Guinaifen Best Builds and Teams

Guinaifen is a Fire Element DoT Sub-DPS character in Honkai: Star Rail. Check out Guinaifen's best builds, team comps, materials, Light Cones, Relics, and her kit here!

Guinaifen's Character Overview

Guinaifen Basic Info and Rating

Guinaifen Basic Information
Guinaifen	Rarity	4-star
	Element	Fire
	Path	Nihility
General Rating		Endgame Rating
Overall DPS		MoC PF AS

Ratings are based on E0.

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Guinaifen Stats

Should You Pull for Guinaifen?

Guinaifen is a Burn DoT specialist who can easily apply Burn to multiple enemies and trigger the DoT instantly with her Ultimate. Guinaifen can also increase the DMG taken by enemies affected by Burn.

Only pull for Guinaifen if you need a DoT unit in your collection that specializes in Fire DMG and AoE Burns.

Guinaifen's Best Builds

Guinaifen DPS Build

Guinaifen's best relic set is the Prisoner in Deep Confinement as a lot of her DMG focuses on DoTs and scales on the ATK stat.

Guinaifen will also want at least a 67% Effect Hit Rate to consistently apply the Burn DoT onto enemies and 135 SPD to activate the Firmament Frontline Glamoth effect.

Recommended Stat Values

Stat	Recommended Value
Effect Hit Rate	67%
ATK	2600 or above
SPD	135+ SPD should be higher than Kafka's

Guinaifen's Best Teams

Guinaifen F2P Team (Free to Play)

Sub-DPS	DPS	Support	Healer
Guinaifen	Serval	Asta	Natasha

This free-to-play team involves Guinafen and Serval dealing as much AoE DMG as possible while applying Burn and Shock DoTs respectively.

Asta will provide SPD and ATK buffs for the entire party, while Natasha will keep your party alive through healing!

Guinaifen DoT Attack Team

Sub-DPS	DPS	Support	Healer
Guinaifen	Kafka	Ruan Mei	Luocha

In this team comp, Guinaifen will act as a Sub-DPS that can use her Skill to apply the Burn DoT to enemies. Kafka would be the best pairing for Guinaifen thanks to the former's ability to instantly trigger DoTs.

Guinaifen's Best Relics and Ornaments

All Recommended Relics and Ornaments

Relics	Rating & Merits
Prisoner in Deep Confinement x4	★★★★★ - Best Guinaifen's best relic set as it increases her Burn DoT the more debuffs an enemy has.
Firesmith of Lava-Forging x2 Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters x2	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best A mixed set of Firesmith and Pioneer allows Guinaifen to deal more DMG against enemies affected by Burn.
Firesmith of Lava-Forging x2 Messenger Traversing Hackerspace x2	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best The next best thing if you farmed Messenger Traversing Hackerspace with good substats. This allows Guinaifen to act sooner in combat.
Ornaments	Merits
Firmament Frontline Glamoth	★★★★★ - Best Firmament Frontline Glamoth is Guinaifen's best Planar Ornament since it increases her ATK. which also increases her Burn DMG.
Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise is Guinaifen's second best Planar Ornament since she needs Effect Hit Rate and ATK to inflict effective Burn DMG.

Relic List & Guide

Guinaifen's Best Light Cones

All Recommended Light Cones

Light Cone	Why We Recommend It
Good Night and Sleep Well	★★★★★ - Best Good Night and Sleep Well is the best Light Cone for Guinaifen since it gives her a stacking DMG boost for every debuff the enemy has, which synergizes with her Burn and Firekiss debuffs.
Patience Is All You Need	★★★★☆ - Great Patience Is All You Need is a great Light Cone for Guinaifen since it increases her DoT Damage. It also has a stacking SPD buff that allows her to get more turns and the Erode debuff which is an additional Lightning DoT.
Reforged Remembrance	★★★★☆ - Great Reforged Remembrance is also a great Light Cone for Guinaifen since she utilizes the Prophet effect. The increased Effect Hit Rate, ATK, and DEF ignore also improve her ability to stick Burn onto the enemy and increase her DMG.
Those Many Springs	★★★☆☆ - Good Those Many Springs is good on Guinaifen since it provides a ton of Effect Hit Rate and can increase the DMG taken by enemies.
Incessant Rain	★★★☆☆ - Good Incessant Rain is a good Light Cone for Guinaifen since it increases her Effect Hit Rate and also provides the Aether Code debuff, which increases the enemy's damage taken. However, Guinaifen does not benefit much from the CRIT Rate boost as most of her damage comes from Burn DoT.
Eyes of the Prey	★★★☆☆ - Good Eyes of the Prey is also a good option for Guinaifen since it provides Effect Hit Rate and boosts DoT, which synergizes with her Burn DoT.

Light Cone List & Guide

Guinaifen Gameplay Guide

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Guinaifen's Trace Priority

Trace	Priority & Explanation
Basic Attack	★★☆☆☆ - Low Priority Mainly used to generate SP but can also apply Burn.
Skill	★★★★★ - Highest Priority Upgrading Guinaifen's Skill increases the Burn DoT, Guinaifen's main source of DMG.
Ultimate	★★★★☆ - High Priority Improving Guinaifen's Ultimate increases her Ultimate DMG. The instant Burn trigger will also be accounted for when upgrading this Trace.
Talent	★★★★★ - Highest Priority Upgrading Guinaifen's Talent increases the DMG taken by enemies.

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Guinaifen's Recommended Eidolons

	Why We Recommend It
E1	★★★☆☆ - Good Reduces enemy Effect RES, which can increase the chance of inflicting DoTs or debuffs on enemies.
E2	★★★★★ - Amazing Can significantly increase the Burn DMG on affected enemies simply by using a Basic ATK or Skill.
E4	★★★★☆ - Great Guinaifen can gain energy when an enemy gets inflicted with Burn. You can opt to use an ATK Rope instead to deal more DMG while still being able to use your Ultimate more frequently.
E6	★★★★☆ - Great Increases the duration of the Firekiss, which is an overall DMG increase since it can also increase its stacks.

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Burn Debuffer

As a Nihility character, Guinaifen specializes in debuffs, more specifically the Burn debuff. Guinaifen can apply Burn to multiple targets, which increases the DMG that targets take and makes enemies take Burn damage immediately without waiting for their turn.

Skill Applies Burn to Multiple Enemies

Guinaifen's Skill deals DMG to multiple enemies, with a high chance to apply Burn to them. Enemies that are afflicted with Burn will take damage at the beginning of their turn.

Ultimate Triggers Burn

Guinaifen's Ultimate deals DMG to multiple enemies and if the target is afflicted with Burn, her Ultimate triggers it and makes the enemy take damage from Burn immediately.

Technique Applies Firekiss to Enemies

Guinaifen's Technique deals DMG to enemies at the start of the battle and also applies Firekiss to random targets, which is a debuff that increases DMG!

Guinaifen's Traces (Skills and Kit)

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Active Abilities

Basic ATK is maxed out at Level 6.

Technique and Bonus Abilities

Trace	Scaling and Explanation
Technique	Skill Showcase: Immediately attacks the enemy. After entering battle, deals DMG for 4 time(s), dealing Fire DMG equal to 50% of Guinaifen's ATK to a random single enemy target each time, with a 100% base chance of inflicting Firekiss on them. Stat Bonus: 1. Fire DMG +3.2% 2. Fire DMG +6.4%
Bonus Ability	Walking on Knives: Deals 20% more DMG to Burned enemies. Stat Bonus: 1. Effect Hit Rate +6.0% 2. Break Effect +10.7%
Bonus Ability	Bladed Hoop: When the battle begins, Guinaifen's action is advanced forward by 25%. Stat Bonus: 1. Fire DMG +4.8% 2. Break Effect +8.0% 3. Fire DMG +4.8%
Bonus Ability	High Poles: Basic ATK has an 80% base chance of inflicting an enemy with a Burn, equivalent to that of Skill. Stat Bonus: 1. Break Effect +5.3% 2. Fire DMG +3.2% 3. Effect Hit Rate +4.0%

Guinaifen's Eidolons

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All Eidolon Resonance Effects

E1	Slurping Noodles During Handstand When Skill is used, there is a 100% base chance to reduce the attacked target enemy's Effect RES by 10% for 2 turn(s).
E2	Brushing Teeth While Whistling When an enemy target is being Burned, the DMG multiplier of the Burn status applied by her Basic ATK or Skill increases by 40%.
E3	Smashing Boulder on Chest Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
E4	Blocking Pike with Neck Every time the Burn status inflicted by Guinaifen causes DMG, Guinaifen regenerates 2 Energy.
E5	Swallowing Sword to Stomach Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E6	Catching Bullet with Hands Increases the stackable Firekiss count by 1.

Guinaifen Ascension and Trace Materials

Total Ascension Materials

Ascension Material	Total
Artifex's Module	12
Artifex's Cogwheel	13
Artifex's Gyreheart	12
Searing Steel Blade	50
Credit	246,400

Total Trace Materials

All Trace Node Materials	Total
Obsidian of Dread	12
Artifex's Module	28
Obsidian of Desolation	54
Artifex's Cogwheel	42
Obsidian of Obsession	105
Artifex's Gyreheart	42
Regret of Infinite Ochema	12
Tracks of Destiny	5
Credit	2,400,000

Additional Guinaifen Information

How to Get Guinaifen

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All Limited and Permanent Banners
Bygone Reminiscence	Words of Yore
Gilded Imprisonment	Stellar Warp

You can get Guinaifen at a standard rate by pulling from any Warp Banner.

Guinaifen's Voice Actors

English VA	Morgan Lauré
Japanese VA	Hina Suguta

Guinaifen's In-Game Lore

Faction	The Xianzhou Luofu
Background	A performance artist visiting the Xianzhou Luofu - in other words, a street performer. She's chasing a new life on the Luofu when not concerned with food and shelter..

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