Genshin Impact Alhaitham Build
Sword 
Dendro Sumeru Akademiya 11/2 Vultur Volans Steeple of Ignorance The current scribe of the Sumeru Akademiya, a man endowed with extraordinary intelligence and talent. He lives free — free from the searching eyes of ordinary people, anyway.
Best builds for Alhaitham
SPREAD DPS Build
Weapons
Artifacts
Substats Priority
Talents Priority
Recommended Primary Stats
Elemental Mastery / ATK%
Dendro DMG Bonus
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Genshin Impact Character Rotation Guide Character: Albedo Weapon: Sword Artifact Set: Viridescent Venerer Basic Rotations:
- Burst up: Q > E > N2D + 2N3D + N1C + 2N2C
- Burst down: E > N1C + 5N2C + N1
- Use Elemental Mastery (EM) for elemental reactions
- Keep Elemental Reactions (ER) in mind for optimal damage
- Maintain a 90% EM build for Albedo
- Use Viridescent Venerer artifact set for elemental reactions
- Albedo (Catalyst) + Keqing (Electro Sword)
- Albedo (Catalyst) + Beidou (Electro Claymore)
- Winds of the Past (Electro enemies)
- Wine and Song (Electro enemies)
- Use 20% Elemental Mastery (EM) on artifacts
- Use 20% Elemental Reactions (ER) on artifacts
SPREAD DPS
This playstyle maximizes Alhaitham's kit, leveraging both Spread reactions and his Elemental Mastery-scaling skill for significant damage. As a Spread DPS with a high rate of on-field Dendro application and flexible team compositions, he excels in Quicken/Quickbloom teams. To further maximize his performance, it's highly recommended to prioritize leveling him to 90/90.
Regarding Weapon Choices:
- Light of Foliar Incision: This weapon prefers EM sands even in situations with fewer or no Spread procs, such as in Bloom/Burgeon/Hyperbloom teams.
- Toukabou Shigure: This ranking assumes single-target situations; in AoE situations, it starts falling behind weapons such as Iron Sting and Blackcliff Longsword.
- Harbinger of Dawn: If you can maintain near-perfect uptime on its passive, this weapon will perform similarly to weapons like Haran Geppaku Futsu.
- Xiphos' Moonlight / Festering Desire: These weapons can perform similarly to The Black Sword in teams where you have higher Energy Recharge requirements or want to burst every rotation.
- Wolf-Fang: At R5, this weapon performs similarly to Haran Geppaku Futsu and Mistsplitter Reforged.
- Uraku Misugiri: With a Geo unit on the team, this performs on par with Light of Foliar Incision, or even slightly better in AoE scenarios where you lose stacks faster on Foliar.
Regarding Artifact Sets:
- Gilded Dreams (4): This ranking assumes that you already have another Deepwood Memories holder on the team; if not, then Deepwood Memories becomes his best set.
- Deepwood Memories (2) / Emblem of Severed Fate (2) / +80 EM set (2): These split set options can actually perform similarly to Gilded Dreams (4) or even surpass it in situations where you have higher Energy Recharge requirements or want to burst every rotation, or even if they just have better substat rolls on them.
- Marechaussee Hunter (4): If played with Furina, this is Alhaitham's best set.
Regarding Main Stat Priorities: Usually, in Quicken/Quickbloom teams, Alhaitham leans towards Elemental Mastery sands (roughly 5% difference usually). But in Bloom/Burgeon/Hyperbloom teams with fewer to no Spread reactions, he skews more towards ATK% sands (unless you're using Light of Foliar Incision). Or even Energy Recharge sands if you're trying to burst every rotation for increased Dendro seed generation in those teams.
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Best teams for Alhaitham
Alhaitham Hyperbloom
SSA high-damage Hyperbloom team with Alhaitham as driver, Lauma boosting Bloom, Xingqiu for Hydro, and Kuki for Hyperbloom trigger.
Alhaitham applies Dendro, Xingqiu applies Hydro to create Bloom cores. Lauma enhances Bloom into Lunar Bloom and reduces Dendro/Hydro RES. Kuki Shinobu triggers Hyperbloom with high EM Electro skill.
Team composition: Alhaitham (Dendro Main DPS), Lauma (Dendro Support), Xingqiu (Hydro Sub DPS), Kuki Shinobu (Electro Support)
Infuses attacks with Dendro, generates Chisel-Light Mirrors for AoE Dendro projectiles.
Weapons: Light of Foliar Incision, Wolf-Fang
Artifacts: 2pc Deepwood Memories + 2pc Gilded Dreams
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Transforms Bloom into Lunar Bloom that can crit. Boosts team's Lunar Bloom DMG based on EM.
Weapons: Nightweaver's Looking Glass, Wandering Evenstar
Artifacts: 4pc Deepwood Memories
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Elemental Burst continuously applies Hydro to enemies.
Weapons: Sacrificial Sword
Artifacts: 4pc Silken Moon's Serenade
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Heals and triggers Hyperbloom with Electro skill. Maximize EM for Hyperbloom DMG.
Weapons: Key of Khaj-Nisut, Xiphos' Moonlight
Artifacts: 4pc Flower of Paradise Lost
Substats: Elemental Mastery
Alhaitham Hyperbloom #2
SSA hyperbloom team where Alhaitham drives Dendro damage, Lauma converts Bloom into Lunar Bloom that can crit, Furina applies Hydro and buffs damage, and Kuki Shinobu triggers Hyperbloom with high Elemental Mastery.
Maximize Hyperbloom damage by using Lauma's Lunar Bloom enhancement and Kuki's Electro trigger, while Alhaitham generates Dendro cores and Furina provides Hydro and damage buffs.
Team composition: Alhaitham (Dendro Main DPS), Lauma (Dendro Support), Furina (Hydro Sub DPS), Kuki Shinobu (Electro Support)
Infuses attacks with Dendro via Skill and generates Chisel-Light Mirror to unleash AoE Dendro projectiles. Burst deals damage based on mirror count.
Weapons: Light of Foliar Incision, Wolf-Fang
Artifacts: 4pc Marechaussee Hunter
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Transforms Bloom into Lunar Bloom with higher damage and crit capability. Skill stacks Hymn of Eternal Rest to boost Lunar Bloom. Reduces enemies' Dendro and Hydro RES and scales team's Lunar Bloom damage with her Elemental Mastery.
Weapons: Nightweaver's Looking Glass, Wandering Evenstar
Artifacts: 4pc Deepwood Memories
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Provides continuous Hydro via Skill. Burst increases damage based on HP changes of allies, which her Skill enables by draining HP, healed by Kuki.
Weapons: Splendor of Tranquil Waters, Favonius Sword
Artifacts: 4pc Golden Troupe
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > HP% > Energy Recharge
Healer and Hyperbloom trigger. Skill applies Electro to activate Dendro cores. Maximizing Elemental Mastery boosts Hyperbloom damage significantly.
Weapons: Key of Khaj-Nisut, Xiphos' Moonlight
Artifacts: 4pc Flower of Paradise Lost
Substats: Elemental Mastery
Alhaitham Hyperbloom
SAlhaitham drives the team as Main DPS, generating Dendro cores via <element type='hydro'>Hydro</element> from Xingqiu. Kuki Shinobu triggers Hyperbloom with high Elemental Mastery. Nahida provides additional <element type='dendro'>Dendro</element> application and EM buffs.
Alhaitham applies Dendro while Xingqiu applies Hydro to create Dendro cores. Kuki Shinobu triggers Hyperbloom with her Electro skill, dealing massive damage scaled off Elemental Mastery. Nahida boosts EM and provides off-field Dendro damage.
Team composition: Alhaitham (Dendro Main DPS), Nahida (Dendro Sub DPS), Xingqiu (Hydro Sub DPS), Kuki Shinobu (Electro Support)
Alhaitham's Skill infuses attacks with <element type='dendro'>Dendro</element> and generates Chisel-Light Mirrors. Both Skill and Burst deal AoE <element type='dendro'>Dendro</element> DMG based on mirror count.
Weapons: Light of Foliar Incision, Wolf-Fang
Artifacts: 2pc Deepwood Memories + 2pc Gilded Dreams
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Nahida deals <element type='dendro'>Dendro</element> DMG via Skill, linking up to 8 enemies and triggering reactions. Burst buffs Skill based on teammates' elements.
Weapons: A Thousand Floating Dreams, Wandering Evenstar
Artifacts: 4pc Deepwood Memories
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK%
Xingqiu's Burst continuously applies <element type='hydro'>Hydro</element> to enemies, enabling Bloom reactions.
Weapons: Sacrificial Sword
Artifacts: 4pc Silken Moon's Serenade
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Kuki heals and triggers Hyperbloom by using Skill on <element type='dendro'>Dendro</element> cores. High Elemental Mastery maximizes Hyperbloom DMG.
Weapons: Key of Khaj-Nisut, Xiphos' Moonlight
Artifacts: 4pc Flower of Paradise Lost
Substats: Elemental Mastery
Alhaitham Lunar Bloom Hyperbloom
SA Hyperbloom team where Alhaitham drives Dendro damage, Lauma transforms Blooms into high-damage Lunar Blooms, Nahida provides off-field Dendro, and Kuki Shinobu triggers Hyperbloom.
Alhaitham's Chisel-Light Mirrors enhance his Dendro damage, Lauma converts Blooms into crittable Lunar Blooms, Nahida applies Dendro and buffs, and Kuki's Electro procs Hyperbloom for massive reaction damage.
Team composition: Alhaitham (Dendro Main DPS), Lauma (Dendro Support), Nahida (Dendro Sub DPS), Kuki Shinobu (Electro Support)
Skill infuses attacks with Dendro and generates Chisel-Light Mirrors for enhanced Normal Attack and Burst damage.
Weapons: Light of Foliar Incision, Wolf-Fang
Artifacts: 2pc Deepwood Memories + 2pc Gilded Dreams
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Transforms Bloom into Lunar Bloom that can crit. Boosts team's Lunar Bloom damage and reduces enemy Dendro and Hydro RES.
Weapons: Nightweaver's Looking Glass, Wandering Evenstar
Artifacts: 4pc Deepwood Memories
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Elemental Skill connects up to 8 enemies for Dendro damage. Burst buffs her Skill based on teammates' elements.
Weapons: A Thousand Floating Dreams, Wandering Evenstar
Artifacts: 4pc Silken Moon's Serenade
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK%
Provides healing and triggers Hyperbloom with her Electro Skill. Build full EM for maximum reaction damage.
Weapons: Key of Khaj-Nisut, Xiphos' Moonlight
Artifacts: 4pc Flower of Paradise Lost
Substats: Elemental Mastery
Alhaitham Spreading Team #2
SAlhaitham teams with Yae Miko and Nahida for constant Spread reactions, shielded by Zhongli.
Alhaitham triggers Spread reactions with off-field Electro from Yae Miko and Dendro from Nahida, while Zhongli provides shield and buffs via Tenacity of the Millelith.
Team composition: Alhaitham (Dendro Main DPS), Yae Miko (Electro Sub DPS), Nahida (Dendro Sub DPS), Zhongli (Geo Support)
Alhaitham's Skill infuses attacks with Dendro. His Burst deals AoE Dendro DMG based on Chisel-Light Mirrors, also generating them for Projectile attacks.
Weapons: Light of Foliar Incision, Wolf-Fang
Artifacts: 2pc Deepwood Memories + 2pc Gilded Dreams
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Yae's Skill provides continuous off-field Electro for triggering reactions.
Weapons: Kagura's Verity, The Widsith
Artifacts: 4pc Golden Troupe
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK% > Elemental Mastery
Nahida deals Dendro DMG via Skill linking 8 enemies. Her Burst buffs Skill based on teammates' elements.
Weapons: A Thousand Floating Dreams, Wandering Evenstar
Artifacts: 4pc Deepwood Memories
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK%
Zhongli's shield provides safe environment and team DMG buff via Tenacity of the Millelith set.
Weapons: Staff of Homa, Favonius Lance
Artifacts: 4pc Tenacity of the Millelith
Substats: HP% > CRIT Rate
Alhaitham Lunar Bloom
SSA Bloom-focused team that leverages Alhaitham's on-field Dendro application with Xingqiu and Nilou's Hydro to generate Bloom cores. Lauma transforms these into Lunar Bloom, which deals higher damage and can crit, while also reducing enemy resistances.
Utilize Alhaitham as the primary Dendro DPS, supported by Xingqiu and Nilou for constant Hydro application. Lauma enhances Bloom reactions into Lunar Bloom, boosting damage and adding crit potential, while shredding Dendro and Hydro RES.
Team composition: Alhaitham (Dendro Main DPS), Lauma (Dendro Support), Xingqiu (Hydro Sub DPS), Nilou (Hydro Main DPS)
Main DPS. Elemental Skill infuses attacks with Dendro and generates Chisel-Light Mirrors. Burst deals AoE Dendro DMG scaling with mirror count.
Weapons: Light of Foliar Incision, Wolf-Fang
Artifacts: 2pc Deepwood Memories + 2pc Gilded Dreams
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Transforms Bloom into Lunar Bloom with higher DMG and crit capability. Elemental Skill stacks 'Hymn of Eternal Rest' to boost Lunar Bloom DMG. Reduces enemy Dendro and Hydro RES.
Weapons: Nightweaver's Looking Glass, Wandering Evenstar
Artifacts: 4pc Deepwood Memories
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Sub DPS. Elemental Burst continuously applies Hydro to enemies, enabling Bloom reactions.
Weapons: Xiphos' Moonlight
Artifacts: 4pc Flower of Paradise Lost
Substats: Elemental Mastery > Energy Recharge > CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK%
Provides Hydro for Bloom. Passive creates Bountiful Cores when team is only Dendro and Hydro, which burst quicker and deal larger AoE DMG.
Weapons: Key of Khaj-Nisut, The Dockhand's Assistant
Artifacts: 2pc Tenacity of the Millelith + 2pc Vourukasha's Glow
Substats: HP% > Elemental Mastery
Alhaitham Nilou Bloom
SA Bloom team that leverages Nilou's passive to create Bountiful Cores for massive AoE Bloom damage. Alhaitham serves as the on-field Dendro driver, while Xingqiu provides off-field Hydro application and Yaoyao sustains the team with heals and Dendro DMG buffs.
Nilou's passive transforms Bloom cores into Bountiful Cores that detonate quickly and deal large AoE damage. Alhaitham's rapid Dendro application triggers constant Blooms with Xingqiu's Hydro, while Yaoyao heals and boosts team damage.
Team composition: Alhaitham (Dendro Main DPS), Yaoyao (Dendro Support), Xingqiu (Hydro Sub DPS), Nilou (Hydro Support)
Main DPS. Skill infuses attacks with Dendro. Both Skill and Burst generate Chisel-Light Mirrors, causing AoE Dendro projectiles on hit. Burst deals scaling AoE Dendro DMG based on mirror count.
Weapons: Light of Foliar Incision, Wolf-Fang
Artifacts: 4pc Deepwood Memories
Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > ATK% > Energy Recharge
Healer. Uses Tenacity of the Millelith to boost team ATK and provide a safe environment. At C1, increases Dendro DMG for teammates.
Weapons: Dialogues of the Desert Sages
Artifacts: 4pc Tenacity of the Millelith
Substats: HP% > Energy Recharge
Sub DPS. Burst continuously applies Hydro to enemies, enabling Bloom reactions.
Weapons: Xiphos' Moonlight
Artifacts: 4pc Flower of Paradise Lost
Substats: Elemental Mastery > Energy Recharge > CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK%
Bloom enabler. Passive creates Bountiful Cores when team only has Dendro and Hydro. These cores burst faster and deal larger AoE DMG than normal Bloom cores.
Weapons: Key of Khaj-Nisut, The Dockhand's Assistant
Artifacts: 2pc Tenacity of the Millelith + 2pc Vourukasha's Glow
Substats: HP% > Elemental Mastery
Alhaitham Skills
Passive Talents
Four-Causal Correction
Ascension Phase 1
Mysteries Laid Bare
Ascension Phase 4The DMG of both aforementioned abilities can be increased by a maximum of 100% this way.
Law of Reductive Overdetermination
PassiveConstellations
Intuition
C1
Debate
C2
Negation
C3Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Elucidation
C4·Each Mirror consumed will increase the Elemental Mastery of all other nearby party members by 30 for 15s.
·Each Mirror generated will grant Alhaitham a 10% Dendro DMG Bonus for 15s.
The pre-existing duration of the aforementioned effects will be cleared if you use Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena again while they are in effect.
Sagacity
C5Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Structuration
C6· 2 seconds after Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena is unleashed, he will generate 3 Chisel-Light Mirrors regardless of the number of mirrors consumed.
· If Alhaitham generates Chisel-Light Mirrors when their numbers have already maxed out, his CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG will increase by 10% and 70% respectively for 6s. If this effect is triggered again during its initial duration, the duration remaining will be increased by 6s.
Outfits
The Rational
Alhaitham's outfit. "Don't bother the Scribe with trivialities... What do you think those soundproofers of his are for, anyway?" So observed an experienced staff member at the Temple of Silence.
Stats
Ascension Materials
Mora
420,000
Nagadus Emerald Sliver
1
Nagadus Emerald Fragment
9
Nagadus Emerald Chunk
9
Nagadus Emerald Gemstone
6
Pseudo-Stamens
46
Sand Grease Pupa
168
Faded Red Satin
18
Trimmed Red Silk
30
Rich Red Brocade
36
| Level | Mora | Materials | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv.40 | | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Lv.50 | | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| Lv.60 | | 6 | 4 | 20 | 12 |
| Lv.70 | | 3 | 8 | 30 | 18 |
| Lv.80 | | 6 | 12 | 45 | 12 |
| Lv.90 | | 6 | 20 | 60 | 24 |
Talent Materials
Mora
1,652,500
Teachings of Ingenuity
3
Guide to Ingenuity
21
Philosophies of Ingenuity
38
Faded Red Satin
6
Trimmed Red Silk
22
Rich Red Brocade
31
Mirror of Mushin
6
Crown of Insight
1
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