Cryo

Sword

Kamisato Ayaka

Frostflake Heron

TierA

RolesMain DPS

Release2.0

The Kamisato Clan's young lady is a Cryo on-field DPS whose Burst unleashes a long, devastating cyclone. In Freeze teams, enemies stay locked inside it for every hit. She rose again in 7.1: Vodyanitsa and Escoffier both shred Cryo and Hydro RES, which is exactly what her Freeze teams needed.

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Freeze DPS

Weapons

Mistsplitter Reforged BiS

5★ · CRIT DMG

Signature and best in slot: CRIT DMG, 12% Elemental DMG Bonus and up to 28% more Cryo DMG from its stacks. Stack them with one infused hit before her Burst.

+12% Elemental DMG plus up to +28% DMG for the wielder's element through Mistsplitter's Emblem stacks.

Azurelight

5★ · CRIT Rate

Very strong stat stick, but execution-heavy: its Skill buff is only doubled while she has 0 Energy, so use Q first, then E, and delay catching the particles while the cyclone runs.

+24% ATK for 12s after using a Skill, doubled to +48% ATK and +40% CRIT DMG while the wielder has 0 Energy.

Haran Geppaku Futsu

5★ · CRIT Rate

Solid CRIT stat stick, like the other standard CRIT swords (Primordial Jade Cutter, Light of Foliar Incision).

+12% Elemental DMG; teammates' Skills give stacks that the wielder's Skill converts into up to +40% Normal Attack DMG.

Athame Artis

5★ · CRIT Rate

Durin's signature: CRIT Rate plus Burst CRIT DMG and ATK on Burst hits suit her Burst-heavy kit, but no source ranks it precisely yet.

+16% Burst CRIT DMG; Burst hits grant +20% ATK to the wielder and +16% ATK to the active character, boosted by 75% with Hexerei: Secret Rite.

Finale of the Deep

4★ · ATK%

Best free option (craftable in Fontaine); wants a healer to clear its Bond of Life.

Craftable: using a Skill grants +12% ATK and a Bond of Life; clearing the Bond adds up to 150 flat ATK.

Amenoma Kageuchi

4★ · ATK%

Craftable in Inazuma: Energy refund helps her ER needs.

Each Elemental Skill grants a Succession Seed (max 3); using a Burst consumes them to restore 6 Energy per seed.

Artifacts

Blizzard Strayer ×4

Best against Frozen or Cryo-affected enemies: up to 40% CRIT Rate. Ideal in Freeze and Mono Cryo.

Set effects

2pCryo DMG Bonus +15%.

4pCRIT Rate +20% against enemies affected by Cryo, and another +20% if they are Frozen.

Marechaussee Hunter ×4

Recommended with Furina and a healer: 36% CRIT Rate and +15% Normal/Charged DMG whatever the enemy.

Set effects

2pNormal and Charged Attack DMG +15%.

4pWhen current HP increases or decreases, CRIT Rate +12% for 5s (max 3 stacks).

Blizzard Strayer ×2

Gladiator's Finale ×2

Placeholder: Cryo DMG + ATK.

Set effects

2pCryo DMG Bonus +15%.

2pATK +18%.

Main stats

Sands of Eon

ATK% / Energy Recharge

Goblet of Eonothem

Cryo DMG Bonus

Circlet of Logos

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate

Substat priority

1Energy Recharge 2CRIT DMG 3CRIT Rate 4ATK%

Stat targets

Energy Recharge 130–150% with two Cryo units, 120–140% with three or an extra Favonius proc
With Blizzard Strayer in Freeze: CRIT Rate ~25–40% on the stat screen (the set and Cryo Resonance add up to 55% in combat), CRIT DMG 200%+
With Marechaussee Hunter: the usual CRIT 1:2 ratio

Talent priority

Elemental Burst

Normal Attack

Elemental Skill

Her Burst is most of her damage in every team: level it first. In quick-swap teams where she only casts E and Q, level the Skill before Normal Attack.

Teams

Recommended teams

7.1 Freeze with Vodyanitsa

Kamisato Ayaka

Furina

Vodyanitsa

Escoffier

The team that lifted her in 7.1: Vodyanitsa and Escoffier shred Cryo and Hydro RES and heal, Furina buffs DMG and enables Marechaussee Hunter.

Freeze with Shenhe

Kamisato Ayaka

Escoffier

Furina

Shenhe

Shenhe's Icy Quill and Cryo shred on top of Escoffier's: huge Burst damage against Freezable enemies.

Classic Freeze

Kamisato Ayaka

Kaedehara Kazuha

Shenhe

Sangonomiya Kokomi

Kazuha groups enemies and buffs Cryo DMG, Kokomi keeps them Frozen and heals.

Guide

How to play

How she works

Kamisato Art: Senho (alternate sprint) makes her dash through an icy mist. When it ends, she applies Cryo around her and gains a Cryo infusion; with her A4, hitting an enemy with that burst of cold gives +18% Cryo DMG for 10s.
Kamisato Art: Hyouka (Skill) deals AoE Cryo DMG; her A1 then gives +30% Normal and Charged Attack DMG for 6s.
Kamisato Art: Soumetsu (Burst, 80 Energy) sends out a slow Frostflake Seki no To cyclone that cuts continuously before exploding. It is most of her damage.
In Freeze teams, a Hydro teammate keeps enemies Frozen, so they cannot be knocked out of the cyclone.

Rotation

Set up your supports: Furina, Escoffier or Shenhe, Vodyanitsa…
Swap to Ayaka, dash (Senho), E, then Q (with Mistsplitter, add one Normal Attack before Q to stack it; with Azurelight, Q first, then E).
Fill her field time with N2 + Charged Attack combos while the cyclone runs.
Swap out, refresh supports, and come back with dash + E to catch particles.