Genshin Impact 2.6 leaks: Ayato's elemental skill, burst and signature weapon function explained

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Genshin Impact 2.6 beta testing has begun and leaks regarding Ayato have finally arrived. However, it is quite surprising that leakers have already revealed his entire playstyle, burst and skill animations, and more.

Ayato will be a five-star Hydro unit and a Sword user in combat. Current leaks have suggested that he will primarily deal AoE Hydro DMG with his skills and will most likely take up the role of a DPS/sub-DPS.

Here's everything to know about Ayato's playstyle in Genshin Impact ahead of his release in version 2.6.

Ayato will gain Crit DMG upon ascension and on Lv. 90, he will have 88.40% Crit DMG. His base ATK, DEF, and HP at maximum ascension will be 285, 815, and 13,446, respectively.

The base ATK is lesser as compared to some other Genshin Impact characters, but as it turns out, Ayato's Elemental Skill DMG and Elemental Burst DMG scales off the max HP. Hence, HP will be a highly desirable stat for the upcoming character.

With this skill, Ayato first leaves his position and leaves behind a clone (water illusionar) that taunts nearby enemies and deals AoE Hydro DMG after a certain time or being attacked.

At the same time, Ayato enters the Soukai Kanka state that has the following properties:

It is worth noting that the cooldown on this skill will decrease when other party members hit enemies with normal attacks.

To summarize, Ayato's Elemental Skill in Genshin Impact will deal a ton of AoE Hydro damage and significantly increase his attack speed over a certain amount of time. To make the most out of this particular skill, players will have to increase the character's maximum HP.

Additionally, to use this skill more often, they'll have to rely on Normal Attacks of other characters in the party.

Being a relatively simple