This is the definitive guide to building the strongest Lyney in Genshin Impact – optimize weapons, artifacts, talents, and team comps.
Lyney is the latest addition to Genshin Impact’s ever-growing roster of playable characters. As a masterful Pyro Bow user capable of dishing out high Charged Attack damage, Lyney has quickly become a fan-favorite DPS character.
In this guide, we will be taking an in-depth look at Lyney’s abilities and examining the optimal ways to build him.
Here’s everything you need to know about Lyney’s best weapons, artifacts, team comps, talent priority, and more.
Lyney is a 5-star Pyro bow character specializing in Charged Attack damage. His Elemental Skill, Grin-Malkin Hat, allows him to throw out an explosive hat that continuously applies Pyro to enemies.
After a set duration, Lyney can detonate the hat with his Elemental Burst, Pyrotechnic Strike, dealing AoE Pyro damage.
This is Lyney complete character information:
Lyney | |
Rarity | 5-Star |
Element | Pyro |
Weapon | Bow |
Strengths | Lyney has an exceptionally high Charged Attack scaling, dealing massive damage that can hit multiple enemies simultaneously. His increased ATK and Movement Speed are influenced by the number of Pyro characters in the party. |
Weaknesses | Lyney needs some coverage for his HP drain weakness and energy requirements. |
These are the best weapon options for Lyney in Genshin Impact:
Weapon | Image | Description |
5-Star The First Great Magic | Providing 66.2% CRIT DMG along with a 16% Charged Attack DMG bonus. Its passive talent also boosts Lyney’s ATK and Movement Speed based on the number of Pyro characters in your party. | |
4-Star Blackcliff Warbow | For 4-star options, Blackcliff Warbow can also be a great F2P because of its CRIT DMG substat and ATK buff after defeating enemies. |
Lyney’s charged attack scaling is extremely high. As such, weapons that can enhance his charged attack damage are very powerful on him.
These are the best artifact options for Lyney in Genshin Impact:
Artifact | Image | Description |
Marechaussee Hunter | The Marechaussee Hunter artifact set is tailor-made for Lyney, granting 15% Charged Attack DMG bonus and increased CRIT Rate whenever Lyney’s HP changes. This synergizes perfectly with Lyney’s kit as he is constantly losing HP from his Charged Attacks. | |
Vermillion Hereafter | The 4-piece Vermillion Hereafter can work as an alternative. It provides an ATK buff scaling on Lyney’s HP loss, greatly enhancing his damage numbers. |
For main stats, focus on getting ATK% Sands, Pyro DMG Bonus Goblet, and CRIT Circlet. Prioritize CRIT DMG in substats to maximize his Charged Attack damage.
Thanks to Lyney’s Pyro infusion and ATK buff from having Pyro teammates, he truly shines in Mono Pyro team comps.
Some of his best teammate options include:
Team Comp | Characters |
Mono Pyro Team | – Lyney – Dehya or Xiangling – Bennett – Kazuha, Zhongli, or Venti |
Melt Team | – Lyney – Ganyu – Kazuha – Layla |
These teams provide Lyney with ample ATK buffs to push his damage to the limit while also giving his battery life a high 80 energy cost Burst.
You can replace Kazuha with Venti or swap Xiangling for Dehya as another on-field attacker. Having 2 total Pyro characters (including Lyney) is recommended to maximize his ATK passive.