Currently, Genshin Impact is rerunning two Liyue characters, Yelan and Hu Tao. Both were featured in the 2023 Genshin Impact Lantern Rite event – the game’s equivalent to the Lunar New Year. As reruns, many players probably already have these characters…or they want Hu Tao after hearing about how broken she is.
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If you’re going for Hu Tao’s Constellations, you’re in luck. C1 is Hu Tao’s best Constellation. However, if you’re happy just winning the 50/50 once, C0 Hu Tao is still fantastic.
While in the Paramita Papilio state, Hu Tao’s Charged Attacks do not consume Stamina.
The Paramita Papilio state activates when you use Hu Tao’s Elemental Skill. It converts all Normal Attack DMG to Pyro DMG and, when you use a Charged Attack, marks enemies with a Blood Blossom.
C1 allows you to inflict Blood Blossoms without consuming Stamina, meaning that you can inflict more Blood Blossoms throughout the duration of Paramita Papilio. This results in more Pyro DMG.
Blood Blossom DMG increases by 10% of Hu Tao’s Max HP at the time the effect is applied. Additionally, Spirit Soother – Hu Tao’s Elemental Burst – will apply the Blood Blossom effect.
Breaking this apart, depending on when they are created, Blood Blossom DMG has two distinct scaling points: at Hu Tao’s Elemental Skill and at her Burst.
Hu Tao’s Skill will consume a percentage of her Max HP, so the lower her Max HP at that time, the smaller the Blood Blossom buff. However, Hu Tao’s Burst heals her. And if her Burst also creates Blood Blossoms, then the Burst Blood Blossoms should scale off of Hu Tao’s restored health.
Upon activation, Hu Tao’s Elemental Skill –
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