Dawn's Edge: Redhorn Stonethresher Build for Arataki Itto

To optimize Arataki Itto with the Redhorn Stonethresher in Dawn's Edge, focus on Defense main stats, balance your Critical Rate to complement the weapon's Critical Damage secondary stat, and team him with Gorou for Defense and Geo damage buffs.

Redhorn Stonethresher Mechanics

The Redhorn Stonethresher is a claymore designed specifically for characters who scale with Defense rather than pure Attack power.

• Secondary Stat: Grants Critical Damage, raising your critical hit multiplier.
• Passive Ability: Increases Normal and Charged Attack damage based on a percentage of the wielder's total Defense.
• Compatibility Limit: Characters who rely solely on raw Attack power gain minimal benefit from its passive, making it ineffective as a generic claymore option.

Building Arataki Itto for Redhorn Stonethresher

Arataki Itto benefits more than other claymore users because his mechanics convert Defense into damage twice. His Elemental Burst converts Defense into Attack, while the Redhorn Stonethresher adds extra flat damage based on Defense directly to his Normal and Charged Attacks.

Artifact Stat Priorities

To maximize this synergy, prioritize your artifact stats in the following order:

1. Sands, Goblet, and Circlet Main Stats: Defense% on all three main stat slots feeds both Itto's Burst conversion and the weapon's passive damage bonus.
2. Critical Rate Substats: Because the Redhorn Stonethresher grants substantial Critical Damage, focus on Critical Rate substats to ensure those critical hits trigger consistently.
3. Energy Recharge Substats: Itto relies on his Elemental Burst to drive his main damage window, making energy generation necessary to maintain near-constant Burst uptime.

Failing to secure enough Critical Rate or Geo Damage bonuses creates a bottleneck, preventing Itto from reaching the damage ceiling offered by the weapon.

Team Composition and Gorou Synergy

Gorou is the primary support choice for an Itto build featuring the Redhorn Stonethresher.

• Gorou's Buffs: Gorou grants flat Defense and Geo Damage bonuses. Elevating Itto's Defense increases both his Burst-driven Attack stat and the flat damage added by the claymore's passive.
• Geo Resonance: Running additional Geo teammates unlocks Geo Resonance. This effect increases shield strength and shreds enemy Geo resistance while a shield protects your active character.