Genshin Impact: Things You Need To Know Before Pulling For Alhaitham

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Genshin Impact

By Nahda Nabiilah

Published Jan 18, 2023

Alhaitham captured a lot of attention the moment he appeared as an NPC in Genshin Impact 3.0. Finally, in version 3.4, the Akademiya's Scribe was released alongside the Dendro healer, Yaoyao. Alhaitham Haravatat of the Sumeru Akademiya, which is one of the six Darshans that focuses on stuff like semiotics, linguistics, and ancient runes studies.

Although the Akademiya’s Scribe seems strong based on his fight with Cyno in Genshin Impact, some will remain skeptical about whether it’s worth pulling for him or skipping his banner altogether. That’s why, before pulling for Alhaitham, it’s crucial to know the Dendro user’s advantages and disadvantages to see if he’s worth the Primogems or not.

Is It Worth Pulling For Alhaitham In Genshin Impact?

If players are looking for a DPS with complicated mechanics, then, yes, it is worth it to pull for Alhaitham in Genshin Impact. Alhaitham is not the strongest unit, but his kit is enough to carry him to be in a higher tier than most other characters.

Alhaitham Is Not Keqing

Some players might notice that Alhaitham’s kit and weapon are too similar to Keqing’s. While that’s true, it’s not entirely the case here. Alhaitham's mechanics are more complicated, carry more DMG overall, and have a more demanding Elemental Burst. The difference in their Elements also forces a major change in combat styles. For example, Alhaitham can participate in Nilou’s limited team compositions to endlessly trigger Bloom DMG. He can also take advantage of the amazing Electro Roster, such as Raiden Shogun, Yae Miko, and Kuki.

Keqing suffers from her low scaling and lack of Dendro Supports that can fully support her DMG in Genshin Impact. She also has a restricted amount of choices when it comes to artifacts. All that puts her at a lower tier than Alhaitham in Genshin Impact.

Alhaitham Can Be Difficult To Master

alhaitham looking at the scenery in genshin impact

Alhaitham can infuse his sword with Dendro when he gains a Chisel-Light Mirror. However, this mechanic is not as simple as it sounds. The Scribe can have up to three Chisel-Light Mirror, and his Dendro infusion will stay as long as he has at least one.

Alhaitham can get Chisel-Light Mirror through these methods:

One Mirror when he casts his Skill while having Chisel-Light Mirror stack
Two Mirrors if he casts his Skill while having zero stacks
1/2/3 Chisel-Light Mirror if he casts his Burst while having 2/1/0 Chisel-Light Mirror (takes 2s to take effect)
One Mirror when he uses Charged or Plunging Attack (this method has a shared 12s cooldown)

Each Mirror will disappear after 4s (all of them are removed if Alhaitham leaves the field), which means having 3 Mirrors guarantees 12s of Dendro infusion.

Not only for the infusion, but the Chisel-Light Mirror also deals extra Projection DMG every 1.6s. The DMG scales with the Chisel-Light Mirror stack, so the more stacks Alhaitham has, the more DMG his Projection will deal.

Considering the stack refreshes the 4s timer if a new stack is obtained, players can do the following rotation to ensure Chisel-Light Mirror is always in its best form:

Cast Burst while having 0 Mirror
Hit Normal Attack until two Projections are triggered (it'll look like a Dendro rain)
Cast his Skill to refresh the three stacks
Hit Normal Attack until two Projections are triggered again
Use Charged Attack to refresh the three stacks.

This way, players can have 12s of three stacks, 4s of two stacks, and 4s of one stack, for a total of 20s Dendro infusion. Once the Chisel-Light Mirrors are all gone, players should be able to recast his Burst to redo everything all over again. Just note that this method is only used for a main DPS Alhaitham.

If players want Alhaitham as a Sub-DPS in Genshin Impact, then Elemental Burst should be cast when he has three Chisel-Light Mirror stacks. This will ensure the Burst deals maximum damage. For this, a possible rotation is: