I think the current abyss isnt THAT hard but i can really feel diluc's issues now. The batismoshaps roll around so much i waste sooo long running after them it's impossible. Decided to try out a different team to 3* first chamber and worked out thanks to the electro charge abyss disorder.
Dont let that seemingly good 1-A team fool you, fisch was thrash and only battering beidou and that room is ONLY wolves so zl's shield was for decoration, it was basically a kamikaze strat of praying they die first. In hindsight, i probably should've used bennet instead of zl there lol.
Per leaks they got rid of Ayato's E taunt a while back but leakers didn't showcase it
on the bright side I have Kokofish now and my jean can use the pjc
His clone now pops on proximity so it's actually a "buff" because you can use the damn first passive that gives skill stacks on clone pop. Previously it was kinda useless cause the clone would only automatically pop after 6 secs aka after ayato skill ended.
I dont think ayato will be thrash but his field dps kit doesnt mesh with hydro's enabling nature so he requires non standard team comps. Vape especially doesnt work with him in a way that is worth it.
IMO Ayato seems to be balanced around Venti since they synergize too well. Ayato's NAs can hit enemies up in the vortex, his burst requires clusters to get max value and his energy issues are mitigated by venti's free regen. This has to be intentional since there is 99.9% chance venti is rerunning and they want you to get both.
In hindsight, ever since double banners became a thing, it sure feels like new characters are
designed around reruns.
Itto- Came with albedo rerun, devs clearly wanted you to use them and gorou together. Zhong came later.
Shenhe- Came with ganyu rerun who she supports very well
Yae - Came with raiden and synergizes so well, she originally needed raiden to just work (beta skill cd).
Ayato - Probably comes with Venti who synergizes very well and makes freeze with ayaka a lot easier
If this trend keeps up, it might be possible to guess reruns based on how new characters work.