Arataki Itto Guide and Best Builds for Genshin Impact

Arataki Itto fits the role of a DPS perfectly, with his toolkit designed to amplify his Normal Attacks building up stacks of super-strength that only he can unleash with a Charged Attack. This means his abilities only make him better no one else.

BiS Weapon	Redhorn Stonethresher
Alternate Weapons	Serpent Spine Whiteblind
Best Artifacts	4-piece Options Husk of Opulent Dreams Retracing Bolide 2-piece Option Husk of Opulent Dreams — DEF +30% Defender's Will — DEF +30%
Main Stats	Sand Stats: DEF % Goblet Stats: Geo DMG Circlet Stats: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substat Priority	CRIT Rate / DMG DEF % DEF Energy Recharge
Talent Priority	Normal Attack Elemental Burst Elemental Skill

Arataki Itto's best weapon is simply Redhorn Stonethresher, his signature weapon. The weapon's innate stat bonus of CRIT DMG is quite powerful, and the weapon skill is perfectly built for Itto. The increased percentage to your DEF stat, the additive increase to our Normal and Charged Attacks from part of our DEF stats makes it perfect for Itto. The next best weapon to get is the 4-star Serpent Spine which you can refine to rank 5 by crafting. Almost on par with the Serpent Spine is the 4-star Whiteblind, again this weapon is crafted so you can rank it up to 5 even as a F2P player and its skill effect of ATK and DEF boosts for each stack you build up is perfect for Itto.

As for Artifacts there really is only one set for Itto, Husk of Opulent Dreams. This set adds to Itto's DEF stats which help to boost his ATK, it also grants the Curiosity effect. This stacking buff boosts his DEF and Geo DMG by 6% per stack. These stacks will build up both on-field and off-field. As for an alternative, you could use Retracing Bolide for the increase to Normal and Charge Attacks when shielded, however it inferior to Husk of Opulent Dreams in almost every way. Lastly, you could do a 2-piece combination of Husk of Opulent Dreams and the 4-star Defender's Will for the huge boost to DEF, but again it is still inferior despite the stat increases.

The majority of Itto's damage comes from his Elemental Burst, Royal Descent: Behold, Itto the Evil!. This skill allows him to convert his Normal Attack: Fight Club Legend to Geo and then jacks up his power by gaining his Superlative Superstrength on Normal Attacks that he makes. He can then unleash each stack for amped up damage by using his Charged Attacks. Bear in mind that Itto is solo on the battlefield, with next to no character swapping, so a typical rotation will look like this.

1. Elemental Burst
2. Normal Attack
3. Element Skill
4. Normal Attacks x 3
5. Charged Attacks x 4
6. Finisher

That is Itto's basic rotation, now you can continue to use Charged Attacks and use up all of his Superstacks, which will unleash a finisher move. Then you can bring in off-field characters or simply repeat the same move set. Now, to make this rotation effective as possible you are going to need your Energy Recharge at 140% as a minimum. On a final note, the list above is only a suggested rotation to play with Itto, there are many other ways to build Superstacks and unleash them. As you play him more, you may find a combo you personally prefer as there are many. As long as you get that final finisher move from your Superstack, you are doing it right.

Arataki Itto does not get the advantage of a huge teammate selection pool. He is almost always paired with Geo characters, particularly Gorou for his DEF buff. In the teams below we have provided some off meta options that work well and will give a more versatile team than a pure Geo build. As a reminder Itto is a Hypercarry and does not need any Sub DPS or on-field supports, so we focus on amplifying his capabilities more than what teammates can do to enemies.

Main DPS	Support	Hydro Spreader	Cryo Spreader
Arataki Itto	Gorou	Mona	Diona

While the Freeze component in this Shatter team is quite slow, it does happen. Mona and Diona also each have abilities that can amplify Itto's fighting, Mona with her Elemental Burst buff and Diona's shields to stop any interrupts from hitting Itto. Gorou is fairly constant here by adding a Geo Resonance buff and his Elemental Skill grants banners based on the number of Geo users in your party. Lastly, his Elemental Burst creates a field to fight in which is also based on the number of Geo users in your party. The setup is as simple as Diano's shields, Mona's Elemental Burst, both of Gorou's abilities and then Itto can take the stage for damage until all of the buffs run out. The freeze in this build will come when you add in Diona's Elemental Burst, which also heals, and Mona's Elemental Skill to summon a Hydro phantom. Also, remember that Claymores Shatter frozen targets in Genshin, so have fun crushing the enemy.

Main DPS	Support	Buffer	Shielder
Arataki Itto	Gorou	Kujou Sara Yun Jin	Zhongli

This is a common meta build for Itto, a Triple Geo team to not help with Geo Resonance and Gorou's elemental abilities. Having Zhongli's shields also means we can ignore the majority of the enemies' damage. This build follows the same pattern of characters putting buffs onto Itto and then letting Itto do all the work. This combination does require some more field time to stack up your buffs, but each of Gorou's abilities and either Kujou Sara's Tengu Stormcall or Yun Jin's Cliffbreaker's Banner will drive Itto's Normal Attack damage through the roof.