Echoes artifact set is his hypothetical best but is ONYL worth it if you have 40 ping or less. 50+ ping and it starts to fall behind glad

Just wanted to say your thumbnails lately have been looking so good and appealing. Very good job on them

He was my first 5* character when i didn't know anything about the game. Very beginner friendly and is still one of my top dps now. Very easy to build too.

Despite my enjoyment for Neuvillette, Neuvillette feels more of a hypercarry that'll drive teammates who can match him, whereas Ayato will go with anyone. It's why I still prefer Ayato burgeon over Neuvillette burgeon because Thomato is an amazingly synergistic pairing.

Did you know? Hydro is the element with most 5-stars and least 4-stars in the game. (As of 4.2) I wonder why

Ayato imo tests one's understanding and nuance on versatility. It's easy to brush him off for other options but he never was a low-tier option anywhere. Childe and Neuv have no off-field presence, Yelan and Xingqiu have lower AoE, Kokomi has lower personal damage, etc. Like yeah they do better elsewhere but 1 unit who doesn't have these units' ceilings having a non-negligible edge edge over everybody is surprisingly good. He's not speedrun-oriented in any way but by God the amount of teams I can make with him is a lot that even when I got him since debut I never benched him

I love Yun Jin so the fact she's great for hypercarry Ayato makes me really happy, that was my go to team for many abysses

When Ayato first dropped.... I saw his preview, tried him out in the practice domain... Vergil vibes all the way.... So obivously I pair him with Kazuha and Raiden to make him the storm that is approaching. Ayato is also the character that made me realize I haven't been doing my character's artifacts properly. Because his 4pc glad keeps reminding me I need to get more people built up and it really is hard to get artifact rolls to be as generous as they were for him. edit: Still loved seeing people debate on artifact sets... Echoes vs Heart of Depths vs Glad... and Thundering Fury was put forward for some teams

I appreciate you going over the sample rotations. More things like this in some recommended teams is very helpful.

Thank you for this ayato guide I needed it❤

really appreciate the section where you just pause the meta talk to say "if you like ayato he has good value" lol. i just finished building my neuvillette but i pulled for ayato anyway because i like him and i want to watch him drink boba

Before you skip JUST because he's "weaker than Neuvillette" just remember that Abyss 12 is NOT that hard/high of a DPS check. Ayato WILL clear Abyss 12 without struggle. And I do mean *without struggle.* If you like him, I very much recommend him. Ayato Kazuha Fischl Beidou was my first 36 star and he's been in all my abyss runs since, among many different teams still rocking a C0 with black sword. Ayato working in many different teams and with every support in the game feels much better to players who aren't heavy spenders planning on getting every unit in the game, and is understated by most content creators who will pull for at least c0 of every character for content.

I do indeed like Ayato because of his versatility. He might not be the hypercarry hydro dps that Neuvilette is but he has so many teams he can slot into. He reminds me of Ganyu in that you can use them as your on field carry or an off-field burst support. I have one team that even combines Ayato, Ganyu, and venti which is just fun to watch or I’ll build him full em for my Nilou bloom.

Jack of all trades, master of none. The only hydro unit i do not need.

Wanted to watch a video like this that consolidates Ayato's value in the current hydro meta. I pulled him and was excited, although I wasn't sure if he was going to be redundant in my account or not. Glad to know that he basically fits in so many teams and that he still got his own strengths.

I really like Ayato’s gameplay, and I literally do not have any hydro characters other than barbara, so I’m very excited to get him

Thanks for the guide man! Gonna gun for Ayato’s rerun in 4.2, wish me luck!

A bit of constructive criticism: please say the names of the artifact sets correctly. The joke with marechaussee hunter was funny the first time, but now it's just distracting, especially when English is not listener's first language, or when listening to the guide in the background while doing something else. It can be quite confusing at times. Thank you for the guide, you're doing a great job

I was waiting for this guide since i think i will be pulling for him for my hyperbloom team. I cant thank you enough for the guide. I have 55 pity and not guaranteed. So lets see if i can have him.

love the review bro keep up the good work 😊

Thank you bro thankyou so much this was the gideo i ak waiting for ❤❤❤❤❤

His best set is actually Echoes of an offering btw, but most people never farm that domain so it's understandable that it gets forgotten.

This guy works haard! Always new vids! He deserves a sub! Tho i dnt usually agree with his tier list he always has new vids to entertain us, keep up the good work and more success. 🎉🎉🎉

I wonder why Ayato + Candace is so slept on, shes probably one of his best supports. She's essentially Yun-Jin but Hydro which gives him a resonance as well as more Hydro app/infusion.

I was an Ayato main then I tasted the power dendro and never left until Nuevilette came and oh wow, Ayato's fully buffed damage is just raw dmg of Neuvi. Ayato deserved better but he is still fun.

WAS WAITING FOR THISS😭😭🙏

Well I was aiming for Kuki and I got her AND Ayato at 3 pity. Thanks for the guide!

An interesting teammate in light of Furina's release: Mika. Provides teamwide healing as well as attack speed. He works very well for a pseudo-freeze and mono hydro team with Ayato, Furina, Kazuha and Mika.

I pulled Ayato kind of impulsively on his last banner and I just slapped it on a Nilou team because I did not have any other good unit at the time for that role. For the longest time I have played that team with Nahida and Yaoyao and it slaps hard (not to mention it's slightly more F2P). Yaoyao's healing is more than enough, and since she applies dendro quite well during her burst, I don't feel like I'm loosing much not using Baizhu. I actually prefer Yaoyao (even though I have similarly invested Baizhu) because the aboslute minefield that she creates with Nahida and Ayato's burst is really really efficient, specially for aoe and Yuegui's constant healing is quite comfy.

I kind of have to agree with the Ayato-Yunjin pairing. I have c6 Yunjin and her attack speed boost is so satisfying on Ayato's skill! I haven't really thought of running him with Marechausee on Furina teams, that would be interesting to try, I feel like he would feel quite fluid with Jean. Lastly, you can dodge around when you're in his skill state, though it is a bit more clunky than normal. I think what i do is move plus dash to make him move, then it takes a split second for him go back into his stance so it does feel kind of janky. But at least you are not hard locked once you press E.

For me, Ayato is the king of multiwaves content like this event. His burst can cover almost all the arena so the circle impact is not that big of a deal, his flexibility and short rotation allow me to set up quickly and his dmg is also present, not as high as hypercarries but 15-20k aoe is pretty good for multiwaves content. I got like 15~16k points this event with Ayato Kazuha Xiangling Bennett.

I have most of the 5 star and I still find myself going back to him and Itto. Easy, braindead, cool animations, cool lines, good dmg and sleeve bobba. What more can you ask?

He is amazing, very comfortable play style. ❤❤❤

Ayato, Furina, Xingqiu, Jean is carrying me in this Abyss. Honestly, Ayato's always my pick when clearing Floor 12 of the Abyss because he's just simple, and fun to play while also dealing great damage.

Played for a long time but Ayato was one of the first characters that i had no personal attachment to that i enjoyed immensely. Its the fact he can work in so many ways even if not the peak of anything specifically, more importantly although his slashes are cool in truth a bit like Ganyu and her CA the main thing that sticks with you is the alt, but in his case if not the potential of say really invest Ganyu Melt of Ayaka Ganyu combos its hydro so by virtue it just does so much in so many scenarios. I tried Soup with Yae for a long time and i don't totally recommend it, but trying to pace all the characters together, skills, ults, all of that, is probably one the most difficult but rewarding things. With that being said you can just throw Kuki and or Thoma with Nahida on his team and react like there is no tomorrow and if not the most potent team in the world, probably one of the most potent f2p teams thats good enough to clear most anything for how simple but also visually spectacular it looks.

I started playing about a year ago and only liked playing pyro or cryo characters, now they are all benched and I’m mad about dendro and hydro. I’ve just pulled Ayato and love that he can fit so many teams, just need to get Nilou and Alhaitham and I’ll be happy 😊

The thumbnail art kinda giving me old school SMT/Persona vibes; I think it’s the lips. Thanks for this video!

Thank you for giving him some recognition, nobody appreciates him just because he's not a hyper carry. Hes my fav and so glad I have his C5, and planning on C6 ♥

Not "Mariachi band" set 💀😭🤣

I love him so much ! I have all the other hydro exept 4 neuvillet and childe so he is my pick !

Thanks for this, the Childe and Neuvillette copium are killing me rn. They start comparing Ayato to Childe, Neuvillette and just goes silent when I ask them if they do off-field hydro application and work in literally every Hydro team ever.

I love Ayato. I got him because I wanted Xingqiu in every team. Out of Xingqiu's kit, it was the hydro application that I most needed to copy. At the time I was deciding between Yelan, Kokomi, and Ayato. Went with Ayato because of his flexibility. Since then I got Neuvillette and Furina (sorry yelan... I swear you are next) and I still feel Ayato is the best choice for my best team which is hyperbloom with nahida and kuki with a flex spot (normally Zhongli). It is nice to have options though lol, now Xingiu just goes on national or raiden national, freeze, and burgeon or if I just want to throw him in as a fourth slot on some team, ayato has hyperbloom, and furina/neuvillette get to have fun.

Ayato was my 2nd limited 5 star i got lucky on his banner after using my guaranteed on raiden and git his weapon at low pity too. He has carried me through the game till ar 57 rn and although i now have neuvillette, furina and yelan i still use him with vape in the abyss. And i love him

My current Ayato team includes Layla, Raiden and Tighnari, as a quickswap Hyperbloom/Superconduct. It's great for area denial, because Ayato's burst and Layla's burst create an "active" freeze field, that keeps the enemy from moving much, and allowing Tighnari to hyperbloom everyone to death. You start with Ayato's Burst, followed by Layla's skill and burst, then Raiden's skill, and then Tighnari's skill, 3 CAs and burst, then back to Ayato for his skill and rapid hits. Rinse and repeat. The team should have enough energy regen to allow everyone to burst on cool down.

If I were to start a new account, Ayato would be among my top picks to pull for. For an Established account however, there are better hydro chars for each role he can fill

The team I use with Ayato is based around buffing him as much as possible, with Bennet, Ayato, Xangling, and Candace. The pyro application to allow him to vape his hits and Candace instead of a Yun Jin since her huff is capped at 30 hits and if you’re hitting multiple targets you can hit that cap, and Candace dosent have a cap like that on her N.A. buff.

So happy to hear my Ayato Thoma Baizhu burgeon core wasn’t total nonsense!!

Just got this husbando and he is amazing!!! I was a main Neuvillete but Ayato's gameplay is the best for me..he is fast and easy and fun... ❤❤❤❤❤

Me, with 0 intention to pull for him: Mmmh, very interesting! Lmao, I love your vids you're so good at explaining

I just got Ayato about a few minutes ago and i also have furina so having to say the Marechaussee Hunter set goes well if I have furina in the team is very helpful, Farming 2 types artifact in one domain is like killing 2 birds with one stone. Though currently I want my furina to be off field and Ayato as Main DPS (on field) since Furina is my onfield (main dps) at the moment. But artifact wise I would have to settle for 4 set glad for now as i dont have quite good substat for Marechaussee Hunter.

Excited for the collei guide

I have him, as well as c1 yelan, c0 furina and c0 Neuvi. I'd say I'm set with hydros. Even tho he honestly has the lowest personal damage between those units, I end up using him in Abyss 99% of the times. He makes up for the smaller dmg with very short cooldowns, basically 100% ult uptime, decent stagger resistence (trust me: it feels way stronger than c0 Neuvi's even tho probably it's the same), and more importantly with the fact that even if you get interrupted his skill doesn't end there. You can dodge, be knocked down, and immediately resume slashing when you recover. Also, he is the easiest to use. Just hold E and enjoy (yeah, Neuvi too. But with Ayato you don't even need to aim). He is great with yelan+xq (Vergil intensifies) and absolutely nasty in hyperbloom and burgeon teams. And if you play him in electro-charged or hyperbloom teams, if you give him Thundering Fury you lose personal damage but you literally have 100% slashing uptime. It's so much fun. Ps. A surprisingly functioning team is 3hydro yoimiya with him, yelan, xq and yoimiya. You do ayato's skill during yoimiya's burst and viceversa, alternating xq and yelan between the two. You have 100% hydro swords/dices, you get a lot of vaporize hits with yoimiya's skill. Ayato's burst buffs both of their NA. Yoimiya's burst buffs ayato's attack. Yelan boosts everyone's damage up to 50%. Xq shreds hydro res and gives you minor healing and stagger resistance. If ayato has the black sword he basically heals himself. Use xq during yoimiya's skill and she gets healed. Xq and yelan can survive just fine since they're mostly off-field.

i was just lookin for this i only been playin for 1 month and need some units wanted to know if he was worth getting i got wriothesley so i just need a second team for abyss i got to floor 11 but cant beat it thanks for the info your videos be helpin alot

I'm a relatively new account so I'm very excited to roll for him! He opens up so many teams for me, I hope I can get him tomorrow!

Ayato’s cooldowns pair well with Fischl and Yae, which is good for electro-charged, and with kuki for hyperbloom

These videos are so helpful! Subbed. Thank you! Quick random question: In a Raiden, Furina, Baizhu (have no Jean) team, would Kazuha, Fischl, or XQ be a preferred final member? (looking to make a Raiden C2 hypercarry team here, not an EM Raiden even though the first three will of course be doing some hyperblooming by nature of elements).

Ayato was my first favorite main dps as a beginner (Had yae miko and ganyu, didn’t like their slow play style) I had so much fun building him and seeing his dmg, he killed everything and carried me through the game My team was Ayato Ganyu Bennett and Kazuha

Ayato’s gear versatility works for me since I like building up lots of characters (lots of overworld boss looting). I can make him stronger each time I get a favourable gladiator piece.

i have now 7 days behind me into this game and got i think my first 5* at around 6 to 7 single pulls, in limited banner. and lost 50/50 to mona 5h before furina banner ended. if we get raiden, should i pull for her and save my pulls till then? design wise shes one of my most fav units o.o also managed to get jean in the noelle banner. guess i started lucky xD

I'm getting him because he looks fun to play, and maybe cause a lot of people compare him to Vergil... but totally the first reason, yep, without a doubt, for sure 😅

Jack of all trades, master of none!!

As someone who loves building lots of characters and i only have mona in terms of hydro 5 stars ayato sounds pretty cool.

I was a huge Ayato simp at his launch and I tried with Furina and I can't recommend it for overworld because many enemies are good against monohydro. If you play Ayato do the good ol' Soup with Kazuha Fischl Bennett

Dear jello i need you opinion on my ayaka build should i minus 30 crit dmg from weapon and increase my er by 50 ish

I can't say I regret pulling him since he helped me clear the abyss when my account was weaker, but he's been benched on my account since Sumeru. I just have too many alternatives now, and I honestly only got him because I was trying to max out Xiangling at the time, and didn't mind if I won the 50/50.

My favorite overworld team by far is stacking a ton of attack speed buffs on him via C2 Jean, C6 Yun Jin, and Mika. If I could get his C4 and Skyward my account would be complete forever.

Ended up pulling Ayato with 0 pity when trying to get Kuki cons. Always loved the trials where I got to use him so not bad, but feels bad cause I just wanted 4*s when I had no pity. Lol.

Noelle guide? Wife loves her as her main(co op mostly) and weve been watching alot lately just for inspiration on ideas and brainstorming, great vid btw

He has such an amazing ost and great name card , atleast that makes me want to get em😂😅

Ayato is the ideal role consolidation for a main DPS but he doesn't have the damage to become a backbone of any team

I save 10k primos for the cyno banner. My gf n I both did. Did out pulls lastnight n very first pull I got keqing, which I was so excited about as that's my first ever 5 star n I love her character and design, she's gorgeous. My game is so electro heavy I thought you know what I'll do a pull on ayato. Got him the very next pull along with c1 kirara, who I also wanted really bad lol went from no 5 stars as f2p to having 2 in 20 pulls! I used up all my genshin luck lastnight n I have no regrets haha also managed to c3 xangling. No kuki tho which I only really wanted coz I love her design. And still kinda sad no Cyno as I'm cosplaying him next con but oh well. I have far to many electro as it is lol.

Beautiful thumbnail

I don't know even after all these times I still found myself returning to ayato whenever I want to clear abyss fast and get the rewards 😂 i have Neuvillette who is like super powerhouse but returning to ayato just feels home again because he literally does everything so simple and allowed me to run a full hypercarry Neuvillette on one side. If there's a data of the most on field DPS that I used over 2 years of my full star abyss I believe Ayato must be the one that's most used

thanks for the guide i knew ayato was a dead pull for me cuz i already have neuv and furina

Can't wait to pull.. Hopefully I get him..

I had been waiting for Ayato since his last rerun was my first banner as a new player, and I really enjoyed how he felt not only in the recent dungeon event, but in his trial as well (even tho at the time i had NO IDEA what I was doing) but the banners had been ridiculously good to me lately and I had won my last 5 50/50s, getting C1R1 Neuvillette and C1 Furina (random Venti thrown in the middle there as well.) Neuvillette's weapon was a random 10 pull that came in at 31 pity, and 2 days ago I got Jean when i finally lost my 50/50 trying to get Furina's C2. Right now with a cracked Neuvillette, the vertical investment that would be required to to make Ayato as good as my Neuvillette wouldn't be nearly as rewarding as filling other niches where my account is lacking. Off field electro for the team i dont have kuki/Fischel on or off field dendro would probably be best for my acc now.

how does finale of the deep at high refinements compare to other 4 stars weapons options?

Artifact section didn't mention Echoes of an Offering Set. If you have good ping, that can technically be his best set in some situations. But it's a super inefficient domain to farm and I would expect you to have much better Heart of Depth pieces, and the difference isn't worth it. Also, I still consider Ayato the best pick for Thoma burgeon, especially since Thoma at c6 also gives a buff back to Ayato.

Wellp. Tine to watch this video seriously again.... Messed up when going for C2 kuki

3:19 Does it have to be Kazuha? Because I don't have him but I have Venti and Sucrose

He’s incredibly flexible and feels great in vape, hyperbloom, electrocharged and now freeze in a Furina/Charlotte/Kazuha comp. However, I think he is the best character to slot in a Nilou bloom comp that doesn’t utilize Kokomi. He has better aoe hydro application than Kokomi overall and C6 Yaoyao just feels so good in a Nilou bloom comp, who is redundant in a Kokomi comp. In this comp, the paradise lost set is optimal because he will own a majority of the blooms. The only one you wouldn’t use paradise lost in this comp is Nahida as you need to reduce dendro res and hydro will own more if not all the bloom procs.

You can always get more power through artifacts, but not enjoyment. Also, consistency is king, and for those reasons, I'll be pulling him.

I just managed to pull Furina and I'm looking to pull for another 5-star on-field dps as I've only got Wrio and Diluc. Would it be worth pulling for Ayato and matching him with furina or do I wait for Raiden banner in 4.3? My hypothetical team Ayato - Furina - Fisch/flex - Venti. I Really need a second team for abyss so I can clear floor 12. Main team right now is Wrio - Xiangling - Zhongli - Bennet

I like Ayato a lot. One of my favorite teams with him is: Ayato, Mona, Bennett, Kazuha. It's like really nice and fun to use. I have 100% uptime on everyone, so Mona, Bennett, and Kazuha can always buff ayato. And it's also double hydro.

I already have childe and neuve both so is ayato worth pulling?

I have not tried full glad set or 2p glad and 20 heart of depth but I’m confused as to why 4p echoes was not mentioned. I did a damage test with him not too long ago and tried 4p hod and 4p echoes and echoes out paced by a long shot. Did I miss something here? I can always try them again but as far as I’m aware his bis will usually be echoes for personal dps.

Ayato,Furina,Kazuha, Mika is a team I found really fun and comfy rotation wise.

Mona/ Ayato/ Dehya/ Bennett is my go to vape team. All burst to boost Dehya damage against tanks. Dehya skill is nice with ayatos skill for on going reaction damage.

Can you please do one last video comparing Furina and Neuvillette, i have too many hydro characters so i only want to use one but should i get them both because of the dmg output? i just dont know!!

i had intended to build ayato with 4 piece gladiator and the jade cutter. it may not be his "best" but i hope to make him chop down enemies anyway. coincidentally, i can give him one i already have and he'd have something like 99% crit rate and 210% crit damage, which i think is pretty great. (i also wish i could see ping less than 90 and not consider it a myth or a dream)

Got this man on accident while pulling for Kirara cons ( literally after my Furina pulls)

Ayato is still a main stay on my (full clear) abyss teams. I have him at c2, and am contemplating on getting him to c3 next banner. I also have c1 tortellini and i just find his timing windows wonky. gave him a shot for a few days and ayato just felt smoother to play in rotation. Also, I disagree that benny is wonky with him. He fits just fine as a rotation opener and can cast on time with no issues as Ayato stays on field for a 6 seconds. > bennett: E Q > nahida: Q E > fischl: Q, E > ayato,: Q, E > bennett: E Q repeat.

Some teams that i would say good for ayato are: 1. Ayathoma Burgeon Especially good with Thoma C6, buffing his NA as well 2. Hyper Ayato Ayato, with either Yunjin, Furina, Bennett, Kazuha, Jean *Thoma could also be use if he is C6 + with Sunfire, so he could proc vape properly 3. Ayato National Ayato - Xiangling - Kazuha - Bennett *Not as good as Childe, but at least much comfy 4. Ayato Nilou Bloom Nice since his AoE is so large and function nicely in Nilou's team quickswap playstyle, but you need to opt for EM, so yeah 5. Electrocharged For one of the best for Aoe, Beidou is great with him here, especially against 2 mobs

I've been so tempted to pull him because I've had Black sword forever now and no one really uses it because all my sword users are like.... Supports. And I have an amazing Glad set for him if he does come home.

Would a team with keqing venti, dendro travaler and ayato work?

I don't think I need him but he's so cool and the 4 stars are good so I might pull casually anyways and be happy either way if I win or lose my 50/50. I'm not super interested in Navia aside from her character story and design-wise anyway so getting him wouldn't mess up my next banner anyway.

Ayato was my go to after Diluc the it was him and Al as my Abyss leads then he lost to Neuv. I def keep a team ready if I need him but I haven’t used him in a min

Bro can I switch yelan with xingqiu in the furina team I don't have yelan please tell me

Got him by accident but he's so fun to play I'm happy!

I'm currently only at 5 pity and dead set on wishing for Kuki who I don't have yet. I just don't know which banner. I already have c6 Xingqiu, Yelan, Koko, Neuvi, and plan to get Furina on her rerun. I really really really don't need Ayato, and while Cyno probably adds more value to my account since my only electro unit is Fischl, I just don't like Cyno, and I'm getting Raiden in 4.3... so I'm leaning towards Ayato's banner.