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Genshin Impact Yanfei Best Team Guide

Yanfei

This page shows the best teams for Yanfei, primarily a main Pyro DPS. Top archetypes include Vaporize and Melting reaction teams using Hydro/Cryo Sub-DPS (e.g., Xingqiu, Ganyu, Ayaka) or Dendro support (Nahida). Flexibility allows swapping Sub-DPS based on elemental needs or reactions.

Yanfei Team Summary

#1 Team Rating:SS

Yanfei Vaporize + Burgeon — SS Team (Yelan / Nahida / Zhongli)

#2 Team Rating:S

Yanfei Vaporize Carry — Yanfei + Xingqiu + Kazuha + Zhongli (S Tier)

#3 Team Rating:S

Yanfei Vaporize Team — Xingqiu + Venti + Zhongli (S Tier)

#4 Team Rating:S

Yanfei Vaporize Team (Xingqiu, Albedo, Zhongli)

#5 Team Rating:A

Yanfei Vaporize Team — Sucrose + Xingqiu + Bennett (A Tier)

#6 Team Rating:S

Yanfei Pure Pyro Team — S Tier (Yanfei / Xiangling / Kazuha / Bennett)

#7 Team Rating:A

Yanfei Melt Team (Ganyu • Kazuha • Diona)

#8 Team Rating:A

Yanfei Melt Team (Ayaka Melt Comp)

#1 Yanfei Vaporize + Burgeon — SS Team (Yelan / Nahida / Zhongli)

Tier SS

A high-tier Yanfei carry that uses Vaporize (Yanfei + Yelan) and Burgeon (Nahida procs) to maximize Pyro burst damage. Zhongli provides durable shields and team ATK support via Tenacity of the Millelith. Best for sustained off-field Hydro application and frequent Dendro procs to boost Yanfei's amplified Vaporize hits.
Playstyle: keep Yanfei on-field for her charged/normal bursts while Yelan provides off-field Hydro, Nahida enables Dendro reactions and buffs, and Zhongli shields/provides team ATK buff.

Yanfei portrait
Main DPSPyroPyro

Primary DPS. Yanfei deals Pyro damage amplified by Vaporize with Yelan and by Burgeon procs from Nahida. Use charged attacks and bursts when Hydro is applied for consistent Vaporize windows.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK% / Elemental Mastery
  • Goblet Pyro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Elemental Mastery

Yelan portrait
Sub DPSHydroHydro

Off-field Hydro applicator. Provides continuous Hydro damage to trigger Vaporize on Yanfei and her Burst can increase Yanfei's damage through her passive. Keep Yelan off-field to maintain steady Hydro uptime.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands HP%
  • Goblet Hydro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate

Substats

HP% / CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge

Nahida portrait
Sub DPSDendroDendro

Main Dendro proccer. Nahida's Skill deals Dendro AoE and enables Burgeon when paired with Hydro+Pyro. Her Burst buffs her Skill based on teammates' elements — having Hydro and Pyro in the party lengthens its duration and benefits team damage.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands Elemental Mastery
  • Goblet Elemental Mastery
  • Circlet CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Elemental Mastery / ATK% / Energy Recharge

Zhongli portrait
SupportGeoGeo

Shield and team buffer. Zhongli provides strong shields for safety and, when using Tenacity of the Millelith, increases team ATK and provides on-field utility for Yanfei to safely dish out damage.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands HP%
  • Goblet HP%
  • Circlet HP%

Substats

HP% / HP% / Energy Recharge

#2 Yanfei Vaporize Carry — Yanfei + Xingqiu + Kazuha + Zhongli (S Tier)

Tier S

Yanfei Vaporize Team: Yanfei is the main Pyro DPS whose damage is amplified by Vaporize. Xingqiu provides constant Hydro application via Burst to enable Vaporize. Kazuha offers grouping, crowd control and anemo damage/EM buff + Viridescent shred. Zhongli supplies strong shields and team ATK support via Tenacity of the Millelith.

Yanfei portrait
Main DPSPyroPyro

Yanfei is the team's Main DPS. Her Pyro damage is amplified by Vaporize from Xingqiu, so build her for strong Pyro DMG and crit.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Pyro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Elemental Mastery

Xingqiu portrait
Sub DPSHydroHydro

Xingqiu provides constant Hydro application with his Elemental Burst to enable frequent Vaporize reactions for Yanfei.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Hydro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge

Kaedehara Kazuha portrait
SupportAnemoAnemo

Kazuha groups enemies, provides crowd control and swirls to buff team DMG. With Viridescent Venerer he also reduces enemy elemental RES and amplifies elemental damage.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands Elemental Mastery
  • Goblet Elemental Mastery
  • Circlet Elemental Mastery

Substats

Elemental Mastery / CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK%

Zhongli portrait
SupportGeoGeo

Zhongli provides strong shields for survivability and, when running Tenacity of the Millelith, grants team ATK support alongside his shield utility.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands HP%
  • Goblet HP%
  • Circlet HP%

Substats

HP% / HP% / Energy Recharge

#3 Yanfei Vaporize Team — Xingqiu + Venti + Zhongli (S Tier)

Tier S

Yanfei is the main Pyro DPS; her damage is amplified by Vaporize from Xingqiu's Hydro application. Venti provides grouping and spread while Zhongli provides strong shields and team ATK buff via Tenacity of the Millelith set.
Playstyle: Apply persistent Hydro with Xingqiu, group enemies with Venti, let Yanfei melt them with Vaporize, and keep the team safe with Zhongli shields.

Yanfei portrait
Main DPSPyroPyro

Primary Pyro main DPS. Build for high Pyro damage and crit to maximize Vaporize amplification.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Pyro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Elemental Mastery

Xingqiu portrait
Sub DPSHydroHydro

Provides consistent Hydro application via Burst to enable Vaporize on Yanfei.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Hydro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge

Venti portrait
Sub DPSAnemoAnemo

Provides crowd control and spreads Hydro application between enemies using his Burst.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet ATK%
  • Circlet CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK%

Zhongli portrait
SupportGeoGeo

Provides strong shields for safety and team ATK increase through the Tenacity of the Millelith set.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands HP%
  • Goblet HP%
  • Circlet HP%

Substats

HP% / HP% / Energy Recharge

#4 Yanfei Vaporize Team (Xingqiu, Albedo, Zhongli)

Tier S

Yanfei is the Main DPS and is amplified by Vaporize reactions provided by Xingqiu.
Zhongli provides strong shields and team ATK buff via Tenacity of the Millelith, while Albedo offers Geo support and damage boosts through Archaic Petra pickups.

Yanfei portrait
Main DPSPyroPyro

Main Pyro DPS; deals high charged and burst Pyro damage that benefits from Vaporize procs.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Pyro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Elemental Mastery

Xingqiu portrait
Sub DPSHydroHydro

Provides continuous Hydro application via Burst to enable consistent Vaporize for Yanfei.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Hydro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge

Albedo portrait
SupportGeoGeo

Geo off-field/sub support — Archaic Petra crystals boost team elemental damage; pairs with Zhongli Geo resonance.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands DEF%
  • Goblet Geo DMG
  • Circlet DEF% / CRIT Rate

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / DEF% / Energy Recharge / DEF

Zhongli portrait
SupportGeoGeo

Provides strong shields for team safety and increases team ATK via Tenacity of the Millelith set effects.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands HP%
  • Goblet HP%
  • Circlet HP%

Substats

HP% / HP% / Energy Recharge

#5 Yanfei Vaporize Team — Sucrose + Xingqiu + Bennett (A Tier)

Tier A

Yanfei is the Main DPS whose Pyro damage is amplified by Vaporize. Team composition applies consistent Hydro from Xingqiu, EM boost from Sucrose to increase Vaporize damage, and Bennett provides major ATK buff and healing.

Yanfei portrait
Main DPSPyroPyro

Main DPS. Yanfei's damage is amplified by Vaporize in this team.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Pyro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Elemental Mastery

Xingqiu portrait
Sub DPSHydroHydro

Sub DPS. Xingqiu's Elemental Burst applies Hydro continuously to enable consistent Vaporize procs with Yanfei.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Hydro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge

Sucrose portrait
Sub DPSAnemoAnemo

Anemo support. Sucrose provides Elemental Mastery bonus and EM scaling to increase Vaporize damage for the team.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands Elemental Mastery
  • Goblet Elemental Mastery
  • Circlet Elemental Mastery

Substats

Elemental Mastery / CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK%

Bennett portrait
SupportPyroPyro

Healer/support. Bennett's Elemental Burst grants a large ATK buff and heals party members.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands HP%
  • Goblet HP%
  • Circlet HP%

Substats

HP% / HP% / Energy Recharge

#6 Yanfei Pure Pyro Team — S Tier (Yanfei / Xiangling / Kazuha / Bennett)

Tier S

Pure Pyro team built around Yanfei as the Main DPS. Team focuses on Pyro damage only. Kazuha provides grouping, Swirl-related DMG buff and resistance shred; Bennett offers large ATK buff and healing; Xiangling is the off-field Sub DPS. Note: Yanfei is the primary damage dealer for this composition.

Yanfei portrait
Main DPSPyroPyro

Main DPS. Deals the bulk of team damage; build for high Pyro damage and crit. (Guide text notes her damage is amplified by Vaporization in this writeup.)

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Pyro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Elemental Mastery

Xiangling portrait
Sub DPSPyroPyro

Off-field Sub DPS. Uses Elemental Burst to provide sustained Pyro damage from the backline.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK% / Energy Recharge
  • Goblet Pyro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / ATK%

Kaedehara Kazuha portrait
SupportAnemoAnemo

Anemo support for grouping enemies, crowd control, providing DMG/elemental damage buffs via Swirl and reducing enemy elemental RES to Pyro.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands Elemental Mastery
  • Goblet Elemental Mastery
  • Circlet Elemental Mastery

Substats

Elemental Mastery / CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK%

Bennett portrait
SupportPyroPyro

Healer and buffer. His Elemental Burst provides major ATK buff and healing for the team.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands HP%
  • Goblet HP%
  • Circlet HP%

Substats

HP% / HP% / Energy Recharge

#7 Yanfei Melt Team (Ganyu • Kazuha • Diona)

Tier A

Yanfei is the on-field Main DPS whose Pyro application is amplified by Melt with Ganyu's off-field Cryo. Kazuha provides crowd control, grouping and EM/RES shred via Viridescent Venerer. Diona offers shielding and healing while helping Ganyu maintain Burst uptime.

Yanfei portrait
Main DPSPyroPyro

Main on-field DPS. Her Pyro application enables Melt reactions with Ganyu for amplified damage.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Pyro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Elemental Mastery

Ganyu portrait
Sub DPSCryoCryo

Off-field Burst-based Cryo Sub-DPS. Uses Burst to apply Cryo which reacts with Yanfei's Pyro to trigger Melt.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Cryo DMG
  • Circlet CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge

Kaedehara Kazuha portrait
SupportAnemoAnemo

Anemo support who groups enemies, provides crowd control and an elemental RES shred / DMG buff via Viridescent Venerer.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands Elemental Mastery
  • Goblet Elemental Mastery
  • Circlet Elemental Mastery

Substats

Elemental Mastery / CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK%

Diona portrait
SupportCryoCryo

Healer/shielder. Provides shields to keep the team safe and helps recharge Ganyu's Burst for consistent Cryo application.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands HP%
  • Goblet HP%
  • Circlet HP%

Substats

HP% / HP% / Energy Recharge

#8 Yanfei Melt Team (Ayaka Melt Comp)

Tier A

Yanfei is the main Pyro DPS; the team focuses on amplifying her damage via Melt.
Sucrose provides Elemental Mastery support to boost Melt damage, Ayaka functions as an off-field Cryo applicator to trigger Melt, and Diona provides shields/healing and energy support for Ayaka's Burst uptime.

Yanfei portrait
Main DPSPyroPyro

Main Pyro DPS whose damage is amplified by Melt in this comp.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Pyro DMG
  • Circlet CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Elemental Mastery

Kamisato Ayaka portrait
Sub DPSCryoCryo

Off-field Cryo applicator who deals most damage via Burst; her Cryo application reacts with Yanfei's Pyro to trigger Melt.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands ATK%
  • Goblet Cryo DMG
  • Circlet CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge

Sucrose portrait
Sub DPSAnemoAnemo

Provides Elemental Mastery bonus and Viridescent Venerer debuff to increase Melt damage for the team.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands Elemental Mastery
  • Goblet Elemental Mastery
  • Circlet Elemental Mastery

Substats

Elemental Mastery / CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK%

Diona portrait
SupportCryoCryo

Provides shields and healing for safety and helps with Ayaka's Burst uptime via support/energy tools.

Artifacts

Main Stats

  • Sands HP%
  • Goblet HP%
  • Circlet HP%

Substats

HP% / HP% / Energy Recharge