Yanfei Guide Genshin Impact : Build, Weapons and Artifacts

Yanfei is a 5-star Pyro character, fighting with a catalyst. Liyue's legal advisor is mainly a main DPS and deals a lot of damage with her charged attacks. She has the advantage of launching very long-range attacks and can easily apply the Pyro element. One of her constellations even allows her to deploy a shield. We tell you all about Yanfei's gameplay and build from Genshin Impact in this complete guide. With our tips and tricks, you'll know which artefacts and weapons to equip her with and which teams to play her in.

How to get Yanfei in Genshin Impact ?

You can unlock Yanfei in Genshin Impact by making wishes on the Character Event Wish or on Standard Wish.

Yanfei banner

Yanfei is released on 28 April 2021. You are more likely to invoke her when she is featured in an Character Event Wish.

Yanfei Constellations

Most of Yanfei's DPS is achieved by his charged attacks, only their stamina cost is high. You will be able to manage this aspect more easily with his constellations.

With C1 The Law Knows No Kindness, when Yanfei launches a charged attack, each available scarlet seal reduces his stamina consumption by 10% and increases his resistance to interruption.

The C6 Extra Clause increases the maximum number of seals to 4.

The C4 Supreme Amnesty brings a new aspect to Yanfei's gameplay. Its elemental rampage will generate a shield for 15s. It absorbs a quantity of damage equivalent to 45% of Yanfei's maximum HP. You will be able to play her as a support to protect your team, like Thomas or Zhongli (even if her shield will be less strong).

How to play Yanfei in Genshin Impact ?

Yanfei is mainly played as a main DPS. Even though her strike force is lower than that of the 5-star DPS, she is still powerful and, above all, very easy to handle. It is an ideal choice for beginners at Genshin Impact.

With her normal Seal of Approval attack, Yanfei fires fireballs that deal up to 3 waves of Pyro damage. When a normal attack hits an enemy, Yanfei gains a Scarlet Seal. She can have up to 3 at a time (4 if you have her C6). Each seal reduces Yanfei's stamina consumption by 15%.

When you have 3 or 4 seals, perform a charged attack to deal more damage. With the Proviso passive, each scarlet seal increases Yanfei's DMG Pyro bonus by 5% for 6 seconds.

The elemental attack Flame Pact causes area damage. If enemies are hit, Yanfei gains the maximum number of scarlet seals.

Finally, by casting the elemental unleashing of Done Deal, Yanfei summons flames on his enemies. They grant him the maximum number of scarlet seals. Yanfei also benefits from the Brilliance effect for 15 seconds. From then on, she receives a scarlet seal at regular intervals and her charged attacks will do more damage.

A word of advice, keep an eye on Yanfei's scarlet seals to execute charged attacks at the right time. If Yanfei leaves the active position, she will lose her seals.

You will need to increase all his skills, starting with his normal attack to get better multipliers.

What is the best equipment for Yanfei?

For a DPS build, increase Yanfei's ATK , his hit and critical damage rate, and his Pyro damage bonus as much as possible.

We let you discover the best artifacts and weapons to equip on Yanfei in Genshin Impact.

The best artefacts for Yanfei

To play Yanfei in a team based on elemental reactions, the best artifact set will be the 4-piece Crimson Witch of Flames set. In addition to a 15% Pyro damage bonus, Overcharge and Burn damage will be increased by 40% and Evaporation and Melting damage by 15%.

The 4-piece Wanderer's Troupe set will allow you to increase your elemental mastery by 80 points, but especially the damage of charged attacks by 35%.

You can also choose the 4-piece Shimenawa's Reminiscence set. 2 pieces of equipment increase ATK by 18%, and with 4, when you trigger an elemental skill, you lose 15 energy points. In return, the damage of normal and charged attacks is boosted by 50% for 10 seconds.

In all cases, choose the artefact sets with the best statistics:

• Hourglass: ATK%;
• Cut: Pyro damage bonus;
• Crown: critical rate or critical damage.

Secondary statistics :

• ATK% and ATK;
• Critical rate ;
• Critical damage ;
• Elemental Mastery;
• Energy recharge.

The best weapons for Yanfei

To perfect Yanfei's DPS build in Genshin Impact, we recommend the following weapons:

• Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds: This is the best weapon to equip on Yanfei. The tome increases critical rate, movement speed and grants an 8% elemental damage bonus (cumulative up to 4 times) every 4 seconds when Yanfei fights;
• Skyward Atlas: The catalyst boosts ATK and elemental damage;
• Solar Pearl: Battle pass weapon offers critical rate. Its passive increases the damage of normal attacks and elemental rampages.

To play free-to-play, we recommend :

• Mappa Mare: The catalyst increases elemental mastery and elemental damage for 10 seconds after an elemental reaction;
• The Widsith: The catalyst boosts critical damage. When Yanfei arrives at the active post, a random melody is played. It can increase ATK, elemental damage or elemental mastery ;
• Dodoco's Tales: The weapon increases ATK and damage from charged attacks when performing normal attacks as well as ATK when performing charged attacks.

To play Yanfei in support with his C4, the trick is to equip him with the Prototype Amber, a catalyst that you make at the blacksmith's. Yanfei will have more health points and will restore the energy of your team. You should also increase his energy recharge as much as possible.

Yanfei climbing materials

In order toget Yanfei to level 80+ in Genshin Impact and do more Pyro damage, you will need :

• 46 Juvenile jades to be looted from the Primo Geovishap;
• 1 Silver, 8 Fragments, 8 Chunks and 6 Gemstones of Agnidus Agate to collect from the Primo Geovishap or the Pyro Regisvine;
• 18 Treasure Hoarder Insignia, 30 Silver Raven Insignia and 36 Golden Raven Insignia;
• 168 Noctilucous Jade: this is a Liyue ore. Locate the deposits with the interactive map of Teyvat;

Which team should Yanfei play in?

Yanfei will shine especially in teams that favour elementary reactions.

To make Vaporize, play it with a Hydro character such as Mona or Xingqiu, Zhongli to defend it or an Anemo hero to gather enemies and increase damage from elemental reactions(Sucrose or Kazuha) and Bennett to heal and boost damage.

To perform Overloaded, replace the Hydro character with an Electro character such as Fischl.

And if you want to play Yanfei in " Tankfei " mode with the shield of his C4, we recommend the Hu Tao / Xingqiu / Sucrose / Yanfei team.

How old and how tall is Yanfei in Genshin Impact ?

Yanfei works as a legal advisor in Liyue. She also has follower blood.

Yanfei would be in his 20s and is 1.57m tall.

That's it for this guide to Yanfei from Genshin Impact. All that's left is for you to apply our tips and tricks. The character Pyro, in addition to having a fun gameplay, has a great offensive potential. You can play her in the abyss, where the long range of her attacks will be an asset.