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Music Credits:
- tnbee - Kamisato Ayato Theme Music EXTENDED - Fathomless Swirls in the Forest (tnbee mix)
- KZbin Audio Library
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro - Thank you Schaufle
0:21 Overall place in the meta, pull value
3:06 Pull value if you have other Hydros
3:47 Ayato or Childe? Is he comparable to Kokomi or Childe?
4:10 How big is the Childe - Ayato gap in national
5:20 How good is his damage, burst only build
6:17 Thoughts on Burst
6:55 Artifact Sets and Stats overview
8:20 Shimenawa
8:34 Emblem and TF
10:32 ATK vs ER sands
10:46 Split Sets
11:01 More about TF set
11:32 Is HP% a good substat?
11:40 Is EM valuable
11:53 How much ER
12:42 Weapon Overview
15:15 Does Ayato's weapon affect his sets?
16:07 Constellation Overview
17:17 Team Overview
19:51 Closing thoughts
20:14 Outro - Voicelines

[@wideozludrawz]

hu 🤺ha🤺 hu 🤺he🤺 ha🤺 hu 🤺ha🤺 hu 🤺hu🤺 kamisato💦 art sue you 👨‍⚖️

[@dankmemes7729]

best comment

[@johnd7760]

yanfei: OBJECTION

[@isusport]

8:25 that was extremely painful, it was lined up perfectly damn it

[@arthursun1337]

Thank you Schaufle and the entire Zajef team!

[@user-wz5pn2vs2n]

he’s just so fun to play i never get tired of the SHING SHING SHING

[@MrGshinobi]

CASCADE HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH SHING SHING SHING SHING SHING

[@luiss428]

BE STILL SCHLOP SCHLOP SCLOP SLCOPS SLCOP

[@zephyrseija]

Honestly his best attribute. Satisfying SHING SHINGs.

[@shinkamui]

@@zephyrseija that and when he mocks us for being poor and picking up loot off the ground. That is great too

[@banjoowo4001]

Wish his shingshing did some damage

[@eulacuteuwu]

thank you Schaufle and editor GIGACHAD

[@kallum39]

Ask Zajef Elysia when?

[@abortedButGoated]

didn't thank zajeff lol

[@wideozludrawz]

super why us ur profile pic so cursed wtaf D:

[@Asphyxiia74]

@@wideozludrawz jinx isn't cursed bruh she's super cute wym

[@eulacuteuwu]

@@abortedButGoated i will thank him once he starts paying us Modges. 0$/h Smoge

[@MrDee001]

The way Zajef talks about Ayato's massive ability to get the enemies wet is impressive.

[@nanathedelta8561]

@@bobjones1934 L

[@justsomeguy727]

@@bobjones1934 low hanging fruit

[@abhinandhari7812]

@@bobjones1934 good troll

[@kevinkarthik3329]

@@bobjones1934 ayato is one of the best hydro

[@phag4eva]

@@bobjones1934 L

[@dungtrinh8419]

Big love to the editor who always fast and still keep the quality of the video very good ❤️

[@monke-mk5]

Thank you schaufle! Also that ayato 3rd place meme is so funny

[@NathanNGM]

The ending had me DYING! That impression was so on point

[@AbsoleonDisaster]

Best Zajef impression yet for Ayato I was crying XD My favorite Ayato team is Ayato, Nahida, Kuki, Venti/Sucrose

[@Puppetmaster2005]

My fav is Ayato + Kazuha + Kokomi + Yun Jin. It's the most comfortable, easy to use, braindead comp ever. Kokomi + Kazuha to swirl, Yunjin ult, Ayato swish swish swish. And i even managed to DPS down the dendro chicken on floor 12 with this.... no other reaction needed other than Kazuha's swirl.

[@GuobaILuvU]

@@bobjones1934 L

[@Coralinemybeloved]

@@bobjones1934 you keep your waifus to yourself, not everyone have those units or wants to play with them. I play Ayato mainly because he is a Daddy and he is a very versatile unit on top of being hydro. There are certain things that only Ayato can provide, not Childe or Yelan. Watch the goddamn video if want to know why Ayato is good

[@Puppetmaster2005]

@@bobjones1934 Don't you have better things to do on the internet than judging the "taste" of others? Anyway, I'll humor you. I HAVE Ayaka, Ayato, Hu Tao AND Raiden (though she is on another account). You know who I brought around Sumeru for Exploration? - Ayato. His slashes cover an insanely wide AoE (unlike childe and yelan), he's incredibly easy and relaxing to play, doesnt trigger the Mushroom's activated states because he's hydro, generally matches up well against all enemy types except hydro mages (which are nonexistent in sumeru for some reason), while looking cool while doing so. So yeah. He's good. Not mid. Good.

[@Puppetmaster2005]

@@bobjones1934 Imagine willingly wasting your time judging others tastes on the internet while completely ignoring the points they made and making yourself superior to justify real life insecurities. Here. Take this L. Don't hit your head on the way out. :)

[@Hariharan_11]

Dudee , the voicelines addition is soo freakin cool 🤣🤣

[@mike81356]

Ayato is perfectly fine since he’s flexible in multiple teams, while also being easy to play thanks to his WideHardo AoE. Even if he’s not BiS, you’ll still be able to 36* and clear Genshin content with him, especially now with Dendro introducing HyperBloom.

[@whisperwalkful]

Isnt ayato bis in hyperbloom tho? The multitarget variant, kuki ayato nahida.

[@nonno2760]

@@whisperwalkful I believe that Yelan or Xingqiu can be equal to or even better than Ayato in Hyperbloom, correct me if I am wrong though

[@lukenguyen3146]

@@whisperwalkful yelan and xq still above him due to allowing nahida to stay on field and take advantage of weak side bloom to create more seed.

[@DamslettesSIMP]

@whisperwalkful no it's Bobagrassional

[@danidan2174]

@@lukenguyen3146 he is still bis in hyperbloom cause you rather use xq+yelan on the other team

[@Kurovespertine]

I want to say that since kuki release, Ayato and Kuki are my favorite overworld pair comp and imo possibly the best. No energy required, pretty much unkillable, destroy shields / stun enemies, excellent aoe range. I also use them in my taser comp with fischl and Kazuha that I 36 abyss with. Surprised she got no mention for his teams. I definitely recommend it!

[@sujata994]

Damn I wish I had Kuki! I hope she’s on Haitham’s banner

[@Kurovespertine]

@@bobjones1934 What is the purpose of this comment? But you know what, it's been a day and I'll explain. Always wanted Ayaka as I find samurai Vergil style characters cool. When I found out about her older brother, and how he fought, I wanted to complete the pair and get him too. I also came to like his personality and his story. I'm a older brother myself to a younger sister and connected a bit. I also wanted another Hydro field unit for my comps. I levelled Childe but, his play style just wasn't exactly my favorite. Ayato ended up being much better than I expected and I was very very happy with him. Kuki. I never intended on getting her, but I wanted more Gorou cons for my Itto team and ended up with her. And I ended up actually loving her easy electro / Tenacity application and healing capability. The final realization that fully sold me on her, is the fact that I love co-op. And being able to heal a party, at will without a need for energy or a target (Barbara) pleased me a lot. I've always enjoyed healers in FFXIV and on the smallest scale, I got that. I also hadn't pulled for Kokomi. Lastly, Dendro wasn't out yet and I felt she may see her true potential with it's release. And FYI, I actually did build Xinyan. Matter of fact, being a guitarist, it was her trailer that got me to try out this game to begin with. I was like lol who is this guitar girl fighting monsters I need to try this game. She has her issues but she's playable with investment. She's actually pretty good on overworld too. I like making use of the infinite spin glitch with her from time to time. Better than Ayato and Kuki? I love Xinyan but idk about that one 🤔 lol I will say though, every now and again just to spice things up I've been considering building a pyro xinyan and c6ing Bennet. Could be fun. Heard some interesting things on Xinyan discord too 🤔 So yeah 🤷🏾 that's why

[@Cezaane99]

@@Kurovespertine dude, that bob jones guy is an internet troll, he appears on every single comments just to thrash on Ayato, don’t bother replying him, he’s just a 🤡

[@Soundwave1900]

@@Kurovespertine don't pay him attention, he's just going through comments with cheap lazy bait because apparently trolling is fun for some people. What i actually came to say is, well, i pulled for 3 kuki copies just for this team and got cyno in the process... the only time i got an early 5* had to be the most useless one (i just enjoy keqing more for the same dps). And you know, it was somehow still worth it as him+nahida+kuki was the strongest friendship team i ever had :D

[@gublyb3579]

​@@bobjones1934 It's really weird how you're going into every single comment chain here and shittalking Ayato. Did the funni blue man hurt U in some way?

[@PigeonSuWi]

Thank you Schaufle, and also thank you editors, who edit Zajef's videos and make them from good to absolute bangers. Seriously the editing is so good it's just amazing. And of course thank you Zajef for making such helpful videos! You are truly one of the Genshin TCs of all time! Happy holidays!

[@zanzatbc]

When Zajef makes a new video I click it. Regardless of the content, even just to hear his amazing laugh. But when it’s an ask zajef it’s like a second Christmas.

[@figlet6427]

Thanks Shaufle, and the rest of the team, your editing really makes the tc parts easy to understand and digestible🧎‍♀️

[@nicolasr8224]

I have childe and yelan and I find myself using Ayato more of the time I think his kit has a nice blend of off field and on field hydro application and with burst and skill it’s smooth to have him on my team

[@exabier3854]

I gotta say, I love the editing in your videos! Props to them!

[@fightorflight2279]

I think Ayato is a comfortable character. I think him being hydro also makes him flexible. He has great aoe and isn't too complex to use

[@agnivalahiri9347]

Thank you Schaufle, you the team are very helpful on the livestreams and helped me countless times

[@darkhydra4262]

Thank Schaufle and the editing team, you guys are awesome!

[@grizzledsentinel4691]

Basically all the reasons you gave for him being a great generalist character are why I decided not to go for Wanderer or Al-Haitham and instead pull for him (I skipped him when he first came out to get Ayaka who I had skipped to get Raiden). I basically wanted Xingqiu on every single team and Ayato seemed like the best option to be a generalist hydro applicator who could take Xingqiu's slot on EVERY team which is what I was looking for. I'll get yelan and perhaps kokomi (depending on the hydro archon's kit) at some point but Ayato was what I felt I needed since my other hydro options were Mona and Barbara so I needed a generalist.

[@vicefamgaming]

Hot damn! That TF Ayato is crazy! Glad to learn something new in every one of your vids.

[@Ecaea]

Zajeff voice pack for Ayato tingles me in ways i didnt knew it could be tingled. I got chills.

[@jimmybean2509]

i already knew everything you said (from your videos mostly lmao) but i still feel so informed, another banger thundering fury man

[@hydreigon2709]

I just love Ayato, he's so good and so versatile

[@tched3265]

More of a top imo

[@acapellaseto]

@@tched3265goodbye

[@hiimapop7755]

Thank you Schaufle, Zajef the voice actor, and the amazing editor! :D

[@LelaMCRmy]

Thank you Schaufle/Fluffle Skateparkge and excellent info and explanations as always

[@andri_prasetya]

Thanks for the satisfying dubbing in the ending. 🙏🏻

[@nataloserlover]

Thank you Schaufle and editor

[@esserefveermold]

Got ayato almost accidentally on his first banner, ended up loving him, absolute unga bunga king

[@seafox8879]

Thank you schaufle! Ive been waiting for this

[@emmarodriguez3717]

I love the voice acting at the final of the video, thank u so much mastaZajef

[@bud05]

Schaufle Starege - thx as always for trimming it down so I can hear all these good questions answered

[@ababa9678]

I pulled for ayato when he was realeased without even trying his trial (never cared abput dmg and such stuff) just because i really liked how he looks and his personality are just too perfect for me not to pull. And I never regreted it. Ayato improved my quality of life sm... Also I always bring him to thw abbys, bcs he is so good and confortable in combat. Before dendro my team for him was - Ayato, Fischl, Bennet, Jean and it was my strongest one lol. Now I do different teams for him depending on the enemies, but idk he slways seems to be erfect for them. Also the fact that he is so comfortable in exploration, since he uses only his E and it has very fast CD

[@KingofBlah37]

Thanks to Schaufle, Zajef, and everyone else who contributed to this video. I've been looking forward to Ayato's re-run pretty much since his first banner started. I liked him from the get-go, but had to skip him in order to guarantee I got some other more "important" units. Lady Luck seemed to appreciate my restraint, and when this current banner dropped I won the 50/50 for him at only 39 pity. Naturally, I pre-farmed everything I needed for him and was able to get him functioning immediately, though his ER and Crit Damage are on the low side for my tastes (125% and 163% respectively). I run him on Gladiator's, so I'll passively get upgrades for him from bosses and the strongbox. Once I have the spare resources to build Keqing, I'll start putting a TF build together for him as well.

[@LordFire_T]

Thank you Schaufle, appreciate your efforts. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year everyone.

[@jonahtran1834]

Digital hugs and kisses to Schaufle and the editor

[@user-sq7ry5vx7t]

The ending gets me every time

[@SF3098]

thank you Schaufle and editors, have a Happy New Year!

[@kaito9836]

Always loved the last few seconds of torment

[@D41noth]

I heckin love Zajeff upload

[@evar7635]

Thank you Schaufle and nice video Zajef!

[@shelbyKiraM]

Thank you, @Schaufle!! Now, back to watch

[@isoris2297]

Thank u Souffle om, also great editing as usual

[@cloudykhushi]

This analysis was really good omg.

[@Anon-tq9gm]

Thank you schaufle and editors

[@bottomline2936]

Thank you Schaufle, Editor, and Zajef!

[@TechieConnoisseur]

Thanks Schaufle and any editors or team members who help Zajeff make his videos possible. It’s a group effort and you all deserve high praise. Thanks of course!

[@khoufo]

I love ayato hyperbloom Specialy with double hydro (ayato nahida XQ + kuki or raiden) The double interuption resistance from his E and XQ make him very hard to knock back and they battery each other while the rotations feel smooth and easy to play . Also love the voice acting in the end , i wanted to hear the heh heh heh sounds when he slashes too haha

[@humansarenottofu]

Ayato is clusmy friendly and I love him for it, he's neat

[@AcE-xj6yl]

Omg! I will never get tired of these outros hahaha

[@MrGshinobi]

Ayato is for me one of the most fun and well designed characters in the whole game, his kit is really strong while also being so easy and so satisfying to play while also just fitting in pretty much most teams that want a hydro unit, oh and he's also really hot, he really just checks all the boxes doesn't he? I like him so much that i even went for his signature weapon, which as a low spender is something that i always avoid doing.

[@saisamitsu]

Thank you schaufle for sifting through our questions!

[@Sir_Neal]

Thank you Schaufle, very pog question sorting

[@kuronekosama6125]

Big salute for the editor 🙏🏿

[@darkdude1996ify]

Thanks Schaufle and ZaYEP 19:10 C6 Thoma is okay-ish too. Gives some more NA bonus, shield can be convenient, helps a bit with Pyro app and Pyro resonance

[@edenrav]

Ok but 0:28 is so unironically good I need this as a meme template without the video background

[@calamity4551]

I have ayato and I'm so content with him. He and xq can make two teams of almost any type, and I almost never needed any other hydro besides them (except for freeze, mona when mihoyo?). Also I just finished my HoD build on him after 1 year and Tf salesman promotes Tf to me NOW. Guess I know what I'm using strongbox on...

[@ilhamarda1946]

11:03 i love how happy you were here because you got the chance that you really wanted 😂😂

[@sabsain2399]

Thank you Schaufle and LMFAOOOO the endinggg; i loved it

[@lFahrenheit]

Thank you so much Schaufle! 🙏🏻💕

[@SwaggerJoyce]

Thank you Schaufle and Zajeff for the amazing bubble tea sips at the end there

[@latioshunter]

Thank you Schaufle! And the Archon-tier editor, of course.

[@itsmyright2229]

Schaufle is an amazing person. Thank YOU!

[@AcidvegaIlDruido]

Thank you Schaufle! Zajeff voice pack, best voice pack!

[@DeadRyGuy]

Thank you Schaufle, editor, and Zajef

[@AmapolaMystery]

Thank you Schaufle and editor :D

[@impostorsyndrome1350]

Schaufle, you're a legend. Keep up the good work.

[@deempay]

Thanks Schaufle and editors! The censored voices are always funny, and on top of that, the 3rd rank meme is hilarious lmao.

[@neerurathore4772]

thank you schaufle and everyone else who worked on the video

[@aruakabane2077]

Finally Ayato has a BiS team!! Aoe hydro Hyperbloom Thank you for the vid

[@teaQtheQT]

Thank you Schaufle. Can you make videos longer his voice is so soothing

[@beastwithin7772]

Thank you Mr. Souffle and Editor. Very GIGACHAD

[@Soramoi]

That "aaahh" at the end killed me

[@PieZuri]

nothing short from perfect thank you mr le jeff

[@Elementalswirl]

Thank you for the best content

[@jyusatsu]

Played Ayato since his release and back then I was an early 50s AR player and I just love the man he carried me everywhere and was able to clear Spiral abyss with him until I can full star it. I agree with the pros and cons Zajef mentioned about him but overall he's really a good char to have. I luckily got Mistsplitter and he uses it for a long time but now I'm on my way to get his Haran he deserve it.

[@vishal-00]

@Bob Jones damn bruh you must be mad

[@restart6358]

@@vishal-00 he's no 1 ayato hater, it's so funny that they think their "opinion " is matter to others

[@hiro_444]

@@bobjones1934 even in dendro teams?

[@rrrr996]

@@bobjones1934 you’re obsessed with ayato goddamn

[@hiro_444]

@@bobjones1934 then your sheets are objectively wrong. Periodt.

[@fusbb]

"Childe, Yelan, and Xingqiu are the only good hydros. All the other ones are garbage. Especially Ayato. He's literally F tier Walmart Childe." - Bob Jones

[@itsmyright2229]

I like how Bob Jones hasn't reacted yet

[@harrychrizt7850]

Can found that 🤡 literally is in every video of Ayato 😆🤣😂

[@pacajoo5347]

The voiceover in the end is truothe highlight of the video😂

[@sxyisky]

Thanks Zajef, Schaufle, and Editing team you're amazing!

[@idkuhhhhhhhhh]

Ayato is my fav playble character rn because of everything you just said, also that man is so beautiful

[@idkuhhhhhhhhh]

@@bobjones1934 look, i love childe but i love ayato more. And i have ayato but i lost 50/50 twice on childe so i cant say whether what you're saying is true or not. And my taste isnt trash.

[@idkuhhhhhhhhh]

@@bobjones1934 why would i take it back? Outside if burst dmg and on field application ayato is better in every way. And i like him so why dont you go and stop insulting me for no reason?

[@idkuhhhhhhhhh]

@@bobjones1934 my point is, ayato is more consistent, his e does more dmg, his more flexible, easier to play, funner (imo) and he has off feild application so he is better then childe in any team that isnt international

[@licarsmeth6890]

1:13 gotta appreciate the editor 👏😂

[@ayushjena4257]

Thank you Schaufle and you too Zajef

[@Peter081]

That outro ending tho. Liking the video.

[@spartant-t9136]

thanksss schuafle forr helpingg

[@chuchubag]

Thank you Schaufle! The dub at the end is always a delight. On a character's 3rd rerun ask Zajef, would you mind adding the KR dub in your impersonation? 👉👈

[@adoroselatte]

I found my people 👀

[@gito9442]

Thank's Schaufle! Good Video. 😃

[@davlintulip7524]

Thank u Schaufle 🙏 And also as a person who get bored of teams very fast ayato is a blessing for me. He is good in every team I put him and my strongbox hod luck is massive so he is getting an upgrade every time I do strongbox 🤣

[@orangechooco]

Thank you Schaufle 🙌

[@sophialopez128]

I already have Ayato and I know most of these stuff already, but I'm just here for the end voicelines haha xD

[@heathcliff3530]

Thank you Schaufle💙

[@stoneparker27]

thank u schauffle!!!

[@JM-nothing-more]

since i don't think they'll ever get their own vids anytime soon - could you talk about the place of the Standard Banner 5*s with Dendro next time around? how well they work for the dendro based reaction teams?

[@gustavofeltrin7458]

Thank you Schaufle

[@Sme3ti]

Thank you Schaufle 🙏

[@BarQ__]

Thanks mr. editor!

[@zargis]

Thanks Schaufle and props to editor

[@neclitorismagnum]

Thank you Schaufle, Zajef and mr. editor

[@depressedarti]

Thanks Shuffle! XD