With Hu Tao returning on the event banner, Genshin Impact players are ready to use this Pyro Polearm wielder. If you need the Best Build for Hu Tao we have got you covered.
Hu Tao works as a director in a funeral home, but despite this, she is surprisingly cheery. She enjoys pranking others and gets bored easily, so she is constantly on the move. Despite this, she takes her job seriously and never fails to comply with a client’s request. Hu Tao recognises that death is an inevitable aspect of life and never misses a chance to remind others of this.
Hu Tao’s elemental skill, which allows her to enter the Paramita Papillo state, is what makes her a fascinating character. All of her attacks become Pyro attacks in this state, and they have a damage boost based on her maximum health. Her Elemental Burst may also burn adversaries while healing her, and it heals her even faster if her health is below 50%.
Hu Tao Strengths and Weakness
Strengths
- High Base CRIT DMG.
- High Base HP and DEF.
- Provides CRIT Rate for other party members.
Weakness
- Quite awkward when fighting against mobs.
- Skill drains HP to boost DMG.
- No exploration Benefit
Genshin Impact Hu Tao Abilities
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 enemies along the way.
- Plunging Attack – Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Guide to Afterlife (Elemental Skill)
Hu Tao consumes a portion of her HP to knock the surrounding enemies back and enter the Paramita Papilio state.
Spirit Soother (Elemental Burst)
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.
Hu Tao Best Weapon
1. Staff of Homa
- Base Attack: 46
- Bonus Effect: CRIT DMG 14.4%
- Skill Effect: HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 0.8% of the wielder’s Max HP. When the wielder’s HP is less than 50%, this ATK Bonus is increased by an additional 1% of Max HP.
2. Skyward Spine
- Base Attack: 48
- Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 8.0%
- Skill Effect: Increases CRIT Rate by 8% and increases Normal ATK SPD by 12%. Additionally, Normal and Charged Attacks hits on enemies have a 50% chance to trigger a vacuum blade that deals 40% of ATK as DMG in a small AoE. This effect can occur no more than once every 2s.
3. Dragon’s Bane
- Base Attack: 41
- Bonus Effect: Elemental Mastery 48
- Skill Effect: Increases DMG against enemies affected by Hydro or Pyro by 20%.
Hu Tao Artifact Sets
1. Crimson Witch Of Flames
- Pyro DMG Bonus +15%.
- Increases Overloaded and Burning DMG by 40%. Increases Vaporize and Melt DMG by 15%. Using an Elemental Skill increases 2-Piece Set effects by 50% for 10s. Max 3 stacks.
2. Shimenawa’s Reminiscence
- ATK +18%.
- When casting an Elemental Skill, if the character has 15 or more Energy, they lose 15 Energy and Normal/Charge/Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 50% for 10s. This effect will not trigger again during that duration.
3. Noblesse Oblige
- Elemental Burst DMG +20%.
- Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members’ ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
You can use these artifacts to powerup Hu Tao and increase her damage output. The feather will have a fixed attack stat while the flower will have a fixed HP stat. For the other three artifacts you should focus on the following stats: Sands – HP or Energy Recharge, Goblet – HP or Pyro DMG Bonus, Circlet – HP or CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate. The sub stats for these artifacts should have HP, CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG.
Hu Tao Passive Talents
1. The More the Merrier (Unlocked Automatically)
When Hu Tao cooks a dish perfectly, she has a 18% chance to receive an additional “Suspicious” dish of the same type.
2. Flutter By (Ascension 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.
3. Sanguine Rouge (Ascension 4)
When Hu Tao’s HP is equal to or less than 50%, her Pyro DMG Bonus is increased by 33%.
Hu Tao Constellations
1. Crimson Bouquet
While in a Paramita Bouquet state activated by Guide to Afterlife, Hu Tao’s Charge Attacks do not consume Stamina.
2. Ominous Rainfall
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.
3. Lingering Carmine
Increases the level of Guide to Afterlife by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
4. Garden of Eternal Rest
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.
5. Floral Incense
Increases the level of Spirit Soother by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
6. Butterfly’s Embrace
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, all of her 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.
You can pair her with other support characters and absolutely demolish the enemies in Domains and the Spiral Abyss.
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