In today’s build guide, we will discuss Kamisato Ayaka: her Ascension/Talent Materials and costs, her talents, constellations, best artifacts, weapons, and teams. As always, we will briefly introduce the character and their role in the world of Genshin Impact.
Kamisato Ayaka, titled “Frostflake Heron”, is a 5-star Cyro Sword user. She was released alongside update 2.0 and was the first Inazuman character to be featured in Genshin Impact’s lineup of available characters.
A Summary Of Kamisato Ayaka’s Kit
Ayaka is best known for her DPS role in most teams, although some variations touch upon the character’s Cryo support capabilities. Ayaka‘s best-in-slot weapon would be the 5-star Mistsplitter Reforged weapon, with the 4-star equivalent being the craftable Amenoma Kageuchi. Her best artifact set is the 4-piece Blizzard Strayer or the 2-piece matched with 2-piece Shimenawa’s Reminiscence.
Kamisato Ayaka’s Ascension and Talent Costs/Mats
Ascension Level | Materials Required | Mora Cost | Bonus Hydro DMG% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 20 | x1 Shivada Jade Sliver x3 Sakura Bloom x3 Old Handguard | 20,000 | 0 |
| Level 40 | x3 Shivada Jade Fragment x2 Perpetual Heart x10 Sakura Bloom x15 Old Handguard | 40,000 | 0 |
| Level 50 | x6 Shivada Jade Fragment x4 Perpetual Heart x20 Sakura Bloom x12 Kageuchi Handguard | 60,000 | 7.2 |
| Level 60 | x3 Shivada Jade Chunk x8 Perpetual Heart x30 Sakura Bloom x18 Kageuchi Handguard | 80,000 | 14.4 |
| Level 70 | x6 Shivada Jade Chunk x12 Perpetual Heart x45 Sakura Bloom x12 Famed Handguard | 100,000 | 14.4 |
| Level 80 | x6 Shivada Jade Gemstone x20 Perpetual Heart x60 Sakura Bloom x24 Famed Handguard | 120,000 | 21.6 |
| Totals | x1 Shivada Jade Sliver x9 Shivada Jade Fragment x9 Shivada Jade Chunk x6 Shivada Jade Gemstone x18 Old Handguard x30 Kageuchi Handguard x36 Famed Handguard x46 Perpetual Heart x168 Sakura Bloom | 420,000 | 28.8 |
Kamisato Ayaka’s Talent Upgrade Materials
The following list shows the number of items needed to upgrade just one of Ayaka‘s 3 combat talents.
| Talent Level | Materials Required | Mora Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2 | x3 Teachings of Elegance x6 Old Handguard | 12,500 |
| Level 3 | x2 Guide to Elegance x3 Kageuchi Handguard | 17,500 |
| Level 4 | x4 Guide to Elegance x4 Kageuchi Handguard | 25,000 |
| Level 5 | x6 Guide to Elegance x6 Kageuchi Handguard | 30,000 |
| Level 6 | x9 Guide to Elegance x9 Kageuchi Handguard | 37,500 |
| Level 7 | x4 Philosophies of Elegance x4 Famed Handguard x1 Bloodjade Branch | 120,000 |
| Level 8 | x6 Philosophies of Elegance x6 Famed Handguard x1 Bloodjade Branch | 260,000 |
| Level 9 | x12 Philosophies of Elegance x9 Famed Handguard x2 Bloodjade Branch | 450,000 |
| Level 10 | x16 Philosophies of Elegance x12 Famed Handguard x2 Bloodjade Branch x1 Crown of Insight | 700,000 |
| Totals | x3 Teachings of Elegance x21 Guides of Elegance x38 Philosophies of Elegance x6 Old Handguard x22 Kageuchi Handguard x31 Famed Handguard x6 Bloodjade Branch x1 Crown of Insight | 1,652,500 |
Kamisato Ayaka’s Passive Talents
| Talent Name | Talent Description |
|---|---|
| Amatsumi Kunitsumi Sanctification | After using her Elemental Skill, Ayaka’s Normal and Charged attacks deal 30% increased DMG for 6s. |
| Kanten Senmyou Blessing | When the Cryo application at the end of Ayaka‘s alternate Sprint hits an opponent, Ayaka gains the following effects: ·Restores 10 Stamina ·Gains 18% Cryo DMG Bonus for 10s. |
| Fruits of Shinsa | When Ayaka crafts Weapon Ascension Materials, she has a 10% chance to receive double the product. |
Kamisato Ayaka’s Normal and Charged Attacks
Kamisato Art: Kabuki: Normal Attack
Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.
Kamisato Art: Kabuki: Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash a flurry of sword attacks.
Kamisato Ayaka’s Elemental Skill
Ayaka performs an AoE attack with her in the centre, launching nearby light opponents, like Slimes and Hilichurls.
Kamisato Ayaka’s Elemental Burst
Using 80 energy, Ayaka summons a snowstorm that repeatedly slashes at every enemy unlucky enough to be in its range, dealing Cryo DMG.
After its 5s duration ends, the snowstorm explodes, dealing AoE Cryo DMG.
Kamisato Ayaka’s Constellations
A brief note is necessary here.. C0 Kamisato Ayaka is an amazing unit. Please do not feel forced to roll for a character’s constellations. They are nice to have and can boost a character’s effectiveness but they aren’t worth spending real-world currency on unless you have a large reserve of expendable income.
However, if you do end up getting more constellations, congratulations! Let us get you familiar with Ayaka’s Stella Fortuna.
| Constellation | Description |
|---|---|
Constellation 1 Snowswept Sakura | When Kamisato Ayaka’s Normal or Charged Attacks deal Cryo DMG to opponents, it has a 50% chance of decreasing the CD of Kamisato Art: Hyouka by 0.3s. This effect can occur once every 0.1s. |
Constellation 2 Blizzard Blade Seki no To | When casting Kamisato Art: Soumetsu, unleashes 2 smaller additional Frostflake Seki no To, each dealing 20% of the original storm’s DMG. |
Constellations 3 Frostbloom Kamifubuki and 5  Blossom Cloud Irutsuki | Frostbloom Kamifubuki (C3) increases the talent levels of Ayaka’s Elemental Burst, Kamisato Art: Soumetsu, by 3. Blossom Cloud Irutsuki (C5) increases the talent levels of Ayaka’s Elemental Skill, Kamisato Art; Hyouka, by 3. The maximum upgrade level for both of these abilities is now 15. |
Constellation 4 Ebb and Flow | Opponents damaged by Ayaka’s Elemental Burst attack will have their DEF decreased by 30% for 6s. |
Constellation 6 Dance of Suigetsu | Kamisato Ayaka gains Usurahi Butou every 10s, increasing her Charged Attack DMG by 298%. This buff will be cleared 0.5s after Ayaka’s Charged ATK hits an opponent, after which the timer for this ability will restart. |
Kamisato Ayakas’ Best Artifact Sets
| Artifact Name | Description |
|---|---|
Shimenawa’s Reminiscense | 2-Piece Bonus Character ATK +18% 4-Piece Bonus ->When casting an Elemental Skill, if the character has 15 or more Energy, they lose 15 energy. ->Normal/Charged/Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 50% for 10s. ->This effect will not trigger again during that duration. |
Blizzard Strayer | 2-Piece Bonus Cryo DMG Bonus +15% 4-Piece Bonus ->Attacking an opponent affected by Cryo increases CRIT Rate by 20% ->* If the opponent is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%. |
You should look for Cryo DMG Bonus % on your artifact Goblet,
CRIT Rate/DMG on your Circlet, and
ATK% on your Sands.
Kamisato Ayaka’s Best Weapons
| Weapon | Description |
|---|---|
Mistsplitter Reforged | Kamisato Ayaka’s Signature Weapon At Max Level and Refinement Rank 1 Base ATK 674 Bonus CRIT DMG 44.1% Mistsplitter’s Edge ->Gives characters 12% Elemental DMG bonus Mistsplitter’s Emblem. Mistsplitter’s Emblem provides 8/16/28% Elemental DMG bonus for the character’s Elemental Type for every stack 1 stack is gained by ->Dealing Elemental Normal attack DMG. ->Casting Elemental Burst ->Energy bar is not 100% full. |
Haran Geppaku Futsu | At Max Level and Refinement Rank 1: Base ATK: 608 Bonus CRIT Rate 33.1% Honed Flow ->Obtain 12% All Elemental DMG Bonus ->When other nearby party members use Elemental Skills, the character equipping this weapon will gain 1 Wavespike stack. Max 2 stacks. This effect can be triggered once every 0.3s. ->When the character equipping this weapon uses an Elemental Skill, all stacks of Wavespike will be consumed to gain increased Normal Attack DMG by 20% for 8s. |
Light of Foliar Incision | At Max Level and Refinement Rank 1: Base ATK 542 Bonus CRIT DMG 88.2% Whitemoon Bristle ->Increases CRIT Rate by 4% ->Dealing Elemental DMG from Normal Attacks gives Foliar Incision Increases DMG dealt by normal attacks and Elemental Skills by 120% of Elemental Mastery. ->This effect will cease after 28 DMG instances or 12s. ->Foliar Incision can proc once ever 12s |
Amenoma Kageuchi | At Max Level and Refinement Rank 5: Base ATK: 454 Bonus ATK 55.1% Iwakura Succession After casting an Elemental Skill, gain 1 Succession Seed. ->This effect can be triggered once every 5s. ->The Succession Seed lasts for 30s. Up to 3 Succession Seeds may exist simultaneously. ->After using an Elemental Burst, all Succession Seeds are consumed ->After a further 2s, the character regenerates 12 Energy for each seed consumed. |
Kamisato Ayaka’s Best Teams
This team uses Kokomi’s off-field Hydro application capabilities and Kaedehara Kazuha’s swirling to keep your enemies frozen in place for as long as possible for Ayaka and Shenhe to hack them to pieces.
This team is another variation of the previous one. It makes of older/more traditional characters to achieve the same result.
This team focuses on dealing as much Cryo DMG as possible, using Shenhe and Kazuha’s DMG buffing capabilites to make Ayaka into an absolute DPS machine.
