The Ultimate Guide to Mastering Lyney in Genshin Impact: Avoid These 5 Common Mistakes!
Unlock Lyney's true potential in Genshin Impact by avoiding these 5 common mistakes From optimizing character usage to mastering crowd control, discover how to effectively utilize his kit and dominate the battlefield
Highlights
Lyney is a Pyro DPS character who excels in a mono Pyro composition for optimal damage output and Pyro application.
Utilizing Lyney's charged attacks is essential for optimizing his damage output, as they possess superior scaling and additionally activate potent explosive summons that significantly bolster his overall damage output while simultaneously drawing aggression from enemies.
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Lyney is a highly anticipated character in Genshin Impact, having been teased early on alongside his twin sister Lynette for the Fontaine region. Making his debut in the 4.0 version update, Lyney is a Pyro DPS character with immense damage potential when built properly and paired with compatible allies.
Additionally, players of Genshin Impact should take note of specific mechanics that accompany Lyney's teamwork, as they can greatly enhance his capabilities. By avoiding a few common mistakes, players can maximize their utilization of Lyney and reap the benefits he offers.
5 Not Utilizing Characters Effectively
In order to maximize Lyney's damage output, players need to incorporate additional Pyro characters into their team composition. This not only boosts Lyney's damage potential but also relies on applying Pyro to enemies. Therefore, including characters like Bennett and Xiangling alongside Lyney is crucial for consistent Pyro application and optimal gameplay synergy.
Furthermore, it is important to prioritize a support character from a different elemental type, such as Anemo, instead of adding a third Pyro character. This strategy ensures that Pyro application remains consistent, as other elemental reactions can unintentionally remove Pyro from enemies. Despite initial doubts, the combination of Lyney and Lynette's kits allows for effective synergy and gameplay.
4 Equipping the Wrong Artifact Set
While the build of each character is extremely important and should be the top priority in using a character effectively, many players may consider using the Crimson Witch of Flames artifact set for Lyney due to his Pyro abilities. However, since his play style doesn't generally benefit from elemental reactions, equipping a full set of this kind would actually decrease Lyney's potential for dealing damage.
In fact, it is more advantageous to use a full set of the Lavawalker artifact set as a temporary option until players can acquire optimal pieces from his ideal artifact set, Marechaussee Hunter. Alternatively, players can choose to mix different artifact sets to gain additional stat benefits, such as ATK or Pyro Damage bonuses.
3 Not Using Charged Attacks
Yoimiya, Amber, and Lyney, all Pyro Bow users, share significant similarities. However, it is important to note that a major portion of Lyney's damage comes from skillfully executing double-charged attacks, rather than normal attacks. This is due to the superior scaling and various elements of his kit that rely on double-charged attacks. By converting his charged attacks into Prop Arrows, Lyney summons Grin-Malkin Hats that greatly enhance his damage output. These explosive hats not only deal substantial damage but also have the ability to taunt enemies.
Moreover, these summons allow Lyney to accumulate stacks, which, when combined with his Elemental Skill, enable him to heal a percentage of his HP. It is worth emphasizing that while these charged attacks consume some of his HP, they cannot reduce it below 60% of its maximum value. Therefore, players should not worry about depleting their HP completely when using charged attacks.
2 Not Paying Attention To His Pneuma Arkhe
Alongside the introduction of new gameplay mechanics like diving, Genshin Impact also introduces a unique combat mechanic known as Arkhe specifically for Fontaine enemies and characters. This mechanic is incorporated into every Fontaine character's kit and is reflected in the designs of their vision holders. Consequently, players will encounter enemies that react differently based on the opposing Arkhe characters. Though not mandatory, understanding how and when to utilize this mechanic can be highly advantageous. Moreover, this mechanic proves to be beneficial when solving certain puzzles within Fontaine, making it imperative for players to recognize its significance.
1 Not Utilizing Crowd Control
Although Lyney's charged attacks and Pyrotechnic Strike primarily target a single enemy, players can utilize Lyney's Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst to deal area-of-effect (AoE) damage to nearby enemies. This highlights the importance of crowd control in situations where multiple enemies are involved. While Lyney can individually taunt enemies using the Grin-Malkin Hat, this tactic may not have a significant impact if opponents are spread out. To fully maximize his AoE capabilities, players can greatly benefit from including additional support characters like Venti, Kazuha, or even Lynette.
Additionally, Lyney's susceptibility to staggering can be reduced by incorporating crowd control techniques into the overall gameplay strategy.
Genshin Impact can now be enjoyed on various platforms including Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5, with a Switch version currently in the works.
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