Harlequin in Genshin Impact: guide & build🔥

Detailed guide to Harlequin in Genshin impact — Pyro Spearwoman, playing from Life Debt. Her mechanics allow her to independently apply a debuff to herself and at the same time block third-party healing, which forces her to choose the right s for survivability.

The heroine's main damage comes from normal attacks, which, with a Life Debt of 30%+, color her spear strikes with Pyro Infusion. Harlequin can play both in teams through various reactions and in a mono-squad, since her ive abilities do not depend on the composition of the group's elements. At the same time, she prefers shielders over healers, since she cannot accept healing in battle.

In the game's plot, Harlequin is the fourth of Hearth House, created for orphans who are raised as siblings. For children, Harlequin is a mentor, preparing them to later the ranks of the soldiers and spies of Fatui. As a playable character, he has a legendary rarity, owns Pyro elements and spear.

Rating	S+ position in dash list
Rarity	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
when added to the game	April 24, 2024 (patch 4.6)
How to get a character	character event prayer
Element	Piro 🔥
Weapon	Spear (pole weapon)
Gender	Female
To which group does	Fatui Eleven Harbingers of Fatui Hearth House
constellation name	Purifying Fire
Home region	Unknown
Birthday	22 of August
Zodiac sign	a lion
Age	23-27 years
Growth	170-175 see
special dish	Traces of fire
Voice actresses	English voice actress – Erin Yvette Japanese voice actress – Nanako Mori Chinese voice actress – Huang Ying Korean Voice Actress – Lee Myung-hi

History (biography)

Harlequin from Genshin Impact is known as the Servant, the fourth of the Harbingers of Fatui. In Snezhnaya, she owns the Hearth House, where children are raised as a family and prepared to the ranks of Fatui's soldiers and spies. All of her charges call her “Father” as a sign of respect and honor. It is known that the shelter was previously run by a person who had a conflict with one of the pupils. This child is believed to have been Arlecchino, who subsequently took over the duties of manager.

The Harbinger got its name in honor of the character of the Italian commedia dell'arte - Arlecchino, the mask of the northern or Venetian quartet. He appears as a zanni servant, cheerful, lazy and not very smart, which often leads him to funny or tragic situations. Harlequin is the most famous character of the square theater.

How to get Harlequin in Genshin Impact

Harlequin can be knocked out in the Prayer of the character event in the second half updates 5.3. Banner available from January 21 to February 10, 2025.

In order not to miss the rerun of Harlequin or the reappearance of other heroes, stay tuned for updates banner schedules.

Characteristics: what increases with elevation

The main characteristic of Harlequin is critical damage. In addition, when leveling up, stats such as health (HP), attack power and defense increase. The exact values ​​of each parameter are discussed in the table.

Level of	Base HP	Basic Attack	Basic protection	Crete. damage
1	1020	26	59	0
20	2646	69	154	0
40	5268	137	307	0
50	6776	176	395	9,6%
60	8500	221	496	19,2%
70	10025	261	585	19,2%
80	11561	301	674	28,8%
90	13103	342	764	38,4%

After reaching the maximum level without equipped artifacts, 88,4% crit. damage.

Abilities

Harlequin is a damage dealer who deals fire damage with abilities and a series of normal attacks with Pyro infusion. However, the fourth Harbinger of Fatui offers a unique playstyle that relies on the mechanics of Life Debt gained through an elemental skill.

Life debt - a negative status that absorbs incoming healing and is displayed as a red outline on the health bar. To get rid of it, you need to restore health by an amount corresponding to the size of the red bar. You can find out more in a separate guide how the mechanics of Life Debt work.

The status can only be removed by the heroine herself, using the built-in treatment for the explosion of the elements. For this reason, to maximize damage and survivability, it is important to maintain a rotation and keep a close eye on your current Life Debt to use the debuff to your advantage.

Next, we will analyze in detail the principle of operation of Harlequin’s skills and in what order they should be upgraded. We will separately consider ive skills and recommended constellations.

Basic skills (active skills)

Invitation to execution (normal, charged, fall attack)

Normal attack: Performs up to 6 hits.

Charged attack: Consumes stamina by lunging towards an enemy and attacking them. Long press moves rapidly for 5 seconds and continues to drain stamina.

Attack in the fall: Flies to the ground, attacking all enemies in its path. After landing, it deals area damage.

Mask of the Red Death

If there is a Life Debt equal to or greater than 30% of Harlequin's maximum HP, she gains the Mask of the Red Death condition: normal, charged, and fall attacks are converted to Pyro damage. The effect cannot be reversed by another infusion. In this state, a normal attack deals additional damage to the opponent proportional to the attack power multiplied by a percentage of the current Life Debt, and removes 7,5% of that Life Debt.

Life debt is spent once every 1 seconds. When Life Debt is spent this way, the cooldown of an elemental skill is reduced by 0,03 seconds.

By default, normal attacks deal physical damage. However, if Harlequin has a Life Debt debuff equal to 30% or more from its max. health, she automatically enters the Mask of the Red Death state.

The mask gives all of Pyro's attacks an infusion and increases the damage of a regular poke depending on the attack power and the current Life Debt. Each hit consumes a debuff scale and reduces the cooldown of the skill.

Additionally, it is worth highlighting the charged attack, which, when held for a long time, allows you to move faster (like Mona in a sprint), hover over the ground and water surface for 5 seconds. During rapid movement, 40 units of stamina per second are consumed.

Everything turns to dust (elemental skill)

Cooldown time: 30 sec.

Energy generation: 5 particles.

Deal damage to nearby Pyro enemies and perform a lunge that deals damage to Pyro in an area. Enemies hit are inflicted with the Decree of Blood Debt.

Decree of bloody duty

There are 30 seconds. Damages Pyro up to 2 times every 5 seconds, and this counts as elemental skill damage.

When using a charged attack or elemental burst, it absorbs and removes the Decrees of Blood Debt from nearby targets. Each Blood Debt Decree removed grants her Life Debt equal to 65% of her max. HP.

Within 35 sec. you can get a Life Debt not exceeding 145% of the max. health. If you reapply the email at this time. skill, calculation of duration and limit of Life Debt starts all over again.

Using the Elemental Skill (E), Harlequin charges forward, dealing Pyro damage to nearby enemies and inflicting the Blood Duty Decree mark on them (displayed as a cross).

If you make a charged attack or activate an ult, all marks will be absorbed. In turn, for each mark removed, the heroine will receive 65% of the Life Debt. That is, the more goals, the greater the final Life Debt, but not more than 145% for one use of the E-shka.

The decree of blood debt has 2 levels. Immediately after using the skill, 1 level is given - 65% of Life Debt. If you then wait 5 seconds, the mark will increase to level 2 and give 130% Life Debt. If there are several opponents, Harlequin receives 65% for each. For example, in a battle against 2 enemies there will be 130% at once, against 3 - 145% for one E-shka, since this is the limit. The limit can be exceeded by repeated use of the skill or sign.

Doom Moon Rising (Elemental Explosion)

Energy consumption: 60 units

Cooldown time: 15 sec.

Deals Pyro damage in an area, refreshes the cooldown of an elemental skill, and restores health depending on Life Debt and attack power.

The ultimate deals fairly high Pyro damage in an area, rolls back the skill, removes marks from all enemies and heals Arlequin. The treatment completely removes Life Debt, resetting its value to zero. Elemental Explosion should be used at the beginning or end of the rotation after E-shka.

❗️Note, that during the battle you can only heal with your ult. Allies' healing abilities will not work.❗️

The order of leveling talents

Normal Attacks > Elemental Burst (Q) > Elemental Skill (E)

It is recommended to upgrade all of Harlequin's abilities, since each of the skills is used in rotation. If there is a shortage of resources, the priority will be as follows:

1. Normal attacks - the main source of damage. While equipped with Life Debt, Harbinger receives Pyro Infusion and can perform enhanced attacks while in Mask of the Red Death state.
2. Explosion of the elements - area damage and health restoration. This is the only working method of treatment, so the heroine’s survival directly depends on the ult.
3. Elemental Skill — damage to several enemies and the imposition of the Order of Blood Debt. Upgrading this skill only affects the damage dealt, but it is lower than other skills.

ive skills

List of all Harlequin's ive abilities:

Only ashes will satisfy	During Pyro's fight, Harlequin's damage increases by 40%, but she can only be healed by her ult.
Only suffering will atone	The Decree of Blood Debt has the following characteristics: Defeating an enemy with Harlequin's Decree of Blood Debt cast grants her Life Debt equal to 130% of her max. HP. After 5 sec. once cast, it upgrades to Blood Debt: Collection, which when consumed grants Harlequin a Life Debt of 130%. The amount of Life Debt gained through these methods cannot exceed the original Life Debt limit specified in the elemental skill.
Only strength will protect	For every 100 units. attack power over 1000 units. Harlequin gains 1% resistance to all elements and physical damage. resistance. Maximum - 20%. To achieve max. value requires 3000 attack power.

Constellations

All Harlequin constellations:

“I will bear all retribution and responsibility...”	The Red Death Mask's condition is further enhanced by 100%. Additionally, when Harlequin with the Mask of the Red Death status (under Pyro Infusion) performs normal or charged attacks, her interrupt resistance increases.
“I will repay for good deeds and sins...”	The Blood Debt Decree applied immediately becomes Blood Debt: Retaliation. By absorbing Blood Debt: Retaliation, Harlequin releases Doommoon Flame in front of him, dealing AoE damage equal to 900% of Pyro's attack power and over 15 sec. increases elemental and physical resistance by 20%. This effect can only trigger once every 10 seconds. Requires unlocking the ive talent “Only suffering can be redeemed.”
"You will become a new member of our family..."	Increases the level of the Invitation to Execution skill (basic attack) by 3. Max. level: 15.
“From now on, love and protect each other...”	When Harlequin absorbs the Decree of Blood Duty, the cooldown of the elemental explosion is reduced by 2 sec. and 15 units are restored. energy. The effect is triggered once every 1 seconds.
"Alone, we're as good as dead"	Increases the skill level of Doommoon Rising (Elemental Burst) by 3. Max. level: 15.
"Let's enjoy our new life together"	The damage of Doommoon Rising (Elemental Burst) increases in proportion to the attack power multiplied by 700% of the current Life Debt percentage. Within 20 sec. After using “Everyone turns to dust” (elemental skill), her normal attacks and elemental explosion have a critical chance. hits increase by 10%, and crit. damage increases by 70%. The effect can occur once every 15 sec.

The best constellations of Harlequin: С1, С3 и С6.

• first constellation buffs attacks with Pyro infusion - the character’s main source of damage. In addition, it makes it easier to perform combos due to its resistance to interruption when performing normal or charged attacks while in the Mask of the Red Death state.
• Third constellation adds 3 levels to basic attack. This allows you to upgrade the ability to the maximum level of 15 and provides an additional increase in damage without any conditions.
• sixth constellation enhances the elemental explosion depending on the current Life Debt. Another tangible bonus is the increase in crit. indicators for normal attacks and ultimate after using an elemental skill. The above has a positive effect on the final damage.

How to play as Harlequin

Harlequin's gameplay is centered around mechanics Life debt, which she casts on herself during combat. To do this, you need to use a skill to place the Decree of Blood Debt on your enemies, and then remove it with a charged attack or an elemental explosion. If the current Life Debt is 30% or more, normal attacks are converted to Pyro damage, which is the Harbinger's main source of damage.

The main difficulty lies in immunity to incoming healing from s or food. The only way to restore health is to explode the elements. Although it is not necessary to constantly use the ultimate if you evade enemy attacks in time or place a character with a strong shield in your squad.

Rotation

Procedure:

E (elemental skill) > s/sub-dampers > charged attack > normal attacks > E (elemental skill) > Q (elemental burst)

Let's take a closer look at the Harlequin rotation:

1. Use an elemental skill to place the Decree of Blood Debt on your enemies.
2. Switch to s and use skills that work outside the battlefield or buffs.
3. Return to Harlequin and perform a charged attack to remove the Decree of Blood Debt from your opponents and place the Life Debt on the heroine.
4. Use normal attacks filled with infusion until the Pyro effect ends (about 14-16 hits).
5. Use the elemental skill again to create energy particles.
6. Activate an elemental explosion that will restore health and reset the cooldown of E-shki.

If there are no problems with survival, you can refuse the ult and continue the rotation. This will allow you to exceed the 145% limit per skill and thus deal even more damage.

At the same time, an elemental explosion can be used at any stage of the battle if it is necessary to heal. The main thing after this is to always activate the elemental skill.

Advantages and disadvantages

Let's look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Harbinger.

Advantages	Disadvantages
Universal and strong damage dealer. Harlequin, being a representative of the fire element, can engage in almost all reactions (first and second order), while inflicting high damage with his abilities, normal or charged attacks.	May be difficult for beginners. Gameplay is built around the Life Debt debuff, which absorbs healing but is important for getting infusions. All this is complemented by its own specific mechanics and the need to maintain rotation to maximize damage and survivability.
Possesses Piro infusion. With Life Debt equal to or greater than 30% max. HP, all of Harlequin's attacks are converted to Pyro damage. The effect has no time limit and depends solely on the current Life Debt.	External sources of healing do not work during battle. Thanks to the ive skill “Only Ashes Will Satisfy”, Arlequin receives a 40% bonus to Pyro damage, but in return is only healed by an elemental explosion. You cannot use healing from s or dishes, which further complicates the gameplay.
Effective against single and multiple targets. The attacks have a good range and allow you to damage both one enemy and an area. Elemental skill and elemental burst also deal damage to a group of enemies.	Without C1 there is no interrupt protection. Most damage is dealt in a series of normal attacks, increasing the chance of being stunned by an enemy hit. If there is no 1st constellation, you will have to dodge in time or place a shield member in the squad.
Can move quickly and hover above the surface. After using and holding a charged attack, flies over water and inclined surfaces for 5 seconds. Flight speed is affected by any sprint bonuses, such as food or ive skills.	Only signature weapons are ideally combined with Harlequin mechanics. The outline of the scarlet moon gives Life Debt and, depending on its value, increases damage. Among other copies, there are not many truly suitable options, especially free ones. It is impossible not to note the unique effect of transforming the signa into a braid.
With elevation, crit increases. damage, which simplifies the selection of balanced characteristics in artifacts and makes it possible to focus on pumping up the critical chance. hits or other stats.
The average cost of an elemental explosion is 60 units. energy. Harlequin is the main damage dealer and has been on the battlefield the longest, so she doesn’t need to collect a lot of energy recovery and sacrifice offensive stats in order to use her ultimate on cooldown.

Leveling

Let's take a closer look at what materials are needed to level up Harlequin to level 90 and all her abilities.

Elevation

To upgrade Harlequin to the maximum level, you will need the following components:

• Shards, fragments, pieces and gems Signora.
• Chevrons of private, sergeant and officer - can be obtained as a reward for defeating Fatui.
• Marble and brass statue.
• rainbow rose - Fontaine's curiosity.
• 420 000 hero experience.

Talents

To level up Arlequin's talents, you need the following resources:

• Teachings, guidelines and philosophies about "Order" - Talent Books from the Dungeon of Mastery Pale forgotten flower. Open for farming in Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
• Chevrons of private, sergeant and officer - can be obtained as a reward for defeating Fatui.
• Servant.
• Crown of Insight - an item for pumping talents up to level 10.
• 1 653 000 pestilence.

Best Harlequin Builds in Genshin Impact

Harlequin acts as a main DD and plays from the mechanics of Life Debt - an effect that absorbs incoming healing. In combat, she relies on normal attacks infused with Pyro Infusion, an elemental skill to gain Life Debt, and an elemental burst that deals area damage and restores health. Moreover, the ultimate is the only way to heal in battle.

Despite the specific mechanics and unique gameplay, the Harlequin build includes standard characteristics necessary for almost any damage dealer:

• ATK — an indicator on which the damage of all abilities depends, as well as part of the received treatment.
• Crete. damage and crit chance. hits — an additional way to increase DPS.
• Elemental Mastery - a characteristic that affects damage from reactions.
• Energy recovery — required to activate the rollback ultimate. Since the explosion of the element is not very expensive, it is optimal to look for the parameter in the sub-stats.

Next, we will tell you how to collect Harlequin in Genshin Impact. We will provide the optimal stat values, and also consider the best weapons and artifacts.

Recommended characteristic values

The table shows the priority characteristics in artifacts:

Optimal values ​​of characteristics that are desirable to have on a character:

• ATK: from 1 units. To get the maximum bonus from a ive skill "Only strength will protect" 3 units required.
• Crete. chance: from 60%
• Crete. damage: from 120%.
• Energy recovery: 120-140% in squads via Overload/mono-Pyro/Burning and 140-160% in teams via Steam/Melt.
• Elemental Mastery: about 150-250 units. when playing through reaction.

Best weapon

When choosing weapons for Harlequin, you should give preference to spears, which increase attack power, critical chance hits/crit. damage и damage dealt. Undoubtedly, the best option would be the Scarlet Moon Signa, as it is directly related to the Life Debt mechanic.

Best Artifacts

Harlequin artifacts should increase attack power, elemental damage or give bonuses for normal hits, which are actively used in rotation. You can also consider sets that enhance reactions.

We will separately analyze sets that offer useful buffs, but have difficult or situational conditions, which does not always allow them to be implemented 100%.

Detachments

In the team, Arlecchino occupies the position of main DD, around whom the team is built. Considering that she cannot restore HP with the help of s, she does not value healers as much and places more emphasis on evasion, shielders or elemental explosion.

Healers can be part of the Harbinger's squad, but it is advisable that they at least apply useful buffs. Being a representative of the fire element, he performs well in many builds, for example, through Steam, Overload or mono-Pyro.

Best characters

Next, we look at the heroes who can be placed in Harlequin’s squad.

Sub-dd

Secondary damage dealers that deal damage outside the battlefield and cause reactions.

Sapports

characters providing protection and various buffs.

Top Teams

Using the characters discussed above, you can create the following squads for Harlequin:

Сonclusion

Harlequin is a legendary Pyro spearwoman whose gameplay is based on the Life Debt mechanic. The debuff absorbs incoming healing and prevents healing until it disappears completely. On the one hand, this style of play can be difficult, especially considering that the heroine can only be healed by an explosion of the elements. On the other hand, it increases the damage significantly and gives an almost constant Pyro infusion.

Harbinger of Fatui offers a special approach to combat where understanding the character, following the rotation and the skills of the player are really important. At the same time, Harlequin encourages this approach, producing huge damage numbers when used correctly. In the squad he occupies the position of the main damage dealer and enters into most reactions due to his mastery of the fire element.

If we talk about the assembly, as befits many main DDs, it cannot be called simple: high crits are required. stats, attack power and sometimes elemental mastery. While Elemental Burst is inexpensive, Energy Recovery should also be at optimal levels to ensure your Ultimate is always ready. Overall, Harbinger is a strong hero at any stage of the game and can show good results without additional investments. But it should be taken into that Signa and C1 make the gameplay significantly more comfortable and increase damage many times over.

We hope this guide helped you put together the best Harlequin build in Genshin Impact. If you have any questions, ask them in the comments. stay tuned best squad builds.

Which is better: signal or c1?

Signature weapons are more beneficial for Harlequin than C1 in most situations. The Scarlet Moon Outline is the only spear that fully matches the character's mechanics: it grants additional Life Debt, increases damage dealt, and also has a unique scythe effect.

The first constellation can only be more profitable if your already has Jade Kite, Homa Staff or Staff of the Scarlet Sands (for reactions), especially with awakenings. Although they are inferior to Signa, they can be effectively used in combination with C1, which increases the damage of basic attacks with infusion and resistance to interruption, thanks to which the damage will only increase.

Trailer

Harlequin trailer on VKontakte:

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