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Yanfei
PyroCatalystLiyue★★★★

Yanfei

Published Jul 17, 2026 · Updated v6.7
Content Tier List
Spiral AbyssB
Imag. TheaterB
OverworldA
Should You Pull?YES

Yanfei is a niche Pyro Main DPS; consider pulling only if you want this specific playstyle.

Yanfei is a 4-Star Pyro Catalyst user in Genshin Impact who deals powerful Pyro damage through the Vaporize or Overload reactions. Read our detailed Yanfei guide to optimize their performance.

CatalystPyroMain DPS

Overview

Quick Build

Weapon

Surf's Up

Surf's Up, Vivid Notions or Tome of the Eternal Flow will be your best weapon assuming you can build around any of the t

Artifacts

Crimson Witch of Flames

4-Piece recommended

Sands

Elemental Mastery / ATK %

Main stat

Goblet

Pyro DMG

Main stat

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG

Substats

CRIT Rate/DMG > ATK% > ER%

Strengths

  • Strong Pyro damage
  • Versatile team options

Weaknesses

  • Requires investment
  • Best teams use limited 5-stars

Talent Priority

1
Normal AttackPriority: Max (10)

Primary source of damage or support. Level to 10 first.

2
Elemental BurstPriority: High (8-10)

Important for damage or support value. Level second.

3
Elemental SkillPriority: Low (1-6)

Lowest priority. Level last or skip unless you have spare resources.

Substat Priority

1Energy Recharge
Yanfei Standard Rotation
Standard

Cast Skill then Burst each rotation.

See build guide

Follow the recommended rotation for optimal Yanfei performance.

Weapons

5-star Weapons

1
Surf's Up

· Base ATK 0

4-star Weapons

2

· Base ATK 0

3
Tome of the Eternal Flow

· Base ATK 0

4
Flowing Purity

· Base ATK 0

5
The Widsith

· Base ATK 0

6
Skyward Atlas

· Base ATK 0

7
Memory of Dust

· Base ATK 0

9
Kagura's Verity

· Base ATK 0

Artifact Sets

Crimson Witch of Flames
SCrimson Witch of FlamesBest in Slot

Crimson Witch of Flames while focusing on stats such as CRIT, ATK and Pyro DMG to increase Yanfei's potential. Marechaussee Hunter however is Yanfei's best artifact set if your team uses Furina.

Sands

Elemental Mastery / ATK %

Goblet

Pyro DMG

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG

Marechaussee Hunter
AMarechaussee Hunter

Marechaussee Hunter however is Yanfei's best artifact set if your team uses Furina.

Sands

Elemental Mastery / ATK %

Goblet

Pyro DMG

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG

Gilded Dreams
BGilded Dreams

Recommended artifact set for this build.

Sands

Elemental Mastery / ATK %

Goblet

Pyro DMG

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG

Team Compositions

Yanfei

Yanfei

Main DPS

Yelan

Yelan

Support

Furina

Furina

Support

Xilonen

Xilonen

Sustain

Yanfei wants a consistent amount of Hydro application to be able to keep up with her for elemental reactions. This means that 2 Hydro characters is ideal. Furina is often Yanfei's best support due to the powerful DMG buffs Furina provides on top of some elemental application.

Character Synergy
Yanfei
YanfeiMain DPS

Yanfei functions as a long-range Pyro driver, using her Charged Attacks to trigger Vaporize reactions for consistent high-target damage.

Yelan
YelanSupport

Yelan provides coordinated Hydro attacks that Yanfei triggers with her Normals, while her passive ramps up Yanfei's damage throughout the rotation.

Furina
FurinaSupport

Furina adds extra Hydro application to prevent Pyro override and provides a team-wide DMG buff that scales Yanfei's entire kit.

Xilonen
XilonenSustain

Xilonen provides the necessary sustain and RES shred, ensuring Yanfei's Vaporize hits deal maximum damage while keeping her safe from interruption.

Talents & Constellations

Talents

Normal AttackNormal Attack

Yanfei performs a sequence of Catalyst-based Normal Attacks.

Normal Attack
Elemental SkillSigned Edict

Deals AoE Pyro DMG, granting the maximum number of Scarlet Seals and generating 3 energy when an enemy is hit.

Elemental Skill
Elemental BurstDone Deal

Deals AoE Pyro DMG around Yanfei and applying Brilliance. Brilliance then generates Scarlet Seals every second and gives Yanfei a Charged Attack DMG Bonus based on skill level.

Elemental Burst

Constellations

1
C1
2
C2
3
C3
4
C4
5
C5
6
C6
C1The Law Knows No Kindness

When Charged Attacks occur, each Scarlet Seal reduces the Stamina cost even further while increasing interruption RES.

Is it worth getting?

Decent early constellation. Useful quality-of-life improvement.

C2Right of Final InterpretationPull Target

Increases Yanfei's Charged Attack CRIT Rate by 20% for enemies below 50% HP.

Is it worth getting?

Strong constellation meaningful power increase worth targeting.

C3Samadhi Fire-Forged

- Increases the Level of Signed Edict by 3. - Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Is it worth getting?

Situational improvement. Worth it once you have earlier constellations.

C4Supreme Amnesty

Creates Shields when Done Deal is used based on HP and absorbs Pyro DMG more effectively.

Is it worth getting?

Situational improvement. Worth it once you have earlier constellations.

C5Abiding Affidavit

- Increases the Level of Done Deal by 3. - Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Is it worth getting?

Situational improvement. Worth it once you have earlier constellations.

C6Extra ClausePull Target

Increases the maximum number of Scarlet Seals by 1.

Is it worth getting?

Major constellation that significantly changes the character. Recommended for dedicated mains.

C0 Yanfei is solid and clears all content without any constellations.

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