How to play Alhaitham in Genshin Impact: Builds, teams, and playstyle explained

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Alhaitham is a solid character worth building in Genshin Impact. Anybody fortunate enough to own him should learn how to play the character and how to put him in a good team comp.

This guide aims to help simplify things for casual players who are curious to get better with Alhaitham. The topics covered include a combo for the character's playstyle, a build highlighting different swords and artifacts, as well as some team comps.

Most players will have different levels of progression regarding their characters and weapons, meaning that this Genshin Impact guide will be more general than hyper-specific.

The following is an example of a combo involving Alhaitham in Genshin Impact:

This is not the only example of a combo that players can do. However, it highlights a very important aspect of Alhaitham's kit and why you should generally start with his Elemental Burst → Elemental Skill → a mixup of Normal and Charged Attacks and cancels.

This combo helps generate the most damage for Alhaitham. Having said that, players need to build him properly to maximize his potential.

Here are some weapons that players should consider using:

Light of Foliar Incision is by far Alhaitham's best-in-slot sword. However, it's only available on the Epitome Invocation that runs alongside his banner, meaning that F2P players may struggle to obtain it. In that case, there are other 5-star swords that work well, like Primordial Jade Cutter and Mistsplitter Reforged.

Travelers who cannot use any of those good 5-star weapons can opt for Harbinger of Dawn or Irong Sting. The former is a 3-star sword that's easy to R5, while the latter is a craftable 4-star option. Both weapons are good and can compete with their 5-star counterparts.

Here is a list of some