Ayato

Roles

  • On-Field DPS

  • Off-Field DPS (Elemental Burst)

Character Breakdown

  • Elemental Skill allows rapid slashes and leaves an illusion which explodes on contact with enemies or after duration ends, dealing Hydro DMG.

    • Normal Attacks grant Namisen stacks that increase Elemental Skill DMG based on Max HP.

    • Gains knockback resistance while Elemental Skill is active.

    • Charge Attacks and Plunging Attacks disabled.

  • Elemental Burst creates a field which continually rains on enemies, dealing Hydro DMG and increasing Normal Attack DMG.

  • A1 allows initial skill use and illusion to provide Namisen stacks.

  • A4 provides 2 Energy per second to Ayato while he is off field with less than 40 Energy.

Additional Notes

  • Stacking Max HP is not encouraged.

  • Elemental Skill provides the majority of Ayato's damage.

  • Elemental Skill does get affected by ATK SPD buffs.

  • Elemental Skill infusion cannot be overridden and will no longer be active when Ayato leaves the field.

Works Well With

  • Bennett's Elemental Burst provides healing and a massive ATK buff, making him a recommended character in most teams.

  • Ayato can be used in Vaporize (Hydro) teams as an On-Field Hydro applicator, allowing Xiangling’s Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst to Vaporize while being Off-Field.

  • Both Beidou and Fischl are used with Ayato in Electro-Charged (Hydro) teams.

  • Beidou’s Elemental Burst can deal large amounts of Electro DMG while Beidou is Off-Field. Ayato's high Normal Attack speed allows Beidou's Elemental Burst to trigger often.

  • Fischl is often paired with Beidou due to Beidou's Elemental Burst's high energy cost. Fischl generates Energy Particles for Beidou, provides more Off-Field Electro DMG and also activates Electro Resonance. It is also possible to use Fischl by herself for Electro-Charged reactions if you do not have Beidou.

  • As with all Elemental DMG DPS characters, Anemo supports and Zhongli work well with Ayato by reducing the enemies' Elemental RES with Viridescent Venerer 4-set or Zhongli's Elemental Skill. Anemo characters often also supply useful Crowd Control abilities or other buffs.

  • Yunjin provides a Normal Attack DMG buff to Ayato with her Elemental Burst.

  • Xingqiu deals good Hydro DMG Off-Field and is a good Energy Battery for Ayato.

Does Not Work Well With

  • Ayato can work in Freeze teams by equipping 4 Blizzard Strayer and at the cost of building a lot more Energy Recharge than he normally would.

  • Not encouraged due to better Hydro alternatives.

Teams

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  • Ayato's ability to attack rapidly allows Beidou's Elemental Burst to trigger often.

  • Ayato provides On-Field Hydro application to allow Xiangling's Elemental Skill and Burst to Vaporize from Off-Field.

Mixed Reaction

  • A multi-reaction team which has the potential to trigger multiple types of Elemental Reaction.

Pure Hydro

  • This team is based around maximizing Ayato's damage through funneling various buffs onto him.

  • Ayato acts as the On-Field DPS while other characters provide either Off-Field DPS or various buffs or debuffs.

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