Pyro Element Guide | Genshin Impact

Pyro is the fire Element in Genshin Impact and is 1 out of 7 Elements in the game. Check out this guide to learn about Pyro's Strengths, Weaknesses, Pyro Elemental Reactions, and Pyro Characters in the game.

What is the Pyro Element?

Genshin's Fire Element

Pyro is the fire Element in Genshin Impact, with Natlan being the designated Pyro Region.

Pyro Status Effect

Pyro on Characters

Pyro being applied to your character has no negative effects on its own. However, this also means that Pyro Elemental Reactions can also affect you (like the knockback effects of Overloaded) if the enemies have elemental attacks.

Pyro Auras

Name	Smoldering Flames
Effect	Applies Pyro damage over time

Smoldering Flames is an Aura applies a damage over time effect on your character and comes from either a Leyline Disorder or an Enemy Aura. This debuff can only be removed by using a cleanse ability or applying a different element to yourself.

Pyro Resonance

Fervent Flames

Having two Pyro characters in the party will activate the Pyro Resonance Buff called Fervent Flames, which causes Cryo to last 40% less on your characters and Increases ATK by 25% for all party members.

Pyro Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths, Weaknesses, and Immunities

Pyro is very strong against Cryo Elemental Shields, Cryo Elemental Armor, and Electro Elemental Shields. It's weak against Hydro Elemental shields and does no damage to Pyro Elemental shields and Pyro Elemental Armor.

List of Pyro Reactions

Pyro can react with all other elements in Genshin Impact. Some reactions change damage according to the order.

Reaction	Element Order	Reaction Effect
Melt	1. Cryo	Pyro attacks deal 2x more damage if Pyro is applied after Cryo.
	2. Pyro
Reverse Melt	1. Pyro	Cryo attacks deal 1.5x more damage if Cryo is applied after Pyro.
	2. Cryo
Vaporize	1. Pyro	Hydro attacks deal 2x more damage if Hydro is applied after Pyro.
	2. Hydro
Reverse Vaporize	1. Hydro	Pyro attacks deal 1.5x more damage if Pyro is applied after Hydro.
	2. Pyro
Overloaded	Pyro Electro	Deals AoE Pyro damage that knockbacks enemies. The effect will trigger from any order.
	Any order
Swirl	1. Pyro	Anemo spreads Pyro around the target and then deals Pyro and Anemo damage.
	2. Anemo
Crystalize	1. Pyro	Drops a Pyro shard that creates a Pyro shield which absorbs damange and has bonus resistance to Pyro damage when picked up.
	2. Geo
Burning	Dendro Pyro	Sets the target on fire, dealing Pyro damage over time. The effect will trigger from any order.
	Any order
Burgeon	1. Dendro Core	Pyro causes the Dendro Core to explode, dealing AoE Dendro DMG.
	2. Pyro

List of Pyro Characters

Current Pyro Characters

Character	Rarity	Weapon	Rating
Hu Tao	5★	Polearm
Diluc	5★	Claymore
Klee	5★	Catalyst
Dehya	5★	Claymore
Yoimiya	5★	Bow
Yanfei	4★	Catalyst
Thoma	4★	Polearm
Amber	4★	Bow
Bennett	4★	Sword
Xiangling	4★	Polearm
Xinyan	4★	Claymore

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• List of Elemental Reactions
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