Genshin Impact 2.6 leaks: Ayato's gameplay, Ascension materials and abilities explained

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Ayato will finally become playable in Genshin Impact version 2.6. The hype surrounding this five-star Hydro character is unreal, and leakers have already revealed his animations, playstyle, and abilities.

Ayato is from Inazuma and naturally requires the local specaility of that region for ascension. His signature weapon, Haran Tsukishiro Futsu, and its ascension materials have also been leaked.

Here's everything to know about Ayato and his ascension in Genshin Impact version 2.6.

To fully asend Ayato (Lv. 90), players will require the following materials:

To fully upgrade any of Ayato's talents, players will require the following materials:

With his Elemental Skill, Ayato creates a Hydro clone that taunts nearby enemies and explodes after a certain time, or when attacked. As expected, this explosion deals AoE Hydro DMG.

Also, during this skill, Ayato enters the Sokai Kanka stance that significantly boosts his attack speed with all his Normal Attack DMG being converted to AoE Hydro DMG.

It is worth noting that the damage dealt by Ayato's flash waves (AoE Hydro DMG) scales off his maximum HP. He also cannot perform any Charged or Plunging Attack while using this skill.

When other party members hit opponents with Normal Attacks, the cool down on this skill is reduced.

With his burst, Ayato simply releases a garden of purity in which water droplets fall around him, dealing Hydro damage. Also, any character in this garden (except Ayato) gains an attack speed buff.

Basically, this is an off-field DPS ability where Ayato doesn't receive any benefit. Instead, the garden constantly deals Hydro damage and other damage dealers can make the most out of the ATK speed buff.

With one of the passive talents, Ayato's burst DMG also scales off his