Kamisato Ayato, the Yashiro Commissioner and Ayaka's brother, is out now in Genshin Impact. Hydro and a sword-wielder, Ayato's damage is nothing to sneeze at. Where he stacks in the meta of damage (compared to Hu Tao and Ayaka) is currently unknown, but he could easily become the centerpiece of your freeze team. Here's all you need to know about Kamisato Ayato's abilities, artifacts, and more.

Abilities

Normal Attack (Kamisato Art: Marobashi)

• Perform up to 5 rapid strikes.

Elemental Skill (Kamisato Art: Kyouka)

• The tl;dr version since the official description is quite long:
  • Ayato leaves a watery illusion that explodes if enemies are nearby, dealing AoE Hydro dmg.
  • This Kyouka skill also converts his normal attacks into AoE Hydro damage. He also gets a buff, called the Namisen effect (max four stacks), which increases his damage based on his current max HP.

• The full description from Mihoyo:
  • Kamisato Ayato shifts positions and enters the Takimeguri Kanka state.
    After this shift, he will leave a watery illusion at his original location. After it is formed, the watery illusion will explode if opponents are nearby or after its duration ends, dealing AoE Hydro dmg.
  • Takimeguri Kanka: In this state, Kamisato Ayato uses his Shunsuiken to engage in blindingly fast attacks, causing damage from his normal attacks to be converted into AoE Hydro dmg. This cannot be overridden. It also has the following properties:
  • After a Shunsuiken attack hits an opponent, it will grant Ayato the Namisen effect, increasing the dmg dealt by Shunsuiken based on Ayato's current Max HP. The initial maximum number of Namisen stacks is four, and one stack can be gained through Shunsuiken every 0.1s. This effect will be dispelled when Takimeguri Kanka ends.
  • Kamisato Ayato's resistance to interruption is increased.
  • Unable to use Charged or Plunging Attacks.
  • Takimeguri Kanka will be cleared when Ayato leaves the field. Using Kyouka again while in the state will reset and replace the pre-existing state.

Elemental Burst (Kamisato Art: Suiyuu)

• While this space exists, Bloomwater Blades will constantly rain down and attack opponents within its AoE, dealing Hydro damage and increasing the normal attack damage of characters within.

1st Ascension Passive (Kamisato Art: Mine Wo Matoishi Kiyotaki):

• Once Kyouka is triggered, Ayato automatically gains two Namisen stacks.
• When the water illusion explodes, Ayato gains the max number of Namisen stacks possible.

4th Ascension Passive (Kamisato Art: Michiyuku Hagetsu):

• If Ayato's not on the field and his Energy is less than 40, he will regenerate two Energy for himself every second.

Artifact Main Stats And Substats

Here we give advice for building Ayato as a DPS.

Building ATK, Crit, and Crit Dmg% is important for any DPS. The basic rule is to get 70% ATK, 50% Crit min, and 100% Crit Dmg% minimum. The ideal ratio between Crit% and Crit Dmg% is 1:2. Weapon and the individual character's base Crit% and Crit Dmg% stats should also be taken into consideration when maintaining the ratio. (Full credit to Genshin Resources and NGA for compiling and doing the testing on optimized damage output.)