Comprehensive Guide to Arlecchino in Genshin Impact

Explore the ultimate guide to mastering Arlecchino.

From best weapon selections and artifact recommendations to effective team compositions, this guide dives deep into how to maximize Arlecchino's unique playstyle, skill rotations, and strategic usage.

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Comprehensive Guide to Arlecchino in Genshin Impact

Understanding Arlecchino's Abilities

Normal Attack: Invitation to a Beheading

Arlecchino can perform up to six consecutive strikes, with typical melee dynamics.

Holding down the attack button triggers a dash-cleave that moves Arlecchino towards an opponent, which can be held for up to three seconds for enhanced mobility and continuous damage.

• Masque of the Red Death: Once Arlecchino’s Bond of Life reaches 20% of her max HP, her attacks switch to Pyro damage, enhancing her synergy with Pyro-related reactions and team setups. This state also increases the damage based on her current Bond of Life, further integrating her health mechanics with her offensive capabilities.

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Elemental Skill: All is Ash

Arlecchino's Elemental Skill not only deals initial damage but also marks Blood-Debt Directive to opponents.

This mark is crucial as it is the gateway to generating Bond of Life through her charge attacks.

Each Directive not only deals incremental Pyro damage over 30 seconds but also transforms into a significant Bond of Life when absorbed, enhancing Arlecchino’s survivability and damage potential.

The longer the mark stays before being claimed, the more Bond of Life is generated, allowing for a stronger pyro infusion in her subsequent attacks.

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Elemental Burst: Balemoon Rising

Deals AoE Pyro damage and heals Arlecchino, with the healing scaled from her Bond of Life and attack stat.

Her Elemental Burst not only provides a crucial heal, which is proportional to the consumed Bond of Life but also resets the cooldown of her Elemental Skill.

This allows Arlecchino to reinitiate her skill rotation promptly, maintaining a continuous flow of damage and healing.

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Passive Talents

Cinders Alone Shall Nourish

This passive provides Arlecchino with a 40% Pyro damage bonus during combat, significantly boosting her overall damage output.

The exclusive healing through her Elemental Burst, Balemoon Rising, places a strategic emphasis on managing her Bond of Life effectively to maximize both damage and survivability.

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Agony Alone May Be Repaid

This passive enriches the dynamics of her Blood-Debt Directives:

• On Defeat: When Arlecchino defeats an enemy marked with a Directive, she gains a Life Bond worth 70% of her maximum HP. This large influx of Life Bond can dramatically extend her high-damage phases.
• Directive Upgrade: Directives upgrade to Blood-Debt Due five seconds after application, enhancing their potency by granting a Bond of Life worth 70% when absorbed.

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Strength Alone Can Defend

This passive offers a scaling resistance boost based on her attack stat, providing up to 20% all Elemental and Physical resistance.

This passive indirectly supports her fragility issue by increasing her resilience as her attack increases.

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Talent Priorities

Normal Attack

Since the bulk of Arlecchino’s damage output comes from her normal attacks, especially after activating her pyro-infused state, prioritizing her normal attack talent is crucial.

Enhancing this talent maximizes her damage during the peak moments when her Bond of Life is highest.

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Elemental Skill

Her Elemental Skill is the starting point of her rotation and vital for marking opponents to generate Bond of Life.

Leveling up this talent increases the damage dealt initially and can enhance the overall effectiveness of her combat cycle.

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Elemental Burst

While the Elemental Burst is essential for healing and resetting skills, its upgrade is not as critical as the normal attack or Elemental Skill.

Since the burst’s primary role is utility—resetting cooldowns and healing based on Bond of Life—its damage output and scaling can be secondary.

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Optimal Artifacts

Best Artifact Set: Fragment of Harmonic Whimsy Set

Fragment of Harmonic Whimsy Set offers an 18% attack bonus and up to 54% total damage bonus, making it the premier choice for her.

This set is specifically designed to boost her strengths, particularly enhancing her damage output once the Bond of Life is activated.

• 2-piece bonus: +18% Attack
• 4-piece bonus: Increases total damage by up to 54%, scaling with the amount of Bond of Life accumulated.

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Gladiator’s Finale Set

For players who may not have access to her signature set or are in the process of farming better pieces, the Gladiator’s Finale set is a solid alternative.

This set is more accessible and still effectively enhances her normal attack damage.

• 2-piece bonus: +18% Attack
• 4-piece bonus: Increases normal attack damage by 35%.

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Crimson Witch of Flames Set

This set is often used for Pyro characters to amplify their Pyro damage, especially useful in teams built around elemental reactions.

• 2-Piece Bonus: Increases Pyro DMG Bonus by 15%.
• 4-Piece Bonus: Increases Overload and Burning damage by 40% and Vaporize and Melt damage by 15%. Using an Elemental Skill increases 2-piece set effects by 50% for 10s. Max 3 stacks.

While the full benefits of the 4-piece bonus might not always be utilized due to the rotation specifics (Arlecchino may switch out, reducing uptime on the 4-piece bonus), the 2-piece set combined with another 2-piece like Gladiator's Finale or even another set that boosts attack can be very effective.

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Artifact Main Stats Prioritization

• ‍Sands of Eon: Attack% (Primary stat boost for overall damage)‍
• Goblet of Eonothem: Pyro Damage Bonus (Enhances her pyro-infused attacks)‍
• Circlet of Logos: Critical Rate or Critical Damage (Depending on which stat needs balancing; crit rate is often prioritized to ensure more consistent crits)

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Artifact Sub-Stats Focus

• Critical Rate and Critical Damage: Essential for maximizing damage during critical hits, crucial for high-level play.
• Attack%: Further boosts her overall damage output.
• Energy Recharge: Useful if the team composition relies on frequent use of her Elemental Burst for healing and skill resets.

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Weapon Recommendations

Signature Weapon: Crimson Moon's Semblance

Arlecchino’s signature weapon is design-made to synergize with her kit, particularly enhancing the Bond of Life mechanic and boosting her damage capabilities.

• Increased Bond of Life: This weapon provides additional Bond of Life from her charge attacks, allowing her to sustain her pyro-infused attacks longer and deal more damage.

• Damage Bonuses: Offers additional damage bonuses, making it exceptionally powerful in prolonging her high-damage windows.
• Passive Ability: Enhances specific elements of Arlecchino's kit, such as increased damage output or reduced cooldowns, tailored to optimize her rotation and burst frequency.

This weapon stands out as the best option for players aiming to maximize Arlecchino's potential, particularly for those who are comfortable investing in high-end gear to achieve the best possible performance.

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Alternative Weapons

For players who may not have access to Arlecchino’s signature weapon or prefer a less resource-intensive approach, several other weapons can effectively complement her playstyle.

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Staff of Homa

Staff of Homa has a high base ATK with CRIT DMG as its substat, greatly enhancing her critical hit capabilities.

It boosts HP by 20% and provides an ATK bonus based on a percentage of the wielder's max HP when their HP is less than or equal to 50%.

While it doesn’t directly benefit her Bond of Life mechanic, the increased CRIT DMG and ATK boost make it a formidable weapon for maximizing Arlecchino's DPS, especially in high-risk, low-HP scenarios which can complement her self-healing burst.

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Skyward Spine

Features a high base ATK and Energy Recharge, which facilitates the frequent use of her elemental burst.

Increases CRIT Rate and Normal ATK SPD, additionally generating an energy particle when hitting enemies with Normal and Charged Attacks.

The energy recharge substat helps compensate for her burst’s high energy cost, allowing more frequent use for healing and damage, while the CRIT Rate and attack speed boost support her primary DPS role.

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Blackcliff Pole

After defeating an enemy, attack is increased for a period.

This weapon can boost Arlecchino’s overall damage in scenarios with multiple enemies, making it ideal for crowd control situations.

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Deathmatch (If available through Battle Pass)

Increases attack and defense when facing multiple enemies and boosts attack significantly when facing fewer enemies.

This versatility makes it a strong choice for varied gameplay scenarios.

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White Tassel

Increases normal attack damage, which directly benefits Arlecchino since her damage output heavily relies on her normal attacks.

This makes it a great budget-friendly choice.

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Strategic Team Building for Arlecchino

Key Considerations for Building Arlecchino's Team

• ‍Healing Limitations: Since Arlecchino cannot be healed by traditional means, selecting teammates that can provide shields or passive healing becomes crucial.‍
• Enhancing Pyro Application: Arlecchino benefits from pyro-infusion through her Bond of Life mechanic. Teams that can enhance or complement this attribute can maximize her damage output.‍
• Energy Management: Given her need for frequent use of her Elemental Burst for healing, incorporating team members that can aid in energy regeneration is beneficial.

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Optimal Team Compositions

Here are a few recommended team setups that can optimize Arlecchino’s capabilities while offsetting her innate fragility:

Team 1: High-Damage Overload Team

• Arlecchino (Main DPS): Delivers powerful Pyro attacks enhanced by her talents.
• Fischl or Beidou (Sub DPS): Provides consistent Electro applications, crucial for triggering frequent Overload reactions.
• Chevreuse (Utility/Sub DPS): Plays a critical role in maximizing damage through her ability.
• Bennett (Support): Offers attack buffs through his Elemental Burst, although his healing does not affect Arlecchino.

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Team 2: Mono Pyro Team

• ‍Arlecchino (Main DPS): Thrives as the main damage dealer, utilizing her Pyro skills to continuously engage enemies and capitalize on Pyro resonance for increased attack power.‍
• Xiangling (Sub DPS): Supports Arlecchino by providing additional off-field Pyro damage with her abilities, Gouba and Pyronado, enhancing the team’s overall Pyro output and enabling more frequent elemental reactions.‍
• Kazuha (Anemo Support): Boosts the team's elemental damage and gathers enemies using his Anemo abilities, which also reduce their elemental resistance, amplifying the damage from Pyro attacks and reactions.‍
• Bennett (Support): Elevates the team’s offensive capabilities with his Elemental Burst, offering significant attack boosts and crucial healing, ensuring the team maintains high performance during engagements.

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Team 3: Dynamic Pyro-Electro Team

• ‍Arlecchino (Main DPS): Serves as the team's main damage dealer, focusing on using her Pyro abilities to initiate powerful reactions and sustained damage in combat.‍
• Yae Miko (Sub DPS/Electro Support): Enhances the team's ability to deal consistent damage by deploying her Electro-based kitsune summons, which periodically strike enemies, setting up strong Overload reactions with Arlecchino’s Pyro.‍
• Xinyan (Sub DPS): Her abilities include shielding teammates while dealing AoE Pyro damage, which complements the team's overall elemental dynamics.‍
• Chevreuse (Utility/Sub DPS): Enhances the team's damage output by reducing enemies' Pyro and Electro RES when Overload is triggered, significantly amplifying overall team damage. Her skills not only provide a valuable ATK buff to Pyro and Electro characters based on her Max HP, but also serve as partial healing, supporting the team's sustainability.

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Team 4: Optimal Vaporize Team

• ‍Arlecchino (Main DPS): Arlecchino acts as the primary damage dealer, leveraging her Pyro abilities to maximize damage through continuous Vaporize reactions facilitated by Yelan’s Hydro application.‍
• Yelan (Hydro Support): Yelan ensures a steady and extensive application of Hydro, setting up frequent and effective Vaporize reactions that greatly enhance Arlecchino’s damage output.‍
• Kazuha (Anemo Support): Kazuha enhances elemental damage by gathering enemies and spreading elemental effects with his swirl abilities, also reducing their resistance to further boost damage from Arlecchino’s attacks.‍
• Zhongli (Shield/Support): Zhongli provides powerful shields to protect the team from damage and uses his Elemental Burst for crowd control, allowing Arlecchino to attack without interruption, ensuring optimal damage output and team durability.

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Constellation Breakdown

C1: "All Reprisals and Arrears Are Mine to Bear..."

This first constellation doubles the efficacy of the Masque of the Red Death mechanic, which is a crucial part of her kit, significantly boosting her normal attack damage.

It also provides interruption resistance during her normal attacks, which allows Arlecchino to maintain her attack sequences even when under enemy fire, improving her reliability in sustained combat scenarios.

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C2: "All Reward and Retribution, Mine to Bestow..."

This upgrade allows Blood-Debt Directives to begin at Blood-Debt Due, essentially increasing the starting Bond of Life when marks are absorbed, thus extending the duration and effectiveness of her pyro-infused attacks.

Upon absorbing a Blood-Debt Due, Arlecchino unleashes a powerful AoE Pyro attack, which can deal massive damage based on 900% of her Attack.

This feature not only increases her damage output but also adds a significant burst potential to her gameplay, albeit with a cooldown of 10 seconds.

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C4: "Love and Protect Each Other Henceforth..."

Successfully absorbing a Blood-Debt Directive reduces the cooldown of her Balemoon Rising by 2 seconds and restores 15 Energy.

This enhances her ability to maintain high uptime on her Elemental Burst, ensuring more frequent healing and reset capabilities.

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C6: "From This Day On, We Shall Delight in New Life Together."

The damage of Balemoon Rising is increased by an amount equivalent to 700% of Arlecchino's ATK multiplied by her current Life Bond percentage.

This constellation turns her into a powerhouse, especially when maintaining high Bond of Life.

For 20 seconds after using All is Ash, both her Normal Attacks and Elemental Burst gain increased CRIT Rate by 10% and CRIT DMG by 70%.

This not only boosts her damage but also ensures that her critical hits occur more frequently and with devastating effects.

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Maximizing Arlecchino's Potential

Tactical Playstyle Adjustments

Balance her aggressive playstyle with tactical retreats to manage her health since her primary healing source is her burst, which depends on Bond of Life.

Develop a rotation that allows for constant application and consumption of her Blood-Debt marks to keep her Bond of Life up and her damage maximized.

This involves timing her skills and bursts to match with team support abilities like Bennett's ATK boost or Zhongli's shields.

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Playstyle and Strategy

Starting the Fight

Initiate combat using Arlecchino’s Elemental Skill to apply Blood-Debt Directives.

This sets the stage for elemental reactions and starts accumulating the Bond of Life.

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Building and Maintaining Bond of Life

Use timed charged attacks or strategically deploy the Elemental Burst to absorb Blood-Debt Directives, maximizing the Bond of Life.

Keeping this bond above 20% is crucial for maintaining the Masque of the Red Death state and maximizing damage output.

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Sustaining Damage and Healing

Manage the consumption of the Bond of Life.

Frequent use of her Elemental Skill ensures there are always enemies marked, maintaining a cycle of Bond regeneration.

Her burst not only deals significant AoE Pyro damage but also heals Arlecchino, with the amount of healing scaled based on her Bond of Life.

Timing this for both offensive and defensive purposes is key.

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Elemental Reactions

Optimizing Arlecchino’s potential involves setting up and capitalizing on elemental reactions:

• Overload: Pair her with Electro characters to clear groups of enemies with explosive reactions.
• Vaporize: Utilize Hydro characters for high-damage single-target engagements, which can be particularly effective against tougher opponents.

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Tactical Retreats and Shields

Since Arlecchino's healing capabilities are intrinsically tied to her offensive maneuvers, incorporating characters who can provide shields or crowd control—like Zhongli or an Anemo character with crowd-gathering abilities—can protect her during vulnerable phases of combat.

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Final Thoughts on Arlecchino

Arlecchino offers a unique and versatile playstyle that can shine in both offensive and defensive setups.

While she requires careful management of her mechanics to thrive, her potential in the right hands is immense.

For players who enjoy a tactical approach to combat, investing in Arlecchino, particularly with her signature weapon and optimized artifact sets, can be highly rewarding.