Mi Fu

endgame dps

dpsphysicalcrushvulnerable_stackingphysical_susceptibility

Mi Fu sits at the top of the tier list thanks to her ability to stack Vulnerable on her own and convert those stacks into Crush damage, while her Combo Skill hands out Physical Susceptibility that lifts the entire mono-Physical squad. Her ceiling is very high, but the ideal rotation is brittle because the Combo Skill demands at least three Vulnerability stacks, which boss phases or separate weakpoint counters can delay.

This endgame build turns Mi Fu into a burst Crush damage dealer for mono-Physical teams. Amaranthine Tassel supplies Attack and Strength while its Combative effect is reliably triggered by the Physical Susceptibility she applies with her Combo Skill, and the Grizzled Edge set rewards every Crush or Breach application with a Physical DMG bonus that escalates against debuffed or Staggered enemies. The Swordmancer NAV Beacon completes the loadout as an off-piece, trading the last set bonus for a large Strength and Arts Intensity boost that feeds directly into World Splitter's Crush scaling. Together the pieces push Strength, Attack, Physical DMG and Arts Intensity, matching the stats she cares about most and letting her chain Battle Skill moves into a heavy damage window. Use this setup once endgame gear is farmed and the team can supply Stagger and Vulnerable support.

Insights

Core Mechanics

Qingbo Triplex chains three sequential moves: Cloudtrapper pulls light enemies or drags Mi Fu toward heavy ones, Trail and Mangle applies Crush, and World Splitter becomes available once that Crush eats at least three Vulnerability stacks.
The Fists of No Regrets Combo Skill only unlocks when a target carries three or more Vulnerability stacks, applies temporary Physical Susceptibility, and swaps her next Battle Skill into Move 2.
Pile of No Mercy forcibly Lifts enemies, deals heavy damage and Stagger, and adds a Vulnerable stack, which lets her self-enable the Combo Skill before chaining into Trail and Mangle and World Splitter.
World Splitter's damage is counted as Crush rather than Battle Skill damage, so it scales with Arts Intensity instead of normal skill multipliers and still triggers Crush-related gear effects.

Scaling

In the early game she functions fine on budget options such as Ancient Canal paired with the Armored MSGR set, which together cover Strength, Attack and a rare dose of Arts Intensity.
At endgame she leans on high-rarity pieces like Amaranthine Tassel and the Grizzled Edge set, where her frequent Battle Skill casts and Crush procs keep weapon and set effects active almost constantly.
A large part of her damage ceiling comes from the team feeding Vulnerable and Physical Susceptibility, so she scales noticeably harder inside mono-Physical compositions than in mixed ones.
Her talent Stern Crackdown multiplies World Splitter against susceptible or Staggered targets, making late investment in the Battle Skill and that talent especially valuable.

Team Role

Mi Fu is the primary damage dealer of a mono-Physical composition and doubles as a damage amplifier for that setup. She generates her own Vulnerable stacks through Battle Skill and Ultimate usage, then cashes them in for Crush bursts via Trail and Mangle and World Splitter, while her Combo Skill paints Physical Susceptibility on the target so the rest of the squad hits harder. Because the Combo Skill gate is three Vulnerability stacks, she prefers a team that reliably staggers or debuffs enemies; Lifeng or Ardelia can provide Physical Susceptibility when her own Combo Skill is unavailable, smoothing out windows where boss phases or separate weakpoint counters block it. In practice she plays as a combo-stringer who alternates Battle Skill moves with her Ultimate, so ideally she leads the damage window while allies supply Stagger, energy and crowd control to keep her rotation flowing.

Weapon

amaranthine_tasselBest

6★ Claymores

phantom_painRank 2

6★ Claymores

exemplarRank 3

6★ Claymores

ancient_canalRank 4

5★ Claymores

Weapon Stat Priority

attack_booststrength_boostcombative

Gear

physical_dmg

Pieces

armor

gloves

core 1

core 2

Stat Priority

1strength_boost2attack_boost3physical_dmg_boost4arts_intensity_boost

Explanation

Weapon reasoning: Amaranthine Tassel is the best fit because its trigger condition matches what Mi Fu already does, and its Attack and Strength essence lines align with how her Crush damage scales.

Alternative reasoning: Phantom Pain swaps some Attack for extra Strength and Arts Intensity and her constant Battle Skill casts quickly max out its Suppression effect; Exemplar is a straightforward stat stick with the same Suppression stacking; Ancient Canal stays as the fallback when no high-rarity greatsword is owned.

Gear reasoning: Grizzled Edge suits her because she is one of the few operators who can both apply Physical Susceptibility and land Crush, keeping the set's conditional damage buff almost permanently active.

Flex reasoning: with Physical DMG already saturated by pieces, set effect and weapon skills, the raw Strength and Arts Intensity from Swordmancer NAV Beacon beats completing the set, whether she detonates Crush at three or four stacks.

Notes

Amaranthine Tassel takes the top slot because Mi Fu's own Combo Skill applies Physical Susceptibility, which satisfies the condition for its Combative effect and grants Physical DMG plus Arts Intensity.
The full Grizzled Edge kit converts her Crush and Breach application into a stacking Physical DMG bonus, and the bonus grows further against Staggered, susceptible or crystal-tagged targets.
Swordmancer NAV Beacon covers the flex slot, giving up a set bonus for a hefty chunk of Strength and Arts Intensity.