Yanfei Quick TL;DR DPS Build Guide

UPDATED FOR 2.7 😁!

PSA #1: If you have legal problems, you go get a good lawyer. Same with your DPS: you want something dead, you go get a good DPS

PSA #2: Both Yanfei’s abilities scale off ATK, and basically she’s like a bootleg, older version of Klee. Except instead of a bomb, she drops a giant stamp on you

PSA #1: Don’t waste time stacking 3 seals — 2 Normal Attacks into Charged Attack is better

Her third Normal Attack has a slower animation, so it’s much faster to spam 2-1 which leads to more DPS overall. Obviously you can use 1-1 if you want to chain reactions faster

Example: At 2 stacks, you’ll get 30% (15% per stack) reduced Charged Attack stamina consumption and her Charged Attack damage will be 133% of her ATK

THE SEALS DISAPPEAR IF YOU SWAP OUT

IMPORTANT TIP: IT OVERRIDES THE LAST BUFF. So if you were to first stack 3 seals then Charged Attack, then your Pyro DMG% will gain receive 15% Pyro DMG Bonus. However, if you then stack 2 seals and Charged Attack, it will remove the 15% bonus you received and grant 10%.

So if you had 12% Pyro DMG Bonus, consuming 3 stacks would raise it to 27% Pyro DMG Bonus. If you then consume 2 stacks, then it’ll go down to 22% Pyro DMG Bonus

You’ll know how many stacks were consumed, as it shows a giant white number on Yanfei when you do

The only gripe with this (not really a big issue though) is that the second pulse sometimes makes it tricky to properly proc a melt reaction to maximize the damage, as it will apply Pyro. Not too significant, but can be annoying for those who like to min-max

IMPORTANT TIP: Start with E into Charged Attack for every fight! That way you can maximize your initial burst going into a fight, or even a rotation. If you have C6, then it’ll grant 4 seals

To better explain: During the 15s duration, Yanfei will have the “Brilliance” buff which gives her a Charged Attack buff and generates a seal every second. You can roughly get 4 fully stacked Charged Attacks during this buff, so maximize it during opportune burst windows etc…

Talent Leveling Order: Normal > Q > E (reason why Q > E is because leveling Q also enhances Charged Attack bonus it grants)

WEAPON #1 (Recommended for best DPS): Skyward Atlas

How do I get it D: ? – It’s time to roll boys (gacha)

IF YOU HAVE C4, and pairing a shield user, then Memory of Dust doesn’t feel bad at all and relatively viable

Skyward Atlas is typically much better than Lost Prayer if you’re running a rotation heavy team like a reverse melt comp, as you won’t be able to maximize Lost Prayers buffs (due to swapping)

Lost Prayer is still good if you’re running a less reaction heavy comp, and simply running a sustained DPS Yanfei (can still work great in a reaction comp though!)

WEAPON #2 (Recommended for 4-star DPS): The Widsith

How do I get it D: ? – It’s time to roll boys (gacha)

The Widsith’s buffs + CRIT DMG allow for extremely strong burst rotations, and can be utilized well in melt/reverse melt comps. The 20s downtime is unnoticeable, since you’ll be swapped to your other party members, and will most likely be up by the time you return to Yanfei

At higher refinement, The Widsith is by far the best performing 4-star catalyst for Yanfei

Solar Pearl is a close second for it’s CRIT% (making it less painful for bad artifact rolls) + grants a great amount of Elemental DMG% which is easy to sustain. A great F2P alternative is Mappa Mare, which grants a nice chunk of EM and Elemental DMG% for reaction comps

If you’re really unlucky or using Mappa Mare on someone else, 3-star Emerald Orb also works great!

ARTIFACT #1 (Recommended for melt/vaporize DPS): Crimson Witch of Flames

How do I get it D: ? – Hidden Palace of Zhou Formula Domain (AR 30 locked, 20 Resin per run)

Although you can’t maximize the stacking bonus from the 4x, the increased bonuses to vaporize/melt is more than worth it. If you’re taking Yanfei with a reverse melt reaction comp, then this is by far the best set

ARTIFACT #2 (Recommended for non-reaction DPS): Lavawalker

How do I get it D: ? – Hidden Palace of Zhou Formula Domain (AR 30 locked, 20 Resin per run)

If you’re not really into the rotation heavy playstyle of reverse melt, or just enjoy simplistic gameplay, then Lavawalker will be the best alternative. Since Yanfei’s entire kit applies Pyro DMG, it’s basically a 100% uptime on the DMG buff

If you’re running a shielder comp, 4x Retracing Bolide will be much better for overall tankiness but also boosting her A4 + Charged Attack damage

4x Wanderer’s is also extremely viable if you have the pieces, and if you still want to have some reaction in your comp this will be the set for you

Main stats:

Sands	Goblet	Circlet
ATK% OR EM	Pyro DMG%	CRIT%/CRIT DMG

Substats: CRIT % > CRIT DMG > ATK% > ER% (EM works too)

Focus on EM > ATK% if you’re running a reaction comp (for both Sands and for substats!)

If you want other characters let me know. Yanfei’s Team Comp build will be coming out later this weekend! Hope this helped. Bye.