Pyro Catalyst

Yanfei

Wise Innocence

TierB
RolesMain DPS
Release1.5

Liyue's most sought-after legal advisor is a 4-star Pyro catalyst who builds Scarlet Seals with her Normal Attacks and cashes them in with big AoE Charged Attacks. She is an easy, stamina-friendly Vaporize carry for accounts that lack a 5-star Pyro DPS, even if she sits well below the meta in 7.1.

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Yanfei

Vaporize DPS

Weapons

Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds BiS
5★ · CRIT Rate
Best in slot: CRIT Rate and stacking Elemental DMG Bonus.
+10% Movement SPD; gains +8% Elemental DMG every 4s in combat (max 4 stacks).
Kagura's Verity
5★ · CRIT DMG
CRIT DMG and Elemental DMG Bonus from her Skill: a close second.
Each Skill stacks +12% Skill DMG and +12% Stellar-Conduct DMG (max 3); at 3 stacks, +12% Elemental DMG.
Cashflow Supervision
5★ · CRIT Rate
With Furina: ATK and a big Charged Attack bonus from HP changes.
+16% ATK; HP changes stack up to +48% Normal Attack DMG, +42% Charged Attack and Stellar-Conduct DMG, and +8% ATK SPD at 3 stacks.
The Widsith
4★ · CRIT DMG
Best 4-star: CRIT DMG and a strong random buff on swap-in.
On entering the field, gains a random theme for 10s: +60% ATK, +48% Elemental DMG or +240 Elemental Mastery (once every 30s).
Flowing Purity
4★ · ATK%
Craftable: ATK% and Elemental DMG Bonus after her Skill.
Using a Skill grants +8% Elemental DMG and a Bond of Life; clearing it adds up to +12% Elemental DMG for 15s.
Solar Pearl
4★ · CRIT Rate
Battle Pass option with CRIT Rate.
Normal Attack hits grant +20% Skill and Burst DMG, and Skill or Burst hits grant +20% Normal Attack DMG, for 6s.

Artifacts

Crimson Witch of Flames ×4
Best overall: Pyro DMG Bonus and a Vaporize/Overloaded boost.
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).
Marechaussee Hunter ×4
With Furina: Charged Attack DMG and 36% CRIT Rate.
Set effects
2pNormal and Charged Attack DMG +15%.
4pWhen current HP increases or decreases, CRIT Rate +12% for 5s (max 3 stacks).
Wanderer's Troupe ×4
EM and +35% Charged Attack DMG: simple and effective.
Set effects
2pElemental Mastery +80.
4pCatalyst and Bow users deal +35% Charged Attack DMG.

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 3Elemental Mastery 4ATK% 5Energy Recharge

Stat targets

  • Energy Recharge 120–130% alone, 100–120% with Bennett
  • Elemental Mastery 80–150 in Vaporize teams
  • CRIT Rate 60%+, CRIT DMG 120%+ (C2 adds 20% Charged Attack CRIT Rate against enemies below 50% HP)
  • ATK 1,800+

Talent priority

Normal Attack
Elemental Burst
Elemental Skill

From C4, her Burst also creates a shield worth 45% of her Max HP, which lets her double as a shield support in some teams.

Teams

Recommended teams

Classic Vaporize

Yanfei
Xingqiu
Kaedehara Kazuha
Bennett

Xingqiu applies Hydro, Kazuha groups enemies and buffs Pyro DMG, Bennett adds ATK and healing.

Furina plunge Vaporize

Yanfei
Furina
Yelan
Xianyun

Xianyun turns her plunges into strong Pyro hits, double off-field Hydro keeps every hit Vaporized, and Furina buffs everything.

Overloaded

Yanfei
Fischl
Chevreuse
Kujou Sara

Pyro and Electro only for Chevreuse's ATK buff and Pyro/Electro RES shred.

Guide

How to play

How she works

  • Her Normal Attacks grant Scarlet Seals (3 max, 4 at C6), which lower her Stamina costs. Her Charged Attack consumes every Seal for an AoE Pyro blast whose size and DMG grow with the Seals spent.
  • Signed Edict (Skill, 9s cooldown) deals AoE Pyro DMG and instantly grants the maximum number of Seals.
  • Done Deal (Burst, 80 Energy) deals AoE Pyro DMG, grants max Seals and applies Brilliance for 15s: she gains a Seal at regular intervals and about +54% Charged Attack DMG at talent level 10.
  • Proviso: each Seal consumed grants +5% Pyro DMG Bonus for 6s. Blazing Eye: CRIT Charged Attacks trigger an extra AoE hit worth 80% of her ATK.

Rotation

  1. Set up your supports (Xingqiu or Yelan's Burst, Bennett, Kazuha).
  2. Yanfei Q, then E and a Charged Attack right away.
  3. Loop N1C (one Normal Attack + Charged Attack): during Brilliance, the extra Seals make every Charged Attack a full-power one. Recast E when it comes back.

In Vaporize teams, time your Charged Attacks on Hydro-affected enemies: they are her biggest hits.

Strengths

  • Easy to play, with ranged AoE Charged Attacks
  • Scarlet Seals make her Charged Attacks cheap in Stamina
  • 4-star: C6 is within reach for most players
  • Works with accessible partners (Xingqiu, Bennett, Fischl)

Weaknesses

  • Much lower damage ceiling than 5-star Pyro carries
  • Expensive 80-Energy Burst
  • No survival tools before C4

Notable dupes · Constellation

C1
Solid upgrade

Cheaper Charged Attacks and better interruption resistance.

C2
Solid upgrade

+20% Charged Attack CRIT Rate against enemies below 50% HP.

C4
Solid upgrade

Her Burst creates a shield (45% of her Max HP), much stronger against Pyro.

C6
Solid upgrade

A 4th Scarlet Seal: bigger Charged Attacks and more Pyro DMG from Proviso.

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Updated September 25, 2026 · Version 7.1
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