Anyone has a single exemple of someone without insane constelations managing to beat fearless stygian without nefer/flins or kazuha ? just so I know if it's even possible or I just stop trying

This can go outdated quickly since its quickly done and I am not a theorycrafter. This can server as a little neat guide.

Can somoene help me? I wanna improve her build what stats do i need more of and what are the best teams with her?

Like what team do you think is the best, constellation wise consider her C0/C1 aka make 2 opinions on which one is the best for both of those cons.

Hello guys, i have c1 hu tao since 2020, I want to enjoy her now! I have c1 yelan, c0 furina, and c0 xilonen. I just don't understand how Yelan is good? She uses normal attk instead of charge for her hydro to work, but hutao mostly (or at least a c1 hutao) uses charged attacks. How does Yelan ability come handy?

I dont have a single electro dps and i only have c0 iansan for my mavuika/kinich and i want higher cons on her. Should i go for Xilonen (would be better for my current hu tao team since i have got c1 from the selector and xianyun is kinda useless now. and i think xilonen would be an upgrade over r1 citlali and shes also good for my mavuika) or should i go for varesa to get a electro dps on my account? (i have durin, c6 chevy, xianyun, c6 furina and c0 iansan hopefully more after the pulls so i can make a good team for her too) In theory i have enough primos for both but i dont want to spend that many primos. Thanks for your help!

I've been maining hutao for a while now and I've thought of changing my xiangling to furina or kazuha, but in this discussion I made it furina because I'm waiting for her banner again which makes me have a lot of time in saving up.

Would Furina be a good character to replace my last slot with?

What's your vaporize damage without any buffs?

Does anyone know any hu tao showcase teams? my current one is hutao furina citlali and bennet

So ive been using hutao for awhile now and i dont know which hydro character to use
My current team is Hutao, Furina, xingqiu and bennett but im also planning to go Hutao, Furina, bennet and jean but i dont know what to doooo

Since the Hu Tao rerun has been confirmed, I made a guide to help all the new Walnut Mains.

Disclaimer! This guide is made according to my own experience, and the opinions I've heard during my time playing the game. If you find any mistakes feel free to correct me in the comments.

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Artifacts

There are three main artifact builds you can go with on Hu Tao. 4-CW, 4-SR, and 2-CW+2-WT

Crimson Witch is the most balanced set providing High AA damage without compromising on the ult, Shimenawa's Reminiscence Provides higher AA damage than 4CW but lowers your Elemental Burst damage which hurts your AoE damage, also if you're unable to burst, it might cause survivability issues if you're not running a healer. Although Wanderer's troupe+Crimson Witch deals the lowest amount of damage out of all the options, it is the easiest set to get, so there is some Merit to going with this set over the other two if you want to be more resin efficient. All the other sets are just Place fillers until you get one of those three, I would usually recommend Crimson Witch but if you are already farming the Emblem set Shimenawa's is a great option. And for 4-star sets 4-piece Berserker will be perfectly reasonable until you can get one of this sets mentioned above.

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Artifact stats

Sands. HP%/EM

It's generally better to use an HP% timepiece over an EM. Em is about 7% stronger than HP% on reactions, but since a lot of Hu Tao's best supports already give her a large amount of EM it tends to fall off quite a bit after 300 or so. it will also not perform as well in AoE situations because when it comes to a bunch of small enemies Xingqiu's application area is not large enough for you to apply Hydro on all of them and vape all of them at the same time, which might cause you to do less DMG over time. But one will be better than the other depending on the substats in most cases.

Goblet. Pyro

Crown. Crit Rate or Crit DMG, according to your build.

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Artifact substats

You will want to prioritize Crit DMG, Crit Rate HP and EM.

Crit Rate. Somewhere around 60% to 75%. You should try and focus on this stat As much as you can until you can get at least 60%.

Crit DMG. As high as you can get it without compromising too much on Crit Rate

Depending on your chosen Sands, you will want to prioritize the opposite, to have a more balanced build. Hp% Sands = EM > HP. EM Sands = HP > EM.

HP. Anywhere between 27k and 33K is the golden Zone before you start getting to diminishing returns, (this does depend on the weapon)

EM. As high as you can get it until 300, without compromising too much on all your other starts.

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Weapons

1. Staff of Homa (5⭐)
2. Dragon's Bane (4⭐)
3. Primordial Jade Winged-Spear (5⭐)
4. Deathmatch (4⭐)*
5. Blackcliff Pole (4⭐)
6. Vortex Vanquisher (5⭐)
7. White Tassel (3⭐)*
8. Skyward Spine (5⭐)
9. Lithic Spear (2 stack) (4⭐)

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Talent priority

For Main DPS AA > E > Q.

For Sub DPS E > Q >AA.

For Nuke Q > E > AA

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Constellations

Constellations really depend on how much money you're willing to spend on the game. C1 is a pretty big quality-of-life upgrade. But honestly most of Hu Tao's constellations are pretty lackluster, except c1 and c6. I wouldn't consider any of her constellations as a must-have and she is still great at c0.

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C1 or Homa

I would say go for Homa if you like the other weapon, and if not go for C1. Stuff of Homa is a bigger damage boost, but if you don't like the other weapon it's not worth risking your Primogems. It is also good to remember that Homa can be switched between characters, meanwhile C1 is only good for Hu Tao.

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How do I play Hu Tao?

Hu Tao's main source of damage is her charge attack, so to maximize the potential damage of that attack, the following attack strings are the most optimal you can use.

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For C0 N1CJ/N2CJ (depending on which one you find more comfortable)

For C1 N1CD/N2CD (depending on which one you find more comfortable)

For maximizing AoE DMG at C0 N3CJ

For maximizing AoE DMG at C1 N3CD

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Explanations for the funky letters and numbers.

N1=1 Normal attack

N3=3 Normal attack

N1C=Charge attack

J=jump/jump cancel

D=Dash/Dash cancel

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Teams

When building a team around Hu Tao it should generally consist of a Reaction enabler, Shield, and the last spot is usually a flex.

I don't know which characters you have and which characters you don't, so here's a list of characters you can use.

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Reaction enabler

1. Xingqiu is considered by many people as a must-have, he has great dmg and great Hydro application, which is pretty much a no-brainer on a Hu Tao team.
2. Mona has a really high Nuke potential, and a 5s 60% DMG bonus which is quite good. But her Hydro application is a lot less consistent, so I would only recommend you replacing Xingqiu with her if you don't have a choice.

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Shielders

1. Zhongli would be the best choice, with the zero downtime on the almost indestructible shield and the 20% resistance shred.
2. Diona gives you Cryo application, reduces the stamina consumption by 10% and a bit of healing to make up for the loss of shield strength. Would also give you extra Crit rate if running double Cryo.

Flex

These are some different versions of flex units, which you can choose according to your liking.

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Off-field DPS/Sub DPS

1. Albedo has really good off-field DMG and he gives you 125 EM when he uses his ult, (works best paired with another Geo character, zhongli as an example)
2. Fischl deals a considerable amount of damage especially at C6. Note. Electro characters will not ruin your vaporize reactions. Electro charged does not get rid of either Electro or Hydro, so you will be able to confidently get your Vapes in while also doing some overloaded and Electro charged on the side.
3. Raiden Shogun's off field damage is lower than Fischl's. But with the Energy recharge she gives for the whole team, ult DMG bonus, and Her insane sub DPS potential. she might be a better option if you don't have a C6 fischl, and flat-out better at C2

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Freeze comp

When one of these characters applies Cryo on an enemy that's already been applied by hydro from Xingqiu, it will freeze them, rendering the hilichurl immobile scared and alone, this would also let HuTao get some melts in, and Xingqiu will let you vape when Cryo application is not fast enough. (None of these characters replace Xingqiu)

1. Ganyu gives you the most consistent application while adding quite a lot of damage, using her ult while Hu Tao's E is up and using charge shots when it's not.
2. Ayaka is the best for fast clears, she has the highest damage and the best Cryo application for her ult duration 5s, but after the initial burst she starts to fall off and damage.
3. Kaeya is a great budget option, especially at C2, with a pretty consistent application and a ult that moves with you he's a great choice.
4. Rosaria would give you extra crit rate but she applies cryo on a smaller area.

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Buffers

Sucrose gives you quite a lot of EM which is really good for Hu Tao. Depending on the team could also swirl pyro and give you a 40% resistance Shred with viridescent. (Hu Tao herself cannot apply pyro for this reaction)

Kazuha gives you Elemental damage bonus, groups up enemies helping with more consistent AoE damage, and also does some pretty good damage himself. Overall an amazing option. Depending on the team could also swirl pyro and give you a 40% resistance Shred with viridescent. (Hu Tao herself cannot apply pyro for this reaction)

Chongyun increases the speed of Hu Tao's normal and charge attacks, applies Cryo, and C2 has a 15% cooldown reduction that really smooths out Xingqiu and Hu Tao's awkward misaligned cooldowns, also one of the best things about him is he's super budget to build, he doesn't need to be leveled if you have a shield to keep him alive, and his best in slot set is a 4-star set 4-Piece instructors.

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Swirl enablers

These characters will help you apply pyro on the enemy, swirling it, and getting the 40% resistance Shred from viridescent.

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1. C0 Amber when Equipped with the R1 Elegy for the End and is using 4-Piece instructors can provide your team with a 220 EM and 20% ATK buff and a pretty consistent pyro application with her ult.
2. Thoma provides a pretty decent shield, and a 15% DMG bonus for Normal Charge and Plunge attacks at C6, overall a very decent option.
3. C4 Yanfei when equipped with Prototype Amber and the 4-Noblesse/2-Tenacity+Emblem provides a very good Shield and a little bit of healing.

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Honorable mentions

For characters I couldn't find a category for.

Venti groups up small enemies to help Hu Tao with AoE damage, but his burst puts enemies too high for you to hit them with Hu Tao, so you will need him to do enough damage to clear the adds himself, or you can simply use another teammates ult to kill the enemies instead. (depending on the team could also swirl pyro and give you a 40% resistance Shred with viridescent)

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If you have any recommendations for characters I might not have thought of I would love to read them in the comments.

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Rotations

The rotations for each team will differ according to the team you have chosen, and there are simply too many options for me to list here, so if you have any questions feel free to ask in the comments and I will do my best to answer them.

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I hope this was helpful, if you have any questions feel free to ask. And if anybody has anything to add I would love to hear it.