Alhaitham is a genius. He was the mastermind behind the plan to save the Dendro Archon Nahida. Ever since his hype has only grown and he’s finally being released in the upcoming Version 3.4. His kit has already been leaked. As a 5-star and a Dendro DPS, his constellations are of immense interest too.
Fortunately, they have already been leaked and in this article, we’ll see what they are and how much general value and damage they add to his base kit. Read on to find out which constellation is a good place to stop- if any.
Alhaitham’s Constellations in Genshin Impact 3.4
Alhaitham’s constellations all focus on maximising his role as a DPS directly or indirectly. His constellations below reflect that. All of them, in one way or another increase his kit’s efficiency and his time as an on-field DPS. At C6 he can be reliably called a hypercarry. At C0 he remains a quick-swap DPS.
C1. Intuition
When a Projection Attack hits an opponent, Universality: An Elaboration on Form’s CD (E) is decreased by 1.2s. This effect can be triggered once every 1s.
C2. Debate
When Alhaitham generates a Chisel-Light Mirror, his Elemental Mastery will be increased by 50 for 8 seconds, max 4 stacks. Each stack’s duration is counted independently. This effect can be triggered even when the maximum number of Chisel-Light Mirrors has been reached.
C3. Negation
Increases the Level of Universality: An Elaboration on Form (E) by 3. The maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4. Elucidation
When Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena (Q) is unleashed, the following effects will become active based on the number of Chisel-Light Mirrors consumed and created this time around:
- Each Mirror consumed will increase the Elemental Mastery of all other nearby party members by 30 for 15s.
- Each Mirror generated will grant Alhaitham a 10% Dendro DMG Bonus for 15s.
The pre-existing duration of the aforementioned effects will be cleared if you use Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena again while they are in effect.
C5. Sagacity
Increases the Level of Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena (Q) by 3. The maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6. Structuration
Alhaitham gains the following effects:
- 2 seconds after Particular Field: Fetters of Phenomena (Q) is unleashed, he will generate 3 Chisel-Light Mirrors regardless of the number of mirrors consumed.
- If Alhaitham generates Chisel-Light Mirrors when their numbers have already maxed out, his CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG will increase by 10% and 70% respectively for 6s. If this effect is triggered again during its initial duration, the duration remaining will be increased by 6s.
Overall Worth of Alhaihtham’s Constellations
Alhaitham’s constellations seem really powerful. They allow him to be played more as an on-field hypercarry DPS, unlike his recommended quick-swap DPS playstyle at C0. The value of his constellations will depend on his base DPS output and Dendro application ICDs. His synergy in meta Dendro comps will also be tested.
His C4 has a support function where he gives bonus EM to his nearby party members. This indicates that till C4, his recommended playstyle is that of quick-swap DPS. You switch to him, use his E and his normals to deal Dendro DMG, use his burst and then swap him out as your other party members are now buffed with bonus EM.
At C6, his Q rewards you with 3 Chisel-Light Mirrors regardless of the number of Mirrors consumed during casting his burst. This means you don’t need to swap him out after using his burst and you can continue using your NAs for more DPS. That said we still don’t know the exact percentage of DPS increase at C6 so we’ll still have to wait for his actual release to determine his true worth.