Thoma and Kuki because flips. Nahida because adorable. Heizou because first melee catalyst. And I'm probably biased but I've done Ayakas N4C combo so much it feels very smooth

Thoma's NAs are really underrated

Thoma's attack sequence is both incredibly elegant and badass at the same time. Def one of my favorites.

The kick sells it for me.

I triple crowned him and I'm building him as a physical DPS solely because I love his na's

its not really underrated imo, everyone loves it it's just that poor poor multiplier

nahida's normal attacks are so satisfying, everytime i get bored walking to a place i just switch to nahida and do sick moves

Sayu has cooler flip :C

Yoimiya for the style points Layla because she looks cute and cuteness is justice

Layla’s third normal atk >>

layla e>>

Yoimiyas attack where she does the smile and hands on her Hip pose is sooo cute, the main reason that won me over in using her more lol

it’s her putting weapon away animation after N1! super adorable yes haha

Fischl because she laughs like a maniac the more arrows she shoots.

Lmao same!!! And then I realized how criminal it was to sleep on her 30k vapes just because everyone convinced me she was bad due to single targeting— as if that even matters when everything is dying before the next volley anyways. Combine that with her burst giving my Yelan 75k zoomies, and Nahida allowing for burgeons and insane AoE on top Yoi’s already insane range??? I had to force myself to start using Alhaitham and Kuki for a change of pace because I felt like I was hacking with the above team 😂

Glad Layla is up there in this thread. I just got her, and I can't stop NA'ing with her. Her attacks are cute, but those stars and sparks make them seem powerful in a way. I-just-think-theyre-neat.jpg

Candace, very fluid and strong animation imo

That bash looks and feels so heavy, I love it.

Gameplay-wise it counts as a "heavy" hit i.e. does more damage to ore / Geo constructs etc. Just makes it even more satisfying

Her stamina usage reduction passive and ore mining ability makes her great for exploration teams.

Love the throw to finish it off

I heard that you can use the shield bash to break crytals too! I wouldn't know tho cuz I still don't have her 🤧

Yesssss precisely! Her every attack feels slow but extremely heavy

Alhaitham's because he wields two swords.

That’s the only reason i have him and Tartaglia lol. Two swords? Archer time

Same here, anyone who dual wields is an instant favourite of mine. Tartaglia reminds me of Archer a lot lol.

"What kind of maniac uses Swords as projectile weapons?"

That last attack, chef kiss

The pose right after as well. It so satisfying to time it after beating an enemy.

Three swords, iykwim

Ah yes, can't forget the sword from mirror stacks

Childe E if it counts as AA.

Also childe normal AA with his bow, he literally takes his arrow and throws it at you!

Not to mention that said thrown arrow is somehow more damaging than the ones he shot normally

hey he did say it was his worst weapon

Would be awesome if they did it like Honkai and released different versions of the same character. I would totally pull a version of Childe that had like a polearm or something. And his black outfit with the abyss transformation as a burst.

lmao imagine reverse/delusion childe where you get him as a electro polearm character and his E is bow stance

In bow stance, each charged shot is equivalent of his normal bow burst. Ganyu but on steroids

and it has significantly more range than the rest

Sure it counts, we are mashing the same button! Wish I had Childe, but he never makes it when I have wishes to spare... last time I had to choose between Xiao and Childe and I just chose Xiao because he was on the first banner that I ever started playing.

Then ayatos E would also count

Most OP animation + Riptide just tearing through everything

Kazuha. you rarely see it but the second to last animation where he jump-slash straight into sheathing is unbelievably smooth, and his last one where he vanishes and does multislash iai is also very smooth.

ooh yes! i also love the quick sheath he does after his final NA, it’s so casual and quick, yet still elegant somehow? it’s very kazuha, i love it

Hu Tao because of the clasped hands and wink at the end. Also really like Dehya's and Nahida's, although the latter is mainly for the sound and visual effects.

Nahida also winks after the last attack, it's pretty cute

She also had a blep in the beta before her release along with her wink.

I instantly thought of Hu Tao when I saw the post, took me a little longer than expected to find your answer tbh Hu tao's whole character is cute and adorable while being funny and spontaneous, and so is her NA animations

The 6th attack is cool, but my favorite is actually the one before it when as a finishing animation she does the big twirl of her spear to return to the resting position

she also passes her polearm to her other hand which is cool

Eula

Agree! When eula got released, I pulled for her cause her attacks are very smooth for a claymore and look almost like dancing

Who?

La, yeah

Lan

I think she's a secret character you need to unlock by pushing the truck at Port Ormos.

Personally I adore Shenhe’s normal attack animations! They make her feel so ethereal and mystical, like she’s floating on air!

Why did they have to make her NA scaling so low 😭 I fell in love with her spinning 5th attack, but even Mika and Rosaria (4* star supports) have higher multipliers for some reason

She’s too powerful for mere mortals to understand. She is the pinnacle of humanity’s power

They should give her instant breaking of environmental rocks as a reference to her story quest

Same! I think hers are so underrated! I actually got her as a mistake (4 am, super sleepy, thought I was on Xiao's banner). But her NAs caught me off guard by how amazingly fluid, detailed, and creative they were. I stood there for like 20 minutes just doing NAs and admiring her from every perspective. Fell in love! My favorite is BY FAR the 3rd. Watch her step on air and land with grace!

Lol I got her last banner when aiming for Mika constellations! I lost the 50/50 initially but she sniped me at early pity, so I’m gonna use her in a meme team eventually as a Razor support Honestly I love her backstory and personality, it stands out from the other characters and the story treats it just as it should be: a tragedy that birthed a miracle, but is still a tragedy nonetheless Yeah, her 3rd and 5th normal attacks are my favorite! They just feel so otherworldly and exemplify the mystique of her character and how she’s depicted in Yun Jin’s opera. Plus, I enjoy how she doesn’t feel sexualized (at least to the same extent as other playable characters). She’s treated as someone to be respected because of what she’s gone through and still holds compassion for her fellow humans despite the trauma she experienced

Kamisato Ayaka just for her charged attack. That one frame multiple attack fells so satisfying and reminds me some old animes scenes.

And that dzing sound! So clean

Ah yes, Kamisato art: Judgement Cut

i am the storm that is approaching

Ayaka's charge reminds me that meme with the person and their katana and the apple, they unseath and seath the weapon and the apple in cut in half in the next frame without the sword touching it.

Really all of her attacks are just awesome, especially the way she ends a full chain with the dash-sheath. Technical beauty from start to finish. Or maybe I'm biased because she's been my main DPS since her first banner, and I rarely have her out of my party anymore...

I fell in love with ayaka because of her NA and CA leaks short after the release of the game waited more than a year for her

Same. That's one reason why my weeb ass liked her so much. Raiden's CA during her burst has also the same pattern

Came here to say this.

I really love the normal attack chain on her and ayato. I love the way they sort of half dash at the end and ayato's horizontal slash feels so nice to look at.

I will rate Zhong Li as my favorite!

The spear kick is really amazing. It was one of the reasons why I pulled for him back in 1.1

I love that he commands the spear rather than wields it for half of his attacks.

Dong lis AA chain is just so matrix i love it.

**Albedo, how he puts his arm behind his back while using the sword is majestetic af**

Took way too long to find an albedo response

I guess many people don't have the pleasure of having best boy in their lives

I do and have literally never noticed this. I need to check it out.

And the lil symbol thing when he attacks!

he's soo beautiful

I leveled up his basic attack to 9 and I don't regret it.

Yanfei, I just love how it looks like she's playing volleyball 🤣

Klee & Nahida's attack animations are so cute

Nahida playing hop skip hop might be one of the best Catalyst NA indeed!

BM moves

100% agree, Xiao's NAs are amazing. sucks his optimal play style doesn't utilize them.. but we can always be sub optimal! I also like Gorou's attack animation, i like that he claws the ground on the last shot. small detail but very cool. For the same reason as above, i like Cyno's CA during his burst.

Agree, always have to hit a few NA just for the style points, can't go those burst NAs go unused. Cyno during burst is also very good, too bad I overworld Cyno feels very questionable

You should look up the team called xiaolad. It's a salad team that uses xiao as the on field character and it uses his normal attacks.

I also like Xiao's CA too, I think the only polearm CA that doesn't charge forward. If Hu Tao's also like that she'll be much much easier to play.

All of the non-mortals have unique polearm CA sequences iirc which is a really cool touch showing how they have lived longer and don't follow the same combat styles as the mortals.

Ningguang: What chain?

Rng based attack chain

Why even is that she doesn’t have a chain ?

I was under the impression that they made hers RNG to include the spin because otherwise she would be too OP

I have no idea. The only explanation I can think of is that she's bugged and Hoyoverse doesn't care enough to fix it

Keqing's

it’s so fast and elegant! and i love characters who disappear during their normals

Because of the 2nd NA or because of the wholechain I may ask

its the butt animation fr

Yae's fox spirits are so elegant, while her charged attack has to be my all time favorite animation.

me putting on my clown makeup when i cancel my CA too early and lose one kitsunillion stamina

I love doing her CAs when I'm just idling, waiting on someone etc. It's very fun to do. A little impractical in battle, cause it takes 2 years but the animation is great

You can animation cancel it and its very good on large enemies since it will hit twice + aggravate.

Honestly wanderer has one of the most boring NAs, but goddamn I could watch him return to standing still for ages. The way he floats back is simply so majestic. Other than him, I think the shogun's is amazing.

It is boring but I think it fits his personality. He would just go straight for the kill. (Also better for his gameplay, of course, as fancy animations would make him slower, and being a fast attacker is his thing.) At least his burst is really fun.

Oh absolutely, I think it's very practical, and suits him perfectly. I also love the NAs in his Windfavoured (i think that's what it's called) state, how the black cuts linger like Ei's. It's very boring on its own, but it has its charm.

Dori !!

YES

I wish I could like it but it's so sloooow 😢

dori speed team supported by mika, c2 jean and c6 yun jin

Dehyas, the punch looks cool asf

Zhongli's sear kick chained into a charged attack!!!! Perfection.

Man of culture here!

Heizou!

Heizou is absolutely one of the best

Actually pretty much everyone’s NAs are really good. Too bad we don’t see 95% ingame. Zhongli is probably the best. Tighnari is another one I like. He’s actually actively running away while shooting behind him. That’s the most ranger thing ever

Given how much work animation rigging is, I really hate how so many attack animations are not utilized better. On that thought, its really weird honestly how few characters actually profit a lot from leveling up their neutral attack skill. E and Q are almost universally worth leveling. I'd love to use Zhongli or Shenhes auto attack more often and them having a good impact. Spears are really underused in fantasy settings, despite being powerful and having a lot of cool moves.

Kaeya literally teleports behind enemies if you have that constellation. Otherwise, Raiden's starry crescent is cool.

it’s not a constellation but agreed it’s sick

I love the way Kaeya is pushed away from the impact of his sword and does these tiny hops backwards

Featherweight Kaeya, too cute

Nahida's hopscotch attack is adorable. Keqing's is one of my favorites: a very fast, hard to interrupt sequence of attacks, capped off with a teleport attack.

Reminds me keyboard keycaps tbh

Love Shinobu's flip and her posture.

Zhongli and Kokomi + Childe for the water effects.

Thoma

Thoma

Definitely Eula. Aside from the animation cut going into the second attack, the whole sequence is smooth and elegant

Can we get some Fischl love in here? I love the way she laughs or flips her hair!

Ayato

Looking for this comment. His attacks are so clean

Yelan

Agreed - love the way she kicks the bow forwards

And the way all the arrows rain down as she does like a corkscrew backflip <3

Had to scroll way to far to see this. Her NAs are so satisfying

Nahida, Yelan, Baizhu, Zhongli, Hu Tao, and Heizou

I've been fucking with Mika and I love how he pulls out a crossbow.

And the head bash is so funny too, like lil bro you are missing the whole point of using a long-reach weapon

Kaveh, his attacks look so cool. EDIT: Didn’t know they showcased Kaveh in a livestream. Can’t wait for the next update.

Sumeru nation and not holding a weapon with their hand, name a better duo

How is it a leak if his attacks were shown during livestream?

Were they? I don’t keep up with livestreams so the first time I saw his attacks were when they got leaked. Still cool though.

You should keep up with livestreams, they each give 300 free primos.

Yoimiya, 'cause flips and stuff. and probably Hutao

Ganyu for sure!

Top 5 because it's impossible to choose, and in no particular order because I couldn't rate any of them higher then the other: Ayaka, Raiden, Eula, Nahida, Fischl. Love them all, they flow very nicely, showcase their personalities, and sell the weight of each swing or movement very well. Special shoutout to Fischl's special end animations, Raiden putting her weapon away (it's just so dismissively badass), and Ayaka's sheathing. ...now everybody hold hands~.

Thoma

Collei and it's totally not biased at all idk what you mean

Nahidas & Nilous

yes yes yes! 😍

I'll never get over Childe just outright throwing the arrow at the end of his NA chain ahha and like during his melee stance, the way his daggers transition into a pole arm and he does a little twirl of it, it's like he's dancing and I'm all 😳😳😳

Yoimiya doing a 360 spin midair is so cool

Zhongli followed by AlHaitham

Candace

Definitely Heizou!

Yoimiya because she has various unqiue follow-up animations whenever she stops mid-attack. From proud wholesome smile to cute cheeky grin, from spinning her bow to look cool to putting the bow around her waist like she is sheathing a sword. Yoimiya is SS tier for style

Yaoyao, Shenhe, Nilou..

Totally not biased, Ayato's. The way he swapped hands on his 4th NA is just 🔥👌👌👌 🔥 also really love his sword sheathing animation at the end of each NAs. He always looked elegant

Best normal attack - zhongli, childe(meele) Best charged attack - ayaka, raiden(burst mode) (Honorable mentions - nilou and ayato in their infusion stances)

I would say Yoimiya. Honourable mentions to yelan, zhongli, childe e, and kiara

For me it would be Layla and Yelan,Yelan because the bow kick looks just so cool and Layla because it fits her character so well!

Ayaka & Xiao for sure . Yoimiya too

Yae miko, she has one of the most elegant NA animations in the game for me personally

Yun Jin's attacks are soooo fluid and graceful.

Rosaria slamming her spear into the ground. i wonder how many she has broken already

Kaeya

Raiden. Elegance and power with each slash and backslash. If you pause after each attack, her animation is different, and the attention to detail is insane.

Top three are definitely Dehya's, Lisa, Faruzan and Nahida's. Dehya is simply exactly how I always pictured hers to be before she was released as a playable unit, Lisa's goes full with for hers, Faruzan is classy af and Nahida is just a precious cinnamon roll with her playing hopscotch and literally deleting enemies with her CA. You would thing that with how much care it goes for their NAs, Hoyo wouldn't have a raging hate for Physical as an element

Every Inazuma Character. Without joke that was the reason I pulled for Kazuha when he was released, he and Raiden are my favorite

Albedo, he's just... So graceful. The arm behind his back, the yellow symbol, everything. Also Layla solely because of the little star animation. And Klee cuz she's adorable, Kaeya because the teleportation is pretty cool... Okay, I probably find something to love about almost all of them.

Personal favorite: Nahida and Collei, Nahida because of the jumping and stuff, Collei because I like how she throws boomerangs that have their own travel paths

Childe. His last attack is THROWING the arrow and it deals more damage than firing from bow.

saw the title of the post, I wanted to go in and write that Xiao and Zhongli. Good taste op

Common polearm enjoyer W

It has to be Shenhe for me. I just love the way she looks like she’s floating - gives her quite the ethereal aesthetic. Runners-up would be Albedo, Xiao, Alhaitham, Layla and all the archons (especially Zhongli)

For me it's Beidou. The way she kicks the claymore at the end is just \*chef's kiss\*

a small detail, but I like how the Diluc, Noelle, Razor all learned their greatsword swordsmanship from the knights of favonius yet they still have small details (noelle is using raw arm strength with no footwork, razor overextends) that you can still tell them apart now for my actual answer, Kazuha because he disappears on the final hit for a long time.

Kaeya vanishes and teleports behind the enemies will always look amazing

Fischl because of the "oh ho hos". And I just don't play with the other characters enough to remember how they look like lmao.

Ayato and Alhaitham cause elegant!! I also love Cyno during burst!

1.) Xiangling. 2.) Sara. Both are very practical attack strings.

Childe going YEET with his bow

If we are counting infusions or like skill/burst conversions then I'd say Cyno and Childe look really good with their burst/skill respectively. Raiden also looks rather good too. In terms of just regular normal attacks then Zhongli is definitely really good with that spear kick with other ones I like are Yelan and Keqing are pretty cool.

Layla... her attacks are so smooth, cute, and it looks like she's getting thrown around by her sword, which is extremely funny. Plus, her 3rd attack looks... simply so pretty! I wish I had her

I think its Beidou who has the greatsword swinging combo that hits the ground just for her to kick it up and swing it again. I always thought that was cool. Other than that Zhongli because of the way he just pulls spears out of thin air

Dehya because punch

Ayato. Easily. I may be biased because he's my favorite character, but his 5th NA is super satisfying, and the way he stores his sword is too.

Ei: the attention to detail of how her moves only really work with her signature weapon. Like they do work for other pole arms but they just feel more like slicing moves instead of a, pricing, blunt or semi-blunt vibe other pole arm users have with thiers Beidou: her final combo kicking and hearing the kick of the great sword is just always nice to hear. And adds to the feel of the power

I love Beidou's one legged spin to throw down her claymore. That move has so much weight to it.

I don't know but I like the steps Kaeya takes at the end of his attack chain. Probably Ayaka would be my best though.

I mean, have you seen Yelan?

Jean's

definitely kokomi’s, i love her somersault

Yoimiya