Dehya Best Build, Weapon, & Team Guide

Comprehensive Dehya guide for Genshin Impact. Learn Dehya's best build, team, signature weapon, kit, and materials for this 5-Star Pyro Support Claymore user.

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Dehya Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier

Character Profile

Gacha Art	Rarity
	Element	Pyro
	Weapon	Claymore
	Ascend Stat	HP 28.8%
	Region	Sumeru
	Birthday	April 7
	Roles	Off-Field DPS Survivability
How To Get	Available in all Banners

Base Stats

Dehya is a 5-star Pyro character that wields a Claymore in Genshin Impact. Her gameplay focuses on being a strong on-field DPS and shield provider, excelling in sustained melee combat with self-healing capabilities. Her Elemental Skill, "Fiery Might," unleashes a sweeping Pyro attack that deals AoE damage and generates a shield based on her max HP. Her Elemental Burst, "Sweeping Sands," performs a series of powerful slashes that deal massive Pyro damage and enhance her defense, allowing her to withstand heavy attacks while dealing consistent damage. Lore-wise, Dehya is a fierce mercenary from the desert lands of Sumeru, known for her loyalty and fiery spirit that never wavers even in the harshest battles.

Dehya's Tier & Rating

What Kind of Character is Dehya?

Dehya is a 5-Star Off-Field Pyro support whose most important ability, her Elemental Skill, creates a Fiery Sanctum field. This field increases the active character's resistance to interruption, applies Pyro to enemies inside whenever the character takes damage, and mitigates incoming damage before redirecting it to Dehya.

Dehya isn't usually the first choice in most meta teams. She is usable in some, such as Kinich's Burning teams, but she is rarely the best-in-slot support. Instead, she is often considered a side-grade or alternative to other supports that can directly boost team DPS. Over time, however, her interruption resistance and Off-Field Pyro application have gained more value, making her slightly more viable than she was at release.

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Roles & Playstyle of Dehya and Her Strengths and Weakness

Off-Field Support Dehya

Dehya is best suited as an Off-Field Support who deploys her Fiery Sanctum field to help the On-Field DPS mitigate damage, resist any attacks that could interrupt them, and apply Pyro to enemies.

Pros and Cons of Off-Field Support Dehya

Best Build for Dehya

Dehya's build will depend on team comp and her role in the team. See below for the best one in terms potential DPS output:

Off-Field General Support Off-Field Burgeon Trigger

Weapon	Sacrificial Greatsword
Best Artifact	Deepwood Memories x 4 └ Deepwood is preferred for the best team indicated below. For general use as a support, Dehya can equip the Tenacity of the Millelith set instead.
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: HP% Goblet: HP% Circlet: HP%
Priority Sub-Stat	HP% > Flat HP > CRIT Rate if using Favonius Greatsword
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Stat Goals For Off-Field Support Dehya

Max HP	Around 40,000~

Because Dehya's Elemental Burst isn't used very often, she doesn't need to be built around using it. Instead, you can focus on increasing her max HP since this raises the total damage she can take for the active character, with the maximum amount of damage the Fiery Sanctum can mitigate being limited to 200% of Dehya's Max HP.

Weapon	Makhaira Aquamarine
Best Artifact	Flower of Paradise Lost x 4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Elemental Mastery Goblet: Elemental Mastery Circlet: Elemental Mastery
Priority Sub-Stat	Elemental Mastery > HP%
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Stat Goals For Off-Field Burgeon Trigger Dehya

Elemental Mastery	800~

Dehya can be a functional Burgeon trigger in a reaction-heavy comp. She builds full Elemental Mastery to maximize the damage of the Burgeons. Because her Pyro application is slow, relying on the Burgeon damage alone may not be enough due to how infrequent it would be, so supplementing it with an Electro character than can trigger Aggravate and/or Hyperbloom can help upgrade the total team DPS.

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Best Weapon for Dehya

Dehya's support weapon options are primarily utility-based, either as a means of improving her Elemental Skill uptime or by giving her another buff she can activate for the benefit of the whole party. As a Burgeon trigger, she will want weapons that give Elemental Mastery instead. See below for the recommendations:

Off-Field General Support On-Field Burgeon Support

Premium Weapons for Off-Field Support Dehya

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Sacrificial Greatsword	Get from Banners - Energy Recharge% helps Thoma get his Elemental Burst up quicker and more consistently. - Dehya's best general use weapon for most of her team comps. - Passive can reset the long cooldown of Dehya's Elemental Skill. - Best at R5. - Doesn't need to be fully leveled since Dehya doesn't make use of the Energy Recharge secondary stat.
2nd	Makhaira Aquamarine	Get from Limited Banners - For support Dehya, even R1 of this weapon is enough to provide value to her team due to the ATK% buff. - Better at R5. - This weapon isn't available to get unless you roll on weapon banners where it's specifically rated up, thereby decreasing it's ranking overall.
3rd	Favonius Greatsword	Get from Banners - Can be a good option in teams that require a lot of external Energy generation to charge key Elemental Bursts. - Better at R5. - Dehya needs to build decent enough CRIT Rate to reliably trigger the passive.

Typically Dehya wants a weapon that adds on to her utility either by increasing the usability of her Skill or by letting her activate another buff for the team. HP% weapons are viable as a last resort, but the value provided by the above weapons will allow for better team DPS overall versus giving Dehya more HP.

As for Dehya's Signature Weapon, Beacon of the Reed Sea, it is generally recommended to equip it on an On-Field DPS who could take advantage of the the CRIT secondary stat and the ATK% buff. Dehya can only make good use of it when she's has her C6 activated.

Free To Play Friendly (F2P Weapons) for Off-Field Support Dehya

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	Katsuragikiri Nagamasa	Inazuma Forgeable (Craftable) Weapon - Slightly increases the damage dealt by Dehya's Skill. -

For Free-to-Play options, most craftable options simply don't synergize well with Dehya. Katsuragikiri Nagamasa is the closest to being usable due to the Skill DMG, but at early Adventure Levels, you can equip any craftable claymore as a placeholder until you can get a copy of any of her premium options, since the passives on the craftables overall low in value for what support Dehya wants to achieve.

Premium Weapons for Off-Field Burgeon Trigger Dehya

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Makhaira Aquamarine	Get from Limited Banners - Gives Dehya Elemental Mastery. The more EM she has, the better the damage of the Burgeon explosions. - Lets her provide an ATK% buff to her party, which any ATK-scaling teammate can appreciate.
2nd	Rainslasher	Get from Banners - Usable for the Elemental Mastery secondary stat. - Passive isn't relevant for her role as a Burgeon trigger, so this is functions more like a stat-stick.

Dehya as a burgeon wants a claymore that can give her Elemental Mastery as a baseline. Naturally, any weapon that adds more utility such as Makhaira Aquamarine with its ATK% buff is going to be a lot better overall, but you can typically still use whichever Elemental Mastery claymore you have and get decent results.

Free To Play Friendly (F2P Weapons) for Off-Field Burgeon Trigger Dehya

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	Mailed Flower	Reward From Past Event (Windblume's Breath) - Has an Elemental Mastery stat that Dehya wants in a Burgeon comp, and provides the most EM out of all the available EM claymores. - Further increases Dehya's EM after her Skill hits. - Best at R5 - No longer obtainable if you didn't participate in the event.
2nd	Bloodtainted Greatsword	Get From Banners - Has an Elemental Mastery stat that Dehya wants in a Burgeon comp. - Further increases Dehya's EM after her Skill hits. - Passive doesn't really provide much impact in a Burgeon comp.

For Free-to-Play options, the event weapon, Mailed Flower, proivdes the most Elemental Mastery, even more than the premium options. It's the best choice to increase the Burgeon explosion damage, but requires you to have been playing in Version 3.5, when the event that featured the weapon was live. Otherwise, the next best option is a 3-star claymore that is easily obtainable provided you roll on any banner.

Dehya Best Artifacts

Dehya's best Artifacts choices will also depend on her role in a team. See the recommendations below:

Off-Field Support Artifacts Off-Field Burgeon Trigger Artifacts

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Tenacity of the Millelith	★★★★★ - Best generalist set for Dehya since she benefits from the 2-piece HP% bonus and she can easily trigger the 4-piece for an ATK% buff. - Pair with a DPS that cares about attack.
Deepwood Memories	★★★★・ - Lets Dehya shred Dendro RES for a Dendro On-Field DPS, which she can consistently trigger with her Fiery Sanctum field. - The ideal choice if you play Dehya with Kinich.
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City	★★★・・ - Despite having no Nightsoul Burst, Dehya can still activate half of the 4-piece effect and provide 12% DMG bonus for her team. - Requires Dehya to trigger a reaction involving the element of the On-Field DPS that you want to buff first.
Instructor	★★★・・ - Provides Elemental Mastery for the team when Dehya triggers a reaction. - Good for On-Field DPSes that can appreciate the extra Elemental Mastery like Mualani in a Vape comp.

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Flower of Paradise Lost	★★★★★ - Best choice Dehya if you want to maximize the damage of the Burgeon explosions while also providing Elemental Mastery. - Equal to Gilded Dreams in performance overall.
Gilded Dreams	★★★★★ - Equal to the Paradise Lost set since it still gives Elemental Mastery.
2-pc. Elemental Mastery 2-pc. Elemental Mastery	★★★・・ - This set is a combo of 2 piece Elemental Mastery, which is good if you want Dehya to still have decent Elemental Mastery for Burgeon damage. - Can be a temporary set while you farm for a better 4-piece set.

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat HP Sub: HP% / CRIT Rate (with Favonius Greatsword) / Elemental Mastery (in Burgeon team)
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: HP% / CRIT Rate (with Favonius Greatsword) / Elemental Mastery (in Burgeon team)
	Main: HP% or Elemental Mastery (Burgeon) Sub: HP% / CRIT Rate (with Favonius Greatsword) / Elemental Mastery (in Burgeon team)
	Main: HP% or Elemental Mastery (Burgeon) Sub: HP% / CRIT Rate (with Favonius Greatsword)
	Main: HP% or CRIT Rate (for Favonius Lance), Elemental Mastery (Burgeon) Sub: HP% / CRIT Rate (with Favonius Greatsword)

Dehya Focuses HP% or Elemental Mastery

For general support purposes, Dehya will build HP% to increase her damage mitigation. For Burgeon, she wants to have as much Elemental Mastery as possible. She doesn't need Energy Recharge due to her Elemental Burst outputting underwhelming damage overall, making it relatively easy to build Dehya for either purpose.

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Best Team Comp Dehya

Kinich Burning Team

Support	DPS	Support	Support
Dehya	Kinich	Emilie	Bennett
Details
- Dehya holds Deepwood Memories to shred Dendro RES for Kinich, while also providing Off-Field Pyro to sustain the Burning reaction for Emilie and Kinich. - Kinich and Emilie mutually benefit from having the Burning reaction active, which helps to elevate the team DPS. - Bennett provides a substantial ATK% buff that Kinich and Emilie greatly benefit from, while also activating Pyro Resonance alongside Dehya. He also is the primary sustain of the team.

This Burning team is one of Kinich's best teams, and the synergy between each party member helps make the comp more comfortable to play as a whole. Dehya's interruption resistance and damage mitigation from the Fiery Sanctum field helps Kinich while he's grappled unto an enemy, and the active Pyro Resonance alongside Bennett, who is the main healer, ensure that there's enough ATK% buffs and heals going around for Kinich and Emilie.

Other Team Comps For Dehya

Dehya Burgeon with Hyperbloom

Team		Detail
Dehya	Nahida	- Dehya provides Off-Field Pyro to trigger Burgeons in this comp that triggers multiple reactions at certain intervals. - Nahida provides Elemental Mastery with her Burst field and shreds Dendro RES shred with Deepwood Memories.
Kokomi	Fischl

F2P Friendly Team Comp

Team		Detail
Dehya	Xiangling	- A F2P-friendly team comp using free or easily obtainable characters. - Lisa can benefit from the interruption resistance given by Dehya's Fiery Sanctum while she charges her Hold Skill. - Bennett and Xiangling is a strong DPS core so pairing it with another reaction like Overload can help increase the damage potential.
Bennett	Lisa

Team Rotation of Dehya and Combos

Basic Team Rotation for Off-Field Support Dehya

Dehya's team rotation pre-C6 is going to be extremely straight-forward since she rarely, if ever, uses her Elemental Burst. The most important part of it is remembering to use her Elemental Skill twice to activate her Unstinting Succor passive, so the interruption resistance and damage mitigation are a little stronger at the start.

If Dehya is C6 and you're interested in using her as an On-Field DPS, you can follow the combo above as a general rule. You can use a mix of Normal Attacks and Elemental Skill inputs to achieve the desired punch amount.

Basics Of Using Dehya

Dehya is often played as an Off-Field Support whose Elemental Skill deploys Fiery Sanctum field that gives increased interruption resistance. While the field is active, the damage taken by the character standing inside it is slightly mitigated, with Dehya receiving a portion of that damage over a certain period of time.

Dehya's Field Acts Similar to a Shield

The Flaming Sanctum that Dehya creates is similar in function to a shield. The active character cannot be interrupted while inside the field, and any damage they take is reduced and instead redirected to Dehya. She automatically triggers a self-heal after she receives a certain amount of damage. Additionally, the field releases a Pyro coordinated attack to enemies inside when the active character takes damage.

Elemental Burst Has a Unique Mechanic

Dehya's Elemental Burst causes her to release a fury of blows in a specific direction. This requires you to input your Normal Attack according to a sound cue that plays at a set interval. Timing it correctly results in Dehya releasing her punches or blows faster, contributing to an increase in damage. Her Elemental Burst can also be cancelled early if you jump in her Burst mode.

Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Dehya

How To Use Dehya's Skills & Passives

Damage Mitigation and Increased Resistance to Interruption

Off-Field Dehya will usually only need to deploy her Fiery Sanctum through her Skill in a rotation. This is because her Elemental Burst at C0 doesn't deal enough damage to justify the time used.

Elemental Skill Is Her Most Important Ability

Dehya's main supportive value comes from her Elemental Skill. On its first cast, Dehya creates a field that provides three effects for the active character: increased interruption resistance, damage mitigation with a portion redirected to Dehya, and Off-Field Pyro application to enemies whenever the character is hit. The redirected damage is known as "Redmane’s Blood" and drains Dehya’s HP over time (DoT).

Her Skill can be recast, and doing so is usually recommended to trigger her passive, Unstinting Succor, which reduces the damage Dehya receives from Redmane's Blood. Because the damage mitigation stops after Dehya receives 200% of her Max HP in damage, activating this passive ensures that the mitigation is in-effect for a little longer.

Elemental Burst Has a Timing Mechanic

Dehya’s Elemental Burst contributes a large portion of her personal damage but requires her to remain on-field. When activated, she enters a special stance and unleashes a barrage of punches in the chosen direction. By default, she performs 6 punches, but rapidly pressing the Attack or Skill button can increase this to 10. Once the sequence ends, she automatically recasts her Elemental Skill.

While in this stance, Dehya’s punches are considered Burst attacks rather than Normal Attacks. As a result, she cannot trigger effects tied to Normal Attacks, such as Yelan’s Burst. Jumping will also cancel the stance early, so avoid doing so if you want to complete the full sequence.

Passives Increase Her Viability as a Sustain Character

Dehya’s Ascension Passives strengthen her Elemental Skill’s two core functions: the interruption resistance and damage mitigation. Her first passive increases interruption resistance when she first creates a Fiery Sanctum, and if the field is renewed, either by recasting her Skill or after using her Burst, she briefly takes reduced damage from the accumulated mitigation (Redmane’s Blood).

Her second passive heals her after she absorbs a set amount of damage, allowing her to act as a pseudo-sustain unit by steadily mitigating and recovering HP. However, heavy damage can still overwhelm her, so it is best to pair her with a dedicated healer to ensure survivability.

Can Be Played in a Burgeon Team

Since Dehya's Elemental Skill applies AoE Pyro to enemies within the area, she can act as a convincing Burgeon trigger if built with Elemental Mastery as a focus. Due to how infrequent her Off-Field Pyro hits, its best to supplement her damage with other DPSes or by triggering other reactions in tandem, such as Hyperbloom or Electrocharged.

On-Field DPS Playstyle Is Better at C6

Dehya is normally built to function in a supportive role, since her personal damage at C0 is underwhelming. If you happen to have her C6, her Elemental Burst becomes a decent source of DPS due to the increased CRIT stats she receives with this Constellation, which opens up a use-case for Dehya as an On-Field Pyro DPS.

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

Choose Based on Preference

Recommendation for General-Purpose
Beacon of the Reed Sea > C1 > C2

Beacon of the Reed Sea is a Decent Generalist Weapon

Since Dehya is a standard character, getting her constellations after failing to secure the rate-up limited 5-star is very possible, but not guaranteed. Conversely, her weapon was not added to the standard banner pool and may only appear during Chronicled Wish banners. Prior to getting Dehya's C6, it'll generally be better to consider getting Beacon of the Reed Sea since its a 5-star claymore with a Crit Rate substat that can be used as a stat-stick on other claymore DPS characters.

Recommendation for Dehya-Focus
C1 > C2 > Beacon of the Reed Sea

C1 is a Good Stopping Point

Dehya's constellations do improve her damage potential, but you will likely not notice a significant improvement in her performance before C6, where she can become your main carry. C1 improves her tanking and sustain abilities and will be a good stopping point for those who would want to use her in place of a shield character.

Dehya's Constellations & Effects

Dehya's Constellation Name is Mantichora

Mantichora

Ascension Materials for Dehya 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 Faded Red Satin x 18 Trimmed Red Silk x 30 Rich Red Brocade x 12 Sand Grease Pupa x 108 Light Guiding Tetrahedron 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 Faded Red Satin x 18 Trimmed Red Silk x 30 Rich Red Brocade x 36 Sand Grease Pupa x 168 Light Guiding Tetrahedron x 46

Level 1	Default
Level 2	Teachings Of Praxis x3 Faded Red Satin x6
Level 3	Guide To Praxis x2 Trimmed Red Silk x3
Level 4	Guide To Praxis x4 Trimmed Red Silk x4
Level 5	Guide To Praxis x6 Trimmed Red Silk x6
Level 6	Guide To Praxis x9 Trimmed Red Silk x9
Level 7	Philosophies Of Praxis x4 Rich Red Brocade x4 Puppet Strings x1
Level 8	Philosophies Of Praxis x6 Rich Red Brocade x6 Puppet Strings x1
Level 9	Philosophies Of Praxis x12 Rich Red Brocade x9 Puppet Strings x2
Level 10	Philosophies Of Praxis x16 Rich Red Brocade x12 Puppet Strings x2 Crown of Insight x1
Level 11	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 12	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 13	Unlocked via Constellation

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