Overview
Quick Build
Weapon
CRIT Rate is increased by 4% / 5% / 6% / 7% / 8%. After Normal Attacks deal Elemental DMG, the Foliar Incision effect wi
Artifacts
Gilded Dreams
Within 8s of triggering an Elemental Reaction, the character equipping this will obtain buffs based on the Elemental Typ
Sands
Elemental Mastery
Main stat
Goblet
Dendro DMG
Main stat
Circlet
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Substats
Energy Recharge > Elemental Mastery > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG
Strengths
- Powerful On-field DPS and strong Dendro enabler for Bloom, Hyperbloom, and Burgeon teams.
- Dendro infusion can not be overridden by other elemental infusions.
Weaknesses
- Has specific rotations that can be hard to get used to and master.
- No interruption resistances.
Talent Priority
Start Alhaitham's talent materials on Universality: An Elaboration on Form; it's what you actually press every rotation.
On Alhaitham, Abductive Reasoning is the second stop — take it to 8–10 once the primary talent is online.
Park Alhaitham's Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena last (or skip). Resources are better spent on Skill/Burst breakpoints.
Substat Priority
Alhaitham's primary method of damage is his Dendro abilities, which are based upon stacking Chisel-Light Mirror. These Mirrors convert his damage to Dendro and are generated a multitude of ways: - Four-Causal Correction: One of his passive, when Alhaitham's Charged or Plunging attacks hit - Universa
Alhaitham's primary method of damage is his Dendro abilities, which are based upon stacking Chisel-Light Mirror.
Weapons
5-star Weapons
Artifact Sets
Sands
Elemental Mastery
Goblet
Dendro DMG
Circlet
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Sands
Elemental Mastery
Goblet
Dendro DMG
Circlet
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Sands
Elemental Mastery
Goblet
Dendro DMG
Circlet
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Team Compositions
Alhaitham
Main DPS
Lauma
Support
Columbina
Support
Nahida
Sustain
Luna-Bloom composition. Lauma is the second best support for Alhaitham. Nahida is a great battery for Alhaitham, on top of dealing quite good off-field damage and providing some buffs.
Functions as the on-field Dendro DPS, managing Chisel-light Mirrors to trigger projection attacks and maintain high Dendro uptime.
Lauma is the second best support for Alhaitham. She offers a good Dendro application, and she can enable the new Lunar-Bloom reaction.
Applies Hydro and provides a Lunar Reaction DMG bonus with her Burst, enabling the Lunar-Bloom reaction.
Nahida is a great battery for Alhaitham, on top of dealing quite good off-field damage and providing some buffs. She also works in multiple team compositions, such as Hyperbloom, Bloom, or Spread for example.
Talents & Constellations
Talents
Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.
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 DMG. This cannot be overridden. ·When attacks of the aforementioned kind 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. "Truth inherently exists amidst uncertainty. Even the greatest of scholars are not immune to error."
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. 2s after this ability is unleashed, if 0/1/2/3 Mirrors were consumed, Alhaitham will generate 3/2/1/0 new Mirrors in turn. "If a researcher makes wisdom their goal, then they should be prepared to make an enemy of every word they read. Only then can they avoid bias."
When Alhaitham crafts Weapon Ascension Materials, he has a 10% chance to receive double the product.
When Alhaitham's Charged or Plunging Attacks hit opponents, they will generate 1 Chisel-Light Mirror. This effect can be triggered once every 12s.
Each point of Alhaitham's Elemental Mastery will increase the DMG dealt by Projection Attacks and Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena by 0.1%. The DMG of both aforementioned abilities can be increased by a maximum of 100% this way.
Constellations
When a Projection Attack hits an opponent, Universality: An Elaboration on Form's CD is decreased by 1.2s. This effect can be triggered once every 1s.
Is it worth getting?
Worth getting on Alhaitham — Intuition. When a Projection Attack hits an opponent, Universality: An Elaboration on Form's CD is decreased by 1.2s.
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.
Is it worth getting?
Nice-to-have on Alhaitham — Debate: When Alhaitham generates a Chisel-Light Mirror, his Elemental Mastery will be increased by 50 for 8 seconds, max 4 stacks. Not a must-pull breakpoint for most accounts.
Increases the Level of Universality: An Elaboration on Form by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Is it worth getting?
Pure talent bump on Alhaitham's Universality: An Elaboration on Form. Pick it up after the nodes that change the rotation, not before.
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.
Is it worth getting?
Nice-to-have on Alhaitham — Elucidation: When Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena is unleashed, the following effects will become active based on the number of Chisel-Light…. Not a must-pull breakpoint for most accounts.
Increases the Level of Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Is it worth getting?
Pure talent bump on Alhaitham's Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena. Pick it up after the nodes that change the rotation, not before.
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 6s. If this effect is triggered again during its initial duration, the duration remaining will be increased by 6s.
Is it worth getting?
Situational for Alhaitham's Structuration: Alhaitham gains the following effects: · 2 seconds after Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena is unleashed, he will generate 3…. Take it if you already own earlier constellations.
C0 Alhaitham is fully functional. Powerful On-field DPS and strong Dendro enabler for Bloom, Hyperbloom, and Burgeon teams.
Alternatives to Alhaitham
Not sure Alhaitham is right for you? Compare against other characters to find your best pull.
Kinich's Canopy Hunter: Riding High enter Nightsoul's Blessing with 0 Nightsoul points. Competes with Alhaitham for the same seat; the better fit is the kit your roster already feeds.
Lauma's Runo: Dawnless Rest of Karsikko provides team-wide buffs such as Hydro and Dendro RES Shred, as well as damage bonuses for. That's a Sub-DPS answer, while Alhaitham is built as a Main DPS.
Nefer answers with Senet Strategy: Dance of a Thousand Nights (deals the majority of her damage through Charged Attacks that scale from her Elemental Skill). Competes with Alhaitham for the same seat; the better fit is the kit your roster already feeds.
“Frozen Wilds” buffs party ATK for the carry’s damage window — Cryo reactions instead of Alhaitham’s Dendro kit.