Pyro Claymore

Diluc

Dark Side of Dawn

TierB
RolesMain DPS
Release1.0

The Darknight Hero is a straightforward on-field Pyro carry: three quick Skill slashes, then a Burst that infuses his claymore with Pyro for heavy Vaporize or Melt hits. His kit has aged compared to modern Pyro carries, but with Xianyun's plunging support and Furina he still clears content comfortably, and he is a standard-banner 5-star many players already own.

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Diluc

Pyro main DPS (Vaporize / Melt)

Weapons

Redhorn Stonethresher BiS
5★ · CRIT DMG
Huge CRIT DMG stat stick; its DEF passive is wasted but the stats carry it.
+28% DEF; Normal and Charged Attack DMG increased by 40% of DEF.
Beacon of the Reed Sea
5★ · CRIT Rate
CRIT Rate plus an easy ATK bonus on Skill hits.
+20% ATK after a Skill hit and +20% ATK after taking DMG; +32% Max HP while unshielded.
Wolf's Gravestone
5★ · ATK%
Massive ATK%; the party buff is a bonus.
+20% ATK; hitting an opponent below 30% HP grants the party +40% ATK for 12s (once every 30s).
A Thousand Blazing Suns
5★ · CRIT Rate
CRIT DMG and ATK after each Skill or Burst (no Nightsoul boost for him).
Skills and Bursts grant +20% CRIT DMG and +28% ATK, boosted by 75% and extended during Nightsoul's Blessing.
Serpent Spine
4★ · CRIT Rate
Best 4-star when you can keep its stacks up.
Battle Pass: gains up to +30% DMG while on the field, but each hit taken removes a stack.
Prototype Archaic
4★ · ATK%
Free craftable fallback.
Normal and Charged hits have a 50% chance to deal an extra 240% ATK as AoE DMG (once every 15s).

Artifacts

Crimson Witch of Flames ×4
Best overall: Pyro DMG, Skill stacks and a big Vaporize/Melt multiplier bonus.
Set effects
2pPyro DMG Bonus +15%.
4pOverloaded, Burning and Burgeon DMG +40%, Vaporize and Melt DMG +15%; Skills boost the 2-piece bonus by 50% (max 3 stacks).
Long Night's Oath ×4
For the Xianyun plunge playstyle: up to +100% Plunging Attack DMG with both bonuses.
Set effects
2pPlunging Attack DMG +25%.
4pPlunging/Charged Attack/Skill hits grant 1/2/2 Radiance Everlasting stacks, each giving +15% Plunging Attack DMG for 6s (max 5 stacks).
Gilded Dreams ×4
EM and ATK for reaction-heavy teams.
Set effects
2pElemental Mastery +80.
4pAfter a reaction, gain +14% ATK per party member of the same element and +50 Elemental Mastery per member of another element for 8s (once every 8s).
Crimson Witch of Flames ×2
Gladiator's Finale ×2
Placeholder while farming.
Set effects
2pPyro DMG Bonus +15%.
2pATK +18%.

Main stats

Sands of Eon
ATK% / Elemental Mastery
Goblet of Eonothem
Pyro DMG Bonus
Circlet of Logos
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substat priority

1CRIT Rate 2CRIT DMG 3ATK% 4Elemental Mastery 5Energy Recharge

Stat targets

  • CRIT Rate 60–70% / CRIT DMG 140%+ (1:2)
  • ATK 2,000+ before buffs
  • Elemental Mastery 100–200 in Vaporize or Melt teams
  • Energy Recharge 100–115% with Bennett, 120–130% without

Talent priority

Elemental Skill
Normal Attack
Elemental Burst

Use an EM sands when most of his hits Vaporize or Melt, ATK% in mono-Pyro or plunge teams. His Burst talent adds little damage: level his Skill and Normal Attack first.

Teams

Recommended teams

Plunge Vaporize

Diluc
Xianyun
Furina
Bennett

His best team: Xianyun enables Pyro plunges, Furina applies Hydro and buffs DMG, Bennett adds ATK and healing.

Classic Vaporize

Diluc
Xingqiu
Bennett
Sucrose

Xingqiu's rain swords add Hydro on every hit; Sucrose groups enemies and shreds Pyro RES.

Forward Melt

Diluc
Rosaria
Kaedehara Kazuha
Bennett

Rosaria keeps a Cryo aura up (take her C2 if you can) while Kazuha groups and buffs Pyro DMG.

Guide

How to play

How he works

  • Searing Onslaught (Skill) can be cast 3 times in a row, each slash dealing Pyro DMG. The 10s cooldown starts with the first slash, and the chain ends if you wait more than about 4s between slashes, so in practice you never wait the full 10s.
  • Dawn (Burst, 40 Energy) deals heavy Pyro DMG with a phoenix, then infuses his Normal and Charged Attacks with Pyro for 8s (12s with Blessing of Phoenix, which also gives +20% Pyro DMG).
  • Pyro-infused Normal Attacks and Skill slashes make up most of his damage. With Xianyun, his plunging attacks carry the Pyro infusion and hit very hard.

Rotation

  1. Set up supports: Bennett Q, Furina or Xingqiu for Hydro, Xianyun E/Q in plunge teams.
  2. Diluc Q, then weave E slashes between Normal Attacks (N2 E N2 E N2 E).
  3. In plunge teams, jump with Xianyun's Skill or Burst and chain Pyro plunges during the infusion.

His Skill slashes and phoenix hit in a line in front of him: grouping (Sucrose, Kazuha, Xianyun) makes a big difference.

Strengths

  • Simple, satisfying gameplay with strong Vaporize and Melt hits
  • Low Energy needs (40-Energy Burst)
  • Very high plunge multipliers when paired with Xianyun
  • Standard 5-star: often already owned or claimable with the 7.1 standard selector

Weaknesses

  • Outclassed by modern Pyro carries such as Mavuika or Arlecchino
  • Short Pyro infusion window between Bursts
  • Claymore attacks are slow and he stays in melee range
  • No kit update from Witch's Revelation or the Nod-Krai reactions

Notable dupes · Constellation

C1
Solid upgrade

+15% DMG against enemies above 50% HP.

C2
Solid upgrade

Up to +30% ATK and +15% ATK SPD after taking damage.

C4
Solid upgrade

+40% DMG on Skill slashes cast in rhythm (about 2s apart).

C6
Big upgrade

The two Normal Attacks after each Skill gain +30% DMG and ATK SPD, and his Skill no longer resets the combo.

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Updated September 25, 2026 · Version 7.1
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