Liny in Genshin Impact: Best Builds for Weapons and Artifacts, Talents and Leveling

Liny is a five-star Pyro character in Genshin Impact, set to debut in the game after the 4.0 update. In this guide, we will cover all of the hero's abilities, the resources required for leveling him up, as well as the best equipment and teammates for a team featuring Liny.

Liny is known as an illusionist from the Cour de la Fontaine theater. Even though the audience knows that they are being shown tricks rather than real magic on stage, they remain delighted. Interestingly, Liny quickly earns people's trust in conversation. Even a brief acquaintance might lead you to start sharing your deepest secrets with him. Alas, Liny does not open up to anyone. Perhaps he truly has something to hide.

Liny's Active Skills:

Card Force Shuffle (Normal Attack). The hero performs up to four shots with a bow. The plunging attack is a barrage of arrows that strike an area. The charged version of this attack consumes stamina but deals additional damage.

If you hold the bowstring drawn for a while, it will trigger a special prop arrow. This is an enhanced charged attack. Upon hitting an enemy, it materializes the Cat Hat. The item distracts enemies, and after its destruction or when its duration ends, a Pyro charge attacks the nearest enemy. By default, there can only be one Cat Hat on the battlefield, but their number can be increased to two through constellations.

If Liny's health is above 60%, the enhanced charged attack will consume a portion of his life force but apply 1 level of the Excess Props status to the hero.

Dazzling Light (Elemental Skill). The character releases a firework that deals AoE Pyro damage. All levels of Excess Props are removed, and due to them, Liny's health is restored. Additionally, enemies take extra damage. If there is a Cat Hat on the arena, it will explode and attack enemies with an AoE blast.

Grand Illusion: Parade of Wonders (Elemental Burst). The hero transforms into the Laughing Cat. He attacks enemies with fire, and after the skill ends, launches a firework that deals Pyro damage, summons a Cat Hat, and applies 1 level of the Excess Props status to you. It can be used to restore the character's health if you use the elemental skill.

Liny's Passive Talents:

If you obtain Liny again during prayers, you'll receive «Luck» for your hero. With it, you can unlock special passive abilities:

Ascension Materials for Liny:

Currently, there is no information on Rainbow Rose and Lieutenant's Insignia. We will update the guide as soon as this information becomes available.

Agnidus Agate Slivers, Fragments, Chunks, and the precious versions of this material drop from the Pyro Regisvine, the Wolf of the North, and the Pyro Hypostasis.

If desired, a fragment can be crafted from 3 slivers, a chunk from 3 fragments, and a precious Agnidus Agate from 3 chunks.

Recruit's, Sergeant's, and Lieutenant's Insignias drop from Marksmen. To find these fighters, use our map.

You will need the following materials to level up Liny's talents:

We've already covered Recruit's, Sergeant's, and Lieutenant's Insignias above.

Currently, there is no information on Teachings, Guides, and Philosophies of «Justice». We will update the guide as soon as information about these materials becomes available.

Pristine Green is a material that can be obtained during the Kingdom of Beginnings at level 70 and above.

Crown of Insight will be awarded for completing certain events, as well as for reaching level 11 of the Frostbearing Tree.

First Great Focus. Liny's signature bow, which perfectly suits your hero. Its base attack is 46-608 units, with a critical damage bonus of 14.4-66.2%. Additionally, it increases damage from Liny's shots and skills by 12-24%. For each Pyro-element character, it adds 1 level of Acting Mastery. At the first level, attack power is increased by 8-16%, at the second by 16-23%, and at the third by 40-80%. Movement speed also increases by 4-12% (1st level), 7-15% (2nd level), or 10-18% (3rd level). This weapon can be obtained through prayers.

Polar Star. A decent option that can be equipped if Liny is the only Pyro-hero in your team. This five-star bow deals damage of 46-608 units and has an increased critical hit chance of 7.2-33.1%. Elemental skill and burst damage are increased by 12-24%. If a shot or active skill of the hero hits an enemy, they receive 1 level of the Polar Night Star effect, which additionally increases attack power. At the 1st level, the bonus is 10-20%, at the 2nd — 20-40%, at the 3rd — 30-60%, and at the 4th — 48-96%. The effect lasts for 12 seconds. Polar Star can be obtained through the Divine Enfleshment prayer.

Amos' Bow. A five-star bow that also suits Liny. Base damage is 46-608 units, with an additional attack bonus of 10.8-49.6%. Normal and charged shots deal 12-24% more damage. Every 0.1 second of arrow flight increases hit efficiency by 8-16%. The effect can stack up to 6 times. This bow can be obtained through the Wanderlust Invocation prayer.

Blackcliff Warbow. This four-star weapon has an attack power of 44-565 units and a critical damage chance of 8-36.8%. Each enemy killed by your arrows increases attack power by 12-24%. The effect lasts for 30 seconds and can stack up to 3 times. This bow can be purchased in Paimon's Shop for 24 Starglitter.

Hamayumi. A decent free four-star weapon that can be used if you don't have a better option. Its base attack is 41-454 units, and the damage bonus is 12-55.1%. As a passive skill, it offers an additional increase of normal attack by 16-32%, and charged attack by 12-24%. If the hero's elemental energy is at 100%, the latter bonus is doubled.

To obtain the Hamayumi bow blueprint, you will need to open a chest on one of the islands of Inazuma. For this, you will need to collect mysterious conches on the shore. We have indicated the exact location of the chest on the map.

To craft the Hamayumi bow, you will need:

Northlander Bow Billets can be obtained from Stormterror, Wolf of the North, Azhdaha, and Childe.

White Iron Chunks can be found during your travels through Teyvat.

Crystal Chunks are also easily found in the open world of the game.

Crimson Witch of Flames

A good option for those who focus on elemental reactions with Electro, Dendro, Cryo, and Hydro characters. This set can be obtained in the Hidden Palace of Zhou Formula dungeon. Its location is indicated on the map.

Wanderer's Troupe

An excellent choice for those who prefer elemental Pyro damage through Liny's charged shots. This set of artifacts can be obtained from bosses such as Stormterror, Wolf of the North, Geo, Anemo and Electro Hypostasis, Oceanid, Pyro Regisvine, Cryo Regisvine, Childe, and the Ancient Geovishap.

First, activate the support character bonuses or attack enemies with various elements that combine well with fire. Then switch to Lyni, attack the enemies with enhanced charged prop arrows. When the elemental burst is ready — use it. This way, you will deal area damage and restore Lyni's health. If desired, you can manage without a healer, but we recommend taking one in the team just in case you can't replenish vitality.

A team with two (or three) Pyro characters:

Pyro characters create the effect of Blazing Fire, while Anemo heroes cause the Swirl reaction. The team is especially effective with Lyni's signature weapon (First Great Focus) and the Wanderer's Troupe artifact set.

A team with Hydro and Dendro characters:

The combination of Pyro and Dendro triggers the Burning effect, which means continuous fire damage. Meanwhile, the interaction between Pyro and Hydro creates Vaporize, which increases attack power. Applying Hydro and Dendro allows for the materialization of cores. They instantly detonate from a fire attack.

Team with an Electro character:

Combining Electro and Pyro allows for the creation of the Overloaded effect, which deals Pyro damage in an area. This is especially effective when using the Crimson Witch of Flames artifact set. Anemo characters will enable an increase in elemental fire damage.