thoma, Itto, and Ayaka have ever heard this line. |
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Shunsuiken 1-Hit DMG | 52.9% |
Shunsuiken 2-Hit DMG | 58.9% |
Shunsuiken 3-Hit DMG | 64.9% |
Takimeguri Kanka Duration | 6.0s |
Namisen DMG Bonus | 0.56% Max HP/Stack |
Water Illusion DMG | 101.5% |
Water Illusion Duration | 6s |
CD | 12.0s |
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Unveils a garden of purity that silences the cacophony within. While this space exists, Bloomwater Blades will constantly rain down and attack opponents within its AoE, dealing Hydro DMG and increasing the Normal Attack DMG of characters within.
Flavor Text: I can see them, you know. The ripples of your beating heart within this realm of still waters." |
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Bloomwater Blade DMG | 66.5% |
Normal Attack DMG Bonus | 11.0% |
Duration | 18.0s |
CD | 20.0s |
Energy Cost | 80 |
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Ayato's Elemental Skill has the following properties: ・After it is used, Kamisato Ayato will gain 2 Namisen stacks. ・When the water illusion explodes, Ayato will gain a Namisen effect equal to the maximum number of stacks possible. |
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If Ayato is not on the field and his energy is low, he will regenerate a set amount of energy in regular intervals. |
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When Ayato cooks a dish perfectly, he has a set chance to receive an additional suspicious dish of the same type. |
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Banner Status | Inactive |
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There is currently no way to get Ayato from active Wish Banners. Ayato's initial banner, Azure Excursion, was active from March 30, 2022 to April 19, 2022, for the first half of Verison 2.6.
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Ayato is the older brother of Ayaka and is the head of the Yashiro Commission's Kamisato Clan. Long ago, when the Yashiro Commission fell on hard times, and when the Kamisato Clan was on the verge of crumbling, it was Ayato who rose to the occasion and stabilized the situation.
For a better look into the life of Ayato, we recommend checking out our Ayato Lore guide!
Kamisato Ayato Story and Lore
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Title | Head of the Yashiro Commission and Kamisato Clan |
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Gender | Male |
Race | Human |
Height | Tall |
Faction | Yashiro Commission |
Constellation | Cypressus Custos |
Birthday | March 26 |
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Skins & Namecards | Kamisato Ayato: Ripple Namecard |
Furnishing | None |
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As the head of the Kamisato Clan, brother always has a full schedule of places he needs to be. I do try my best to share his load, but there is no changing the pressure he is subjected to all year round, and the toll it takes upon him. 'sigh' If you see him, remind him to take care of himself, for his sister's sake... |
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Haha, I only wish I could have met Ayato sooner. He really taught me something. "You can kindle the warrior spirit even in the weakest of bugs"... Yep, I really took that one to heart. If it weren't for those words of wisdom, I'm pretty sure I would have given up beetle fighting after losing for the 780th time... Yeah, I guess sometimes it takes a warrior to understand a warrior. When we're playing trading card games or battling beetles, we're always totally on the same wavelength. |
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Kamisato... One of the most distinguished clans in all of Inazuma. Despite Ayato's trickery in regard of the Tri-Commission's affairs, he is nevertheless a loyal subject. His past misdeeds shall be excused. |
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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? |
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As head of the Kamisato Clan, he's in a tough position. With all the political upheaval, he has to contend with public disquiet on one hand and a bunch of self-serving, degenerate public officials on the other. It's best not to dwell on it. All I can do is make sure to look out for him when he's at home. |
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The Yashiro rascal... he's always been an unpredictable one, even as a child. Don't be taken in by his warm smile. There's no knowing what devious scheme might be brewing inside his head — it's really quite maddening... What do you mean, "sly as a fox"? Hmph, if you're trying to insinuate that he and I are anything alike, you are sorely mistaken. |
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About Ayaka I am confident in Ayaka's abilities. But I want her to be able to hold on to her innocence. She shouldn't have to get personally involved in power struggles, or confront the darker side of life head-on. As her older brother, it's my job to shield her from all of that... Heh, just... between the two of us, of course. Sorry, that got a little more private a little ore quickly than I'd intended. |
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About Itto Now he's an interesting case. The idea of pitting docile Onikabuto against each other in battle, I mean really... I was only speaking in polite platitudes when I gave him that little pep talk, but to my surprise he started calling me "bro"... To this day, he calls me "my bro Ayato" without the faintest idea of my true identity. It's quite alright by me, though, I have nothing against his... eccentricities. |
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About Kazuha Once upon a time, the Kaedehara Clan was a subordinate branch of the Kamisato Clan. My forebears may have failed to save his family from decline, but even today I have a duty to support him. Now, naturally, there is nothing I can do to restore his clan's former fortunes. But as for helping him avoid arrest by the Tenryou Commission, that is well within my capabilities... |
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About Ningguang I have heard a thing or two about how Her Eminence, the Tianquan operates. On the subject, I also happen to have a limited-edition copy of Liyue Millennial, if you're interested? What do you say, shall I have someone fetch it, so we can play a game? |
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About Raiden Shogun The cost of pursuing eternity has been great for the Almighty Shogun... and for all of Inazuma. These wounds will take time to heal, and as someone with a mediating role to play in the political process, I will be sure to fulfill that which is required of me. |
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About Sara Old man Kujou capitalized on a golden opportunity to create a most formidable weapon indeed. The only flaw in his plan being, he is now no longer able to wield the weapon of his creation. |
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About Sayu 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? |
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About Thoma There is no doubt in my mind about Thoma's loyalty to the Kamisato Clan. A long time ago, partly to see where he stood, I advised him that he would be better off leaving if he didn't want to get drawn into the never-ending disputes that plague public life. Still, he chose to stay, and in all the time he's been with us, he's spared me much worry. There are very few people I trust completely these days, but Thoma is one of them. |
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About Yae Miko Lady Guuji has been kind to us in the Kamisato Clan, but she has never quite taken to me personally. I trust you'll have heard the way she refers to me... "the Yashiro rascal" and other such flattering monikers. We run into each other semi-regularly, given the overlap in our work, and despite whatever private thoughts we each may have, our working relationship is quite a harmonious one. I have no great objection to this state of affairs — working with intelligent people always makes things highly efficient. In any case... However objectionable she might find me, she would be forced to admit that without me, she would have no one to help execute her weird and wonderful ideas. |
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About Yoimiya Ah, the fireworks store owner. Yes, a most... spirited young lady. The Kamisato Clan is on rather close terms with her. She is around the same age as Ayaka, and the two get along very well. I trust her direct and outspoken disposition won't lead Ayaka astray. Ayaka has always been staunchily true to herself, ever since she was a young child. |
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