Lyney Best Build Guide

Comprehensive Lyney guide for Genshin Impact. Learn Lyney's best build, team, artifacts, kit, and materials for this 5-Star Pyro DPS Bow user.

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Lyney Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier

Character Profile

Gacha Art	Rarity
	Element	Pyro
	Weapon	Bow
	Ascend Stat	CRIT Rate 24.2%
	Region	Fontaine
	Birthday	February 2
	Roles	On-Field DPS
How To Get	Can only be pulled during Lyney's Limited-Time Banner (Currently not available)

Base Stats

Lyney is a 5-star Pyro character that wields a Catalyst in Genshin Impact. His gameplay focuses on being a versatile on-field DPS who utilizes his Elemental Skill, "Let the Show Begin," to perform quick magic attacks that apply Pyro and generate special stacks for enhanced damage. His Elemental Burst, "Finale of the Show," unleashes a powerful Pyro attack combined with his twin sister Lynette, dealing massive AoE Pyro damage and applying continuous Pyro status to enemies. Lore-wise, Lyney is a charismatic magician from Fontaine, known for his showmanship and deep bond with his sister Lynette, performing dazzling illusions while fighting to protect the innocent.

Lyney's Tier & Rating

What Kind of Character is Lyney?

Lyney is designed to be an On-Field Pyro Bow DPS who uses his fully-charged Aimed Shots, called Prop Arrows, to deal damage to enemies. These arrows will consume some of Lyney's HP every time he fires one, which will generate a Prop Surplus stack for his Elemental Skill to use. Additionally, his Prop Arrows summon a Grin-Malkin Hat that taunts and attacks nearby opponents.

Lyney, as of the current meta, isn't typically considered when you think of the top ten best DPSes, but he should still be a serviceable damage-dealer for certain endgame content, especially if you're able to get used to his unique playstyle.

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Roles & Playstyle Of Lyney and His Strengths and Weaknesses

Charged Attack-Based Pyro On-Field DPS

All of Lyney's abilities and talents realize their full potential if he's made the sole On-Field DPS, especially since his playstyle demands a lot of field time due to his reliance on his fully-charged Prop Arrows.

Pros and Cons of Pyro On-Field DPS Lyney

Best Build for Lyney

Lyney's best build focuses on boosting his damage potential as an On-Field DPS through synergistic supports, artifacts, and weapon choices. See below for our top recommendations:

Weapon	The First Great Magic
Best Artifact	Marechaussee Hunter x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: ATK% Goblet: Pyro DMG% Bonus Circlet: CRIT DMG
Priority Sub-Stat	Energy Recharge (if Bursting every rotation) >= CRIT Rate or DMG > ATK%
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Stat Goals For On-Field DPS Lyney

As a rule of thumb, CRIT Rate and DMG will provide the most value on an On-Field damage character when it's balanced on a 1:2 ratio (ex. 80 CR to 160 CDMG) respectively, since it results in the best average damage-per-second (DPS). This setup will ensure that you can trigger a CRIT hit consistently and that when they do CRIT, the damage increase is significant.

For Lyney, getting him to 100% or at least 80% CRIT Rate is recommended since his damage is concentrated in short bursts, from his Charged Attacks to his Skill uses. Missing a CRIT on these attacks can drastically lower your damage output.

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Best Weapon for Lyney

Lyney is an On-Field DPS who, like other DPSes, will prefer weapons that provide offensive stats, such as ATK and CRIT, and a passive that helps him be more effective damage-wise. See below for our top recommendations:

Premium Weapons for Lyney

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	The First Great Magic	Get from Limited Banners - Lyney's Signature Weapon. - CRIT DMG main stat lets you prioritize CRIT Rate on his artifacts, which help make it easier to reach a balanced CRIT Ratio. - The passive, which gives a Charged Attack DMG and ATK% buff, is obviously very synergistic with Lyney and his best teams where there is more than 1 Pyro character. - He gains maximum value from all the stat the weapon gives and is a strict upgrade over his other options.
2nd	Aqua Simulacra	Get from Limited Banners - A bow with a CRIT DMG main stat and a generic DMG% buff that can be maintained by staying within some distance of the enemies. - Lyney can easily trigger the passive with his Charged Attacks most of the time.
3rd	Thundering Pulse	Get from Limited Banners - Another CRIT DMG main-stat bow, which is what Lyney usually prefers since the Marechaussee Hunter set already provides lot of CRIT Rate. - The ATK% buff is nice to have but the Normal Attack DMG% buff doesn't really help Lyney since he doesn't use his Normal Attacks. - A decent CRIT DMG stat-stick if you have it.
4th	Skyward Harp Amos' Bow	Get from Banners - Lyney can equip both Standard Banner bows and produce decent damage results since he has minimum base synergy with either. - The Skyward Harp is slightly more favorable due to the CRIT Rate main stat, but because the Marechaussee Hunter set is Lyney's prime source of CRIT Rate most of the time, you might go over the recommended 100% CRIT Rate. Look for more CRIT DMG rolls on your artifacts in this case. - Amos' Bow's Charged Attack buff and ATK% main stat are also serviceable for Lyney, just that you'll also need better CRIT rolls on his artifacts to compensate.

Being an On-Field DPS, most bows with CRIT and/or a usable passive buff like ATK% or Charged Attack DMG% are going to be your prime choices for Lyney. He can still make use of other CRIT main stat weapons, but they'll function more as stat-sticks and may or may not be better on other bow characters instead.

Free-to-Play Friendly (F2P Weapons) for Lyney

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P (Forge)	Song of Stillness	Fontaine Craftable (Forgeable) Weapon - ATK% main stat is fine considering Lyney's abilities scale primarily with this stat. - Equipping character gains a DMG% buff after being healed for a short period of time. Since the Marechaussee set wants constant HP fluctuation, and because Lyney does want to be healed to gain his stacks, he can easily maintain the buff through an entire rotation. - Best at refinement level 5 (R5).
2nd	Prototype Crescent	Liyue Craftable (Forgeable) Weapon - Another ATK% main stat bow, serviceable but requires you to have good CRIT rolls on Lyney's Artifacts. - After hitting a weak point, the equipping character gains more ATK% and increased movement speed. - Usable but hitting a weak point (usually the head) consistently may be difficult if enemies are too mobile. Some bosses might not even have a weak point at all.

For Free-to-Play options, the Fontaine craftable bow is a good starting point for Lyney if you don't have a CRIT bow for him to use since the passive is easier to sustain. The other craftable bow, Prototype Crescent, can be a choice if you're just starting and have no access to the Fontaine crafting recipes.

Lyney Best Artifacts

Lyney has a clear preference when it comes to his Artifact sets as an On-Field DPS, which will usually be sets that help increase his damage potential. See below for our top recommendations:

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Marechaussee Hunter	★★★★★ - Lyney's uncontested best 4-piece set thanks to the generous CRIT Rate and Charged Attack DMG% buffs when you trigger the set condition. - Lyney's intended playstyle and best teams will usually allow him to sustain the 4-piece effect consistently, which requires constant HP fluctuation. - The high CRIT buff makes it easy to get a decent CRIT Rate to DMG ratio, but also decreases the value of CRIT Rate main stat bows for Lyney since you're at risk of going over 100% CRIT Rate. - This set should work in almost all of Lyney's team variations.
Lavawalker	★★★・・ - Since Lyney's Pyro DMG% bonus self-buffs wants enemies to continuously have Pyro applied to them, it's no surprise that he'll be able to produce serviceable results with this set effect that has a similar 4-piece condition and buff. - Can be a decent temporary set until you're able to collect a proper 4-piece set of his best-in-slot Artifact.
2-piece Charged Attack DMG% 2-piece ATK%	★★・・・ - Any mixed set that pair the stats that Lyney wants the most can function as decent transitional sets while you aim for a stronger, full 4-piece set of his best-in-slot Artifact. - Aside from the two sets listed here, you can mix and match 2-piece set effects while farming for a full 4-piece set. - The setup is not strict, and you can also use any combination between the 2-piece versions of: ・Crimson Witch of Flames (Pyro DMG% ・Shimenawa's Reminiscence (ATK%) ・Vermillion Hereafter (ATK%) ・Nighttime Whispers in the Echoing Woods (ATK%) ・Echoes of an Offering (ATK%) ・A Day Carved From Rising Winds (ATK%)

Artifact Stat Priority

	Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT Rate or DMG / ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT Rate or DMG / ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: ATK % Sub: CRIT Rate or DMG / Flat ATK / Energy Recharge
	Main: Pyro DMG% Bonus Sub: Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate (for Favonius Codex) / ATK%
	Main: CRIT Rate or DMG (CRIT DMG when on Marechaussee Hunter) Sub: CRIT Rate or DMG / ATK% / Energy Recharge

Prioritize Offensive Stats

A traditional On-Field DPS like Lyney should have his Artifacts focus on the stats his abilities scale most from, which are CRIT and ATK%. Having a decent number of rolls go into these stats is the most accessible way to gain a noticeable damage boost outside of investing into Lyney's Constellations, Signature Weapon, or supports.

If the Lyney team or combo you plan to use has him use his Elemental Burst every rotation, you can first focus on meeting his Energy Recharge requirements before moving to other stats.

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Best Team Comp Lyney

Overload Team With Fischl

DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Support
Lyney	Fischl	Chevreuse	Nicole
Details
- Lyney greatly benefits from the RES shred from Chevreuse and the ATK% buffs from Nicole. - Fischl is the sole Electro applicator and allows another Hexerei unit in the team to activate their Hexerei: Secret Rite passive, provided you've done her Witch's Homework quest. - Chevreuse is the most important core of a pure Overload team due to her RES shred and Pyro/Electro DMG bonus buff at C6. Her healing also allows Lyney to still max out his Prop Surplus stacks. - Nicole's shield should make this team feel very comfortable to play. Her ATK% buffs are also highly sought after by Fischl and Lyney.

Lyney's strongest meta team as of the current moment should be an Overload setup alongside Chevreuse, the premier Overload support, and Fischl.

Nicole's shield should also be a substantial upgrade in terms of playability for Lyney since his old Overload teams didn't have access to a reliable shielder before. Her ATK buff not being limited to an area, compared to Bennett, should also feel a lot better in practice.

Other Team Comps For Lyney

Lyney with Durin Team

Team		Detail
Lyney	Durin	- A Lyney team variation that utilizes Durin and Xilonen for RES shred, Pyro application, and healing. - Durin and Albedo activate each other's Hexerei passives, letting Durin (in his Confirmation of Purity mode) shred more RES while Albedo's Skill construct becomes more durable. Albedo's flower can also occasionally create Crystallized Shields.
Xilonen	Albedo

F2P-Friendly Team Comp

Team		Detail
Lyney	Bennett	- A F2P-friendly team comp that uses free or easily obtainable characters. - A lot of things in Lyney's kit appreciate Bennett's healing and ATK% buff. - Lan Yan provides RES shred with the Viridescent set and her shield that should make Lyney's Charged Attack gameplay more comfy.
Xiangling	Lan Yan

Team Rotation of Lyney and Combos

Basic Team Rotation for On-Field DPS Lyney

You'll spend most of the rotation on Lyney charging his Prop Arrows. His combo isn't very mechanically intense, but it can be hard to execute without a shield, especially against super mobile or annoying enemies.

Basics of Using Lyney

Pyro Bow DPS That Uses Charged Attacks

Lyney is an On-Field DPS whose primary gameplay makes heavy use of his special Charged Attacks, called Prop Arrows, to deal most of his damage while also creating a Grin-Malkin Hat. These Charged Attacks can consume some of his HP every time they're fired.

Hold Down Charged Attack to Fire a Prop Arrow

Like other bow characters, you can hold down the Normal Attack as Lyney to enter Aimed Shot mode. If you charge the Aimed Shot for long enough, the arrow becomes a Prop Arrow once you let go. These Prop Arrows deal Charged Attack damage and are what make up a majority of Lyney's DPS.

Prop Arrows Consume HP to Gain Prop Surplus

▲ Prop Surplus stack indicator in-game.

After firing a Prop Arrow, Lyney summons a Grin-Malkin Hat and gains a stack of Prop Surplus after consuming a bit of Lyney's HP. You can stack up to five Prop Surpluses at a time. These stacks are used by his Elemental Skill to deal AoE Pyro damage.

Note!	Prop Arrows consume 20% HP and will only drop Lyney to 60% of his max HP. You won't gain a stack once Lyney hits this limit until you regenerate some HP back. This is one of the reasons why he prefers healers on his teams.

Grin-Malkin Hat Taunts Enemies

▲ Only one Grin-Malkin Hat can exist at a time.

When summoned, a Grin-Malkin hat will not only attack enemies, but will also taunt them once every five seconds. This Hat has its own HP and can be destroyed. If it is destroyed or after its duration ends, it fires off a Pyrotechnic Strike that deals Pyro damage to an enemy.

Skill Uses Prop Surplus Stacks

Activating Lyney's Skill consumes all of his Prop Surplus stacks, dealing damage in an AoE to enemies in front of him. It also heals a bit of Lyney's HP. If a Grin-Malkin Hat is on the field, his Skill will automatically cause it to explode. Damage dealt by the Hat this way is considered Charged Attack damage.

Use Burst to Gain a Prop Surplus Stack

Lyney's Elemental Burst causes him to transform into a Grin-Malkin Cat that you can control for a short period of time. If you pass through enemies as a Grin-Malkin Cat, they take an instance of Pyro damage. After the duration, the Burst will deal AoE Pyro damage before generating 1 Grin-Malkin Hat and a stack of Prop Surplus.

Note!	You can cancel the Grin-Malkin Cat state by pressing his Skill button after the transformation.

Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Lyney

How To Use Lyney's Skills & Passives?

Pyro Bow DPS With a Unique Playstyle

Lyney is a Bow On-Field DPS whose gameplay loop involves heavy use of his Charged Attack or Aimed Shots. His fully-charged Aimed Shots are called Prop Arrows, and are what enable him to summon a Grin-Malkin Hat and gain Prop Surplus stacks.

Hold Normal Attack to Charge Prop Arrows

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Charged Attack Summary

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Charged Attack: Performs a precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG. While aiming, flames gather on the arrowhead and gain effects based on charge time. Charge Levels: Level 1: Fires a Pyro-infused arrow that deals Pyro DMG. Level 2: • Fires a Prop Arrow that deals Pyro DMG and summons a Grin-Malkin hat on hit. • If Lyney has >60% HP, firing the Prop Arrow consumes HP to gain 1 Prop Surplus stack (max 5 stacks). • Stacks are removed after 30s out of combat. - HP cannot drop below 60% Max HP from this effect. Grin-Malkin Hat: - Taunts nearby opponents (each enemy can be taunted once every 5s). - Inherits a portion of Lyney’s Max HP. - When destroyed or expired, fires a Pyrotechnic Strike at a nearby enemy, dealing Pyro DMG. - Only one Hat can exist at a time.

Lyney's DPS (damage-per-second) consists primarily of his Prop Arrows, which are his Charge Level 2 Aimed Shots. You need to hold the Normal Attack button longer to charge a Prop Arrow, and the goal is to ensure that it lands on an enemy, but not necessarily on a weak spot. A Grin-Malkin hat also spawns near the landing area after you fire a Prop Arrow.

Not only do the Prop Arrows make up a good portion of his DPS, but they are generate Prop Surplus stacks for his other damage source: his Elemental Skill.

Note!	Lyney doesn't gain increased interruption resistance (IR) while charging the Aimed Shot, which means he can get tossed around by enemy attacks. If you can't stay a safe distance away or aren't good at dodging, it might be best to pair him with a shielder like Nicole or a support that can give extra IR like Dehya.

Gain Prop Surplus Stacks by Consuming HP

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Prop Surplus FAQ

Prop Surplus Icon (in-game)

- If Lyney has more than 60% HP, a Prop Arrow will consume 20% of his HP to create 1 stack. - You can have up to 5 stacks at a time. - When Lyney drops to 60% of his HP, Prop Arrows will no longer generate stacks or consume HP. - You can gain at most 2 stacks when Lyney is at max HP. You will need to heal after 2 Prop Arrows in order to gain the a decent stack amount of 3 to 4 Prop Surplus. - Burst also gives a stack. - So long as you gain a Prop Surplus stack by consuming HP, the Grin-Malkin hat's damage is increased. It will also restore a bit of Energy to Lyney.

Since you need to consume HP to gain a stack, it makes sense that Lyney would prefer to have a healer on the team in order to keep generating them, since Lyney can't go under 60% of his max HP due to this effect.

Note!	This innate HP% consumption allows Lyney to max out the Marechaussee Hunter 4-piece set effect without needing Furina on the team, so long as he has a healing teammate.

Skill Damage Increases With Prop Surplus Stacks

Icon	Elemental Skill Summary
Bewildering Lights	- Clears all Prop Surplus stacks and deals AoE Pyro DMG to enemies in front. - DMG increases based on the number of stacks consumed. - Restores HP based on Lyney’s Max HP. If a Grin-Malkin Hat is on the field: - Activating Skill causes the Hat to explode, dealing AoE Pyro DMG equal to a Pyrotechnic Strike. - DMG caused by the Hat explosion is considered Charged Attack DMG.

When fully-stacked, Lyney's Skill can deal a respectable amount of damage, but because you can only do it once per rotation, ideally, it doesn't contribute much to his total DPS output.

His Prop Arrows will still make up most of his damage across the entire combo. Regardless, it's still important to use his Skill at the end as a finisher before you start the next rotation.

Note!	The healing from Lyney's Skill also scales with Prop Surplus stacks.

Burst Also Gives One Prop Surplus Stack

Icon	Elemental Burst Summary
Wondrous Trick: Miracle Parade	- Lyney transforms into a Grin-Malkin Cat that can move quickly. - While in Cat form, approaching opponents causes flames to fall, dealing up to 1 instance of Pyro DMG per enemy. After duration ends: - Cat form is dismissed, dealing AoE Pyro DMG as it does. - Summons 1 Grin-Malkin Hat. - Grants 1 Prop Surplus stack. - You can cancel the Cat form by pressing Skill while it's active.

Lyney's Elemental Burst transforms him into a Grin-Malkin Cat that you can freely control and bump into enemies to deal damage. Because the DPS of doesn't justify the long animation, it's usually best to cancel the transformation early by pressing the Skill button after entering the state.

Lyney's Burst is usually used before his Skill in his ideal combo.

Passives Incentivize a Healer and Pyro Teammates.

Icon	Ascension 1 Passive Description
Perilous Performance	If Lyney consumes HP when firing off a Prop Arrow, the Grin-Malkin hat summoned by the arrow will, upon hitting an opponent, restore 3 Energy to Lyney and increase DMG dealt by 80% of his ATK.

Icon	Ascension 4 Passive Description
Conclusive Ovation	The DMG Lyney deals to opponents affected by Pyro will receive the following buffs: ·Increases the DMG dealt by 60%. ·Each Pyro party member other than Lyney will cause the DMG dealt to increase by an additional 20%. Lyney can deal up to 100% increased DMG to opponents affected by Pyro in this way.

Both passives provide a lot of DMG% buffs for Lyney, and they do incentivize you to include certain supports or teammates in his teams.

His first Ascension Passive further encourages a healing teammate, as a means of boosting the damage dealt by the Grin-Malkin hat and enabling it to restore Energy to Lyney. This additional does add up to the total DPS output.

His other Ascension Passive provides a substantial DMG% buff if he has other Pyro teammates, especially if they can help apply Pyro to enemies consistently.

Lyney’s Pneuma Arkhe Reacts With Ousia

Fontaine characters have a special gimmick or kit feature called Arkhe, which is mostly used for exploration but does have some notable combat interactions. A Fontaine character can apply either Pneuma or Ousia as an Arkhe on specific attacks.

Whenever these attacks hit an object or enemy with the opposing Arkhe, it triggers an explosion which can either enable or disable specific mechanisms, puzzles or certain enemy combat states and attacks.

Lyney's Arkhe is Pneuma, and it creates a Spiritbreath Thorn (like other Pneuma Arkhes) at given intervals whenever he fires a Prop Arrow.

Should You Pull for Lyney's Constellation Or Best Weapon?

Prioritize Lyney's Signature Weapon

Signature VS Constellations
The First Great Magic > C3 > C1-C2

The First Great Magic is a Decent Stat-stick Bow

In addition to being a modest upgrade over other 5-star crit bows for Lyney, his signature weapon can be a decent alternative for other DPS Bow characters regardless if they can get all of the passive stacks. Assuming you are fine with the other weapon on the banner, rolling for The First Great Magic for Lyney is a viable choice and will yield good results if you manage to get it.

However, if you would like to invest in his constellations, C3 is a good stopping point since it raises the max level of Lyney's Normal Attack, which is a good portion of his total damage.

Lyney's Constellations & Effects

Lyney's Constellation Name is Felis Fuscus

Felis Fuscus

Ascension Materials for Lyney Talents & Level

Character Level Talent

Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Agnidus Agate Sliver x 1 Agnidus Agate Fragment x 9 Agnidus Agate Chunk x 9 Recruit's Insignia x 18 Sergeant's Insignia x 30 Lieutenant's Insignia x 12 Rainbow Rose x 108 Emperor's Resolution x 26
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Agnidus Agate Sliver x 1 Agnidus Agate Fragment x 9 Agnidus Agate Chunk x 9 Agnidus Agate Gemstone x 6 Recruit's Insignia x 18 Sergeant's Insignia x 30 Lieutenant's Insignia x 36 Rainbow Rose x 168 Emperor's Resolution x 46

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Rainbow Rose Location & Farm Routes

Level 1	Default
Level 2	Teachings Of Equity x3 Recruit's Insignia x6
Level 3	Guide To Equity x2 Sergeant's Insignia x3
Level 4	Guide To Equity x4 Sergeant's Insignia x4
Level 5	Guide To Equity x6 Sergeant's Insignia x6
Level 6	Guide To Equity x9 Sergeant's Insignia x9
Level 7	Philosophies Of Equity x4 Lieutenant's Insignia x4 Primordial Greenbloom x1
Level 8	Philosophies Of Equity x6 Lieutenant's Insignia x6 Primordial Greenbloom x1
Level 9	Philosophies Of Equity x12 Lieutenant's Insignia x9 Primordial Greenbloom x2
Level 10	Philosophies Of Equity x16 Lieutenant's Insignia x12 Primordial Greenbloom x2 Crown of Insight x1
Level 11	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 12	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 13	Unlocked via Constellation

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Lyney Skills & Talents Details

Who Is Lyney?

Lyney is a Famous Magician From Fontaine

Lyney is a sought after performer in Fontaine. His magic shows with his sister, Lynette, are very popular to Fontainians. Both of the siblings learned their magic tricks from a magician named Cesar.

Member of the House of the Hearth

Lyney is one of the orphans adopted by the House of the Hearth, and by extension, by "the Knave," Arlecchino. Lynette, Freminet, and Lyney are the known playable characters from the House of the Hearth aside from its head, Arlecchino.

Lyney's Voice Actor & Their Notable Roles

English Voice Actor: Daman Mills

Japanese Voice Actor: Shimono Hiro

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