Baili TusuBuild and Guide

Baili Tusu is one of the core Echomancers of the Pure Fire team, along with Cyros. Both have fantastic synergy together, and are able to capitalize in every source possible of Crit Rate, Crit DMG, Extra DMG and Survivability from Square Traces. This makes the choice of getting Baili Tusu ideal for those who love an extra aggressive approach, specialized in Challenge stages where the number of Elite enemies and enemies with block gauges are very high. Tusu also works well as a general breaker to have in your roster, thanks to his surprising survivability, high block gauge capability and arguably the biggest range among the current Strikers. After using his ultimate, he’s also capable of clearing large areas of airborne enemies, which is another differential in his already unique kit. However, it must be warned that Tusu may not be for everyone. He requires more manual input than most characters, and making the most of his kit can be tricky, especially if you try to use him outside a Pure Fire team. Despite that, much like most Echomancers in Ash Echoes, if you like his style, you’re in for a good time.

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A cornerstone of the Pure Fire team who is highly effective at destroying block bars, Baili Tusu sacrifices his own HP in exchange for shields and extra damage. He is also a rare case of Striker Echomancer capable of targeting airborne enemies, making him irreplaceable in this role for the Fire team.

The main character of the first Gujian game, Baili Tusu joins the universe of Ash Echoes with a Sci-Fi approach and a kit that still reflects well his story in both games. His core mechanic revolves around sacrificing his own HP to gain ATK, DR and shields, making him surprisingly tanky. He can also passively gain CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG and ignore a portion of the enemy’s DR, making him a formidable main carry capable of unleashing powerful bursts.

Another interesting aspect of Baili Tusu is his clone, “Dream Incarnate”. If you ever wished to have the same character twice on the field or to have one of your characters in two places at the same time, then Baili Tusu is the Echomancer for you. His first skill, “Banish Evil”, has a very long and versatile range. By changing the positioning of Tusu and his clone, you can adapt the shape and area of effect, focus fire on a single location, or even expand it to make the range twice as long.

“Gaze Ablaze” is another intriguing skill. It has a far smaller AoE, but a large range and infinite uses under a 10s cooldown, allowing Baili Tusu to keep high mobility at all times. The third and final key piece of Tusu’s kit is his Seed Skill. Similarly to Scarlett, after the damage portion, it grants a buffed state that lasts 30s and enhance all other skills. It’s under this state, called “Rekindled”, that Baili Tusu is capable of destroying large waves of airborne enemies with “Banish Evil”. Meanwhile, Gaze Ablaze no longer consumes HP while under this state and breaks 4 Block Gauges at once. 

In order to master Baili Tusu’s gameplay and make the most of his potential, be sure to bring plenty of ATK and VIT to the build. For Tusu, VIT not only helps with his survivability, but his skills also scale partially with it. Thankfully, there are a lot of VIT Memory Traces and assorted Square-type skills that help both with survivability and DMG when the Echomancer has a shield or loses HP. This synergizes perfectly with Baili Tusu and his teams made mainly of Square-type fellow Echomancers.

General Tips

• Try to save his ult for when you have to deal with Airborne enemies. Baili Tusu only has a 30s window after the Seed Skill is used and relies on using his first skill to deal with them. The damage and area of effect are big, but managing the timing will be crucial, especially if you don’t have other anti-air Echomancers on the team.

• “Gaze Ablaze”, the second skill, has infinite uses and a very short cooldown. It is at the same time an Auto skill and an Active skill. Try to capitalize on its Active skill aspect to keep waves of enemies at bay, or use it as means of granting Tusu high mobility across the map.

• Managing Baili Tusu’s HP is a key aspect of his gameplay. Don’t panic if his green HP bar seems too low, he’ll always compensate it with shields as well as gaining increased DR and ATK the more HP he sacrifices. Trace skills that grant shields, HP Recovery and Echomancers who play more defensively like Longqing and Zodivin Azure may help until you find the perfect balance for your playstyle.

Dupes

• Baili Tusu works fine at 0 dupes. His best cost-benefit dupe is his first one, which gives him 15 stacks of Spark after the effect of Rekindled ends. For those who want to main the Pure Fire team, the third dupe is a worth investment, as it will be an easy +24% DMG passively for Tusu once Thea is added to the roster.

Skill Upgrade Priority

• Skill 1, “Banish Evil” should be the priority if you plan on focusing Tusu’s setup for Challenge stages and bosses;

• Skill 2, “Gaze Ablaze” should be the priority for general use, especially if you’re using Baili Tusu on non-Pure Fire teams, due to its spammable nature and AoE gauge breaking.