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The best Hu Tao build in Genshin Impact (Version 7.2) is Crimson Moon's Semblance with Crimson Witch of Flames.
By Lorenzo BrunoUpdated August 28, 2026Build source: derived from game data
Genshin Impact 5★ Pyro Polearm Main DPS
Also works: Bloodsoaked Ruins, Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, Sacrificer's Staff, Rightful Reward
#1
Normal Attack
Max first
#2
Elemental Skill
Then
#3
Elemental Burst
Next
Aino plays support in this Vaporize team built around Hu Tao, with Furina (sub DPS) and Citlali (support). Aino and Furina give Hydro resonance (Soothing Water: Max HP +25%). Furina heals, Citlali shields.
Bennett plays support in this Vaporize team built around Hu Tao, with Xingqiu (sub DPS) and Sucrose (support). Hu Tao and Bennett give Pyro resonance (Fervent Flames: ATK +25%). Bennett heals.
Diona plays support in this Vaporize team built around Hu Tao, with Xingqiu (sub DPS) and Rosaria (sub DPS). Rosaria and Diona give Cryo resonance (Shattering Ice: CRIT Rate +15% against Frozen or Cryo-affected enemies). Diona shields the team.
Furina plays sub DPS in this Vaporize team built around Hu Tao, with Yelan (sub DPS) and Zhongli (support). Yelan and Furina give Hydro resonance (Soothing Water: Max HP +25%). Furina heals, Zhongli shields.
Hu Tao carries this Vaporize team as main DPS, with Xingqiu (sub DPS), Kaedehara Kazuha (support) and Zhongli (support). Zhongli shields the team.
Hu Tao carries this Vaporize team as main DPS, with Yelan (sub DPS), Xingqiu (sub DPS) and Zhongli (support). Yelan and Xingqiu give Hydro resonance (Soothing Water: Max HP +25%). Zhongli shields the team.
Genshin Impact 5★ Pyro Polearm Main DPS
Crimson Moon's Semblance is the closest fit on the game's own numbers: Hu Tao's kit multiplies HP, and a weapon is ranked here on whether its ascension stat and its passive act on that stat. Staff of Homa, Blackcliff Pole and Bloodsoaked Ruins come next. No playtested ranking has been imported for Hu Tao, so this is arithmetic over the kit data rather than a damage measurement.
Run Crimson Witch of Flames on Hu Tao, with Tenacity of the Millelith and Vourukasha's Glow behind it. Main stats are HP% sands, Pyro DMG Bonus goblet, CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG circlet. Roll substats in the order CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > HP% > Energy Recharge.
Talent priority is Normal Attack > Elemental Skill > Elemental Burst. The Elemental Burst costs 60 energy, which is what an Energy Recharge target has to clear.
The strongest team is Hu Tao, Aino, Furina and Citlali, built around Hu Tao: Hydro · Vaporize.
Hu Tao's abilities multiply HP. That is read from the scaling rows on the Elemental Skill and Burst, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.
Crimson Moon's Semblance is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star polearm with CRIT Rate as its ascension stat, and its passive acts on HP. Blackcliff Pole is the best 4-star alternative.
Crimson Witch of Flames. Its 2-piece bonus is: Pyro DMG Bonus +15% Its 4-piece bonus is: Increases Overloaded, Burning, and Burgeon DMG by 40%. Increases Vaporize and Melt DMG by 15%. Using Elemental Skill increases the 2-Piece Set Bonus by 50% of its starting value for 10s. Max 3 stacks.
Pyro
