Yae Miko Best Builds and Artifacts

Yae Miko is a 5-Star Electro Catalyst character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Yae Miko's build, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!

Yae Miko Rating and Info

Yae Miko Character Information

Yae Miko
Rating
Rarity	★★★★★
Element	Electro
Weapon	Catalyst
Voice Actors	EN Voice Actor: Ratana JP Voice Actor: Ayane Sakura

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
N/A		N/A

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Yae Miko's Stats

	HP	Attack	Defense	Ascension Stat
Lvl 20	2,095	95	115	CRIT Rate 5%
Lvl 80	9,643	339	529	CRIT Rate 24.2%

Yae Miko's Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Quick Elemental Skill cooldown. • Elemental Skill can be used to dodge enemies. • Charged Attacks deal AoE Electro DMG. • Elemental Skill has a wide targetting range. • Elemental Burst deals high AoE Electro DMG.
Weaknesses
• Elemental Burst has a high energy cost. • Needs all Turrets active to fully utilize her Burst's DMG. • Long wind-up on her Charged Attacks. • Weak Normal Attack DMG. • Turrets needs careful placement. • Turrets sometimes hit objects and animals. • Can't place more than three turrets in Co-Op.

Best Builds for Yae Miko

Sub-DPS Builds for Yae Miko

Recommended Roles for Yae Miko
Sub-DPS Hard-Hitting Skill Aggravate Team

Hard-Hitting Skill Sub-DPS

Best Weapon	Kagura's Verity
Replacement Weapons	1. Skyward Atlas 2. The Widsith 3. Solar Pearl
Best Artifacts	Golden Troupe x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK% or Energy Recharge
	Goblet: Electro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	Energy Recharge, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%

This Yae Miko Sub-DPS build is her general go-to set that works for any team comp. Yae Miko needs around +170% ER to use her Burst off cooldown, but this can be reduced by other characters like Fischl or in double Electro teams.

Aggravate Sub-DPS

Best Weapon	Kagura's Verity
Replacement Weapons	1. Skyward Atlas 2. The Widsith 3. Oathsworn Eye
Best Artifacts	Gilded Dreams x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Electro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	Energy Recharge, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%, Elemental Mastery

This Dendro team build for Yae Miko focuses on enhancing her damage from the Aggravate Elemental Reaction. This build should only be used if Yae Miko is in a Dendro team and will deal Aggravate damage.

Yae Miko's Talent Priority

	Sub-DPS
1st	Elemental Skill
2nd	Elemental Burst
3rd	Normal Attack

Yae Miko's Elemental Skill has a very short cooldown and will mostly remain active throughout the fight. Prioritize leveling her Elemental Skill over her Elemental Burst to deal more consistent DMG.

Best Artifacts for Yae Miko

Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Gilded Dreams	2-PC: Elemental Mastery +80 4-PC: Within 8s of triggering an Elemental Reaction, the character equipping this will obtain buffs based on the Elemental Type of the other party members. ATK is increased by 14% for each member whose Elemental Type is the same as the equipping character, and EM is increased by 50 for every member with a different Elemental Type. Each of the buffs will count up to 3 characters. This effect can be triggered once every 8s and even when not on the field.
2nd	Golden Troupe	2-PC: Elemental Skill DMG +20% 4-PC: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 25%. Additionally when not on the field, Elemental Skill DMG will be further increased by 25%. This effect will be cleared 2s after taking the field.
3rd	Thundering Fury	2-PC: Electro DMG Bonus +15%
	Gladiator's Finale	2-PC: +18% ATK

Best 4-Star Artifact for Yae Miko

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Gambler	2-PC: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 20%. 4-PC: Defeating an enemy has a 100% chance to remove Elemental Skill CD. Can only occur once every 15s.

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Yae Miko Best Weapons

Top 3 Yae Miko Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Kagura's Verity	Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 14.4% Skill Effect: Gains the Kagura Dance effect when using an Elemental Skill, causing the Elemental Skill DMG of the character wielding this weapon to increase by 12% for 16s. Max 3 stacks. This character will gain 12% All Elemental DMG Bonus when they possess 3 stacks.
2nd	Skyward Atlas	Bonus Stat: ATK 7.2% Skill Effect: Increases Elemental DMG Bonus by 12%. Normal attack hits have a 50% chance to earn the favor of the clouds, which actively seeks out nearby enemies to attack for 15s. Dealing 160% ATK DMG. Can only occur once every 30s.
3rd	The Widsith	Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 12.0% Skill Effect: When a character takes the field, they will gain a random theme song for 10s. This can only occur once every 30s. Recitative: ATK is increased by 60%. Aria: Increases all Elemental DMG by 48%. Interlude: Elemental Mastery is increased by 240.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Yae Miko

Weapon	Weapon Information
Hakushin Ring	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 6.7% Skill Effect: After the character equipped with this weapon triggers an Electro elemental reaction, nearby party members of an Elemental Type involved in the elemental reaction receive a 10% Elemental DMG Bonus for their element, lasting 6s. Elemental Bonuses gained in this way cannot be stacked.

All Recommended Weapons for Yae Miko

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Kagura's Verity	Gacha
Skyward Atlas	Gacha
Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds	Gacha
Memory of Dust	Gacha
The Widsith	Gacha
Solar Pearl	Battle Pass
Sacrificial Jade	Battle Pass
Oathsworn Eye	Event
Hakushin Ring	Crafted
Mappa Mare	Crafted
Favonius Codex	Gacha

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Yae Miko Best Team Comp

Dendro Aggravate Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Alhaitham	Yae Miko	Nahida	Zhongli
Tighnari	Yae Miko	Fischl	Baizhu

This Dendro Team comp has Nahida apply the Dendro Aura on the enemy while Alhaitham applies Quicken and triggers the Aggravate reaction from Yae Miko's totems. Zhongli can be replaced by Fischl for more Aggravate procs and Energy.

Yae and Raiden Overloaded Team Comp

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Raiden	Yae Miko	Kazuha	Bennett

Yae Miko works best when paired with another Electro character for Electro Resonance. For this matter, Raiden fits best as Yae Miko's Main DPS as she can also recover Yae Miko's huge energy cost for her Elemental Burst.

Bennett and Kazuha also provide the best buffs for both Raiden and Yae Miko with minimal investment. It also enables the Overloaded reaction!

Best Team Comps Guide

Electro-Charged Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Tartaglia	Yae Miko	Raiden	Kazuha

Electro-Charged is also a viable team comp option for Yae Miko as she can virtually apply high off-field Electro after every rotations!

While Raiden and Tartaglia should provide the most damage and fast reactions to proc Electro-Charged, their positions can be replaced with other Hydro or Electro characters like Xingqiu or Fischl instead.

Yae Miko Best Constellations

Divina Vulpes

Constellation and Effects

	Yae Miko's Constellations
C1	Yakan Offering Each time Great Secret Art: Tenko Kenshin activates a Tenko Thunderbolt, Yae Miko will restore 8 Elemental Energy for herself.
C2	Fox's Mooncall Sesshou Sakura start at Level 2 when created, their max level is increased to 4, and their attack range is increased by 60%.
C3	The Seven Glamours Increases the Level of Yakan Evocation: Sesshou Sakura by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4	Sakura Channeling When Sesshou Sakura lightning hits opponents, the Electro DMG Bonus of all nearby party members is increased by 20% for 5s.
C5	Mischievous Teasing Increases the level of Great Secret Art: Tenko Kenshin by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6	Forbidden Art: Daisesshou The Sesshou Sakura's attacks will ignore 60% of the opponents' DEF.

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

	Rating	Constellation Effect / Merits
C1	★★★	• Massively Reducdes her Energy Recharge requirements.
C2	★★☆	• Significantly increases the range of her Elemental Skill. • Increases her Elemental Skill DMG

C1 for an Overall Character Improvement

Yae Miko's huge Elemental Burst cost is heavily alleviated by unlocking her 1st Constellation. This improvement makes her more viable for team comps that don't have another Electro character.

Yae Miko Ascension and Talent Materials

Yae Miko Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Vajrada Amethyst Sliver ×1 Sea Ganoderma ×3 Old Handguard ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×3 Sea Ganoderma ×10 Old Handguard ×15 Dragonheir's False Fin ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×6 Sea Ganoderma ×20 Kageuchi Handguard ×12 Dragonheir's False Fin ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×3 Sea Ganoderma ×30 Kageuchi Handguard ×18 Dragonheir's False Fin ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×6 Sea Ganoderma ×45 Famed Handguard ×12 Dragonheir's False Fin ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone ×6 Sea Ganoderma ×60 Famed Handguard ×24 Dragonheir's False Fin ×20

Yae Miko Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Wed/Sat/Sun Teachings of Light	Nobushis Old Handguard	Raiden Shogun Challenge Reward The Meaning of Aeons
Guide to Light	Kageuchi Handguard
Philosophies of Light	Famed Handguard

Talent Materials per Level

How to Use Yae Miko

Spawn Electro Fox Turrets

Elemental Skill: Yakan Evocation - Sesshou Sakura

Yae Miko's Elemental Skill, Yakan Evocation - Sesshou Sakura, places a Sesshou Sakura fox turret that periodically attacks an enemy, dealing Electro DMG. A maximum of three Sesshou Sakuras can be placed at a time.

Place the Fox Turrets Close

To maximize the Sesshou Sakura damage, all of them need to close and connect together. The most efficient to do this is by creating a small triangle. Note that you can create a turret right beside the other one, as long as you don't create another one in the same place!

Unlock Ascension Passive to Reset

After unlocking The Shrine's Sacred Shade passive talent, destroying a turret will reset the cooldown for one of the turrets as well. A turret is destroyed once you deploy a new turret on the field or when the duration runs out.

Can be used to Dash Away from Enemies

When you use a Sesshou Sakura Yae Miko will teleport a short distance forward, if you're running and backwards if you're idle. Skillful use of this would put some distance from enemy attacks and create another turret to strike enemies!

However, you need to carefully place it away from potentially harmful items (like exploding barrels, torches, or water) to avoid hurting Yae Miko or your party.

Elemental Skill Forward and Backwards

Elemental Skill Animation
Forward (While Moving)	Backward (While Idle)

Yae Miko's Elemental Skill have different animations; when used while running or walking, she will dash forward and when she's idle or just standing for a short period of time, she will dash backward!

Electrify Enemies with Burst

Elemental Burst: Great Secret Art - Tenko Kenshin

When Yae Miko uses her Elemental Burst, she will use up all nearby Sesshou Sakura to deal devastating AoE Electro DMG. After the initial hit, succeeding bolts of lightning will strike the area based on the number of Sesshou Sakura available prior to usage!

Fox Turrets increase Burst DMG

Without Fox Turrets	With Fox Turret

To increase Yae Miko's Elemental Burst, you need to deploy her fox turrets so that it pulses more with Electro DMG!

Deal AoE Damage with Charged Attacks

Normal Attack: Spiritfox Sin-Eater

Yae Miko's Normal Attacks can combo up to three times and her Charged Attacks can deal AoE Electro DMG in a straight line, which can be quite useful against mob enemies.

Animation Cancel Yae Miko's Charged Attack

While Yae Miko has a powerful Charged Attack, the animation has quite a long wind up which takes up time. You can cancel this long animation by jumping as soon as you see the Electro Fox wind Yae Miko's right shoulder!

Yae Miko Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Spiritfox Sin-Eater

Talent Description
Summons forth kitsune spirits, initiating a maximum of 3 attacks that deal Electro DMG. Charge Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to deal AoE Electro DMG after a short casting time. Plunge Attack: Plunges toward the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path with thunderous might. Deals AoE Electro DMG upon impact with the ground.

Yakan Evocation: Sesshou Sakura

Talent Description

To Yae, such dull tasks as can be accomplished by driving spirits out need not be done personally. Moves swiftly, leaving a Sesshou Sakura behind. Sesshou Sakura ・Periodically strikes one nearby opponent with lightning, dealing Electro DMG. ・When there are other Sesshou Sakura nearby, their level will increase, boosting the DMG dealt by these lightning strikes. ・This skill has three charges. A maximum of 3 Sesshou Sakura can exist simultaneously. The initial level of each Sesshou Sakura is 1, and the initial highest level each sakura can reach is 3. If a new Sesshou Sakura is created too close to an existing one, the existing one will be destroyed.

Great Secret Art: Tenko Kenshin

Talent Description

Legends of "kitsunetsuki," or the manifestation of a kitsune's might, are common in Inazuma's folktales. One that particularly captures the imagination is that of the Sky Kitsune, said to cause lightning to fall down upon the foes of the Grand Narukami Shrine. Summons a lightning strike, dealing AoE Electro DMG. When she uses this skill, Yae Miko will unseal nearby Sesshou Sakura, destroying their outer forms and transforming them into Tenko Thunderbolts that descend from the skies, dealing AoE Electro DMG. Each Sesshou Sakura destroyed in this way will create one Tenko Thunderbolt. Flavor Text: Only at times like these will Yae reveal her Sky Kitsune form and wield lightning itself. None have seen the Lady Guuji's tails and lived to tell the story... so remember, as far as you are concerned, Lady Yae does not have a tail.

The Shrine's Sacred Shade

Talent Description
When casting her Elemental Burst, Great Secret Art: Tenko Kenshin, each Sesshou Sakura destroyed resets the cooldown for one charge of her Elemental Skill, Yakan Evocation: Sesshou Sakura.

Enlightened Blessing

Talent Description
Every point of Elemental Mastery Yae Miko possesses will increase Sesshou Sakura DMG by 0.15%.

Meditations of a Yako

Talent Description
Has a 25% chance to get 1 regional Character Talent Material (base material excluded) when crafting. The rarity is that of the base material. The extra Talent Material created is from the same region and of the same rarity, but of a random type.

How to Get Yae Miko

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Banner Status	Inactive

Yae Miko's rerun banner, Everbloom Violet was available in Phase 1 of Version 3.7 from May 24, 2023 until June 13, 2023. Her banner was up alongside Yoimiya's banner rerun, Tapestry of Golden Flames.

There is currently no other way to get Yae Miko from Wish Banners.

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Yae Miko's In-Game Information

Character Thoughts on Yae Miko

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Ayaka	I have always greatly enjoyed working with Guuji Yae. Organizing festival affairs generally takes a lot of effort and doesn't generate much income, but Guuji Yae's events always come off both elegant and profitable.
Ayato	Lady Guuji has been kind to us in the Kamisato Clan, but she has never quite taken to me personally. I trust you'll have heard the way she refers to me... "the Yashiro rascal" and other such flattering monikers. We run into each other semi-regularly, given the overlap in our work, and despite whatever private thoughts we each may have, our working relationship is quite a harmonious one. I have no great objection to this state of affairs — working with intelligent people always makes things highly efficient. In any case... However objectionable she might find me, she would be forced to admit that without me, she would have no one to help execute her weird and wonderful ideas.
Gorou	Oh, her... I'd be prefer not to talk about her. Can we change the topic? Or, if there are any tasks I can take off your hand, I'll gladly oblige! Anything at all? ...Ahem, let's just say it'd be best for my general well-being if we can avoid talking about her...
	Come to think of it, Lady Guuji's publishing house also publishes murder mysteries, right? So... when can you introduce me? In this day and age, becoming a famous detective requires more than just ability - you need publicity, too. Huh? C'mon, I'm being serious here!
Itto	About the Lady with Fox Ears I crushed that Kitsune Ramen eating contest we had. Even all that Fried Tofu couldn't stand in my way — she didn't come close to beating me! ... I was, uh, bedridden for more than a month after that, but you know what? I'd rather lie in bed a winner than walk away a loser! So... Anyway, I had the last laugh, 'cause she had to foot the bill for 32 bowls of noodles! Haha!
Kirara	Lady Miko is a widely renowned kitsune youkai in Inazuma, so it's natural for young youkai like myself to approach her with reverence. But contrary to my expectations, she was surprisingly amiable. She even came to visit me in person and taught me lots of useful stuff about how to survive in human society! Things like proper human etiquette, ways to approach people, and different fried tofu recipes... Huh? That last one was just for her?
Kokomi	I have also heard of Guuji Yae's great deeds. In all fairness, I hold her to be an outstanding shrine maiden, and she has performed her duties marvelously. I even heard that she holds responsibility where Yae Publishing House's light novels are concerned. An enigmatic individual to say the least...
Sara	Guuji Yae's actions often leave me with many questions... Nevertheless, the fact that she is the head shrine maiden of the Grand Narukami Shrine clearly shows the level of trust and approval that the Shogun places in her, and for this reason I also greatly respect her. But... if there ever comes a day when she disobeys the Shogun's will, then please accept my apologies in advance.
Sayu	She's always patting me on the head... I've never bitten her, though, or even said anything, because I'm frightened of how she'd react if I stood up to her. But what am I gonna do? Because if she keeps on patting my head, I'm gonna get stuck at this height forever!
Shinobu	You can't imagine how boring it is to be a shrine maiden. Even Lady Guuji from the Grand Narukami Shrine has her publishing gig to break up the monotony. I will never go back to being a shrine maiden. Never.
Thoma	Lady Miko? Wh—What about her? 'sigh' Every time Miss Kamisato sends me out to deliver messages, my least-favorite destination is Grand Narukami Shrine... Oh! N—Not because Lady Miko scares the bejeebers out of me, it's, uh... respect. Yes! She strikes respect deep into my heary, ahahahaha...
Wanderer	A smooth-talking youkai. Though she pretends to care about humans to gain the favor of her god, all she seeks are entertaining ways to pass her time.
Yoimiya	Ayaka once asked me during a ritual at the shrine if I could prepare some fireworks for the Lady Guuji's leisure. I thought to myself, "isn't the Lady Guuji supposed to sit inside the shrine throughout the ritual?" So I watched her the whole time during the ritual, wondering how she'd like to release the fireworks. I waited, and I waited, and then Ayaka came over at length to tell me that the Lady Guuji was most pleased. I mean, what? She'd already released the fireworks? Was the person sitting inside the shrine not her, then?

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