Alyosha is a 4-star Electro polearm user from Snezhnaya who works as an off-field support. His job is short and simple. He fires off his Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst, then swaps out while his companion Tugarin keeps applying Electro, healing the active character, and buffing the team. His biggest draw is boosting Stellar-Conduct reaction damage, which makes him a natural fit for teams built around that reaction.
Quick answer: Build Alyosha with heavy Energy Recharge first (aim for around 180–200%+), then stack ATK. Give him Frostbreath and a four-piece Heart of the Furnace set if no teammate already runs that set, otherwise use Noblesse Oblige. Prioritize C2 and C6.
Stat priority: Energy Recharge, then ATK
Everything about Alyosha runs through his Elemental Burst, so getting it back every rotation is the whole point. His passive Suffer the Winter Wheat Will also converts Energy Recharge into extra Skill and Burst damage, up to a 70% increase, which gives you a second reason to load up on the stat. ATK is the follow-up priority because his healing scales off ATK and it lifts his personal damage.
| Slot | Main stat |
|---|---|
| Timepiece (Sands) | Energy Recharge |
| Goblet | Electro DMG or ATK% |
| Circlet | Crit Rate or Crit DMG (Crit Rate if using Favonius Lance) |
| Substats (in order) | Energy Recharge → Crit Rate → Crit DMG → ATK% → Elemental Mastery |
Note: exact Energy Recharge needs shift with your weapon, team, and content. A single Electro battery in the party lowers the bar, while harder end-game content pushes it higher so his Burst is ready on the first rotation.
Best weapons for Alyosha
Frostbreath, the battle pass polearm, is the standout pick. Triggering a Cryo or Hydro reaction hands Alyosha a 20% ATK boost for 15 seconds and regenerates 6 Energy for the rest of the party, so he doubles as a battery while gaining the ATK he wants. If you don’t own it, plenty of forgeable and free-to-play options cover the same needs.
| Weapon | Why it works |
|---|---|
| Frostbreath (BP) | Energy Recharge substat, 20% ATK on Cryo/Hydro reactions, and 6 Energy for allies. |
| Song of the Vigil (4★ forgeable) | Elemental Mastery stat plus Energy and up to 40% ATK on Stellar Glimmer reactions, all usable off-field. |
| Engulfing Lightning (5★) | Highest Energy Recharge, which converts into extra ATK (up to 80%) for a damage-leaning build. |
| The Catch (4★ F2P) | Energy Recharge with a flat +32% Burst DMG and +12% Burst Crit Rate at R5. |
| Favonius Lance (4★) | Best battery option; Crit hits generate particles for the whole team, but requires added Crit Rate to trigger reliably. |
Tip: if you lean on Favonius Lance, shift the Circlet to Crit Rate and add Crit substats so the passive fires consistently. You trade personal damage for team-wide Energy, which is worth it when your carry has heavy Energy demands.
Best artifact sets
Heart of the Furnace is the top damage-support set. The four-piece gives Alyosha roughly 30% ATK and, more importantly, raises Stellar-Conduct reaction damage for all nearby allies by 50%. That stacks on top of the buff his own kit already provides, and it works off-field, so it lines up perfectly with Tugarin during his Burst.
The catch is that the Heart of the Furnace bonus does not stack from multiple wearers. If a teammate like Odette is already running it, hand Alyosha Noblesse Oblige instead. That four-piece raises his Burst damage and grants the whole team a 20% ATK buff, keeping him useful even without his best set. For a Burst-damage build around Engulfing Lightning, Emblem of Severed Fate leans into his Energy Recharge scaling, though you’ll need Crit main and substats to make that damage land since none of those pieces supply Crit on their own.
| Set | Use case |
|---|---|
| Heart of the Furnace (4pc) | Default choice when no teammate runs it; +30% ATK and +50% Stellar-Conduct DMG for the party. |
| Noblesse Oblige (4pc) | Use when another character already has Heart of the Furnace; +20% party ATK and Burst DMG. |
| Emblem of Severed Fate (4pc) | Pairs with Engulfing Lightning for a Burst-damage, Energy Recharge build. |
Talent priority
Level his Elemental Burst first, then his Elemental Skill, and leave his Normal Attack last. The Burst, Hunter’s Advance, is his main source of off-field Electro, healing, and damage. The Skill, Thunderbolt Strike, applies Hunter’s Mark, which drives his ATK and Stellar-Conduct buffs, so it comes second. His Normal Attack rarely matters in play.
Constellation priority
Alyosha’s value climbs sharply with the right constellations. C2 and C6 carry the most weight, C4 adds a helpful second layer of healing, and C1 is mostly an Energy convenience.
| Constellation | Effect | Value |
|---|---|---|
| C1 – Frostvale Thunderclap | Regenerates 15 Energy when nearby allies trigger an Electro reaction, once every 18s. | Low / QoL |
| C2 – Howl From Afar | Extends Hunter’s Advance by 6s and lets Tugarin apply Hunter’s Mark on his attacks. | Priority |
| C4 – Harvest the Spoils | Tugarin’s attacks heal the lowest-HP ally for 60% of Alyosha’s ATK. | High |
| C6 – Standard Reclaimed | Hunter’s Precision stacks up to 2; at 2 stacks, active allies gain +100 Elemental Mastery. | Priority |
C6 is where he separates himself as a Stellar-Conduct support, doubling his ATK and reaction buffs while adding Elemental Mastery. Before C6, he can trail behind Qiqi in many Stellar-Conduct setups, but with it he usually becomes the stronger pick.
Best teammates and synergy
Alyosha buffs Stellar-Conduct and plays around it, but he can’t convert Superconduct into Stellar-Conduct by himself. You need at least one enabler in the party, such as Sandrone, Cryo Traveler, or Odette, to set up the reaction he supports.
Beyond the enablers, characters like Yae Miko, Qiqi, and Cyno slot into Stellar-Conduct teams in their own roles without overlapping his job. Free-to-play options such as Beidou and Diona also feed this playstyle and add buffs through their own constellations. Outside Stellar-Conduct, he still works as a general off-field Electro applier for Overload or Electro-Charged teams, alongside carries like Varesa, Flins, Raiden Shogun, Arlecchino, or Clorinde, though those setups are less specialized than his best comps.
Put simply, gear him for fast Bursts and steady ATK, match the artifact set to whoever else needs Heart of the Furnace, and build toward C2 and then C6 if you plan to invest. Done right, this greenhorn hunter turns into a reliable engine for Stellar-Conduct damage and a dependable off-field healer.
