The last element to become playable in Genshin Impact was Dendro, which arrived in the Version 3.0 Sumeru update after being the singular unplayable element since the game launched. One of the first playable Dendro units released is Alhaitham, a five-star sword character who players will find immense success with, as long as they equip him with the best weapon possible.
Alhaitham was first leaked quite some time ago, in July 2022, when he surfaced in a massive Sumeru leak alongside a cast of many other characters. Following this huge leak, players were eagerly anticipating his arrival for a long time as he repeatedly appeared throughout the main Sumeru storyline but didn’t become recruitable until Jan. 18, 2023.
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Alhaitham’s official Genshin debut occurred in the Version 3.4 update, but he is now already back for his first-ever banner rerun, which will be live from June 13 to July 4 for the second half of the Version 3.7 update. Players who are planning to obtain the five-star Dendro character or who already recruited him will want to build or obtain a powerful weapon to suit his DPS abilities.
What’s the best weapon for Alhaitham in Genshin Impact?
Alhaitham’s skillset and elemental abilities are meant to support him in a primary damage-dealing role because they require him to be on the battlefield regularly. Because of this, players will want a weapon that builds damage output in a variety of ways, including through:
- Critical rate
- Critical damage
- Attack
- Elemental Mastery
Overall, players want a sword that will amplify Alhaitham’s already solid primary damage dealer skillset. All of the potential weapons for the Dendro character are represented at the lowest level, and players will raise their power over time as they are upgraded.
Alhaitham’s best weapon in Genshin Impact
The overall best weapon for Alhaitham is Light of Foliar Incision which is his signature sword.
Every five-star character usually arrives with a five-star weapon designed specifically for them. These weapons are generally the best option for the character, but they can be difficult to obtain since they run on a separate banner during the same time period as the featured character, which means that players likely won’t have enough Primogems to obtain both.
Five-star characters are always the main priority, but if you are also able to obtain their five-star weapon, then you will see immensely powerful results. Alhaitham’s signature weapon might be one of the best swords that Genshin has released yet due to its focus on critical rate and elemental abilities.
The “Whitemoon Bristle” ability of this weapon raises critical rate by four percent. When a normal attack deals elemental damage against a foe, this weapon will then grant the Foliar Incision effect. This effect then increases the damage dealt by normal attacks and elemental skills by 120 percent of elemental mastery.
Light of Foliar Incision’s effect will last 28 damage instances or 12 seconds. The Foliar Incision effect can be activated once every 12 seconds. The buildable statistic of this weapon is also critical damage, which is excellent for building Alhaitham’s primary damage-dealing abilities.
Best five-star swords for Alhaitham in Genshin Impact
The skillset of any five-star character is always best enhanced by a five-star weapon to match it. Because of this, players should work toward obtaining a five-star sword for the Dendro character if they do not already have one.
Primordial Jade Cutter
One of Genshin’s best and most versatile five-star swords is the Primordial Jade Cutter. This weapon has the “Protector’s Virtue” ability that increases health points by 20 percent.
This weapon grants an attack bonus based on 1.2 percent of their maximum health points. Health is rarely the focus of any Genshin character build, but decent health is always key to keeping characters alive and able to perform on the battlefield, which makes this weapon’s use of health as a tool to increase damage output a win-win all around.
Primordial Jade Cutter also has buildable critical rate as its secondary statistic, which makes it an overall excellent weapon for a primary damage-dealing character like Alhaitham.
Freedom-Sworn
Another excellent choice for Alhaitham is the five-star Freedom-Sworn sword. This weapon has the special “Revolutionary Chorale” ability that increases damage by 10 percent.
When the wielder of this weapon successfully triggers an elemental reaction, they will gain a Sigil of Rebellion. A new Sigil of Rebellion can be gained once every 0.5 seconds, regardless of whether the wielder of this weapon is on the battlefield.
Once two Sigils of Rebellion have been obtained, they will be consumed to grant the “Millennial Movement: Song of Resistance” effect on all party members for 12 seconds. This effect increases normal, charged, and plunging attack damage by 16 percent and increases general attack by 20 percent.
After the “Millennial Movement: Song of Resistance” effect has been activated, no new Sigils of Rebellion can be gained for 20 seconds. This weapon has a buildable elemental mastery statistic which is critical for building Alhaitham because it will better allow him to help execute powerful elemental reactions.
While Freedom-Sworn is a powerful choice, it also does not come with any critical statistics, which will make this area a bit more difficult to build. It is still worth using as long as players focus on building critical rate and critical damage through the artifacts they equip the Dendro character with.
Mistsplitter Reforged
This weapon focuses on elemental abilities and critical damage which makes it a strong choice for Alhaitham. The “Mistsplitter’s Edge” effect grants a 12 percent elemental damage bonus for all elements and also grants the Mistsplitter’s Emblem.
Mistsplitter’s Emblem grants varying amounts of bonus elemental damage depending on what stack level it is at.
- With one stack of Mistsplitter’s Emblem obtained, the wielder receives an eight percent elemental damage bonus.
- With two stacks of Mistsplitter’s Emblem obtained, the wielder receives a 16 percent elemental damage bonus.
- With three stacks of Mistsplitter’s Emblem obtained, the wielder receives a 28 percent elemental damage bonus.
Players can gain a stack of Mistsplitter’s Emblem in a few ways.
- A stack of Mistsplitter’s Emblem can be gained when a normal attack deals elemental damage. This stack will last for five seconds.
- A stack of Mistsplitter’s Emblem can be gained when an elemental burst is cast. This stack will last for 10 seconds.
- A stack of Mistsplitter’s Emblem can be gained when the wielder’s energy is less than 100 percent. This stack will last until your energy is full.
In addition to all of Mistsplitter Reforged’s impressive effects, this weapon also comes with buildable critical damage that will grant powerful effects once leveled up, making it an overall excellent choice for the Dendro character.
Skyward Blade
The Skyward weapon set is a reliable and powerful choice for almost every Genshin character. The “Sky-Piercing Fang” ability of the Skyward Blade sword increases critical rate by four percent. When an elemental burst is cast, Skypiercing Might is gained, which then increases movement speed and attack speed by 10 percent.
This effect also causes normal and charged attack hits to dish out further damage that is equal to 20 percent of attack. Skypiercing Might will last for a total of 12 seconds.
Skyward Blade comes with buildable energy recharge to increase the frequency at which Alhaitham can perform his elemental abilities.
Best four-star swords for Alhaitham in Genshin Impact
Four-star weapons should generally function as a placeholder only equipped to a character until players are able to obtain a better five-star option instead. But players might need to use one for quite a while, since obtaining five-star weapons can be difficult, so here are a few options for Alhaitham.
Xiphos’ Moonlight
One of the best four-star swords around is Xiphos’ Moonlight, which players have also seen Alhaitham himself wield in some promotional material. Its “Jinni’s Whisper” ability will grant 0.036 percent energy recharge for every point of elemental mastery that the equipping character possesses for 12 seconds. This ability will activate once every 10 seconds.
All party members also experience 30 percent of this buff’s benefits during this ability’s duration. This ability may activate even when the character it is equipped to isn’t active on the battlefield and can stack with multiple characters wielding this same weapon.
The buildable secondary statistic of this weapon is elemental mastery, which is a key component to ensuring Alhaitham’s skillset is as effective as possible.
The Black Sword
The “Justice” ability of this weapon increases the damage of normal and charged attacks by 20 percent. It also regenerates 60 percent of attack as health points whenever a normal or charged attack successfully strikes a critical hit.
The Black Sword’s special “Justice” ability can occur once every five seconds. This weapon has a buildable critical rate and is another excellent choice for the Dendro character.
Sapwood Blade
Players planning to focus on Dendro elemental reactions will find that the Sapwood Blade is a powerful option for Alhaitham. The “Forest Sanctuary” ability of this weapon will spawn a Leaf of Consciousness near the active character for 10 seconds after Quicken, Burning, Hyperbloom, Aggravate, Spread, Bloom, or Burgeon has been activated.
Once a Leaf of Consciousness is picked up, it will grant 60 elemental mastery for 12 seconds. One new leaf can be created every 20 seconds, and the “Forest Sanctuary” effect can be activated whether or not the wielder of this weapon is on the battlefield.
Sapwood Blade’s secondary statistic is energy recharge, which will help ensure that Alhaitham can use his powerful elemental abilities much more frequently.
We gathered this information by playing Genshin Impact Version 3.7 “Duel! The Summoners’ Summit!” on PC.
