In thisGenshin Impact GuideI’m going to be showing you myDual DPS BuildforHu TaoandYoimiya.This build is meant to transform the Burst playstyle ofHu Taointo full sustained damage; by addingYoimiyaas a second damage dealer duringHu Tao’s downtime. It removes the classic Cryo support, and Hydro healer roles fromHu Tao Melt Build Guide, and adds second Pyro, and an Anemo healer for Pyro resistance shred fromViridescent Venerer. All while maintaining the Hydro aura fromXingqiuto Vaporize bothHu TaoandYoimiyaAttacks.
Such a build is much more expensive Resin-wise, as you have to build two characters, both on field and full DPS. However, it enables an aggressive playstyle, with a higher damage ceiling, and better debuffs on enemies. So if this sounds like your kind of playstyle, this is worth checking out.
In thisGuideI’ll explain just how to build Dual DPSHu TaoandYoimiyato conquer the open world, event challenges, and Spiral Abyss. I’ll go through whatWeaponsto use, whatArtifactsto upgrade and which companions to pick up.
Hu Tao And Yoimiya Dual DPS Build Guide
BothHu TaoandYoimiyaare Pyro characters, with focus on single-target damage. WhileHu Taoconsumes a lot of stamina to perform her charged attacks,Yoimiyaon the other hand spams Normal Attacks; giving a chance for stamina to recover. FirstYoimiyaapplies Pyro, thenSayuSwirls the Pyro aura, to get theViridescent Venererdebuff on enemies. Afterwards,Xingqiuuses his Elemental Skill, activates Burst, and then switch toHu Taoto Reverse Vaporize her charged attacks. WhenHu Taofinishes her rotation though, there’s still a duration remaining onXingqiu’s Burst (6 seconds onXingqiu’s C0, and 9 seconds on C2). We can double down on such a duration withYoimiyaas a second DPS, Vaporizing her attacks as well.
Hu Taois the main damage dealer on the team, because she can amplify all her charged attacks through a Vaporize reaction. WhileYoimiyais treated as a secondary DPS, to fill downtime. However, in certain situations where enemies are scattered around, and you have no way to group them,Yoimiya’s range comes in handy. BetweenHu Tao’s melee excellency, andYoimiya’s superior range, you have a versatile team to tackle most situations.
This team could use a pyro shield support such asThoma,Yanfei, orXinyan, to remove the need for a healer. It would allow the use of a more offensive Anemo units, such asKazuhaorSucrose. While it can output more damage in theory, it lacks any form of healing, and is extremely vulnerable to Corrosion. Not only that but with the introduction of enemies who counter shields in version 2.5; it has become a necessity to have a working iteration of every build that doesn’t rely on shields.
Second Abyss Team Setup to Use With a Hu Tao & Yoimiya Dual DPSBuild
For this team to work, you need an Anemo healer to useViridescent Venerer. This build focuses on building a team using the concept of shredding Pyro resistance, before switching toXingqiuand establishing Hydro aura. Currently, there’s only two Anemo healers, the five-starJean, from the original cast, or the more accessible four-starSayu, introduced in 2.0. There’s a reasonSayuhad an increased chance in bothHu TaoandYoimiyabanners, as she specifically enables this version of the team.
With that said, you shouldn’t expect to build a second Abyss team that relies on an Anemo healer, such as ourAyaka Freeze Build. Your second team can’t rely onXingqiuas a Vaporize enabler either. Besides that, you have a wide variety of options to build your second team; with all strong four-star supports being available, such asBennett,Xiangling,Fischl, andSucrose. Even premium five-star supports such asZhongli,KazuhaandVentiare all possible options.
SinceHu TaoandYoimiya’s side will focus on single target, this should encourage you to build the second half with an AOE focused build.Ganyuis able to run any of her freeze builds such as the expensiveVentiandMonaversions; or she can go with a budget Reverse Melt such as theBowless Archerbuild. You could also run the cheaperKaeya And Rosaria Reverse Melt Build,consisting of only four-star characters. Another possibility is to set up any Geo DPS team such as Itto orNoelle, The Invulnerable Maid; or go with an AnemoXiaoteam. TheZhongli Overload Buildalso provides an option, and all other variations ofBeidouteams, such asWolf of Land and Seaare viable. Finally, all of the Overload teams are available as well. This means you can have your picks of options, providing quite some flexibility.
Hu Tao Dual DPS Attributes
When it comes toHu TaoandYoimiya’s personal stats, it doesn’t change from their respective guides:Hu Tao Melt Build Guide, andYoimiya Over-Vaporize Build Guide. We aim to giveHu Taoaround 300~350Elemental Mastery, then fill up% HP,Crit Rate, andCrit Damagestats. So we useEMon Sands,Pyro Damage Bonuson Goblet, andCrit Rateon headpiece. Then focus onCritand% HPon sub stats.
Hu Tao Dual DPS Weapons
A lot of new polearms have come out since the Inazuma update in 2.0, considering how Polearm fits the culture of the Inazuma region. However, none of the new polearms have really affectedHu Tao’s build or playstyle.Hu Taomainly focuses onHPscaling,EMand Charged Attack damage, while new polearms focus on anAttackstat, or Elemental Burst damage. So we still maintain the same standard recommendation of weapons forHu Tao.
Free three and four stars weapons
White Tasselis still competitive if you lack any better weapon, with Critical Rate sub stat of up to 23.4%, and Normal Attack damage multiplier of 48%.
Use it as a starter weapon, until you getDragon’s Bane.
Gasha 4 Star Weapons
Dragon’s Banealso maintain its superiority in four star category, especially with high refinement. It gives a hugeEMbonus to multiply Amplifying reactions such as Vaporize. On top of that, it adds another damage multiplier against enemies affected by Hydro or Pyro. In this build, you always get this bonus whether you get a Vaporize duringXingqiu‘s elemental burst, or whenYoimiyasteals Vaporize with her Burst ticks, and replaces hydro aura with Pyro for a brief millisecond.
Battle Pass Four Star Weapon
One weapon to consider if you lack any good source of Crit Rate is to use the battle pass weapon,Deathmatch. It’s an upgrade overWhite Tassel;but competes withDragon’s Bane, it only shines when it is allowed you to get closer to a 1:2 Crit Rate : Crit DMG ratio. Say you have only 40% Crit Rate with a Crit Rate Circlet, and around 125% Crit Damage, it remains at a very unbalanced ratio of 1:3, and needs some fixing. UsingDeathmatchwill give you a straight up 36.8% Crit Rate at the max level, pumping your overall Crit Rate to 76%. This is a 1:1.7 ratio, which is much closer to 1:2, and has a higher Crit value overall.
The Ultimate Weapon
Staff of Homais the signature weapon ofHu Tao, and has seen a rerun in a very decent banner along withElegy for the EndBow. This banner was one of the very rare weapon banners that’s worth pulling in Genshin’s history. It has two good weapons that can see a wide variety of usage, for their specific characters, and others as well. It was especially good forHu TaoandYoimiya, sinceStaff of Homais the best in slot weapon forHu Tao.Elegy for the Endis the best support/DPS hybrid weapon forYoimiyain the context of this build.
If you have both, or either of them, it’s definitely a good upgrade for the team. If not, then you’re able to suffice with a high refinement ofDragon’s Bane, which has several ways to acquire it.
Hu Tao Dual DPS Artifacts
Hu Taoshould use any standard artifact set combinations for Vaporize:
Crimson Witch of Flames
With 15% Pyro damage bonus, 15% Vaporize damage bonus, and an extra 7.5% Pyro damage bonus after using Elemental skill;Crimson Witch of Flamesis one of the top choices for Vaporize builds. Use it if you got a good four piece, or use a hybrid set if you don’t want to spend long months farming it in domains.
Shimenawa’s Reminiscence
The bonus from the four pieces ofShimenawa’s Reminiscenceis straight-up 50% more damage to both normal and charged attacks. This will helpHu Tao’s damage even if she loses one or two Vaporizes toYoimiya. It will reduceHu Tao’senergy by 15 every rotation, which makes her unable to Burst on every rotation. Missing burst is not a DPS loss though, especially withYoimiyausing the time saved from not usingHu Tao’s burst, to deal damage by herself.
It’s usually better to farmShimenawa’s Reminiscencedomain overCrimson Witch of Flames, to get more value for your Resin.
Crimson Witch of Flames/Wanderer’s Troupe/Tenacity of the Millelith
The standard hybrid combination forHu Taopicks the strongest pieces from each set, and uses it to maximize sub stats.Crimson Witch of Flames’s two pieces provide 15% Pyro damage,Wanderer’s Troupegives 80 EM, andTenacity of the Millelithhave 20% HP. Feel free to mix and match any of two of these three for maximum efficiency.
Hu Tao Dual DPS Talent Skills
Secret Spear of Wangsheng
Normal Attacks and Charged Attacks ofHu Taodo physical damage by nature. However,Hu Taoconverts them to Pyro damage for 9 seconds after casting her Elemental Skill. So only use her rotation in these 9 seconds, then switch toYoimiyaafterwards.
You can either do one normal attack, one charged attack, then jump cancel. Or you can go with two normal attacks, one charged attack, and jump cancel. If you have C1 forHu Tao, her charged attacks consume no stamina, so you can do the more aggressive dash cancel.
When leveling up talents, max this talent skillfirst.
Guide to Afterlife
An Elemental Skill that converts allHu Taodamage to Pyro type, consume 30% of her HP, and gives her bonus Pyro damage bonus depending on her Maximum HP.
Use Elemental Skill at the very moment you switch toHu Tao, before using any of her normal and charged attacks. When the buff duration ends, all allies in the party (excluding Hu Tao herself) get a 12% Crit Rate increased by 8s. That’s a very important component when buffingYoimiya’s attacks after switchingHu Taoout.
When it comes to leveling talents, max this talent second, after normal/charged attacks.
Spirit Soother
Elemental Burst that should be used at end ofHu Tao’s 9-second rotation, if you have energy for it. It deals damage as an AOE around Hu Tao, and recovers HP for her depending on a number of enemies it hits. We don’t have to worry about healing since we have a dedicated healer on our team; we only use burst for the extra AOE, if needed. Otherwise, we can just skip Burst and switch toYoimiyato keep doing damage for longer.
I’ve gone into more detail for all ofHu Tao’sskills in ourHu Tao Melt Build Guide, so check it out.
Hu Tao Dual DPS Party Composition
The party composition for this team is a bit strict and can be more demanding than say your average build. That’s because we use dual DPS and five-star characters. you may go with four-star alternatives for the second Pyro slot, but they are just defensive options, and none can fill as both DPS and support quite likeYoimiya.
Yoimiyain our team is not just a support, she doubles as a second on field dps. It’s a rare situation, you seldom encounter in team building; so I’ll go through extensive details on how to make it work.
The first component inYoimiya’s kit is the Attack buff she gives to her team. Using Elemental Burst causes nearby party members (not including Yoimiya) to gain a 10% ATK increase for 15s. An additional 10% Attack can be given ifYoimiyaperforms 10 hits with normal attacks before casting Burst. Such a buff helps bothHu TaoandXingqiudeal slightly more damage, especially with the lack of sources of other Attack buffs from the rest of the team.
Besides that,Yoimiyamarks one target with her burst that lasts for 10 seconds. This allowsYoimiyato deal Pyro damage to the target from off-field when they take damage from any other source. This damage procs every 2 seconds, and can react with the Hydro attacks procced byXingqiucausing Vaporize, extendingYoimiya’s usefulness while off the field.
Yoimiyaon-field role
As I mentioned earlier,Hu Tao’s elemental skill duration is too short, and ends whileXingqiu’s Burst still active. If we switch fromHu TaotoYoimiya, we can seamlessly continue to do damage and cause additional Vaporize withYoimiya’s arrows. That’s especially useful against enemies that comes in waves, as you kill the first wave withHu Tao’s melee attacks, and the second wave spawns far away from team. With the transition toYoimiya, you can immediately attack more distant enemies; so you don’t waste time and stamina chasing after them.
Yoimiya’s ideal combo consists of five, uninterrupted, normal attacks; so she can Vaporize the third and fifth hit, which have the biggest multipliers. So you need to watch out for aggressive enemies, who have a lot of crowd control, as these will likely interruptYoimiya.
As both, the first character in rotation, and the last,Yoimiyahas to ensure the rotation ends as it starts; with the Pyro element applied on the enemy. That means, at the start, you use her Burst, then switch out to the Anemo unit. Later when you switch to her after Hu Tao, you have to wait forXingqiu’s burst to end; so he can stop applying Hydro, and Pyro takes over. Now you can switch to the Anemo unit to Swirl the Pyro.
Typically, if you have the energy, you need to useYoimiya’s Burst as the very last thing before switching her out. But if you don’t have the energy, just switch as soon as the enemy is affected by Pyro.
In a dual DPS team,Yoimiyacan play a crucial role as both support and on field DPS. So you have to build bothEnergy Recharge, and the offensive stats to deal damage. However, in reality, to burst on cooldown withYoimiya, you need over 170%ER. This amount can’t be achieved without eitherElegy for the EndBow, or sacrificing offensive stats. TheElegy for the Endbow gives 55.1%ERat max level, so we only have to get around the 20% extraERfrom sub stats.
In case we don’t useElegy for the End, we push ER from sub stats slightly higher, and still don’t get to burst in every rotation. Instead,Yoimiyawill use her burst in the first rotation, then skips it in the second round, and burst in the third… etc.
Aside fromER, we buildYoimiyaas a typical DPS, with focus on% Attackon Sands,Pyro Damage Bonuson Goblet, andCrit Damageon the Headpiece. Note that% Attackwill be very valuable in this team, as the main stat or sub-stat, because this team doesn’t have an attack buffer such asBennettorSara. So for sub stats, we focus onCrit,Attack,EM, andERstats.
In contrast withYoimiya Over Vaporize build, the best in slot weapon forYoimiyain dual DPS build isElegy for the End. It’s a limited five-star weapon, that can only be acquired through wishing on weapons banner.
By standard, I don’t recommend wishing on weapon banners; unless you are absolutely sure you have good use for the two featured five star weapons. Such was the case withElegy for the Endthat came in the same banner asStaff of Homa.
Elegy for the Endhas 608 base attack, higher than four star bows, but lower than other five star bows. It has anEnergy Rechargesub stat, which is useful, but not ideal for a damage dealer character.
However, it has a very strong passive that benefitsYoimiyaand her team. First it increases Elemental Mastery ofYoimiyaby 60. ThenYoimiyawill build stacks of “Sigil of Remembrance” when the DoT from her Burst, hit enemies. Upon reaching 4 stacks, weapon consumes them, and all team gain a buff; increasing Elemental Mastery by100and increasing Attack by20%for 12 seconds.
The buff fromElegy for the Endalign very well with our rotation, and it will buffsHu Taofor the entire duration while she deals damage. It also buffsXingqiu’s burst, to help him deal more damage.
Three and Four Star weapons
As the case with most people who don’t haveElegy for the End, they need to pick up a full offensive weapon to pump Yoimiya’s damage. She goes well with either, the cheap three star weaponSlingshotR5, or the four starRust.
Actually,Rustat a higher refinement gives Yoimiya more damage than most five star weapons. So you can easily deal good damage with Yoimiya with cheap weapons.
Similar toHu Tao,Yoimiyacan use four piecesCrimson Witch of Flames.However, you want the best pieces ofCrimson Witch of Flameson yourHu Tao. So you better resort to hybrid set onYoimiya, such as two piecesCrimson Witch of Flamesand either two piecesShimenawa’s ReminiscenceorGladiator’s Finale.
In extreme cases, you can use twoShimenawa’s ReminiscenceandGladiator’s Finaleto double on Attack bonus; so you leave allCrimson Witch of Flamespieces toHu Tao.
Xingqiuis the single best Hydro enabler to all Reverse Vaporize teams, there’s no escape using him in each version of these builds. His hydro aura is consistent, and also deals decent damage, especially with Hu Tao Crit buff, and Yoimiya attack buff. In addition to that, he gives damage resistance and interrupt resistance to team.XingqiuwithSacrificial Swordcan generate very nice elemental particles, to help himself recharge his burst, since he is the single hydro character in party.
His Elemental Burst will shoot down rain swords on targets alongside normal attacks of any character on the field.Hu Tao, performs one or even two normal attacks before using a Charged attack to procXingqiu’s burst with ease. As Yoimiya relies solely on Normal Attacks, you will always apply Hydro first, before proccing Vaporize with either of these two.
We useXingqiu‘s attack while enemies still have Pyro aura from Anemo Swirl prior to him. So if you useXingqiu‘s Elemental Skill, you get to forward Vaporize one of his hits, dealing increased damage. WithSacrificial Sword, you can use Elemental Skill, then Elemental Burst, then an Elemental Skill again. But if you use another weapon to reduceXingqiu’s on field time, you can just go for Burst first and Skill second.
This team still has a healer, so we don’t need any healing fromXingqiu, and can build a full DPS position.Xingqiuas the sole Hydro healer needs a lot ofEnergy Recharge,so we go forERon Sands,Hydro Damageon Goblet, andCrit RateorCrit Damageon headpiece for main stats. For sub stats, we go withEnergy Recharge,Attack, andCrit.
One major change between our dual DPS team versus a classic hyper carry team is the need to squeeze the rotation; to allow more time for the two damage dealers. So we aim to shortenXingqiu’s time, this can be achieved if we get enoughERfromEmblem of Severed Fate,ERSands, and sub stats. You may maximize ER without a weapon, to ditchSacrificial Sword, and use more DPS oriented weapons.
For Energy regeneration build, we need to use theSacrificial SwordforXingqiu. It can reset the cooldown ofXingqiu‘sElemental Skill, to use casts instead of one.
It gets better with a higher refinement level, so ensure to get more copies of this weapon if you have a chance.
However, if you haveXingqiuat C6, and build around +190% ER without weapon, you could use Inazuma craftable weapon, Amenoma Kageuchi. This weapon regenerates energy passively, without extending the rotation. It haveAttacksub stat, and can output more damage.
If you push ER to +240% though, you can virtually use any five star, full offensive weapon, for maximum damage. You could go withMistsplitter Reforged,Aquila Favonia, or Jade Cutter, as they all provide massive dps increase. Meanwhile,Skyward Bladepush for similar damage, while also giving high energy recharge.
Since its introduction,Emblem of Severed Fatebecame a stable best in slot, for artifact sets when it comes to supports who have a high energy cost Burst. So just stick toEmblem of Severed Fatefor four pieces, as it will be better for ER, and deal a massive boost to burst damage.
The last slot is reserved for an Anemo healer, as the team needs both: debuff fromViridescent Venererwhich can be used only by Anemo unit, and healing. This narrows down the choice quite a bit, leavingSayuandJean;and sinceJeanis a five star character with no rate up banner,Sayuis more likely choice due to accessibility.
We useSayuright afterYoimiya,to Swirl the Pyro elementYoimiyaapplied at start of rotation. This Swirl causes Pyro to spread in an AOE fashion, and procs theViridescent Venererset effect to shred enemy resistances for 10 seconds.Sayuuses her Elemental Skill to do so; and while she has a press version of her skill, it generates less elemental particles, and deals less damage. So it’s better to use the hold version, then quickly press the skill again to cancel the rolling.
It’s performed as the following: Hold -> Release -> Press. This technique effectively takes same time as the press version, while having all benefits from the hold version.
Sayuis a healer, and she can heal a lot through the use of Elemental Burst. However,Hu Taowants to stay under 50% HP to deal more damage. That’s why we don’t spend her Burst in every rotation, and heal only when the team is very close to death.
Normally we buildSayudepending on how many constellations she has. At zero constellations, you want to focus on herAttackstat, as the sole source of damage and healing. While C6 enablesEMto heal and deals more damage.
Unlike other teams though, here we don’t useSayu’s burst as often. Additionally, we don’t have time for her to use the prolonged hold version of the elemental skill. So theEMscaling is mostly negligible, even at C6, and we often focus solely onAttack.
I suggest buildingEnergy Rechargeon Sands,% Attackon Goblet, and eitherHealing Bonusor% Attackon Circlet. The idea is to get as much% Attackon main as well as% Attackon sub stats.
Sayu uses a Claymore, so you can give her anything from the wide range of support or DPS weapons.Katsuragikiri Nagamasais one weapon that helpsSayuwith energy issues, allowing her to go full EM, or Attack, but it’s not the only weapon. A better ER weapon is the infamous five starSkyward Pride.
Sayucan also go for an Attack weapon, as it scale her damage and healing. you may use the event exclusive,Luxurious Sea-Lord, or the five starWolf’s Gravestone. All are solid weapons that can do better than craftable weapons. Especially theWolf’s Gravestoneweapon which givesSayuherself the highest damage and healing outcome; and can buff all allies with another Attack buff.
As the sole Anemo in team,Sayuprefers to useViridescent Venerer, to shred enemies Pyro resistance. It enables Hu Tao to deal much more damage, and is the reason we use Sayu in first place. Note thatViridescent Venererdebuffs last only for 10 seconds, afterSayu’s swirls Pyro. Meanwhile, you have to useXingqiubefore switching to Hu Tao, so he consumes like 2 to 4 seconds from these 10 seconds. That means Hu Tao will not benefit from the full debuff duration, and Yoimiya will not benefit from it at all.
This is fine, as the damage difference it causes is still huge. But you are advised to minimizeXingqiu’s field time, for Hu Tao to get more benefit from the debuff.
You have reached the end of the Guide. We hope you found this build useful, and hopefully, it gives you a good idea of how to maximize both Yoimiya and Hu Tao to their full potential.
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