Alhaitham is a formidable 5-star Dendro user in Genshin Impact. Here’s everything you need to know about effectively building the character.
Alhaitham serves as the Sumeru Akademiya’s scribe and as a member of the Haravatat, one of the six Darshans. He also lives with the 4-star Dendro character Kaveh after the latter had financial issues following the construction of the Palace of Alcazarzaray.
Alhaitham is an exceptionally powerful Main DPS that can quickly apply Dendro to opponents. He also has the ability to hit multiple targets with the potential to cause Dendro-related Elemental Reactions.
If you’re looking to build Alhaitham, keep reading to learn our recommended Artifacts, weapons, and more.
Contents
- Alhaitham abilities in Genshin Impact
- Alhaitham Constellations in Genshin Impact
- Best Alhaitham Artifacts in Genshin Impact
- Best Alhaitham weapons in Genshin Impact
- Alhaitham Talent Level-up and Ascension Materials
- Best Alhaitham team comp in Genshin Impact
- Alhaitham pros and cons in Genshin Impact
- Should you pull for Alhaitham in Genshin Impact
- Alhaitham trailer in Genshin Impact
Alhaitham abilities in Genshin Impact
Normal Attack: Abductive Reasoning
- Normal Attack: Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.
- Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.
- Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Elemental Skill: Universality: An Elaboration on Form
Rushes forward, dealing Dendro DMG to nearby opponents when the rush ends, causing a Chisel-Light Mirror to form. Holding this skill will cause it to behave differently.
Hold: Enters Aiming Mode to adjust the direction of Alhaitham’s rush attack.
Chisel-Light Mirror: When this skill is unleashed, Alhaitham will generate 1 Chisel-Light Mirror. If there are no Mirrors at this time, he will generate 1 additional Mirror. Chisel-Light Mirrors will have the following properties:
- When he possesses Chisel-Light Mirrors, Alhaitham’s Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks will be converted to Dendro damage that cannot be overriden
- When attacks of the aforementioned kinds hit opponents, the Chisel-Light Mirrors will unleash a Projection Attack that deals AoE Dendro DMG based on the number of Mirrors on the field.
- A total of 3 Chisel-Light Mirrors can exist at once.
The Chisel-Light Mirrors will disappear one after the other over time, and will all disappear when Alhaitham leaves the field.
Elemental Burst: Fetters of Phenomena
Creates a Particular Binding Field and deals multiple instances of AoE Dendro DMG. If Chisel-Light Mirrors exist when this ability is unleashed, all such Mirrors will be consumed and increase the number of DMG instances dealt.
2 seconds after this ability is unleashed, if 0/1/2/3 Mirrors were consumed, Alhaitham will generate 3/2/1/0 new Mirrors in turn.
Alhaitham Constellations in Genshin Impact
If you’re lucky enough to pull multiple copies of Alhaitham, here are the powerful buffs you’ll receive from his Constellations:
- Level One – Intuition: When a Projection Attack hits an opponent, Universality: An Elaboration on Form‘s CD is decreased by 1 second. This effect can be triggered once every 1 second.
- Level Two – Debate: When Alhaitham generates a Chisel-Light Mirror, his Elemental Mastery will be increased by 50 for 8 seconds, max 4 stacks. Each stack’s duration is counted independently. This effect can be triggered even when the maximum number of Chisel-Light Mirrors has been reached.
- Level Three – Negation: Increases the Level of Universality: An Elaboration on Form by 3.Maximum upgrade level is 15.
- Level Four – Elucidation: When Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena is unleashed, the following effects will become active based on the number of Chisel-Light Mirrors consumed and created this time around:
- Each Mirror consumed will increase the Elemental Mastery of all other nearby party members by 30 for 15s.
- Each Mirror generated will grant Alhaitham a 10% Dendro DMG Bonus for 15s.
- The pre-existing duration of the aforementioned effects will be cleared if you use Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena again while they are in effect.
- Level Five – Sagacity: Increases the Level of Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena by 3.Maximum upgrade level is 15.
- Level Six – Structuration: Alhaitham gains the following effects:
- 2 seconds after Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena is unleashed, he will generate 3 Chisel-Light Mirrors regardless of the number of mirrors consumed.
- If Alhaitham generates Chisel-Light Mirrors when their numbers have already maxed out, his CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG will increase by 10% and 70% respectively for 5s.
- If this effect is triggered again during its initial duration, the duration remaining will be increased by 5s.
Best Alhaitham Artifacts in Genshin Impact
If you want to run Alhaitham as a Dendro Main DPS, we recommend running the Gilded Dreams set if another character can have the Deepwood Memories artifacts equipped. Gilded Dreams will increase Alhaitham’s Elemental Mastery by 80 in addition to the ATK or Elemental Mastery of teammates, depending on their Elemental Type.
Otherwise, we suggest using the Deepwood Memories set for Alhaitham to improve his Dendro DMG by 15% and reduce opponents’ Dendro RES by 30% for eight seconds.
| Artifact | Set Bonuses |
| Gilded Dreams | 2-piece: Elemental Mastery +804-piece: Within 8s of triggering an Elemental Reaction, the character equipping this will obtain buffs based on the Elemental Type of the other party members. ATK is increased by 14% for each member whose Elemental Type is the same as the equipping character, and EM is increased by 50 for every member with a different Elemental Type. Each of the buffs will count up to 3 characters. This effect can be triggered once every 8s and even when not on the field. |
| Deepwood Memories | 2-piece: Dendro DMG Bonus +15%4-piece: After Elemental Skills or Bursts hit opponents, the targets’ Dendro RES will be decreased by 30% for 8s. This effect can be triggered even if the equipping character is not on the field. |
Best Alhaitham weapons in Genshin Impact
The best weapon option for Alhaitham is the 5-star Light of Foliar Incision. This sword increases the character’s CRIT Rate by 4% in addition to increasing the DMG dealt by Normal Attacks and Elemental Skills by 120% of their Elemental Mastery. This effect occurs after Normal Attacks deal Elemental DMG, making it a great choice for Alhaitham.
If you don’t have Alhaitham’s signature, you could run Primordial Jade Cutter to possess an ATK bonus based on 1.2% of his HP alongside a 20% HP bonus.
Alternatively, the Wolf-Fang is also an excellent 4-star sword for Alhaitham to improve his Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG by 16%. After hitting an opponent with either an Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst, Alhaitham’s CRIT Rate will increase by 2% at a maximum of four stacks, which can be triggered every 0.1 seconds.
| Weapon | Details |
| Light of Foliar Incision | CRIT Rate is increased by 4%. After Normal Attacks deal Elemental DMG, the Foliar Incision effect will be obtained, increasing DMG dealt by Normal Attacks and Elemental Skills by 120% of Elemental Mastery. This effect will disappear after 28 DMG instances or 12s. You can obtain Foliar Incision once every 12s. |
| Primordial Jade Cutter | HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 1.2% of the wielder’s Max HP. |
| Wolf-Fang | DMG dealt by Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst is increased by 16%. When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, its CRIT Rate will be increased by 2%. When an Elemental Burst hits an opponent, its CRIT Rate will be increased by 2%. Both of these effects last 10s separately, have 4 max stacks, and can be triggered once every 0.1s. |
Alhaitham Talent Level-up and Ascension Materials
Alhaitham Ascension Materials
Alhaitham in Genshin Impact needs Nagadus Emerald Silver, Psuedo Stamens, Sand Grease Pupa, Faded Red Satin, Trimmed Red Silk, and Rich Red Brocade.
| Ascension Level | Mora | Materials | |||
| 1 | 20,000 | Nagadus Emerald Silver x1 | – | Sand Grease Pupa x3 | Faded Red Satin x3 |
| 2 | 40,000 | Nagadus Emerald Fragment x3 | Pseudo-Stamens x2 | Sand Grease Pupa x10 | Faded Red Satin x15 |
| 3 | 60,000 | Nagadus Emerald Fragment x6 | Pseudo-Stamens x4 | Sand Grease Pupa x20 | Trimmed Red Silk x12 |
| 4 | 80,000 | Nagadus Emerald Chunk x3 | Pseudo-Stamens x8 | Sand Grease Pupa x30 | Trimmed Red Silk x18 |
| 5 | 100,000 | Nagadus Emerald Chunk x6 | Pseudo-Stamens x12 | Sand Grease Pupa x45 | Rich Red Brocade x12 |
| 6 | 120,000 | Nagadus Emerald Gemstone x6 | Pseudo-Stamens x20 | Sand Grease Pupa x60 | Rich Red Brocade x24 |
The total number of materials you need to ascend Alhaitham are:
- Nagadus Emerald Silver x1
- Nagadus Emerald Fragment x9
- Nagadus Emerald Chunk x9
- Nagadus Emerald Gemstone x6
- Pseudo Stamens x46
- Faded Red Satin x18
- Trimmed Red Silk x30
- Rich Red Brocade x36
- Sand Grease Pupa x168
Where to farm Alhaitham Ascension materials
Nagadus Emerald Silver and its upgrades
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Nagadus Emerald Silver and its upgrades can be farmed from the Dendro Hypostasis in Sumeru. You can locate it in Dar al-Shifa, very close to the Land of Lower Setekh teleport waypoint.
Sand Grease Pupa and its upgrades
Sand Grease Pupa is a local specialty of Sumeru and can be located around Mt. Damavand in the desert region. The locations have been marked in red in the image provided above.
Pseudo Stamens
Pseudo Stamens is dropped by a boss named Setekh Wenut. This boss is located in the desert region of Sumeru very close to Wenut Tunnels teleport waypoint.
Faded Red Satin and its upgrades
Faded Red Satin and its upgrades can be farmed from the Eremites in Sumeru. You can locate these enemies from the Adventurer’s Handbook in Genshin Impact. You need to open the Adventurer’s Handbook, go to the enemies section, and look for Eremites.
Click on navigate and the game will direct you to the location of the enemies automatically.
Alhaitham Talent level-up materials
Alhaitham in Genshin Impact needs Teachings of Ingenuity, Guide to Ingenuity, Philosophies of Ingenuity, Faded Red Satin and its upgrades, and Mirror of Mushin.
The exact number of materials you need are as follows:
| Alhaitham Genshin Impact materials | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent Books | Teachings of Ingenuity x9 | Guide to Ingenuity x63 | Philosophies of Ingenuity x114 |
| Common Materials | Faded Red Satin x18 | Trimmed Red Silk x66 | Rich Red Brocade x63 |
| Boss Materials | Mirror of Mushin x18 |
Where to farm Alhaitham Talent level-up materials
Teachings of Ingenuity and its upgrades
Teachings of Ingenuity can be farmed from the Steeple of Ignorance domain in Sumeru. It can be found close to Chatrakam Cave.
Mirror of Mushin
Mirror of Mushin is dropped by the Scaramouche boss fight in Joururi Workshop in Sumeru. You need to unlock it by completing Sumeru’s Archon Quest in Genshin Impact.
Best Alhaitham team comp in Genshin Impact
We highly recommend placing Alhaitham on a team focused on triggering the Hyperbloom and Quicken Elemental Reactions. Therefore, we suggest running Alhaitham alongside Yelan, Nahida, and Kuki Shinobu. These are all great options to be able to hit multiple targets and cause Elemental Reactions.
Alternatively, you could use Alhaitham on a Spread team consisting of Yae Miko, Nahida, and Zhongli. Yae Miko’s ability to apply Electro damage to several enemies off-field will perfectly coincide with Nahida and Zhongli’s Dendro application.
Alhaitham pros and cons in Genshin Impact
The pros and cons of using Alhaitham are as follows:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| High Damage Potential | Difficult to use |
| Can work in Spread, Aggravate, and Hyperbloom teams | High investment character |
| Works with F2P setups |
Should you pull for Alhaitham in Genshin Impact
Yes, you should pull for Alhaitham in Genshin Impact. His kit is exceptional and he can work in all kinds of Dendro teams. He can deal a lot of damage and his free-to-play potential is quite optimal. One of the biggest advantages of Alhaitham is that he can use the Gilded Dreams set, which synergizes well with every character you use in his party setups.
The only downside of using Alhaitham is that he is difficult to execute. You need to be precise with his rotations and optimal with the artifact stats to ensure maximum damage. If you mess up his rotations, Alhaitham’s skills go into cooldown which will hamper your Spiral Abyss runs.
Alhaitham trailer in Genshin Impact
On January 17, 2023, HoYoverse officially released the trailer for Alhaitham on their YouTube channel. If you did not check it out yet, you can do so from the link provided below:
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