Guinaifen in Honkai Star Rail: Best Build and Team Guide

Guinaifen in HSR is an epic fire character whose main mechanic is based on the imposition of the Burn status. This effect is considered a damage over time (DoT) debuff that is triggered at the start of the enemy's turn. In addition, she can spread the universal condition Firekiss, which directly increases the damage taken by enemy targets.

The heroine complements both standard groups well due to her good personal damage and debuff, as well as teams that are completely focused on playing from DoTs. She is also undemanding to the build and has a simple rotation, which makes her a comfortable unit for beginners. At later stages, she will act as a support until legendary analogues are obtained.

The Heroine's Story

Guinaifen is a street artist who performs acrobatics on a terrace in Exalting Sanctum. She was born into an aristocratic family on a planet far from Luofu and was named Guinevere. Being one of the youngest children in the family, she received a lot of affection and love from her parents, until one day the Antimatter Legion invaded her world.

Escape from their home planet led Guinevere and her brothers to a place forgotten by the Aeons, where even oxygen was in short supply. She spent her youth struggling to survive until her brothers became intergalactic pirates and the means to survive became scarce again. They lived a dishonest life as bandits until they attempted to steal from one of Xianzhou's ships and were caught.

However, the Cloud Knights showed mercy and pardoned the family, giving them a new destiny. Guinevere began to learn acrobatics and proved so skilled that she became a famous artist. A new name, suitable for the local culture, was given to her by Sushan, now her close friend. The girl accepted her new life in unfamiliar lands and now strives to repay the kindness shown.

How to Get the Character

Due to her epic rarity, Guinaifen can be obtained from any Warp available in the game, as well as purchased from the Pom-Pom's Shop at certain times.

To avoid missing the Guinaifen rerun, follow our banner schedule.

Features

The main characteristics that increase with the character's level are presented in the table:

Values ​​such as speed and basic taunt do not change as the heroine's level increases.

How Guinaifen Skills Work

The heroine's skills extend to multiple targets and allow her to cast Burn, which is a negative DoT status. At the same time, the street artist is also able to inflict additional damage on enemies with this effect and hang Firekiss, which increases the damage received by mobs. All this allows the character to optimally interact with both regular combat units and those who play from periodic statuses.

Active skills

Passive Skills

Leveling Order

Skill = Talent > Super Ability > Basic Attack

The priority for skill leveling should be as follows:

1. Leveling of the skill Blazing Welcome affects the strength of the Burn status, and the talent allows you to apply debuffs that increase the DPS of the entire team. These skills are equally useful therefore they are leveled side-by-side.
2. Ultimate spreads to all enemies at once and immediately activates the existing Burn statuses.
3. Normal attack deals the least damage in comparison, but can impose a status with a leveled trace "High Poles". The abilities already listed are more priority, so the resources are used for the basic attack last.

Traces

Total increase in values:

Eidolons

Best Guinaifen's Eidolons are E2, E4 and E6.

• Second eidolon Increases the multiplier of one of the main sources of damage - Burn. Periodic fire damage depends on the attack power and skill level, respectively, the enhancement from the eidolon stacks with these indicators.
• Fourth Eidolon Simplifies the generation of energy for the ultimate. Considering that the character's mechanics allow for periodic damage to be applied to several opponents at once, the energy for the ultimate will be restored every enemy turn.
• Sixth Eidolon Affects the increase of the outgoing DPS of the whole team thanks to the talent. After receiving damage from Burn, the enemy is given a Firekiss, which increases the damage received by the target. With the Eidolon, Firekiss can be stacked up to 4 times instead of 3.

How to Play Guinaifen in HSR

The core of the game for the artist is to deal fire damage and apply Burn. The peculiarity of the mechanics lies in the status Firekiss, which increases the damage received by the enemy depending on the number of stacks. With the help of the skill, the character targets the selected monster and nearby enemies. The super ability deals AoE damage and causes fire debuffs to work. The main task is to constantly maintain and activate these bonuses.

The principle of Guinaifen's rotation:

1. Before the start of the battle, use debuffing and buffing techniques of the characters.
2. Use Gui's technique to start the fight with buffs - attack a random enemy four times, apply Burn.
3. During the turn, use Blazing Welcome on targets without DoTs to weaken all enemies on the field.
4. Alternate between basic attack and skill as needed. Try to keep Burn on all enemies.
5. Activate your super ability when all enemies are weakened to deal additional damage from each status.

All about character leveling

This section lists all the consumable resources needed for maximum unit development.

Ascension materials

Level	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3
30	Credits ×3 200	Artifex's Module ×4
40	Credits ×6 400	Artifex's Module ×8
50	Credits ×12 800	Artifex's Cogwheel ×5	Searing Steel Blade ×2
60	Credits ×32 000	Artifex's Cogwheel ×8	Searing Steel Blade ×5
70	Credits ×64 000	Artifex's Gyreheart ×5	Searing Steel Blade ×15
80	Credits ×128 000	Artifex's Gyreheart ×7	Searing Steel Blade ×28

Total amount of components required to level up to 80:

• Credits ×826 200.
• Artifex's Module ×12, Artifex's Cogwheel ×13, Artifex's Gyreheart ×12 – materials dropped by Entranced Ingenuities and Aurumatons of Luofu.
• Searing Steel Blade ×50 – character ascension material given as a reward for completing the Stagnant Shadow in the Great Mine (Yarilo-6).
• Traveler's Guide ×289, Adventure Log ×6, Travel Encounters ×3.

Skill Leveling Materials

Skill	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3	Material 4
Basic attack Standing Ovation	Credits ×192 000	Artifex's Module ×4 Artifex's Cogwheel ×5 Artifex's Gyreheart ×5	Obsidian of Dread ×2 Obsidian of Desolation ×6 Obsidian of Obsession ×8
Skill Blazing Welcome	Credits ×522 000	Artifex's Module ×6 Artifex's Cogwheel ×10 Artifex's Gyreheart ×5	Obsidian of Dread ×2 Obsidian of Desolation ×12 Obsidian of Obsession ×23	Tracks of Destiny ×1 Regret of Infinite Ochema ×3
Ultimate Watch This Showstopper	Credits ×522 000	Artifex's Module ×6 Artifex's Cogwheel ×10 Artifex's Gyreheart ×5	Obsidian of Dread ×2 Obsidian of Desolation ×12 Obsidian of Obsession ×23	Tracks of Destiny ×1 Regret of Infinite Ochema ×3
Talent PatrAeon Benefits	Credits ×522 000	Artifex's Module ×6 Artifex's Cogwheel ×10 Artifex's Gyreheart ×5	Obsidian of Dread ×2 Obsidian of Desolation ×12 Obsidian of Obsession ×23	Tracks of Destiny ×1 Regret of Infinite Ochema ×3

Upgrading skills consumes the following materials:

• Credits ×1 758 000.
• Artifex's Module ×22, Artifex's Cogwheel ×35, Artifex's Gyreheart ×20.
• Obsidian of Dread ×8, Obsidian of Desolation ×42 and Obsidian of Obsession ×77 – a resource for leveling up the talents of the heroes of the Path of Nihility. Obtained by completing Calyxes in the Great Mine.
• Tracks of Destiny ×3 – a reward for successfully completing some temporary events, gaining points in the Simulated Universe, leveling up the Nameless Honor. Additional items can be purchased in the in-game Pom Pom's Store.
• Regret of Infinite Ochema ×9 – drops for defeating the weekly boss Phantylia (Echoes of War: Scalegorge Waterscape).

The order of leveling traces

Skill / Stat	Material 1	Material 2	Material 3	Material 4
Fire dmg bonus +3,2%	Credits ×2 000	Artifex's Module ×2
High pole	Credits ×4 000	Obsidian of Dread ×2	Regret of Infinite Ochema ×1
Break Effect +5,3%	Credits ×4,000	Obsidian of Dread ×2	Artifex's Module ×4
Fire dmg bonus +3,2%	Credits ×8 000	Obsidian of Desolation ×2	Artifex's Cogwheel ×2
EHR +4%	Credits ×8 000	Obsidian of Desolation ×2	Artifex's Cogwheel ×2
Bladed Hoop	Credits ×16,000	Obsidian of Desolation ×4	Tracks of Destiny ×1	Regret of Infinite Ochema ×1
Fire dmg bonus +4,8%	Credits ×16 000	Obsidian of Desolation ×4	Artifex's Cogwheel ×3
Break Effect +8%	Credits ×36 000	Obsidian of Obsession ×2	Artifex's Gyreheart ×2
Fire dmg bonus +4,8%	Credits ×36 000	Obsidian of Obsession ×2	Artifex's Gyreheart ×2
Walking on Knives	Credits ×128 000	Obsidian of Obsession ×6	Tracks of Destiny ×1	Regret of Infinite Ochema ×1
EHR +6%	Credits ×128 000	Obsidian of Obsession ×6	Artifex's Gyreheart ×6
Break Effect +10,7%	Credits ×128 000	Obsidian of Obsession ×6	Artifex's Gyreheart ×6
Fire dmg bonus +6,4%	Credits ×128 000	Obsidian of Obsession ×6	Artifex's Gyreheart ×6

Total amount of resources required:

• Credits ×642 000.
• Artifex's Module ×6, Artifex's Cogwheel ×7, Artifex's Gyreheart ×22.
• Obsidian of Dread ×4, Obsidian of Desolation ×12 and Obsidian of Obsession ×28.
• Tracks of Destiny ×2.
• Regret of Infinite Ochema ×3.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Best Guinaifen Builds in Honkai: Star Rail

The Street Performer specializes in dealing periodic fire damage from Burn, followed by the Firekiss debuff, which increases the damage taken by the enemy. The DoT status is not affected by crit-related stats, but relies on attack power and chance to hit effects. Priority stats when building Guinaifen in HSR:

• ATK (ATK) – Increases all DPS dealt, including abilities and periodic debuffs.
• Effect Hit Rate (EHR) – increases the success of applying debuff effects, in this case – the Burn status.
• Speed – the order of actions in the battle depends on this stat.
• Break effect – Allows you to deal more damage after destroying the enemy's fire toughness bar.

Recommended Stats

Parameters to look for in relics:

Additional indicators in relics:

• Attack Power;
• speed;
• EHR;
• break effect;
• crit. indicators (affects your own damage from skills).

Recommended final characteristics values ​​for a comfortable game:

• ATK: not less than 2500;
• speed: 134 and more;
• effect hit rate: 30-67%;
• break effect: up to 50%;
• energy recharge: 100% (120% - situational in teams relying on Burn);
• Crit Rate and DMG: in a ratio of 1:2 (50/100). It is not recommended to invest heavily in gaining crits, since damage from skills is only a small part of the gameplay.

Light Cone Rating

The chosen cone must match the Path of Nihility in order for the passive bonus to be unlocked and used. Otherwise, the character will only receive additional points of basic stats. The following "cards" are suitable as weapons:

Name	Description	Recommendation
Good Night and Sleep Well ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	Damage dealt is increased by 12-24% for each existing debuff on the target enemy. The bonus stacks up to 3 times and applies to damage over time.	The passive effect applies to periodic damage, so it combines favorably with the heroine's mechanics. To obtain all levels of the passive, at least one more hero capable of imposing debuff is required in the team. For example, the starting Dan Heng, who reduces the target's speed with the skill - 1 stack of the passive ability, the Burn status - 2 stacks, Firekiss - 3 stacks.
Eyes of the Prey ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	Increases EHR by 20-40% and periodic damage by 24-48%.	An excellent option with two of the most important characteristics for the heroine. The success of imposing statuses, which are subsequently enhanced by the second part of the cone’s passive ability, depends on EHR. The weapon does not have conditions for activating the effect, so the gain from it will be stable.
In the Name of the World ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 26-582 DEF 21-463	Increases damage dealt to debuffed enemies by 24-40%. When the owner uses their skill, hit rate of this attack's effects increases by 18-30%, and the attack power is 24-40%.	A good "card" for increasing personal damage. The buffs work for the current use of the skill, increasing its damage, EHR and ATK, from which the ability's damage is scaled. Considering that the skills allow you to always keep negative statuses on most enemies, each hit will be under the buff.
Patience Is All You Need ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 26-582 DEF 21-463	Damage dealt is increased by 24-40%Each hit increases the speed by 4,8-8%. The effect can be stacked up to 3 times. When the owner hits an enemy without Erode, has a base 100% chance of inflicting this status on the target. The enemy with Erode is also considered to have the Shock status. The enemy with Erode receives periodic Lightning damage equal to 60-100% of ATK of the owner, at the beginning of each turn for 1 turn.	Increases damage and speed, indirectly increasing all damage in the rotation: high speed will allow the character to take action more often, generate energy and activate Burn. As an additional bonus, the cone itself imposes a periodic effect on enemies who have received damage. Considering that the heroine has AoE mechanics, enemies will always receive additional damage not only from Burn, but also from Shock.
Reforged Remembrance ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 26-582 DEF 21-463	Chance to hit effects increases by 40-60%. When the owner attacks an enemy with Wind Shear Burn, Shock, or Bleed, they gain 1 level of the Prophet status. This effect can stack up to 4 times. During a single battle, each type of periodic damage can only add 1 level of the Prophet status. Each level of this status increases attack power by 5-9%, and also allows periodic damage to ignore 7.2-10% of the target's defence.	Light cone with a situational passive. Without conditions, increases EHR by a decent amount. However, other weapon effects require playing in certain teams, where there are representatives of the Nihility of various elements: in this case, the girl will receive an increase in ATK and a buff to ignore the target's defense with periodic damage.
Those Many Springs ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-953 ATK 26-582 DEF 24-529	The owner has an increased EHR + 60-100%. If he uses a normal attack, skill, or ultimate to hit an enemy, that enemy has a base chance of 60% of being inflicted with the Unarmored status. An opponent with the Unarmored status receives 10-18% more damage for 2 turns. If the owner has applied a damage over time effect to an enemy target, then with a base chance of 60% the Unarmored status is enhanced to the Cornered status, with which the damage taken by the enemy increases by another 14-22% also for 2 turns. Under the conditions of the last debuff, the owner is not able to apply the Unarmored status on the enemy.	The cone's passive allows for almost the maximum required hit chance, which will help to almost always apply negative conditions to the enemy. The rest of the weapon's bonus will allow the entire team to deal more damage to enemies with the Unarmored or Cornered debuff.
Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	When the owner hits an enemy that does not have the Ensnared status, he has a base chance of 60-100% to impose the status of Ensnared on this opponent. The defense of the enemy with the status of Ensnared is reduced by 12-16% for 1 turn.	An excellent cone that allows you to reduce the enemy's defense. The heroine can damage several targets at once, casting Trap on each. The team will take advantage of this feature, attacking enemies with reduced defense. The only important condition is the duration - the speed must be higher than both enemies and allies, so that the effect does not disappear immediately after the turn.
Solitary Healing ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 24-529 DEF 18-396	Break effect is increased by 20-40%. Using the ultimate increases the damage dealt over time by 24-48% for 2 moves. Defeating an opponent with the wearer's Damage Over Time effect restores 4-8of their energy.	Light cone from Herta's shop. Increasing break effect for the heroine is not as important as increasing damage from the Burn status and the ability to restore energy. It will be an excellent option if you have a link rope for energy restoration or 4 eidolons.
Incessant Rain ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 48-1058 ATK 26-582 DEF 21-463	Increases EHR by 24-40%. When the owner deals damage to an enemy whose number of existing debuffs is greater than or equal to 3, his critical chance increases by 12-20%. After using a basic attack, skill or super ability, there is a 100% chance to inflict the Aether Code status on the target. The damage received by the enemy under this status is increased by 12-20% for 1 turn.	Increases EHR and after any hit imposes a debuff effect that increases the damage taken by the enemy. When hitting an enemy with a large number of negative effects, it additionally increases the chance of a critical hit, which is useful for the heroine's own DPS.
Before the Tutorial Mission Starts (F2P) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 43-952 ATK 21-476 DEF 15-330	Increases EHR by 20-40%. When the owner attacks an opponent with reduced defense, he recovers 4-8 energy.	Free weapons for completing the stages of the patch 1.1 event. The cone has a useful permanent buff for successfully inflicting negative statuses. To activate the second part of the passive effect, you will need a debuffer in the team that can reduce the defense of enemies.
We Will Meet Again ⭐⭐⭐⭐ HP 38-846 ATK 24-529 DEF 15-330	After the owner uses a basic attack or skill, he deals 48-96% of attack power as additional damage to a random enemy hit.	The cone deals additional damage to one of the enemies after each basic attack or skill. The heroine's mechanics are aimed at imposing statuses of periodic damage, which the weapon does not affect in any way, so it can only be equipped if the above alternatives are missing.
Hidden Shadow ⭐⭐⭐ HP 38-846 ATK 14-317 DEF 12-264	After using the skill, the owner's next basic attack deals additional damage to the selected enemy equal to 60-120% of ATK.	An option that can be used at the start of the game. It is distinguished by an inconvenient activation of the passive ability, for which it is necessary to alternate the skill and basic attack.
Void ⭐⭐⭐ HP 38-846 ATK 14-317 DEF 12-264	At the start of combat, increases the chance of the wearer's effects hitting 20-40% for 3 turns.	Can be equipped at initial ranks if weapons higher are not available. Light Cone has a useful but unstable buff, as the buff only lasts the first 3 turns of the character.

What relics and ornaments are needed

Equipped artifacts should increase the main characteristics: attack power, speed, etc. Next, let's consider which sets are suitable for the character.

Cavern relics

Name	Effects	Recommendation
Prisoner in Deep Confinement	2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%. 4 parts: For each damage over time effect an enemy has (up to max 3), the owner ignores 6% of that enemy's Defense when dealing damage.	The best set for heroes with periodic damage mechanics. The artist can use the full effect of relics alone, which will apply to all types of damage. Ignoring defense will have a positive effect on the heroine's DPS in any team.
Firesmith of Lava-Forging Musketeer of Wild Wheat Messenger Traversing Hackerspace	2 parts: Fire Damage +10%. 2 parts: Attack power +12%. 2 Piece: Speed ​​+6%.	Smith + Musketeer is the best relic set in a 2x2 build that will buff the unit to the max by giving a percentage increase to the main stats. One of the sets can be replaced with parts of the set "Messenger Traversing Hackerspace”, however, the basis is Musketeer/Firesmith.
Musketeer of Wild Wheat	2 parts: Increases attack power by 12%. 4 parts: Increases the owner's speed by 6%, also increases the damage of his basic attack by 10%.	A good alternative that combines key parameters. Since the DoT imposed by the skill depends entirely on ATK, a set with this characteristic will be useful both at the start and at later stages of mastering the game. In addition, the set enhances the normal strike and speed, positively affecting all aspects of the character.
Firesmith of Lava-Forging	2 Piece: Increases fire bonus by 10%. 4 Piece: Increases the damage dealt by the owner's skill by 12%, and also increases the fire bonus of the next hit after using the ultimate by 12%.	Increases the direct DPS of the heroine's abilities, which is more suitable for the role of the main damage dealer. Four parts of the set allow you to get a buff on the fire bonus and increase the damage from the ability that will be used after the ultimate.

Planar ornaments

Name	Effects	Recommendation
Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise	2 parts: Increases the owner's hit rate of effects by 10%. Also increases attack power (ATK) by 25% of the current hit rate of effects. This effect can stack up to 25%.	It is not so difficult for the heroine to gain a lot of EHR with traces, cone and artifacts. With this characteristic, ATK will also increase.
Space Sealing Station	2 parts: Increases the owner's attack power (ATK) by 12%. If the owner's speed is greater than or equal to 120, their attack power increases by an additional 12%.	A balanced set aimed at increasing ATK. To get all the bonuses from the set, it is enough to equip the boots for speed.
Sprightly Vonwacq	2 parts: Increases the owner's energy recovery speed by 5%. If the owner's speed is greater than or equal to 120, then at the beginning of the battle, its action is advanced by 40%.	A good set, considering that the character has a rather expensive superpower. Will be a great option in teams where, in addition to the artist, there will be a fire character with the ability to apply Burn, since the ultimate instantly activates this status.
Penacony, Land of the Dreams	2 parts: Increases energy recovery speed by 5%. Increases damage dealt by allies of the same type as the owner by 10%.	An alternative energy recovery set that will suit a sub-DD with support functions. Works best in mono-elemental teams, since the passive bonus applies to allies of a similar element. In this case, it is suitable for groups with a fire damage dealer.
Fleet of the Ageless	2 parts: Increases max. Owner's HP by 12%. If the owner's speed is higher than or equal to 120 units, then the attack power of all allies increases by additional. 8%.	Planar ornaments to increase damage for the entire team. However, this set is not worth getting specifically for the girl - it is much weaker than the alternatives above.

Team Guide for Guinaifen in HSR

In a team, Guinaifen functions as a secondary damage dealer with the ability to apply the Burn debuff. She fits perfectly into DoT teams, but can play in any group given her versatility, independence, and useful nerfs.

Which characters are suitable?

The following heroes can join the team with the street artist:

Character	Path	Damage type	Features
Hook	Destruction	Fire	Synergizes perfectly with the artist's mechanics. Can independently apply Burn, allowing Firekiss to appear faster and gain levels. With the talent "PatrAeon Benefits" deals additional damage to enemies with a periodic fire effect and restores energy to herself.
Topaz and Numby	The Hunt	Fire	A damage dealer who specializes in bonus hits. Can effectively use Fire Kiss status deflectors and fill a sub-DPS position in a mono-Fire team.
Doctor Ratio	The Hunt	Imaginary	Guinevere is a good representative of the Path of Nihility for Dr. Ratio, as she supports the scientist with 3 active debuffs on a permanent basis. To fully implement the bonus strike of Veritas, you can also equip the girl with the light cone "Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat": in this case, the synergy between the heroes will increase even more.
Asta	Harmony	Fire	The best representative of the Path of Harmony in a team with an artist, since you can make a mono-elemental team with her. Effectively penetrates fire vulnerability, buffs ATK and speed. At the fourth ascension, you can level the trace, which increases the multiplier of the fire bonus for the entire team.
Black Swan	Nihility	Wind	Applies the Arcane status, which deals wind damage over time or becomes all DoT effects after using the ultimate. The Street Performer will help her in accumulating stacks, while Black Swan will lower defense and increase damage taken by enemies.
Acheron	Nihility	Lightning	Main-DD, who has an ultimate that requires a special charge of Slashed Dream instead of energy. To get it, you need to apply debuff to enemies, which Guinevere can help with. In addition, Acheron needs Path of Nihility characters to work the "Abyss" trace.
Jiaoqiu	Nihility	Fire	Applies the "Ashen Roast" (Burn) debuff. Enemies affected by "Ashen Roast" receive increased damage. The super ability also deals good damage and applies an additional condition that increases the damage incoming from ultimate abilities to monsters.
Luka	Nihility	Physical	Specializes in negative periodic effects, but is tailored for single targets. The characters can form a powerful combination against opponents of any size.
Fire MC	Preservation	Fire	Acts as a tank, attracting enemy attacks. Can provide shields to the entire team and deal fire damage in an area.
Gallagher	Abundance	Fire	A representative of the Abundance path, whose healing depends on the negative states imposed on enemies. When striking opponents with the "Besotted" status, health is restored. The character's set of skills also includes instant healing with a skill and a mass heal with an enhanced basic strike.
Himeko	Erudition	Fire	A good damage dealer who performs best against groups of enemies. Gains passive ability levels for each vulnerability broken, up to three, after which it performs a bonus strike out of turn. With the trace open, Starfire can apply the Burn status with each bonus attack.
Serval	Erudition	Lightning	Lightning damage dealer that works well against single targets and groups of enemies. Perfectly penetrates the corresponding vulnerability and imposes the Shock status with a high chance. Can be a valuable ally in a team with heroes playing from debuffs.
Bronya	Harmony	Wind	Powerful buffer from a standard banner. Using the ultimate increases critical damage for the entire team, and the ability promotes the action of one ally and increases his damage.
Ruan Mei	Harmony	Ice	A support that increases damage dealt, speed, break efficiency and resistance break of all types of elements. Can delay the action, prolong the break state and passively deal damage. Shows excellent performance in builds with two damage dealers.
Robin	Harmony	Physical	A representative of Harmony of the highest tier, whose skills are aimed at increasing outgoing damage, crit. damage and attack power. When using the ultimate, advances all allies' action by 100%.
Sparkle	Harmony	Quantum	The main advantage of Sparkle is not only the increase in crit. damage, as well as total outgoing damage. The Masked Fool directly affects the increase in the number of skill points used during battle, and also contributes to their accelerated recovery.
Tribbie	Harmony	Quantum	Buffs imply a direct increase in damage, which means they are useful for any characters, including those playing from periodic damage. At the same time, Tribbie also acts as a secondary DPS hero and deals damage in an area using a bonus attack and super ability.
Tingyun	Harmony	Lightning	Helps solve the problem with generating energy for the ultimate by using its own superpower. This skill increases the attack power of the selected ally in proportion to her own.
Hanya	Harmony	Physical	A representative of Harmony, passively restoring points to the team. For this reason, it is perfect for teams that play on skills, compensating for the consumption of combat resources. In addition, it increases the damage dealt to an enemy with a Burden and directly buffs the main DPS.
Kafka	Nihility	Lightning	The best candidate for the central position in periodic damage teams. The Stellaron Hunter's mechanics focus on inflicting negative statuses that are instantly triggered during the ultimate.
Silver Wolf	Nihility	Quantum	Provides debuffs to speed, defense reduction, or attack power with a normal strike. Useful in almost any team, especially in teams with one element, due to the ability to add vulnerabilities. Lowers defense with her ult.
Pela	Nihility	Ice	Not only does it impose a defense reduction, but it can also remove buffs. With the help of the talent, he gains the ability to restore energy for each debuff the enemy has.
Sampo	Nihility	Wind	Plays from the Wind Shear status and can be useful for allies. An important feature is the ability to increase the periodic damage received by targets after using an ultimate that hits the area.
Fu Xuan	Preservation	Quantum	Increases all allies' health, damage resistance, and critical hit chance. It also absorbs part of the damage inflicted on team members and can restore the health of the team after leveling up the trace of the fourth ascension “Dunjia, the Metamystic”.
Aventurine	Preservation	Imaginary	Places shields and during the battle, renews them after activating his ult, as well as performing a bonus attack. Virtually no demands on skill points. In addition to providing protective functions, helps the team with damage. The perfect team for a character is the cooperation of several heroes who can perform bonus attacks. In other teams he is just as good, but performs bonus attacks a little less often.
Gepard	Preservation	Ice	A legendary support from the standard banner with the ability to take a tank position. Places strong shields on the entire team after using an ultimate; with the skill can freeze one target for one turn.
March 7	Preservation	Ice	One of the starting characters. This skill places a shield on one ally, increasing their chance of being attacked. Conducts a counterattack if damage hits the shield. With an ultimate, she attacks in an area with a 50% chance of freezing enemies for 1 turn. Leveling the trace «Purify» allows you to remove debuffs with the skill.
Bailu	Abundance	Lightning	A healer who uses her skill to restore the health of several allies at once. Once per battle can resurrect a fallen team member if they had the status of Invigoration.
Luocha	Abundance	Imaginary	Creates a field in which allies restore their own HP depending on the merchant's attack strength after each damage to the enemy. It can also remove buffs from enemies and restore health directly with the skill.
Huohuo	Abundance	Wind	A healer who can apply buffs. With skill and talent, heals one or more team members, restores energy with superpowers and increases attack power. At the same time, can remove debuff.
Lynx	Abundance	Quantum	Provides the team with periodic healing and removes debuff. Also increases the maximum health of the healed ally and increases their chance of being attacked if they belong to the Preservation or Destruction Paths.
Natasha	Abundance	Physical	Free epic healer, which can be obtained for completing the entire storyline of Yarilo-VI. Like Lynx, heals one ally with a skill and all team members with an ultimate.

Best team samples

Options with the most optimal teams for Guinaifen:

Character [1]	Character [2]	Character [3]	Character [4]	Features
Topaz	Guinaifen	Himeko	Lingsha Gallagher	A mono-elemental team that plays from bonus hits. A healer is selected for the last slot, since the heroes do not have high base health, but a strong shielder of another element will also do.
Kafka	Guinaifen	Tribbie	Any hero Path of Abundance	The team's gameplay is based around damage over time (DoT), with Kafka acting as the link between Burn and the Tribbie mechanics, taking a bonus turn after each team basic attack.
Topaz  Himeko	Guinaifen	Silver Wolf	Lingsha Fu Xuan Lynx	A team that focuses on Silver Wolf's vulnerability ability. The main DD focuses on clearing out enemies, the debuffers apply debuffs and statuses, and Lingsha, Lynx, or Fu Xuan ensure the team's survival.
Kafka	Guinaifen	Swan Sampo Luka	Huohuo Bailu Natasha	A team for maximizing damage from DoTs with Kafka at the head. Depending on the number of opponents and vulnerability, a character is selected for the third slot, which focuses on imposing the status of its type. Little Gui is valuable not only because of Burn, but also due to Firekiss. Kafka activates all imposed statuses with her skills.
Acheron	Guinaifen	Cipher Pela	Gallagher Fire MC	Acheron gets the maximum bonus from the Abyss trace thanks to 2 Path of Nihility characters. In addition, she charges up her Ultimate quite quickly, as allies almost continuously apply Debuffs to opponents, which provide additional charge points for Slashed Dream.
Jing Yuan Argenti	Guinaifen	Any hero Path of Harmony	Huohuo Gallagher	A group with a powerful AoE. The abilities of the artist from Luofu allow her to impose a negative effect on several opponents, which are then subject to area damage from the main DPS. The Path of Harmony buffer is selected depending on vulnerability, leveling or personal preferences. Huohuo restores the ultimates and heals several allies per turn.
Blade Jingliu	Guinaifen	Ruan Mei Sparkle	Lingsha Lynx	A team that fully supports the main DPS. The heroine helps with Burn, Ruan Mei applies buffs to the team, and the healer keeps health within the required values. The buffer can be replaced with Sparkle if there is a serious shortage of skill points.
Guinaifen	Bronya Asta Hanya	Cipher Pela	Aventurine	A team aimed at buffing the artist, who occupies the position of the main damage dealer. In the second slot, any hero of the Path of Harmony, who buffs the main DPS and the whole team, in the third - a debuffer, which imposes additional debuff on enemies. Aventurine can be placed in the last slot.

Conclusion

Guinaifen is a Path of Nihility character who specializes in mass debuff of enemies and periodic damage from the Burn status. In a team, she can be a main DD or sub-DD, but always needs additional sources of damage. The street artist is extremely easy to build, since she only requires high attack power and speed. She plays well with any weapon, and the presence of Eidolons is not necessary for her.

The heroine's gameplay feature is an additional debuff - Firekiss, which increases all damage received by the target. The named bonus is applied at the moment of receiving damage from any Burn and is added up according to the same principle. The character gets the greatest efficiency from playing with this status in mono-fire teams or teams with periodic damage. However, she can also be used in other packs where a sub-dd or debuffer is required.

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