Genshin Impact’s new banner is due on 10th August. The banner brings new characters such as Yoimiya, the new five-star Pyro bow user, and Sayu, the new four-star Anemo Claymore character. Sayu will be the first child character to be a claymore which would be very interesting to use. Sayu is mainly a healer over DPS. Since she’s a four-star, she’ll be much easier to summon for. If you’re planning to pull her, here are all the materials you need to level her up.
Sayu’s character Demo has just been dropped, you can watch it here:
Sayu Level Ascension Materials:
The materials needed for Sayu are fairly easy to find. Crystal Marrows (click here for a guide) can be found in Inazuma, mostly in Serpent’s Head and the Nectars can be obtained by defeating the Whopperflowers. You can get Marionette Core by defeating Maguu Kenki.
| Level | Materials Needed | Mora Needed |
| 20 | 1 Vayuda Turquoise Sliver 3 Crystal Marrow 3 Whopperflower Nectar | 20,000 Mora |
| 40 | 3 Vayuda Turquoise Fragment 3 Marionette Core 10 Crystal Marrow 15 Whopperflower Nectar | 40,000 Mora |
| 50 | 6 Vayuda Turquoise Fragment 4 Marionette Core 20 Crystal Marrow 12 Shimmering Nectar | 60,000 Mora |
| 60 | 3 Vayuda Turquoise Chunk 8 Marionette Core 30 Crystal Marrow 18 Shimmering Nectar | 80,000 Mora |
| 70 | 6 Vayuda Turquoise Chunk 12 Marionette Core, 45 Crystal Marrow 12 Energy Nectar | 100,000 Mora |
| 80 | 3 Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone 20 Marionette Core 60 Crystal Marrow 24 Energy Nectar | 120,000 Mora |
Sayu Talent Ascension Materials:
Teachings/Guide/Philosophies of Light are the new talent ascension material added with Domain and can be found in Violet Court Domain in Inazuma. Gilded Scale can be obtained by defeating Azhdaha.
| Level | Materials Needed | Mora Needed |
| 2 | 3 Teachings of Light 6 Whopperflower Nectar | 12,500 Mora |
| 3 | 2 Guide to Light 3 Shimmering Nectar | 17,500 Mora |
| 4 | 4 Guide to Light, 4 Shimmering Nectar | 25,000 Mora |
| 5 | 6 Guide to Light 6 Shimmering Nectar | 30,000 Mora |
| 6 | 9 Guide to Light, 9 Shimmering Nectar | 37,500 Mora |
| 7 | 4 Philosophies of Light 4 Energy Nectar 1 Gilded Scale | 120,000 Mora |
| 8 | 6 Philosophies of Light 6 Energy Nectar 1 Gilded Scale | 260,000 Mora |
| 9 | 12 Philosophies of Light 9 Energy Nectar 2 Gilded Scale | 450,000 Mora |
| 10 | 16 Philosophies of Light 12 Energy Nectar 2 Gilded Scale 1 Crown of Insight | 700,000 Mora |
Sayu’s Skills:
Normal Attacks:
Shiyuumatsu-Ban Ninja Blade– Causes physical attack using claymore.
- Normal Attack: Does 4 consecutive strikes.
- Charged Attack: Does continuous spinning attacks, same as Noelle, and at the end does a powerful slash.
- Plunging Attack: Causes AoE damage on impact after plunging, like other claymore characters.
Elemental Skill:
Yoohoo Art: Fuuin Dash– Sayu curls up into a rolling Fufu Windwheel and smashes into the enemies and deals Anemo Damage. Once the rolling ends, she ends it with a Fufu Whirlwind Kick, also dealing Anemo Damage.
- Press: Begins the Fufu Windwheel state for a short amount of time and released a Fufu Whirlwind Kick
- Hold: Rolls around in the Fufu Windwheel state for a longer period of time, which can be controlled using the movepad, for maximum of 10 seconds. Can result in Elemental Absorption.
- Elemental Absorption: Like most of the Anemo characters, Sayu’s Anemo attacks can also absorb other elements such as Hydro, Pyro, Electro and Cryo dealing additional damage.
Elemental Burst:
Yoohoo Art: Mujima Flurry– Summons a helping hand and heals nearby players. The HP restored is based on Sayu’s attack and the summoning of Muji-Muji Daruma
- Muji-Muji Daruma: Deals anemo damage to the nearby enemies as well as healing the players with HP below 70%. If there are no enemies nearby, the Muji-Muji Daruma can heal all the party members regardless of their HP percentage.
Passive Talents:
- Yoohoo Art – Silencer’s Secret: Sayu has the ability to make the Crystal Flies stop and not startle them so they’re easier to collect. (Extremely handy for a mobile player)
- Go Find Someone Else: When Sayu causes a Swirl reaction, she heals characters and players of additional 300 HP and more 1.2 HP for every elemental mastery point. Can be triggered every 2 seconds.
- I Don’t Wanna Work: Muji-Muji Daruma’s AoE damage gets increased against the enemies and it heals 20% more HP for a character and nearby players.
Constellations:
- Multi-Task no Jutsu: Muji-Muji Daruma ignores HP limits and heals characters while simultaneously attacking them.
- Egress Prep: Fufu Kick damaged increased by 3.3%, every 0.5 seconds spent in Fufu Whirldwind increases the damage dealt by 3.3% upto 66%.
- Eh, the Bunshin Can Handle It: Increases Mujima Flurry level by 3, max 15.
- Skiving – New and Improved: When Sayu triggers a Swirl reaction, she retains 1.2 energy, occurs every 2 seconds.
- Speed Comes First: Increases Fuuin Dash level by 3, max 15.
- Sleep O’Clock: Increases Daruma’s damage by 0.2 to maximum 400% and HP restored by 3, maximum 6000, for each point in Sayu’s Elemental Mastery.
Build Guide for Sayu:
Best weapon:
| Weapon | Type | Reason |
| Skyward Pine | 5 star | Increases damage by 8-12% Increases Elemental Recharge Increases ATK and SPD |
| Wolf’s Gravestone | 5 star | To maximize Elemental Absorption, Secondary stat increases ATK Special skill boosted by 20% |
| Katsuragikiri Nagamasa | 4 star | Good attack stat Boosts Elemental Skill damage by 8-12% Boosts Energy Recharge |
Best Artifact Set:
You can build Sayu according to your playstyle-
If you want her as a healer, Maiden Beloved would be the way to go. Alongside Maiden Beloved, if you add a two-piece The Exile or Scholar set, it would increase your Energy recharge.
Maiden Beloved:
- 2-piece effect: Healing effectiveness +15%
- 4-piece effect: Using an Elemental Skill or Burst increases healing received by all party members by 20% for 10s
If you want a DPS Sayu, you should definitely focus on getting Viridescent Verner full and Noblesse Oblige two-piece with Viridescent Verner.
Viridescent Verner:
- 2-piece effect: Anemo damage +15%
- 4-piece effect: Increases Swirl damage by 60%. Decreases opponent’s Elemental resistance to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.
Noblesse Oblige
- 2-piece effect: Elemental Burst damage +20%
- 4-piece effect: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members’ attack by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
If you’re planning to summon only for Sayu, Good luck with that!
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