Genshin Impact’s Yoimiya is a spirited, optimistic young woman who can often be found setting off fireworks to entertain the children of Inazuma. She’s a true bright spark, and that carries over to her explosive playstyle as a five-star pyro bow wielder. So grab a sparkler, it’s time to dive into our Genshin Yoimiya build, featuring her best weapons, artifacts, and more.
In the vibrant world of Genshin Impact, Yoimiya stands out not only for her dazzling personality but also for her impressive pyro abilities. As a five-star character, she brings unique skills to the table, making her a valuable addition to any team. Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the game, understanding her strengths can significantly enhance your gameplay experience.
To stay up to date with all of the new and upcoming characters, make sure you take a look at our Genshin Impact tier list and Genshin Impact next banner guides. Then for some extra primogems, I recommend checking out our Genshin Impact codes list. We also have build guides just like this one for Genshin Impact’s Amber, Genshin Impact’s Kachina, and Genshin Impact’s Chevreuse.
Here’s everything in our Genshin Impact Yoimiya guide:
What’s the best Genshin Impact Yoimiya build?
| Best weapon | Thundering Pulse |
| Weapon alternatives | Polar Star, Rust, Slingshot (R5) |
| Best artifact set | Crimson Witch of Flames |
| Alternative artifacts | Shimenawa’s Reminiscence |
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Yoimiya is a five-star pyro DPS. She certainly lacks some of the punch afforded by other DPS units like Genshin Impact’s Ganyu or Genshin Impact’s Hu Tao, and is quite replaceable – meaning, if you’re tight on primos and in desperate need of a strong DPS, she probably isn’t the best choice to pull for. However, she’s extremely adorable, and a lot of players love her despite her not being considered ‘meta’.
To get the most out of your Yoimiya, equip her with the Thundering Pulse bow and a full set of Crimson Witch of Flames with high attack%, crit rate, crit damage, and pyro damage bonus stats. This loadout works best in a vaporize or overload team alongside characters like Genshin Impact’s Fischl and Genshin Impact’s Xingqiu.
How do I use Yoimiya?
Use Yoimiya’s elemental skill to turn your normal attacks into blazing arrows for increased pyro damage, then pop her elemental burst when you have enough energy for huge AoE pyro damage that benefits whether or not Yoimiya is on the field.
What are the best weapons for Yoimiya?
For Yoimiya’s weapon choices, Thundering Pulse takes the top spot. When using Thundering Pulse, you should always aim to cast her elemental burst before her elemental skill. Another interesting choice for Yoimiya is the Polar Star, mostly because of his high crit rate bonus effect. However, its main caveat is earning stacks in order to earn the attack bonus, which requires hitting an enemy with each different type of attack.
When it comes to four-star options, Rust is by far the best, and at high refinement ranks it can outperform Skyward Harp, especially with the help of Genshin Impact Bennett‘s attack buff. Finally, we have the three-star bow, Slingshot. Amazingly, R5 Slingshot outperforms Rust R1 when combined with Bennett’s attack buff and Yoimiya is equipped with an attack% sands. It has great range and gives you a helping hand in balancing your crit ratio with its crit rate sub-stat.
| Weapon | Effect | How to obtain |
| Thundering Pulse | Bonus stat: crit damage Skill: Increases attack by 20% and grants a thunder emblem. At stacks one, two, and three, normal attack damage is further increased by 12, 24, and 40% respectively. Each stack has an individual duration and is achieved by performing: • Normal attacks with elemental damage (duration five seconds) • Casting an elemental skill (duration ten seconds) • Having less than 100% energy (disappears at full energy) | Gacha |
| Polar Star | Bonus stat: crit rate Skill: Increases elemental skill and element burst damage by 12%. After a normal attack, charged attack, elemental skill, or elemental burst hits an opponent, Yoimiya gains one stack of Ashen Nightstar for 12 seconds. When one/two/three/four stacks of Ashen Nightstar are present, attack increases by 10/20/30/48%. Different types of attack create different stacks of Ashen Nightstar that count independently | Gacha |
| Rust | Bonus stat: attack Skill: Increases normal attack damage by 40% but decreases aimed shot damage by 10% | Gacha |
| Slingshot | Bonus stat: crit rate Skill: If a normal attack or aimed shot hits a target within 0.3 seconds of being fired, increases damage by 36%. Otherwise, decreases damage by 10% | Gacha |
