Thoma is one of the 4-Star characters in Genshin Impact and a fan-favorite who’s often used as the alternative to Zhongli given this Pyro’s ability to provide a Shield for the team.

So, if you’re planning on adding Thoma to your team yet still struggling to find the best build for him, be sure to check out the best-recommended weapons and artifacts for Thoma in this Dunia Games article!

Thoma Sub-DPS

Thoma is a Pyro character who works best as a Sub-DPS due to his powerful Elemental Burst. Thoma can help the party by dishing out huge damage and triggering Melt reactions. Here are the recommended weapons and artifacts for Thoma Sub-DPS:

Weapon Recommendations

Highly Recommended

Engulfing Lightning (5✰): ATK increased by 28% of Energy Recharge over the base 100%. You can gain a maximum bonus of 80% ATK. Gain 30% Energy Recharge for 12s after using an Elemental Burst.

Staff of Homa (5✰): HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 0.8% of the wielder's Max HP. When the wielder's HP is less than 50%, this ATK bonus is increased by an additional 1% of Max HP.

Alternatives

Skyward Spine (5✰): Increases CRIT Rate by 8% and increases Normal ATK SPD by 12%. Additionally, Normal and Charged Attacks hits on enemies have a 50% chance to trigger a vacuum blade that inflicts 40% of ATK as DMG in a small AoE. This effect can occur no more than once every 2s.

Deathmatch (4✰): If there are at least 2 enemies nearby, ATK is increased by 16% and DEF is increased by 16%. If there are fewer than 2 enemies nearby, ATK is increased by 24%.

The Catch (4✰): Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%.

Artifact Recommendations

Here are the best artifacts for Thoma Sub-DPS:

• Flower of Life: Flat +HP;
• Plume of Death: Flat +ATK.
• Sands of Eon: HP% / ATK% / Energy Recharge
• Goblet of Eonothem: Pyro DMG Bonus
• Circlet of Logos: Crit DMG / Crit Rate

The sub-stats of each artifact are ATK%, Crit DMG or Crit Rate, Elemental Mastery, and Energy Recharge. Here are the best sets for Thoma Sub-DPS:

Emblem of Severed Fate Set

• 2-Piece Bonus: Energy Recharge + 20%;
• 4-Piece Bonus: Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.

Noblesse Oblige + Crimson Witch of Flames

• Noblesse Oblige 2-Piece Bonus: Elemental Burst DMG +20%

• Crimson Witch of Flames 2-Piece Bonus: Pyro DMG Bonus +15%

Talents

You need lots of resources to level up Thoma’s Talents, which means you'll also need to spend a lot of time doing so. Therefore, you should prioritize his Talents in this order:

1. Crimson Ooyoroi (Elemental Burst)
2. Blazing Blessing (Elemental Skill)
3. Normal Attack: Swiftshatter Spear

Team Comps

As for the team comp, it’s highly recommended to trigger Vaporize reaction as it will help you maximize Thoma’s potentials in battles. Therefore, try to have at least one Hydro character to trigger Wet reactions.

Recommended

1. Hu Tao (Main DPS);
2. Thoma (Sub-DPS);
3. Xingqiu (Support);
4. Kaedehara Kazuha (Support).

In this team comp, Hu Tao is going to be your Main DPS due to her tremendous damage output. 

Whereas Xingqiu is in charge of dishing out Hydro damage on targets, which then can be followed by Hu Tao and Thoma to trigger Vaporize reactions. 

Kazuha will help the team gather the targets, use CCs, give DMG buffs to allies, and reduce Elemental Resistance.

Alternative

1. Yanfei (Main DPS);
2. Thoma (Sub-DPS);
3. Xingqiu (Support);
4. Sucrose (Support.

If you don’t have 5-Star characters like Hu Tao or Kaedehara Kazuha, you can use this team comp as the alternative. You can replace Hu Tao with Yanfei as the Main DPS, as both of them are more than capable of inflicting massive Pyro damage.

Sucrose can help by providing CCs and debuffs, which lower the targets’ Elemental Defense -- just like Kaedehara Kazuha.

Xingqiu has the same focus of triggering Wet reactions, which then can be followed up by Yanfei and Thoma to trigger Vaporize reactions.

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Thoma Support Shield

Thoma can also provide the team with a Shield that works as an additional layer of protection. And, there are certain weapons and artifacts that can help get the best out of Thoma’s Shield. Here are the recommended weapons and artifacts for Thoma Support Shield:

Weapon Recommendations

Highly Recommended

Staff of Homa (5✰): HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 0.8% of the wielder's Max HP. When the wielder's HP is less than 50%, this ATK bonus is increased by an additional 1% of Max HP.

Alternatives

Skyward Spine (5✰): Increases CRIT Rate by 8% and increases Normal ATK SPD by 12%. Additionally, Normal and Charged Attacks hits on enemies have a 50% chance to trigger a vacuum blade that inflicts 40% of ATK as DMG in a small AoE. This effect can occur no more than once every 2s.

The Catch (4✰): Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%.

Favonius Lance (4✰): CRIT hits have a 60% chance to generate a small number of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

Black Tassel (3✰): Increases DMG against slimes by 40%.

Artifact Recommendations

Here are the best artifacts for Thoma Support Shield:

• Flower of Life: Flat +HP;
• Plume of Death: Flat +ATK.
• Sands of Eon: HP% /  Energy Recharge
• Goblet of Eonothem: HP% / Pyro DMG Bonus
• Circlet of Logos: HP%

The sub-stats of each artifact are ATK%, Crit DMG or Crit Rate, Elemental Mastery, and Energy Recharge. Here are the best sets for Thoma Support Shield:

Emblem of Severed Fate + Tenacity of the Milelith

• Emblem of Severed Fate 2-Piece Bonus: Energy Recharge + 20%;

• Tenacity of the Milelith 2-Piece Bonus: Increases HP by 20%.

Tenacity of the Milelith + Crimson Witch of Flames

• Tenacity of the Milelith 2-Piece Bonus: Increases HP by 20%;

• Crimson Witch of Flames 2-Piece Bonus: Pyro DMG Bonus +15%.

Talents

You need lots of resources to level up Thoma’s Talents, which means you'll also need to spend a lot of time doing so. Therefore, you should prioritize his Talents in this order:

1. Crimson Ooyoroi (Elemental Burst)
2. Blazing Blessing (Elemental Skill)
3. Normal Attack: Swiftshatter Spear

Team Comps

The team comp for this build is not that different from the Sub-DPS version as he’ll still be focusing on inflicting Pyro damage while also providing Shield for the team. 

Recommended

1. Hu Tao (Main DPS);
2. Xingqiu (Sub-DPS);
3. Thoma (Support);
4. Kaedehara Kazuha (Support).

Just as we’ve mentioned before, this is the best team comp for Thoma. With these four characters, you can do a ridiculous amount of damage while also having an additional layer of protection with Thoma’s Shield.

If you don’t have Hu Tao, you can replace her with other DPS characters such as Diluc or even Eula if you’re going for Melt reactions. You just need to adjust it to your strongest DPS character!

F2P

1. Yanfei (Main DPS);
2. Xingqiu (Sub-DPS);
3. Thoma (Support);
4. Sucrose (Support.

This is the recommended team comp for F2P. If you don’t have Hu Tao, you can replace her with Yanfei or other DPS Pyro characters as they complement exceptionally well with Thoma.

Don’t forget to also bring your Anemo characters like Sucrose, or Traveler (Anemo) for additional CCs.

So, those were the recommended build, weapons, and artifacts for Thoma in Genshin Impact that you can apply to your game according to Dunia Games. Stick around for more anime and gaming info, and make sure to follow Dunia Games on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates.

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