Best Build for Thoma in Genshin Impact

The barrier can absorb Pyro damage with 250% efficacy. If you cast another Blazing Barrier and you have a remaining damage absorption on the previous Blazing Barrier, it will stack and the duration of the barrier will be renewed. Crimson Ooyoroi Thoma's elemental burst can apply Pyro damage to enemies even when he is off the field.

Crimson Ooyoroi is Thoma's elemental burst, casting this will cause Thoma to slice at enemies, causing AoE Pyro damage and activating Scorching Ooyoroi. When Scorching Ooyoroi is activated, the character on the field will activate Fiery Collapse, applying Pyro damage to enemies. They will also summon a Blazing Barrier, which can be stacked with Thoma's Blazing Blessing.

The character on the field can trigger the Fiery Collapse every 1 second. The effect of the Scorching Ooyoroi will disappear when Thoma falls, but he does not have to be on the field after activating the skill. Imbricated Armor This passive increases Thoma's shield strength.

You can unlock this passive at Ascension Phase 1. Whenever the character on the field obtains a Blazing Barrier, the shield strength of this character increases by 5%. You can trigger this effect once every 0.3 seconds. This passive has a duration of 6 seconds. Flaming Assault Flaming Assault can increase the Pyro damage caused by Crimson Ooyoroi.

Flaming Assault is Thoma's passive that can be unlocked on Ascension Phase 4. When you unlock this passive, the damage of Fiery Collapsed caused by Crimson Ooyoroi increases by 2.2% based on Thoma's maximum health. Snap and Swing Thoma is the first character to have this passive.

Snap and Swing is Thoma's utility passive. Whenever you fish in the Inazuma region, you have a 20% chance to get double the catch. Thoma is one of the first characters to have this kind of passive. Best Build for Thoma Thoma is the housekeeper of the Kamisato Clan.

Thoma is a great support character and his shield can keep characters on the field for longer. His skill also scales off his HP, making it easy to build him. Thoma can also act as a Pyro Sub-DPS, constantly applying Pyro damage to enemies while refreshing the duration of his shield. Shield Support Weapons Staff of Homa The Staff of Homa can increase Thoma's overall health.

The Staff of Homa is a 5-star polearm that you can get through wishes. This polearm has a CRIT Damage substat and gives you the effect called Reckless Cinnabar which increases your HP by 20%. This polearm also gives you a 0.8% attack bonus based on the character's maximum Health. If the character has less than 50% health, this attack bonus increases by 1% of the character's maximum health. Wavebreaker's Fin The Wavebreaker's Fin can increase the elemental burst damage of Thoma.

Wavebreaker's Fin is a 4-star polearm that you can get via Wishes. It has an Attack sub-stat and gives you the effect called Watatsumi Wavewalker. Each energy point from the entire party will increase the elemental burst damage of the equipped character by 0.12%. You can get a maximum of 40% elemental burst damage from this effect. Pyro Sub-DPS Weapons Engulfing Lightning Engulfing Lightning focuses on giving Thoma extra Energy Recharge.

The Engulfing Lightning is a 5-star Polearm that you can use if you would like to make Thoma a Pyro Sub-DPS character. This polearm has an Energy Recharge substat, allowing you to activate your skills frequently. It also gives you the effect called Timeless Dream: Eternal Stove. This effect increases your attack by 28% of your Energy Recharge excess of 100%. You can get up to 80% of the maximum attack bonus from this effect and you will also get 30% Energy recharge after using an Elemental Burst. This effect has a 12-second duration. The Catch You can get the Catch in the Inazuma Fishing Association.

The Catch is a 4-star polearm that you can get from the Inazuma Fishing Association. This polearm has an Energy Recharge substat and gives you the effect called Shanty. This effect increases your Elemental Burst damage by 16%. It also increases your elemental burst CRIT rate by 6%. You will need to catch the following fishes to get this polearm: 6 Raimei Angelfish 20 Golden Koi 20 Rusty Koi You can exchange the fish in the Inazuma Fishing Association for the Catch. You can also purchase the refinement material for the Catch in the Fishing Association. Thoma's Artifact Set When it comes to farming for Thoma's artifact set, you have to prioritize the Energy Recharge and HP% substat. 4 pcs. of Noblesse Oblige Equipping Thoma with 4 Noblesse Oblige increases his supportive capabilities.

If you would like to focus on building Thoma as a support, you can equip 4 pieces of Noblesse Oblige on him. 2 pieces of this artifact will increase his Elemental Burst damage by 20% and 4 pieces will increase your party member's attack by 20% after using an Elemental Burst. You can get this artifact set in the Clear Pool and Mountain Cavern. 2 pcs. of Tenacity of Millelith and 2 pcs. Emblem of Severed Fate The Tenacity of Millelith increases Thoma's health by 20%.

This artifact set is great if you would like to increase Thoma's HP while keeping up his Blazing Barrier all the time. 2 pieces of Tenacity of Millelith will increase Thoma's HP by 20%. Equipping 2 pieces of Emblem of Severed Fate will give Thoma a 20% Energy Recharge, allowing him to summon his Blazing Barrier more often. You can get the Tenacity of Millelith artifact set in the Ridge Watch domain. 4 pcs. Emblem of Severed Fate The Emblem of Severed Fate can increase both your Elemental Burst damage and Energy Recharge.

The Emblem of Severed Fate is a good artifact set if you want to maximize the Crimson Ooyoroi damage of Thoma. 2 pieces of this artifact set will give you 20% Energy Recharge and 4 pieces of this artifact set will increase your Elemental Burst by 25% depending on your Energy Recharge. You can get up to 75% of bonus elemental burst damage using this effect. You can get the Emblem of Severed Fate artifact set in the Momiji-Dyed Court. Talent Upgrade Materials Daily Domain Drops every Monday/Thursday/Sunday You can get the Teachings of Transience in the Inazuma region. Teachings of Transcience Guide to Transcience Philosophies of Transcience Treasure Hoarder Drops Leveling up Thoma's talents will increase his damage and shield strength. Treasure Hoarder Insignia Silver Raven Insignia Golden Raven Insignia La Signora Boss Drop You will need to defeat La Signora to level up Thoma's talents. Hellfire Butterfly Ascension Materials Ascending Thoma will remove his level cap. Lv.20 1 Agnidus Agate Sliver 3 Treasure Hoarder Insignia 3 Flourescent Fungus Lv.40 3 Agnidus Agate Fragment 15 Treasure Hoarder Insignia 10 Flourescent Fungus 2 Smoldering Pearl Lv.50 6 Agnidus Agate Fragment 12 Silver Raven Insignia 20 Flourescent Fungus 4 Smoldering Pearl Lv.60 3 Agnidus Agate Chunk 18 Silver Raven Insignia 30 Flourescent Fungus 8 Smoldering Pearl Lv.70 6 Agnidus Agate Chunk 12 Golden Raven Insignia 45 Flourescent Fungus 12 Smoldering Pearl Lv.80 6 Agnidus Agate Gemstone 24 Golden Raven Insignia 60 Flourescent Fungus 20 Smoldering Pearl Team Compositions Thoma is a Pyro support character, adding him to a team with a Pyro DPS like Hu Tao is optimal because he does not heal Hu Tao like Bennett and provides Pyro Resonance. As a shield support character, he is a great addition to vulnerable characters on the field like Eula, allowing them to stay on the field longer. Hu Tao Team Hu Tao and Thoma work great as a team because of their Pyro resonance.

Hu Tao will act as your main DPS in this team. Thoma is a great addition because he is a Pyro character that applies a shield but does not heal. Hu Tao can have an extra boost in damage while Thoma's shield can keep her in the field for longer. You can also add Xingqiu as a support for extra shield and Hydro element, or Aloy as a Cryo Sub-DPS. Lastly, an anemo character like Sucrose or Venti can keep your enemies clumped up together. Childe Team Thoma can apply Pyro to enemies off-field, allowing for a Vaporize reaction with Childe.

What makes Thoma a great partner to Childe is that he can constantly apply Pyro to enemies even if he is not on the field. Childe will act as your main DPS, causing a constant vaporized elemental reaction to enemies. You have to watch out for Childe's cooldowns, though. Adding Bennett to the team can give you Pyro Resonance and extra healing. Lastly, Kazuha can act as your Anemo support and sub-DPS. Free to Play Team Thoma is a shield support character that can apply Pyro to enemies while he is not on the field.

If you are looking for a free-to-play team for Thoma, you can use him as an Elemental Support. Aloy will act as your main DPS, applying Melt reaction to enemies. You can add Kaeya to the team to act as a sub-DPS and battery, giving you Cryo resonance. This will increase your CRIT Rate. Lastly, Barbara can act as your healer and Hydro support character. You can also swap out Aloy or Kaeya with Xiangling if you would like a reverse-melt party instead. Summary Characters like Hu Tao makes Thoma shine because he can protect your main DPS while providing Pyro resonance to the team.

Thoma is a 4-star Pyro character and the housekeeper of the Kamisato Clan. Thoma can give shields to his party members and absorb a lot of incoming damage from enemies. His kit revolves around his maximum health, which is why you should prioritize both Energy Recharge and HP% when farming for his artifacts. His Elemental Burst allows him to apply the Pyro element to enemies even when he is off the field.