Yanfei Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Yanfei is a 4-Star Pyro Catalyst character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Yanfei's DPS and Shield builds, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!

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Yanfei Rating and Info

Character Information

Yanfei
Rating
Rarity	★★★★
Element	Pyro
Weapon	Catalyst
Voice Actors	EN Voice Actor: Lizzie Freeman JP Voice Actor: Hanamori Yumiri

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
	N/A

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Yanfei's Stats

Yanfei's Strengths and Weaknesses

Best Builds for Yanfei

Main DPS and Support Builds for Yanfei

Recommended Roles for Yanfei
Main DPS Pyro DPS Charged Attack DPS	Support Shield Support

Pyro Main DPS

Best Weapon	Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds
Replacement Weapons	1. Skyward Atlas 2. The Widsith
Best Artifacts	Crimson Witch of Flames x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Pyro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	ATK%, Elemental Mastery, CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate

Yanfei's best build includes the 4-piece Crimson Witch of Flames which allows her to deal more damage through Pyro induced reactions like Vaporize or Melt.

Getting the artifacts however is inefficient, as you will have to deal with getting Lavawalker artifacts in the Hidden Palace of Zhou. So have a lot of patience in getting the best substats for Yanfei.

Charged Attack DPS

Best Weapon	Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds
Replacement Weapons	1. Skyward Atlas 2. The Widsith
Best Artifacts	Shimenawa's Reminiscence x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Pyro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	ATK%, Elemental Mastery, CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate

This is Yanfei's second best build since it involves the Shimenawa's Reminiscence which increases her Charged Attack DMG allowing Yanfei to still deal a lot of DMG.

It may not be Yanfei's best artifact in terms of DMG, but getting the Shimenawa's Reminiscence through the Momiji-Dyed Court domain will be more efficient since you can use the Emblem of Severed Fate set for Yanfei's Sub-DPS characters such as Xingqiu.

Shield Support

Best Weapon	Prototype Amber
Replacement Weapons	1. Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers 2. Favonius Codex
Best Artifacts	Tenacity of the Millelith x2 Emblem of Severed Fate x2
Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge
	Goblet: HP%
	Circlet: HP%
Substats	Energy Recharge, HP%, HP

If you unlocked Yanfei's 4th constellation, Yanfei can be classified as a shielder through her Elemental Burst. Equip her with the Prototype Amber, and she can heal a decent amount of HP making her a somewhat competent Support.

If you don't have a Noblesse Oblige user in the party, you can use it on Yanfei to increase your party's ATK.

Yanfei's Talent Priority

Yanfei's key talent is her Charged Attacks, so level up her Normal Attack talent first followed by her Elemental Burst and Elemental Skill respectively for optimal damage.

When building her as a Shielder Support, leveling up Yanfei's talents is unnecessary as her skills are meant to support your active characters and won't deal as much DMG without any CRIT stats and ATK.

Best Artifacts for Yanfei

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Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Crimson	2-PC: Pyro DMG Bonus +15%. 4-PC: Increases Overloaded, Burning, and Burgeon DMG by 40%. Increases Vaporize and Melt DMG by 15%. Using an Elemental Skill increases 2-Piece Set effects by 50% for 10s. Max 3 stacks.
2nd	Shimenawa	2-PC: ATK +18%. 4-PC: When casting an Elemental Skill, if the character has 15 or more Energy, they lose 15 Energy and Normal/Charge/Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 50% for 10s. This effect will not trigger again during that duration.
3rd	Tenacity	2-PC: HP +20%
	Emblem	2-PC: Energy Recharge +20%.

Best 4-Star Artifact for Yanfei

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Martial Artist	2-PC: Increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 15%. 4-PC: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 25% for 8s.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Yanfei Best Weapons

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Top 3 Yanfei Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds	Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 7.2% Skill Effect: Increases Movement SPD by 10%. When in battle, gain an 8% Elemental DMG Bonus every 4s. Max 4 stacks. Lasts until the character falls or leaves combat.
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 Yanfei

Weapon	Weapon Information
Mappa Mare	Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 36 Skill Effect: Triggering an Elemental reaction grants a 8% Elemental DMG Bonus for 10s. Max 2 stacks.

All Recommended Weapons for Yanfei

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds	Gacha
Skyward Atlas	Gacha
Memory of Dust	Gacha
The Widsith	Gacha
Solar Pearl	Battle Pass
Blackcliff Agate	Starglitter Exchange
Royal Grimoire	Starglitter Exchange
Frostbearer	Crafted
Dodoco Tales	Event
Wine and Song	Gacha
Prototype Amber	Crafted
Favonius Codex	Gacha
Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers	Gacha

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Yanfei Best Team Comp

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Best Characters and Strategies

Character	Element	Weapon
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow
	・Easy to aim for Melt reactions.
Xingqiu	Hydro	Sword
	・DMG increased by Vaporize Reactions. ・Great for setting up Elemental Reactions.
Albedo	Geo	Sword
	・Increase the DMG of Elemental Reactions by increasing Elemental Mastery with his Burst.
Bennett	Pyro	Sword
	・Grants Elemental Resonance to increase ATK. ・Use his Burst to increase ATK even further.

Yanfei Best Constellations

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Bestia Iustitia
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Constellation and Effects

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

C1 for Charged Attack Stamina Reduction

Yanfei's 1st Constellation allows you to use less stamina whenever you use Yanfei's Charged Attacks as long as you have Scarlet Seals, which allows you to use her Charged Attacks more often.

C4 for Shield through Elemental Burst

The 4th Constellation unlocks Yanfei's support capabilities as a shielder whenever she uses her Elemental Burst. Her shield will scale from 45% of Yanfei's maximum health, so getting HP substats from artifacts won't be as bad.

Yanfei Ascension and Talent Materials

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Yanfei Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Noctilucous Jade ×3 Agnidus Agate Sliver ×1 Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×3 Juvenile Jade ×20
Lv.40→Lv.50	Noctilucous Jade ×10 Agnidus Agate Fragment ×3 Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×15 Juvenile Jade ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Noctilucous Jade ×20 Agnidus Agate Fragment ×6 Silver Raven Insignia ×12 Juvenile Jade ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Noctilucous Jade ×30 Agnidus Agate Chunk ×3 Silver Raven Insignia ×18 Juvenile Jade ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Noctilucous Jade ×45 Agnidus Agate Chunk ×6 Golden Raven Insignia ×12 Juvenile Jade ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Noctilucous Jade ×60 Agnidus Agate Gemstone ×6 Golden Raven Insignia ×24 Juvenile Jade ×20

Yanfei Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Wed/Sat/Sun Teachings of Gold	Treasure Hoarders Treasure Hoarder Insignia	Azhdaha Challenge Reward Bloodjade Branch
Guide to Gold	Silver Raven Insignia
Philosophies of Gold	Golden Raven Insignia

Talent Materials per Level

How to Use Yanfei

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Collect Scarlet Seals and Enhance Charged Attacks

Using Yanfei's Normal Attacks, Elemental Skill, and Elemental Burst grants her Scarlet Seals. A successful Normal Attack grants her one Scarlet Seal, while a successful Elemental Skill or Burst grants her the maximum number of Scarlet Seals.

Scarlet Seal Effects

Each Scarlet Seal decreases Yanfei's Stamina consumption. Using a Charged Attack will consume all available Scarlet Seals to deal AoE Pyro DMG in front of her. The more Scarlet Seals the Charged Attack consumes, the larger the AoE and the higher the DMG dealt!

How to Enhance your Charged Attacks

Yanfei's Charged Attacks deal Pyro DMG in the area in front of her. If you manage to collect Yanfei's Scarlet Seals beforehand, her Charged Attack DMG and AoE will be increased. Try to gain the maximum number of Scarlet Skills before you unleash a Charged Attack!

Elemental Skill Creates Scarlet Seals

Her Elemental Skill, Signed Edict, deals AoE Pyro DMG to surrounding enemies. This also gives her Scarlet Seals for every enemy hit (maximum of 3). This provides you with more attacking options, and allow you to deal more Charged Attacks.

Elemental Burst Unleashes Pyro DMG

Her Elemental Burst, Done Deal, unleashes a shower of flames that deal massive Pyro DMG. This also gives her the maximum number of Scarlet Seals, allowing her to deal a strong Charged Attack right away!

Yanfei Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Seal of Approval

Signed Edict

Done Deal

Proviso

Blazing Eye

Encyclopedic Expertise

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Yanfei's In-Game Information

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Thoughts About Yanfei

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Eula	Encounter: This one's a long story... We ended up saving her life once when we were tracking down a batch of dangerous cargo that belonged to the Abyss Order. The Abyss Order had packed it up like regular cargo and wanted it shipped from Dornman Port to Liyue Harbor. She was acting as a consultant for the merchant vessel, where she discovered something in the cargo - and then began to investigate, putting herself in grave danger. Had we arrived just a few minutes later, it's likely she wouldn't have been so fortunate. Assessment: We've kept in touch ever since. I like how smart she is. She knows the rules, but she also knows how to be flexible and act according to the situation. A few of the Knights would do well to take a leaf out of her book... Also, with her smarts, maybe she could help me track someone down that I've been looking for... She does owe me a favor from last time, after all.
Ganyu	Ah, Yanfei... Even back when she was an innocent little girl, she would tell me that "you have to keep your promises to live a happy life." Now, she's grown up to be a beautiful, graceful, and highly successful young woman. Although the work of a legal adviser is complicated, she always seems so carefree. This puts my mind at ease.
Keqing	The way I see it, the law is a summary of things done the right way in the past. However, it should also be continuously adapted and improved to match the needs of the present. Given that Liyue is about to undergo a radical transformation, legal talent is in great demand. With an assistant like Yanfei, I could spare myself a great deal of trouble.
Ningguang	Yanfei? I suppose you could say she's a dear rival of mine... Were she not so deft at explaining the meanders of the law and providing her clients will all sorts of cunning suggestions, it would take me many more months to identify existing loopholes in the legal codices and tighten them one by one.
Shinobu	Back then I had an argument with my family and I only wanted to run away as far as I could. So, I went to study law in Liyue, but thanks to this experience, I got to meet Yanfei. She's like a walking law encyclopedia. Huh? Me? I have a certificate but there are a lot of restrictions for practicing law... It's not really the right field for me.
Yaoyao	Yanfei takes that huge legal codex everywhere, even when she comes to pay Master a visit on her days off. She's incredible! I don't know how she carries that heavy thing around all the time, and I can't imagine how much hard work it must be to read it...
Yelan	I like Yanfei a lot. And I'm not talking about our friendship — as a high-profile legal consultant, important intel in Liyue Harbor is constantly flowing in her direction. Whenever I help her out, I always get some invaluable leads in return. I gotta say though, sometimes I think she respects me a little too much.
Zhongli	Despite never having signed a contract with me, she upholds order within many strata of Liyue society in her own way, dispelling misconceptions and correcting biases... Should her father one day return from his travels, I imagine that he would be even more delighted than I.

Yanfei's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Eula	About Eula Eula saved me once, and we've kept up correspondence ever since. She's very familiar with the Knights of Favonius' legislation, but has never been one to be bound by convention. She uses cunning logic to deal with problems flexibly… Perhaps the reason we get along so easily is that I'm a similar type myself. Still, I'll never acquire that carefree spirit of hers. We are in very different professions, after all.
Ganyu	About Ganyu Ganyu is kind and thoughtful, it's just a shame she's so busy all the time. Most of the time, she's buried in an endless pile of paperwork — the only exception being her nap at noon. Don't get me wrong, I have to put in some hours at work, too. But I'm happy with the job I've chosen, and it's certainly a lot less taxing than hers.
Hu Tao	About Hu Tao I always hear people saying that the director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor has an unorthodox approach to business. They think she's gone a little non compos mentis after being in the funeral business so long... What are these people talking about? The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor provides a legitimate and necessary service, which is the cornerstone of any successful enterprise. Work is just work — there are no good and bad jobs, or lucky and unlucky jobs, just jobs that need doing. If I had one gripe, it would be that the director rarely comes to me for legal advice, hmph...
Keqing	About Keqing The Yuheng doesn't deal with matters of the law, and thank goodness... Knowing Keging's attitude toward work and ruthless efficiency, I'd end up losing a lot of work. Although... No, surely it wouldn't come to that. She's a stickler for doing things the right way — no doubt she'd offend people... but if she had someone like me as her legal assistant... No way! Why should an eminent legal expert such as myself be relegated to the role of assistant!? If she needs legal counsel, she can come and find me.
Ningguang	About Ningguang You must have heard of the Tianquan, Ningguang? She's the highest authority where the law is concerned, and often makes amendments to the legal codices. Every round of additions, retractions, and revisions generates mountains of material. Why, the latest edition of the legal codices contained three new laws, 121 revised legal annotations, and an array of new legal precedents. Archons know how long it's going to take me to commit them to memory... Hmph... still, she's a businesswoman at heart, I'm not about to let her beat me when it comes to the law. Once I've finished memorizing these, I need to step up my productivity...
Qiqi	About Qiqi I heard that little herb gatherer has written out a whole set of behavioral rules for herself. She may be small, but boy, has she got her head screwed on! She's definitely destined for greatness... ''The young of today shall outperform us tomorrow,'' as they say. I must admit, she has my respect.
Shinobu	About Shinobu Shinobu? I remember her, she's the Inazuman girl that came to Liyue as an exchange student to specialize in law. When she was doing her coursework, she used to meet with me to discuss some cases, and after we're done, she'd always bow and thank me, which would make a little embarassed. I always felt like she was going to make an excellent lawyer in the future. Thinking about it, Inazuma went into lockdown right about the time she would have graduated. I wonder how she's been doing since she went back...
Xingqiu	About Xingqiu The Feiyun Commerce Guild is one of my oldest clients. Their approach to business is meticulous and thorough, and every business meeting I've had with them has always been attended by the head of the house himself. Last time, though, I happened to meet their youngest, Xinggiu. To my complete surprise, the lad had no trouble whatsoever keeping up with my train of thought. He was very eloquent, too, and had excellent manners. Mm, definitely not a simpleton.
Yelan	About Yelan Yelan is an employee of the Ministry of Civil Affairs — she once helped me crack a tough accounting fraud case. I treated her to dinner afterward. The only thing is... I feel like she's able to read my mind at any given moment when talking to her... Yes, in the future, I need to make absolutely sure I don't get on the wrong side of her.
Zhongli	About Zhongli Mr. Zhongli has so much in-depth knowledge on so many topics, he's like a walking library, you know what I mean? He's a total savant, though he never flaunts it. I could tell just by looking at him. People like him rarely shy away from taking on complex problems alone, so in my estimation he's certainly not a potential client. And yet, somehow, I can't help but think I know him from somewhere, it's hard to describe the feeling... I asked my father about it, and he just said something to the effect of he didn't know either, though he seemed a little evasive. It was so strange... Anyway, makes me wonder if my father is hiding something from me. Hmph, alright then – if he won't tell me what's going on, I'll just have to find out for myself...

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