Dendro
Sword
Alhaitham
Admonishing Instruction
The Akademiya's Scribe is an on-field Dendro swordsman whose Chisel-Light Mirrors turn every Normal, Charged and Plunging Attack into extra Dendro Projection Attacks. He scales with both Elemental Mastery and CRIT, and shines in Quicken (Spread) and Quickbloom teams. The Dendro meta has shifted towards Lunar-Bloom, but he remains an easy-to-play, reliable carry, and Lauma is now his best partner.
Spread main DPS
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Main stats
Substat priority
Stat targets
- Elemental Mastery 200–300 first (an EM sands covers most of it), then balance EM and CRIT
- CRIT ratio around 1:2
- Energy Recharge 105–130% with Nahida or Lauma, 160–200% as the only Dendro unit
Talent priority
Projection Attacks scale with his Skill level, so it comes first. Reaching level 90 is also a big gain for Spread damage.
Recommended teams
Alhaitham Quickbloom
Lauma is his best support: RES shred and big buffs to Dendro reactions. Furina buffs DMG and Kuki Shinobu heals and triggers Hyperbloom.
Quickbloom with Nahida
The classic version: Nahida shares EM and Yelan adds Hydro and a DMG buff.
How to play
How he works
- Universality: An Elaboration on Form (Skill, 18s CD) rushes forward and creates Chisel-Light Mirrors (2 if he had none). While he has Mirrors, his Normal, Charged and Plunging Attacks deal Dendro DMG (this infusion cannot be overridden) and trigger Projection Attacks whose damage grows with the number of Mirrors, up to 3. Mirrors fade one by one and all disappear when he leaves the field.
- Four-Causal Correction: a Charged or Plunging Attack hit generates 1 Mirror (once every 12s).
- Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena (Burst, 70 Energy) consumes Mirrors for extra hits, then gives back 3/2/1/0 Mirrors 2s later if it consumed 0/1/2/3.
- Mysteries Laid Bare: each point of EM adds 0.1% DMG to Projection Attacks and his Burst (up to +100% at 1,000 EM).
Rotation
- Set up your supports (Lauma or Nahida, then your Hydro/Electro units).
- Swap to Alhaitham, E for 2 Mirrors, then a Charged Attack for the third.
- Attack with Normal Attack strings to fire Projection Attacks, and recast E as soon as it is ready to keep 3 Mirrors.
- Use Q when you are out of Mirrors (it refunds all 3) or at the end of his field time.
Keep him on the field: swapping out deletes his Mirrors. A short dash cancel after the E rush keeps the combo tight.
Strengths
- Simple, fluid on-field playstyle with an uninterruptible Dendro infusion
- Scales with both EM and CRIT, so artifacts are forgiving
- Works in Spread, Quickbloom, Hyperbloom and Burgeon teams
- Strong AoE thanks to Projection Attacks
Weaknesses
- Outclassed by newer Dendro carries such as Nefer
- Wants a lot of field time and loses his Mirrors when swapping out
- His best teams rely on other 5-stars (Lauma or Nahida, Furina)
Notable dupes · Constellation
Projection Attacks reduce his Skill CD: more Mirrors, smoother rotations.
+50 EM per Mirror generated (up to 4 stacks): a large, easy damage gain.
His Burst shares EM with the team and grants him Dendro DMG Bonus.
Always 3 Mirrors after his Burst, plus +10% CRIT Rate and +70% CRIT DMG when Mirrors overflow.
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Sources & references
- https://www.prydwen.gg/genshin-impact/tier-list
- https://www.prydwen.gg/genshin-impact/characters/lauma
- https://www.prydwen.gg/genshin-impact/characters/alhaitham
- https://game8.co/games/Genshin-Impact/archives/297465
- https://game8.co/games/Genshin-Impact/archives/383712
- https://keqingmains.com/q/alhaitham-quickguide/
- https://gi.yatta.moe/api/v2/en/avatar/10000078
- https://gi.yatta.moe/api/v2/fr/avatar/10000078