Sayu Build Guide – Genshin Impact

SAYU BIO

• Star Rank: 4 ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦
• Alternative Names: None
• Title: Mujina Ninja / Shuumatsuban’s Resident Ninja
• Organization / Circle: Shuumatsuban
• Origin: Inazuma
• Constellation: Nyctereutes Minor
• Vision / Element: Anemo/Wind
• Weapon: Claymore

Sayu, Shuumatsuban’s resident ninja, is obsessed with sleeping and growing taller. Despite sleeping on a consistent basis, she appears to be sleep-deprived and takes the opportunity to sleep whenever possible, believing that sleeping is the key to growing taller. Check out Sayu build guide to know the best weapons, best artifacts, and best party members for Sayu.

Sayu has mastered all kinds of ninjutsu to run away and hide in pursuit of opportunities to laze around and sleep. Such an extraordinary skillset may have very unexpected uses.

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SAYU ABILITIES/TALENTS

Shuumatsuban Ninja Blade – Normal Attack

• Normal Attack: Performs up to 4 consecutive strikes.
• Charged Attack: Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous spinning attacks against all nearby opponents. At the end of the sequence, perform a more powerful slash.
• Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash – Elemental Skill

• The special technique of the Yoohoo Ninja Arts!
• Sayu curls up into a rolling Fuufuu Windwheel and smashes into opponents at high speed, dealing Anemo DMG.
• When the duration ends, she unleashes a Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick, dealing AoE Anemo DMG.
  • Press: Enters the Fuufuu Windwheel state, rolling forward a short distance before using the Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick.
  • Hold: Rolls about continuously in the Fuufuu Windwheel state, increasing Sayu’s resistance to interruption while within that state.
    • During this time, Sayu can control the direction of her roll, and can use the skill again to end her Windwheel state early and unleash a stronger version of the Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick.
    • The Hold version of this skill can trigger Elemental Absorption.
    • This skill has a maximum duration of 10s and enters CD once its effects end. The longer Sayu remains in her Windwheel state, the longer the CD.
    • Elemental Absorption: If Sayu comes into contact with Hydro, Pyro, Cryo and Electro while in her Windwheel state, she will deal additional elemental DMG of that type.
      • Elemental Absorption may only occur once per use of this skill.

Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry – Elemental Burst

• The other super special technique of the Yoohoo Ninja Arts!
• It summons a pair of helping hands for Sayu.
• Deals Anemo DMG to nearby opponents and heals all nearby party members. The amount of HP restored is based on Sayu’s ATK. This skill then summons a Muji-Muji Daruma.
  • Muji-Muji Daruma: At specific intervals, the Daruma will take one of several actions based on the situation around it:
    • If the HP of nearby characters is above 70%, it will attack a nearby opponent, dealing Anemo DMG.
    • If there are active characters with 70% or less HP nearby, it will heal the active character with the lowest percentage HP left.
    • If there are no opponents nearby, it will heal active characters nearby even if they have 70% HP or more.

Someone More Capable – 1st Ascension Passive

• When Sayu triggers a Swirl reaction while active, she heals all your characters and nearby allies for 300 HP. She will also heal an additional 1.2 HP for every point of Elemental Mastery she has.
• This effect can be triggered once every 2s.

No Work Today! – 4th Ascension Passive

• The Muji-Muji Daruma created by Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry gains the following effects:
• When healing a character, it will also heal characters near that healed character for 20% the amount of HP.
• Increases the AoE of its attack against opponents.

Yoohoo Art: Silencer’s Secret – Utility Passive

• When Sayu is in the party, your characters will not startle Crystalflies and certain other animals when getting near them.
• Check the “Other” sub-category of the “Living Beings / Wildlife” section in the Archive for creatures this skill works on.

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BEST WEAPONS FOR SAYU

Late Game Weapons – 5 Star Weapons

• Wolf’s Gravestone – Increases ATK by 20/25/30/35/40%. On hit, attacks against enemies with less than 30% HP increase all party members’ ATK by 40/50/60/70/80% for 12s. Can only occur once every 30s.

• Skyward Pride – Increases all Damage by 8/10/12/14/16%. After using an Elemental Burst, Normal or Charged Attack, on hit, creates a vacuum blade that does 80/100/120/140/160% of Attack as Damage to opponents along its path. Lasts for 20s or 8 vacuum blades.

Mid Game Weapons – 4 Star Weapons

• Favonius Greatsword – CRIT Hits have a 60/70/80/90/100% to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12/10.5/9/7.5/6s.

• Rainslasher – Increases Damage against enemies affected by Hydro or Electro by 20/24/28/32/36%.

Early Game Weapons – 3 Star Weapons

• Debate Club – After using an Elemental Skill, Normal or Charged Attacks deal an additional 60/70/80/90/100% ATK DMG in a small area on hit. Effect lasts 15s. DMG can only occur every 3s.

• Bloodtainted Greatsword – Increases DMG dealt against enemies affected by Pyro or Electro by 12/15/18/21/24%.

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BEST ARTIFACTS FOR SAYU

Anemo Sub DPS

• Viridescent Venerer x4
  • 2 Pieces: Anemo DMG Bonus +15%.
  • 4 Pieces: Increases Swirl DMG by 60%. Decreases opponent’s Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.
• Stat Priority
  • Sands of Eon: ATK%
  • Goblet of Eonothem: Anemo Bonus DMG
  • Circlet of Logos: CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate
• Substats
  • Energy Recharge
  • CRIT DMG
  • CRIT Rate

Healer Support

• Viridescent Venerer x4
  • 2 Pieces: Anemo DMG Bonus +15%.
  • 4 Pieces: Increases Swirl DMG by 60%. Decreases opponent’s Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.
• Stat Priority
  • Sands of Eon: Energy Recharge or Elemental Mastery
  • Goblet of Eonothem: Elemental Mastery
  • Circlet of Logos: Healing Bonus or Elemental Mastery
• Substats
  • ATK%
  • Elemental Mastery

Early Artifacts Build

• Instructor x4
  • 2 Pieces: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80.
  • 4 Pieces: After using Elemental Skill, increase all party members’ Elemental Mastery by 120 for 8 seconds.
• Stat Priority
  • Sands of Eon: Energy Recharge or ATK%
  • Goblet of Eonothem: Elemental Mastery or Anemo DMG Bonus
  • Circlet of Logos: Elemental Mastery or CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate
• Substats
  • ATK%
  • Elemental Mastery
  • Energy Recharge

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SAYU CONSTELLATION

• Multi-Task no Jutsu – The Muji-Muji Daruma created by Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry will ignore HP limits and can simultaneously attack nearby opponents and heal characters.
• Egress Prep – Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash gains the following effects:
  • DMG of Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick in Tapping (mobile)/Press (PC & PlayStation) Mode increased by 3.3%.
  • Every 0.5s in the Fuufuu Windwheel state will increase the DMG of this Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick by 3.3%. The maximum DMG increase possible through this method is 66%.
• Eh, the Bunshin Can Handle It – Increases the Level of Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
• Skiving: New and Improved – Sayu recovers 1.2 Energy when she triggers a Swirl reaction. This effect occurs once every 2s.
• Speed Comes First – Increases the Level of Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
• Sleep O’Clock – The Muji-Muji Daruma created by Sayu’s Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry will now also benefit from her Elemental Mastery. Each point of Sayu’s Elemental Mastery will produce the following effects:
  • Increases the damage dealt by the Muji-Muji Daruma’s attacks by 0.2% ATK. A maximum of 400% ATK can be gained via this method.
  • Increases the HP restored by the Muji-Muji Daruma by 3. A maximum of 6,000 additional HP can be restored in this manner.

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BEST PARTY MEMBERS FOR SAYU

Ganyu

• Easily trigger Cryo-Anemo Swirl.
• High passive DMG from Ganyu’s Burst and Sayu’s Swirls.

Mona

• Her Elemental Skill provides aggro reduction and DMG.

Venti

• Anemo Elemental Resonance increases movement speed.
• His Elemental Burst provides great crowd-control.

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SAYU ASCENSION MATERIALS

Ascension 1: Level 20 – Level 40

• Vayuda Turquoise Sliver ×1
• Whopperflower Nectar ×3
• Crystal Marrow ×3

Ascension 2: Level 40 – Level 50

• Vayuda Turquoise Fragment ×3
• Whopperflower Nectar ×15
• Marionette Core ×2
• Crystal Marrow ×10

Ascension 3: Level 50 – Level 60

• Vayuda Turquoise Fragment ×6
• Shimmering Nectar ×12
• Marionette Core ×4
• Crystal Marrow ×20

Ascension 4: Level 60 – Level 70

• Vayuda Turquoise Chunk ×3
• Shimmering Nectar ×18
• Marionette Core ×8
• Crystal Marrow ×30

Ascension 5: Level 70 – Level 80

• Vayuda Turquoise Chunk ×6
• Energy Nectar ×12
• Marionette Core ×12
• Crystal Marrow ×45

Ascension 6: Level 80 – Level 90

• Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone ×6
• Energy Nectar ×24
• Marionette Core ×20
• Crystal Marrow ×60

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SAYU TALENT MATERIALS

Enemy Drops – Whopperflower

Whopperflower Nectar

Nectar extracted from the stamen of a Whopperflower that contains trace amounts of elements. The taste of the nectar has a hint of Sweet Flower in it.

Shimmering Nectar

Nectar that is full of pure elements. Scholars generally concur that Qhopperflowers are advanced life forms among the elemental plants, but there has yet to be a satisfactory explanation regarding their predatory habits.

Energy Nectar

A thick and sticky honey that is full of energy. The Whopperflower hunts by tricking its prey, a process it uses to possibly evolve into a more powerful and pure form.

Daily Domain Drops

• Locations:
  • Violet Court (Wednesday/Saturday/Sunday)

Teachings of Light

Light is the yearning of the land of thunder. The ruler who claims to have perceived all forever aims to hoard celestial glory. But this vision that cannot be shared only leads people to long for it more fiercely, like moths diving into the flame.

Guide to Light

Light is the yearning of the land of thunder. Though the sun rays themselves should be blocked by layers upon layers of clouds, there are still those in the thunder god’s land who dream of piercing that wrathful sea of lightning to pursue the glory of the divine, fearing not that they shall be cruelly struck down.

Philosophies of Light

Light is the yearning of the land of thunder. Though they must live forever on the earth, humanity will always reach for the light. Mortals will pursue and surpass, and they will never stop. A sealed eternity may, perhaps, look magnificent, but its essence is death.

Weekly Boss Drops

• Location:
  • Azhdaha Challenge Reward

Glided Scale

Scaled armor that grows naturally over mystical stone, tough and silent, and filled with the strength of the dragon king. Across the years as countless generations returned to the mulch of the earth, gold and obsidian embedded themselves into flesh and blood forged from bedrock before spreading and turning into scales.

Searing agony, wordless cries… perhaps they will all vanish when the grudges that spawned them, too, finally come to an end.

Event Reward

• Location:
  • Limited-Duration Event Reward (Buy from Event Shops)

Crown of Insight

A precious Talent Level-Up material. Increases Talent Level from 9 to 10. Once a medium for the storage and transfer of wisdom in ancient times. Now, wisdom is found in ancient texts and in profound speech. Nevertheless, this crown of sagehood must still be able to impart some transcendent power and wisdom to its bearer.

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SAYU CHARACTER DEMO

Sayu doesn’t know what’s worse… Being mistaken for a tanuki or not being able to take a nap.

So… Sayu decided, why not deal with both at the same time? Fall asleep and then drive out those annoying tanukis in her dreams!

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