Genshin Impact: How Kamisato Ayato Compares To Other Hydro Users
Genshin Impact's newest character, Kamisato Ayato, will be released on March 30 along with the game's patch 2.6 update. He, alongside Venti, will be the first banner of 2.6 and is a greatly anticipated one. Ayato has been teased and hinted at by HoYoverse throughout different parts of Genshin Impact since the release of Inazuma, and now fans will soon be able to pull for him if they so desire.
In Genshin Impact, Kamisato Ayato is the older brother of another popular character, Kamisato Ayaka, and is the head of the Kamisato Clan of Inazuma. The game describes him as kind yet secretive, making him one of Genshin Impact's more mysterious characters. Ayato is a Hydro sword user that will be able to fill many roles in the game, like main DPS, sub-DPS, or support based on the user's playstyle. His flexibility sets him apart from a lot of other Hydro users.
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As of Version 2.5, Hydro is the most underrepresented element at 5 playable characters (when Ayato releases, Hydro will move to be tied with Anemo at 6). Based on the roles of the Hydro characters currently in Genshin Impact, HoYoverse's vision for Hydro appears to be mostly a supportive element, with healers and supports making up half of Hydro's roster with Barbara, Xingqiu, and Sangonomiya Kokomi. Mona is a sub-DPS character due to the damage from her Elemental Burst, and Tartaglia is Hydro's only on-field main DPS, but it seems Ayato might be joining him in that role.
Barbara is likely the first Hydro character most players received since she is given for free to anyone that reaches Adventure Rank 18 and completes the respective quest unless they got lucky and pulled a different one first. She has a simple kit — her
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