Ayato Best Builds and Artifacts

Ayato is a 5-Star Hydro Sword character in Genshin Impact. Check out Ayato's build, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!

Ayato

Story Quest

Ayato's Character Guides
Build Guide	Character Lore	Specialty Dish

Cypressus Custos Chapter
The Firmiana Leaf Falls	Act 2	Act 3

Ayato Rating and Basic Info

Ayato's Character Information

Ayato
Rating
Rarity	★★★★★
Element	Hydro
Weapon	Sword
Voice Actors	EN Voice Actor: Chris Hackney JP Voice Actor: Akira Ishida

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
		N/A

Character Tier List

Ayato's Stats

Ayato's Strengths and Weaknesses

Best Builds for Ayato

Ayato Normal Attack Main DPS Build

Best Weapon	Haran Geppaku Futsu
Replacement Weapons	1. Mistsplitter Reforged 2. Primordial Jade Cutter 3. The Black Sword
Best Artifacts	Echoes of an Offering x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	Energy Recharge, CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG, ATK%, HP%

The Echoes of an Offering artifact set should only be used if players have a low ping to Genshin Impact servers. This is because the chance of triggering the 4pc effect gradually gets more inconsistent the higher the ping is.

With a constant green ping, found on the top right, this build has the bigger potential to deal more damage than the Heart of Depth set.

Ayato Alternative Main DPS Build

Best Weapon	Haran Geppaku Futsu
Replacement Weapons	1. Primordial Jade Cutter 2. Mistsplitter Reforged 3. The Black Sword
Best Artifacts	Heart of Depth x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	Energy Recharge, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%, HP%

This is Ayato's most consistent build for Ayato as a Main DPS, especially for players with high ping. Not only does it increase his Normal Attack damage, but it also increases his Elemental Burst damage as well.

You may also use Gladiator's Finale or Nymph's Dream as placeholders, but Heart of Depth should theoretically be his second-best artifact set.

Ayato Sub-DPS Build

Best Weapon	Mistsplitter Reforged
Replacement Weapons	1. Skyward Blade 2. Primordial Jade Cutter 3. Amenoma Kageuchi
Best Artifacts	Emblem of Severed Fate x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK% or ER%
	Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
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.

Ayato's Talent Priority

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.

Ayato Best Artifacts

Ayato Artifact Rankings

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Echoes of an Offering	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.
2nd	Heart of Depth	2-PC: Hydro DMG Bonus +15% 4-PC: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 30% for 15s.
3rd	Gladiator's Finale	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%.

Echoes of an Offering is Ayato's best artifact when you have his signature weapon, Haran Geppaku Futsu. Due to the artifact's RNG, you may opt to use a combination of 2pc or 4pc Heart of Depth or Gladiator's Finale with good substats.

Best 4-Star Artifact for Ayato

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Martial Artist	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.

Ayato Best Weapons

Ayato Weapon Rankings

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Haran Geppaku Futsu	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.
2nd	Mistsplitter Reforged	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)
3rd	The Black Sword	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.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Ayato

Weapon	Weapon Information
Amenoma Kageuchi	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.

All Good Weapons for Ayato

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Haran Geppaku Futsu	Gacha
Mistsplitter Reforged	Gacha
Light of Foliar Incision	Gacha
Primordial Jade Cutter	Gacha
Summit Shaper	Gacha
Skyward Blade	Gacha
Splendor of Tranquil Waters	Gacha
Wolf-Fang	Battle Pass
Lion's Roar	Gacha
Amenoma Kageuchi	Crafted
The Black Sword	Battle Pass
Blackcliff Longsword	Starglitter Exchange
Royal Longsword	Starglitter Exchange

Ayato Best Team Comp

Ayato Mixed Party

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Ayato	Fischl	Kazuha	Bennett

Ayato will be the trigger in this Electro-Charged plus Vaporize team. Fischl (especially at C6) can help recharge Ayato's energy while Bennett can boost Ayato's damage and heal the party.

Make sure to swirl Pyro first by using Kazuha's burst while standing on Bennett's burst for Kazuha to self-swirl Pyro!

Ayato Vaporize Party

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Support
Ayato	Xiangling	Bennett	Kazuha

Ayato can achieve his highest peronsal DPS by triggering Vaporize reactions during his Elemental Skill. 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.

Ayato Hyperbloom Team Comp

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Ayato	Nahida	Shinobu	Baizhu
Ayato	Traveler (Dendro)	Raiden	Yaoyao

Ayato is also a great enabler for the Hyperbloom reaction. His Elemental Skill will help create Dendro Cores while the off-field Electro Character will trigger the Hyperbloom reaction.

Ayato Burgeon Team Comp

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Ayato	Thoma	Nahida	Kokomi
Ayato	Thoma	Nahida	Yaoyao

This Dendro Team Comp for Ayato will only need 2 core teammates, a Pyro and Dendro off-field damage dealer. The goal is to create Dendro Cores by using Ayato and the Dendro Traveler's Elemental Burst. Afterwards, the off-field Pyro unit will trigger the Burgeon reaction with Pyro damage.

Afterwards, you can swap Ayato back in and do damage with his Elemental Skill.

Ayato Freeze Party for Ayato

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Ayato	Ganyu	Venti	Diona

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.

Free-to-Play Party for Ayato

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Ayato	Lisa	Traveler (Dendro)	Barbara

For newer players, a Hyperbloom team comp can be used as an early game option for Ayato. You may opt to using Collei as well!

Sub-DPS Ayato Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Yoimiya	Ayato	Bennett	Kazuha

Use Ayato's Elemental Burst to buff Yoimiya's Normal Attacks. He can also use his Elemental Skill to trigger Yoimiya's burst, while Bennett and Kazuha can further buff her! Note that Ayato will be the one Vaporizing in this team comp due to poor application.

Yoimiya can be replaced with Raiden Shogun or by any character who would appreciate the Hydo DMG Ayato provides with his Elemental burst.

Ayato Best Constellations

Cypressus Custos

Constellation and Effects

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

C0 is Good Enough for 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.

Ayato Ascension and Talent Materials

Ayato Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Varunada Lazurite Sliver ×1 Mora ×20,000 Sakura Bloom ×3 Old Handguard ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×3 Mora ×40,000 Sakura Bloom ×10 Old Handguard ×15 Dew of Repudiation ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×6 Mora ×60,000 Sakura Bloom ×20 Kageuchi Handguard ×12 Dew of Repudiation ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×3 Mora ×80,000 Sakura Bloom ×30 Kageuchi Handguard ×18 Dew of Repudiation ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×6 Mora ×100,000 Sakura Bloom ×45 Famed Handguard ×12 Dew of Repudiation ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Varunada Lazurite Gemstone ×6 Mora ×120,000 Sakura Bloom ×60 Famed Handguard ×24 Dew of Repudiation ×20

Ayato Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Tue/Fri/Sun Teachings of Elegance	Nobushi Old Handguard	Raiden Shogun Challenge Reward Mudra of the Malefic General
Guide to Elegance	Kageuchi Handguard
Philosophies of Elegance	Famed Handguard

Talent Materials per Level

How to Use Ayato

Elemental Skill Kamisato Art: Kyouka

Hydro Infused Auto Attacks

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.

Namisen Effect

Attacking enemies during this stance will create Namisen stacks, which increases damage based on a % of Ayato's current max HP during the skill.

Elemental Burst Kamisato Art: Suiyuu

Does Hydro DMG in a Large Area

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.

Increases Normal Attack Damage

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.

Kamisato Art: Michiyuki Hagetsu

Passively Provides Energy

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.

Kamisato Art: Daily Cooking

Free Suspicious Dish for Perfect Dishes

When Ayato cooks a Perfect Dish it has an 18% chance of producing an additional Suspicious Quality dish of the same type!

List of Food & Recovery Items

Ayato Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Kamisato Art - Marobashi

Kamisato Art: Kyouka

Kamisato Art: Suiyuu

Kamisato Art: Mine Wo Matoishi Kiyotaki

Kamisato Art: Michiyuku Hagetsu

Kamisato Art: Daily Cooking

How to Get Ayato

Pull from Version 4.2 Phase 2 Banners

Banner Status	Active

Ayato's banner rerun starts on Phase 2 of Version 4.2, which is runs from November 28, 2023 until December 19, 2023. His banner runs alongside Cyno's rerun banner as well!

Along with Ayato, his rerun banner also features 4-star characters Xiangling, Shinobu, and Kirara, all available at an increased rate!

Version 4.2 Release Date & Patch Notes

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