Hu Tao Best Build & Infographic Guide (v7.0 Meta Build)

Complete Hu Tao endgame build guide: Pyro On-Field | Main DPS | Vaporize Hypercarry. Best Weapon: Staff of Homa, Artifacts: Crimson Witch of Flames. Main stat priorities, ER breakpoints, and premier team comps. Verified official meta build on TLDRBuild.

Element: Pyro | Weapon: Polearm | Role: On-Field | Main DPS | Vaporize Hypercarry

Best Weapons for Hu Tao

  1. #1 Staff of Homa (R1) — Signature Best in Slot (100% baseline)
  2. #2 Staff of the Scarlet Sands (R1) — Premier 5★ Alternative Weapon
  3. #3 Dragon's Bane (R5) — High Performance Synergy Alternative
  4. #4 Ballad of the Fjords (R5) — Top 4★ F2P / Accessible Option

Best Artifact Sets for Hu Tao

  • Crimson Witch of Flames (4pc) — Increases Vaporize damage by 15% and Pyro DMG by 22.5%.
  • Shimenawa's Reminiscence (4pc) — 50% Normal/Charged DMG bonus.
  • Marechaussee Hunter (4pc) — 36% CRIT Rate when paired with Furina.

Main Stats & Substat Priority

  • Sands: HP% | Elemental Mastery
  • Goblet: Pyro DMG%
  • Circlet: CRIT Rate | CRIT DMG
  • Substat Priority: 1. CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG > 2. Elemental Mastery (100–200) > 3. HP% > 4. Flat HP / ATK%
  • Energy Recharge Benchmarks: Burst Every Other Rotation: 110–120% | Shimenawa 4pc (Skip Burst): 100–110% | With Favonius Teammates: 105–115%

Talent Priority

  • Normal — Secret Spear of Wangsheng (Target Lv. 10): Scales her high-damage charged attack thrusts that continuously trigger Vaporize during her skill window.
  • Skill — Guide to Afterlife (Target Lv. 10): Sacrifices HP to enter Paramita Papilio state, gaining colossal flat ATK based on Max HP and infusing attacks with Pyro.
  • Burst — Spirit Soother (Target Lv. 9): Swings a blazing spirit dealing massive single-hit AoE Pyro damage while healing Hu Tao based on Max HP.

Best Team Compositions for Hu Tao