Genshin Impact: Yae Miko Best Build Guide, Kit & Teams

Yae Miko is one of the characters in Genshin Impact that can always find a place in almost any team, and will always be there to support you characters with her off field dps.

Yae Miko is a great addition to any roster and in this guide we’ll show you just how to build her!

Who is Yae Miko

Yae Miko is a 5-star Electro Catalyst user that specializes in off field DPS. Yae is a great sub dps character that matches the likes of Fischl when it comes to sustained and great electro off field dps.

Her kit not only allows her to constantly support her teammates with her turrets, but also gives her the opportunity to deal a ton of damage with her powerful ultimate.

We’re here to tell you all about Yae Miko so let’s not waste any more time and get started with her skills.

Yae Miko Skills

Yae Miko takes full control of the battlefield by using her three fox-like turrets that deal constant electro damage to enemies, allowing you the opportunity to place them once and forget about them until your next rotation.

Apart from this, Yae has a great burst opportunity thanks to her Ultimate, which only grows stronger the more turrets you have on the field. 

Let’s look at Yae Miko’s full kit:

Yae Miko Skills

Spiritfox Sin-Eater

• Normal Attack
  • Summons forth kitsune spirits, initiating a maximum of 3 attacks that deal Electro DMG.
• Charged Attack
  • Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to deal AoE Electro DMG after a short casting time.
• Plunging Attack
  • Plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path with thunderous might.
  • Deals AoE Electro DMG upon impact with the ground.

Yakan Evocation: Sesshou Sakura

• Moves swiftly, leaving a Sesshou Sakura behind.
• Sesshou Sakura
• Has the following properties:
  • Periodically strikes one nearby opponent with lightning, dealing Electro DMG
  • When there are other Sesshou Sakura nearby, their level will increase, boosting the DMG dealt by these lightning strikes.
  • This skill has three charges.
  • A maximum of 3 Sesshou Sakura can exist simultaneously. The initial level of each Sesshou Sakura is 1, and the initial highest level each sakura can reach is 3.
  • If a new Sesshou Sakura is created too close to an existing one, the existing one will be destroyed.

Great Secret Art: Tenko Kenshin

• When she uses this skill, Yae Miko will unseal nearby Sesshou Sakura, destroying their outer forms and transforming them into Tenko Thunderbolts that descend from the skies, dealing AoE Electro DMG.
• Each Sesshou Sakura destroyed in this way will create one Tenko Thunderbolt.

Skill Level Up Priority:

Elemental Skill > Elemental Burst > Normal Attack

Yae Miko Passives

Meditations of a Yako

• Has a 25% chance to get 1 regional Character Talent Material (base material excluded) when crafting.
• The rarity is that of the base material.

The Shrine's Sacred Shade

• When casting Great Secret Art: Tenko Kenshin, each Sesshou Sakura destroyed resets the cooldown for 1 charge of Yakan Evocation: Sesshou Sakura.

Enlightened Blessing

• Every point of Elemental Mastery Yae Miko possesses will increase Sesshou Sakura DMG by 0.15%.

Yae Miko Best Artifact Sets

With the launch of Fontaine almost all designated Sub DPS characters got a huge buff thanks to the [Golden Troupe] Artifact Set. 

This set almost doubles the damage of any Sub DPS character and is overall a great set to be spending your resin on. 

Yae Miko too greatly benefits from the Golden Troupe set, and it is even her best choice, greatly surpassing any other Artifact Set.

So if you’re farming for Yae Miko, then the [Golden Troupe] set is the way to go:

Golden Troupe

• 2-Piece:  Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 20%.
• 4-Piece: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 25%. Additionally, when not on the field, Elemental Skill DMG will be further increased by 25%. This effect will be cleared 2s after taking the field.

For Main and Sub Stats you'd want to go for:

• Sands: Elemental Master / ATK%
• Goblet: Electro DMG Bonus%
• Circlet: Crit DMG / Crit Rate

For Sub-Stats you should focus on: 

 CRIT DMG/CRIT Rate > Energy Recharge > Elemental Mastery > ATK%

Yae Miko Best Weapons

Being a Catalyst user, Yae Miko has a wide range of weapons she can use. However, to best boost her Sub DPS capabilities, focusing on weapons that increase her crit ratio is the best choice.

Her signature weapon is without a doubt her best, however, she also has some other great picks.

Here is the full breakdown:

Yae Miko Weapons

Best Weapon:

Kagura’s Verity

• Gains the Kagura Dance effect when using an Elemental Skill, causing the Elemental Skill DMG of the character wielding this weapon to increase by 12% for 16s. Max 3 stacks.
• This character will gain 12% All Elemental DMG Bonus when they possess 3 stacks.

Alternative:

Skyward Atlas

• Increases Elemental DMG Bonus by 12%.
• Normal Attack hits have a 50% chance to earn the favor of the clouds, which actively seek out nearby opponents to attack for 15s, dealing 160% ATK DMG.
• Can only occur once every 30s.

Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds

• Increases Movement SPD by 10%.
• When in battle, gain an 8% Elemental DMG Bonus every 4s. Max 4 stacks.
• Lasts until the character falls or leaves combat.

The Widsith

• When the character takes the field, they will gain a random theme song for 10s. This can only occur once every 30s.
• Recitative: ATK is increased by 60%.
• Aria: Increases all Elemental DMG by 48%.
• Interlude: Elemental Mastery is increased by 240.

F2P Option:

 

Flowing Purity

• When using an Elemental Skill, All Elemental DMG Bonus will be increased by 8% for 15s, and a Bond of Life worth 24% of Max HP will be granted. This effect can be triggered once every 10s.
• When the Bond of Life is cleared, every 1,000 HP cleared in the process will provide 2% All Elemental DMG Bonus, up to a maximum of 12%.
• This effect lasts 15s.

Yae Miko Best Teams

As an electro Sub DPS Yae Miko can find a place in a ton of teams. It mostly depends on what you want to use Yae for, however, she mostly excels at Dendro teams, with Overload teams following just behind. Below are some suggestion on teams for Yae Miko:

Aggravate Team Comps

Tighnari - Yae Miko - Nahida - Fischl

Yae Miko - Fischl - Nahida - Zhongli

Electro-Charged Team Comps

Yae Miko - Furina - Fischl - Kokomi
Yae Miko - Raiden - Kokomi - Kazuha

Overload Team Comps

Yae Miko - Chevreuse - Fischl - Bennett
Yae Miko - Raiden - Chevreuse - Bennett

Summary

With the recent addition of new artifact sets and new characters that expand more on the Overload mechanic, Yae Miko now has more options than ever when it comes to using her in various teams.

She can fit into any team that uses Electro units and will make it amazing, so if you’re in need of a great sub dps electro unit then Yae Miko is certainly a great fit for your account!