How Broken is Staff of Homa? Extremely Powerful

The Staff of Homa has rightfully earned its reputation as arguably the most broken, overpowered weapon currently available in Genshin Impact. With its unique HP-scaling passive that massively boosts damage, especially at low HP, Homa provides such a giant power spike that it stands far above virtually every other polearm in the game.

Just how strong is this signature weapon for Hu Tao? Let‘s thoroughly analyze the stats and performance of Staff of Homa to showcase exactly why it is so broken.

Unmatched Damage Potential

Staff of Homa‘s base ATK of 608 at level 90 already makes it one of the highest ATK polearms in the game. But what truly pushes it into broken territory is the monstrous 66.2% CRIT DMG secondary stat, the highest CRIT DMG on any polearm by a large margin.

When factoring in Homa‘s passive too, no other polearm even comes close to competing with Homa‘s potential damage output.

According to extensive calculations done by theorycrafters at KeqingMains, Staff of Homa at refinement rank 1 outdamages all other non-signature 5-star polearms by a wide margin. Here is how it directly compares to some other top options:

• Vs Primordial Jade Winged-Spear: About 5-8% more damage
• Vs Skyward Spine: Around 15% more damage
• Vs Vortex Vanquisher: Approximately 40% more damage

The gap becomes even more massive as Homa is refined. At rank 5, it surpasses even PJWS‘s damage by about 5-10%, while completely demolishing all other polearms.

||Damage at R1|Damage at R5|
|-|-|-|
|Staff of Homa|1st|1st|
|Primordial Jade Winged-Spear|2nd|2nd|
|Skyward Spine|3rd|4th|
|Vortex Vanquisher|4th|6th|

These numbers illustrate why Homa is considered the undisputed best polearm for maximizing damage potential. No other weapon comes close to offering the mix of ATK, CRIT stats, and HP conversion that Homa provides.

Perfect Synergy with HP Scaling Characters

What truly pushes Homa over the top is how its HP scaling passive perfectly complements characters that inherently rely on HP.

Hu Tao is the prime example, with her Elemental Skill damage bonus scaling directly with her max HP. At skill level 10, Hu Tao gains a DMG bonus equal to 400% of her max HP.

With a hypothetical 30,000 HP Hu Tao build, that results in a 12,000 ATK damage bonus from her E alone. Now let‘s factor in Homa‘s passive at R1, which takes 0.8% of her max HP and converts it to ATK.

0.8% of 30,000 HP is 240 ATK. This means just from Homa‘s passive, Hu Tao would gain an extra 240 ATK on top of the 12,000 ATK from her E.

When accounting for Homa‘s 66.2% CRIT DMG as well, this weapon perfectly complements every aspect of Hu Tao‘s kit to push her damage potential to astronomical levels.

Other characters like Zhongli and Xiao also inherently scale well with HP, making Homa an easy best-in-slot option for them. The HP substat also provides some extra tankiness on these characters.

Refining Pushes Damage Higher

While Staff of Homa is extremely powerful even at refinement rank 1, further refining can provide a significant boost to its already insane damage potential.

Here‘s a comparison of how the low HP attack buff scales per refinement rank:

As an example, a Hu Tao with 30,000 HP would gain 360 ATK from the low HP buff at R1 Homa. But at R5, that same Hu Tao would gain 720 ATK instead.

When accounting for Homa‘s high base ATK and giant CRIT DMG as well, this refinement scaling adds up to around a 10-15% total damage increase from R1 to R5, according to theorycrafter simulations.

For whales aiming to push their characters‘ potential to the limit, pursuing Homa refinements can be well worth the enormous investment. But for low spenders, the R1 version already offers such a massive power spike that more refinements have diminishing returns.

Perfect for Hu Tao, Great for Many Others

We‘ve already covered in detail why Homa is the undisputed best-in-slot weapon for Hu Tao. But its near-universal power also makes it a phenomenal option for most polearm characters.

Here are some other top users of Staff of Homa and how much they benefit:

• Xiao – With Homa, Xiao‘s high-HP build becomes even more effective at increasing his plunging damage. The CRIT DMG also helps further amplify his bursts.
• Zhongli – Homa enables Zhongli to deal significantly more burst damage without sacrificing his tanky shields. His hybrid build really shines with this weapon.
• Raiden Shogun – While not BIS, Homa enables Raiden to strike extremely hard with her coordinated attacks during her burst mode.
• Rosaria – Being HP-scaling support, Rosaria likes Homa for the HP substat to boost her buffs/heals. She also makes great use of the CRIT DMG.
• Yun Jin – Yun Jin appreciates all of Homa‘s offensive stats to further amplify the damage buffs she provides to teammates.

Very few polearm characters do not love Homa. It represents such a huge damage spike that any character designed to deal damage will greatly appreciate wielding this staff.

Conclusion

In summary, Staff of Homa rightfully deserves its reputation as the most broken polearm in Genshin Impact. The synergistic combination of HP scaling, massive CRIT DMG, and ATK buffs contribute to Homa‘s unmatched damage potential when compared to any other polearm.

It achieves perfect synergy with HP-scaling characters like Hu Tao and enables them to reach unparalleled levels of damage. As the undisputed best-in-slot weapon for boosting damage on polearm characters, the Staff of Homa is truly in a league of its own. Any player wishing to maximize their team‘s power should strongly consider chasing this legendary weapon.