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Thoma is a character of Genshin Impact 5.2. See Thoma's, best build, shield support build, best weapon, best artifacts, best burgeon team, talent materials, & rating for Thoma.

Table of Contents

Character Guide & Tier
Best Build
Best Weapon
Best Artifacts
Best Team Comp
Ascension & Talent Materials
How To Use Skills
Should You Get & Constellation Guide
Skill Description & Details

Thoma Articles
Best Build			Hangout Event
Lore & Voice Actor			Best Teams

Thoma Tier & Review

Rarity		Element		Weapon
		Pyro		Polearm
How To Get?
Can be pulled from all banners, including Standard, Limited-Time, and Weapon Banners. Higher chance of getting him if you pull from Limited-Time Banners where he is a featured 4-star.
DPS	Sub-DPS		Support		Healer
-	B		C		-
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**The Tiers above are ranked in 6 levels. With SS being the highest and D the lowest.
Tiers: SS → S → A → B → C → D

** Tiers above are at Zero Constellations

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Strengths & Weakness Of Thoma

Strengths
- Deals periodic Pyro Attacks when both shields are active even when off-field - Best Pyro character for Burdgeon (Due to slower application of Pyro, he hits the cores instead of the Dendro application)
Weakness
- High energy cost & CD for Elemental Burst ↳ Can be aided with Favonius Lance - Shield duration is short. - Tend to steal reactions from Main DPS

▼ Details about Thoma below.

Thoma Best Build

Thoma Burgeon Build

Weapon	Dragon's Bane
Substitute	1. Moonpiercer 2. Kitain Cross Spear
Best Artifact	Flower Of Paradise Lost x4
Artifact Stats	Sands: Elemental Mastery Goblet: Elemental Mastery Circlet: Elemental Mastery
Priority Sub-Stats	1. Elemental Mastery 2. Energy Recharge

This build will allow Thoma deal a ton of damage through Burgeon rather than his raw damage. Elemental Mastery will increase his Burgeon DMG while Energy Recharge will ensure good uptime for his Burst.

Thoma Shield Support Build

Weapon	Favonius Lance
Substitute	1. Prototype Starglitter 2. Black Tassel
Best Artifact	Tenacity of the Millelith x2 Emblem of Severed Fate x2
Artifact Stats	Sands: HP% / Energy Recharge Goblet: HP% Circlet: HP%
Priority Sub-Stats	1. HP% 2. Energy Recharge

This Shield Support build will allow Thoma to provide strong shields for his team. By increasing Thoma's HP through artifacts stats, you ensure that the shield will tough since it scales off Thoma's HP.

Thoma Best Weapon

Thoma Burgeon Build

	Weapon	Details
Best	Dragon's Bane	Elemental Mastery 221 (Lvl. 90) - Elemental Mastery sub-stat is important for this build - Increased DMG against characters affected by Hydro & Pyro
2nd	Moonpiercer (F2P)	Elemental Mastery 110 (Lvl. 90) - Elemental Mastery sub-stat is important for this build - Increases ATK when you trigger Dendro-related reaction, good for Burgeon
3rd	Kitain Cross Spear	Elemental Mastery 110 (Lvl. 90) - Elemental Mastery is imporant for this build - Increased Elemental Skill DMG - Provides additional energy

Prioritize Building Elemental Mastery

Since this build is focused on Burgeon, you don't need Crit Rate, Crit Damage, or even attack. You just need to build as much Elemental Mastery as you can so having a good EM Weapon is important.

Thoma Shield Support Build

	Weapon	Details
Best	Favonius Lance	Energy Recharge 30.6% Crits will give extra energy
2nd	Prototype Starglitter	Energy Recharge 45.9% (Lvl. 90) - Energy Recharge will allow higher uptime for Burst - Can be used simply as a stat stick
3rd	Black Tassel	HP 46.9% (Lvl. 90) - High HP sub-stat will strengthen Thoma's shield - A 3-star option

Good With Energy Recharge Or HP Weapon

For this build, having a good Energy Recharge and HP weapon is best. They is a 5-star ER weapon, but it's better to give it to another character than Thoma since he can work with the recommended 4-star weapons.

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Thoma Best Artifacts

Thoma Burgeon Build Artifacts

Best Artifacts For Burgeon Build

	Artifacts
Best	Flower Of Paradise Lost 4-Piece
Substitute 1	Gilded Dreams 4-Piece
Substitute 2	Gilded Dreams 2-Piece Wanderer's Troupe 2-Piece

Artifact Stat Priority

	Main: Flat HP Sub: Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge
	Main: Elemental Mastery Sub: Energy Recharge
	Main: Elemental Mastery Sub: Energy Recharge
	Main: Elemental Mastery Sub: Energy Recharge

EM Sets Are Best For This Build

For this build that's focused on Burgeon, increasing reaction DMG or Bloom reaction DMG are perfect. If you're finding it hard to build the set, you can opt for 2 pieces of Gilded Dreams and Wanderer's Troupe while you farm for the whole set.

Thoma Shield Support Build Artifacts

Best Artifacts For Shield Support Build

	Artifacts
Best	Tenacity of the Millelith 2-Piece Emblem of Severed Fate 2-Piece
Substitute 2	Tenacity of the Millelith 2-Piece Retracing Bolide 2-Piece

Artifact Stat Priority

	Main: Flat HP Sub: HP% / Energy Recharge
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: HP% / Energy Recharge
	Main: HP% Sub: Energy Recharge
	Main: HP% Sub: Energy Recharge
	Main: HP% Sub: Energy Recharge

Build As Much HP & Energy Recharge As You Can

To be able to increase your shield, it's important to build as much HP as you can for Thoma. It's also important to build Energy Recharge in order to use Thoma's Elemental Burst continuously.

Thoma Best Team Comp

Premium Team For Thoma

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS / Enabler	Enabler
Ayato	Nahida	Kazuha	Thoma
Details
- A burgeon team comp for Thoma - Nahida and Ayato will provide continuous Dendro Cores - Thoma's slow Pyro application will insure you deal Burgeon instead of burning - Kazuha will be able to increase the team's damage and deal shred to enemies

Other Characters That Work With Thoma

Character	Sub	Details
Ayato	Childe Ayaka Itto	- Since Thoma's Pyro on-field attack sync with the active character normal attack, it's best paired with main DPS characters that utilize Normal Attacks - Not good with Pyro characters since Thoma might end up stealing reactions from them instead
Nahida	Dendro Traveler Xingqiu Chongyun	- Thoma can work with most characters who have on-field abilities - This doesn't apply only to Burgeon, but you do have the risk that Thoma might steal reactions. This is not ideal since Thoma has a lower damage multiplier
Kazuha	Sucrose Venti	- Since you want Thoma for reactions, he works really well with Anemo characters who also run EM or those that deal Elemental shred

Free To Play Friendly Party

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Xiangling	Chongyun	Xiangling	Thoma
Details
- A relatively free-to-play team comp for Thoma - This team comp will work to continuously deal Elemental Reactions

Notes About Team Comps For Thoma

Thoma has a very limited pool of characters he can work with due to his kit working best with those that deal Normal & Charged Attacks. There's also the concern that due to his Pyro application being relatively slow, he might end up stealing reactions, lowering the team's DPS.

Thoma Ascension Materials

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Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Agnidus Agate Sliver x 1 Agnidus Agate Fragment x 9 Agnidus Agate Chunk x 9 Treasure Hoarder Insignia x 18 Silver Raven Insignia x 30 Golden Raven Insignia x 12 Fluorescent Fungus x 108 Smoldering Pearl x 26
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Agnidus Agate Sliver x 1 Agnidus Agate Fragment x 9 Agnidus Agate Chunk x 9 Agnidus Agate Gemstone x 6 Treasure Hoarder Insignia x 18 Silver Raven Insignia x 30 Golden Raven Insignia x 36 Fluorescent Fungus x 168 Smoldering Pearl x 46

Fluorescent Fungus Farming Routes

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Talent Materials For Thoma

Enemy Drops (Treasure Hoarder)	Domain Drops (Mon/Thur/Sun)	Big Boss Drops (La Signora (Boss))
Treasure Hoarder Insignia	Teachings Of Transience	Hellfire Butterfly
Silver Raven Insignia	Guide To Transience
Golden Raven Insignia	Philosophies Of Transience

Thoma 's Recommended Talent Priority

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Swiftshatter Spear	★★・・・
Blazing Blessing (Elemental Skill)	★★★★・
Crimson Ooyoroi (Elemental Burst)	★★★★★

Thoma Skill Guide & How To Use Thoma

Recommended Rotation For Thoma

	Recommended Support Rotation
1	Use Elemental Skill to gather energy
2	Switch to another character until Thoma's Burst is active
3	Switch to Thoma and use his Elemental Burst then his Elemental Skill
4	Use Main DPS then spam Normal Attack. During this point, you will do periodic Pyro application
5	Once Burst is down, repeat step 1

Uses Of Thoma's Elemental Skill

Provides Shield

When Thoma uses his Elemental Skill, it creates an on-field Pyro shield. This shield scales off his HP so the higher the HP, the tougher the shield is.

Deals Pyro Damage

Thoma will kick upwards during his Elemental Skill. This kick is powered by Pyro, applying the element to those it hits.

Uses Of Thoma's Elemental Burst

Provides Shield That Stacks With Thoma's Elemental Skill

Just like his Elemental Skill, Thoma's Elemental Burst creates an on-field shield. This actually stacks on top of Thoma's Skill's shield so you can have two shields at once.

Provide Additional Pyro DMG Through Fiery Collapse

While the Elemental Burst and Elemental Skill shield is active, every normal attack and charge attack you do will release a wave of Pyro dealing damage to enemies. This remains even after switching making it great for dealing Pyro-related reactions.

Thoma Wish & Constellation Guide

Should You Get Or Wish For Thoma?

Pull If You Need A Pyro Applicator & Shielder

Thoma is a reliable shielder with both of his Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst providing on-field shields. However, he doesn't have good damage multipliers and his Pyro application is too long. He did find a new niche in Burgeon teams, making him a must have for those comps!

Best Constellation For Thoma

Rating	Constellation Effect
★★★・・	C1: A Comrade's Duty When a character protected by Thoma's own Blazing Barrier (Thoma excluded) is attacked, Thoma's own Blazing Blessing CD is decreased by 3s, while his own Crimson Ooyoroi's CD is decreased by 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 20s.
★★・・・	C2: A Subordinate's Skills Crimson Ooyoroi's duration is increased by 3s.
★・・・・	C3: Fortified Resolve Increases the Level of Blazing Blessing by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★★★	C4: Long-Term Planning After using Crimson Ooyoroi, 15 Energy will be restored to Thoma.
★・・・・	C5: Raging Wildfire Increases the Level of Crimson Ooyoroi by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★・・	C6: Burning Heart When Blazing Barrier is obtained or refreshed, the DMG dealt by all party members' Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks is increased by 15% for 6s.

Constellation 4 For Easier Energy

Thoma, having 80 Energy Cost for his Elemental Burst, suffers from needing Energy Recharge. This problem will be eased by unlocking Constellation 4 which will give him extra energy. The first two constellation will also make his shields more consistent.

Thoma Skills & Talents Details

Normal Attack: Swiftshatter Spear

Normal Attack

Effect
Performs up to 4 consecutive spear strikes.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
1-Hit DMG	44.4%	48%	51.6%	56.8%	60.4%	64.5%	70.2%	75.9%	81.6%	87.8%	94%
2-Hit DMG	43.6%	47.2%	50.7%	55.8%	59.4%	63.4%	69%	74.6%	80.2%	86.2%	92.3%
3-Hit DMG	26.8%×2	29%×2	31.2%×2	34.3%×2	36.5%×2	38.9%×2	42.4%×2	45.8%×2	49.2%×2	53%×2	56.7%×2
4-Hit DMG	67.4%	72.8%	78.3%	86.2%	91.6%	97.9%	106.5%	115.1%	123.8%	133.1%	142.5%

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Charged Attack

Effect
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
Charged Attack DMG	113%	122%	131%	144%	153%	164%	178%	193%	207%	222.9%	239%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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Plunging Attack

Effect
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
69.1%	74.3%	81.8%	87%	92.9%	101.1%	109.3%	117.5%	126.4%	135.3%
138%	149%	164%	174%	186%	202%	219%	235%	253%	271%
173%	186%	204%	217%	232%	253%	273%	293%	316%	338%
Plunge DMG	63.9%	69.1%	74.3%	81.8%	87%	92.9%	101.1%	109.3%	117.5%	126.4%	135.3%
Low Plunge DMG	128%	138%	149%	164%	174%	186%	202%	219%	235%	253%	271%
High Plunge DMG	160%	173%	186%	204%	217%	232%	253%	273%	293%	316%	338%

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Blazing Blessing (Elemental Skill)

Effect
Thoma vaults forward with his polearm and delivers a flame-filled flying kick that deals AoE Pyro DMG, while also summoning a defensive Blazing Barrier. At the moment of casting, Thoma's Elemental Skill applies Pyro to himself. The DMG Absorption of the Blazing Barrier scales off Thoma's Max HP. The Blazing Barrier has the following traits: ・Absorbs Pyro DMG 250% more effectively. ・When a new Blazing Barrier is obtained, the remaining DMG Absorption of an existing Blazing Barrier will stack and its duration will be refreshed.

Effect

Thoma vaults forward with his polearm and delivers a flame-filled flying kick that deals AoE Pyro DMG, while also summoning a defensive Blazing Barrier. At the moment of casting, Thoma's Elemental Skill applies Pyro to himself. The DMG Absorption of the Blazing Barrier scales off Thoma's Max HP. The Blazing Barrier has the following traits:
・Absorbs Pyro DMG 250% more effectively.
・When a new Blazing Barrier is obtained, the remaining DMG Absorption of an existing Blazing Barrier will stack and its duration will be refreshed.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
Skill DMG	146%	157%	168%	183%	194%	205%	220%	234%	249%	264%	278%	293%	311%
Shield DMG Absorption	7.2%+693	7.7%+763	8.3%+848	9%+919	9.5%+1005	10.1%+1098	10.8%+1196	11.5%+1300	12.2%+1410	13.0%+1525	13.7%+1647	14.4%+1774	15.3%+1907
Shield Duration	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s
Max Shield DMG Absorption	19.6%+1887	21.1%+2076	22.5%+2281	24.5%+2501	26.0%+2737	27.4%+2989	29.4%+3256	31.4%+3539	33.3%+3838	35.3%+4153	37.2%+4483	39.2%+4829	41.7%+5191
Skill CD	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s

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Crimson Ooyoroi

Effect
Thoma spins his polearm, slicing at his foes with roaring flames that deal AoE Pyro DMG and weave themselves into a Scorching Ooyoroi.

Scorching Ooyoroi

Effect
While Scorching Ooyoroi is in effect, the active character's Normal Attacks will trigger Fiery Collapse, dealing AoE Pyro DMG and summoning a Blazing Barrier. Fiery Collapse can be triggered once every 1s. Except for the amount of DMG they can absorb, the Blazing Barriers created in this way are identical to those created by Thoma's Elemental Skill, Blazing Blessing: ・Absorbs Pyro DMG 250% more effectively. ・When a new Blazing Barrier is obtained, the remaining DMG Absorption of an existing Blazing Barrier will stack and its duration will be refreshed. The maximum DMG Absorption of the Blazing Barrier will not exceed a certain percentage of Thoma's Max HP. If Thoma falls, the effects of Scorching Ooyoroi will be cleared.

Effect

While Scorching Ooyoroi is in effect, the active character's Normal Attacks will trigger Fiery Collapse, dealing AoE Pyro DMG and summoning a Blazing Barrier. Fiery Collapse can be triggered once every 1s. Except for the amount of DMG they can absorb, the Blazing Barriers created in this way are identical to those created by Thoma's Elemental Skill, Blazing Blessing:
・Absorbs Pyro DMG 250% more effectively.
・When a new Blazing Barrier is obtained, the remaining DMG Absorption of an existing Blazing Barrier will stack and its duration will be refreshed.
The maximum DMG Absorption of the Blazing Barrier will not exceed a certain percentage of Thoma's Max HP.

If Thoma falls, the effects of Scorching Ooyoroi will be cleared.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
Skill DMG	88%	95%	101%	110%	117%	123%	132%	141%	150%	158%	167%	176%	187%
Fiery Collapse DMG	58%	62%	67%	73%	77%	81%	87%	93%	99%	104%	110%	116%	123%
Shield DMG Absorption	1.1%+110	1.2%+121	1.3%+133	1.4%+146	1.5%+160	1.6%+174	1.7%+190	1.8%+206	1.9%+224	2.1%+242	2.2%+261	2.3%+282	2.4%+303
Shield Duration	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s
Scorching Ooyoroi Duration	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s
Skill CD	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s
Energy Cost	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80

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Imbricated Armor

Effect
When your current active character obtains or refreshes a Blazing Barrier, this character's Shield Strength will increase by 5% for 6s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.3 seconds. Max 5 stacks.

Flaming Assault

Effect
DMG dealt by Crimson Ooyoroi's Fiery Collapse is increased by 2.2% of Thoma's Max HP.

Snap And Swing

Effect
When you fish successfully in Inazuma, Thoma's help grants a 20% chance of scoring a double catch.

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SCARAnonyMOUS 27

After 2 years experience using Thoma C6 in floor 12, I can say Thoma is garbage as pyro subdps, & as shielder only can hold 1-2 big hit from floor 12 boss.
Thoma better build as Burgeon DPS (stack many EM + 200 ER)

Anonymous 26

The amount of typos in this article is doing Thoma a disservice :(

Anonymous 25

suomynonA20, do you have low cons or skill issues? Thoma isn't great at c0. C4 is where he starts to get good. For skill issues, make sure his shields are stacked for full strength. I have mine at c6 and he works perfectly in Abyss, and is the sole reason I'm in no hurry to pull Zhongli.

Anonymous 24

also if you want another xiangling you have to wish for her good luck m8

Anonymous 23

discount childe?

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