Hu Tao Best Weapons In Genshin Impact, Ranked

Genshin Impact starts with only one Polearm character in the game, then it slowly grows. Among the Polearm users in Genshin Impact is Hu Tao. The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor Director is an eccentric character that has a “unique” view of life.

In battle, she sacrifices her HP to gain a large sum of ATK. Some of her hits also get stronger when her HP is low, which encourages players to play without a healer. The most common play style of Hu Tao is the Vaporize comp with Xingqiu. Since she focuses on Vaporize, Hu Tao’s best weapon in Genshin Impact will not only contain Crit and HP, but also Elemental Mastery.

Updated on November 2, 2024, by Nahda Nabiilah: As complicated as Hu Tao’s kit can be, finding her the best weapon is an easy task in Genshin Impact. Hu Tao is a versatile Pyro DPS who can approach battle from multiple angles. For example, you can pair Hu Tao with Hydro units to create powerful Vaporize teams in Genshin Impact. You can even build her for Burgeon or Plunging teams. It all depends on how you build Hu Tao and what weapon you choose for her.

9 Dialogues of the Desert Sages

• Primary Stat: 510 Base ATK
• Secondary Stat: 41.3% HP
• R5 Effect: When the wielder performs healing, restore 16 Energy. This effect can be triggered once every 10s and can occur even when the character is not on the field.

Dialogues of the Desert Sages is not that good on Hu Tao compared to her other options, especially the F2P ones. However, it does give her a big chunk of HP%, which allows players to stack more Elemental Mastery on her. Moreover, the Polearm grants Hu Tao a good amount of energy back when she casts her Elemental Burst since she heals herself, and that’s what triggers Dialogues of the Desert Sages’ passive in Genshin Impact.

8 White Tassel

• Primary Stat: 401 Base ATK
• Secondary Stat: 23.4% CRIT Rate
• R5 Effect: Increases Normal Attack DMG by 48%.

While Hu Tao mostly focuses on her Charge attacks, players can still use White Tassel as each Charge attacks always start with one hit of Normal attack. So while White Tassel is not perfect, it can be a decent solution if players don’t have any good Polearm for Hu Tao in Genshin Impact. Keep in mind, White Tassel should be at R5, or else it doesn’t add anything substantial to Hu Tao’s DMG.

7 Blackcliff Pole

• Primary Stats: 510 Base ATK
• Secondary Stats: 55.1% CRIT DMG
• R5 Effect: After defeating an opponent, ATK is increased by 24% for 30s. This effect has a maximum of 3 stacks, and the duration of each stack is independent of the others.

To play a DPS, players always need both CRIT Rate and DMG to amplify that unit’s DMG, and Blackcliff Pole serves that purpose perfectly. Other than offering Hu Tao a decent amount of CRIT DMG in Genshin Impact, Blackcliff Pole falls short on everything else since Hu Tao doesn’t badly need all the extra attacks the Polearm offers. If players use Liyue characters in Hu Tao’s team like Xingqiu, Zhongli, Yelan, and Xianyun, Lithic Spear is also a great option.

6 Deathmatch

• Primary Stats: 454 Base ATK
• Secondary Stats: 36.8% CRIT Rate
• R5 Effect: If there are at least 2 opponents nearby, ATK is increased by 32% and DEF is increased by 32%. If there are fewer than 2 opponents nearby, ATK is increased by 48%.

Deathmatch grants Hu Tao an insane amount of CRIT Rate, where a 36% CRIT Rate increase can give Genshin Impact players a very comfortable time building Hu Tao. Additionally, players don’t have to worry about Deathmatch’s base ATK as Hu Tao depends more on her HP. If players need Crit Rate, the 5-star Lu­mi­douce El­e­gy is also a viable option for Director Hu.

5 Ballad of the Fjords

• Primary Stat: 510 Base ATK
• Secondary Stat: 27.6% Crit Rate
• R5 Effect: When there are at least 3 different Elemental Types in your party, Elemental Mastery will be increased by 240.

Ballad of the Fjords is a decent Battle Pass weapon for Hu Tao in Genshin Impact. The Polearm ability to grant Hu Tao up to 240 Elemental Mastery is insane considering how easy it is to trigger that effect. Since Hu Tao will need Hydro to trigger Vaporize and Zhongli or Anemo to shred enemies’ Pyro resistance, it is natural to have more than three different Elemental Types in her party. With 27 Crit Rate and up to 240 Elemental Mastery, Ballad of the Fjords is a safe option for Hu Tao in Genshin Impact.

4 Primordial Jade Winged-Spear

• Primary Stats: 674 Base ATK
• Secondary Stats: 22.1% CRIT Rate
• Effect: On hit, increases ATK by 3.2% for 6s. Max 7 stacks. This effect can only occur once every 0.3s. While in possession of the maximum possible stacks, DMG dealt is increased by 12%.

It’s surprising to see Primordial Jade Winged-Spear performing this well on a character like Hu Tao. Hu Tao doesn’t need any of the weapon’s high Base ATK or extra ATK% from its passive, not to mention how slowly she will complete the conditions needed to acquire the extra 12% DMG.

Yet, Primordial Jade is one of Hu Tao’s best weapons in Genshin Impact. If that explains anything, it tells how good Primordial Jade Winged-Spear is on any DPS that touches it.

3 Staff Of The Scarlet Sands

• Primary Stat: 542 Base ATK
• Secondary Stat: 44.1% CRIT Rate
• Effect: The equipping character gains 52% of their Elemental Mastery as bonus ATK. When an Elemental Skill hits opponents, the Dream of the Scarlet Sands effect will be gained for 10s: The equipping character will gain 28% of their Elemental Mastery as bonus ATK. Max 3 stacks.

Staff of the Scarlet Sands is the better version of Deathmatch in Genshin Impact. It has a low base ATK, but a whopping 44% CRIT Rate in exchange. Meanwhile, the passive encourages players to use Elemental Mastery sands.

2 Dragon’s Bane

• Primary Stat: 454 Base ATK
• Secondary Stat: 221 Elemental Mastery
• R5 Effect: Increases DMG against opponents affected by Hydro or Pyro by 36%.

Considering Hu Tao needs Vaporize in her gameplay to perform well, having more Elemental Mastery doesn’t hurt her stats. Of course, players shouldn’t go heavy on EM as Dragon’s Bane gives her enough Elemental Mastery. What makes Dragon’s Bane even better is its passive that further boosts Hu Tao’s DMG when her attacks come in contact with enemies affected by Hydro or Pyro in Genshin Impact, which are the essential Elements in Hu Tao teams.

1 Staff Of Homa

• Primary Stats: 608 Base ATK
• Secondary Stats: 66.2% CRIT DMG
• Effect: HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 0.8% of the wielder’s Max HP. When the wielder’s HP is less than 50%, this ATK bonus is increased by an additional 1% of Max HP.

66% CRIT DMG, 20% HP increase, and provide more ATK based on Hu Tao’s HP, literally everything that Hu Tao needs to devastate her enemies. Staff of Homa is a perfect match with Hu Tao and unsurprisingly, Hu Tao’s best-in-slot weapon in Genshin Impact.