Genshin Impact Sayu Build

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Anemo Shuumatsuban 19/10 Nyctereutes Minor Violet Court

A pint-sized ninja attached to the Shuumatsuban, who always seems sleep-deprived.

Best builds for Sayu

HEAL SUPPORT Build

Weapons

Favonius Greatsword

Energy Recharge

High Energy Recharge and passive particles solve team energy issues—critical for frequent Burst uptime.

Wolf's Gravestone

ATK%

Massive ATK% buffs healing and boosts team's ATK on low-HP enemies.

Katsuragikiri Nagamasa

Energy Recharge

Provides Energy Recharge and increases Skill damage, synergizing with the quick-cancel trick for extra particles.

Skyward Pride

Energy Recharge

High base ATK, Energy Recharge substat, and vacuum blades that deal additional Anemo damage.

Sacrificial GreatswordR3+

Energy Recharge

Resets Skill cooldown, allowing two quick casts for double particles and more swirling.

Makhaira Aquamarine

Elemental Mastery

Converts Elemental Mastery into ATK for the team, boosting both healing and damage.

Mailed FlowerR5

Elemental Mastery

Increases Elemental Mastery and provides an ATK buff when using Skill, enhancing swirl and healing.

Forest Regalia

Energy Recharge

Generates a leaf that increases Elemental Mastery for the pickup character, improving reaction damage.

Rainslasher

Elemental Mastery

High Elemental Mastery boosts Swirl damage and healing scaling from EM.

Bloodtainted Greatsword

Elemental Mastery

Budget EM option for early game; increases damage against Hydro/Dendro enemies.

Artifacts

Viridescent Venerer

4pc shreds enemy resistance to swirled element by 40%, amplifying team damage while healing.

Noblesse Oblige

4pc increases party ATK by 20% after Burst, a straightforward support buff.

Emblem of Severed Fate

Healing Bonus

2pc gives Energy Recharge to help fund Burst; 4pc boosts Burst damage based on ER, but less supportive than VV.

Ocean-Hued Clam

4pc converts overhealing into physical bubble damage, adding off-field damage while sustaining the team.

Substats Priority

1Energy Recharge

2Elemental Mastery

3ATK%

4CRIT Rate

Talents Priority

1QBurst

2ESkill

3NANormal Attack

Recommended Primary Stats

Sands

Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery

Goblet

Elemental Mastery / ATK%

Circlet

Healing Bonus / Elemental Mastery

Tip: Hold Skill then immediately tap it to cancel the hold animation and generate additional particles compared to a single press.

Most-used community build

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Weapons

Energy Recharge

ATK%

Elemental Mastery

Energy Recharge

Sacrificial Greatsword

Energy Recharge

Artifacts

Shimenawa's Reminiscence

Best teams for Sayu

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Sayu Swirl Team #1

A team centered around Xiao's plunging attacks, with Sayu providing energy and <element type='anemo'>Anemo</element> resonance, Chongyun reducing skill cooldowns, and Zhongli offering shields and ATK buffs.

Use Chongyun's C2 to reduce Xiao's Burst cooldown, while Sayu batteries Xiao and provides Anemo resonance. Zhongli's shield and Tenacity of the Millelith set boost ATK for Xiao.

Team composition: Xiao (Anemo Main DPS), Chongyun (Cryo Sub DPS), Zhongli (Geo Support), Sayu (Anemo Main DPS)

Xiao·Anemo Main DPS

Xiao's Plunge Attack deals a wide AOE <element type='anemo'>Anemo</element> DMG. His Elemental Burst allows consecutive Plunge Attacks.

Weapons: Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, Deathmatch

Artifacts: 2pc Viridescent Venerer + 2pc Gladiator's Finale

Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK% > Energy Recharge

Chongyun·Cryo Sub DPSC2

Chongyun's Elemental Skill at C2 lowers CD of Xiao's Elemental Burst. He provides <element type='cryo'>Cryo</element> DMG off-field.

Weapons: Wolf's Gravestone, Serpent Spine

Artifacts: 2pc Blizzard Strayer + 2pc Noblesse Oblige

Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%

Zhongli·Geo Support

Zhongli's shield provides a safe environment and Tenacity of the Millelith boosts team ATK.

Weapons: Staff of Homa, Black Tassel

Artifacts: 4pc Tenacity of the Millelith

Substats: HP% > HP > Energy Recharge > DEF%

Sayu·Anemo Main DPS

Sayu acts as a battery for Xiao's Elemental Burst and triggers <element type='anemo'>Anemo</element> resonance, boosting movement speed and reducing CD.

Weapons: Wolf's Gravestone, Rainslasher

Artifacts: 4pc Viridescent Venerer

Substats: Energy Recharge > ATK% > CRIT Rate

Sayu Swirl Team #2

Sayu drives Swirl reactions by using her Elemental Skill to spread Xiangling's Pyro application from Elemental Burst, reducing enemy resistance via Viridescent Venerer. Albedo and Zhongli provide Geo resonance and Archaic Petra DMG bonus.

Swirl Xiangling's Pyro application with Sayu's Elemental Skill while Albedo and Zhongli provide Geo resonance and Archaic Petra DMG bonus.

Team composition: Sayu (Anemo Main DPS), Xiangling (Pyro Sub DPS), Albedo (Geo Sub DPS), Zhongli (Geo Support)

Sayu·Anemo Main DPS

Sayu's Elemental Skill can help spread Xiangling's Elemental Burst attachment to enemies nearby.

Weapons: Wolf's Gravestone, Rainslasher

Artifacts: 4pc Viridescent Venerer

Substats: Energy Recharge > ATK% > CRIT Rate

Xiangling·Pyro Sub DPS

Xiangling's Elemental Burst provides huge amount of DMG and continuous Pyro attachment for Sayu to reduce enemy resistance.

Weapons: Engulfing Lightning, "The Catch"

Artifacts: 4pc Emblem of Severed Fate

Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > ATK%

Albedo·Geo Sub DPS

Albedo pairs with Zhongli for Geo resonance and uses Archaic Petra to increase corresponding DMG of members by picking up crystallize shards.

Weapons: Cinnabar Spindle, Harbinger of Dawn

Artifacts: 4pc Archaic Petra

Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK%

Zhongli·Geo Support

Zhongli's shield provides a safe environment and increases ATK of the whole team with Tenacity of the Millelith.

Weapons: Staff of Homa, Black Tassel

Artifacts: 4pc Tenacity of the Millelith

Substats: HP% > HP > Energy Recharge > DEF%

Sayu Vaporize Swirl Team

Sayu provides healing and Viridescent Venerer shred support for Hu Tao's Vaporize damage.

Xingqiu applies Hydro, Hu Tao triggers Vaporize for high damage. Sayu swirls to reduce enemy Anemo resistance and heals. Zhongli shields and buffs ATK.

Team composition: Hu Tao (Pyro Main DPS), Zhongli (Geo Support), Xingqiu (Hydro Sub DPS), Sayu (Anemo Support)

Hu Tao·Pyro Main DPS

Hu Tao is the main DPS, her DMG is amplified by Vaporize in this team.

Weapons: Staff of Homa, Deathmatch

Artifacts: 4pc Crimson Witch of Flames

Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK% > Energy Recharge

Zhongli·Geo Support

Zhongli's shield provides safe environment for team members, and increase ATK of whole team by using full set of Tenacity of the Millelith.

Weapons: Staff of Homa, Black Tassel

Artifacts: 4pc Tenacity of the Millelith

Substats: HP% > HP% > Energy Recharge > DEF%

Xingqiu·Hydro Sub DPS

Xingqiu's Burst can attach Hydro element to enemies continuously, and reacts with Hu Tao's Pyro DMG to trigger Vaporize.

Weapons: Sacrificial Sword

Artifacts: 4pc Noblesse Oblige

Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK% > Energy Recharge

Sayu·Anemo Support

Sayu's Burst heals allies and applies Anemo to nearby enemies.

Weapons: Wolf's Gravestone, Rainslasher

Artifacts: 4pc Viridescent Venerer

Substats: Elemental Mastery > Energy Recharge > ATK% > CRIT Rate

Sayu Skills

Passive Talents

Someone More Capable

Ascension Phase 1

When Sayu triggers a Swirl reaction while active, she heals all your characters and nearby allies for 300 HP. She will also heal an additional 1.2 HP for every point of Elemental Mastery she has.
This effect can be triggered once every 2s.

No Work Today!

Ascension Phase 4

The Muji-Muji Daruma created by Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry gains the following effects:
·When healing a character, it will also heal characters near that healed character for 20% the amount of HP.
·Increases the AoE of its attack against opponents.

Yoohoo Art: Silencer's Secret

Passive

When Sayu is in the party, your characters will not startle Crystalflies and certain other animals when getting near them.
Check the "Other" sub-category of the "Living Beings / Wildlife" section in the Archive for creatures this skill works on.

Constellations

Multi-Task no Jutsu

The Muji-Muji Daruma created by Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry will ignore HP limits and can simultaneously attack nearby opponents and heal characters.

Egress Prep

Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash gains the following effects:
·DMG of Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick in Press Mode increased by 3.3%.
·Every 0.5s in the Fuufuu Windwheel state will increase the DMG of this Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick by 3.3%. The maximum DMG increase possible through this method is 66%.

Eh, the Bunshin Can Handle It

Increases the Level of Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Skiving: New and Improved

Sayu recovers 1.2 Energy when she triggers a Swirl reaction.
This effect occurs once every 2s.

Speed Comes First

Increases the Level of Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Sleep O'Clock

The Muji-Muji Daruma created by Sayu's Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry will now also benefit from her Elemental Mastery. Each point of Sayu's Elemental Mastery will produce the following effects:
·Increases the damage dealt by the Muji-Muji Daruma's attacks by 0.2% ATK. A maximum DMG increase of 400% ATK can be gained via this method.
·Increases the HP restored by the Muji-Muji Daruma by 3. A maximum of 6,000 additional HP can be restored in this manner.

Outfits

Mini Mujina

Default

Sayu's outfit. Marvelous attire designed after the mysterious animal known as the Mujina.

Stats

Before Ascension

After Ascension

Ascend

Base HP

994

Base ATK

Base DEF

Elemental Mastery

Ascension Materials

Mora

420,000

Vayuda Turquoise Sliver

Vayuda Turquoise Fragment

Vayuda Turquoise Chunk

Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone

Marionette Core

Crystal Marrow

168

Whopperflower Nectar

Shimmering Nectar

Energy Nectar

Level	Mora	Materials
Lv.40	20,000	1	—	3	3
Lv.50	40,000	3	2	10	15
Lv.60	60,000	6	4	20	12
Lv.70	80,000	3	8	30	18
Lv.80	100,000	6	12	45	12
Lv.90	120,000	6	20	60	24

Talent Materials

Mora

1,652,500

Teachings of Light

Guide to Light

Philosophies of Light

Whopperflower Nectar

Shimmering Nectar

Energy Nectar

Gilded Scale

Crown of Insight

Level	Mora	Materials
Lv.1→2	12,500	3	6
Lv.2→3	17,500	2	3
Lv.3→4	25,000	4	4
Lv.4→5	30,000	6	6
Lv.5→6	37,500	9	9
Lv.6→7	120,000	4	4	1
Lv.7→8	260,000	6	6	1
Lv.8→9	450,000	12	9	2
Lv.9→10	700,000	16	12	2	1

Best builds for Sayu

HEAL SUPPORT Build

Weapons

Artifacts

Substats Priority

Talents Priority

Recommended Primary Stats

Most-used community build

Weapons

Artifacts

Best teams for Sayu

Sayu Swirl Team #1

Sayu Swirl Team #2

Sayu Vaporize Swirl Team

Sayu Skills

Shuumatsuban Ninja Blade

Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash

Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry

Passive Talents

Someone More Capable

No Work Today!

Yoohoo Art: Silencer's Secret

Constellations

Multi-Task no Jutsu

Egress Prep

Eh, the Bunshin Can Handle It

Skiving: New and Improved

Speed Comes First

Sleep O'Clock

Outfits

Mini Mujina

Stats

Ascension Materials

Talent Materials