Best Build for Arlecchino Main DPS

Arlecchino is a 5-star Pyro Polearm character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Arlecchino's Support, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!

Genshin Impact Builds

Main DPS

Neuvillette

Yanfei

Arlecchino

Lyney

Sub DPS

Chiori

Xingqiu

Support

Kazuha

Barbara

Arlecchino, also known by her codename "The Knave," is a playable Pyro character in Genshin Impact.

She is the Fourth of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers and the current director of the House of the Hearth. She is addressed as "Father" by members of the house, whom she calls her "children."

On-Field DPS

Arlecchino’s playstyle revolves around gaining and consuming from a Bond of Life, and it is the epitome of high risk, high reward. She has excellent damage potential, especially if you do not use her Burst’s healing, but cannot receive any healing apart from her Burst during combat — this can make her challenging to play without defensive teammates.

Arlecchino first applies her Skill’s mark onto enemies before swapping to other teammates, with her marks dealing damage while she is off-field. Upon returning to the field, she can clear marks with Charged Attacks to receive a Bond of Life that enhances her Normal Attacks and converts them to Pyro, with the Bond of Life being slowly consumed in the process. The Bond of Life and subsequent Pyro conversion persist upon swapping, allowing some adaptability in rotations.

Arlecchino’s Normal Attacks make up the vast majority of her damage and thus take first priority. Her Skill and Burst do not contribute nearly as much damage and have much lower leveling priority. Her Skill has slightly higher priority than her Burst, due to its more frequent usage.

For talents you want to prioritize:

1. Invitation to a Beheading (Normal Attack)
2. All is Ash (Elemental Skill)
3. Balemoon Rising (Elemental Burst)

Note that her Burst’s healing is not dependent on Talent levels.

Arlecchino has a built in Bond of Life in her kit and scales well with ATK making Fragment of Harmonic Whimsy the best choice. If you do not have a complete set, you can use the substitute and choose based on the set with best sub-stat.

1. Fragment of Harmonic Whimsy (4-Piece)
2. Gladiator’s Finale (4-Piece)
3. Crimson Witch of Flames (4-Piece)
4. Crimson Witch of Flames (2-Piece) + Gladiator’s Finale (2-Piece)

For attributes you want:

1. ATK% on Sands
2. Pyro DMG Bonus% on Goblet
3. CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG on Circlet

Sub stat priority is CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG >Energy Recharge > ATK% > EM

You should only use Arlecchino’s Burst if you desire the comfort of consistent healing, primarily in shieldless teams. Otherwise, avoid building any ER% and instead allocate substats to offensive stats for better damage output.

Arlecchino should not build HP — her damage is ATK-scaling and Bonds of Life are considered by their percentage value, which does not get increased by a higher HP stat. EM and ATK% Sands are both viable options in Vaporize teams; however, an ATK% Sands should always be used in teams that do not use Vaporize nor Melt.

5 Star Polearms Are Generally Good Options

ATK is a very valuable status to increase when building Arlecchino. Since 5 Star Polearms generally has higher Base ATK, it is better to use those on Arlecchino. If the weapon has an additional ATK buff, even better.

1. Crimson Moon’s Semblance (CRIT Rate %)
2. Primordial Jade Winged-Spear (CRIT Rate %)
3. Staff of Homa (CRIT DMG %)

If you do not have 5 Star Polearms, any Polearm that increases CRIT, ATK and Normal Attack works well with Arlecchino.

1. Deathmatch (CRIT Rate %)
2. Blackcliff Pole (CRIT DMG %)
3. White Tassel (CRIT Rate %)

Despite her entire kit being anti-heal due to Bond of Life, her talent "The Balemoon Alone May Know" prevents her from receiving any healing from outside sources during combat, allowing her access to buffers like Bennett.

This allows her to disregard sustain and focus on Shielders like Zhongli or with Xingqiu's Rain Swords for her much needed interruption resistance, or even getting C1.

1. Vaporize Team
2. Pure Pyro Team
3. Overload Team
4. Free to Play Team

Constellation 2 is a great stopping point for constellation. C2 Arlecchino will provide additional powerful damage from Charged Attack and also makes the rotation easier since you do not need to wait for multiple seconds to get max Bond of Life.

C1 gives interruption resistance which is amazing for flexibility of team comps since she will no longer require shields in her team comps.

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