Daughter of the Yashiro Commission’s Kamisato Clan, Princess Ayaka is as elegant and refined as she is cunning and strong. Along with her elder brother, who acts as head of the clan, Ayaka handles all internal and external clan affairs and is greatly beloved by her people. A lover of the arts and poetry, Ayaka is also a skilled swordswoman who likes to practice her technique on falling snowflakes.
Ayaka is afive-star Sword and Cryo userwhose drop rate will be dramatically increased during the"The Heron’s Court"Wish banner duration. “The Heron’s Court” will be available fromJuly 21, 2021 to June 11, 2025.
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Gameplay
Ayaka is best suited for asub-DPSrole, since she is able to deal lots of damage on her own, but works best in collaboration with other party members. Along with her combat movements, which are inspired by the ruthless beauty of the samurai, Ayaka also boasts an alternate sprint that only one other character (Mona) shares. This means that the princess of Inazuma is just as fast as she is strong, elegantly slicing through her foes.
There are two primary build routes you’re able to take with Ayaka:
Best Build for Ayaka
Weapons
When equipping Ayaka with a certain weapon, make sure its traits complement whichever playstyle you’d like to take with her.
If you plan torely on Ayaka’sElemental Cryo skills, considerMistsplitter Reforged: a five-star sword with a base ATK of 48 that increases Elemental Damage by 12 percent for every element. As you stack elements, the sword offers additional Elemental Damage increases.
If you’d ratherboost Ayaka’s normal damage output and recovery rate, give herAquila Favonia, another five-star sword (base ATK of 48) that increases ATK by 20 percent and even regenerates health upon taking damage.
Of course, since 5-star weapons are not easy to come by, here are some other recommended weapons that will suit Ayaka just fine:
Artifacts
The best artifacts choice for Ayaka is theBlizzard Strayerset (also calledIcebreaker), which can be collected from thePeak of Vindagnyrdomain (Dragonspine). The 2-piece bonus increases Cryo damage by 15 percent. The 4-piece bonus sharply increases Critical Rate when attacking an enemy affected by Cryo.
If you are looking to use Ayaka as a brute force character and prioritizing attack over Elemental Skills, give her the newly-introducedShimenawa’s Reminiscenceinstead. This set’s 2-piece bonus increases Attack by 20 percent. The 4-piece bonus, upon casting an Elemental Skill, sacrifices energy to increase Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks by 50 percent for 10 seconds.
Best Team for Ayaka
Not only does everyone’s favorite magicianMonause Hydro (which, combined with Ayaka’s Cryo skills, willfreeze enemies in place), Mona and Ayaka also share the ability to travel quickly underground! Use these two characters together to immobilize foes andnavigate the battlefield with speed(and style).
Pairyour favorite Pyro characterwith Ayaka’s Cryo abilities to create theMelteffect, which deals increased Elemental Damage to foes. Or you might choose anElectro characterto create aSuperconduct, which reduces your opponent’s Physical Defense while spreading Ayaka’s Cryo damage.
Fischlis always a great choice for players in need of an Electro, bow, or support character.Keqingis another Electro character who has remarkable speed, and is probably the only otherGenshin Impactcharacter who can keep up with Ayaka and Mona.
Finally, you may never go wrong with addingAnemo charactersto your arsenal. Mixing Anemo with any other element creates theSwirlreaction, pushing the primary element’s effects out further into the field for AoE damage. If you were lucky enough to pullKazuhain the last Wish banner, the wandering samurai will get along well with fellow sword-user Ayaka.
Read about Inazuma and upcoming events inThe Immovable God and the Eternal Euthymia: Genshin Impact 2.0 Patch Notes. We’ve also got you covered on the nextGenshin Impact bannerandcodes to redeemfor in-game freebies!
