Genshin Impact: Yanfei Quick Character Guide

Yanfei is a sustained damage dealer. She can strengthen her Charged Attacks with Scarlet Seals to deal Pyro DMG to enemies. As well as dealing DMG, her Elemental Skill and Burst help her stack Scarlet Seals more quickly.

This guide is based on the Community Character Builds by the Genshin Helper Team.

Skills Overview

Normal Attack: Seal of Approval

Normal Attack
Shoots fireballs that deal up to three counts of Pyro DMG.
When Yanfei's Normal Attacks hit enemies, they will grant her a single Scarlet Seal. Yanfei may possess a maximum of 3 Scarlet Seals, and each time this effect is triggered, the duration of currently possessed Scarlet Seals will refresh.
Each Scarlet Seal will decrease Yanfei's Stamina consumption and will disappear when she leaves the field.

Charged Attack
Consumes Stamina and all Scarlet Seals before dealing AoE Pyro DMG to the opponents after a short casting time.
This Charged Attack's AoE and DMG will increase according to the amount of Scarlet Seals consumed.

Plunging Attack
Gathering the power of Pyro, Yanfei plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Pyro DMG upon impact with the ground.

Elemental Skill: Signed Edict

Summons blistering flames that deal AoE Pyro DMG.
Opponents hit by the flames will grant Yanfei the maximum number of Scarlet Seals.

Elemental Burst: Done Deal

Triggers a spray of intense flames that rush at nearby opponents, dealing AoE Pyro DMG, granting Yanfei the maximum number of Scarlet Seals, and applying Brilliance to her.

Brilliance
Has the following effects:
- Grants Yanfei a Scarlet Seal at fixed intervals.
- Increases the DMG dealt by her Charged Attacks.
The effects of Brilliance will end if Yanfei leaves the field or falls in battle.

Ascension 1: Proviso

When Yanfei consumes Scarlet Seals by using a Charged Attack, each Scarlet Seal will increase Yanfei's Pyro DMG Bonus by 5%. This effect lasts for 6s. When a Charged Attack is used again during the effect's duration, it will dispel the previous effect.

Ascension 4: Blazing Eye

When Yanfei's Charged Attack deals a CRIT Hit to opponents, she will deal an additional instance of AoE Pyro DMG equal to 80% of her ATK. This DMG counts as Charged Attack DMG.

Passive Talent: Encyclopedic Expertise

Displays the location of nearby resources unique to Liyue on the mini-map.

TLDR / Rotation

Yanfei is easy to use and her kits are also easy to understand. In short, you would want the team's supporters to use all their Burst and Skill first before swapping to Yanfei and unleashing judgment upon the enemies.

Now for Yanfei, in case you skip all her kits above, her main damage output comes from her Charged Attack. How does this work?

More specifically, her DPS comes from the combination of Scarlet Seals and Charged Attack.

How to get Scarlet Seals (Remember that Yanfei can only hold onto maximum of 3 Scarlet Seals):
(1) Normal Attack x1 can restore Scarlet Seals x1
(2) Skill can restore maximum Scarlet Seals
(3) Burst can restore maximum Scarlet Seals
(4) After using Burst, Yanfei will gain Brilliance: Generating Scarlet Seals to herself upon interval

Once you get 3 Scarlet Seals, use Yanfei's Charged Attack and she will deal huge damage with wider AoE. The Scarlet Seals will also help Yanfei in managing her stamina.

In other words, Yanfei's DPS rotation is basically "Get Scarlet Seals via methods above > Consume Scarlet Seals to deal Charged Attacks."

If Yanfei doesn't have enough Energy for Elemental Burst, her rotation would be:
E+ Charged Attack + Normal Attack x3 + Charged Attack + (If you have E available, use E then Charged Attack, if not then continue with Normal Attack x3 + Charged Attack)
EXTRA: Full Constellations Yanfei will have a maximum of 4 Scarlet Seals, therefore you can choose to do Normal Attack x4 + Charged Attack instead.

If Yanfei has enough Energy for Burst to get Brilliance (Generate 1 Scarlet Seal per 1s), her rotation would be:
Q + Charged Attack + E + Charged Attack + Normal Attack x2 + Charged Attack (If you have E available, use E then Charged Attack, if not then continue with Normal Attack x2 + Charged Attack).
Remember about the constellations!

Talent Priorities

Normal ATK > Burst > Skill

Yanfei can have trouble trying to set up for her reaction DPS. Vaporize is generally the more consistent option and you need Xingqiu to make this work best. When running a Vaporize team with Xingqiu, 3 normal attacks into a charged attack (N1>N2>N3>C) is the safest and most reliable way to Vaporize your charged attacks. Make sure you're applying Hydro first before starting combos.

Constellations

Best Constellations: C1, C4 & C6

C1: The Law Knows No Kindness ⭐
When Yanfei uses her Charged Attack, each existing Scarlet Seal additionally reduces the stamina cost of this Charged Attack by 10% and increases resistance against interruption during its release.

C2: Right of Final Interpretation
Increases Yanfei's Charged Attack CRIT Rate by 20% against enemies below 50% HP.

C3: Samadhi Fire-Forged
Increases the Level of Signed Edict by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C4: Supreme Amnesty ⭐
When Done Deal is used:
Creates a shield that absorbs up to 45% of Yanfei's Max HP for 15s.
This shield absorbs Pyro DMG 250% more effectively.

C5: Abiding Affidavit
Increases the Level of Done Deal by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C6: Extra Clause ⭐
Increases the maximum number of Scarlet Seals by 1.

Recommended Weapons

1. Skyward Atlas (5✩)
   ~= Memory of Dust (5✩)
2. Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds (5✩)*
3. Kagura's Verity (5✩)*
4. The Widsith (4✩)*
5. Dodoco Tales (4✩) [R5]*
6. Solar Pearl (4✩)
7. Blackcliff Agate (4✩)
8. Mappa Mare (4✩)

1) Skyward Atlas (ATK: 674 • ATK: 33.1%)

Increases Elemental DMG Bonus by 12/15/18/21/24%. Normal Attack hits have a 50% chance to earn the favor of the clouds. which actively seek out nearby opponents to attack for 15s, dealing 160/200/240/280/320% ATK DMG. Can only occur once every 30s.

2) Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds (ATK: 608 • Crit Rate: 33.1%)

Increases Movement SPD by 10%. When in battle, gain an 8/10/12/14/16% Elemental DMG Bonus every 4s. Max 4 stacks. Lasts until the character falls or leaves combat.

Note: Bennett buff / Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayer's buff + Noblesse Oblige (4) will push Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds and Kagura's Verity ahead of Skyward Atlas and Memory of Dust.

3) Kagura's Verity (ATK: 608 • Crit DMG: 66.2%)

Gains the Kagura Dance effect when using an Elemental Skill, causing the Elemental Skill DMG of the character wielding this weapon to increase by 12/15/18/21/24% for 16s. Max 3 stacks. This character will gain 12/15/18/21/24% All Elemental DMG Bonus when they possess 3 stacks.

Note: Bennett buff / Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayer's buff + Noblesse Oblige (4) will push Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds and Kagura's Verity ahead of Skyward Atlas and Memory of Dust.

4) The Widsith (ATK: 510 • Crit DMG: 55.1%)

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 60/75/90/105/120%.
Aria: Increases all Elemental DMG by 48/60/72/84/96%.
Interlude: Elemental Mastery is increased by 240/300/360/420/480.

Note: Note that with strong attack buffs like Bennett's Burst, an [R5] Widsith can outperform most [R1] 5-star weapons, with the exception of Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds.

5) Dodoco Tales (ATK: 454 • ATK: 55.1%)

Normal Attack hits on opponenets increase Charged Attack DMG by 16/20/24/28/32% for 6s. Charged Attack hits on opponents increase ATK by 8/10/12/14/16% for 6s.

Note: On equal refinements, The Widsith is better than Dodoco Tales, but assuming it's [R5] Dodoco Tales vs [R1]-[R3] The Widsith, [R5] Dodoco Tales is better. Note that Bennett buff / Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayer's buff + Noblesse Oblige (4) buff may push Widsith and Solar Pearl above Dodoco Tales, even at low refinements.

6) Solar Pearl (ATK: 510 • Crit Rate: 27.6%)

Normal Attack hits increase Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG by 20/25/30/35/40% for 6s. Likewise, Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst hits increase Normal Attack DMG by 20/25/30/35/40% for 6s.

7) Blackcliff Agate (ATK: 510 • Crit DMG: 55.1%)

After defeating an opponent, ATK is increased by 12/15/18/21/24% for 30s. This effect has a maximum of 3 stacks, and the duration of each stack is independent of the others.

8) Mappa Mare (ATK: 565 • Elemental Mastery: 110)

Triggering an Elemental reaction grants a 8/10/12/14/16% Elemental DMG Bonus for 10s. Max 2 stacks.

Recommended Artifacts

1. Crimson Witch of Flames (4)
2. Gilded Dreams (4)*
3. Wanderer's Troupe (4)
4. Crimson Witch of Flames (2) +18% ATK set (2) / +80 EM set (2)
5. Shimenawa's Reminiscence (4)*
6. Retracing Bolide (4)*

1) Crimson Witch of Flames

2-Piece Bonus: Pyro DMG Bonus +15%
4-Piece Bonus: Increases Overloaded and Burning, and Burgeon DMG by 40%. Increases Vaporize and Melt DMG by 15%. Using Elemental Skill increases the 2-Piece Set Bonus by 50% of its starting value for 10s. Max 3 stacks.

2) Gilded Dreams

2-Piece Bonus: Elemental Mastery +80
4-Piece Bonus: Within 8s of triggering an Elemental Reaction, the character equipping this will obtain buffs based on the Elemental Type of the other party members, ATK is increased by 14% for each party member whose Elemental Type is the same as the equipping character, and Elemental Mastery is increased by 50 for every party member with a different Elemental Type. Each of the aforementioned buffs will count up to 3 characters. This effect can be triggered once every 8s. The character who equips this can still trigger its effects when not on the field.

3) Wanderer's Troupe

2-Piece Bonus: Elemental Mastery +80
4-Piece Bonus: Increases Charged Attack DMG by 35% if the character uses a Catalyst or Bow.

4) Crimson Witch of Flames (2) +18% ATK set (2) / +80 EM set (2)

5) Shimenawa's Reminiscence

2-Piece Bonus: ATK +18%
4-Piece Bonus: When casting an Elemental Skill, if the character has 15 or more Energy, they lose 15 Energy and Normal/Charged/Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 50% for 10s.

6) Retracing Bolide

2-Piece Bonus: Increases Shield Strength by 35%
4-Piece Bonus: Gain an additional 40% Normal and Charged Attack DMG while under the protection of a shield.

Team Compositions

Vaporize Team

Yanfei: Main DPS
Xingqiu: Off-field Hydro application
Bennett: Buffer + Healer || Yelan: Off-field Hydro application
Kazuha: CC + Elemental RES Shred with VV set || Zhongli: Shielder + Elemental RES Shred

Overload Team

Yanfei: Main DPS
Fischl: Off-field Electro application
Beidou / Yae Miko: Electro Resonance + Off-field Electro application
Kazuha: CC + Elemental RES Shred with VV set || Zhongli: Shielder + Elemental RES Shred

Burgeon Team

Yanfei: Main DPS
Kokomi: Off-field Hydro application + Healer
Nahida / DMC / Baizhu / Collei / Kirara: Off-field Dendro application
Xingqiu / Yelan: Off-field Hydro application

Mono-Pyro Team

Yanfei: Main DPS
Xiangling: Off-field Pyro application
Bennett: Buffer + Healer
Kazuha: CC + Elemental RES Shred with VV set || Zhongli: Shielder + Elemental RES Shred