Alhaitham

Lore

The current scribe of the Sumeru Akademiya, a man endowed with extraodinary intelligence and talent. He lives free — free from the searching eyes of ordinary people, anyway.

Meta

• Title: Admonishing Instruction
• Birthday: 11 February
• Association: Sumeru
• Affiliation: Sumeru Akademiya
• Constellation: Vultur Volans
• Element: Dendro
• Release: 2023-01-18
• Chinese voice actor: Su Wan
• Japanese voice actor: Aoi Koga
• English voice actor: Maya Reid
• Korean voice actor: Choi Ara

Base Stats

• Base HP: 987
• Base ATK: 28
• Base DEF: 61
• CRIT Rate: 5%
• CRIT DMG: 50%
• Extra: Dendro DMG Bonus +24

Why This Character Is Good

As a Main DPS, Alhaitham turns short buff windows into high value Quicken conversions.

Alhaitham rewards timing-based combos: weave Normal Attacks between Skill and Burst to maintain buffs and trigger Quicken.

Abilities

• Normal Attack - Verdant Sequence: Performs up to 5 strikes with sword techniques. Charged Attack consumes stamina to release a stronger Dendro strike.
• Elemental Skill - Verdant Sigil (CD 15s): Marks nearby enemies with a sigil, dealing Dendro DMG and granting a short team buff tied to Quicken.
• Elemental Burst - Rift Manifest (Cost 80): Unleashes sustained Dendro damage in an area and amplifies the on-field character reaction damage for 12s.

Talent Values

• Normal Attack (Lv.10): 182% total combo multiplier
• Elemental Skill (Lv.10): 440% Dendro DMG
• Elemental Burst (Lv.10): 620% Dendro DMG
• Passive Bonus: +12% CRIT Rate while shielded

Passive Talents

• A1: Triggering Quicken grants Alhaitham 20 Elemental Mastery for 8s (max 3 stacks).
• A4: After using Elemental Burst, all party members gain 12% Dendro DMG Bonus for 10s.
• Utility: Expedition time in Sumeru is reduced by 25%.

Constellations

• C1 Verdant Opening: Elemental Skill gains 1 additional charge.
• C2 Rift Oath: Burst duration increases by 3s and grants 15% Dendro RES shred.
• C3 Refined Motion: Elemental Skill level +3.
• C4 Tactical Convergence: Party gains 80 Elemental Mastery for 8s after Burst cast.
• C5 Everbright Form: Elemental Burst level +3.
• C6 Verdant Zenith: Normal and Charged Attacks gain infusion and deal bonus Dendro DMG based on Elemental Mastery.

Food Specialty

• Alhaitham's Spiced Roast: Reduces sprinting stamina consumption by 25% for 900s.

Ascension Cost

• Mora: 2092530
• Hero's Wit: 419
• Boss Drops: 46
• Local Specialty: 168
• Common Drops: 30

Ascension Materials

• Chaos Gear
• Celestial Core Of Tides
• Hallowed Alloy Under Flames
• Radiant Filament Beyond Covenant
• Shivada Jade Sliver

Talent Materials

• Vayuda Turquoise Sliver
• Ashen Core Of Gales
• Hallowed Alloy Under Flames
• Radiant Filament Beyond Covenant
• Verdant Seal Under Reverie

Build Suggestions

• Artifact: Echoes Of Mondstadt - Alhaitham needs uptime, reaction consistency, and burst scaling, all supported by this set.
• Recommended Weapon: Radiant Refrain (Sword, ★★★★) - Option 1 fits Dendro teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Bloom damage windows.

Weapons

• Radiant Refrain (Sword, ★★★★): Option 1 fits Dendro teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Bloom damage windows.
• Silent Compass (Sword, ★★★★): Option 2 fits Dendro teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Bloom damage windows.
• Ancient Compass (Sword, ★★★★): Option 3 fits Dendro teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Bloom damage windows.

Teammates

• Emilie (Main DPS): Emilie adds value as Main DPS because As a Main DPS, Emilie helps stabilize team tempo around Bloom.
• Nahida (Main DPS): Nahida adds value as Main DPS because Frequent Dendro tagging enables reaction chaining.
• Flins (Sub-DPS): Flins adds value as Sub-DPS because Flins offers consistent value as a Sub-DPS, especially during Quicken windows.