Ayaka in Genshin Impact: Best Build and Squad Guide

В Genshin Impact Kamisato Ayaka is a Cryo Swordswoman designed to be the leading damage dealer of the group, specializing in the Frozen reaction and frequent activation of the super ability. When starting a sprint, she gains a short-term infusion, allowing her to deal ice damage with auto-attacks.

Despite the fairly simple gameplay, some features of the Inazuma princess may be inconvenient to use in combat. This includes a hard-to-aim ult and a rather long animation for exiting an alternative movenet mode. The girl also often requires heroes who can pull opponents, since the area of ​​​​her elemental burst, as well as her route of movement, is limited.

How to Get the Character

The heroine could be obtained in the Inazuma Chronicled Wish in the second half of the 5.6 update , May 27 to June 17, 2025. Constellations are unlocked by obtaining copies of the character.

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Strengths and Weaknesses

The heroine, like other characters, has her pros and cons. Her benefits are:

• high base crit dmg, which makes it easier to build Ayaka and balance stats;
• A powerful elemental skill that is well boosted by the Cryo damage bonus;
• AoE attacks cover a huge area;
• can move on water due to an alternative sprint;
• easy to build a team with, works well with F2P heroes.

Disadvantages of the character are:

• high elemental elemental burst cost, requiring high energy recharge and a battery in the team;
• special dynamic gameplay that makes control difficult;
• the inconvenience of playing without pulling and Frozen, since the ultimate has a strict binding to the direction in which it was activated.

Best Ayaka Builds in Genshin Impact

To create the best build for Ayaka, we recommend choosing the following stats:

Artifact	Main characteristic	Additional stats
Flower of Life	HP (fixed)	CRIT DMG Crit Rate ATK % Energy Recharge %
Plume of Death	Attack Power (fixed)	CRIT DMG Crit Rate ATK % Energy Recharge %
Sands of Eon	ATK %	CRIT DMG Crit Rate Energy recharge% ATK
Goblet of Eonothem	Cryo Damage Bonus %	CRIT DMG  Crit Rate  ATK % Energy Recharge %
Circlet of Logos	Crit. damage/crit chance hits (while playing off Frozen, crit is preferable, in other cases, crit. chance is better, but it should not be lower than 15 in either case)	CRIT Rate and DMG  ATK % Energy Recharge %

For other stats, you can search for EM, but it is worth considering that the ult has a cooldown on status application. For this reason, it often does not create reactions, which devalues ​​this characteristic.

Optimal stats:

• ATK: 1800 and more.
• Energy recharge: 120-140% if there is cryo resonance, 150-160% if not.
• Crit Rate and Dmg should be in a ratio of 1:2. The Swordswoman often plays with Cryo Resonance, Rosaria and the Blizzard Strayerset, therefore it is necessary to take into account not only the Rate, which is directly displayed in the characteristics, but also external reinforcements.

Top weapons

The most suitable weapon should have crit, ATK and energy recovery stats. Among the legendaries, we will highlight the following options:

Name	Rarity	Base stats	Passive Effects
Mistsplitter Reforged	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Basic attack 48 ~ 674 Critical Damage 9,6% ~ 44,1%	Mistsplitter's Edge Elemental damage bonus +12-24%. Also, the weapon is imbued with the power of the Mistsplitter Emblem - 1st, 2nd or 3rd level, which gives an additional 8%, 16% or 24% additional elemental damage, respectively. Charges of the Mistsplitter Emblem are obtained by one of the following actions: Dealing elemental damage with a normal attack - lasts 5 seconds; elemental burst - duration 10 seconds. If the elemental energy of the character with an Emblem is below 100%, then the effect will work until it is fully restored. The duration of each Emblem is calculated individually. Signature weapon: lots of crits, a suitable passive that is easy to implement, a good basic attack. With it, the heroine will start to inflict the highest DPS, and of all the builds, this sword is best suited for a Frozen build. However, the signature, despite all its positive qualities, is not mandatory to pull for - with good leveling, the girl can cope without it.
Haran Geppaku Futsu	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Basic attack 46 ~ 608 Critical Damage Chance 7,2% ~ 33,1%	Honed Flow Gives 12-40% damage bonus with all elements. When nearby party members use elemental skills, the character equipped with this weapon gains 1 level of Wavespike no more than once every 0.3 sec. Maximum of 2 levels. After the character with this weapon uses an elemental skill, all levels are spent, and they gain the Rippling Upheaval effect, which increases the damage of a normal attack by 20-40% for each level for 8 sec. The passive isn't as good as the Mistsplitter's, but it's still a decent base and increases the damage of all elemental attacks.
Primordial Jade Cutter	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Basic attack 44 ~ 542 Critical Damage Chance 9,6% ~ 44,1%	Protector's Virtue The character's HP increases by 20-40%. The ATK Bonus is equal to 1,2-2,4% of the character's maximum health. A good alternative to the previous swords. Although the crit chance is less of a priority when playing with Cryo Resonance, the weapon is still good for a main DD build in a 2+2 mix or with a total Crit Rate of less than 60%.
Summit Shaper	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Basic attack 46 ~ 608 ATK 10,8% ~ 49,6%	Golden Majesty Increases shield durability by 20-40%. When hitting an enemy, increases ATK by 4-8% for 8 seconds. The effect stacks up to 5 times and occurs once every 0,3 seconds. In addition, if you have a shield, the bonus is increased by 100%. Despite the seemingly useless buff to shield strength, the weapon is well suited due to its large base and main stat in the form of attack power. Especially if the swordswoman is in the Blizzard Strayer set, this looks more relevant than crit. chance. You can also take a shielder to the team, for example, Diona, as a battery and activator of the passive.
Athame Artis	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Base stat: 46 - 608 CRIT Rate: 7,2% - 33,1%	Critical damage of elemental burst is increased by 16/20/24/28/32%When an elemental blast hits an enemy, the wearer gains the "Blade of White Day" effect, which increases attack by 20/25/30/35/40%Additionally, nearby allies gain an attack power boost of 16/20/24/28/32%. The effect lasts for 3 sec. If the squad has the "Witchcraft: Arcane Rite" buff, the "Blade of White Day" buff is increased by an additional 75%. Works even when the wearer is not on the battlefield. A great solution in teams with Mona and Venti/Sukharose, where you can activate the effect of Secret Rite.

Alternatively, you can use:

Name	Rarity	Base stats	Passive Effects
Amenoma Kageuchi	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Base damage: 41 ~ 454 ATK: 12 ~ 55,1%	Iwakura Succession Using an elemental skill yields a Succession Seed (1 every 5 seconds) that lasts 30 seconds. Up to 3 such seeds can exist at the same time. When using an elemental burst, the accumulated seeds are consumed, and after 2 seconds the character receives 6-12 energy for each charge. A great solution if you have less than 140 energy recovery and not enough ATK. In addition, the sword is crafted, which makes it easier to obtain.
Finale of the Deep (F2P)	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Normal attack: 44-565 ATK: 6-27,6%	An End Sublime Activating an elemental skill increases ATK by 12-24% for 15 sec and grants a Bond of Life equal to 25% of Max HP. The effect can occur once every 10 sec. When the Bond of Life disappears, it increases attack power by 2,4-4,8% of its own value (max 150-300) for 15 sec. Bond of Life: Absorbs the character's received healing equal to its own value, then disappears. The opposite to the sword above. Equipped when enough energy recovery is gained, but ATK is desperately needed.
Blackcliff Longsword	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Base damage: 44 ~ 565 Critical Damage: 8% ~ 36,8%	Press the Advantage Killing an enemy will increase ATK by 12-24% for 30 seconds. The effect stacks up to 3 times. The duration of stacks is independent of each other. In battles with bosses or a single enemy, it is essentially a crit stick, but for a statue build it has everything you need and can be a good replacement, especially when there is a lack of Crit Damage.
Calamity of Eshu	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Basic attack 44-565 ATK: 6-27,6%	Increases normal and charged attack damage by 20-40%, as well as their critical hit chance on 8-16%, if the character is protected by a shield. The sword is best suited for Frozen squads, since it is in such teams that the girl experiences the greatest lack of ATK. The swordswoman's Critical Chance is usually enough anyway, so in some situations you can refuse the shield and the second part of the passive.
The Black Sword	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Base damage: 42 ~ 510 Critical Damage Chance: 6% ~ 27,6%	Justice Damage of normal and charged attacks +20-40%. Restores HP on critical hits - 60-100% of ATK. The effect occurs once every 5 seconds. Good passive and base damage. But in a Frozen team and with a full set of Blizzard Strayer loses to crit dmg weapons due to the likelihood of an excess of crit chance. In this case, it is recommended to use this sword only if your crit rate is around 10-25%.
Sacrificial Sword	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Basic attack 41 ~ 454 Energy recharge 13,3% ~ 61,3%	Composed Hitting an enemy with an E has a 40-80% chance to instantly reset the cooldown of this skill. The effect works every 30-16 seconds. A good option for a support or burst build, as it solves the problem with an expensive ult and allows you to use the elemental skill twice in a row if the chance works.
Favonius Sword	⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Basic attack 41 ~ 454 Energy recharge 13,3%-61,3%	Wind Companion Every 12 seconds, critical hits have a 60-100% chance to create elemental particles that restore 6 energy. A purely support option that does not strengthen the heroine herself in any way, but provides additional particles to restore the team's energy.
Harbinger of Dawn	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Basic attack 39 ~ 401 CRIT DMG 10,2% ~ 46,9%	Vigorous Increases crit chance by 14%~28% when HP is above 90%. It is recommended to pay attention to this sword if there are no other alternatives or the ability to craft, say, Amenoma Kageuchi. In addition, in a team with this weapon, you definitely need Bennett because of the small base and a shielder for the passive to work.

When choosing pieces, pay attention to the missing characteristics: for example, in Frozen teams, using the Blizzard Strayer, it is worth choosing a weapon with ATK or crit dmg, and not crit rate. And if the girl plays the role of an ult user, high crit rate is a must.

Choosing Artifacts

Artifact choice for Ayaka largely depends on the squad and the situation in battle, since some stats that are very important for a certain team are devalued in another.

number	Name	The set is	Rarity	Passive Effects
1	Blizzard Strayer		⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	The best set for the statue team playing via Frozen: gives an additional 15% cryo damage, increases crit. chance against frozen enemies by 20%, and another 20% against enemies with the Cryo status.
2	Emblem of Severed Fate		⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	The princess has an expensive ult costing 80 energy. Although this problem can be solved with a weapon or a battery in the team, this set can be used as an alternative solution. In addition, it can increase the DPS of elemental burst to 75% of the ER value, which significantly strengthens the swordswoman.
3	Marechaussee Hunter / Blizzard Strayer		⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	A good set that increases normal and charged attack damage. Combined with the Blizzard, it increases outgoing DPS better than alternative 2+2 mixes.
4	Gladiator’s Finale / Blizzard Strayer		⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	A good universal mix if you can't any necessary set in full. Parts from Gladiator can be replaced with Shimenawa, Emblem, Noblesse, nased on what exactly you want from the girl as a squad member.
5	Martial Artist		⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	Increases normal and charged attacks by 15%. These skills also gain +25% power for 8 seconds when using an elemental skill. A good option at the start of the game.

In some cases, it makes sense to take 2 pieces of elemental mastery sets (Gilded Dreams, Wanderer's Troupe, Flower of Paradise Lost), but the swordswoman does not trigger reactions so often that it would be necessary to invest heavily in this characteristic.

Teams

Given the heroine's characteristics and abilities, the entire group should play for her. Accordingly, when selecting a team for Ayaka, the emphasis should be on supporting roles.

Recommended characters

Most often, the swordswoman plays with Cryo, Hydro and Anemo characters that will provide control of enemies and their Frozen, and also buff the girl herself. In addition, a healer or shielder is needed, since she cannot protect herself or restore health in any way. As an ult-procaster, she can be used with any Pyro, Hydro or Cryo damage dealer.

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Shenhe	Cryo	Polearm	Best friend and buffer for Cryo characters: enhances this element with both her E and the ultimate ability.
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow	Pocket damage dealer and a battery that will increase Cryo damage.
Kaeya	Cryo	Sword	Free battery and sub-dps.
Rosaria	Cryo	Polearm	Grants Cryo Resonance, 15% of your own crit chance due to the passive, as well as constant AoE DPS with maintaining the frost status on enemies.
Diona	Cryo	Bow	Shield and healer, excellent battery.
Charlotte	Cryo	Catalyst:	Cryo Applicator, Battery and Pocket DD. The Ultimate instantly restores HP depending on ATK.
Citlali	Cryo	Catalyst:	While Citlali does not cut Cryo resistance, she is a good fit in a Pyro damage team to cut off enemies' Fire resistance and help with energy generation.
Jean	Anemo	Sword	Restores health, provides pulling and cuts resists. With good leveling, will bring her own damage.
Venti	Anemo	Bow	Pulls opponents, cuts resistances and helps with ults thanks to the passive talent.
Sucrose	Anemo	Catalyst:	FTP variant of the Anemo hero. Will fully play only in Melt teams.
Lan Yan	Anemo	Catalyst:	Anemo support that protects with a strong, renewable shield. Can equip the Viridescent Venerer artifact set, as well as the Favonius Codex or the Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers to buff allies or boost energy.
Mona	Hydro	Catalyst:	Mona is a controlling character that will increase the dynamics of the battle. Enemies locked in the elemental burst will receive increased damage.
Furina	Hydro	Sword	Source of mass status and damage. Depending on the build, can act as a healer or sub-DD. Buffs damage with her elemental burst.
Kokomi	Hydro	Catalyst:	Provides permanent healing and freezing.
Barbara	Hydro	Catalyst:	An affordable analogue of Kokomi, but with a worse Hydro status imposition.
Zhongli	Geo	Polearm	A good shielder that will provide protection and indirectly increase damage to enemies. However, in Frozen teams, it is worthwhile to carefully activate his E, as Zhongli's pillars break the statues.
Kazuha	Anemo	Sword	Provides the necessary boost to elemental skills due to the absorption of the vortex ult.
Bennett	Pyro	Sword	Attack buffer and healer.
Xiangling	Pyro	Polearm	A pocket damage dealer that provides the Melt reaction and additional damage.

Optimal Teams

Possible squads are most often divided into two types: Frozen and Melt squads. Since the heroine is a main DD, this imposes certain restrictions on the selection of allies. However, if desired, she can be made part of an existing squad, playing the role of an ult user.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Ayaka	Venti	Mona Furina	Diona Charlotte	Venti pulls enemies together, Mona/Furina inflicts Hydro status to freeze and buffs damage against enemies with Omen or Fanfare effect. Diona triggers Cryo resonance, heals and gives a shield.
Ayaka	Xiangling	Mavuika Dehya	Citlali	A squad with Pyro and Cryo resonances. Citlali is more needed for Pyro damage dealers, but it will be easier for the swordswoman to activate her ultimate with her.
Ayaka	Ganyu	Shenhe	Jean Lan Yan	The squad through the strengthening of the Cryo element. Shenhe buffs the girls, reduces enemy elemental resistance. Jean Swirls and heals the entire team, in this case the Viridescent Venerer set looks great on her, which will additionally reduce the resistance of enemies to the element. Jean can be replaced with Lan Yan, due to which the squad will lose healing, but will receive a shield and a tie.
Ayaka	Kazuha	Xingqiu	Diona	Kazuha will give the entire squad a powerful elemental boost. Cryo Resonance will increase the chance of a critical hit. At the same time, a permanent freeze will be guaranteed. Diona will simultaneously perform the functions of a shield and a healer. Xingqiu will provide Frozen, but the swordswoman will have to constantly use auto attacks.
Ayaka	Mona	Qiqi Charlotte	Zhongli	Cryo Resonance and Frozen, as well as increased control from Mona's ult. Cryo support triggers resonance, imposes additional status and heals. Zhongli reduces the resistance of enemies with a shield and gives good AoE damage.
Ayaka	Ganyu Charlotte	Kokomi Furina	Kazuha	Excellent statue team with permanent freezing. Kokomi, in turn, heals the entire team, and Kazuha boosts EM and pulls all enemies together.
Ayaka	Chongyun	Shenhe	Zhongli	Chongyun constantly maintains the Cryo effect on the field due to the fast skill rollback, provides additional infusion. Shenhe buffs all Cryo damage and cuts off enemy resistance. Zhongli provides a shield and also reduces enemy resistance to all elements.
Diluc	Ayaka	Rosaria	Jean	Powerful elemental reactions, strengthening Pyro's attacks with resonance and excellent healing of the entire squad with Jean.
Klee Yanfei	Ayaka	Rosaria	Bennett	Melt pack with cryo resonance and additional crit chance from Rosaria.
Ayato	Ayaka	Ganyu	Kazuha	Ayato's ultimate allows his sister to freeze all enemies in a large area with a XNUMX% probability. Since the enemies are frozen all the time, there is no great need for healing. Kazuha additionally pulls and Swirls, can be replaced with Sucrose or Jean.
Tartaglia	Ayaka	Xingqiu	Qiqi	Cryo and Hydro resonance with constant freezing. The girl can act as a sub-DD while Tartaglia's blades are being restored.

Free group option:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Ayaka	Xiangling	Noelle	Barbara	Powerful attacks from the swordswoman herself, Xiangling's ult and Melt reaction. The squad is protected by Noelle's Geo-shield. Barbara is responsible for healing.
Ayaka	Kaeya	Xiangling	Barbara	Cryo-resonance and Melt with the participation of Xiangling. Barbara heals the active character. There may be problems with freezing from missed Cryo attacks.

Stat Bonus for Ascension

Ayaka's additional stat when leveling up is CRIT DMG. In addition to this, her health, ATK and defense values also increase.

Leveling

Let's take a closer look at what materials are needed to upgrade the swordswoman and her talents. You can speed up farming process with our Genshin Impact interactive map.

Ascension

To ascend the heroine, you need to collect the following resources:

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• Slivers, fragments, chunks and gemstones of Shivada Jade. If there is a shortage of the resource, they can be recrafted from other stones using Dust of Azoth.
• Handguardsdropped by Nobushi и Kairagi in Inazuma.
• 46 Per­pet­ual Heart.
• 168 Sakura Bloom.
• 420 000 Mora and 421 Hero's Wit.

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Talents

To upgrade skills to the maximum level, you will need the following materials:

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Each talent level requires books of Elegance and Crown of Wisdom (Insight) for max lvl 10. See our Handguards farming guide and also how to defeat Azhdaha (drops Bloodjade Branch).

Skills

Ayaka's skills make her a powerful main damage dealer, most of her damage comes from her elemental burst. However, this does not make her only an ult user: her elemental skill damage and charged attacks are enough to build a group around her and use Ayaka as an active character.

Basic (Active) Skills

Passive Skills

Talent Leveling Order

The following order of leveling abilities for different roles is recommended:

• For a main-dd , it is advisable to level all skills side-by-side up to level 6. Then focus on elemental burst and normal attacks (later crown the elemental burst). Her elemental skill can be left at lvl 8 if resources are in short supply, but for max. damage you can also invest a crown.
• Burst or sub-dd role requires the Cryo Swordswoman to use her ultimate and E on cooldown, so there is no need for melee strikes. Side-by-side leveling of elemental burst and elemental skill is recommended, with an emphasis on the first. Auto attacks can be left at the first level.

Constellations

Best Ayaka's Constellations:

• С2 Creates two additional vortexes with the ult, significantly increasing its damage.
• С4 will allow any characters to inflict more damage at the expense of reducing enemy defense.
• С6 Expensive to obtain, but allows for a greater focus on charged attacks rather than elemental bursts. However, for an ult user build, this constellation is of little value.

How to play Ayaka

The princess from Inazuma will take almost all the responsibility for destroying enemies, dealing most of the damage with her elemental burst and periodic damage with charged strikes under Cryo infusion. To do this, she needs to be provided with a battery, protection or healer, as well as additional reinforcement from supports.

Rotation

Ayaka's abilities require the following rotation:

• apply all the necessary elemental statuses to enemies (Hydro for Frozen, Pyro for further Melt reaction). If necessary, give allies ults so that the buff or imposition of the desired element does not stop (for example, Xiangling). Activate the E of a Cryo ally, if there is one in the team, to gain energy for the swordswoman.
• Switch to the heroine and catch the balls of energy. If the elemental burst is not ready, then repeat the step. To maintain Cryo on enemies, use sprint and charged strikes. Activate the ultimate with all the buffs when it is ready.
• Switch to supports, fill elemental bursts of the whole team. Then activate buffs and switch to the girl again. Repeat the cycle.

The rotation of an ult caster differs from the main DD's only in that the heroine does not use auto attacks as an ult user. In any case, the main points are the constant accumulation of energy and pressing buffs before activating elemental burst.

Is The Character Worth Pulling?

Swordswoman Ayaka is a solid 5⭐️ character in Genshin Impact, with combat stats that make her a strong Cryo damage dealer. She's easy on builds, weapons, and teammates, so even a free-to-player can easily assemble a strong squad for her and breeze through the content. The only challenge might be the unfamiliar gameplay, which requires constant sprinting, but it's a matter of getting used to, and it actually helps when exploring the world.