Kamisato Ayaka was the first character to appear in the game after the Inazuma nation arrived. She’s the cute silver-haired girl from above. However, she’s also one of the most powerful people in the country.
Not only does she have political power, but her DPS is astounding as well. When she appeared people were trying lots of builds with her and everyone was a bit lost. Now that things have calmed, this guide will tell you the correct way.
3. Burst DPS: Emblem of Severed Fate Set
The first build we’re going to talk about is based on the Embled of Severed Gate set. This build focuses on increasing Ayaka’s elemental burst’s damage, making her an extremely powerful Burst DPS.
The two capabilities of this set are increasing the energy recharge of the character, and increasing their burst’s damage on par with the ER. With the build explained below, your Ayaka will be able to continuously spam her burst and devastate the field.
What This Build Excels In:
- 1. Burst DPS: Ayaka’s elemental bursts does tons of damage after being used, but continues to deal damage for 5 seconds afterwards. With all of this damage increased, you can guess how amazing she’ll become.
- 2. DPS: Due to the artifacts and weapon’s substats used, she will be lacking ATK and Crit Damage. This will diminish her constant DPS,but it’s a loss worth considering for the amazing damage her burst does.
Build details:
- Weapons:
- 5-star option: Skyward Blade (Energy Recharge)
- 4-star option: Sacrificial Sword (Energy Recharge)
- 3-star option: Skyrider Sword (Energy Recharge)
- Artifact stats:
- Sands: Energy Recharge
- Goblet: Cryo Damage Bonus
- Circlet: Critical Rate or Critical Damage
2. DPS Build 2: Shimenawa’s Reminiscence Set
Instead of a Burst DPS, this build tries to make Ayaka a main DPS. The difference is that her overall damage is increased, instead of just her burst’s. Ayaka is one of the best DPS thanks to her samurai lineage, and with this build she gets to show it.
Equipped with this set found in the Momiji-Dyed Court, both Ayaka’s base ATK and her normal attacks’ damage will get an increase. Because her main gameplay is based on Cryo normal attacks, this is a set that fits her like a glove.
What This Build Excels In:
- 1. DPS: Spamming normal and charged attacks is what this build is about. Together with an increased ATK and damage, Ayaka will continuously deal damage through all the battle.
- 2. Burst DPS: This set doesn’t focus on the Cryo Damage or the burst’s damage and recharge. That’s why her burst will have a decrease in power, even if it won’t really be noticeable when looking at overall DPS.
Build details:
- Weapons:
- 5-star option: Mistsplitter Reforged (Critical Damage)
- 4-star option: Black Sword (Critical Rate) or Blackcliff Longsword (Critical Damage)
- 3-star option: Cool Steel (ATK%)
- Artifact stats:
- Sands: ATK%
- Goblet: Cryo Damage Bonus
- Circlet: Critical Rate or Critical Damage
1. DPS Build 1: Bizzard Strayer Set
Finally on to the best set. Although people speculated and tried a lot of sets like the explained above, everyone finally concluded that a build with 4 pieces of the Blizzard Strayer Set made Ayaka a superb Cryo DPS above other DPSs.
If you read the last set’s explanation, you’ll know her battle style is based on Cryo-infused normal attacks. That’s why this set, which increases Cryo Damage, is really good for her. This set also has another ability, it increases Ayaka’s critical hit rate if the enemy is frozen or Cryo-affected (which is always).
What This Build Excels In:
- 1. DPS: Critical Rate is a stat needed by all characters, and specially for main DPS characters. Being sure to constantly spam critical hits increases Ayaka’s DPS from 0 to 100, making her really special.
- 1. Burst DPS: Even though this is not a burst-focused build, it is a Cryo-focused build. This means that her Cryo-based burst will also be more powerful when built with Blizzard Strayer.
Build details:
- Weapons:
- 5-star option: Mistsplitter Reforged (Critical Damage)
- 4-star option: Black Sword (Critical Rate) or Blackcliff Longsword (Critical Damage)
- 3-star option: Cool Steel (ATK%)
- Artifact stats:
- Sands: ATK%
- Goblet: Cryo Damage Bonus
- Circlet: Critical Rate or Critical Damage
We all agree that Raiden Shogun is Inazuma’s queen. But, after witnessing the power of Kamisato Ayaka, you should now understand why she’s called the ice princess. This samurai girl possesses amazing battle capabilities and different ways to build them. All of them, explained in this guide, are available for you to farm in the wonderful game that is Genshin Impact.
