She KEEPS getting BETTER… (Ultimate Hu Tao Updated Natlan Guide)

[@JelloImpact]

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[@xboxgaming3634]

@JelloImpact who was the winner of xilonen giveaway and how i can get updated about the winner announcement because you didn't announce about xilonen winner...

[@TheLovedUnbound]

This video feels like a love letter to Hu Tao that I was really waiting for. Amazing video!!!!

[@masaaki14]

@JelloImpact tacter guide uses the same picture for "Furina Teams" and "Non-Furina Vape Teams"

[@BluColtrein18]

Hey jello, in the hutao article furina vape teams and non-furina vape teams are the same table/image!

[@Phoenix62618]

In the article, Furina teams and Non-Furina teams are the same, that is, Furina teams.

[@kingdoom5022]

Hu tao one the characters that aged the best in genshin , first she got yelan , then furina , then xianyun and now xilonen , she keeps winning

[@SunKou7]

Yeah! Also the new hydro resonance, Xianyun (briefly), and Elegy (for those that picked it up on the 2.2 Homa banner, they soon got a great holder in Yelan).

[@kingdoom5022]

​@@SunKou7 That's me , i remember getting 2 elgay while trying to get homa and i didn't get homa in the end

[@Lennis01]

Don't forget she's a great poet, too. Though her rapping still needs some work. 🤣

[@SillyCar31]

Cant she heal hutao

[@AnkitAye]

Also, Zhongli and Xingqui her longest companions.

[@Lennis01]

I use my Hu Tao on a team named "Storytellers". It switches out Yelan for Xingqiu in a team with Furina and Charlotte. You have Hu Tao the poet, Xingqiu the novelist, Furina the actress, and Charlotte the reporter. You can also call them "Legs" if you want to be funny.

[@lelannd]

Underated comment. Will definitely add this in my team lol

[@CarlosAnglada]

Elite comment

[@ronangus0575]

Why legs?

[@denki2558]

@@ronangus0575 Everyone's wearing shorts XD

[@ronangus0575]

@@denki2558 Charlotte wears shorts I thought she was wearing a wierd skirt

[@axHSR]

Love how hu tao is still insane after nearly four years and still competing with top tier units, probably one of the best aged characters in the game

[@mc9474]

@9:25 jello, Xilonen makes it so Hu Tao can stay under 50% HP. You use this rotation “Xilonen Q, Furina QE, Xilonen E2N, Yelan QE (catch particles), Hutao combo”. The entire team except for Hu Tao should get healed. It’s very consistent in my experience. If you do switch to Hu Tao too early Furina will tick her back

[@JelloImpact]

Great thank tou

[@mc9474]

@@JelloImpactyou’re welcome and great video! Really informative. I still have 10 mins to go on it. There is more information about that rotation on the kqm guide for Xilonen.

[@bobbycat05]

​@@mc9474instead of this I have been doing a different one for even more buff but it takes precise timing. I start hutao Q then xilonen E (crystallize only for 40% Pyro) then Q then furina Q E then yelan E Q ( to catch particles) then switch to xilonen ( her skill should be ready by now at least in my case else I use sacrificial.) Now xilonen E 2NA to buff furina yelan too. By now xilonen 's Q is gone so hutao wouldn't get healed and will remain under 50% hp getting 33% Pyro DMG bonus as well as having 8 seconds worth of 40% Pyro DMG bonus.

[@shotkizz3274]

​@@bobbycat05sacrifice hutao burst is not worth at all, the burst dmg is stronger than 2 NCA.

[@bobbycat05]

@@shotkizz3274 I mostly get it back by the end of CA string.

[@shironasama0445]

The fact that Hu Tao has been still amazing after 3+ years is a major feat that most Gacha games could never do

[@boringfactor8792]

Definitely not star rail sadly

[@HearMeLearn]

@@boringfactor8792 wdym? destruction mc is my main (I'm joking)

[@mactartaglia]

​@@boringfactor8792power creep in hsr is more noticeable. In genshin you can clear with every character in game while in hsr you can't play X character on Y mode Ex: Jade/herta being played anywhere than pure fiction

[@JerichoTheCity]

It's impressive how consistent hu tao has been in the meta. Xiao took 4 years to get to where he is now, but hu tao has been up there and stayed there.

[@HarshitSinghRajput]

The Fact That so many old DPS can be head to toe with most new DPS in terms of DMG and fallen DPS characters also get revitalized (As you said Xiao) just shows that Genshin Handles Power creep very well and That definitely deserves praise (Aside from Nevillette of course).

[@shironasama0445]

@@HarshitSinghRajputI hate Neuvillette, one of the few fuck ups in a fairly good record of low powercreep.

[@HarshitSinghRajput]

@@shironasama0445 😂 I don't hate him But I am hoping they never make Another Nevillette.

[@comfibee]

Triple crowned Hu Tao main since 1.3! Even after taking a break from the Chasm until late 4.7, she's still my mainstay and her ability to hold her place honestly surprised me. For me, she is the most fun and every so often I switch her team around to the point that I don't remember who she's meant to be with. Albedo, Baizhu, Qiqi, Xingqiu, Jean, Bennett, Furina, Nahida, Chevreuse, Raiden, Yae Miko, Sucrose, Thoma, Yelan, among others and now Xilonen have all entered her party at some point. Have never regretted pulling for her and her C1 even when I don't dash/jump cancel. Hu Tao, my best girl forever! Good luck to everyone's pulls and I hope you love and enjoy her as much as I do! 🌸😉🙏🏻

[@Lennis01]

I've only been playing since 4.0, but I knew her value as soon as I pulled her. She elevated my young account to the stratosphere. I paired her with her BFF Furina and never looked back.

[@elemefaaoo]

unlike kachina xilonen can't really give max 40% buff for multiple elements from the artifacts due to condition being in nightsoul state, only the 12% bonus can be gained there are rotations to get max buff for both elements that require specific setups but even then its inconsistent for multiple waves/rotations

[@JelloImpact]

OH thank you for this correction

[@Kuddochan]

Main reason I never even felt remotely tempted to pull Arlecchino is because there's no way I'm ever benching best girl Hu Tao anyway.

[@someonesomewhere8658]

Same same, the pulls I saved from skipping Arle went to Tao C1

[@rrenpaii]

Hu Tao review from someone who got her on her first rerun banner: Plot (10/10) If we ignore Archons (they've plot armor), no character is above Hu Tao in terms of how well written the character is. You know events and quests are going to be top notch if Hu Tao makes an appearance. Fun to play (8/10) Concerning gameplay, maybe she got a bit boring as expected with characters becoming more "complicated" in terms of gameplay / their kit. Investment: Artifacts (7/10) Unfortunately she needs a specific artifact set, but with a few "acceptable" alternatives now that players who have played for a while may already have nice pieces of. We also at least have an option of set fixed main and sub stats each "reset" and we can craft random pieces directly / while farming other artifact sets and not have to visit that cursed domain. So overall its not as bad as it used to be (like a 1/10 in the past). Investment: Constellations (?/10) In terms of gameplay AND damage there is no real reason to go beyond C0 or C1. Above that is more for simps, whales and meme build fans. Imo newer characters have a lot more room to improve because of their constellations. For me probably the biggest sadge aspect of Hu Tao. I really cant justify saving for more constellations and I really hope Genshin does something about it for older characters. Investment: Signature Weapon (4/10) I think we are at the point at which she does kind of wants Staff of Homa. Which isnt exactly bad though because its an amazing weapon for other characters as well. Other options exist and she should still be able to clear the abyss with them - depending on the team she is in it may become a little sweaty without Homa. Team Building (9/10) Has become incredibly flexible. Furina, Xilonen, Zhongli, Yelan, Kazuha, Sucrose, Jean, Qingue, Xingqiu, double geo + hydro (Albedo/Chiori), Xianyun plus a few other 4* Damage (9/10) Still a single target Queen. 1 point deducted because multiple enemies / grouping can be a real pain. If you dont have Arlecchino or dont like Arlecchino, Hu Tao is a clear pull recommendation. If you don't have Nahida though, I'd honestly pull Nahida first because she really helps in making electro characters more useful (and she is adorable as well). Skipped Arlecchino because she would really only be an "aoe" upgrade for me.

[@someonesomewhere8658]

IME Hu Tao C1 massively improves her aoe performance as you can CA dash cancel between multiple enemies easily

[@Shadow-sk1oj]

For new players considering Hu tao as their main or that want to have her as a dps: I'm the owner of one of the best built Hu tao in the world atm, and I've tested A LOT of options with her. (ill TRY to keep this simple and direct) Hu taos best team for a brand new player is Furina with Xianyun/Jean, and its not even close. Furina and Xianyun core is mega value for your account. The 4th slot is Yelan or Xingqiu, there are scenarios where Xingqiu is acc better for you so dont feel like Yelan is a must pull for this team to work, sometimes shes a downgrade for him. Best team in terms of use of play and dmg and versatility of Single target and AOE. Xilonen as off rn during her release is BAIT for Hu tao teams, it only rly buffs the Furina & Yelan of the team and makes you to want to pull for Yelan instead of using Xingqiu for the extra dmg. ( for some this might be a good thing if they need Xingqiu in the other team) However for Hu tao teams its clunky and your dmg is at best slightly better for Single target which Hu tao already has PLENTY as one of the best single target dps in the game. Hu tao is not quite a beginner f2p friendly char due to her wanting alot of 5 stars to work at her best lvl but what the least investment for a respectable team that would still be her best performing team would be the following: Hu tao -c0 ( "homa" could be the most useful wep here but 4 star options suffice, homa is a bigger dps increase over c1(yes nerds the calcs prove it) but it locks u into plunge playstyle ) Furina -c0 ( fav or fishing wep are BEYOND fine for Furina ) Xingqiu -C(whatever u have for cons but for him they are all good) ( Sacrificial Sword is bis for him here by a solid margin refine it) Xianyun/Jean ( Fav works great here too, due to likely lack of favs, atk boosting weps for Jean sufice like "Amenoma Kageuchi" , same for Xianyun like "Eye of Perception" As for non Furina teams the only recommendation I don't find cope is Hu tao, Yelan, Xingqiu , Zhongli ( there are other options like vv vape which will do more dmg but are more annoying to play and some other more obscure options but there's a reason double hydro Zhongli is the main core from back when Yelan released) However I don't recommend using non Furina variants even though it most definitely works and clears abyss just fine. Hu tao is one of the best dps users of Furina, only rly truly beaten out by Neuvillette teams You really don't want 2 furina teams as ur two 1st main teams so there are few better options than Hu tao ( arguably just one better option - Neuvillette) As for artifact sets- Please just get the Hunter set, the witch set is mega bait and a huge waste of ur time, the only thing its better for is slightly bigger screenshot dmg, even 2 piece 2 piece is close enough in value that its worth getting over witch 4 piece. Hunter even without Furina is just slightly worse in performance that you can still leave it on her outside of Furina teams. the hunter domain is one of your best value for your resin domains in the game ( if not THE most value for your resin domain in the game) Sub stats for Hu tao- Crit Dmg - Em - Hp% - Crit Rate - Atk% - Flat Hp Sands- whilst Hp% works, Em is just better and scales better than any other stat on hu tao Goblet - Pyro Dmg% is the best option here BUT on furina teams, if you are using an Em sands, the goblet can be hp% and perform almost the exact same if not better depending on the rest of the build - and even with pyro dmg goblet, you still prefer em sands for optimal performance This is if you are using homa or other non em weps, if you are using an em Wep then you HP% sands becomes better and u want to use pyro% goblet ( hp% goblet can still work just not as well) Circlet- if you are planning to build her optimally. there is no world where you ever consider crit rate main stat. Optimal f2p Vertical investment - Homa / C1 Furina Cons up to C2 Xianyun Wep ( Crane's Echoing Call ) Rotation - Furina- E - Q > Yelan - E -Q > Xianyun - Q - E1 ( you can E 1st if you want and you can E 3 times if you want ) > Hu tao - E - Normal Attack- Charge Attack- Jump - Plunge - (you want to cancel the charge attack animation by jumping before the animation is over and therefore you save time whilst the dmg still goes thru) you can also just ignore the Burst or use it whenever convenient, its not a must use every rotation but you can. (Feel free to ask anything you want ill try to answer) ( for the fellow nerds that want to correct anything please do I'm more than willing to change any misinformation or anything i forgot (wrote this whilst having my morning coffee off the dome) but pls i want numbers not feelings )

[@lies_v1]

Mind sending your UID? I'm actually curious if you're actually #1 ht lol

[@Shadow-sk1oj]

@lies_v1 not rank1 with her unless CV rank counts, although I'll keep grinding for her on this account. My current highest placement reached is 77. But the UID for her is 669707370

[@shotkizz3274]

@@Shadow-sk1ojxilonen is better than xianyun, her buff to the hutao furina team make it the strongest dps team for hutao.

[@Shadow-sk1oj]

@@lies_v1 Uid seems to be banned in the channels commends but just look up Hu tao hunter builds im the rank 1 for NA servers

[@Shadow-sk1oj]

@@shotkizz3274 yes in single target the clunky rotation can do more dmg with xilonen but it doesn't make as big of a diff as ud expect, have a look at the calcs, and in aoe its not even close to being better, and the rotations feel WAY worse to do. i rly wanted xilonen to be an improvement, the only reason i pulled her on the hu tao account and it just wasn't, she worked insanely well with raiden taser tho, like very very well. but that's a diff convo. but in hu tao teams its a clunky side grade at best for now, maybe in the future that could change but an upgrade on paper doesn't always mean an upgrade in practice.

[@thanatos7085]

Lol, that Chiori wishing in the middle of the video

[@Sable813]

Wish DPS in Starrail aged as well as they do in Genshin. Hu Tao and Xiao are still great in the current endgame. Jingliu and DHIL on the other hand.....

[@boringfactor8792]

It's a shame really, and with how the current meta is looking not long before acheron also gets power crept

[@Sable813]

@@boringfactor8792 CN community is already recommending new players don't pull on Acheron and it's her first rerun! I thought she'd be a godlike unit that would age well, but she's already been powercrept by Firefly and Feixiao.

[@bestdayeverdan]

I have Hu Tao triple crowned and she will always have a place in my teams and heart 🫶

[@MrPinkpanzer]

Tao/xq/yelan/zl is very comfortable and still clears. Also leaves nuevilette's death star team fully intact. Even if you "lose out" by not running furina on the tao side, the death star team will more than make up for that time. I find it's so hard to find teams where furina isn't the best, and having this comfortable tao team available makes building other teams easier.

[@argilium]

The Zhongli, Emilie, Chiori team is what I use for Arlecchino. And Hu Tao gets to use the Furina/Yelan vape team. This is my default if pyro is allowed on both sides. The advantage of Hu Tao over Arlecchino is that she can be healed and can thus capitalize Furina more. Meanwhile, Arlecchino is more comfortable to play with a shielder and is not that reliant on vapes to do good damage, and I like both Emilie and Chiori enough that it's a good thing I can use both in one team.

[@mc9474]

Nice I use them both also. Hu Tao, furina, Yelan, Xilonen Arlecchino, c6 Candace, Kazuha and bennet or chevreuse overload. Xilonen makes it so you can play Hu Tao

[@Beztebyo]

ofc Hutao is rerunning in Halloween Hoyo knows what they are doing 👻

[@Screzam]

Nah she getting rerun bcz of 5.1 archon quest💀

[@Beztebyo]

@@Screzam lol, she is getting rich with all these funerals

[@Uremusay]

Keep cooking!!! I love that you test unusual teams. I don't need everyone to tell me the same teams over and over. Even if it's not the best, I like to see viable options.

[@thegamewoods8473]

With Xiao getting Xianyun and Hu Tao getting Xilonen, all we need is for Ganyu to get a buff and the Liyue big 3 are back in business! Mavuika or Citlali perhaps?

[@Lennis01]

Citlali is rumored to be a shielder, so that can help with Ganyu's charged playstyle. Basically a 5-star Layla. Her buffing remains unknown atm.

[@TCSyndicate]

hu tao got xianyun as well. if mavuika is long range xiangling with buffs that'll be quite helpful for melt ganya

[@thegamewoods8473]

@@TCSyndicate If she's someone a mix of Xiangling and Bennett it would be huge

[@hurricaneb6243]

"Where's Arlecchino's leg?" Arle mains in shambles

[@MrWorldOfQuests]

I don't understand leg reference, what that should mean? I see both have legs, but I bet Jello meant something else.

[@user_7727Xkdt]

​@@MrWorldOfQueststhighs if I'm being specific

[@MrWorldOfQuests]

@@user_7727Xkdt Thank you.

[@Ecl1pse_15]

Let's be real, if Arlecchino showed even a sliver of thigh, at least 70% of the community would go feral.

[@jankypox]

I almost didn’t pull for her back in the day, and ended getting her just for the hell of it. I fell in love immediately. Same thing when Xianyun came out. Plunge Hu Tao makes me laugh out loud, she is that much fun.

[@genevievemccluer7503]

You don't need to waste Hu Tao's burst to have Kachina crystalize. The scroll set works off field as well, so Kachina should still be able to buff Hu Tao in that burning team.

[@TamotoLover]

"These are the facts, but facts don't necessarily change how you're feeling." Wise words haha. Also love the C1 Chiori love from Jello

[@NingNews]

HuTao is goody now

[@The.Sketchy]

NING NEWSS

[@Lennis01]

She's always been goody.

[@ngurafanai998]

Hola goody gang

[@mrfearpty]

Great guide for my favorite character! (Next to Eula, Mualani, Furina and Raiden). I wanted to get Xianyun since mi Xilonen is busy with Mualani, but now I will consider getting her C1 and using her with the healers you recommended. Godspeed!

[@kanamekuran3950]

im a simple man, i see hu tao i like.

[@AmeNoTenshi]

26:15 cinder city can be activated off field by kachina since she can be in her nss(night soul state) offield so you get full buff (40% DMG Bonus)

[@sbrx88]

Yep!

[@Mateo_8886]

Hu Tao was actually released in the late part of version 1.3, not 1.2.

[@pakattac]

Who? Tao, yea

[@Anthony-so4go]

Based vid

[@LegendForsaken]

So I hear you're the new 5*.... Ya know I'm a 6* myself

[@melinoe867]

I actually pulled Arle and regret it so much because she is too braindead (no shade just spam NA and that is it gets insanely boring for me very quickly) so I'm so frigging excited to get Hu Tao and the first character I've ever pre-grinded for (always been a weird luck superstition for me). This video was perfect timing! Thank you for this!

[@comfibee]

I feel similarly. My friend has Arle and other NA characters who I've thought about pulling but after playing on her account the gameplay just isn't for me. I hope she comes home easily for you! Goodluck and have fun!

[@finleymorris04]

Can confirm Hu Tao feels much better to play (even without c1) than Arle, whilst being just as (if not stronger) in ST.

[@doug3454]

Do you play Arlecchino shieldless? If not, completely understandable to find her boring. I personally only find her fun to play if shieldless.

[@melinoe867]

@@doug3454 I've played both and I just don't like it. It's how I feel about Alhaitham and Eula (other regretted pulls) too since it's basically just NA spam with some added steps. Not sure why I've never liked that. I'm more of a bow person since I'm actually aiming (play on other stuff but mainly mobile nowadays for ease) and the range feels so much better haha.

[@melinoe867]

@@finleymorris04 That makes me excited! Still unsure r1 Dragonsbane or PJWS but getting there :D

[@jqroz7542]

I’m really glad that Hu Tao is still viable in even todays meta. I got her ever since her first rerun, saved up primos for her and managed to get her weapon and herself c3 all for free with the save primos I got which has still been the most insane luck I’ve ever had

[@pukipuki6712]

1:10 jump canceling doesn't actually let you do more charge attacks so damage is the same between no cancelation and canceled play styles. What it does is keeps you from shooting off into Narnia and missing a charge attack become your so far away. Once you get used to how she moves in groups of enemies you can choose when to follow through vs canceling a charge attack as both are useful.

[@Cetirus]

Not true, her damage comes out super early into her charged attack, so by animation cancelling you save a ton of time and can do more charged attacks.

[@mayukhmondal5552]

​@@Cetirus nah the jump animation itself has more frames than the follow through. JC doesn't give you more charge atks, its actually just for positioning.

[@MistBestWaifu]

​@@mayukhmondal5552Me when I spread correct information (you're right)

[@Vadered99]

Minor quibble, Jello: at 10:00 in the video, you talk about activating the Natlan support 4 piece set with Xilonen using either skill or burst, and you say you go with her burst. That's a bad idea. The Natlan Cinder City 4 piece set gives 12% damage bonus for 15 seconds when you proc a reaction involving the equipping character's element. It gives 40% damage bonus for 20 seconds when you do that while the equipped character is in their Nightsoul Blessing state. If you burst first, the effect triggers while Xilonen isn't in Nightsoul Blessing - because her skill hasn't activated yet. There's no CD on it, so it's fine as long as you refresh it with her skill in time, but if your pyro wears off in the meantime, you are killing your buff power and duration, and crystallize has a 1 second CD, AND Hu Tao's burst is 2U of gauge, which times out quickly and you spend time to swap/Xilo burst/wait for the crystallize CD AND you use a bunch of it for crystallize. It's possible if you are slow to trigger Xilonen or get hit before landing her skill, you could not be able to crystallize a second time, leaving you stuck with the shorter, weaker buff. A better play with Xilo in general is Skill and then either Q N1 N2, or N1 Q N2. This gives you the best buffs - though there might be some hyperspecific teams that want a set order.

[@Glast04]

@@Shane_A_M That is exclusively if you are in Natlan and have phlogiston. It does not happen in the abyss or any domain.

[@veto8611]

​@@Shane_A_MCurrently all natlan enter nightsoul state in their skills and end nightsoul when they end their skill

[@doug3454]

@@Glast04 No. Nightsoul Blessing and Burst work anywhere. Transmission is the one that only works in Natlan + in Natlan you can essentially extend the Blessing state with phlogiston.

[@Glast04]

@@doug3454 Do you even know the original comment’s context? They said that you can automatically swap to a Natlan character and have them enter the nightsoul state. That is only true if you are in Natlan and the character’s icon is glowing orange. That doesn’t happen anywhere else, as I identified already. That doesn’t mean that Natlan characters can’t enter the nightsoul blessing state or have nightsoul burst triggered outside of Natlan.

[@doug3454]

@@Glast04 Oh, nvm, it was another person who commented that and who you replied to and it seems they either deleted their comment or I can't see it, so from my perspective it looked like you are replying to the original comment (I should've looked at the names).

[@wallacehoward2792]

Hu Tao is probably my favorite character. I like her animations, and her Japanese voice actor is amazing. She isn't the strongest DPS, but she's fun, she's cute, and she clears content.

[@littlemonster7357]

Personally I have a really well built hu tao, with c1 and the staff, and I still find the xianyun plunge just be on another level compared to zhongli double hydro. Plus its really really fun cause you can just dash and jump around the domain so easily

[@HiJacques329]

26:50 I don’t think that would work because of xilonen’s two swirlable elements requirement in order two res shred

[@NotAName1]

Yep can confirm it does not work

[@catisgod]

As a hutao main, I wanna mention the Mona/Xianyun/Furina team, as plunge team doesn't need that much elemental reaction in order to vape as much as other non-plunge team. I find Hu tao team works slightly different in Xianyun team, I don't know about Yelan, but Mona C1 is better than Xingqiu in this specific comp as I tested.

[@shotkizz3274]

Mona hydro application is not as strong as yelan, her buff duration is too short and only apply to the target hit by burst. Yelan in the other hand allow you to do CA plunge vape to maximize hutao dps and yelan buff last through multi waves as well.

[@awmrietveld]

I made a competitive F2P friendly team geared towards Hu Tao N spamming, with Furina, Charlotte and Candace (ideally c6). With this support even fast N spamming either vaporizes or melts . Further N specific synergy is in Candace´s 40% N damage bonus and fast driving of her C6, and Hu Taos jade winged spear, which charges faster with fast combos. Thus no C1 or awkward combos necessary, only one C in the beginning to set the blood blossom and maybe after the jade winged spear is fully charged.

[@iyxon]

YESSS Jello coming over to the c1 Chiori + Xilonen side; you won't regret it!! Only core I've been using this patch.

[@iyxon]

Also lol, I've tried that same Zhongli/Chiori/Emilie/Hu Tao team before 😂

[@thuaners]

congrats on C1 Chiori! 🥰👌 Very happy for u!

[@Mordred_King]

A super simple hutao vv vape setup is with XQ instructor and the combo is Bennet E, XQ burst( try to be close to the enemy to vape the ulti cast animation and do not use the elemental skill here or NA we want the enemy with no element applied) then Bennet Burst and Sucrose Skill for a pyro swirl and that's it, is super easy to do and probably her best team at C0 and really strong for speedrun, this setup also works with Arlecchinno but you use her elemental skill first instead of Bennet

[@shotkizz3274]

Xingqiu instructor is a waste, put instructor on bennet and the combo is Xingqiu burst NA to apply hydro, Bennett E to activate instructor, dash away to use burst and apply pyro.

[@Mordred_King]

@@shotkizz3274 is more consistent and faster with XQ instructor, that's how chinese speedrunners play him but you can use it how you want

[@shotkizz3274]

​​​@@Mordred_King xingqiu using instructor is wasting his own dmg, bennet is the one should use instructor because he buff with base atk and doesnt do much dmg like xingqiu. There is no different between Ben E - Xing Q - Ben Q and Xing Q - Ben E Q. My combo also dont require you to swap from ben to xingqiu and back to ben, just xingq to bennet.

[@nickeel8401]

I need an Arle buff guide now

[@dain09-e3l]

won't happen until mavuika I guess...

[@mRidley508]

I've been wanting hutao ever since she came out but I didn't have a way to play back then. I also want nahida so pray I can win my 50/50's.

[@pokemontrainerelio3648]

Good luck! ☺️ 🤞

[@johnpettigrew9420]

I have my hu tao at c1r1 and run her with shimenawa. She hits up to 200k CA when I run her with yelan(r1 elegy), mona(ttds, noblesse), zhongli(instructor).

[@edwardisaacs3663]

Arlecchino might be top meta now... But Hu Tao and Fischl have such generic kits, that adding literally anything to the game somehow ends up buffing them. Hu Tao will be back on top after a while.

[@MistBestWaifu]

dps wise she's already on top. Her plunge vape and vape (xilonen) teams have the highest teamwide dps of all teams with a pyro main dps, at investment levels up to dolphin. She's just not as easy/comfortable to play as Arlecchino nor as flexible which kinda warps how she is perceived in the meta (not that there is anything wrong with that)

[@tanuki3756]

Hu Tao is the GTX 1080ti of Genshin characters; strong for their time, still very good by today's standards

[@SwirlingStar42]

I fell in love with Hu Tao because of her little song. "Silly-churl, billy-churl, silly-billy hilichurl. Frilly-churl, whilly-churl, frilly-whilly hilichurl."

[@LandsoulFFXI]

I got hu tao and arle. I still think c1 hu tao is more fun engaging to play. In terms of character visual design I like Hu tao better than Arlecchino. There's also the option to play Arlecchino mono pyro on one side and Hu Tao vape + Xilonen on the other side.

[@willton121_]

Having hu tao since her first banner and still using her until now She is still my best dps that i have and i never bored using her

[@ChiyoTachi]

Im just glad you highlight the bennet, kazuha team and said it still can be the best, unlike previously some kept hogging xianyun comp being the best and bennet not being a viable choice when speed run results shows otherwise.

[@Zarya.]

26:25 you don’t need to pick up crystalize to proc the scroll set, it works differently than petra, you only need to see the reaction crystalize happen, so kachina is perfectly fine with chiori emilie but i prefer arlecchino over hutao because it’s more flexible rotations

[@hintofinsanity]

For the overworld Hutao, Furina, Yelan, Yao Yao is really nice. Build EM on Hu Tao and only do normal attacks since she is just procing burgons. Most of the team is doing their job using their skills so you are not dependent on bursts. And Yao Yao is enough healing usually to keep up with the self damage from the burning grass and from burgons. Finally Yelan and Furina can use their abilities to more easily traverse the world.

[@ulrikruby]

20:15 We interrupt your usual schedule of character guide, to bring you Jello pulling for a different character.

[@magiczoob8566]

Hu Tao was the first character I wished for on her re-run a year ago in 4.1 I think. Got her C1, going for her sig this time around. I have a very strong Arlecchino, but you cannot beat Hu Tao's leg game....

[@j.k.2897]

0:04 Ackchyually it was 1.3 🤓☝

[@crocworks]

If you are trying to use Yelan as solo hydro for Hu Tao vape, you mentioned that you may miss some vapes (assuming not c2 Yelan). You can get around this some by adding Fischl to the team so that you make Hu Tao Overload + Vape at the same time which reduces the amount of the hydro that is eaten by Hu Tao. Good for if you need Xingqiu on another team.

[@soongow]

C0 for 1 year from release banner, then I went C1R1 on the first rerun. She is still my favorite and yes I do have Arlecchino and Yoimiya.

[@MrBigBazinga]

31:51 best reason to pull Hu Tao 😂❤

[@likaryder4396]

the color of the hoodie suits you very nicely, you look cute 🥰

[@MarcAlcatraz]

Hu Tao is the xiangling of on field dps’. Every other new addition in updates make her stronger and gives her a new option.

[@Bb0yEch0]

Plunge legit saved my Hu Tao at C0 R1 and Hunters set means she is always one of the best built characters on my account

[@nara-yana]

[29:07] _"(...) _*_Power_*_ is temporary, but _*_Drip_*_ and _*_Fun_*_ are eternal."_ ― an Jello, 2024

[@yerriff8115]

Hu Tao was released in 1.3, not 1.2. Edit: the impulse Chiori pull is insane lmfao, good stuff Jello

[@sennataylor592]

I started playing in 1.4. Finally finally I have both Hutao and Staff of Homa. Aiming for her C1 next.

[@kamilabdulazimov297]

I have Hu Tao since her release (C2+R1, CV+200) with her best supports. I like her. But most annoying part is farming Crimson Witch Artifacts. I've got good sand only few weeks ago(insane). On the other hand I could build even stronger Arlecchinno with Gladiators set even before I pulled her. P.S.:I love both my pyro Gals

[@snake-eyes211]

Artifacts are the big problem as it could take a free to play player from six months to a year for a certain piece with good stats and then it actually hitting what you need when you’re leveling it up. I win to lose made a video about it. I mean, you could get lucky but yeah, you could win every 50-50 as well 🤷🏻‍♂️ great video by the way 👍

[@lLikeBreadAndToast]

Hu Tao - Xilonen - Zhongli - Xingqiu is super strong and super comfy, Hu Tao - Kazuha - Xilonen - Xingqiu gives pretty high dmg with a little comfort, pretty strict rotation though, not neccesarily hard to play. Hu Tao burst - Kazuha burst and skill - Xilonen skill - Xingqiu burst and skill - Hu Tao NA/CA You want to infuse pyro with Kazuhas burst.

[@EthanLemon-w2p]

Y’all will cringe but I love playing Hu Tao- Furina-Yelan-C6 Baizhu. It hits surprisingly hard

[@fudgeugaming7341]

I find Hu Tao's best Furina is with Jean I'll just not jump cancel my first charge attack and get out of the circle. Then Furina drains hp Hu Tao drains her own hp and you can kite the enemies in and out of the circle. Then it's easy to get her under 50% while gaining swirl then it makes Hu Tao less squishy and it's a win win. Anybody who does multiple ticks for healing take that away and relying on shred and buffing alone. If it were anyone else I'd want that steady healing just not my Hu Tao

[@DylanBaman-lf7wz]

Can u make an updated Nahida guide too? I have bo idea what stats i should be going for and what weapon to use

[@treeleven3316]

I was one of those people that tried to make r5 lithic spear work, and even if you have all Liyue characters, sadly r5 dragon’s bane is just much better.

[@Tamytaummta]

HSR power creep could NEVER 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@Wandersupremacy]

I always think that Hu tao would be my pyro main character if Arlechinno didn't exist now I have no reason to pull her as an f2p 😢

[@Lennis01]

Hu Tao works with Furina, while Arlechhino doesn't. That fact alone retains her pull value.

[@TheMoonestOne]

Imaginarium Theater exists.

[@TheMoonestOne]

If you don't have well built teams for abyss yet, I understand your concern, but if you already can clear it (or don't care about clearing so soon), I do believe there is no real problem to have two pyro DPS, since they can do different things. For example, in my account I have Klee for Pyro+Dendro related teams (like Furina Burn Vape, or Burgeon with Kokomi and Nahida), Hu Tao for Vaporize teams (like Xianyun with Yelan and Furina), and Liney for Pyro focused teams (like Kazuha and Dehya). It may take a while to actually build and use those characters, but you can have teams like that as a f2p. It really depends in which stage your account is.

[@dremichael9752]

with imaginarium theatre existing, there's more incetive to pull for more than one DPS of the same element

[@doug3454]

Imo, pull for who you find more fun, rather than for who's stronger. At a certain point of investment, basically anyone can easily 36* and I'd rather play characters I actually find fun to play instead of "the best dps in the game" I find mind-numbingly boring to play (not talking about Arlecchino here). Also, yeah, as others said, the Theater now rewards some more horizontal investment, so having 2+ dps characters of the same element can be good (and even for the Abyss, you can easily have Hu Tao and Arlecchino on 2 sides of the Abyss... if you don't play Neuvillette instead).

[@Tithulta1]

I've wanted Hu Tao forever it seems, I've been using Yanfei as a substitute. I'm not a big fan of bow characters , even tho i have Yelan and used her quite a bit in the past. Raiden, Navia, Furina, Xilonen and Baizhu are some of my favorite units. I've never cleared the last couple floors of the Abyss, I'm currently stuck on AR45 and have many level 80's with a few decent teams. Mostly play with Raiden, Xiangling, Furina and Biazhu. I switch characters out of or run one of the teams i built for the various weekly bosses. I plan to start clutching leveling mats for my eventual raise to 90, I've nearly enough EXP to hit at least ar57 i think.

[@helgen9311]

I got Hu Tao as my second 5* back in october 2021 and she has ALWAYS carried my abyss and the hardest bosses from the game. I don't even have/like Yelan and Xingchiu isn't my favorite as well. People might laught at me but I use her in a team with Ayato (burst build) Mona/Furina c0 and Zhongli/Jean, there is literally no content I can't clear even with this "troll" team, full of my favorites characters (ok, pyro inmune enemies are not mentioned here). She is vibe, she is mood, she is strong and fun, my absolute second favorite character in the whole game. Sorry Arlecchino top1 meta dps and Xiangling lovers, she will remain my top pyro dps.

[@nitesh6915]

Hu tao carried me in abyss for so many years 😮❤

[@sekaiomiruhitokaminoyume5426]

I got her on her first banner R1 . I never got her c1 ( I did build some pity , but never got it ) and till to day , I don’t regret her . She was the one for abyss , I’m on iPad , so jump cancel isn’t that easy to do, and still I loved her so much she’s triple crown 👑 and I’m not interested whatsoever in any other pyro dps , I never liked lenny, and arlec is not my type. Zhongly , yelan xinqu was my best team .

[@purp1e200]

Can someone explain why Furina is one of the best teammate for Hutao? Don't they have anti-synergy? Hutao wants to stay below 50% HP. Furina drains hp to 50%. It's all and good but Furina also needs a good healer to maximize her buffing capebilities which is bad for Hutao. One of Jello's recommended plunge team for Hutao include Xianyun who is also a teamwide healer. Isn't she bad for Hutao? Edit: Ok nvm you axplained it here: 9:08

[@lazyremnant380]

What Jello didn't mention is Furina will give Hu Tao up to 75% damage bonus which more than compensate the loss of her 33% Pyro bonus.

[@Tolandiel]

She’s always been cute and always been good

[@cloudunderweather9554]

this is just me, but I'm very happy the team options are slowly shifting away from bennet. Cause i will NEVER use him.

[@lazyremnant380]

I'm really sick of him too and always try to avoid using him if I have other options.

[@manio176]

God luck evryone with your pulls!

[@SamT878]

I dont have Furina or Yelan but i have Xing and Xilo. Can I still make a good team, and who should i use to replace them?

[@SusBacka-d2t]

Im finaly going to have a hutao on my and this Video realy helped me to prefarm for my hutao hopefully i finaly do damage

[@irl.clownin]

personally i think that plungetao is still better than replacing xianyun with xilonen. Xianyun allows you to use VV while also having WAY more aoe capability. Hu Tao struggles alot outside of single target, but xianyun completely fixes this problem. I think you probably do more personal damage with xilonen, but to maximize dps you have to use her burst, forcing you to use up the only aoe part of her kit that she has, and at that, it's not even good aoe. Using xianyun buffs hu tao's single target damage, and gives her free crit rate when plunging. Plungetao is easily her best OVERALL team but i think there could be scenarios when xilonen helps you clear faster. Xianyun making hu tao have actual aoe capability while buffing her single target damage, allowing you to use VV, giving you crit rate, and healing for marechausse (yes i know xilonen heals aswell) is just way better than raw elemental damage buff that you already get from furina(im talking about the new heroes set), and the res shred. Xilonens team also plays more into making furina and yelan damaging characters aswell since she shreds hydro. While in xianyuns team you can get away with alot less investement because you realistically just need ER and HP on furina and yelan, and it will give you the exact same if not better results. sorry for the yap fest i just like hu tao alot

[@Bangilnel]

10:00 triggering a crystallize with xilonens burst will only give 12% elemental dmg bonus instead of the full 40% but I guess with furina and yelan as sub dps there isn't a big difference on who should get the 40%

[@reaperofthings]

9:48 Since I have Xilonen’s sword at R2, would that be considered a good enough reason to outright ignore Hu Tao’s 50% HP preference? It gives 32% All Elemental Damage Bonus at R2, almost equalling her passive. Unfortunately it doesn’t make up for the Homa Atk% loss, but the Furina stacks should make up for it right?

[@arosanuel9340]

Hutao is my very first and only character to be triple crowned. I got her on her 1st banner and I loved her since then. However, I took a long hiatus and when I came back she's not that good anymore. Now, with xilonen, I can finally enjoy my favorite character of all time, aside from ganyu. I can now hit 50k to 80k depending on my rotation, I'm kinda noob with rotation even tho I'm an og player. Nevertheless, thanks to xilonen, I can enjoy her so much now. Ps. Xilonen also boost my ganyu who now hit 100k, at her best lol, per bloom. Ppss. I'm f2p

[@blitztrify]

Is Kamera from Genshin Optimizer still safe to use? Or is it considered as an auto clicker which may be subjected to a ban?

[@UryuCifer]

Funny that a zyox clipper just uploaded a video of zyox discussing arlecchino vs hu tao where even he says that c0 r0 hu tao is better (and he is an arlecchino simp) and even checks TGS theorycrafted numbers where it literally shows hu tao plunge having more dps than the best arlecchino team (and hu tao plunge isn't even her strongest team now 😂). But arlecchino simps will still be delusional thinking she is a whole tier above hu tao

[@seryosertu]

Do you have a link to the clips? I'm interested in seeing the actual numbers

[@UryuCifer]

@seryosertu search zyox ryuk1 and its the last video from them

[@phoenixlau]

a) Zyox is not a TCer, Zajef does all the math stuff for his videos and he has the complete opposite conclusion b) You are surprised that Xiao's #1 fan thinks plunge Tao is better than Arlecchino?

[@UryuCifer]

@phoenixlau zajef himself said hu tao was still stronger so you are just making things up. And you just conveniently ignored the part where he checked TGS theorycrafted dps numbers that literally show hu tao being stronger

[@MistBestWaifu]

​@@phoenixlauPlunge Tao IS better dps wise though (same with vape + xilo). I am genuinely not joking. Arlecchino is just more comfortable and frontloaded so she's perceived as being massively better. If anything Xiao's #1 fan should be biased against plunge Tao because it is also better than Xiao plunge despite plunging not being the focus of her kit

[@hazelmaple]

So hype to finally pull her

[@TheMoonestOne]

26:33 Xilonen won't be able to heal neither Res Shred, because there is only one pyro. I made the same mistake for another team I was trying to do xD

[@ArcueidBrunestuddo]

If I didn't have my C3R1 Arlecchino I would still be using my C1R2 1% Hu Tao.

[@Wortigon2000]

dunno man, I tried 100 pulls on the first Thoma banner with Hu Tao as the 5 star before. The only pyro polearm user I got was an off-banner Xiangling. Also, my best weapon for her would be Dragon's Bane or that event weapon. I'm not gonna pull for her, even if alongside many other characters, I have all the boss materials pre-farmed for her. (Or for Xiao. They need the same one, I have enough for one of the 2. And I'm absolutely not interested in Xiao, as I have Wanderer.) And yeah, I'd rather just go for Arlecchino. I like her design more, and she's also stronger.

[@AmaterasuNexus]

@JelloImpact the Arlecchino you showed @29:33 with Xilonen , Emilie, and Chiori. I don't think that team will work. Xilonen doesn't interact with dendro so I don't think her skill will work in that team.

[@saqibahmed9174]

Hu Tao is my main I love her design

[@stillimproving4876]

For new player like me who started to play the game in 5.0 after kazuha banner get finish (unable to pull him) will it be worth it to pull hu Tao ???

[@verzetta]

If you want to be efficient, there are stronger dps like Neuvillette and Arlecchino. But if you really like Hu Tao as a character, go for it, she is still pretty strong with the right setup (if you don't mind the fact that she is not the strongest anymore).

[@stillimproving4876]

@verzetta I don't mind because my favourite character is arlechino and senhe . Except those I want to pull only those characters which are really meta.

[@verzetta]

@@stillimproving4876 In that case, i think you should wait for Arlecchino, she is the strongest Pyro dps at the moment.

[@aisiru]

im not a meta player and will probably never pull for Arlechinno/ Neuvi/ Xilonen so I hope my Xingqiu/Yelan core will be good enough to clear abyss with Hu Tao who i’ve been wanting for a year now lol

[@danielzyyx]

i have a triple crowned lyney but i want a pyro vaporize. should i get hu tao or just wait for arlecchino to rerun??

[@lemongrab8927]

i love u pls dont die

[@MrBigBazinga]

We’re all gonna die someday…