Pyro
Polearm
Hu Tao
Fragrance in Thaw
The 77th Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor is a Pyro carry who trades her own HP for power. Her Elemental Skill turns Max HP into ATK and infuses her attacks with Pyro, and she hits even harder below 50% HP. Paired with off-field Hydro for Vaporize, she still deals excellent single-target damage in 7.1, even if newer carries have pushed her out of the very top tier.
Vaporize DPS
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Main stats
Substat priority
Stat targets
- HP 30,000–36,000 on the stat screen
- Elemental Mastery 100–200 in Vaporize teams
- CRIT Rate 60–70%, CRIT DMG 180%+
- Energy Recharge 100–120%: her Burst is a bonus, not a requirement
Talent priority
Level Normal Attack and Skill together: the Skill raises the HP-to-ATK conversion, the Normal Attack multipliers carry her N2C combos. An EM sands is usually better than HP% once your EM from substats is low.
Recommended teams
Furina Vaporize
Highest ceiling: double off-field Hydro Vaporizes every Charged Attack or plunge, Furina's Burst buffs everything and Xianyun heals and enables plunges.
Double Hydro Vaporize
The classic: reliable Vaporize uptime, Hydro Resonance HP and a shield to play safely at low HP.
How to play
How she works
- Guide to Afterlife (Skill) costs 30% of her current HP and puts her in Paramita Papilio for 9s: her attacks become Pyro DMG that no other infusion can override, and she gains ATK equal to 6.26% of her Max HP at talent level 10 (capped at 400% of her Base ATK). Her Charged Attacks apply Blood Blossom, which deals Pyro DMG every 4s (counted as Skill DMG).
- Sanguine Rouge: at 50% HP or lower, she gains +33% Pyro DMG Bonus.
- Spirit Soother (Burst, 60 Energy) deals a large AoE Pyro hit and heals her; both the damage and the healing are higher below 50% HP.
- Flutter By: when Paramita Papilio ends, the rest of the party gains +12% CRIT Rate for 8s.
Rotation
- Set up your off-field Hydro first (Xingqiu or Yelan's Burst, Furina's Skill and Burst) and your shield or healer.
- Swap to Hu Tao and press E.
- Chain N2C combos (two Normal Attacks + Charged Attack), cancelled with a jump at C0 (N2CJ) or a dash from C1 (N2CD). Aim for 7–9 combos per Skill window. With Xianyun, weave plunges instead.
- Fire Q at the end of Paramita Papilio, ideally Vaporized and below 50% HP, for a big hit and a heal.
Staying under 50% HP is optional but worth it: a Zhongli shield keeps it safe, and in Furina teams her HP naturally drops, which also stacks Furina's buff quickly.
Strengths
- Huge single-target damage with Vaporize, excellent against bosses
- Self-sufficient Pyro infusion and HP-based ATK: easy to buff with HP from Hydro Resonance or Furina
- Her Burst heals her, giving some built-in sustain
- Plenty of accessible partners (Xingqiu, Yelan, Zhongli, Furina)
Weaknesses
- Stamina-hungry and demanding animation cancels at C0
- Playing at low HP is risky without a shield
- Her Skill window is short and she loses it if she leaves the field
- Weaker in multi-target waves than newer AoE carries
Notable dupes · Constellation
Charged Attacks cost no Stamina during Paramita Papilio: lets you dash-cancel and fit more combos in each window.
Blood Blossom gains 10% of her Max HP as DMG and her Burst applies it too.
+12% party CRIT Rate when an enemy with her Blood Blossom dies: situational.
Cheats death once every 60s and grants +100% CRIT Rate for 10s: a big safety and damage spike.
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Sources & references
- https://www.prydwen.gg/genshin-impact/tier-list
- https://www.prydwen.gg/genshin-impact/characters/hu-tao
- https://game8.co/games/Genshin-Impact/archives/297465
- https://game8.co/games/Genshin-Impact/archives/314347
- https://keqingmains.com/q/hu-tao-quickguide/
- https://gamewith.net/genshin-impact/article/show/39690
- https://gi.yatta.moe/api/v2/en/avatar/10000046
- https://gi.yatta.moe/api/v2/fr/avatar/10000046