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Ever sinceGenshin Impactwas officially released,Kamisato Ayakahas been anticipated by the fans. This is thanks to her appearance in the beta. While the wait took a while, players still gladly welcome the Cryo Princess. She was released inGenshin Impact2.0, along with the Japanese region, Inazuma.
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Ayaka’s skill set mostly focuses on utilizing Cryo DMG. She can be the main DPS orsub-DPS inGenshin Impact, depending on the player’s needs. As a Cryo unit, her best artifact (currently) is a four-piece of Blizzard Strayer. Meanwhile, for Ayaka’s best weapon inGenshin Impact, there are a few viable options.
Updated on June 28, 2025, by Nahda Nabiilah: Due to how Blizzard Strayer works in a permafreeze team, Crit DMG holds a higher value than Crit Rate for Ayaka. Other than this stat, the Kamisato Princess also benefits from other stats like ATK and Energy Recharge, considering she’s a main DPS that deals massive damage through her Elemental Burst. With new characters and areas released in Genshin Impact, there are now plenty more Swords players can use on their Ayaka. For example, the free weapon from Kazuha’s quest or even limited Swords designed for other characters likeKamisato AyatoandAlhaitham.
15Alley Flash
Alley Flash has a massive base ATK, higher than even some 5-star weapons. It has a low Elemental Mastery sub-stat in return, but since Ayaka commonly doesn’t need Elemental mastery, it’s not a big deal for her. When using Alley Flash, players should ensure that she’s protected by a shield; this Sword increases any DMG by 12% (24% on R5) unconditionally, but the effect will be removed for 5s if the wielder takes damage.
If players don’t have Zhongli, they can always opt for a permafreeze team with a crowd control unit likeVenti,Sucrose, andKaedehara Kazuha. Since the opponent would be frozen for eternity, they can’t attack Ayaka and Alley Flash can always maintain its DMG bonus.
14Kagotsurube Isshin
Kagotsurube Isshinis a weapon obtainable via Kazuha’s Story Quest. This Sword can’t be refined and will only stay at R1, so players should opt for other Swords once they get a better refinement level. For Ayaka, Kagotsurube Isshin provides decent base ATK, more ATK through its sub-stat, and even more from its passive.
However, due to its ATK-heavy feature, players would want to ensure their Ayaka has enough Crit stat to operate effectively. Fortunately, being a Cryo user, the main concern when building Ayaka only lies in her total Crit DMG.
13Festering Desire
Festering Desireis a free swordobtainable inGenshin Impact1.2. It’s an amazing weapon for sub-DPS that relies on Elemental Skill and Burst. For main DPS Ayaka, Festering Desire isn’t as good as the universal-role swords, but for sub-DPS Ayaka, Festering Desire can perform greatly.
Its passive will boost Ayaka’s Elemental Skill DMG while its secondary stat will help the Cryo Princess regain her ultimate faster. Unfortunately, if players missed out on the 1.2 event, there’s currently no way to get this sword. Hopefully, though, HoYoverse will consider opening other methods to get event-locked weapons in the future.
12Harbinger of Dawn
Harbinger of Dawnmay be a3-star weapon inGenshin Impact, but it’s comparable to some R1 4-star weapons thanks to its powerful passive. As long as players can maintain the wielder’s HP above 90%, they will enjoy an additional 28% Crit Rate on top of its Crit DMG sub-stat.
One downside of this sword is the fact that it has a low base ATK (which is normal for a 3-star weapon, though). Furthermore, as Ayaka is a Cryo unit, the Crit Rate bonus may end up being wasted on her.
11Blackcliff Longsword
Blackcliff weapons are always a great option for F2P players.For Kamisato Ayaka,Blackcliff Longswordis perfect for its Crit DMG sub-statand attack-enhancing passive. As a Cryo character, it’s trivial for her to stack Crit Rate. Blizzard Strayer can grant a 40% Crit Rate, and Cryo Resonance can grant another 15%. So Ayaka basically has a free 60% Crit Rate (with the 5% base stat). So all players need to do is stack as much Crit DMG as possible.
To get this weapon,players have to spare 24 Masterless Starglitter at the Paimon Shop.
10Aquila Favonia
Aquila FavoniainGenshin Impactcould have been the best sword in the game, but sadly, there are not many characters that can utilize it. Any sword characters that are being played as a Physical DPS will benefit from Aquila, but so far, Physical sword DPS is not very popular. Some units that are viable for this role includeJean,Kaeya, andKeqing.
For Ayaka, obviously, people won’t want her as a Physical DPS. Nevertheless, the large base ATK provided by Aquila Favonia successfully proves the sword’s worth as a stat stick. Even if the Kamisato Princess won’t be able to use the weapon’s sub-stat, Aquila still triumphs over some basic 4-star swords.
9Freedom-Sworn
Freedom-Sworn’s passive and sub-stat may not be the most optimal for Ayaka, but as a 5-star weapon,this weapon is still a great option for the Kamisato Princess. Considering how easy it is for her Elemental Burst to trigger a reaction, players arepretty much guaranteed to trigger Freedom-Sworn’s passiveevery time Ayaka casts her ultimate.
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The weapon will then increase attack by 20% and buff Normal, Charged, and Plunging DMG by 16%. This bonus is applied to everyone in the team, which means it will enhance the overall DPS.
8Skyward Blade
Skyward Blade inGenshin Impactis a great option for both main and sub-DPS Ayaka. For sub-DPS, the weapon offers an Energy Recharge sub-stat, which allows Ayaka to cast her Elemental Burst more often.
Meanwhile, for the main DPS,Skyward Bladeincreases Ayaka’s attack speed by 10% after she casts her ultimate. Additionally, she will also deal extra damage with her Normal and Charged attack hits. Although, likeThe Flute, this damage scales with Physical bonuses, so Ayaka won’t be able to fully benefit from it.
7Amenoma Kageuchi
Amenoma Kageuchiis the best F2P option for Kamisato Ayaka. This weapon isobtainable via forging inGenshin Impact. It has a low base attack, but the weapon makes it up with a higher attack sub-stat. However, the star of the show is its passive. After using her Elemental Skill, Ayaka will gain one stack (maximum three, lasts 30s). Then, if she uses Elemental Burst, the stacks will be consumed and each will regenerate 6 Energy for the Cryo Princess.
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Assuming players can use Ayaka’s ultimate every time its cooldown ended (every 20s), then they’ll immediately regenerate 12 Energy afterward. At maximum refinement, this number is doubled to 24 Energy.
6Black Sword
Of course,the best 4-star weapon for Kamisato Ayaka would be the Battle Pass weapon, Black Sword. If players can spare 10 bucks, then they should consider getting one of the availableBattle Pass weapons inGenshin Impact. Thanks to their Crit Rate sub-stat, all the available weapons are highly useful for any damage-dealing units.
If players use Black Sword with Ayaka, they might want to keep a close eye on her artifacts and ensure they don’t have too much Crit Rate. It’s easy to have excessive Crit Rate if Travelers are equipping the Cryo Princess with 4-Blizzard Strayer and putting her in a Cryo Resonance.
