Hu Tao is a playable Pyro character in Genshin Impact. She is one of the most powerful and thus popular champions. We decided to write this guide to help you learn more about Hu Tao. In our Genshin Impact Hu Tao Build and Best Team Comp post you will learn about Hu Tao’s talents, how they work and how to upgrade them. Also, you will read about her Constellations that will help you make Hu Tao even more powerful. After that, we have written Genshin Impact Hu Tao Build where you’ll see weapon and artifact set. And at last, we have mentioned the best team comps for Hu Tao as the main DPS hero.
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Below you can see the best weapon option for playing Hu Tao in Genshin Impact. Accompanied by the best Hu Tao artifact set and its stat priorities.
If you play this champion as a Main DPS in your comp you should take the weapon and artifacts from the list below. They are believed to be the most effective ones in almost all situations.
Weapon
Staff of Homa
Weapon Substitutes: Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, Deathmatch.
Artifact Set
Crimson Witch of Flames (4-Piece)
Artifact Main Stats Priority:
Sub Stats Priority: CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > HP% > Elemental Mastery
Talent Priority
Secret Spear of Wangsheng > Guide to Afterlife > Spirit Soother
When you play Genshin Impact everything depends not only on your main character but also on the composition. You should learn how elements complement each other and build the best team for your main. Below you can see the best team composition for Hu Tao with two sub DPS and one Support. Also, we have included alternative characters for each role that go well with Hu Tao too.
To trigger vaporize reaction you can use Xingqiu abilities to apply the Hydro effect constantly and then deal extra damage with Hu Tao’s Pyro attacks. She deals vaporize boosting damage depending on buffs that remain while she is not full HP with the help of Bennett who provides Pyro resonance and doesn’t heal her to max. Meanwhile Zhongli gives a strong shield to protect Hu Tao and debuffs enemies. Such protection is very important for Hu Tao and her low life level.
Good characters for this comp: Ganyu, Albedo, Kaedehara Kazuha, Thoma, Sucrose, Kaeya, Diona, Qiqi.
If you want to know more about every teammate for Hu Tao you can click on the link below and find them in the list of all Genshin Impact characters that we have described.
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In case you are still not sure what champion you want to pick as main we have Genshin Impact characters tier list with explanations on how to build your best team.
Below you can see the list of talents that Hu Tao uses during the fight. Each of them we have described with the main characteristics.
Secret Spear of Wangsheng
Normal Attack
Normal Attack: Performs up to six consecutive spear strikes.
Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way.
Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Guide to Afterlife
Elemental Skill
Only an unwavering flame can cleanse the impurities of this world. Hu Tao consumes a set portion of her HP to knock the surrounding enemies back and enter the Paramita Papilio state.
Paramita Papilio:
Increases Hu Tao’s ATK based on her Max HP at the time of entering this state. ATK Bonus gained this way cannot exceed 400% of Hu Tao’s Base ATK.
Converts attack DMG to Pyro DMG, which cannot be overridden by any other elemental infusion.
Charged Attacks apply the Blood Blossom effect to the enemies hit.
Increases Hu Tao’s resistance to interruption.
Blood Blossom:
Enemies affected by Blood Blossom will take Pyro DMG every 4s. This DMG is considered Elemental Skill DMG.
Each enemy can be affected by only one Blood Blossom effect at a time, and its duration may only be refreshed by Hu Tao herself.
Paramita Papilio ends when its duration is over, or Hu Tao has left the battlefield or fallen.
Spirit Soother
Elemental Burst
Commands a blazing spirit to attack, dealing Pyro DMG in a large AoE.
Upon striking the enemy, regenerates a percentage of Hu Tao’s Max HP. This effect can be triggered up to 5 times, based on the number of enemies hit.
If Hu Tao’s HP is below or equal to 50% when the enemy is hit, both the DMG and HP Regeneration are increased.
Flutter By
1st Ascension Passive
When a Paramita Papilio state activated by Guide to Afterlife ends, all allies in the party (excluding Hu Tao herself) will have their CRIT Rate increased by 12% for 8s.
Sanguine Rouge
4th Ascension Passive
When Hu Tao’s HP is equal to or less than 50%, her Pyro DMG Bonus is increased by 33%.
The More the Merrier
Utility Passive
When Hu Tao cooks a dish perfectly, she has a 18% chance to receive an additional “Suspicious” dish of the same type.
Every talent can be upgraded up to level 15. But to do so you will need to gather materials on particular days. The list of the needed materials for leveling Hu Tao’s talents is mentioned in the next block.
So here you can see all materials that you will need in order to level up Hu Tao’s talents.
Talent Level-Up Materials
Diligence Books: Teachings of Diligence, Guide to Diligence, Philosophies of Diligence.
Common Ascension Materials
Whopperflower Nectar, Shimmering Nectar, Energy Nectar.
Weekly Boss Material
Shard of a Foul Legacy
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Some of them are required at the beginning for low levels and others are more advanced. We just wanted to focus your attention on material types in general.
In Genshin Impact characters have a specific upgrade system called constellation. You will need to get a specific item called Stella Fortuna to increase the level of constellation. Each character has their own version of Stella Fortuna, which you get by obtaining a duplicate of the character from Wishes.
Level 1
Crimson Bouquet
While in a Paramita Papilio state activated by Guide to Afterlife, Hu Tao’s Charge Attacks do not consume Stamina.
Level 2
Ominous Rainfall
Increases the Blood Blossom DMG by an amount equal to 10% of Hu Tao’s Max HP at the time the effect is applied.
Additionally, Spirit Soother will also apply the Blood Blossom effect.
Level 3
Lingering Carmine
Increases the Level of Guide to Afterlife by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Level 4
Garden of Eternal Rest
Upon defeating an enemy affected by a Blood Blossom that Hu Tao applied herself, all nearby allies in the party (excluding Hu Tao herself) will have their CRIT Rate increased by 12% for 15s.
Level 5
Floral Incense
Increases the Level of Spirit Soother by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Level 6
Butterfly’s Embrace
Triggers when Hu Tao’s HP drops below 25%, or when she suffers a lethal strike:
Hu Tao will not fall as a result of the DMG sustained. Additionally, for the next 10s, all of her Elemental and Physical RES is increased by 200%, her CRIT Rate is increased by 100%, and her resistance to interruption is greatly increased.
This effect triggers automatically when Hu Tao has 1 HP left.
Can only occur once every 60s.
Every Genshin Impact character has its own set of constellations above you can see Hu Tao constellations list with descriptions.
In addition, there are ascension phases that increase the level cap for your character. After Hu Tao reaches the 20th level she can be ascended to the next ascension phase, up to phase 6, which allow getting 90th level.
Character Ascension Materials
Agnidus Agate: Agnidus Agate Sliver, Agnidus Agate Fragment, Agnidus Agate Chunk, Agnidus Agate Gemstone.
Juvenile Jade
Common Ascension Materials
Whopperflower Nectar, Shimmering Nectar, Energy Nectar.
Local Specialty
Silk Flower
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In order to level up ascension phases, you’ll need materials. So the list of those required for Hu Tao is listed above.
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