Arlecchino Best Build Guide

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

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Arlecchino Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier

Character Profile

Gacha Art	Rarity
	Element	Pyro
	Weapon	Polearm
	Ascend Stat	CRIT DMG 38.4%
	Region	Snezhnaya
	Birthday	August 22
	Roles	On-Field DPS
How To Get	Can only be pulled during Arlecchino's Limited-Time Banner (Currently not available)

Base Stats

Arlecchino is a 5-star Pyro character that wields a Polearm in Genshin Impact. Her gameplay focuses on being an On-Field DPS, utilizing her Pyro-infused Normal Attacks when she has Bond of Life. She gains Bond of Life when she casts her Elemental Skill or defeating enemies with her mark. Lore-wise, Arlecchino is the “Father” of the House of the Hearth and the 4th Fatui Harbinger known as “The Knave.”

Arlecchino's Tier & Rating

What Kind of Character is Arlecchino?

In battle, Arlecchino is a 5-Star On-Field Pyro DPS that uses the mechanic Bond of Life to infuse her attacks with Pyro. She gains a percentage of Bond of Life via her Elemental Skill, and can safely swap to her supports without losing her Pyro infusion. She cannot receive healing traditionally when she has Bond of Life active, and can essentially only heal with her Elemental Burst.

Arlecchino has enough DPS potential to remain competitive with some of the meta teams in Natlan, but because she's usually directly competing with Mavuika for key supports, she's often regarded lower in terms of pull value, especially if you have Mavuika herself.

The Pyro Archon in her premium teams will typically out-damage Arlecchino, so she's taken a back seat in regards to top meta discussions as a result - but she will still allow you to clear endgame content regardless.

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Roles & Playstyle Of Arlecchino and Her Strengths and Weaknesses

On-Field Pyro DPS with Bond of Life Mechanic

Arlecchino is a considerably strong On-Field Pyro DPS that works well with teammates that allow her to capitalize on her Pyro-Infused attacks, such as Cryo or Hydro teammates that can help setup the Melt, Vaporize and Overload reactions.

Pros and Cons of DPS Arlecchino

Best Build for Arlecchino

Arlecchino is at her best as an On-Field DPS with her build aimed at maximizing her damage as possible. See below for recommendations:

Weapon	Crimson Moon's Semblance
Best Artifact	Fragment of Harmonic Whimsy
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: ATK% or Elemental Mastery Goblet: Pyro DMG Bonus Circlet: CRIT Rate or DMG
Priority Sub-Stat	CRIT Rate or DMG > ATK% > Elemental Mastery > Energy Recharge
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Stat Goals For On-Field DPS Arlecchino

Despite Arlecchino's Bond of Life tied to her max HP, most of her actual damage scales with her ATK stat. Additionally, she doesn't really require to have Energy Recharge accounted for since you aren't going to be using her Elemental Burst every rotation. Prioritize her attack, getting her CRIT to a decent 1:2 Ratio and having some Elemental Mastery if you play her in a Melt or Vaporize team.

Arlecchino 's Recommended Talent Priority

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Best Weapon for Arlecchino

Arlecchino as an On-Field DPS will very clearly favor the weapons that can increase her DPS and offer her the offensive stats she wants. See below for the recommendations:

Premium Weapons for On-Field Pyro DPS Arlecchino

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Crimson Moon's Semblance	Get from Limited Banner - Arlecchino's Signature Weapon that has a CRIT Rate secondary stat and provides DMG% buffs based on the amount of Bond of Life the user has. - Allows Arlecchino to reach a favorable CRIT Rate and DMG ratio. - Obvious best choice for her since it's tailor-made to fit her abilities. - When equipped by Arlecchino, the polearm takes on the appearance of a scythe, which is a special effect unique to her.
2nd	Primordial Jade Winged-Spear	Get from Weapon Banners - CRIT Rate sub stat helps Arlecchino reach her desired CRIT Rate and DMG ratio - Passive provides a lot of ATK% on a passive that Arlecchino can easily stack just by doing her usual combos. - Performance should be somewhat comparable to her Signature Weapon.
3rd	Staff of Homa	Get from Limited Banner - CRIT DMG sub stat makes it easy for Arlecchino to get her desired CRIT ratio. - Since Arlecchino can be in situations where her HP is below 50%, she's able to sometimes make full use of the passive. - The extra HP% is nice, but doesn't fully increase the amount of Bond of Life she receives.
4th	Staff of the Scarlet Sands	Get from Limited Banner - CRIT Rate secondary stat is good for Arlecchino to get a decent CRIT Rate stat for her to be able to hit CRITS more reliably. - This weapon gives Elemental Mastery, which is good for Vaporize and Melt-base comps.
5th	Deathmatch Ballad of the Fjords	Get from Battle Pass - Both battle pass weapons have a CRIT secondary stat, which align with what Arlecchino's favored stat lineup. -Deathmatch gives ATK%, while Ballad of the Fjords has Elemental Mastery. Both are decent enough for most of Arlecchino's teams.

Arlecchino gains a lot from having a lot of good offensive stats, so any polearm with CRIT is going to provide result in mostly decent performances into specific endgame content.

Free To Play Friendly (F2P Weapons) for On-Field Pyro DPS Arlecchino

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	White Tassel	Get From Chests in Liyue - A 3-star polearm that has a CRIT Rate secondary stat. - Can be found in chests in Liyue. - Best at R5. - Overall, Arlecchino's most impactful F2P polearm, thanks to the CRIT Rate secondary and the Normal Attack dmg bonus.
2nd	Blackcliff Pole	Get from Paimon's Bargain - Mostly a stat-stick for the CRIT DMG secondary stat. - Passive gives attack after defeating an enemy, which is good into multi-target content, but has no bearing in single-target content.

For Free-to-Play options, the 3-star CRIT polearm, White Tassel, is the most accessible, provided you haven't used them to level other weapons. The Passive has more value over Blackcliff Pole that can't be used into all types of content in comparison.

Arlecchino Best Artifacts

Like her weapon options, Arlecchino's artifact choices are catered towards increasing her damage output. See the recommendations below:

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Fragment of Harmonic Whimsy	★★★★★ - The only set that directly interacts with Bond of Life mechanics, thereby making it very synergistic with Arlecchino. - Boosts damage dealt whenever Bond of Life increases or decreases.
Gladiator's Finale	★★★★・ - A generalist set that provides ATK% and Normal Attack DMG, which are both stat boosts that Arlecchino appreciates. - You can't farm for these Artifacts directly since there's no domain for it, making it a little harder to get a set that offers good stats.
2-pc. Pyro DMG% 2-pc. ATK%	★★★・・ - A 2-piece plus 2-piece mixed set can be a viable option if you're still farming for a good 4-piece set or if the substats on this combo offers more than what you can get from the 4-piece set. - You can use a combination of any of the mentioned artifacts here or the following: ・ 2-pc. Shimenawa's Reminiscence (ATK%) ・ 2-pc. Gilded Dreams or Wanderer's Troupe (Elemental Mastery for Melt and Vaporize)
Unfinished Reverie	★★★・・ - This set is specifically designed to increase the equipping character's DMG when there are enemies nearby with the Burning reaction. - The best choice for Arlecchino if you play her in a Burning-oriented team.

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT Rate or DMG / ATK% / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT Rate or DMG / ATK% / Elemental Mastery
	Main:ATK% or Elemental Mastery Sub: CRIT Rate or DMG / ATK% / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Pyro DMG Bonus Sub:CRIT Rate or DMG / ATK% / Elemental Mastery
	Main: CRIT Rate or DMG Sub: CRIT Rate or DMG / ATK% / Elemental Mastery

Energy Recharge Isn't a Priority

Arlecchino is made to be built with offensive stats like ATK%, CRIT and Elemental Mastery. Energy Recharge is hardly necessary for her since realistically her Burst is best used only when you need to heal. You can fit in more of her preferred stats as a result of ignoring ER.

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Best Team Comp Arlecchino

Arlecchino Melt Team

DPS	Support	Support	Support
Arlecchino	Citlali	Xilonen	Bennett
Details
- Arlecchino pairs well alongside the premium Melt support Citlali and the Element RES shredder Xilonen. - Citlali is the main source of Cryo to trigger Melt off of and has a shield to help mitigate some damage that your Arlecchino may receive. - Although his healing isn't usually put to good use here, his generous ATK% buff is greatly appreciated by a heavy attack-scaling character like Arlecchino.

Like Mavuika, Arlecchino can output good DPS numbers when slotted into a team that enables her to reliably take advantage of the Melt reaction. Citlali is one of the best supports for a Pyro DPS due to how easily she lets them trigger Melt.

Other Team Comps For Arlecchino

Arlecchino Overload Team

Team		Detail
Arlecchino	Chevreuse	- When paired alongside Chevreuse (ideally C6), Arlecchino's Overload team can record some decently high numbers, provided the team only consists of Pyro and Electro characters. - Chevreuse is the most important part of this team since she provides RES shred for the involved elements. - Fischl and Beidou are a synergistic Electro duo since Fischl generates enough particles for Beidou to reliably use her Elemental Burst for a shield.
Fischl	Beidou

F2P Friendly Team Comp

Team		Detail
Arlecchino	Sucrose	- A F2P-friendly team comp using free or easily obtainable characters. - This is a low-cost Vaporize team with Xingqiu applying a lot of Hydro through his Burst, which Arlecchino can trigger effectively since she uses a lot of Normal Attacks. - Bennett and Sucrose provide buffs such as ATK%, Elemental Mastery and Elemental RES Shred with Viridescent Venerer equipped on Sucrose.
Xingqiu	Bennett

Team Rotation of Arlecchino and Combos

Basic Team Rotation for On-Field DPS Arlecchino

The most important part of Arlecchino's rotation is applying the Blood-Debt Directive with her Skill, so she's able to prime them into Blood-Debt Dues after 5 seconds, increasing her Bond of Life gained after absorbing the Dues. After that, the rotation will be fairly flexible considering her infusion doesn't go away after a swap.

Basic Combo for On-Field DPS Arlecchino

Arlecchino can use dash cancels to cut into the time needed to play-out the longer animations of her Normal Attack string. If you're far less concerned with min-maxing, you can just spam Normal Attacks after absorbing the Blood Debts until you need to refresh her support abilities. You can use her Elemental Burst whenever to heal, but you need to reapply her Elemental Skill as a result to regain the Bond of Life.

Basics Of Using Arlecchino

Arlecchino is meant to be an On-Field Pyro DPS that interacts with a special mechanic called Bond of Life for the purpose of infusing her attacks with Pyro. This allows her to trigger strong Pyro-related reactions such as Melt and Vaporize. Additionally, because of this mechanic, Arlecchino can't be healed normally by an Off-Field Healer while in combat, and can only recover HP via her Elemental Burst.

Bond of Life Equals Pyro Infusion

Arlecchino can be an effective Pyro DPS mostly due to her special enhanced state called 'Masque of the Red Death', which she enters by having any amount of Bond of Life active. This state infuses all her Normal, Charged and Plunging Attacks with Pyro so long as the Bond of Life effect isn't cleared. She primarily receives Bond of Life by using her Elemental Skill, which applies Blood-Debt Directives on enemies hit, and then absorbing the Directives using a Charged Attack to gain a Bond of Life worth a certain amount of her HP.

Bond of Life Prevents Healing

Bond of Life (BoL) is a mechanic introduced in Fontaine that impedes healing from affecting the character's HP bar. Instead, healing will first clear the Bond of Life, which appears as a red border around the HP bar, before the character is able to truly receive any healing. This essentially means you need double the amount of healing when a character has this status.

In Arlecchino's case, she will typically prefer to refrain from being healed completely since clearing her Bond of Life results in the loss of her Pyro Infusion.

Pyro Infusion Stays After Swapping

Arlecchino is among the few On-Field DPSes whose elemental infusion persists even after you swap out of her, since it's tied to her Bond of Life. This gives her the advantage of being able to refresh her supports' abilities later down the rotation without having to worry about tight timings.

Bond of Life Decreases as You Attack

Arlecchino's Masque of the Red Death enhanced state consumes the Bond of Life active on her to increase the damage of her attacks while in this state. At the same time, when she does use up her Bond of Life this way, the cooldown for her Skill is also reduced by 0.8 seconds each time, making it so that she won't really run out of Bond of Life if you maintain a proper rotation.

Elemental Burst Clears Bond of Life

Arlecchino's Elemental Burst immediately clears her Bond of Life using her Elemental Burst, which provides a large amount of healing in a single instance. You're likely to find yourself using this towards the end of the rotation or when Arlecchino accidentally takes too much damage.

Passive Increases the Amount of Bond of Life Granted

Arlecchino's Ascension 1 Passive, 'Agony Alone May Be Repaid', upgrades the Blood-Debt Directives into Blood-Debt Dues after 5 seconds. Absorbing these Dues using a Charged Attack grants a higher percentage of Bond of Life which can therefore prolong the duration of her Masque of the Red Death state. In practice, this usually means she wants to activate her Elemental Skill at the very start of the rotation.

Better With Shields

Her Ascension 4 Passive, called 'Strength Alone Can Defend' gives her Elemental and Physical RES based on her total attack past a certain threshold. The maximum RES she's able to gain from this passive is 20%, which is nice to have, but will not be enough to survive stronger hits or further sustained damage. Arlecchino's gameplay encourages providing her with a shield for a comfortable experience if you aren't able to properly manage her survivability, especially since she can't receive healing outside of her Burst while in combat.

Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Arlecchino

How To Use Arlecchino's Skills & Passives

Strong On-Field Pyro DPS With Wide Team Variety

Arlecchino has a passive that encourages her to use her Elemental Skill first in the rotation so the Blood-Debt Directives turn into Blood-Debt Dues after 5 seconds. This Blood-Debt gives more Bond of Life, which allows her to keep her Pyro Infusion for longer.

Special State Gives Her a Pyro Infusion

Icon	Masque of the Red Death Summary
Invitation to a Beheading: Masque of the Red Death	-When Bond of Life ≥ 30%, Arlecchino enters Masque of the Red Death, converting her Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks to Pyro DMG (cannot be overridden). - In this state, Normal Attacks deal bonus DMG based on ATK and a ratio of her current Bond of Life, consuming 7.5% of it per hit (max once every 0.03s). - Each Bond of Life consumption reduces All Is Ash’s (Skill) CD by 0.8s.

Arlecchino has a special state defined in her Normal Attack description, aptly titled the Masque of the Red Death. This state infuses her Normal, Charged and Plunging with Pyro provided she has any amount of Bond of Life, which she gets from using her Elemental Skill. This is the primary source of her damage and because it's tied to her Normal Attack, her playstyle and combos will naturally have plenty of this included.

Arlecchino doesn't lose her Pyro Infusion even when you swap out of her, since it's tied to the amount of Bond of Life she has. So long as you don't clear the Bond of Life by using her Burst, she will continue to remain in her special state and therefor keep her infusion.

Elemental Skill Activates Bond of Life

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Elemental Skill Summary

All Is Ash

Summons Balemoon Bloodfire, dealing AoE Pyro DMG and applying Blood-Debt Directives to hit enemies. Blood-Debt Directive: - Lasts 30s and deals Pyro DMG every 5s (max 2 instances, counted as Elemental Skill DMG). - When Arlecchino uses a Charged Attack or Elemental Burst, she absorbs and clears nearby Directives, gaining a Bond of Life worth 65% of Max HP per Directive. - Within 35s of using her Skill, she can gain up to 145% of Max HP as Bond of Life. - Using the Skill again resets this duration and limit.

Arlecchino's Elemental Skill is her only source of Bond of Life to activate her special state. The Skill also interacts with her passive that, upon waiting for five seconds, changes the Blood-Debt Directives into Blood-Debt Dues which offer more Bond of Life percentage. Because of this, and as stated, it's generally recommended to open the rotation with her Skill.

Bond of Life Impedes Healing

Bond of Life is a gameplay mechanic that manifests as a red border around the affected character's HP. When Bond of Life is active, the character cannot receive HP from healing conventionally. Instead, this healing clears the Bond of Life first. Once you clear all of the Bond of Life, the red border around the character's HP bar disappears, and any healing amount received with the Bond of Life cleansed should recover HP as it usually would.

Elemental Burst Can Be Used for Emergency Healing

Icon	Elemental Burst Summary
Balemoon Rising	Arlecchino spreads the Balemoon Bloodfire wings, absorbing and clearing nearby Blood-Debt Directives. - Deals AoE Pyro DMG, clears the cooldown of All Is Ash (Skill), and heals herself based on her Bond of Life value and ATK.

Arlecchino's biggest 'downside' is the fact that she cannot receive HP from outside sources of healing while in combat. Her Elemental Burst is the only thing that can heal her, but will also remove all of her stored up Bond of Life percentage at the same time.

This will cause her to end her special state and lose her Pyro Infusion, but it might be necessary to use when your Arlecchino receives too much damage and is at risk of dying.

Passives Increase Bond of Life Amount and Survivability

Icon	Passive Summaries
Agony Alone May Be Repaid	When an opponent with Arlecchino’s Blood-Debt Directive (applied by her) is defeated, she gains a Bond of Life worth 130% of her Max HP. - After 5s, a Blood-Debt Directive upgrades to a Blood-Debt Due. When absorbed, it grants a Bond of Life worth 130% of her Max HP. - Bonds of Life gained this way cannot exceed the original limit from All Is Ash.
Strength Alone Can Defend	- Arlecchino gains 1% All Elemental and Physical RES for every 100 ATK she has in excess of 1,000. The maximum RES increase she can gain this way for each is 20%.

Arlecchino's first passive makes it so that she receives more Bond of Life if you wait 5 seconds before absorbing the Blood-Debts using a Charged Attack, which is why she wants to use her Skill at the start of a rotation. Her second passive allows her to be a little more durable against damage, which is appreciated when she can't be healed traditionally.

Note that while her second passive does help her survivability, it isn't strong enough to replace the security given by a shield, which you should consider using if you find your Arlecchino susceptible to dying or taking too much damage.

Charged Attack Can Be Used for Short Travel

Icon	Charged Attack Description
Invitation to a Beheading: Charged Attack	- Consumes a fixed amount of Stamina, dashing toward a nearby opponent and cleaving once. - Continuously holding this button will cause Arlecchino to consume Stamina and engage in up to 5s of high-speed movement.

Arlecchino has a special interaction with her Charged Attack where she can hold it to move forward in a burst of movement. This can be helpful for traversal in the overworld when you're out exploring, especially in teams or areas with little mobility tools.

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

Prioritize Arlecchino's Constellations

Signature VS Constellation
C1 > Crimson Moon's Semblance > C2

C1 is a High Value Constellation

Arlecchino's C1 is a significant boost to her total damage output, since it doubles the damage increase she receives from having Masque of the Red Death active. Additionally, Arlecchino gets increased interruption resistance just by doing her usual rotation while affected by Masque of the Red Death, making it one of the most impactful early constellations you can get for a character. In general, getting C1 first is almost always ideal. You can stop pulling after C1, but it's also fine to consider C2 as your stopping point unless you plan to go all the way to C6.

Recommendation if You Have Staff of Homa or Primordial Jade Winged-Spear
C1 > C2 > Crimson Moon's Semblance or C6

Other 5-Star Crit Polearms are Competitive

Unless you'd prefer to get her Signature Weapon for aesthetic purposes, Arlecchino still performs fairly well with any 5-star polearm with a crit substat. Crimson Moon's Semblance isn't a huge damage increase in comparison to other polearms like Staff of Homa or the Primordial Jade Winged-Spear. More so, Arlecchino is the only character who can properly benefit from Crimson Moon's Semblance as of now, so investing into her constellations will be better overall if you already have a good weapon for her.

Recommendation if You Don't Have Staff of Homa or Primordial Jade Winged-Spear
Crimson Moon's Semblance > C1 > C2

Crimson Moon's Semblance is Still Better Than the 4-Star Polearms

While Arlecchino can do relatively decent damage with other 4-Star Weapons like Deathmatch, her Signature Weapon will provide a significant boost to her performance versus most 4-Star alternatives regardless. If you do not have access to a 5-Star crit polearm, and if the other weapon on the banner is something you can use or would be fine losing your pity to, then pulling for Crimson Moon's Semblance can still be worth considering.

Arlecchino's Constellations & Effects

Arlecchino's Constellation Name is Ignis Purgatorius

Ignis Purgatorius

Ascension Materials for Arlecchino 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 Fragment Of A Golden Melody 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 Fragment Of A Golden Melody x 46

Rainbow Rose Farm Routes

Rainbow Rose Farm Routes

Rainbow Rose Location & Farm Routes

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

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Who Is Arlecchino?

The Knave of the Fatui Harbringers

Arlecchino, the Fourth of the Eleven Fatui Harbringers, with the codename of The Knave is a dangerous person to deal with. Her position as a Harbringer was given to her by a decree of the Tsaritsa after Arlecchino killed the previous Knave, Crucabena.

Head of the House of the Hearth

During the Fontaine Archon Quest, it is revealed that the House of the Hearth, an orphanage led by Arlecchino, is part of the Fatui. Lyney, Lynette, and Freminet's voicelines talk about their "Father" and their relations to the orphanage. Arlecchino sees herself as a strict and unfeeling Father but in reality, she is considered the most dependable person for the orphans she took in.

Descendant of the Crimson Moon Dynasty

In Arlecchino's Character Stories, it was revealed that Arlecchino is a descendant of the Crimson Moon Dynasty, a kingdom that came before the now fallen Eclipse Dynasty of Khaenri'ah. Her bloodline's power manifests in a strange fire and those who met their demise due to it would leave afterimages that Arlecchino calls as shadows.

Arlecchino's Voice Actors & Notable Roles

English Voice Actor: Erin Yvette

Japanese Voice Actor: Mori Nanako

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