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Tom Genshin Impact Guide: Best Build, Leveling, Preparing for the Abyss
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Touma is a new Pyro character that was added to the Genshin Impact hero pool with the release of patch 2.2. He is only a 4-star, so the drop rate will be quite high and you have a great chance of getting him on your team.
A native of Mondstadt who now lives in Inazuma, Touma is the steward of the Kamisato clan. known in Inazuma as a "local authority" who helps everyone with a smile and tries to resolve any situation peacefully. However, on the battlefield, Toma also works as a great DPS unit with AoE attacks that can help you keep crowded groups of enemies under control when you are fighting them.
Toma banner release date?
The volumes can be obtained by spending prayers in the Moment of Blossom banner, which will be released on November 2nd.
Tom's best builds. Top build
As a DPS, Toma has access to many AoE skills, and given his defensive abilities, he can take on large groups without getting too exhausted, which is really useful in combat if you get into a sticky situation.
Below are two of Toma's best builds so far. You can continue reading to find out how and why exactly these builds are the best for Tom, and if you're at least a little versed in Genshin Impact's character building principles, you'll quickly understand the thought process behind his selection of the best weapons and artifacts.
| ROLE | BEST WEAPON | ALTERNATIVE WEAPON | BEST ARTIFACTS | ALTERNATIVE ARTIFACTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyro support build | Shining harvest | Celestial axis | Ancient Noble Ceremony (4 items) | Exile (4 items) |
| Pyro DPS build | Shining harvest | Mortal combat | Burning Scarlet Witch (4 items) | — |
Support Pyro Build
In the case of support, it works fine "Shining harvest" or "Celestial axis, increasing your energy recharge. Any set of artifacts is equally useful for this setup, and your choice between boosting your party members' attack or regenerating energy should depend on how your team is built.
Pyro DPS build
In this assemblyShining harvest" is the best choice, but "Mortal combat» is great as a replacement as the first spear can be hard to get. Artifact set Crimson Witch of Flames would work great as it increases pyro damage and increases elemental damage, and the icing on the cake is an additional buff to the first bonus after using the elemental skill, which you now know is connected very often.
What are the best team members for Tom?
Tom's abilities as a hybrid support/DPS unit work very well no matter how we build his setup, but the approach can change depending on his comrades. Toma and Fischl are great partners as they can help increase the damage of any core DPS unit as well as trigger elemental reactions like evaporation or superconductivity. To complete the command, a support character such as Jean or Zhong Li, can provide the protection you need to make everyone feel more secure.
| CHARACTER | ELEMENT |
|---|---|
| Eola / Tartaglia / Hu Tao | Cryo / Hydro / Pyro |
| volumes | Pyro |
| Fischl | electro |
| Zhong Li / Jinn | Geo / Anemo |
What weapon would be the best choice for Tom?
Weapons that buff energy recharge like Radiant Harvest and Celestial Axis are the best options for Touma, but you can also find a more affordable and good alternative in the form of a Death Kombat spear.
| WEAPONS | RARITY | Briefly | SKILLS AND ABILITIES | HOW TO GET A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shining harvest |  | Restore energy 12% ~ 55,1% | Increases attack power by 28%~56% of energy recovery rate over 100%. You can gain an attack power bonus up to 80%~120%. Also gives 30%~50% restore energy for 12 sec. after activating the elemental explosion. | Prayer |
| Celestial axis | | Restore energy 8% ~ 36,8% | Increases crit chance. hitting 8%~16% and the speed of a normal attack on 12%. When hit by a normal or charged attack, there is 50% chance to activate an intangible blade that deals 40%~100% damage in a small radius. Can occur every 2 sec. | Prayer |
| Mortal combat |  | Crit chance. hits 8% ~ 36,8% | If there are 2 or more nearby enemies, attack power and defense are increased by 16%~32%; if there are less than 2 enemies nearby, attack power is increased by 24%~48%%. | Battle Pass |
What artifacts are best for Touma?
In terms of artifacts, sets like Ceremony of the Ancient Nobles, Exile or Noblesse Oblige are really useful as we want to buff either Pyro Damage or Energy Recharge or the Elemental Burst skill.
| ARTIFACTS | TWO-COMPONENT EFFECT | FOUR-PARTS EFFECT |
|---|---|---|
| Noblesse Oblige | Increases elemental explosion damage by 20%. | Activating an elemental explosion increases the attack power of all party members by 20% for 12 seconds. The effect does not stack. |
| Crimson Witch of Flames | Increases Pyro damage bonus by 15%. | Increases the Damage of the Overload and Burning statuses by 40%, and the damage of the Vapor and Melting statuses by 15%. Using an elemental skill increases the effects of a 50-piece set by 10% for 3 seconds. Can stack up to XNUMX times. |
| Exile | Increases energy recovery rate by 20%. | Using an elemental explosion restores 2. energy to the rest of the squad (but not to the selected character) every 2 sec. within 6 sec. The effect cannot stack. |
Tom's Artifact Stats
Considering Tom's skill set, you need to develop his Critical Strike Rating and Critical Damage as primary stats, and then focus on Attack Boost as a secondary stat.
| SLOT | BASIC STATS | ADDITIONAL STATISTICS |
|---|---|---|
| Pen | Атака | HP%, Energy Recharge, HP, Critical Damage / Critical Hit Chance |
| Flower | HP | HP%, Energy Recharge, Critical Strike Chance, Critical Damage |
| Hourglass | Атака | HP% / Energy Recharge, Critical Damage, HP, Critical Hit Chance |
| Cup | Pyro Damage Bonus | Energy Recharge, HP, Critical Damage, Critical Strike Chance |
| Headdress | Critical Chance / Critical Damage | Energy Recharge, HP, Healing Bonus, Critical Hit Chance / Critical Damage |
Tom's Skills and Talents
Toma is a hybrid support/DPS unit that works really well on any team, fighting large groups of enemies with his many AoE attacks or supporting the group with his defensive potential, making him a great addition no matter who accompanies him.
| ATTACK | EFFECT |
|---|---|
| Normal attack | Performs up to four consecutive spear strikes. |
| Charged attack | The charged version of the normal attack is a forward lunge that deals damage to anyone in its path. |
| Attack in the fall | Leaps from the air to strike the ground below, dealing damage to enemies in the path and dealing AoE damage on impact. |
| Elemental Skill - Burning Shroud | Touma kicks enemies and deals area damage. In addition, the hero receives a Blazing Shield, which absorbs fire (Pyro) attacks 250% more effectively. Protection from fire directly depends on the maximum health of the hero. If you gain a new shield while this shield is active, the absorption effect will persist and its duration will be refreshed. The shield can be used not only by Tom, but also by other heroes of your team. |
| Elemental Explosion - Crimson oyoroi | Touma spins his spear, attacks enemies in an area and creates a halo of fire. It adds the Burning Rift effect to the active character's normal attacks, which deals additional area-of-effect fire damage. It can occur once per second. In addition, the hero has a Flaming Shield. It is similar to the one that occurs when using Touma's elemental skill, with the exception of damage absorption. It depends on the maximum health of the character. If Toma dies, then the yori of fire will disappear. |
| Talent #1 - Overlapping armor. | Unlocked at Ascension Phase 2. When your character gains or renews Blazing Shield, its durability is increased by 5% for 6 seconds. The effect can stack up to 5 times. |
| Talent #2 - Flame Attack. | Will be available in Ascension Phase 4. The damage dealt by the Blazing Rift that occurs after using Touma's Elemental Burst is increased by 2,2% of the hero's maximum health. |
| Talent #3 - Swing and throw. | When Toma is on a team, while fishing, the Traveler has a 20% chance to get a double catch. The effect only works in Inazuma. |
Constellations Toma
If you manage to pull Tom a few times, you will eventually reach a constellation level that will turn Tom into a great fighter, with upgrades to all of his skills and their respective cooldowns making him a great way to take out groups of enemies with his AoE crowd control tools.
| Level of | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duty of a friend | When a character (other than Touma himself) is protected Flaming Shield Touma himself is hit, reducing the cooldown of Touma's Burning Shroud and Crimson Halo by 3 seconds. This effect can occur every 20 sec. |
| 2 | Servant's Insight | The duration of Crimson Halo is increased by 3 seconds. |
| 3 | firm determination | Increases the skill level of Burning Shroud by 3. Max. level: 15 |
| 4 | Long term plan | Using the skill Crimson Oroi restores 15 points. Toma's energy. |
| 5 | raging fire | Increases the skill level of Crimson Oroi by 3. Max. level: 15 |
| 6 | Warm heart | Upon receipt or update Flaming Shield damage of normal attacks, charged attacks and attacks in the fall of all members of the squad for 6 sec. increases by 15%. |
To activate each level of the constellation, you need Character luck.
Toma's Ascension Materials
Boosted Tom boosts his attack and critical damage stats more than anything else, a welcome upgrade that turns him into a great second/support fighter. It can take a while to farm Hypostasis Pyro, but it's worth it.
To upgrade Toma's talents, the following resources are needed:
- 2 level: 12 pestilence, 500 "teachings of frailty", 3 seals of treasure thieves.
- 3 level: 17 mora, 500 "indications of frailty", 2 seals of the silver raven.
- 4 level: 25 mora, 000 "indications of frailty", 4 seals of the silver raven.
- 5 level: 30 mora, 000 Frail Indications, 6 Silver Crow Seals.
- 6 level: 37 mora, 500 Frail Indications, 9 Silver Crow Seals.
- 7 level: 120 mora, 000 Frail Philosophies, 4 Golden Crow Seals, 4 Hellfire Butterfly.
- 8 level: 260 mora, 000 philosophies of frailty, 6 seals of the golden raven, 6 hellfire moth.
- 9 level: 450 pestilence, 000 "Philosophies of Frailty", 12 Golden Crow Seals, 9 Hellfire Butterflies.
- 10 level: 700 mora, 000 philosophies of frailty, 16 golden raven seals, 12 hellfire butterflies, 2 crown of contempt.
- "Teachings", "instructions" and "philosophy" about Frailty you will receive in the Violet Hall. In addition, "indications about frailty" can be made from 3 "teachings", and "philosophy" - from 3 "indications".
- Treasure Thieves, Silver Crow, and Golden Crow Seals drop from Treasure Thieves. On the map we have indicated the places where they can be found:
- Note that the Silver Crow Seal can be crafted with 3 Treasure Thieves Seals, and the Golden Crow Seal can be crafted with 3 Silver Crow Seals.
- Hellfire Butterflies is one of the rewards for defeating Signora. We fight this boss have dedicated separate guide.
- The Crown of Contempt could be obtained by completing temporary events that are no longer available at the moment. However, similar quests will surely appear in the future. Right now, the only way to get the crown of contempt is to reach level 11 of the Permafrost Tree.
And that's all you need to know about Tom! You now have all the information you need to make the most of Mondstadt's best fighter.
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