Yanfei Guide in Genshin Impact: Best Builds

In Genshin Impact Yanfei is 4 star character, related to Pyro of the element and using the Catalyst in battle. In a squad, she can serve as the main damage dealer. In this guide, we will tell you about her best builds, weapons and artifacts, as well as tell you which characters she pairs with and how to level her.

Yanfei abilities and traits

In short, this fiery sorceress is the budget version of shorty Klee, capable of inflicting a Pyro status on enemies just as often, but at the same time relying more on the chance of landing critical hits. Its main advantages include:

Even simple strikes can inflict fire damage on enemies, which allows you to create powerful elemental reactions with the help of this magic.
Can independently increase Pyro's damage dealt with charged strikes.
The presence of a powerful explosion of elements that hits the area.
Makes it easier to find local curiosities in Liyue thanks to the passive.

If we talk about the minuses of this heroine, then they include dependence on the critical rate and the need to open at least the 4th constellation in order to fully reveal her potential. Some may also not like the frequent use of charged strikes for maximum damage.

How to play Yanfei

Collect Crimson Seals with attacks and skills

The use of normal attacks, elemental skills and explosions allows the sorceress to receive the so-called crimson seals. For example, a successful simple hit gives one seal, and a successful elemental skill gives the maximum number of seals (3 pieces). Her explosion always gives 3 seals.

Each crimson seal reduces the stamina consumption of the fire sorceress. At the same time, the charged attack consumes all available seals and deals Pyro damage in an area. The more seals you have, the more powerful the charged strike will be.

Thus, you should first collect the maximum number of scarlet signs using normal attacks or abilities, and only then use this attack. If you perform it immediately after the “ult”, then you can deal huge fire damage.

Create spontaneous reactions more often

The Signed Edict elemental skill creates a small explosion in front of the heroine, dealing damage to Pyro and granting crimson seals (if it hits an enemy). Done Deal Elemental Burst unleashes a torrent of fire that hits all enemies in the area, granting a Glimmer effect that increases Charged Strike damage and grants Sigils.

As a result, using a combination of these attacks, you can cover all nearby enemies, imposing a Pyro status on them. This will give you a great opportunity to create elemental reactions. For example, you can switch to a Cryo or Hydro character to create Melt or Steam.

Use to find local curiosities

Thanks to Yanfei Encyclopedic Knowledge passive skill, all of Liyue curiosities are displayed on the mini-map, making it much easier to find them. Her other "passives" include:

Excuse - Each Crimson Seal consumed increases Pyro Damage by 5% when using a Charged Strike. The duration of the effect is 6 seconds. It does not add up, that is, it will not work to get an increase of more than 15 percent.
Blazing Eye – When you critically hit with a Charged Strike, you deal additional AoE damage equal to 80% of your Attack Rating.

Constellations (talents) Yanfei

To unlock talents, character Serendipity is required, obtained by obtaining copies of the desired hero during Prayers. So this process is mainly based on randomness, which is doubly sad, given the importance of the constellations for this sorceress.

The Law Knows No Kindness - Each Crimson Seal increases interrupt resistance and reduces stamina cost by 10% when landing a charged strike.
Right of Final Interpretation - Enemies below 50% health have a 20% increased chance to be critically hit.
Samadhi Fire-Forged - Signed Decree level increases by 3.
Supreme Amnesty - Done Deal creates a Noelle: Protector that absorbs damage equal to 45% of the heroine's maximum health bar for 15 seconds. Fire absorption efficiency increased by 250%.
Abiding Affidavit - Done Deal level increases by 3.
Extra Clause - the maximum number of scarlet seals is increased by 1.

Best builds for Yanfei

Basic Pyro damage

Almost all attacks of this sorceress deal fire damage, so you should strengthen it and increase the effectiveness of elemental reactions related to fire. Given also the dependence on critical damage, it would be useful to increase the probability and size of its infliction. As a weapon, we advise you to take:

Prayer to the Holy Winds (5-star) - Increases movement speed by 10 percent and grants an 8 percent bonus to elemental damage every 4 seconds during combat. The effect stacks up to 4 times.
Skyward Atlas (5-star) - Increases elemental damage by 12%. A normal strike has a 50% chance to inflict a blessing of the clouds, causing enemies to take 160% damage for 15 seconds. The effect appears once every half a minute.
The Widsith (4-star): After switching to a fighter, a random composition plays for 10 seconds, which can increase attack by 60 percent, elemental damage by 48 percent, or elemental mastery by 240. The effect occurs every half a minute.
Solar Pearl (4-star; Critical Hit Chance) - Increases damage from elemental abilities by 20 percent for 6 seconds after a successful normal strike. At the same time, elemental abilities increase damage from simple attacks for 6 seconds. Another good secondary DPS catalyst.

As for the set of artifacts, we recommend that you collect a set "The Crimson Witch of Flames", 2 items of which increase Pyro damage by 15%, and 4 items increase Overload and Elemental Reaction: Burning by 40%, and Steam and Melt by 15%. The elemental skill increases fire damage by 50% for 10 seconds. The effect stacks up to three times. The kit can be obtained from Wu Wan's Hidden Palace Dungeon.

Primary damage (charged hits)

If you want to max out Yanfei Charged Attacks, you'll need slightly different gear. For example, as a catalyst, you can use:

Prayer to the Holy Winds (5-star) - Increases movement speed by 10 percent and grants an 8 percent bonus to elemental damage every 4 seconds during combat. The effect stacks up to 4 times.
Skyward Atlas (5-star) - Increases elemental damage by 12%. A normal strike has a 50% chance to inflict a blessing of the clouds, causing enemies to take 160% damage for 15 seconds. The effect appears once every half a minute.
Eye of Perception (4-star) - When hit by a charged or normal strike, it has a 50% chance to deal 240% of your Attack Rating as damage. Can bounce off enemies up to four times. Happens every 12 seconds.
Sea Card (4-Star Catalyst) - Elemental Reaction grants a 16% elemental damage bonus for 10 seconds. Can stack up to 2 times.

Artifact selection is simple - grab the full Wanderer’s Troupe set, 2 items of which increase Elemental Mastery by 80, and 4 items increase Charged Strike damage by 35%. This set drops from elite bosses.

Combination with other characters

As we noted above, Yanfei is great for creating powerful elemental reactions, so she pairs well with Cryo or Hydro characters. You should also take a support into the team, capable of applying shields and restoring energy. Below are a few options for good commands.

Primary DPS: Yanfei
Secondary DPS: Ganyu, Xingqiu or Rosaria
Support: Albedo, Zhongli or Noelle
Support: Bennett or Diona

Leveling Yanfei

How to improve skills

To do this, you will need to collect a number of special materials. These are the following items:

Teachings, directions and philosophies about "Gold" - can be obtained in the dungeon "Taishan Mansion" on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Seals of the Treasure Thieves, Silver Crow and Golden Crow, are dropped by Treasure Thieves and crafted using Alchemy.
Bloodjade Branch - Dropped by a weekly boss Azhdaha.

How to level up a character

Get ready to search and collect a lot of different things. Below we have indicated their names and methods of obtaining:

First Ascension (Level 20) – 1 Agnidus Agate Sliver, 3 Midnight Jades, 3 Treasure Thieves Seals
Second Ascension (Level 40) – 3 Agnidus Agate Fragments, 2 Immature Jades, 10 Midnight Jades, 15 Treasure Thieves Seals
Third Ascension (Level 50) – 6 Agnidus Agate Fragments, 4 Immature Jades, 20 Midnight Jades, 12 Silver Raven Seals
Fourth Ascension (level 60) - 3 pieces of Agnidus Agate, 8 Immature Jades, 30 Midnight Jades, 18 Silver Raven Seals
Fifth Ascension (level 70) - 6 pieces of Agnidus Agate, 12 Immature Jades, 45 Midnight Jades, 12 Golden Raven Seals
Sixth Ascension (Level 80) – 6 Gem Agnidus Agates, 20 Immature Jades, 60 Midnight Jades, 24 Golden Raven Seals

You can get Agnidus Agate from the Elite Boss Pyro Regisvine. Juvenile Jade drops from ancient geovishap. Noctilucous Jade is a local curiosity of Liyue. IN separate guide indicated its exact location.