Why EVERYONE Plays: Alhaitham | Genshin Impact

[@VarsII]

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[@massattack9503]

Im surprised the comparison to Keqing didnt come in to play, i remember people calling him dendro keqing for the longest time before his release i guess those people went quiet when he got out.

[@xLuis89x]

@@massattack9503 the comparisons aren't that far fetched though, both have an E that they can use to teleport themselves around, that it infuses them with dendro attacks, plus a low cost nuke that has good AOE, of course, Al haitam has more mechanics but that is espected from a new 5* , like his stacks and his ult allowing him to be a quickswap unit (plus his element and multipliers are really good, unlike keking who even after dendro still has problems due to her numbers being really , really low)

[@twistedhelix1323]

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[@Nixahma]

@@xLuis89x basically every rotation prefers to use his ult for mirrors though?

[@Nixahma]

@@massattack9503 to be fair the comparison was only gameplay wise as opposed to stuff like Kokomi and Barbara or Kazuha and Sucrose where people argued you wouldn't need them bc of the f2p versions. Even with the similarities Keqing is so dog no one would argue she could be used as a replacement for Haitham

[@thegamingnerd4]

My favorites thing about Alhaitham is his characterization. In a game full of exaggerated, sometimes insane personalities, he's the most realistic and down to earth dude in the whole cast. He's just a dude trying to chill in a very unchill world. He knows he's smarter than most of Sumeru, but he doesn't hold it against people or let it get to his head. He's a bit sassy, but he's never malicious or harmful. He knows the kind of life he wants, and he sticks to it.

[@SuperKevinho1]

"He is never malicious..." Except if you are Kaveh. I like his personality because in a game full of super simp characters where all of them only do compliments for anything *X playable character* do, (specially during chill events), he is the most sober. P.s. I want more unfriendly playable characters to give more types of interactions with the Traveler (and other characters). The only one is Wanderer, but now is just a Nahida's emo son. And Alhaitham that is almost neutral (I'm not talking about faction "Villain/Hero", but personality)

[@Ingydar_]

And do not forget that he has the best character intro music to date

[@SuperKevinho1]

@@Ingydar_ My little problem with it is that it has a similar base to this awesome OST -->kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKPXcpadoq-irMUsi=eHWOqZ2T6NCuFEn6

[@aravil2858]

@@SuperKevinho1u forgot yea miko she also fits this category thats why ppl hate her and wanderer (both are my favs after fischl)

[@SuperKevinho1]

@@aravil2858 I already out Wanderer (but now he is less Badboy with Nahida). And Yae...she is surely less "simp" than other characters. I think she is just hated (only by the players, and not by characters in-game) because she is not a gentle souls like 90% of Genshin waifus, but still I find her not enough; is like Dori, supposed to being super greedy, but she always give us discounts; Yae seems unfriendly, but doesn't do so many unfriendly things. Just call us "little one" and just joke.

[@_vile.god_]

"If Nuevillet, Furina and Nahida are Gods amongst man, Alhaitham is a man amongst Gods". The best quote I ever heard 🗿📈

[@loola8908]

Right? Like I'm stealing that quote. I love it

[@_vile.god_]

@@loola8908 Fr

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Not at there level but enough to share the Spotlight.

[@Accountthatexists]

Wouldn't kazuha also apply to this nature? I mean he is LITERALLY BETTER then the GOD of HIS ELEMENT

[@Josh-qt5zi]

Technical Furina is man amongst God's too

[@omnipresent_lightbulb]

I play him because of his two huge personalities Edit: I think I caused a butterfly effect LOL

[@giannaberlini8424]

Me too

[@ChillZen-pb7xw]

Two?

[@lairbag8415]

​@@ChillZen-pb7xw Ti and her sister ddies

[@DG_Toti]

@@lairbag8415don’t forget their cousin, Abdominals!

[@Accountthatexists]

Ur right his two huge *personalitys* are Having his beliefs that everyone should have freedom in there life Him being a Selfish Asshole that puts himself first There u go the two *personalitys* u *must* of been talking about

[@highwaytoheaven99]

After I got Nahida as my off field dendro, I was looking for an on field. Even though I really liked Tighnari, and still think he isn't bad, Alhaitham has more pecs. PERKS! I MEAN PERKS!

[@Zodia195]

LOL, they are nice to look at lol. He can read me any time lol.

[@maychang2867]

Don't be shy, 😂 he does have more pecs!

[@noahi.1381]

Both... both is good 😂😂😂

[@aravil2858]

Taghinaris fashion sense is so disgusting to the point id cry if i got him whoever designed him seriously fucked up

[@f.b.iagent3971]

@@aravil2858 that is the best misspelling of Tighnari i've ever seen, sounds like a new Indian Snack

[@IzumiS3na]

Alhaitham being op is really funny because he’s just a guy that wants to keep his 9-5 routine life and doesnt care about anything else

[@amari7782]

The most effective way of doing this is by simply being so open you can take care of an issue and move onto your day in the fast way possible

[@kingdoom5022]

Navia is stronger

[@usmanya5110]

@@kingdoom5022 in terms of non reaction damage she litterally beats alhaitham of course.

[@DG_Toti]

@@kingdoom5022non-reaction wise? yes, reaction-wise? no. They have different playstyles and are strong in different ways. Get over it.

[@wagetoo2098]

@@kingdoom5022bait used to be believable

[@myrtle8347]

As a casual player, Alhaitham just feels really fun to play, he also feels consistent in my opinion especially when pairing him up with Kuki and now Furina. The fact that he can utilize 4 star supports such as Kuki and Xingqiu is already a bonus of him being F2P both the fun and free to play part. Also I never get tired of seeing his animations, it looks really clean too.

[@usmanya5110]

i use him with barbara and it works really good as well.😂😂😂. well minus getting frozen of course.

[@ragingflare123]

• Alhaitham is good at C0 • Alhaitham can be great with Nahida, Xingqiu, and Kuki, which 2 of them are 4-stars. Very F2P friendly • Alhaitham is Dendro, best element in the game alongside Hydro • He’s a Handsome wise bloke from Sumeru and he’s well written!

[@arocomisgamusclademork1603]

​@@ragingflare123doesn't mean Althatiham is fluid Dendro dps infusion

[@usmanya5110]

​​​@@ragingflare123 just ignore him/her. he thinks he's not a fluid dps because of how long his cooldown is. and he thinks Al is worse because mono cryo better than mono dendro and even if that's the true. that's pretty stupid cause who uses dendro by itself? and saying things like fatui enemies or elemental shields. like what?? what if the enemy isn't using an elemental shield?

[@Precis000]

​@@arocomisgamusclademork1603you should improve your gaming skills. For me he's without infusion for only 1-2 seconds. And with Xianyun's release he'll be doing lots of plunge attack ( if leaks are true) bringing lots of razorblades. Even without that my c0 alhaitham clears out abyss everytime without nahida and without his signature.

[@nk30020]

I remember people comparing him to Nahida on his release when they fill completely different roles & the same thing happened between Neuvillete & Furina, it's like comparing Xiao with Kazuha, which is so weird.

[@usmanya5110]

Neuvillette is a solo self sustaining machine. While Alhaitham when pairee with Shinobu is just ridiculously strong.

[@srikrishnak196]

Alhaitham with fischl is good too ​@@usmanya5110

[@pepelarrza3877]

Neuvillette is arguably better as a solo carry since he is ridiculously self sustainable with his self heal while also having basically no ER issues at all

[@usmanya5110]

​@@srikrishnak196 yeah fischl with al is also good as well. and it could also be a good 4th slot with Deepwood or instructor Kuki(Full EM Deepwood if i'm running quickbloom) and Al. though it's probably not talked about as much due to how Fischl's A4 passive not being able to proc often in Al teams. but with kuki i think it can work.

[@randomperson093]

​@pepelarrza3877 while them both being on fielders,i think they're also not that comparable given how different their kits are,one heavily relies on dendro reactions to do the damage while nuevilette is a self sustainer carried by sheer brute force with everyone in the team focused to buff him (aside from furina who deals solid damage herself),alhaitham for reaction teams,nuevilette for unga bunga

[@neilgondra7379]

What makes him stands out to the rest of On-field DPSes is that as a Dendro unit, he have many sources of damage yet he himself also do big damage, that is why one of his best teams is quickbloom for instance.

[@usmanya5110]

and he doesn't even need 5 star supports to reach those big numbers.

[@Ryusola]

I never pictured becoming an Al Haitham main but he won me over so hard, he's the cornerstone of my abyss runs now.

[@Eduardomscarvalho]

honestly? same. I pulled him on his rerun almost on a whim, and I have taken him to every abyss since. he's fun to play and really strong, it really was a total win for my account

[@iloveplumpgrannies174]

This team comp; Alhaitham, Raiden, Yelan, and Baizhu is my most OP team at the moment. They're the reason I no longer struggle to get 36* in the abyss. Even though my other team(Zhongli, Dehya, Thoma, and Wriothesley) is struggling to clear the other half, Alhaitham's team makes up for it by clearing the other half really fast.

[@Eduardomscarvalho]

@@iloveplumpgrannies174 try switching Thoma or Dehya with an anemo unit, like Sucrose, or Kazuha if you have him. I see you are going for a Wriothesley melt comp, so an anemo unit would really help your team out

[@iloveplumpgrannies174]

@@Eduardomscarvalho Do you think Cloud Retainer could fill in the role. I don't really like using short characters. I am guaranteed for cloud retainer.

[@Eduardomscarvalho]

@@iloveplumpgrannies174 I don't really think so, her kit seems very niche'd towards plunging attacks

[@Esmeyippie]

We need a "Atleast Until Furina" counter for this series now lmao😭

[@rocrod430]

My Alhaitham has actually been VERY Much improved by Furina ngl Baizhu, EM Raiden, and Furina, is by far my highest DPS team right now. With all C0 units and only 1 signature weapon (Albaitham's), this team can clear any content with my fucking eyes closed

[@usmanya5110]

i wonder if this is due to cyno?

[@DG_Toti]

@@usmanya5110i doubt it. Cyno is good now yeah, but he’s so heavily reliant on his burst and can’t do much of anything without it, while Alhaitham has so many ways to get chisel light mirror stacks that he doesn’t need his burst to hit like a truck (though for the most efficient playstyle he does use it)

[@petipeti1235]

Omg Seele pfp

[@richboywinston5097]

He just got better. You get 2 new hyperbloom variants - Kuki/Furina/Nahida/Alhaitham: more dps but less comfy due to Kuki's way of healing - Raiden/Furina/Baizhu/Alhaitham: slightly less than 1st option but way more comfy

[@sefjo5223]

just the fact you can split the uptime and potentially manage your cooldowns more laxedly is pretty cool, from his 30s rotation to 22s rotation, sht really good and flexible

[@usmanya5110]

interesting... 30-22 secs i thought with Al it's usually 12-14 secs of uptime. maybe it's because i q first and then save the e for the next rotation. while the q is active i just do normals to proc yelan or xingqiu's burst and to make bloom cores and then go ham until kuki's ring expires. Kuki is on deepwood here so multiwave isn't a problem here.

[@duowngng]

​@@usmanya5110rotation usually refers to team rotation than character uptime. Most Alhaitham teams does has him onfield for 12-14s though

[@colorlessguard]

it’s very lore-accurate of Alhaitham to be so easy to gear up and start playing LOL he really needs the bare minimum of like iron sting and 4pc gilded to keep up with other top DPS characters

[@meliho27]

lol not even iron sting too, just slap a harbinger of dawn (a 3 star weapon) and you are ready to go to delete spiral abyss

[@naufalnoorizan1763]

​@@meliho27 i still think you need to learn how to play him, cause i cant 36 with him

[@AsDerouxWoofWolf]

The fact that Alhaitham's kit somehow already makes him a comfy enough character even with rotation mistakes is kinda funny in a sense that's it's in-character of him to make sure he stays afloat above them all.

[@SuperKevinho1]

I'm not english, correct me if I made a misunderstand: The difference between an Alhaitham's right rotation and one with mistake have ABYSSAL difference of dmg. His kit is a real kit that should be studied before to be played

[@AsDerouxWoofWolf]

@@SuperKevinho1 Not exactly. As mentioned by Vars, if you compare Alhaitham's mistake in rotation to Hu Tao or Raiden, it's not as damaging. You can still salvage the rotation.

[@Nixahma]

Alhaitham's sword rain attack is just so cool man. He makes for an excellent hyperbloom driver without sacrificing his own damage and his animations are great. He's also ND don't @ me

[@unluckyomens370]

Pretty animations hold way too much power in who i play lol

[@shinrinwitch5832]

He nailed that capable handsome guy trope. He got the attitude and the kit to back it up dang it! That's why even though I wasn't planning to pull for him in his first banner I caved in. 😂 No regrets though he's really powerful and snappy. His playstyle is the type that gets more satisfying the more you master him.

[@tama2774]

Him and Neuvilette are just a menace

[@simpledimple5235]

As an alhaitham player, I can confirm he feels really nice to play with… and not only gameplay wise- oop

[@pepelarrza3877]

He really be causing spread reactions on me 🤭

[@Zodia195]

Yeah I enjoy watching him climb hehehe.

[@simpledimple5235]

@@pepelarrza3877 He really aggravate my poo say 😍🤮

[@simpledimple5235]

@@Zodia195 honestly me too

[@Dinomight125]

OG fans will remember that in Alhaitham's scaling in beta was like twice as high 😂. Imagine if they released him un-nerfed!

[@deltaspecies1697]

Tbh his mirror scalings were lower in the OG kit. Mhy didnt nerf him,more like power shifted him from having his burst as the main form of dmg to his mirrors.

[@jamesfrancisgalang7350]

​@@deltaspecies1697It's like Playing Ayaka but Dendro (Like doing things to get Mirrors for his Burst)

[@deltaspecies1697]

@@jamesfrancisgalang7350 yea,it was ayaka but way better. Well,he still turned out to be the best dps on release and still is the best or the second best in the game. Good thing mhy didnt nerf him to ground like some other units.

[@MuhaamadAreeb]

Zajeff was so mad as if alhaitham was bad now. Bro did not know how op he was

[@zukodude487987]

I play alhaitham all the time, i even played alhaitham back in 2.7, her electro infusion leads to crazy aggravate damage. Alhaitham has the the hottest design and cute pigtails.

[@akeera_]

> her > electro > 2.7 My guy is this a joke or are you high

[@Eternity116]

@@akeera_ Why not both?

[@DG_Toti]

@@akeera_the joke missed you like you lost the 50/50

[@nationalgeografic7687]

Wait...

[@ventus_2nd_channel]

​@@akeera_He was mentioned abt Keqing

[@akgarada]

As you go deeper into dolphin meta, spread/quicken become exceedingly powerful. And Alhaitham mirrors can dish significant damage in aoe. as a fast attacker, with good range, decent HP pool and being tall male, you get all the advantages you need on a dps. And his kit is extremely versatile.

[@f.b.iagent3971]

It’s not how it actually works in reality, but I REALLY like this newest system of the second in command of a certain region being an insane damage dealer who is able to take advantage of the insane buffs that the Archon of their region provides, Furina and Neuvilette ya know

[@Eduardomscarvalho]

yeah, it really isn't a pattern yet, IMO, because it only happened twice, but I really like this. I really hope they make it happen for the 3rd time in Natlan

[@Zodia195]

@@Eduardomscarvalho Icing on the cake will be if the 2nd in command will be another hot dude since the Pyro archon is also female (and probably a badass herself) lol.

[@sakutaro3musik486]

@@Eduardomscarvalho i think they tried to do the same with yae and raiden, but it didn´t work out as good as the ones that came after

[@f.b.iagent3971]

@@sakutaro3musik486 That was definitely the intention, she was designed similarly to Albedo for Mono Geo teams (With Itto being like Raiden and Gorou being like Sara), with an elemental skill that deals impressive damage from off field and a burst that, whilst the skill is on the field, deals immense damage that has an incredibly high Energy cost that is somewhat alleviated by Raiden and gets the highest bonus possible from Raiden's E skill, It was also somewhat compounded by the fact that her long field time seems to compliment Raiden's super short field time so they can effectively share the spotlight equally. But Dendro was also right round the corner so, to make sure the element's introduction didn't flop, they designed a couple of Electro units WITH Dendro and EM in mind, Yae being one of them, thanks to her extra scaling from EM, unfortunately this meant that her best teams didn't include Raiden at all despite her obvious design synergy I guess if they hadn't edged the community as hard as they did and instead released her in 2.4 or 2.3 then she would probably have had more synergy with Raiden, potentially reducing opponent's Electro RES and generating more energy by herself

[@justbasicallyscarlett]

I would love if they continued this pattern! It just feels nice to play the second in command / high authority figure of the nation with the Archon since they usually have a good relationship together. With that being said, Yae Miko and Raiden Shogun can definitely work well together. Ningguang and Zhongli work well together but Zhongli is just very flexible in general. As for Mondstadt, Jean is a support and an off-fielder and doesn’t necessarily need to be paired with Venti unless you are playing double Anemo.

[@loricprincess13]

I got you on this one Vars, it's definitely bc of how he looks, his ability to teleport and his VA doing the MOST

[@veilder2332]

I liked the point you made about him being a DPS and Driver both together. As a Childe main since 1.1, Alhaitham's playstyle just feels incredibly natural to me, lol. I love how fluid his attacks are and how easy it is to keep them Dendro-infused and how his rotations feel to play. Combine that with a character and personality I find stupidly amusing, a great design and VA, and a prominent role in the Archon quest, then yeah, it's not wonder why he's basically my second main at this point. It's very often him and his Dendro teams I take with me in the Spiral Abyss, along with my go-to International. He just feels nice to play.

[@usmanya5110]

now this is an unexpected why everyone plays. even without nahida i'm still impressed with his perfomance.. like how he works as a dendro dps, like the only unit he needs is kuki and a deepwood user to function and that's it. heck you could even be like me and give shinobu a full em deepwood set just make sure you get a ton em and hp substats. the Hydro doesn't have to be xingqiu it could be anyone who could apply hydro off field(Minus Mona) slow or fast. like i run Barbara with Al sometimes and it's pretty good if i'm not against cryo enemies since Al tends to get to hugging range with enemies. i have nahida but i never use her with Al, it's really strong and of course Nahida in almost every dendro team is a big upgrade that it would feel worse, but i wouldn't really feel that way. But i wanna run two dendro teams in the abyss. maybe once i fully build my internat team i'll use her with Al. i'd say the only "bad" things about him is that he is carry but that goes for other carries, he takes a learning curve, and he's tied to kuki but this is a team based game. so idk if that should be part of it. edit:i forgot that he and neuvillette are like monsters at low investment and C0. they are nasty.

[@pepelarrza3877]

Shouldnt Kuki be on Tenacity to boost Alhaitam with the unconditional +20 Atk? Unless youre running him on a quickbloom team of course + how do you manage his ER without Nahida to battery him?

[@usmanya5110]

​@@pepelarrza3877 for me my al is at 120-130ish i tend to change artifactts alot. i mostly use Yaoyao on tenacity as a decent dendro battery and of course two favs. most of the time i Q first. since i need to save his skill. oh and this is mostly for quickbloom. it's ok to focus on abit more er at the moment since you can use harbinger of dawn to deal with your crit rations.

[@joe_simon]

​@@pepelarrza3877If the Kuki is doing Hyperblooms it's better to run an EM build. And in Spread it's usually better to give Kuki instructor because the buff is stronger (though it forces shorter rotation as the buff uptime is a bit worse)

[@reeyankharadi_16]

@@pepelarrza3877I use deepwood on yaoyao or nahida, Gilded on kuki and AL while xingqui gets instructor I don’t care about his dmg even though he is C6 that 120EM helps alot so

[@usmanya5110]

@@reeyankharadi_16 interesting.. i actually put instructors on either Yaoyao or Barbara(when i'm not using xingqiu) because it's so good for him. and shinobu in deepwood, like the damage difference when i saw it, isn't really that big and em has diminishing returns. like i focused so heavy on EM substats on her to reach 900 to 950ish em and then combined with dendro res of course.

[@popthemop]

i just love alhaitham in general

[@dplayer2693]

Ah "dendro keqing" aged very well. One of my favorite characters since release, love playing this guy

[@deltaspecies1697]

Oh how the tables have turned... Still remember the good ol days where everyone was saying waifu dps units are better than male dps units. And then alhaitham released and he is still arguably the best or the 2nd best dps in the game along with neuvilette. Even the other best options after them are male dps units (wanderer,xiao,lyney etc).

[@DG_Toti]

I wouldn’t necessarily say all the male hypercarries and dps units outrank the female ones, Hu Tao still hits hard, so do Raiden and Eula (though she has been pushed down significantly), and while they may be less popular, Ayaka and Ganyu aren’t the worst out there. We also now have Navia, who herself has basically become the only unit anyone would want for Geo damage who isn’t a certain free four-star who got obscenely buffed by Furina. But generally yeah Alhaitham and Neuvillette sweep all competition, male or female.

[@DG_Toti]

my personal ranking of 5⭐️ DPS units (in no particular order) would have to be like: SS: Alhaitham and Neuvillette S: Wanderer, Lyney, Raiden, Wriothesley, Tighnari, Hu Tao, Navia, Ayaka, Eula, Tartaglia, Ayato, Ganyu A: Yoimiya, Cyno, Xiao, Itto, Keqing, Diluc B: Klee D: Aloy Mind you being in one tier doesn’t mean I think they’re all on the exact same level within the tier, I just wrote them as I thought of them

[@usmanya5110]

​@@DG_Toti hm... where do childe and ayato sit? since both are probably in the same tier.

[@Alactrix]

@@usmanya5110 top of s maybe? maybe childe can touch ss due to crazy app

[@DG_Toti]

@@usmanya5110personally I put them near the lower half of S since I find Neuvillette to just be better for Hydro DPS, but they’re still solid. I’d rather have mid-to-lower S tier than upper B tier

[@pizzapanda8159]

One thing I really like is that he works everywhere. He has good exploration with his skill and isn't burst dependant, making him reliable in the overworld. He clears any domain with ease because there's so many possible rotations to approach either many waves or 2 strong enemies. And in abyss his teams pop off doing big single target / aoe dmg. And he is as difficult to play as you want him to be with very complex combos that are possible. But also a very easy reliable combo

[@Eduardomscarvalho]

I love playing him because he's simultaneously easy to build and vastly improved by being heavily invested into. and mastering his mirrors requires knowing the time and speed of his attack chain, along with mastering stuff like the "quick hold E" usage of his skill. putting this all together and unleashing 5-6 consecutive 3-mirror attacks feels AMAZING, and is one of the reasons I bring him to every single abyss(alongside Nahida, obviously)

[@Peharion88]

Best part of Alhaitham for me is after pressing E and fast plunge attack or charge attack he do tons of damage not like most characters except Burst and a lot of energy recharge.

[@Yawnz2]

How do u do a plunge after pressin E?

[@Peharion88]

@XCrimsonPyroX You aim E on floor and Alhaitham can do low plunge. You can find a lot of guides on KZbin.

[@usmanya5110]

interesting.. i usually burst first and save his e for the next rotation. since i don't worry about doing physical damage for 2 secs since the burst still applies dendro so you can still proc XQ's Q or Yae's E or Fischl's E or Yelan's Q. or if i'm lucky with ping i could probably go with kuki e while Al's Q is still going but i need to have alot of practice for that to be consistent.

[@Peharion88]

@@usmanya5110 That's what everyone does in Abyss , but I wasn't referring to the rotation because only some Boss on the 12th floor is able to survive longer after a full rotation.

[@DivineForcesBro]

Easily one of my favorite characters to play. Good damage and amazing DPS for Dendro.

[@drmluvr]

Amazing video, I've been looking forward for an Alhaitham one!! I'm among the crowd who would have pulled him even if he healed and buffed the enemies, but getting a top-tier DPS as well as a character I really love was such a treat! I've taken him to every single abyss since day 1 of getting him, and the damage ceiling of my account just absolutely skyrocketed. I also like the comparison to Childe because of how similar their play styles are. As a Childe main, Alhaitham is the only character in the game who's on par with how much fun he is to me. I used to wish there were two Childes, one for each side of the abyss, and now I basically have that! Bonus points for none of their teammates overlapping :D

[@usmanya5110]

man i wish i had the time to build internat. so that i can use nahida with Al to see his true potential. but alas he's still good without her.

[@drmluvr]

@@usmanya5110 Ahh yeah, it took me quite a long time getting around to building intl as well. I wish you luck with your artifact rolls if you’re able to get around to building them!

[@ShiraFuyu2022]

Alhaitham: "A Feeble Scholar", One of the Best DPS in the game Dehya: " An Experienced and Respected Mercenary " One of the Worst Units in the game Only in Gacha games where Lore is a complete 180 to what it translates Ingame

[@kazekori9593]

Canonically he has fought cyno pretty evenly so "feeble scholar" is playing himself down

[@tama2774]

At least the Sovereign of Hydro is lore accurate

[@therranolleo468]

"feeble scholar" is just a joke he downplayed himself with, lorewise he's on par with Dehya (a famous experienced mercenary) and Cyno (the damn general of the nation's guards)

[@a-passerby]

​@@tama2774 nope, what we have is but just a small fraction of his full power, he's a freaking sovereign, we r yet to see, what more he can do!!

[@pepelarrza3877]

Dont forget about Xiangling, the random 14yo chef who also happens to be friend with a God and is pretty much the pyro archon herself with how OP she is 😍

[@harrysgirl101]

I loved him since they first introduced him. I pulled him and haven't stopped playing him since. He runs with Nahida. Kuki and xinqou usually but I just added Furina instead and she works really well with him too. Even managed to pull his signature weapon too!

[@jasmineb5252]

This is literally me 😂 Even from his leaks, I decided I was going to pull for him. Even after he got "nerfed" from his beta, I loved him so much, I didn't care lol I'm so happy I snatched his weapon too 😊 I also use him with nahida, kuki and now I added furina to the team, it's so fun!

[@jyusatsu]

Me too! I fell in love at first sight when he showed up in the Sumeru trailer and was excited to get him. He became my favorite Sumeru character since (Kaveh is close runner-up) and he was my first to triple crown. Got him his signature sword on his rerun. Also his JP voice actor is my fave and as handsome as him!

[@usmanya5110]

is nahida on PTA? or are you using baizhu?

[@symartin45]

For me other reason why everyone plays Alhaitham - He is one of the most badass character in the game.

[@YatiSanghvi]

he really has everything going for him, it's almost unfair: - sword user - dendro user - simple talents/kit - resin-efficient artifacts - tall male character model - LOTS of quest content/exposure - hot - married to THE kaveh light of kshahrewar

[@H2Ocup]

Being a sword user isn't much of a perk tbh. And he has one of the more complicated kits in genshin, with one needing to time his skill, burst and ca precisely.

[@ventus_2nd_channel]

Not to mention that he scales on every offensive stat:atk, em, crit. Unlike other character who only benefit from em by elemental reactions or buff other character, alhaitham buffs himself by building em, which makes his dmg output like a flood

[@yamsbeans]

@you-yn5hp get off ur knees

[@Dazaiburger]

​@@H2Ocup i usually like these kinds of characters, easy gameplay is also good but I get bored of them easily

[@Ingydar_]

-best theme song to date -insane dendro application -my husband

[@Zodia195]

I'll be honest, I was initially drawn to Alhaitham because of his appearance . . . but once I saw his trailer, I definitely wanted him on my team because at the time I wanted to find a good replacement for Lumine (who was still my Main at the time) and I was still in Inazuma too, so it helped to find a good Dendro fighter since I knew Dendro was good against Electro. I was lucky to get him and he's still my primary main. I will admit I am also innately drawn to Sword fighters when it comes to main fighters because gamewise, it's what I am used to the most. I've been playing games for a long time and in the action/adventure genre, I am used to swords. Sure there are claymores, but they are pretty heavy and I prefer someone faster on their feet. Tip for Alhaithaim's material needed for Ascension- you just need to go the boss area needed for another Ascension item, and just farm around the perimeter. Plus those tunnels have the material also. The only thing I don't like grinding for is now having to get an item from the final boss domain you need once his talents have been raised to a certain extent, and even then it's not a guaranteed you'll get it. I'll be honest though I am looking at Natlan, and I am worried for my boy here since Dendro isn't great against Pyro, so now that I do have both Neuvillette and Furina, I am building them up slowly but surely lol. FYI, Alhaitham is also F2P friendly too. I only have him at C0 and he's already amazing. If and when his banner comes around again I hope to pull for him again.

[@giannaberlini8424]

Not me using alhaitam just because he's hot af

[@duongnguyen-s1i]

and the thumnail... just make him even hotttter. in love with this fine peace of art/food.... i mean person

[@kristhedumbass6281]

can't blame you honestly, the tit- nevermind

[@imhungry48.o_o.]

Please. I decided to pull this man because he was hot and THEN found out he was a solid main DPS.

[@giannaberlini8424]

@@imhungry48.o_o. slay

[@usmanya5110]

and thiccc

[@taromyx4479]

This video is reminding me about how I’m always right about characters like this. I always liked Kazuha, Kokomi, Alhaitham, and Lyney, but when they first came out they were just 5* Sucrose, the only character who can’t crit, green Keqing, and male Ganyu

[@NoProGaming]

Also known as: "I have Venti", "Genshin doesn't need healing", the real Dendro Archon and 5* Baron Bunny.

[@TheJH1015]

What I love about Alhaitham is that you don't *need* Nahida with him. Instead you can use Yaoyao for the healing and Dendro shred+application through Deepwood, meaning you can have an Electro applicator of your choice (Fischl because Fischl, Beidou, hell even Lisa can work well with her Def shred, Shinobu for ADDED healing and Hyperblooms if you want to go for HB) and just being immortal because Yaoyao's heals are lowkey kinda cracked. Leaving one slot completely free. You want a shielder? You can. you want a grouper in Kazuha or Sucrose? Fine, whatever you want. Use Xingqiu or Yelan if you want to go the Hyperbloom route with Shinobu. I hope I have enough wishes left when he reruns because he's the only character I really want on my account after Neuvillette.

[@usmanya5110]

what's funny is that i tend to slot Kuki on deepwood(with a S***ton of elemental mastery and HP substats) and Yaoyao on instructors or ToTM, maybe one day the healing set but idk if that sey is worth it even if there is also Kuki, my problem with yaoyao on deepwood is relying on yuegei can feel really annoying at times. i remember playing all in this odd team of triple healer of Yaoyao, Kuki and Barbara since Alhaitham is always at hugging range.

[@Lacirev]

One of my favourite things about Alhaitham is his field time flexibility. You can either go all in with burst and then skill/CA for full mirror uptime, or do a shorter rotation where you cycle between using burst on one rotation and then skill/plunge on the next. It gives him this quickswap feeling while also making you feel smart because it's not someone like Keqing where you can just do whatever and she'll still work.

[@AURA_XT]

"He's just a normal dude, but a really damn good one" And that's why i like him

[@Indian_gae_boii]

I pulled him due to the fact that he can cause spread without the use of electro 😳

[@toxicfx_nuhaad9175]

your puns are aggravating

[@pepelarrza3877]

Screaming without the S at this comment

[@CosmicBlitz001]

No he can’t?

[@volkygames2314]

@@CosmicBlitz001 r/woosh

[@lemmingming2799]

​@@CosmicBlitz001 You don't wanna know what they meant bro 😭😭😭😭😭

[@maya993]

I remember when he first came out, I watched a handful of youtubers talk about how he was going to be complicated to play because of the mirror mechanic. They made it sound like it was going to be a huge inconvenience to juggle them. I was almost intimidated out of pulling for him. ... But he was cool so I got him anyway. 0 regrets on that one.

[@prime1773]

I have interest in his character as soon as I find out who his VA is and his role in Sumeru AQ is just so cool. Personality wise is difficult to deal with and easily misunderstood if irl 😅. But he meant good will at times just not too much. Gameplay wise, oh boy... Even at C0 he is a high value unit as dps and quite flexible for team comp as well because of dendro. Easily my fav dps and my most played character. Cons: You need to learn his gameplay and combo for high value dmg but it's not that difficult. If you're not good at dodge, you need unit that can help his interruption resistance. If you're considering valuable dendro dps, Alhaitham is one of your options.

[@ImagineCats9339]

I started to play genshin few months ago , and I had to pick either him or Kazuha as my first 5 star , and I picked alhaitham because I found him much fun to play and (he's a husbando) , plus I needed a main dps, I don't regret my decision , he helped me a lot throughout the game and I recently got my first 36 star thanks to him ( and Monsieur Neuvilette)

[@christophwhiteyz9787]

Same I got guaranteed alhaitham then went for LOFI got freedom sworn and it's very good on him then I went for Kazuha grinding out primos and got chi chied lol.

[@ImagineCats9339]

@@christophwhiteyz9787 lol we can get kazuha in his rerun hopefully , even tho I don't really feel like I need him in my account currently , but he will be a great addition

[@kristhedumbass6281]

@@christophwhiteyz9787 I- I just realised that Light of Folar Incision abbreviates into LOFI, as in Lo-Fi. Lo-Fi Hip Hop. Oh my god he really is That Overachiever in Your Class.

[@salasy]

still not the "why no one plays dori" that Vars promised a long time ago

[@pepelarrza3877]

He probably forgot she exists, i dont blame him tho

[@clima9726]

I raised eyebrows reading the title... I initially used him in spread teams where mistakes are really punishing but I tried quickbloom and-I was just shocked.

[@ibrahim5463]

Duel wielding daggers,and arms built better than an oni gangster,what more reasons do you need

[@TheGwilwileth]

From Alhaitham day one, has been my main dps. He is now taking a mini break because Neuvillette has been my main lately….. I do love them both 😊

[@Ie_Froggy]

I have alhaitham but stopped using him as much due to getting bored. This video will hopefully change my mjnd since he's genuinely my favorite and first limited 5*

[@thinktwice5457]

Hey Vars. Great video. Comparing Nahida and Alhaitham got me thinking about nahida's constellations and how C6 Nahida ends up being an "on fielder" that takes less time and allows a shared short on-field time DPS to fit onto a team with her. Based on this random tangent, have you ever considered doing a video/video series on ranking/reviewing 5* constellations? As the game gets older and players continue to get capable teams set up faster and faster, I think 5* cons become more relevant topic to dive into, not just a conversation exclusively for whales.

[@Rpground]

I appreciate that you specify that he is the best on field dendro dps that is NOT Nahida, because Nahida being included just means he is second at everything.

[@firby7341]

a video i did not see coming...its been ages since ive seen people playing alhaitham (regarding ingame coop/profile pictures/characters showed on profile)

[@cybernoa88]

he has a fun kit, a lot of team options and is very good without constellations / signature weapon!

[@tealiseo5108]

Alhaitham is really strong but the funny thing is he was supposed to be even stronger, when he was still being tested he got a 20% damage nerf AND locking him to on field a few days before his release. Imagine if pre nerf alhaitham was the one we got.

[@jamesfrancisgalang7350]

I think Elemental Burst Alhaitham will be preferred with 3 mirrors (aka copying Huge Foreheaded girl)

[@cornflakebutsilly]

No, the initial change was a 12% nerf to his damage and they made another change which buffed him by 8%. So not really that big of a difference,

[@Candytime9]

Alhaitham/kuki hyperbloom has been my go to abyss team since his release, the other side will change. He is a great f2p unit. I am glad to see people stray away from the "he needs Nahida mentality" and people are seeing him as a great unit. I have Nahida but never felt the need to use them together, one on each side is perfect. Though they can be put together but it is not a necessity. Also, not needing Bennett and Xiangling is a plus they can be used on another team.

[@usmanya5110]

pretty much me, like i prefer using nahida on the other side as opposed to being with Al. Like I play Burgeon on one side and quickbloom in the other. Nahida and Al is really strong, but i prefer to use Nahida on another side since dendro teams are just good and because i don't have my internat team built, i prefer to use her on the other side.

[@sleepyghost9286]

i remembered when he first come out and the trailer drop everybody kept saying how bad he will be or how bad his mirror kit is but now suddenly he one of the best C0 DPS i on the other hand was a new genshin player and Alhaitham is my second banner i wished on i literally only pulls this dude for his looks didnt even know who he was and his demo trailer just make me want him all the more

[@lunasquib]

If he had a lower CD I’d main him I pull for overworld fun mainly and thats why I love Keqing

[@plvto1]

Well even though it's not optimal, Thundering Fury does offer cooldown reduction for quicken reactions I'm pretty sure..

[@huyphamle159]

Pull his C1

[@arocomisgamusclademork1603]

​@@huyphamle159budget opinion?

[@usmanya5110]

maybe practice his rotations a bit more. you'll get used to it.

[@lunasquib]

@@plvto1true but uh I mainly enjoy teleporting around the world even without combat and with him that’s only once every 18 seconds haha

[@lavenderlemons888]

Another great thing about him being a sword user is that his charged attacks are fast, use very little stamina, and don't propel him past enemies. Makes it easy to spam

[@yansentang2341]

Back in 3.2 everyone said that "if you have nahida. You don't need any other dendro character" Then Alhaitam came and he's pretty broken

[@usmanya5110]

tbh though even if you have it can be nice to get al since you can play two dendro teams in the abyss.

[@nyo6495]

Love how the first thing I hear is “according to the judgement of the oratrice mécanique d'analyse cardinale”, the adds knows!

[@EllyG]

I play him because he does big green damage.

[@usmanya5110]

have you seen his spread numbers?

[@EllyG]

@@usmanya5110 as a triple crowned alhaitham user, yes. i have.

[@Shindy117]

I cant wait to get is C1 omg that one alone is huge. The cooldown being lowered will be awesome

[@Stanzbey69]

Pulled for the coolest normals in the game, stayed for everything else

[@andrewblount2810]

Just returned to the game after stopping early this year. Was fortunate to pull alhaitham, kuki and nahida right when I quit so currently building all 3. Super excited to use all of them finally lol

[@vladimirk7686]

I wouldn't say he cant be compared to Neuvilette. Just like Neuvilette he is a versatile and very strong onfield carry who has one of the best teams in the game. They are equal for me. But of course they cant compete with off field units like furina, xq, yelan, nahida

[@myvu889]

Alhaitham is my all-time most favorite character in this game and I don't think there will ever be someone who can capture me as much. The reason why he is not as popular in the fandom as some other characters mostly boils down to the mass' perception that he's way too perfect, I kid you not. Considering his characterization, however, he is the opposite of being surreal. In fact, he's an accurate depiction of an introvert which I think highlights Hoyoverse' great work at building a character's personality. He's so mysterious with so interesting views all the time, coupled with an eye-candy design. At last, I'm grateful he's a very good and friendly character in combat. He might gradually become obsolete which is an unavoidable thing in gacha games but I will always like his play style.

[@Kalagni1000]

Run him with 1000 em raiden, 220+ ER Xingqui + Golden Troupe Fischl and he melt enemies like a butter 🧈

[@usmanya5110]

man that team's kind of scary? you must have been practicing alot, right?

[@Kalagni1000]

@@usmanya5110 Not really. Hyper/Quickbloom usually less demanding team than C0 Hu Tao vape team (for example). No need to learn jump cancel etc. My example are extreme but as long you know what sets to use and rotation, Hyper/Quickbloom team are very reliable to help player clear hard content.

[@usmanya5110]

​@@Kalagni1000 i meant by the survivabilty. not having a healer and relying only on XQ is kind of scary though especially if you're up against aggresive enemies.

[@Kalagni1000]

@@usmanya5110 fair point but with 1000 em raiden/Kuki + fischl, the main point is to deleted enemies faster that they can hit you. For comfort, Kokomi can replace Xingqui but imo you need to swap fischl with other dendro units.

[@usmanya5110]

@@Kalagni1000 ah ok i get it now.

[@Blackoutdmc]

LMAO, When you used your Rayquaza vs MEGA Rayquaza analogy for Nahida and Alhaithem, a pokemon go ad popped up. Great timing!

[@Demigod2NE3]

I need a new Dendro on field character!! I love Alhaitham but he's already maxed so I want another haha

[@DG_Toti]

If you ever get Tighnari you could try that, otherwise us in the Dendro fan camp are gonna have to wait a bit since the Dendro reserve seems to have been exhausted and Chiori is a Geo unit

[@Eflaene]

He's the first character that I saved up enough for both him and his weapon, ngl I just found him hot and the fact he was good was a nice bonus

[@hannibalimtasty]

I'm so happy i was able to get him on his release as well as his weapon. Literally, no regrets ❤❤ Hope anyone who wants him gets him in his future re-runs, he's amazing 💚💚

[@Zodia195]

I hope to get his sword and start working on his constellations whenever his rerun comes back. I've only recently got my first 5 star weapon (on accident mind you for it was not the weapon banner) and it a catalyst weapon . . .

[@TJF588]

I skipped him on debut because his hair wasn't green. In the time since, I'd gone through some of the Sumeru Archon quests, and snagged him on his rerun. Still haven't built him all the way up, because Dendro gemstones are annoying (already have all the chicken and cube materials I need!), but I feel a bit more flutter in my heart seeing him on the roster.

[@duongnguyen-s1i]

the thumbnail made reminds how FINEEE ALHAITHAM ISSSS. LOVEEE.

[@cava208]

Altough not my favourite character story wise, he is without a doubt the pull i am most satisfied with. He is so incredibly fun, and so damn strong too. One of two characters that i have bothered trying to get their weapon for. ...other one being Navia. Currently sitting at 2/2 fate points, questioning my resolve.

[@srikrishnak196]

SAME! He's the only 5 star character for whom I have their signature weapon and god I don't regret it at all!

[@Zodia195]

Best of luck with Navia.

[@cava208]

Thank you! She is home at least, and an absolute blast to play! Should have enough time to farm up primos for the axe before its gone. Now to find a use for my new skyward pride and mistsplitter... @@Zodia195

[@xuccucu]

I fell in love with him even before Sumeru, when there were leaks about him being the dendro archon, archon’s familiar and him being the Su expy. Gonna c6 and r5 him on his next rerun

[@gamingadda3577]

Really like him but lost on his last banner. I hope he gets a rerun soon( please hoyo)

[@mingpomai]

During his first release, I was doing some early pulls because I used to “gain pity.” Honestly I couldn’t wait to pull since I’m f2p. Yelan was coming after his banner, and was who I was going for. I had no real DPS’s at the time except maybe, technically, Klee. At the time, unfortunately I had got alhaitham at maybe 50+ pity, and I had extremely mixed feelings. I didn’t even know who he was at the time. I should’ve just waited like a day more until the banner ended. Whole year later and he is my strongest and most favorite character in the whole game. Never get yelan even to this day, but honestly that was the most fair trade off ever. Thank you Alhaitham for making 100% the game possible for me, cause Klee. I love ya, but you were not carrying me to victory.

[@honeybeeami2654]

I’m really happy that especially with Fontaine’s Furina and Neuvilette, Genshin seems to have the archon usually stand in a more supportive role ensuring that they have good longevity, and then they have a secondary character of their respective element that becomes top tier in a way that doesn’t force them into competition.

[@malvoleus]

Big green Al just works out of the box, no cons needed, slap on a half decent artifact set & weapon then start owning. Admittedly I did give him my Ayaka's Mistsplitter but he gets so much more field time anyway.

[@TKWLPR]

I like Alhaitham’s gameplay and playstyle but unfortunately I don’t play him because I don’t have him. I skipped both banners for Yelan and Eula. When he comes back in the future, I’ll get him definitely

[@IDontKnowWhatToPutOg]

I don’t get how people hate his personality, he does nice things for people, he just doesn’t feel the need to show it off. Plus he’s hilarious.

[@CPastor1055]

I play him because I like getting spread

[@laylamohsini723]

His play-style feels effortless. One tap of his skill and the enemies just die.

[@bruhlono]

This fictional man single-handedly made my alt account go from struggling to beat floor 9 to being able to clear most of the abyss without effort

[@rajaryan-fe1oy]

Hoyo looked a Kequing and said, damm she's very cool, what if she worked

[@rajaryan-fe1oy]

It's obviously a joke ehe~, I don't wana be banned on the very channel I'm commenting, I use Kequing alot since she's so cool

[@plvto1]

​@@rajaryan-fe1oyDon't worry, if someone takes your comment too seriously it's not your fault. :)

[@404FinallyFound]

That alhaitham burst into e hurts my soul

[@elnino3740]

Alhaitham is the most clear example of dps characters not being made equal.

[@DG_Toti]

He was the warning for neuvillettes to come

[@kmh4076]

Until Fontaine that is 😢

[@usmanya5110]

​@@kmh4076 i'd argue that even with neuvilette, he still is probably leagues ahead compared to the other dpses. so they are about equal or neuvillette is about better than him.

[@usmanya5110]

​​​@@DG_Toti that dragon is nasty.... being a self sustaining dps and he himself dealing insane damage.

[@yaB0i_Hawkx]

I just reaalllyyy like his design and then fell in love with his gameplay (even months later I still find his design so pretty qwq)

[@amitchowdhary2935]

Today, I decided to build my Alhaitham. And here comes ur video. 😅

[@ryuzae2284]

Since he's released he never leave my abyss slot and now i have neu. Him and neu is completely destroyed the abyss 😀

[@yadneshchaudhari4208]

I dunno why but my quicken alhiatham team is little stronger and WAY consistent and easier to use than my hyperbloom alhaitham team. Even when i use the strongest characters with strongest builds in both scenarios.

[@usmanya5110]

maybe try quicken bloom by using slower hydro app so you can dish out more hyperblooms and spread damage.

[@DonKangolJones]

To this day: when I want something dead, my team is Alhaitham, Nahida and Kuki w/ either Xingque or Zhongli finishing out the team. It is the gold standard for my account.

[@Kevmer18]

Life is good when Vars uploads.

[@jamiel7388]

Alhaitham is so good he can apply spread without Dendro

[@VonTachyon]

I personally don't think Alhaitham is that much worse than Nahida. Alhaitham is a much better on-field than Nahida, for almost all intents and purposes.

[@whitelotus8960]

Alhaitham and now Neuvillete are the reason I can 36 star abyss finally

[@hotaru44]

He's fun to play but he forces me to be cautious with everything

[@trougas]

Get Navia to help drag him out of the training room

[@risingsun4065]

I love Alhaitham 💚🌱 His game play, his character. Even back then, when the first pictures of the Sumeru cast were leaked, it was clear to me from the start that I absolutely had to have him. And now Alhaitham has been with me non-stop since release. I pulled C2 and his weapon straight away, although I had a lot of bad luck with his weapon. After the end of his banner, I saved up again. Until his rerun. Now Alhaitham is my first C6 5*. My next goal is Nahida C2 to make Alhaitham even stronger and then get his weapon to R5.