Prototype Archaic in Genshin Impact: who suits and is it worth crafting?

Prototype Archaic в Genshin Impact - This is a two-handed sword that is available to most players. From this guide, you will learn how to forge such a weapon, what you need to farm for ascension, and which characters the weapon looks better on.

How to get Prototype: Archaic in Genshin Impact

This sword is available in the blacksmithing section. It does not require a blueprint to create, so the weapon is available even for early ranks.

To forge a sword, you will need the following materials:

• Northerner's Two-Handed Sword Mold x1;
• Crystal Fragment x50;
• White Iron Chunk x50.

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Prototype Specifications: Archaic

A type: two-handed sword.

Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

Base ATK: 44-565.

Additional feature: attack power 6-27,6%.

Passive: When hit by a normal or charged attack, it has a 50% chance to deal an additional 240-480% damage in a small radius. Can occur once every 15 seconds.

How to Uplift and Awaken Prototype: Archaic

To upgrade the two-handed sword Prototype: Archaic, you will need the following materials:

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In total it will cost:

• 105000 Mora and 605 units of Magic enhancement ore.
• 3 Black Siderite Grains, 9 Black Siderite Pieces, 9 Black Siderite Shards, 4 Black Siderite Chunks;
• 15 fragile remains, 18 Sturdy Remains, 27 Fossilized Remains;
• 10 of broken masks, 15 Dirty Masks, 18 Sinister Masks.

To awaken the passive talent of the sword, its duplicates.

Best for Prototype: Archaic in Genshin Impact

Prototype: Archaic, quite versatile and looks good on most two-handers, hence its popularity among players. It is impossible to say for sure that this weapon will suit anyone completely, but for each character it has its own advantages.

• Mavuika - Suitable for the main damage dealer, but not for sub-DD. Will give attack power and additional attacks with physical damage when hitting with a hand.
• Razor – His main strength lies in attacks from his hand, so the passive effect of the prototype plays very well.
• Chongyun - it all depends on the style of the game, if the character is collected in Cryo DPS, then this weapon looks advantageous.
• Xinyan - the hero is also played through normal or charged attacks, so the passive works well.
• Kaveh – suitable for a hybrid or crit build. In the substats of artifacts, you need to look for EM и energy rechargeto balance performance.

If there is no better alternative, then this weapon can be put on Diluc or Beidou. Prototype: Archaic worth crafting, since due to its additional stat it is suitable for DPS builds if there are no rarer weapons, for example wolf death.

How to play with Prototype: Archaic

It is enough just to hand the sword to the character. Use normal or charged attacks, then when a passive effect is triggered in battle, in addition to the number of damage already dealt, Enemies will receive additional damage similar to the one shown in the screenshot.

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