If you’re interested in learning all of Genshin Impact Ayaka’s skills, her best build, and what ascension materials you need to gather, we’re here to help. We’ll make sure this page is kept up to date with all of the suitable equipment and artifacts whenever a new update launches.
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So, without further ado, here’s everything in our Genshin Impact Ayaka build guide.
What is the best Genshin Impact Ayaka build?
Heralded as one of the best DPS characters in Genshin Impact, Ayaka is a powerful cryo sword wielder capable of taking down just about any enemy that gets in her path.
Her simple playstyle and amazing burst potential make her a powerful unit for any player looking for that extra oomph in battle, she has respectable energy generation, and she doesn’t rely on any specific units in order to shine – meaning her team comps are pretty flexible. Basically, Ayaka is best girl, and most players will get some great use out of her.
When is Genshin Impact Ayaka’s banner?
Ayaka’s banner, The Heron’s Court, is featured in the second half of version 3.5. It runs concurrently with Genshin Impact Shenhe‘s banner, and features the new four-star support, Genshin Impact’s Mika. To find out more about current and upcoming banners, check out our Genshin Impact banner guide.
What are the best Genshin Impact Ayaka weapons?
The best weapon for Ayaka is her signature sword, Mistsplitter Reforged. She’s able to fully utilise Surprisingly, the craftable weapon Anemona Kageuchi at R5 is an amazing option too, and cuts down her energy recharge requirements by roughly 40%.
For a more in-depth look at how each of the different swords size up, check out the weapon choices section of the KeqingMains Ayaka guide.
| Weapon | Effect |
| Mistsplitter Reforged | You gain a 12% elemental damage bonus for Ayaka’s elemental type. At stacks one, two, and three, elemental damage increases by 8/16/28% |
| Anemona Kageuchi | Increases damage dealt by normal and charged attacks by 20%. It also regenerates 60% of her attack as HP when normal or charged attacks are a critical hit. This can occur once every five seconds |
What are the best Genshin Impact Ayaka artifacts?
Without a doubt, the best artifact set for Ayaka in any team is pretty much always going to be a full set of Blizzard Strayer.
Alternatively, you can mix two pieces of Blizzard Strayer with two pieces of an attack set, like Gladiator’s Finale or Noblesse Oblige, which does boost her overall attack by about 20%. However, it’s pretty tough to find pieces with sub-stats that outdo the benefit of a full set of Blizzard Strayer, whereas you find that additional 20% attack through sub-stats pretty easily.
| Artifact set | Effect |
| Blizzard Strayer | Two equipped: 15% cryo damage bonus Four equipped: Crit rate is increased by 20% when attacking an enemy affected by cryo. If the enemy is frozen, critical rate is increased by an additional 20% |
| Gladiator’s Finale | Two equipped: Attack is increased by 18% Four equipped: Normal attack is increased by 35% |
Alternate artifact set
If you need a set to use while gathering Blizzard Strayer and Gladiator’s Finale items, we recommend this set.
| Artifact set | Effect |
| Martial Artist | Two equipped: increases normal and charged attack damage by 15% Four equipped: after Ayaka uses an elemental skill, normal and charged attack damage is increased by 25% for eight seconds |
Artifact stat recommendations
If you’re looking for a truly accurate portrayal of what stats and sub-stats you should focus on, you should use the Genshin Optimizer tool. However, as a general rule, here are our recommendations.
Main stats
- Sands: attack%
- Goblet: cryo damage
- Circlet: crit damage or attack%
Sub-stats
- Energy recharge (aim for roughly 140% for team flexibility, 110% if you’re using Anemona Kaguechi)
- Crit damage
- Attack%
- Crit rate
What are Genshin Impact Ayaka’s skills?
Active skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Kamisato Art: Kabuki | Perform up to five strikes |
| Kamisato Art: Kabuki (charged) | Consume stamina to unleash a stream of sword ki |
| Kamisato Art: Kabuki (plunging) | Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground, dealing AoE damage on impact |
| Kamisato Art: Hyouka | Ayaka summons blooming ice, then launches nearby enemies and deals AoE cryo damage |
| Kamisato Art: Senho | Ayaka hides within a stream of sleet that moves as she does. In this form, Ayaka moves at high speed on water. When she reappears, cryo is inflicted on nearby enemies, and normal attack damage is converted into cryo damage |
| Kamisato Art: Soumetsu | Ayaka gathers frost with her fan and sword to create a snowstorm that advances forward. A snowstorm deals cryo damage over time to all enemies in its path. When it has finished moving, the snowstorm will burst, dealing AoE cryo damage |
Passive skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Fruits of Shinsa | Ayaka has a 10% chance to receive double the product when crafting weapon ascension materials |
| Kanten Senmyou Blessing | The cryo application at the end of Kamisato Art: Senho restores ten stamina and gives Ayaka an 18% cryo damage bonus for ten seconds |
| Amatsumi Kunitsumi Sanctification | After Ayaka uses Kamisato Art: Hyouka, her normal and charged attacks deal 30% increased damage for six seconds |
What are Genshin Impact Ayaka’s constellations?
Here’s everything you need to know about Ayaka’s constellations.
| Constellation | Effect |
| Snowswept Sakura | When Ayaka’s normal or charged attacks deal cryo damage, there’s a 50% chance of decreasing the cooldown of Kamisato Art: Hyouka by 0.3 seconds. This can only occur once every 0.1 seconds |
| Blizzard Blade Seki no To | Casting Kamisato Art: Soumetsu unleashes two smaller snowstorms, each dealing 20% of the original storm’s damage |
| Frostbloom Kamifubuki | Increases the level of Kamisato Art: Soumetsu by three |
| Ebb and Flow | Opponents damaged by Kamisato Art: Soumetsu’s, snowstorm will have their defence decreased by 30% for six seconds |
| Blossom Cloud Irutsuki | Increases the level of Kamisato Art: Hyouka by three |
| Dance of Suigetsu | Ayaka gains Usurahi Butou every ten seconds, this increases her charged attack damage by 298%. The buff is cleared 0.5 seconds after the charged attack hits=, after which the timer will reset |
What are Genshin Impact Ayaka’s ascension materials?
Make sure you save up your Sakura Bloom, as you’re going to need over 100 of them!
| Required level | Mora | Materials |
| 20 | 20,000 | One Shivada Jade Sliver, three Sakura Bloom, three Old Handguard |
| 40 | 40,000 | Three Shivada Jade Fragment, ten Sakura Bloom, Two Perpetual Heart, 12 Kageuchi Handguard |
| 50 | 60,000 | Six Shivada Jade Fragment, 20 Sakura Bloom, Four Perpetual Heart, 12 Kageuchi Handguard |
| 60 | 80,000 | Three Shivada Jade Chunk, 30 Sakura Bloom, Eight Perpetual Heart, 18 Kageuchi Handguard |
| 70 | 100,000 | Six Shivada Jade Chunk, 45 Sakura Bloom, 12 Perpetual Heart, 12 Famed Handguard |
| 80 | 120,000 | Six Shivada Jade Gemstone, 60 Sakura Bloom, 20 Perpetual Heart, 24 Famed Handguard |
What are Genshin Impact Ayaka’s talent materials?
As with any other character, you can level Genshin Ayaka’s normal attack, elemental skill, and elemental burst up to level ten. You need the following materials to level each of her talents.
| Talent level | Materials |
| Two | 12.5k mora, six Old Handguard, three Teachings of Elegance |
| Three | 17.5k mora, three Kageuchi Handguard, two Guide to Elegance |
| Four | 25k mora, four Kageuchi Handguard, four Guide to Elegance |
| Five | 30k mora, six Kageuchi Handguard, six Guide to Elegance |
| Six | 37.5k mora, nine Kageuchi Handguard, nine Guide to Elegance |
| Seven | 120k mora, four Famed Handguard, four Philosophies of Elegance, one Bloodjade Branch |
| Eight | 260k mora, six Famed Handguard, six Philosophies of Elegance, one Bloodjade Branch |
| Nine | 450k mora, nine Famed Handguard, 12 Philosophies of Elegance, two Bloodjade Branch |
| Ten | 700k mora, 12 Famed Handguard, 16 philosophies of Elegance, two Bloodjade Branch, one Crown of Insight |
If you want to save some extra primogems to spend on Ayaka, check out our Genshin Impact codes list for freebies.
