The Head of the Kamisato Clan, Ayato is a Hydro-user and sword-wielder in Genshin Impact. He’s a five-star character, meaning he’s pretty hard to come across, but if you snag him in the Azure Excursion Event Wish, you’ll enjoy having him in your ranks.

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He can be equipped to be a strong main DPS on the battlefield or a useful support DPS off the battlefield. Regardless of how you intend to use him, you’ll want to make sure he has a way to restore his stamina - be it with artifacts or through his sword. Like a lot of the sword-carrying Genshin characters, Ayato offers strong stats, and your weapon choice for him will only enhance them.

Updated on November 30, 2023, by Sanyam Jain: It's been quite a while since Ayato was first released in the game, and there have been various new swords that suit his play style. The article has been updated to reflect these changes.

11 The Sacrificial Sword

Genshin Impact Sacrificial Sword With Description
  • Rarity - Four Star
  • Source - Gacha System

The Sacrificial Sword is pretty easy to come by through Wishes and is often recommended as a starter weapon for all sword-using characters. Its Base ATK is between 41 and 454, depending on what level you have Ayato trained to in the game. The secondary stat is Energy Recharge - the most helpful for Ayato - and that will get a boost between 13.3 percent and 61.3 percent.

Once you’ve dealt damage to an enemy with Ayato's Elemental Skill, the Sacrificial Sword has a 40 percent chance of ending its own cooldown period once every 30 seconds. This allows you to keep using the Skill for much longer, but this weapon is only decent if you're in the early game.

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9 The Blackcliff Longsword

Blackcliff Longsword in genshin impact
  • Rarity - Four Star
  • Source - Starglitter Exchange

You’ll have to go through Paimon’s Bargains to get the Blackcliff Longsword. Once equipped, Ayato will get between a 44 and 565 Base Attack boost, and see his Crit Damage go up anywhere from eight percent to 36.8 percent with the secondary stat increase.

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After you’ve defeated an opponent, Ayato’s Attack will increase by 12 percent for 30 seconds. This can be stacked up to three times, and each stack is independent of the rest, meaning you can continue to stack as they wear off, instead of waiting for the entire stack to disappear.

8 The Flute

The Flute in genshin impact
  • Rarity - Four Star
  • Source - Gacha System

The Flute can be found using wishes at any time. Ayato’s Base Attack will increase between 42 and 510, depending on the weapon's level. The substat of the Flute is ATK, which gives a boost between nine percent and 41.3 percent.

When using the Flute, Normal and Charged Attacks grant a Harmonic on hits. Once you’ve gained five Harmonics, it will trigger the Power of Music and begin dealing 100 percent Attack damage to any surrounding enemies.

7 The Amenoma Kageuchi

Amenoma Kageuchi in genshin impact
  • Rarity - Four Star
  • Source - Inazuma Craftable

If you’ve collected the necessary items, you can forge the Amenoma Kageuchi yourself at the blacksmith’s shop. Ayato’s Base ATK will get a boost between 41 and 454, depending on the level of this weapon in the game. You also get an extra 55.1 percent ATK boost at level 90.

Once you’ve used Ayato’s Elemental Skill, you’ll gain one Succession Seed. This can stack up to three times, but since it only lasts for 30 seconds, you can only get two of these stacks. At Refinement Five, these stacks will get converted into 12 Energy each when you use your Elemental Burst.

6 The Royal Longsword

Genshin Impact Royal Longsword
  • Rarity - Four Star
  • Source - Starglitter Exchange

Another sword you’ll get through Paimon’s Bargains, the Royal Longsword boosts Ayato’s Base Attack between 42 and 510, with a substat of ATK, which increases between nine and 41.3 percent, both depending on what level you have him trained to in the game.

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After you’ve dealt damage to an opponent, the Crit Rate increases by eight percent, with a max of five stacks. If you get a Crit hit, however, this removes all existing stacks. This weapon can be good during the early game when you don't have a lot of Crit on your characters.

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4 The Primordial Jade Cutter

Primordial Jade Cutter genshin impact
  • Rarity - Five Star
  • Source - Gacha System

Obtainable through Weapon Event Wishes, the Primordial Jade Cutter is useful if you’re building Ayato to be a main DPS on the battlefield. Base ATK gets a boost between 44 and 542, depending on its level, and the secondary stat boosts his Crit Rate between 9.6 and 44.1 percent.

Ayato will also get an increase in his HP by 20 percent, which stacks well with his Skill that gives him increased DMG based on his Max HP. The Jade Cutter itself gives you some extra ATK based on your HP as well.

3 The Summit Shaper - Five Star

Summit Shaper genshin impact
  • Rarity - Five Star
  • Source - Gacha System

Also obtained through Weapon Event Wishes, the Summit Shaper is one of the more commonly recommended weapons for Ayato. It gives a 46 to 608 boost to Base Attack, as well as a substat of Attack with increases between 10.8 percent and 49.6 percent.

Though it doesn’t increase HP or Energy, it does increase Ayato’s shield strength by 20 percent. You get an ATK bonus on hitting an enemy, which doubles if you're protected by a shield. However, using this weapon will make it a little hard to get the right artifacts for Ayato since you'll need a lot of Crit.

2 The Mistsplitter Reforged

Genshin Impact Mistsplitter Reforged Weapon And Stats
  • Rarity - Five Star
  • Source - Kamisato Ayaka Signature Banner

It's no surprise that the sword brought into the game by Ayato's sibling also works great on him. This weapon gives you up to 674 Base ATK and 44.1 percent Crit DMG, which already makes it good enough for our Hydro lord. On top of that, he gains a straight 12 percent Elemental DMG Bonus with this weapon.

Furthermore, you can get a stack while using his Normal ATK that deals Elemental DMG, using Elemental Burst, and having your Energy below 100 percent. This gives him another 28 percent Elemental DMG Bonus.

1 Haran Geppaku Futsu

Genshin Impact Haran Geppaku Futsu Weapon And Stats
  • Rarity - Five Star
  • Source - Kamisato Ayato Signature Banner

You can get this weapon at the same time that you get Ayato since they're featured together. Instead of Crit DMG, this one gives you a whopping Crit Rate of 33.1 percent. You also gain the same Elemental DMG Bonus of 12 percent that you can gain from Mistsplitter.

However, the second passive is a little different, and it gives him stacks when other party members use their Elemental Skill. Two of these stacks can be consumed by Ayato while using his Skill to increase the Normal ATK DMG by 20 percent.

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