Genshin Impact Hu Tao Build

The 77th Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. She took over the business at a rather young age.

Wangsheng Funeral Parlor

Best Hu Tao Builds

DPS Hu Tao is most effective when used with Xingqiu to proc Vaporize/Freeze Melt reactions. Freeze Melt refers to freezing enemies for Melt set up, since unlike Diluc or Klee, Hu Tao doesn't shatter frozen enemies. Regarding Weapon Choices: Staff of the Scarlet Sands: When using this weapon, Gilded Dreams (4) becomes competitive with Crimson Witch of Flames (4) for being Hu Tao's best artifact set. Ballad of the Fjords and Lithic Spear (4 Stacks): At [R5], these weapons are better than Staff of the Scarlet Sands. Primordial Jade Winged-Spear: Is better than the [R1] variants of Dragon's Bane and Deathmatch with ideal stacking. However, maintaining the stacks on Hu Tao isn't ideal in realistic situations, making the weapon less consistent than other options. Deathmatch: This weapon is better than Dragon's Bane when you're not doing Vaporize. Blackcliff Pole: Despite seeming quite good due to the Crit DMG substat, Blackcliff Pole at 1 stack performs only slightly better than an [R5] White Tassel in practice as it is difficult to maintain stacks consistently. It is not recommended to buy this weapon specifically for Hu Tao and should only be used if you already have one. White Tassel: This weapon prefers an N2C combo over an N1C combo. Regarding Artifact Sets: Shimenawa's Reminiscence (4): Provides higher Normal and Charged Attack damage than Crimson Witch of Flames (4), but reduces Elemental Burst damage, impacting overall AoE damage. Additionally, if you're unable to burst, it might lead to survivability issues unless you're running a healer. Gilded Dreams (4): At 3 EM stacks, this artifact set is equal to Crimson Witch of Flames (4) in teams where you are not getting EM from other sources (e.g team or weapon). Retracing Bolide (4) and Crimson Witch of Flames (2) / Tenacity of the Millelith (2) + 80 EM set (2): All these options are almost on equal footing because both of the sets have an equal overall damage output assuming you have 100% shield uptime when using Retracing Bolide (4). The difference is, you want to use +80 EM set (2) / +20% HP (2) / Crimson's Witch of Flame (2) when focusing on Nuking and better consistency, while Retracing Bolide (4) is for overall higher NA/CA damage at the expense of lower burst damage, although inconsistent if you cannot keep your shield permanently. Marechaussee Hunter (4) This is Hu Tao's best set when you can reliably get 3 stacks, which typically requires running Furina. Regarding Artifact Substats Priority: Since Hu Tao is able to trigger Vaporize on most of her damage output, Elemental Mastery is quite valuable on her. If you have less than 100EM total (including from Sucrose EM share, Instructor (4), etc) EM substats take priority over Crit Rate / DMG.

DPS Build

Weapons

1

Staff of Homa

CRIT DMG

2

Staff of the Scarlet Sands

CRIT Rate

3

Ballad of the Fjords

CRIT Rate

4

Lumidouce Elegy

CRIT Rate

5

Dragon's Bane

Elemental Mastery

6

Deathmatch

CRIT Rate

7

Primordial Jade Winged-Spear

CRIT Rate

8

Lithic Spear

ATK%

9

Missive Windspear

ATK%

10

White Tassel

CRIT Rate

11

Blackcliff Pole

CRIT DMG

12

Kitain Cross Spear

Elemental Mastery

13

Rightful Reward

HP%

Artifacts

1

2

3

Choose 2

5

6

Recommended Primary Stats

Sands

HP% / Elemental Mastery

Goblet

Pyro DMG Bonus

Circlet

CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats Priority

1CRIT Rate

2CRIT DMG

3Elemental Mastery

4HP%

5ATK%

6Energy Recharge

When ending Hu Tao's combos with an Elemental Burst, the Elemental Burst will still benefit from Hu Tao's Elemental Skill even if the last charged attack is not jump/dash canceled. To maximize damage, it's recommended to use cancels when performing Hu Tao combos. For [C0], use N2CJ, and for [C1], use N2CD. For stamina conservation at the cost of damage, consider N3CJ or N3CD. *N = Normal Attack, C = Charged Attack, J = Jump, D = Dash

Talents Priority

NANormal Attack>ESkill>QBurst

Most Used Build from the Community

Weapons

1

Staff of Homa

CRIT DMG

2

Dragon's Bane

Elemental Mastery

3

Deathmatch

CRIT Rate

4

Primordial Jade Winged-Spear

CRIT Rate

5

Blackcliff Pole

CRIT DMG

Artifacts

1

2

3

4

5

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Hu Tao Skills

Normal Attack: Secret Spear of Wangsheng

Normal Attack
Performs up to 6 consecutive spear strikes.

Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way.

Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Level

1

1-Hit DMG

46.89%

2-Hit DMG

48.25%

3-Hit DMG

61.05%

4-Hit DMG

65.64%

5-Hit DMG

33.27% + 35.2%

6-Hit DMG

85.96%

Charged Attack

135.96%

Charged Attack Stamina Cost

25

Plunge DMG

65.42%

Low/High Plunge DMG

130.81% / 163.39%

Guide to Afterlife

Hu Tao's Secret Spear technique is based on several rules, the first of which is: "The spear opens the path to the afterlife, and the butterflies bridge this world and the next."

Only an unwavering flame can cleanse the impurities of this world.
Hu Tao consumes a set portion of her HP to knock the surrounding enemies back and enter the Paramita Papilio state.

Paramita Papilio
·Increases Hu Tao's ATK based on her Max HP at the time of entering this state. ATK Bonus gained this way cannot exceed 400% of Hu Tao's Base ATK.
·Converts attack DMG to Pyro DMG, which cannot be overridden by any other elemental infusion.
·Charged Attacks apply the Blood Blossom effect to the enemies hit.
·Increases Hu Tao's resistance to interruption.

Blood Blossom
Enemies affected by Blood Blossom will take Pyro DMG every 4s. This DMG is considered Elemental Skill DMG.
Each enemy can be affected by only one Blood Blossom effect at a time, and its duration may only be refreshed by Hu Tao herself.

Paramita Papilio ends when its duration is over, or Hu Tao has left the battlefield or fallen.

Level

1

Activation Cost

30% Current HP

ATK Increase

3.84% Max HP

Blood Blossom DMG

64%

Blood Blossom Duration

8s

Duration

9s

CD

16s

Spirit Soother

Supernatural activity by those who have already left this world is a source of great anxiety for the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. In such cases, cremation always lets Hu Tao find peace of mind. The more anxious she feels, the stronger the flame.

Commands a blazing spirit to attack, dealing Pyro DMG in a large AoE.
Upon striking the enemy, regenerates a percentage of Hu Tao's Max HP. This effect can be triggered up to 5 times, based on the number of enemies hit.
If Hu Tao's HP is below or equal to 50% when the enemy is hit, both the DMG and HP Regeneration are increased.

Level

1

Skill DMG

303.27%

Low HP Skill DMG

379.09%

Skill HP Regeneration

6.26% Max HP

Low HP Skill Regeneration

8.35% Max HP

CD

15s

Energy Cost

60

Passive Talent

Flutter By

Ascension Phase 1

When a Paramita Papilio state activated by Guide to Afterlife ends, all allies in the party (excluding Hu Tao herself) will have their CRIT Rate increased by 12% for 8s.

Sanguine Rouge

Ascension Phase 4

When Hu Tao's HP is equal to or less than 50%, her Pyro DMG Bonus is increased by 33%.

The More the Merrier

Passive

When Hu Tao cooks a dish perfectly, she has a 18% chance to receive an additional "Suspicious" dish of the same type.

Constellations

Crimson Bouquet

Constellation Lv. 1

While in a Paramita Papilio state activated by Guide to Afterlife, Hu Tao's Charged Attacks do not consume Stamina.

Ominous Rainfall

Constellation Lv. 2

Increases the Blood Blossom DMG by an amount equal to 10% of Hu Tao's Max HP at the time the effect is applied.
Additionally, Spirit Soother will also apply the Blood Blossom effect.

Lingering Carmine

Constellation Lv. 3

Increases the Level of Guide to Afterlife by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Garden of Eternal Rest

Constellation Lv. 4

Upon defeating an enemy affected by a Blood Blossom that Hu Tao applied herself, all nearby allies in the party (excluding Hu Tao herself) will have their CRIT Rate increased by 12% for 15s.

Floral Incense

Constellation Lv. 5

Increases the Level of Spirit Soother by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Butterfly's Embrace

Constellation Lv. 6

Triggers when Hu Tao's HP drops below 25%, or when she suffers a lethal strike:
Hu Tao will not fall as a result of the DMG sustained. Additionally, for the next 10s, her All Elemental and Physical RES is increased by 200%, her CRIT Rate is increased by 100%, and her resistance to interruption is greatly increased.
This effect triggers automatically when Hu Tao has 1 HP left.
Can only occur once every 60s.

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