Guide to Sayu from Genshin Impact 2.0: Skills, Leveling, Ascension and Builds

In the 2.0 update for Genshin Impact, the continent of Inazuma (Inazuma) was introduced, along with a whole series of new playable characters. One of them is Sayu — a tiny ninja. In this guide, we will detail everything known about this hero.

Sayu is an experienced ninja. Do not be fooled by her small stature — the girl is excellent with a large claymore and possesses Anemo abilities.

Sayu believes that sleep restores strength and helps to grow. Following this belief, she tries to hone her ninja skills by expending as little energy as possible. Therefore, regular rest for her is not idleness, but an important ritual.

Not all the content available in the update will appear at the start. Sayu will only become available on August 10-11, 2021. She is a four-star character, which means she can be relatively easily obtained through wishes.

Shuumatsuban Ninja Blade — perform up to four slashing attacks with a normal attack; with a charged attack, Sayu spins with her claymore, continuously consuming stamina, ending with an additional powerful strike.

Plunging Attack — a standard fast landing dealing physical damage to the area around the impact point.

Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash (Elemental Skill) — Sayu curls up into the Fuufuu Windwheel. In this form, Sayu dashes into enemies at high speed, dealing Anemo damage. When the skill ends, a Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick is performed, attacking the area.

With a quick press:

In wheel form, the character rolls a short distance, then performs a Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick.

With a long press:

The wheel is used continuously, and the character gains increased resistance to interruption. You can also choose the direction of movement and end the attack early to deal an enhanced Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick.

With a long press of the elemental skill, Sayu can absorb one of the elements. The skill lasts up to 10 seconds, after which it goes into cooldown. The longer the girl uses the skill, the longer its cooldown will be.

Element Absorption:

While in wheel form, the ninja can absorb Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro elements. In this case, the roll and subsequent Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick will deal powerful additional elemental damage.

Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry (Elemental Burst) — deals Anemo damage to nearby enemies and restores health to team members; the level of health regeneration depends on Sayu's attack power; then summons Muji-Muji Daruma.

Daruma has the following abilities:

There are three passive talents in total. Initially, only one of them will be available to you, but as you increase the ascension level, the others will unlock.

Yoohoo Art: Silencer's Secret — a basic ability; when Sayu is in the party, characters will not scare away crystal butterflies and some other types of animals, which can be found in the Others list of the Creatures / Fauna section from the Archive;

Someone More Capable — the second phase of ascension; selecting Sayu, activate Swirl to restore 300 health points to all team members near her; also regenerates 1.2 health points for every point of Sayu's own Elemental Mastery; the effect occurs once every 2 seconds;

No Work Today! — the fourth phase of ascension; the Muji-Muji Daruma summoned by the Yoohoo Art: Mujina Flurry skill gains the following effects: when healing any character, it also restores 20% of the received health points to another nearest hero; increased attack radius.

Constellations are additional abilities that can significantly alter a character's properties. Sayu has six:

Constellations are unlocked with Sayu's Fortune, obtained when acquiring character duplicates.

Ascension is a qualitative improvement of a character after reaching a certain level. Different amounts of materials are required for each level.

Level 20 — 1 Vayuda Turquoise Sliver, 3 Crystal Marrow, 3 Whopperflower Nectar, 20,000 Mora;

Level 40 — 3 Vayuda Turquoise Fragments, 3 Marionette Cores, 10 Crystal Marrow, 15 Whopperflower Nectars, 40,000 Mora;

Level 50 — 6 Vayuda Turquoise Fragments, 4 Marionette Cores, 20 Crystal Marrow, 12 Shimmering Nectars, 60,000 Mora;

Level 60 — 3 Vayuda Turquoise Chunks, 8 Marionette Cores, 30 Crystal Marrow, 18 Shimmering Nectars, 80,000 Mora;

Level 70 — 6 Vayuda Turquoise Chunks, 12 Marionette Cores, 45 Crystal Marrow, 12 Energy Nectars, 100,000 Mora;

Level 80 — 3 Vayuda Turquoise Gemstones, 20 Marionette Cores, 60 Crystal Marrow, 24 Energy Nectars, 120,000 Mora.

Vayuda Turquoise — one of the materials needed for Ascension of Anemo characters. As with other gemstones, Vayuda Turquoise comes in varieties such as sliver, fragment, chunk, and the gemstone itself. There are several ways to obtain this material:

Crystal Marrow cannot be bought. The only way to accumulate it in sufficient quantity is to explore Inazuma (it only grows there).

Whopperflower Nectar can be obtained by killing aggressive flowers — Whopperflowers. They can be found in the vicinity of Mondstadt and Liyue Harbor.

Marionette Core — an ingredient that drops after defeating one of the Inazuma bosses — Maguu Kenki.

Shimmering Nectar — one of the most common resources in the game. It is sold by vendors, or found as rewards during adventures. Collecting several Shimmering Nectars allows crafting an enhanced elemental.

Energy Nectar, like Shimmering Nectar, is fairly easy to find during exploration, but the easiest way to create this ingredient is from less rare materials (Shimmering Nectar).

Level 2 — 3 Teachings of Light, 6 Whopperflower Nectars, 12,500 Mora;

Level 3 — 2 Guides to Light, 3 Shimmering Nectars, 17,500 Mora;

Level 4 — 4 Guides to Light, 4 Shimmering Nectars, 25,000 Mora;

Level 5 — 6 Guides to Light, 6 Shimmering Nectars, 30,000 Mora;

Level 6 — 9 Guides to Light, 9 Shimmering Nectars, 37,500 Mora;

Level 7 — 4 Philosophies of Light, 4 Energy Nectars, 1 Gilded Scale, 120,000 Mora;

Level 8 — 6 Philosophies of Light, 6 Energy Nectars, 1 Gilded Scale, 120,000 Mora;

Level 9 — 12 Philosophies of Light, 9 Energy Nectars, 2 Gilded Scales, 450,000 Mora;

Level 10 — 16 Philosophies of Light, 12 Energy Nectars, 2 Gilded Scales, 1 Crown of Insight, 700,000 Mora.

Teachings of Light — a reward for completing the Violet Court domain in Inazuma. Once you collect several teachings, you will have the opportunity to craft a more rare Guide to Light. In turn, collecting several guides allows obtaining a Philosophy of Light.

Gilded Scale — a rare ingredient, available either after defeating the Azhdaha boss or after dismantling valuable items. For crafting, you will need to combine a branch of a bloodjade or a crown of the dragon lord with one dream solvent.

Crown of Insight — one of the rarest yet essential materials for talent leveling. Absolutely every character at the later skill levels will require a crown. Obtaining it is not easy. Most often, the Crown of Insight appears in the reward shop of various events. Another way is to level up the Frostbearing Tree or the Sacred Sakura — this can earn you several crowns at once.

Since Sayu not only deals significant damage but also heals the squad, it's important to focus on attack power and healing bonus during her leveling. Don't forget about energy recharge, so it would be wise to invest points in elemental mastery.

Additional parameters that may be useful to you include Anemo damage bonus and health level.

The best weapon for Sayu would be the five-star claymore Song of Broken Pines. Thanks to its properties, this weapon not only increases attack power but can also occasionally increase its speed.

As an alternative, consider the Ceremonial Greatsword, which allows you to use the elemental skill much more often.

Another suitable sword would be Wolf's Gravestone. This weapon focuses on increasing damage, allowing you to enhance not only Sayu but also other squad members.

You will also need artifacts:

Viridescent Venerer

Noblesse Oblige

Maiden Beloved

If you can't find the right artifacts, focus on those that will enhance Sayu in the desired direction: damage, healing, elemental mastery.

Sayu is very useful, primarily due to her versatility. She can deal serious damage and restore a large amount of health.

Pros:

Cons:

To play the little ninja most effectively, dive into the battle, accumulate elemental energy, attack, then retreat and heal the other characters. Despite significant damage, Sayu cannot be the main attacking character, so focus on unlocking all additional properties of her skills to turn the girl into a powerful support hero.

Suitable team compositions with Sayu: