Genshin Impact Alhaitham Guide : Build, Weapons and Artifacts

Alhaitham is a 5 star Dendro hero. He is mostly played as a main DPS. At the time of the Genshin Impact 3.4 update, he is one of the best characters in Sumeru and will be able to do a lot of damage in the abyss. But to do so, you'll need to perform precise rotations and understand his mirror-based gameplay. We have written this guide dedicated to Alhaitham from Genshin Impact in order to detail his gameplay and help you to give him the best build. Thanks to our tips and tricks, you will know which artifacts and weapons to equip, but also in which teams to play him.

How to get Alhaitham in Genshin Impact ?

Alhaitham is a 5 star character, you can only attempt to summon him when he is featured in an Character Event Wish.

Banner of Alhaitham

You have a chance to unlock Alhaitham in Genshin Impact by wishing on his Caution in Confidence Banner available until February 07, 2023 at 5pm. You will then have to wait for a rerun.

Alhaitham constellations

You can play Alhaitham in Genshin Impact without worrying about his constellations, he will already be very strong in C0. But if you like this character and want to make him even more powerful, the trick is to increase especially his first two constellations.

His C1 Intuition reduces the cooldown on Alhaitham's elemental attack. Debate, his C2, grants an important elemental mastery bonus (up to 200 points).

How to play Alhaitham in Genshin Impact ?

Alhaitham is mostly played as a main DPS and will therefore occupy a lot of time on the field. His gameplay may seem complex at first since the character's damage depends on the mirrors he summons. But don't worry, we reveal our tips and tricks, as well as how to play Alhaitham in Genshin Impact.

Alhaitham's skills

Genshin Impact Alhaitham infuses the Dendro element into his normal, charged and diving attacks when a mirror is present on the field.

The elemental attack Universality: An Elaboration on Form automatically generates a Chisel-Light Mirror. If you have none, it will create a second one. You can have a maximum of 3 at a time. A mirror disappears every 4 seconds. Additionally, when Alhaitham casts this ability, he rushes forward.

In addition to infusing the Dendro element into Alhaitham's normal, charged, and plunging attacks, the diffraction mirrors trigger a radiation attack that deals area Dendro damage when you hit enemies. This effect can activate every 1.6 seconds. A word of advice: the more mirrors you have, the more damage you can do.

The Elemental Unleashing Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena also depends on the number of mirrors present on the field. If 3 mirrors are active, Alhaitham will perform 10 fast and devastating attacks. But all the mirrors will then be consumed, so his normal attacks will no longer be infused with Dendro.

On the other hand, if there are no mirrors on the field, Alhaitham performs an only 4 attacks combo, but then 3 mirrors appear. If he does less damage, this will allow you to follow up with normal Dendro attacks.

The best rotations of Alhaitham

While it may be tempting to wait until you have 3 mirrors to activate Alhaitham's elemental rampage in Genshin Impact, we advise you to launch it from the beginning and do the following rotation: elemental rampage > normal attack for 4 seconds > elemental skill > normal attack for 4 seconds > charged attack > normal attack for 4 seconds.

With the Four-Causal Correction passive, charged and diving attacks that deal damage to enemies can generate a diffraction mirror (triggered every 12 seconds).

With this rotation, you will have 3 mirrors for 12 seconds and can do maximum Dendro damage. Then switch to your support characters before returning to Alhaitham. Always remember to activate their buffs and apply their element to the enemies beforehand. For example, the Electro element will boost Dendro attacks.

It is also possible to use Alhaitham as a DPS burst by activating his elemental rampage when there are 3 diffraction mirrors on the field. To take full advantage of Alhaitham's potential, the trick is to increase the level of all his skills.

What is the best equipment for Alhaitham?

If Genshin Impact Alhaitham is played as a DPS, it is his elemental mastery that will bring him the most damage. Many of his abilities take into account his elemental mastery number when calculating damage. Likewise, his Mysteries Laid Bare passive grants a 0.1% damage bonus for each point of mastery he possesses to radiation from mirrors.

You'll also need to increase his damage and critical strike rate as well as his energy recharge to allow him to regularly unleash his elemental rampage. To that end, we list the best artifacts and weapons to equip on Alhaitham in Genshin Impact for an optimal DPS build.

The best artifacts for Alhaitham

If you don't play any other Dendro character in your team, the best artifact set to equip on Alhaitham will be the 4-piece Deepwood Memories set. In addition to granting a 15% Dendro damage bonus, this equipment lowers the Dendro resistance of enemies by 30% when an elemental skill hits them, even if the equipped character is not active.

However, if you are playing Alhaitham with another Dendro support, you are advised to equip the Forest Memory set to him. You can then give the 4-piece Gilded Dreams artifact set to Alhaitham. 2 pieces of equipment increase elemental mastery by 80 points, while with 4, triggering an elemental reaction increases ATK by 14% for each character of the same type as the equipped hero (Dendro in this case). The elemental mastery will also be increased by 50 points for each character of different type. This effect lasts 8 seconds and can be triggered every 8 seconds.

As a third option, it is also possible to choose 2 sets of 2-piece artifacts that bring elemental mastery in order to accumulate a bonus of 160 points.

When in doubt, choose the artifacts with the best statistics:

• Hourglass: elementary mastery;
• Cut: Dendro damage bonus or elemental mastery ;
• Crown: critical rate or critical damage.

For secondary statistics:

• CRIT rate (at least 60%);
• Critical damage (at least 160%);
• Elementary Mastery (at least 400-500 points);
• Energy recharge (at least 150%);
• ATK (as a bonus).

The best weapons for Alhaitham

To complete Genshin Impact Alhaitham's equipment, we recommend weapons that provide elemental control or damage and critical hit rate.

The best weapon to equip on Alhaitham in Genshin Impact is none other than his signature weapon: Light of Foliar Incision. This weapon grants a significant critical damage bonus. Its passive also increases its critical strike rate and when a normal attack deals elemental damage, the damage is increased to 120% of elemental mastery for 12 seconds.

If you don't have it, you can opt for other 5-star one-handed swords that increase its critical stats and damage, such as the Primordial Jade Cutter, Haran Geppaku Futsu, or the Mistsplitter Reforged.

But there are also great free-to-play equipment options:

• Toukabou Shigure: This one-handed sword offered during an event in the Genshin Impact 3.3 release increases elemental control and damage;
• Iron sting: This weapon is made by the blacksmith. It also boosts elemental control and damage;
• Xiphos Moonlight: In addition to increasing your elemental mastery, this weapon will provide a fair amount of energy recharge for the equipped character and other team members.

Alhaitham's ascension and aptitude materials in Genshin Impact

To raise Alhaitham to level 90 in Genshin Impact, you will need:

• 18 Faded Red Satins, 30 Trimmed Red Silks, and 36 Rich Red Brocades, which you will get from the Eremites. You'll also need them to raise Alhaitham's skills;
• 168 Greasy Pupils of the Sands: you will find this item in the new desert area of Sumeru. Locate them directly with the interactive map of Sumeru ;
• 1 Nagadus Emerald Sliver, 9 Nagadus Emerald Fragment, 9 Nagadus Emerald Chunk and 6 Nagadus Emerald Gemstones as well as 46 Pseudo-Stamens to loot on the boss Setekh Wenut.

To increase Alhaitham's abilities, you will need:

• Teachings of Ingenuity, Guides of Ingenuityand Philosophies of Ingenuity. You will find these items on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday in the Tower of Ignorance dungeon;
• Mirror of Mushin (from level 7), you will get them by facing the boss Shouki no Kami, the Prodigal.

Which teams does Alhaitham play in?

Alhaitham is a fairly flexible DPS that will take advantage of most teams that rely on Dendro reactions.

Nevertheless, the best teams to play Alhaitham in Genshin Impact are those that rely on the Hyperbloom reaction (Dendro + Hydro + Electro). This will cause Dendro cores to explode on enemies. In addition, you will benefit from the Spread effect which boosts Dendro damage when in contact with Electro.

For example, you can play the team Alhaitham / Nahida or YaoYao / Xingqiu or Yelan / Shinobu or Raiden. It is possible to replace Nahida by another Hydro support or a shield carrier like Zhongli. But by playing two Dendro characters, you will have Dendro Resonance. This one brings a bonus of elemental mastery.

You can also only play Dendro and Electro characters with a team Alhaitham / Nahida / Yae Miko / Shinobu for example.

How old and tall is Alhaitham of Gesnhin impact?

Alhaitham is the scribe of the Sumeru academy. This scholar is also particularly gifted in combat. He was born on February 11th and is between 24 and 26 years old. As for his height, Alhaitham is approximately 1m82 tall.

That's it for our tips and tricks in this Genshin Impact Alhaitham Guide This is an excellent DPS that will be able to do good damage in the abyss. He has the advantage of easily generating Dendro elemental reactions thanks to his mirrors while chaining fast attack combos. However, to work well, it requires strict rotations and a certain investment since you will have to increase all its skills. In short, without revolutionizing the game, Alhaitham offers an efficient and fun gameplay and is without a doubt one of the best DPS of Genshin Impact.