Arataki Itto Guide and Best Builds for Genshin Impact

Strengths

• Great at AoE due to his Charged Attacks hitting in large surroudning area.
• Itto has great survivability as a result of being a Geo character.
• High resistance to interruption during Charged Attacks.

Weaknesses

• Strict team composition being heavily tied to 3 Geo characters.
• Burst is cancelled if you switch him out during the duration making you loose DPS.

Arataki Itto is built as a Geo Main DPS. Itto's burst will also increase his own ATK through his DEF.

For this build, Arataki Itto's best weapon is his signature weapon Redhorn Stonethresher. It will provide Itto with CRIT DMG, while also scaling Itto's DEF further. This also increases his Normal and Charged Attacks, which you will be using a lot. The other weapons mentioned are all good enough options. Serpent Spine is a bit better, however since it is a Battle Pass weapon it is less obtainable than the others.

For Itto's build you only really need one set of Artifacts: Husk of Opulent Dreams, which is available as a Strongbox, making it easy to farm. Using a 2-piece Husk of Opulent Dreams with a 2-piece Archaic Petra is viable if you want to benefit from some additional Geo DMG, but it will not perform better than the full Husk of Opulent Dreams set.

Itto requires a lot of DEF if you want to maximize the damage he can do. This is why your Sands will focus on DEF %. You will also need around 120-130% Energy Recharge. The ER requirement depends heavily on whether one of your teammates wears a Favonius weapon or not (typically Gorou will equip the Favonius Warbow).

The primary source of damage for Itto's build will come from his Charged Attacks and Elemental Burst, so leveling those in priority is important. We recommand you do not leave the Elemental Skill out completely, as it is still important, but it can be saved for last.

Arataki Itto is an On-field DPS. This means that it is not recommended to swap him out during his Burst, as it will cancel it. You will have to use his teammate's abilities first, before switching to Itto.

In order to make the most out of Itto, you will need to use his Elemental Burst, Royal Descent: Behold, Itto the Evil! first. Granting him Superlative Superstrength stacks, and converting his Normal Attacks into Geo DMG. You can get a total of 5 stacks of Superlative Superstrength.

The number of stacks is indicated behind Itto by some shiny little markers. Once you have stacks, you can use Itto's Charged Attack which will deal increased DMG and consume zero stamina. His special Charged Attack deals massive damage, and has a very powerful finisher hit.

There are multiple ways Itto can gain Superlative Superstrength stacks:

• When his Second and Fourth Normal Attack hits an enemy
• Through his Elemental Skill:
  • When Ushi deals damage
  • When Ushi is being hit
  • When Ushi leaves the field
• During the Elemental Burst on the First and Third Normal Attack

Itto's basic rotation for this build is the following:

1. Use his teammates abilities first
2. Royal Descent: Behold, Itto the Evil!
3. Masatsu Zetsugi: Akaushi Burst!
4. Normal Attack: Fight Club Legend
5. Charged Attacks
6. Charged Attack Finisher
7. Masatsu Zetsugi: Akaushi Burst!
8. Normal Attack: Fight Club Legend x4 times
9. Charged Attacks until you are out of stacks

Always make sure that you use your charged attacks when you have stacks available, otherwise you loose a lot of DPS. Never swap him out before the end of his burst as it will cancel it.

Arataki Itto does not have many teammates he can be paired with. Gorou is his best partner, and should always be used with Itto. After that, it is recommended to use a third Geo, typically Albedo or Chiori. The fourth slot can be rather flexible.

Gorou is notably the best unit for Itto as he provides sufficient Geo particles and buffs. Albedo is another good addition to Itto's Mono Geo team, as he provides some off-field damage, which is very useful since Itto requires a lot of on-field time. Chiori will leave her doll on the field which will deal off-field damage. Zhongli is a very strong shielder and will allow you to ignore most of the incoming damage on Itto.

If you do not have Albedo or Chiori, you can replace them with the Geo Traveler or Ningguang. You can also use Noelle instead of Zhongli.

A common team build for Itto is also 3 Geo units and one flex. Gorou is still needed in all the teams, but Albedo can be replaced with other Geo units such as Chiori or Xilonen. Xilonen will provide additional support to Itto.

The fourth slot is very flexible and can be filled with any buffer such as Bennett, or another shielder like Diona or Layla.

Electro units such as Fischl or Kuki Shinobu can also work since they will enable crystallize effects.