Harlequin in Genshin Impact: Guide [Best Build]

В Genshin impact Known as the Servant of the Harlequin, she is a fire main DD who plays with Life Debt. Her mechanics allow her to apply a debuff to herself while blocking any outside healing, forcing her to choose her s wisely to stay alive.

The main damage comes from normal attacks, which at 30%+ Life Debt color her spear strikes with Pyro Infusion. The fourth of Harbingers of Fatui 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 elements. At the same time, she prefers shielders, not healers, since she cannot accept healing in battle.

Rating	S+ position in dash list
Rarity	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
when added to the game	April 24, 2024 (patch 4.6)
How to get a character	Prayer of the Heroine's Event
Element	Pyro
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

S+position in the shooting range

90.33%

S-position in the tier-list

5.59%

A-position in the tier list

0.97%

B-position in the tier list

0.25%

C-position in the tier list

0.37%

D-position in the tier list

2.43%

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History (biography)

Harlequin is known as the Servant, the fourth of the Harbingers of Fatui. In Snow, she wields Home of the Hearth, where children are raised as a family and prepared to the ranks of Fatui soldiers and spies. All of her charges call her "Father" as a sign of respect and veneration. It is known that the orphanage was previously run by a man who had a conflict with one of the charges. It is assumed that this child was she, who later took on the duties of the 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 is critical damage. In addition, when pumping, such stats as HP, ATK and defense increase. The exact values of each parameter are considered 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 her abilities and a series of normal attacks with Pyro Infusion. However, the fourth of the Fatui Harbingers offers a unique playstyle that relies on the Life Debt mechanic, which is 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 healing from the ult. For this reason, in order to maximize damage and survivability, it is important to follow the rotation and carefully monitor the current Life Debt in order to use the debuff to your advantage.

Next, we will examine in detail the principle of how skills work and in what order they should be pumped. 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 hitting them. Long press to move quickly for 5 seconds and continue to consume stamina.

Attack in the fall: flies to the ground, hitting all enemies on the way. After landing, deals damage to the area.

Mask of the Red Death

If Life Debt is equal to or greater than 30% of Harlequin's Max HP, she enters the Mask of the Red Death state: Normal, Charged, and Falling attacks are converted into Pyro damage. The effect cannot be cancelled by another infusion. In this state, a normal attack deals additional damage to the enemy proportional to ATK multiplied by the percentage of the current Life Debt, and removes 7,5% of it.

Life Debt is consumed once every 1 sec. When consumed this way, the cooldown of the Elemental Skill is reduced by 0,03 sec.

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

The mask infuses all Pyros and buffs the normal poke based on ATK and the current Life Debt. Each hit consumes a debuff bar and reduces the skill cooldown.

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.

Deals damage to nearby Pyro enemies and lunges, striking Pyro in an area. Enemies hit are afflicted with Blood Debt Command.

Decree of bloody duty

Lasts 30 seconds. Deals Pyro damage up to 2 times every 5 seconds, which is considered elemental skill damage.

When using Charged Strike or Elemental Burst, she absorbs and removes Blood Debt Commands from nearby targets. Each Blood Debt Command 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 an Elemental Skill (E), the heroine dashes forward, striking Pyro at nearby enemies and placing a Blood Debt Command mark on them (represented by a cross).

If you perform a charged strike or activate the ult, all marks will be absorbed. In turn, for each mark removed, the Servant will receive 65% Life Debt. That is, the more targets, the greater the final Life Debt, but no more than 145% for one use of the E-shka.

Blood Debt Command has 2 levels. Immediately after using the skill, level 1 is given - 65% Life Debt. If you then wait 5 seconds, the mark will increase to level 2 and give 130%. If there are several opponents, the "Father" gets 65% for each. For example, in a fight against 2 enemies at once there will be 130%, against 3 - 145% for one E-shka, since this is the limit. The limit can be exceeded by reusing the skill or the 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 over an area, resets the skill, removes marks from all enemies and heals Harlequin. The treatment completely removes Life Debt, resetting its value to zero. Elemental Burst should be used at the beginning or end of the rotation after E.

Note, that during the fight you can only heal with the 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 abilities, since each of the skills is used in rotation. If there is a lack of resources, the priority will be as follows:

Regular strikes — the main source of damage. With Life Debt, the Harbinger gains Pyro Infusion and hits harder in the Red Death Mask state.
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.
Elemental Skill - hits multiple enemies and applies the Blood Debt Command. Leveling up this skill only affects the damage dealt, but it is lower than other skills.

ive skills

As the heroine's level increases, ive abilities become available.

Talent 1: Only Ash Will Saturate

Only ashes will satisfy

During Pyro's fight, Harlequin's damage increases by 40%, but she can only be healed by her ult.

Talent 2: Only suffering will atone

Only suffering will atone

The Decree of Blood Debt has the following characteristics:

Defeating an enemy with Blood Debt Command applied grants Life Debt equal to 130% of Max HP.
After 5 seconds of casting, it upgrades to Blood Debt: Retribution, which when consumed grants the heroine 130% Life Debt.

The amount of Life Debt obtained through these methods cannot exceed the original limit specified in the elemental skill.

Talent 3: Only strength will protect

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%.

Requires 3000 ATK to reach max value.

Constellations

All the heroines' cons

1: “I will bear all the retribution and duties…”	The Red Death Mask status is further strengthened by 100%. Additionally, when Harlequin with the Red Death Mask status (while Pyro Infused) performs normal or charged attacks, her Interrupt Resistance is increased.
2: “For good deeds and sins I will repay…”	When cast, Blood Debt Command immediately becomes Blood Debt: Extortion. Consuming it releases a Doom Moon Flame in front of her, dealing 900% Attack Power as AoE damage to Pyro and increasing Elemental and Physical Resistance by 15% for 20 seconds. This effect can only occur once every 10 seconds. Requires unlocking the ive talent “Only suffering can be redeemed.”
3: “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.
4: “From now on, love and protect one another…”	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.
5: "Alone, we are as good as dead."	Increases the skill level of Doommoon Rising (Elemental Burst) by 3. Max. level: 15.
6: "Let's rejoice in the new life together"	The damage of the skill "Rise of the Fatal Moon" (Elemental Burst) increases proportionally to the attack power multiplied by 700% of the current Life Debt percentage. For 20 seconds after using "All Will Turn to Dust" (Elemental Skill), her normal attacks and Elemental Burst have a 10% increase in critical hit rate and a 70% increase in critical damage. The effect can occur once every 15 sec.

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

first constellation Buffs Pyro Infusion attacks, the main source of the character's DPS. Additionally, it makes combos easier to perform due to the resistance to interruption when performing normal or charged jabs while in the Mask of the Red Death state.
Third constellation Adds 3 levels to the base attack. This allows the ability to be upgraded to a maximum of 15 levels and provides an additional boost to damage without any conditions.
sixth constellation increases the elemental explosion depending on the current Life Debt. Another noticeable bonus is the increase in crit. indicators for normal hits and the ultimate after using an elemental skill. The above has a positive effect on the final damage.

How to play as Harlequin

Harlequin's abilities are centered around mechanics. Life debt, which she places on herself during combat. This requires using the skill to place a Blood Debt Command on enemies, then removing it with a charged strike or elemental burst. If the current Life Debt is 30% or more, normal attacks are converted to Pyro damage, which is the Harbinger's primary source of damage.

The main difficulty is immunity to incoming healing from s or food. The only way to restore health is the ultimate. Although it is not necessary to constantly use the ultimate if you dodge enemies in time or put a character with a strong shield in the squad.

Rotation

Procedure: E (elemental skill) > s/sub-dd > charged strike > normal attacks > E (elemental skill) > Q (elemental burst)

Let's take a closer look at rotation:

Use an elemental skill to place the Decree of Blood Debt on your enemies.
Switch to s and use skills that work outside the battlefield or buffs.
Return to Harlequin and perform a charged strike to remove the Blood Debt Command from enemies and place a Life Debt on the heroine.
Use normal infusion filled jabs until the Pyro effect wears off (around 14-16 hits).
Use the elemental skill again to create energy particles.
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 for one 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. Being a representative of the fire element, he can enter into almost all reactions (first and second order), while inflicting high DPS with his abilities, normal or charged attacks.	May be difficult for beginners. The gameplay is built around the Life Debt debuff, which absorbs healing but is important for getting infusion. All of this is complemented by its own specific mechanics and the need to follow a rotation to maximize DPS and survivability.
Possesses Piro infusion. With Life Debt equal to or greater than 30% of Max HP, all Hearth House Master hits are converted into 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 Ash Will Saturate" the heroine receives a 40% Pyro bonus, but in return is healed only by an elemental explosion. You cannot use the heal 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 the area. The elemental skill and the explosion of the elements also hit a group of enemies.	Without C1 there is no interrupt protection. Most of the damage is done by a series of normal jabs, which increases the chance of being stunned by an enemy attack. If there is no 1st constellation, you will have to dodge in time or put a shielder in the squad.
Can move quickly and hover above the surface. After using and holding a charged strike for 5 seconds, flies over water and inclined surfaces. The flight speed is affected by any sprint bonuses, such as food or ive skills.	Only signature weapons are ideal for synergy with the Servant's mechanics.. The outline of the scarlet moon grants Life Debt and increases damage depending on its value. Among other copies, there are not many really suitable options, especially free ones. One cannot fail to note the unique effect of turning the signal into a scythe.
With elevation, crit increases. damage, so it is easier to build Harlequin than some other DD. This simplifies the search for balanced stats in artifacts and allows you to focus on pumping the chance of critical hit or other stats.
The average cost of an elemental explosion is 60 units. energy. The servant is the main DD and is present on the battlefield longer than anyone else, so she does not need to collect a lot of energy recovery and sacrifice damaging stats in order to use the ultimate on cooldown.

Leveling

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

Elevation

To raise a Servant 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

Harlequin talent leveling materials — Source: https://genshin.honeyhunterworld.com

To upgrade 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 XNUMX pestilence.

Best Harlequin Builds in Genshin Impact

Harlequin acts as a main DD and plays off the Life Debt mechanic, an effect that absorbs incoming healing. In combat, he relies on regular attacks filled with Pyro Infusion, an elemental skill to gain Life Debt, and an elemental burst that deals damage in an area and restores health. Moreover, the ultimate is the only way to heal in combat.

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

ATK — an indicator on which the damage of all abilities depends, as well as the portion of the received healing.
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 assemble a Servant. 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:

Artifact	Main characteristic	Additional stats
Flower of Life	HP (permanent)	Crete. damage Crit chance. hits ATK Elemental Mastery/Energy Regeneration
Feather of Death	Attack Power (Permanent)	Crete. damage Crit chance. hits ATK Elemental Mastery/Energy Regeneration
The sands of Time	Attack Power/Elemental Mastery	Crete. damage Crit chance. hits Attack Power/Elemental Mastery Energy recovery
space cup	Attack Power/Pyro Damage Bonus	Crete. damage Crit chance. hits Attack Power/Elemental Mastery Energy recovery
Crown of Mind	Crete. damage/crit chance hits	ATK Crete. damage/crit chance hits Energy recovery Elemental Mastery

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, you should give preference to spears, which increase ATK, critical chance hits/crit. damage и damage dealt. The best option would definitely be the Scarlet Moon Shaped sign, as it is directly tied to the core mechanic.

Name	ive	Recommendation
Outlines of the scarlet moon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat 48-674 Crit chance. hits 4,8-22,1%	Hitting an enemy with a charged strike grants Life Debt equal to 25% of max. health. The effect triggers once every 1 seconds. While the owner has Life Debt, damage dealt increases by 12-28%. If the Life Debt value is equal to or greater than 30% of the max. HP, damage additionally increases by 24-56%.	Harlequin's signature weapon is a perfect match for her, providing useful buffs in the form of crit chance and increased DPS. Additionally, it grants Life Debt on hit with a charged jab, which will extend the duration of Pyro Infusion and increase normal hits while in Mask of the Red Death.
Jade Kite ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat 48-674 Crit chance. hits 4,8-22,1%	When dealing damage, increases attack power by 3,2-6% for 6 seconds. The effect stacks up to 7 times and occurs once every 1 seconds. If you get 0,3 stacks, the damage dealt increases by 12-24%.	Like the signal, it offers a critical hit chance and damage dealt, as well as ATK, which makes the Pyro Cup more in demand. To get the bonus, you need to hit enemies with any attacks or skills. The harbinger is constantly on the battlefield, so it activates the ive effect without any problems.
Homa's staff ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat 46-608 Crete. damage 14,4%-66,2%	Increases health by 20-40%. In addition, provides an attack bonus equal to 0,8-1,6% from max. Spear owner's HP. When a character's health drops below 50%, their attack power increases by an additional 1-1,8% from max. HP.	Despite the fact that Sduga is not assembled through HP, the weapon is universal for many DDs due to the high increase in critical damage and ATK and depending on the maximum health. It is fully revealed when the hero's HP drops to half, but even without this it gives a lot of benefits.
Staff of the Scarlet Sands ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat 44-542 Critical Hit Chance 9.6%-44.1%	Increases attack power by 52-104% from the mastery of the elements. Also, hitting an enemy target with an elemental skill activates the Dream of the Scarlet Sands effect and provides additional 28-56% attack bonus, which similarly depends on elemental mastery. The effect stacks up to 3 times.	While Khoma's Staff scales with health, this weapon scales with MS. However, Harbinger does not always need a high MS value to fully utilize the spear's potential. However, in teams with Steam/Melt or a lack of crit chance, it can perform even better than Khoma's Staff.
Subduer of troubles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat 49-741 ATK 3,6%-16,5%	Gives 12%-24% bonus damage with all elements. Activating a skill will apply Enhancement for 20 seconds, increasing attack power by 3,2%-6,4% per second. The effect stacks up to 6 times. When the weapon's bearer is away from the battlefield, the attack bonus from Enhancement is doubled.	Provides a huge boost to ATK after using an E-skill, which is very beneficial due to the presence of its own damage bonuses, in particular, the ive "Only Ash Will Saturate". The downside is the lack of buffs to crit. chance or crit. damage, which complicates the stat balance.
Skyward Spine . Base stat 48-674 Energy recovery 8%-36,8%	Increases crit. chance for 8%-16% and the speed of a normal attack on 12%. Hitting with a normal or charged attack has a 50% chance to spawn an intangible blade that deals 40%-100% damage in a small area. Fires once every 1 seconds.	Closes the need for energy recovery without having to look for the characteristic in sub-stats. Always increases the chance of critical hits and the speed of normal hits, which the Harbinger actively uses in combat and thereby activates the second part of the effect.
Vortex Vanquisher . Base stat 46-608 ATK 10,8%-49,6%	Increases shield strength by 20%-40%. On hit for 8 sec. increases attack power by 4%-8%. The effect can stack up to 5 times and occur once every 1 sec. While protected by a shield, the attack power bonus increases by 100%.	A decent legendary weapon that requires a shielder to be fully utilized. Significantly increases ATK due to the main stat and ive bonus that is triggered when dealing damage to enemies. In order to get the maximum buff, the Harbinger must be under a shield.
Mortal combat ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat 41-454 Critical Hit Chance 8%-36,8%	If there are 2 or more opponents nearby, then attack power and defense increase by 16-32%; if there are less than 2 opponents nearby, attack power increases by 24-48%.	An excellent epic spear from the battle with pleasant buffs in the form of a critical hit chance and ATK. The effect is activated stably throughout the battle, since the key requirement is the presence of enemies (more or no less than 2). In both cases, an increase to ATK is given, so there is no need to adjust to specific conditions.
The ballad of the fjords ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat 42-510 Critical Hit Chance 6,0-27,6%	If a team has at least 3 heroes of different elements, elemental mastery increases by 120-240 units.	Another spear from the Battle . Unlike Mortal Kombat, it has a more specific condition that requires at least 3 characters of different elements to increase MS. The weapon implies active interaction between elements and can be more profitable if you play, for example, through Steam.
Montenegrin peak ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat 42-510 Critical Damage 12-55,1%	Defeating enemies increases attack power by 12-24%. The bonus lasts 30 seconds. and can be folded up to 3 times. The duration of the effects is independent of each other.	Regardless of the number of stacks available, this is a good spear that gives ATK after defeating enemies and a lot of crit. damage. The servant spends a lot of time in the arena, which means it can be strengthened. But it is worth considering that the ive does not work in battles with bosses (unless they summon other monsters).
Storm of dragons ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat 41-454 Elemental Mastery 48-221	Raises by 20-36% damage against enemies under Gidro or Pyro statuses.	The optimal choice if the Harbinger plays through Par with Hydro sub-dds capable of damaging outside the battlefield (for example, Ye Lan). The weapon provides elemental mastery and increases all damage if enemies are affected by Hydro or Pyro. However, ATK and critical indicators will have to be found in artifacts.
white brush ( ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat 39–401 Critical Hit Chance 5,1% –23,4%	Increases normal attack damage by 24% –48%.	One of the best F2P options that can be found in Liyue's Rich, Precious, and Luxurious Chests. Although it is 3-star, it provides a good boost to critical chance and consistently increases normal hit damage, the main source of DPS for the Hearth House leader.
piercing the moon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat 44–565 Elemental Mastery 24–110	Dendro reactions create a revival sheet next to the character that lasts for 10 seconds. The attack power of the hero who picked it up increases by 16-32% for 12 sec. The revival sheet appears once every 1 seconds. The effect works even if the owner of the weapon is not on the battlefield.	Free crafted Sumeru spear. Only suitable for the squad via Dendro Reaction, since the ive effect does not work otherwise. For "Father", the ATK buff increase will be useful, which can be obtained thanks to the revival leaf that appears after summoning Burning or Blooming.
Missive Windspear' Message ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Base stat 42-510 ATK 9%-41,3%	After an elemental reaction occurs, attack power increases by 12%-24%, and elemental mastery is at 48-96 units. The boost lasts 10 seconds.	The weapon could only be obtained in patch 3.1. A free spear that gives a lot of ATK. To get an additional bonus to ATK and MS, you need to trigger reactions every 10 seconds. For this reason, it is not recommended for use in a mono-Pyro build.

Best Artifacts

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

Name	Description	Recommendation
Fragment of harmonic fantasy ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases attack power by 18%. 4 parts: When Life Debt increases or decreases, damage dealt increases by 18% for 6 sec. The effect stacks up to 3 times.	The best set of artifacts. Increases ATK, from which all skills are scaled, and damage dealt with any changes in Life Debt. Since the heroine independently applies and removes the debuff during the battle, she easily activates the ive, receiving all stacks.
Gladiator’s Finale ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: Increases attack power by 18%. 4 parts: Increases normal attack damage by 35% when using a one-handed, two-handed or polearm weapon.	The second best set, which increases ATK and increases basic attacks, provided that the character has a melee weapon. The servant is a spearman, so the effect will work by default, and there is no requirement to fulfill any conditions for it.
Chronicles of Halls in the Desert ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: Gives 15% bonus Anemo damage. 4 parts: Hitting with a charged strike increases attack speed by 10% and increases the damage of all attack types by 40% for 15 seconds.	While Harbinger doesn't need the Anemo bonus, she does benefit from the full set ive. You need to hit an enemy with a charged strike to trigger the increased attack speed and damage. This works well with her rotation, as she grants herself Life Debt with a charged jab.
Crimson Witch of Flames ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases Pyro damage by 15%. 4 parts: Increases the damage of Overload, Burn and Bloom reactions by 40%, and the damage of Steam and Melt reactions by 15%. Activating the skill increases the effect of 2 pieces by 50% for 10 sec. Can be folded up to 3 times.	An excellent option if the emphasis is on reactions. The set is especially good in squads using Steam or Melt, since they themselves deal quite a lot of damage and are capable of crit. The set is also suitable for 2nd order reactions, for example, Overload in combination with Chevreuse.
Echoes of an Offering ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: Increases attack power by 18%. 4 parts: Normal attacks have a 36% chance to summon Valley Ritual, increasing their damage by 70%. Hitting with your next normal attack removes the effect after 0,5 seconds. Assuming the buff did not trigger, the chance to summon Valley Ritual increases by 20% with the next hit. The chance of activating a bonus occurs once every 1 seconds.	"Father" usually performs a series of normal attacks, which increases the chance to activate the Ritual of the Valley and get a high bonus to damage. The only problem with the set is its unstable operation, which can be caused by a bad connection or high ping (over 100).
Shadow Court Hunter Gladiator’s Finale Crimson Witch of Flames	2 parts: Increases normal and charged attack damage by 15%. 2 parts: Increases attack power by 18%. 2 parts: Increases Pyro damage by 15%.	Until you manage to collect the required full set with suitable characteristics, you can use any combination of 2x2 artifacts for ATK, normal/charged attack boost and Pyro element.
Berserk ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: Increases critical chance. hits by 12%. 2 parts: Increases critical chance. hits by 24% if health is below 70%.	A great set to start your journey. Buffs your critical hit chance, which is beneficial for the Hearth House leader, who gets a boost to critical damage when ascending.
Martial Artist ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: Increases normal and charged attack damage by 15%. 4 parts: Increases the damage of normal and charged attacks by 25% after using the skill for 8 seconds.	Another option for beginners. Increases damage of normal and charged strike and additionally for 4 parts after using an elemental skill. The downside is the duration of the 2nd bonus — only 8 sec. However, in the initial stages of the game this does not play a significant role.

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%.

Name	Description	Recommendation
Shadow Court Hunter ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases normal and charged attack damage by 15%. 4 parts: Critical Chance. hit increases by 12% for 5 sec if health increases or decreases. The effect stacks up to 3 times.	While the buff for normal and charged attacks is always active, the full set effect in the case of the Harbinger will be inconsistent. Firstly, the ive requires Furina. Secondly, even with it it will not always be possible to implement the effect and receive stacks due to the fact that the character cannot be healed.
Retracing Bolide ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: Increases shield strength by 35%. 4 parts: When the character is under a shield, the damage of normal and charged attacks is increased by 40%.	The Servant is quite vulnerable in combat, as she cannot heal from external sources. If she plays in a team with a shielder, this set is a good fit for her - her defense will become stronger and, in addition, normal and charged attacks will be strengthened while the "Father" is under armor.
Lava walker ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases Pyro resistance by 40%. 4 parts: Increases damage against targets affected by Pyro by 35%.	Works exclusively in builds via mono-Pyro or Combustion, since only in this case will it be possible to maintain a constant Pyro status and thus receive a 35% bonus.
Unfinished Dreams ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases attack power by 18%. 4 parts: After 3 sec. after leaving the battlefield, damage increases by 50%. If at least 6 sec. There are no enemies with the Burning status nearby, the hero loses 10% increased damage per second. up to 0%. If there are nearby enemies with the Burning status, damage increases by 10% per second up to 50%. The effect occurs even if the character is not on the battlefield.	The situation is approximately the same as with the Lavawalker. The set is considered only in a certain composition, in this case the emphasis is on Burning. That is, the squad must have a character capable of ing a reaction, for example, Nahida.
Gilded Dreams ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80. 4 parts: For 8 sec. after calling an elemental reaction, depending on the elements of the allied heroes in the squad, the equipped character receives the following buffs: Attack power +14% for each character with the same element. Elemental Mastery +50 units. for each character with a different element. Each of these buffs counts up to 3 characters. The effect can occur once every 8 sec. and triggers even if the wearer of the set is not on the battlefield.	The set will not give an affix to the pokes themselves, but will increase the stats of MS and ATK depending on the allies in the group. It makes sense to use only in teams based on the reaction of Steam, if a full set with strong crits is already assembled and there is no other hero to whom it can be transferred.
Shimenawa's Reminiscence ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: Increases attack power by 18% 4 parts: When a skill is activated by a hero who has 15 or more energy units, he loses 15 units. energy, but damage from normal, charged and falling attacks increases by 50% for 10 seconds.	Provides nice bonuses, but doesn't fit well into the gameplay of the House of the Hearth chapter. The buff for all types of attacks is only given for 10 seconds, while the heroine doesn't always start hitting right after E. In addition, the skill starts draining energy, which can be critical for survival.

Detachments

In a pack, Servant takes the position of main DD, around which the team is built. Considering that she cannot restore HP with the help of s, she does not value healers so 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

Below we will look at the heroes that can be added to the squad.

Sub-dd

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

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Ye Lan	Hydro	Bow	Excellent Hydro applicator for playing through Steam. In addition to imposing the status, it increases the damage of the active character during the ult.
Xingqiu	Hydro	One handed sword	Like Ye Lan, he casts Hydro. It will be more in demand if problems with survivability arise, due to a decrease in damage received and an increase in resistance to interruption.
Furina	Hydro	One handed sword	A strong buffer that has an ambiguous synergy with Harbinger, as Life Debt causes problems with Fanfare generation. Furina also slowly drains HP with her skill, which is not very good for the Servant, who is already vulnerable due to her immunity to healing. This is not to say that they are completely incompatible. However, such a unit is much more difficult to implement than most other builds.
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow	Secondary damage dealer for the Melt reaction. Due to the fact that outside the battlefield it damages only with the ultimate, it needs a high rate of energy recovery (180-200%). It also won’t be superfluous Battle Bow of Favonia.
Keia	Cryo	One handed sword	Creates ice crystals with an elemental explosion that spin around the active character and hit Cryo. This helps inflict Melt while "Father" attacks with normal attacks with infusion.
Rosary	Cryo	A spear	Has a quick recharge of abilities. The ultimate damages outside the battlefield and increases the chance of crit. hits. ive increases movement speed at night.
Dehya	Pyro	Two-handed sword	The skill summons a Fire Prison, inside which Pyro damage is inflicted, interruption resistance increases, and part of the damage received is transferred to Dehye, which adds survivability.
Xiangling	Pyro	A spear	High damage from pocket due to elemental skill and elemental explosion. Can increase ATK if an ally picks up Goba's pepper.
Pyro GG	Pyro	One handed sword	A secondary Pyro character who attacks from the pocket. Not only does he deal damage outside of the battlefield, but he also buffs the leader of the House of the Hearth.
Yae Miko	electro	Catalyst	A good ally in a squad through Overload. Attacks "from the pocket" with the help of skill totems, and with the ultimate deals instant explosive damage.
Beidou	electro	Two-handed sword	If an ally, while under the influence of Beidou's ult hits with a normal and charged attack, then launches a chain lightning, dealing Electro damage. At C1, an elemental explosion applies a shield.
Fischl	electro	Bow	Comfortable sub-DD with constant Electro status, fast skill cooldown and good damage of his own. C6 is desirable.
Kazuha	Anemo	One handed sword	An ideal partner for any type of team thanks to his convenient crowd control pull, Dispersion summon, and increased elemental damage.
Sucrose	Anemo	Catalyst	Pulls opponents not only with skill, but also with ultimate. Instead of elemental damage, increases mastery of elements, which is more relevant for the game through reactions.
Nahida	Dendro	Catalyst	If you want to try Harbinger through Burning, Nahida is a great ally for her due to her stable Dendro status.
Albedo	Geo	One handed sword	Helps trigger a Crystal reaction using an elemental skill. ive skill increases elemental mastery.

Sapports

characters providing protection and various buffs.

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Bennett	Pyro	One handed sword	Acts as an ATK buffer and helps restore energy with a skill or the sword of Favonius. The only disadvantage of Bennett is the limited area of the ult.
Chevreuse	Pyro	A spear	The best for playing through Overload. Chevreuse reduces the Electro and Pyro resistance of enemies if in a team have at least one hero of these elements. In addition, increases ATK by long pressing E.
volumes	Pyro	A spear	Creates a strong shield. If C6 is open, increases all types of attacks by 15%, including normal ones. Can deal Pyro damage in an area, but it requires a lot of energy recovery.
Mona	Hydro	Catalyst	The ultimate encases the enemy in a bubble, after which it applies the Omen effect, which increases the damage the target receives. This skill distracts enemies.
Candace	Hydro	A spear	Buffs the active character's normal elemental attacks by applying an elemental explosion. At C6, deals additional Hydro damage outside the battlefield. The Servant will not receive Hydro infusion.
Citlali	Cryo	Catalyst	Sitlali will give "Father" everything he needs: resistance cut, strong protection and, depending on the team, additional damage.
Laila	Cryo	One handed sword	Provides allies with a shield, deals damage outside the battlefield with an elemental explosion and an elemental skill. At C4, buffs normal and charged attacks.
Dione	Cryo	Bow	The skill hangs a shield that increases movement speed and reduces stamina consumption. At C6, in the area of the ult, buffs MS if HP is more than 50%.
Zhongli	Geo	A spear	Geo Archon offers the strongest and most stable armor in the game. At the same time, while the shield hangs on an ally, the el. and physical resistance from nearby enemies.
Yun Jin	Geo	A spear	Buffs normal attacks with an elemental burst, which is a strong buff for the House of Hearth. At C6, it increases attack speed.
Noelle	Geo	Two-handed sword	A free shield fighter that provides good survivability at any stage of the game.
Shilonen	Geo	One handed sword	Although the Harbinger does not require a healer, Shilonen primarily acts as a buffer due to her own abilities and her set. Due to the format of the Servant stance, which does not fall off when switching to other characters, it is easy to activate the elemental reaction effect.
Jean	Anemo	One handed sword	Used as a healer if the Head of the Hearth House is playing in a team with Furina. Useful for mass healing, which allows you to easily gain Fanfares at the expense of other allies. The ult dispels in an area.
Xian Yun	Anemo	Catalyst	An alternative healer for a squad with Furina. In addition to healing and Dispersion, it allows for attacks while falling (the Servant's Pyro Infusion also applies to this type of attack).
Lan Yan	Anemo	Catalyst	Anemo is a character that provides a shield and a tie, and can also deal some damage. "Father" relies primarily on normal attacks, so if Lan Yan has constellations, she can renew her shield.

Top Teams

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

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Harlequin	Ye Lan Xingqiu	Kazuha Sucrose Lan Yan	Bennett Citlali	A strong build with constant Hydro status for Steam reaction and Dispersion from an Anemo character. Ye Lan will give more DPS, and Xingqiu will give survivability. Kazuha has a stable tightening and increases E. DMG, while Sucrose increases MS, and Lan Yan gives shields and gathers enemies into a group. Bennett is necessary for Pyro Resonance, creating additional energy particles and increasing ATK, but you can take Sitlali instead.
Harlequin	Ye Lan Xingqiu Mona	Furina	Xian Yun Jean	A team variant with Furina. Since she doesn't apply much status, it's advisable to put another Hydro character. Xian Yun or Djinn are Anemo heroes with Dispersion and mass healing. Despite the fact that with Harlequin it becomes more difficult to stack Fanfares, the build is capable of demonstrating high DPS. The only thing is that you will have to especially carefully monitor the HP of the Harbinger and use her ult when ready, since Furina will constantly remove health.
Harlequin	Chevreuse	Fischl	volumes	Team via Overload. The key character of such a pack is Chevreuse, who lowers Pyro and Electro resistance of enemies, buffs ATK with a long press of the skill. Fischl acts as a sub-DD and Electro source for the activation of Chevreuse's ive. Toma protects the Servant from incoming damage.
Harlequin	Yae Miko Beidou	Fischl	Chevreuse	Another option is through Overload. The squad is more balanced due to two Electro damage dealers, but survivability is reduced. You can make the squad stronger with the help of C1 Beidou, which creates a shield using explosion verses. Considering that both Yae Miko and Beidou have expensive ultimates, the group should have a Favonius weapon, such as Chevreuse and/or Fischl.
Harlequin	Ye Lan Xingqiu	Bennett	Zhongli Laila Dione	Command via Steam with that casts a shield. It is optimal to put Xingqiu or Ye Lan in the Hydro sub-dd slot. Bennett is used for a buff. Zhongli creates a very strong shield that will allow the Harbinger to fight safely on the battlefield. If you don’t have Zhongli, you can use Lila or Diona - they will also allow you to trigger the Melting reaction in parallel with Steam.
Harlequin	Ye Lan Mona Candace	Xingqiu	Zhongli Citlali Bennett	Double Hydro Squad. Ye Lan in combination with Xingqiu will provide a permanent status on enemies. Mona will increase the damage received by enemies with Omen and distract them with an elemental skill / Kandakiya will enhance normal elemental attacks (at C6, she also hits from the "pocket"). For greater survivability, Zhongli or Sitlali is placed. Bennett - to increase ATK.
Harlequin	Xiangling Dehya	Kazuha	volumes	Mono-Pyro team. Xiangling or Dehya deal fire damage from the pocket. Dehya hits weaker, but is more profitable if the Servant is low on HP. Kazuha inflates the Pyro and increases elemental damage with a ive skill. Toma applies a shield, can perform t attacks with an elemental explosion if he has enough energy recovery (200-220%).
Harlequin	Xiangling Dehya Mavuika	Kazuha	Citlali	Team with Pyro Resonance. Pyro sub-dd deals fire damage from the pocket. Dehya or Mavuika hits weaker, but is more profitable if the "Father" is low on HP or for an additional buff. Kazuha inflates Pyro and increases elemental damage with a ive skill. Sitlali cuts Pyro resistance of enemies and painfully hits enemies.
Harlequin	Ye Lan Xingqiu	Albedo Yun Jin	Zhongli Shilonen	A team with Geo Resonance, which increases interrupt resistance and buffs attacks under a shield. Ye Lan/Xingqiu - for Hydro status and additional damage. Albedo's el. skill helps create a Crystal reaction, and his ult increases elemental mastery. Zhongli applies a strong shield, reduces enemy resistance, but you can also use Shilonen. Instead of Albedo, Yun Jin is suitable, which strengthens normal attacks.
Harlequin	Nahida	Sucrose	Bennett	Group through Burn with Nahida, who is able to maintain Dendro status on a permanent basis. Sucrose dispels, keeps enemies under control and increases MS. Bennett buffs ATK, but he can be replaced with Toma so that the head of the House of the Hearth receives as little incoming damage as possible.
Harlequin	Ganyu Keia	Rosary	Bennett	Squad through Melt. Ganyu or Kaeya uses Elemental Burst to apply Cryo to enemy targets. Rosaria deals extra damage and increases crit chance with her ultimate, which also works from the pocket. Bennett is used for Pyro Resonance, generating energy particles and increasing ATK.
Harlequin	Keia	Anemo hero	Noelle	Free starter build via Meltdown. Kaeya uses Elemental Burst on cooldown to make Harbinger trigger reactions with normal attacks with Pyro Infusion. Anemo Traveler disperses and pulls enemies. Noelle provides allies with a shield generated by the skill.
Harlequin	Xiangling	Lynette	Barbara	Alternative F2P team via Steam (if Barbara is replaced with Noelle, it will be a mono-Pyro build). Xiangling deals damage with her skill and elemental explosion. Lynette dispels and increases ATK with her ive skill. Although Barbara cannot heal the Servant, she applies Hydro status to enemies with her skill. With the last constellation, she resurrects once every 15 minutes.

Is it worth knocking out?

Harlequin is a legendary Pyro Lancer whose gameplay is based on the Life Debt mechanic. The debuff absorbs incoming healing and prevents healing until it is completely gone. On the one hand, this playstyle can be difficult, especially considering that the heroine is healed only by an elemental explosion. On the other hand, it significantly increases damage and provides a virtually constant Pyro Infusion.

The Harbinger of Fatui offers a special approach to combat, where understanding the character, following the rotation, and the player's own skills really matter. At the same time, the Servant encourages this approach, giving out huge numbers when used correctly. In the party, it occupies the position of the main damage dealer and enters into most reactions due to its mastery of the fire element.

Speaking of the build, as befits many main DD, it is not exactly simple: high crit. indicators, ATK and sometimes elemental mastery are required. Although the elemental burst is inexpensive, energy recovery should also reach optimal values so that the ult is always ready. "Father" 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 signal and C1 make the gameplay noticeably more comfortable and increase damage many times.

We hope this guide helped you create the best Harlequin build in Genshin Impact. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments. Stay tuned for updates best squad builds.

Which is better: signal or c1?

Signature weapons are more beneficial to the Harbinger than C1 in most situations. Scarlet Moon Shape is the only spear that fully matches the mechanics of the character: it grants additional Life Debt, increases DPS, and has a unique scythe effect.

The first constellation can only be more beneficial if you already have Jade Kite, Staff of Khoma, or Staff of the Crimson Sands (for reactions) on your , especially with awakenings. While they are inferior to the signa, they can be effectively used in combination with C1, which increases basic attacks with infusion and interrupt resistance, thanks to which the damage will only increase.