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Ayato Builds & Review

Ayato is a character in Genshin Impact 2.6 that uses Hydro Sword. See best builds, teams, weapons, skills, ratings, voice actor, ascension materials for Ayato!

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Ayato Character Tier & Rating

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Ayato Character Type

Character Type	DPSSupport
Weapon	Sword
Element

Ayato Best Build & Weapon

Ayato Hydro DPS Build

This build maximizes the damage output of Ayato by utilizing his elemental skill. In this build, Ayato will be the Main DPS of the party.

Ayato's Damage Comes From Normal Attacks

Ayato will be mainly dealing damage with his elemental skill in which he infuses his sword with hydro and unleash quick normal attacks. This build was based on the idea of increasing his Normal Attack DMG.

Recommended Weapon

Weapon	Details
Haran Geppaku Futsu	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 Attak DMG by 20% for 8s.
Weapon Substitute
Primordial Jade Cutter	HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 1.2% of the wielder's Max HP.
Mistsplitter Reforged	Gain a 12% Elemental DMG Bonus for every element and receive the might of Mistsplitter's Seal. At stack levels 1/2/3, Mistsplitter's Seal provides a 8/16/28% Elemental DMG Bonus for the character's Elemental Type. The character will obtain 1 stack of Mistsplitter's Seal in each of the following scenarios: Normal Attack deals Elemental DMG (stack lasts 5s), casting Elemental Burst (stack lasts 10s): Energy is less than 100% (stack disappears when Energy is full). Each stack's duration is calculated independently.
The Black Sword	Increase DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 20%. Additionally, regenerates 60% of ATK as HP when Normal and Charged Attack score a CRIT Hit. This effect can occur once every 5s.
Lion's Roar	Increases DMG against enemies affected by Pyro or Electro by 20%.

Recommended Artifacts

Artifact	Details
Echoes Of An Offering 4-Piece Set	2-Piece Set ATK +18% 4-Piece Set When a Normal Attack hits opponents, there is a 36% chance that it will trigger Valley Rite, which will increase Normal Attack Damage by 70% of ATK. This effect will be dispelled 0.05s after a Normal Attack deals DMG. If a Normal Attack fails to trigger a Valley Rite, the odds of it triggering the next time will increase by 20%. This trigger can occur every 0.2s.
Substitute
Shimenawa's Reminiscence	4-Piece Set ATK +18% 2-Piece Set When casting an Elemental Skill, if the character has 15 or more Energy, they lose 15 Energy and Normal, Charged, Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 50% for 10s.
Heart Of Depth 4-Piece Set	2-Piece Set Hydro DMG Bonus +15% 4-Piece Set After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 30% for 15s.
Gladiator's Finale 4-Piece Set	2-Piece Set ATK +18% 4-Piece Set If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.

Recommended Artifact Stats

Artifact	Main Stat Sub Stat
	Flat ATK (Unchangeable) ① CRIT Rate ② CRIT DMG ③ ATK% ④ Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge
	Flat HP (Unchangeable) ① CRIT Rate ② CRIT DMG ③ ATK% ④ HP%
	ATK% ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ ATK% ④ HP%
	Hydro DMG Bonus% ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ ATK% ④ HP%
	CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate ① CRIT Damage/CRIT Rate ② ATK% ③ HP% ④ Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge

Shimenawa's Reminiscence Boost ATK Damage

Shimenawa's Reminiscence deals highest damage at the expense of more energy problems. Since Elemental Burst is an important asset for Ayato and his damage. It is recommended to have more Energy Recharge when using this set.

Lion's Roar Is Only Good For Electro-Charged Comps

You can only benefit from the Lion's Roar passive when enemies are affected by Pyro or Electro. You'll only want to use this weapon when you are using an Electro-Charged comp for Ayato. If not, then it is recommended to use another weapon.

Ayato Burst Support Build

This build maximizes the use of Ayato's Elemental Burst. This build is ideal for supporting characters because his burst can provide constant hydro application and increase his party members' ATK SPD.

Recommended Weapon

Weapon	Details
Freedom-Sworn	An Elemental Mastery Sword that boost the DMG of the whole team. Great for Support-Ayato
Weapon Substitute
Skyward Blade	CRIT Rate increased by 4%. Gains Skypiercing Might upon using Elemental Burst: Increases Movement SPD by 10%, increases ATK SPD by 10%, and Normal and Charged hits deal additional DMG equal to 20% of ATK. Skypiercing Might lasts for 12s.
Amenoma Kageuchi	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.
Festering Desire	Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 16% and Elemental Skill CRIT Rate by 6%.
Iron Sting	Dealing Elemental DMG increases all DMG by 6% for 6s. Max 2 stacks. Can occur once every 1s

Recommended Artifact

Artifact	Details
Heart Of Depth 2-Piece Set	2-Piece Set Hydro DMG Bonus +15%
Noblesse Oblige 2-Piece Set	2-Piece Set Elemental Burst DMG +20%
Substitute
Noblesse Oblige 4-Piece Set	2-Piece Set Elemental Burst DMG +20% 4-Piece Set Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.

Recommended Artifact Stats

Artifact	Main Stat Sub Stat
	Flat ATK (Unchangeable) ① CRIT Rate ② CRIT DMG ③ ATK% ④ Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge
	Flat HP (Unchangeable) ① CRIT Rate ② CRIT DMG ③ ATK% ④ HP%
	ATK% ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ ATK% ④ HP%
	Hydro DMG Bonus% ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ ATK% ④ HP%
	CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate ① CRIT Damage/CRIT Rate ② ATK% ③ HP% ④ Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge

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Ayato Best Team Comp

Best Party For Ayato

Ayato can work either as a Main DPS or Support. He is a very flexible unit because of the hydro element and he can fit really well in various team comps such as Vape, Permafreeze, and Taser comps.

Premium Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Heal	Support
Ayato	Yoimiya	Bennett	Yun Jin
Details
- Ayato will act as the Main DPS for the team, dealing high damage with his skill using vaporize reactions and Yun Jin's buffs. - Yoimiya will provide vaporize reactions with her burst for Ayato and act as the team's damage dealer during Ayato's downtime. - Bennett will provide healing and ATK buff for the team. He will also activate pyro resonance. - Yun Jin will increase Normal Attack DMG and ATK SPD (If c6) of both Yoimiya and Ayato.

Character Substitutes

Character	Sub	Details
Yoimiya	Ganyu	- Ganyu can fill in the Sub-DPS role and can easily spread cryo with her kit, freezing enemies with Ayato.
Bennett	Diona	- Can give shields and healing plus Cryo resonance.
Yun Jin	Venti	- Although Venti's way of supporting is different from Yun Jin, his burst can help group enemies together and apply crowd control.

Free To Play Friendly Party

DPS	Combo	Heal	Support
Ayato	Xiangling	Barbara	Amber
Details
- Ayato will act as the Main DPS of the team dealing vaporize damage with Xiangling. - Xiangling will spread Pyro with her skill and burst for reactions. - Amber will activate Pyro Resonance and provide crowd control for the team. - Barbara can boost Hydro DMG at C2 and can use Thrilling Tales of The Dragon Slayer to boost Ayato's DMG.

Ayato Ascension Materials

Materials Needed for Ascension

Lv 20	Varunada Lazurite Sliver x 1 Sakura Bloom x 3 Old Handguard x 3
Lv 40	Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 3 Dew Of Repudiation x 2 Sakura Bloom x 10 Old Handguard x 15
Lv 50	Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 6 Dew Of Repudiation x 4 Sakura Bloom x 20 Kageuchi Handguard x 12
Lv 60	Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 3 Dew Of Repudiation x 8 Sakura Bloom x 30 Kageuchi Handguard x 18
Lv 70	Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 6 Dew Of Repudiation x 12 Sakura Bloom x 45 Famed Handguard x 12
Lv 80	Varunada Lazurite Gemstone x 6 Dew Of Repudiation x 20 Sakura Bloom x 60 Famed Handguard x 24

Ayato Talent Materials For Level-Up

Enemy Drops (Nobushi)	Domain Drops (Tue/Fri/Sun)	Big Boss Drops (Raiden Shogun Boss)
Old Handguard	Teachings Of Elegance	Mudra Of The Malefic General
Kageuchi Handguard	Guide To Elegance
Famed Handguard	Philosophies Of Elegance

Ayato's Recommended Talent Priority

Ayato's Skills & Talent List

	Talent	Talent Category
	Kamisato Art: Korobi	Normal Attack
	Kamisato Art: Kyouka	Elemental Skill
	Kamisato Art: Suiyuu	Elemental Burst
	Kamisato Art: Mine Wo Matoishi Kiyotaki	Passive Skill 1
	Kamisato Art: Michiyuku Hagetsu	Passive Skill 2
	Kamisato Art: Daily Cooking	Passive Skill 3

Kamisato Art: Daily Cooking

When Ayato cooks a dish perfectly, he has a 18% chance to receive an additional "Suspicious" dish of the same type.

Kamisato Art: Mine Wo Matoishi Kiyotaki

Kamisato Art: Kyouka has the following properties:

Kamisato Art: Michiyuku Hagetsu

If Kamisato Ayato is not on the field and his Energy is less than 40, he will regenerate 2 Energy for himself every second.

Ayato Constellations

Recommended Constellation

Constellation 2 To Increase Damage Output

Ayato's Wave Flash stack count is increased to a maximum of 5. It also increases Ayato's Max HP by 40%, which increases the damage of his skill and burst.

Constellation 4 For Support

C4 can increase the Normal Damage of nearby characters by 20% for 10s (excluding himself). This is great if you want to use Ayato as an Off-field support.

Ayato Constellations

*C＝Constellations, To upgrade constellations, you must aquire the same character more than once.

How To Use Ayato ?

Recommended Rotation For Ayato

If You Plan To Use Swirl, Start With Elemental Burst

You can easily inflict and swirl Hydro and debuff enemies using the Elemental Burst of Ayato. If you plan on using Anemo to buff Ayato, it is recommended to use the Elemental Burst first.

Uses Of Ayato's Elemental Skill

Most Damage Comes From Elemental Skill → Normal Attack

Ayato's main source of damage comes his Elemental Skill which is considered as normal attack. For Main DPS Ayato, powering up the Elemental Skill will be the highest priority.

Provides Various Buffs

Upon using Elemental Skill, the damage that Ayato's normal attacks will become Hydro AOE slashes that has an additional HP scaling. You will also gain resistance to interruption.

The Hydro Shadow Does NOT Attract Enemies Agro

Despite how it looks, the reflection that Ayato will leave upon using the skill will not attract enemies' attention. However, it can explode and deal Hydro damage. It will also increase the buff from Elemental Skill when destroyed.

Uses Of Ayato's Elemental Burst

Consistent Hydro Infliction At A Large AoE

Ayato's Elemetal Burst gives consistent Hydro Damage at a large AOE. It has a similar range to Ganyu's skill. People who plan to use Ayato as a support or Sub-DPS should focus on making his Elemental Burst strong.

Increases Normal Attack Damage

All characters that is within the AoE of Ayato's Burst will have an increase in Normal Attack damage. The increase depends on the Talent Level. This is great for supporting and increasing the damage of Normal Attackers such as Yoimiya, Childe and Ayato himself.

Strengths Of Ayato

Flexible Character That Excels As A DPS & A Support

One of the greatest strength of Ayato is that he is able to perform the role of a support and a DPS without any difficulty. He is a character that will always benefit your account.

Few Unused Stats

Ayato's damage scales from ATK and HP making him easier to build compared to other characters.

Weaknesses Of Ayato

High Burst Cost

Ayato's Burst is a significantly increases the damage of Ayato through buffs and the damage it brings. However, this is greatly hurdled by the high 80 Energy Cost that it have. Ayato will need a battery or a descent amount of energy recharge to use this consistently.

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Ayato Profile & Voice Actor

Ayato Basic Info & Voice Actor

Rarity	★5	Element	Hydro
Weapon
Sword
Voice Actor (EN)
Chris Hackney
Voice Actor (JA)
Ishida Akira
Birthday
March 26

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Ayato Story Overview

Head Of The Kamisato Clan

Ayato is known to be the head of the Kamisato Clan, brother of Ayaka and a good friend of Thoma. Based on the other Inazuma character voicelines, Ayato seems to be a mischievous guy and a workaholic person.

Voicelines About Kamisato Ayato

Voicelines About Kamisato Ayato
Ayaka	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...
Sayu	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 of the time. I don't get it, though - it's only work, or whatever, so why doesn't he just...not do it?
Raiden Shogun	Kamisato... One of the most distinguished clans in all of Inazuma. Despite Ayato's trickery in regard to the Tri-Commission's affairs, he is nevertheless a loyal subject. His past misdeeds shall be excused.
Itto	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.

Appeared In Cypressus Custos Chapter

Ayato's first official appearance was on his very own story Quest.

Ayato - Special Dish, Favorite Decor, & How Tall?

Special Dish Of Ayato

Dish	Ingredients
Quiet Elegance	Shrimp Meat x4 Lavender Melon x2 Sakura Bloom x2 Flour x1

Favorite Decoration Of Ayato

Character
Ayato
Favorite Decoration Sets
TBA	-	-

How Tall Is Ayato?

There is no in-game and official data regarding the height of Ayato. We compared characters and Ayato is Tall comparatively.

Effects In-Game

Character height gives advantages and disadvantages in-game. For instance, smaller characters will need to swim even at shallow waters but they easily dodge some enemies attacks or enter narrow entrances of caves.

How To Get Ayato?

Featured In His Own Banner

You can get Ayato through his own featured wish banner, though since the banners are limited-time banners, you can only pull him when they are available.

Banner Appearances
Ayato Banner 3/30/22 - 4/19/2022

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