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Whether it’s a DPS or a Support, weapons are the best items that decide a character’s role inGenshin Impact. One reason for that is because weapons have a Base ATK stat that can’t be found in any other artifact, talent, or Constellation, other than the character’s own Base ATK.
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Giving that importance to weapons is both a blessing and a curse. In Yoimiya’s case, it’s a curse, since a good 5-star bow is needed to unlock her full potential. Yes, she can still perfectly operate with a F2PGenshin Impactweapon or even a 3-star bow, but they’re not at all close to what she can do when wielding a good 5-star bow.
Updated November 27th, 2022, by Nahda Nabiilah:Thanks to its poor banner timing, Yoimiya is often skipped by Genshin Impact players. Her first banner was close to Raiden Shogun, her second comes along with Zhongli, and the third has to compete with Nahida. Nevertheless, meta isn’t the only factor that affects players' decisions when it comes to pulling characters. People would often wish for a unit simply because they like her, and that’s the case with most Yoimiya-havers. To celebrate more people having the Firework Queen, this article has been updated to include more weapons suitable for Yoimiya in Genshin Impact.
11Slingshot
Slingshot may be a3-starGenshin Impactweapon, but its passive offers a massive 60% damage addition for Yoimiya’s attacks. This allows the bow to shine among the 4-star options even though it has a low Base ATK. Slingshot’s CRIT Rate stat will also prove to be useful, especially when combined with Yoimiya’s own CRIT Rate stat.
10Hamayumi
Hamayumi is a great weapon for Yoimiya inGenshin Impactif players can manage her Energy. To fully utilize Hamayumi, players can either have aGenshin ImpactBatteryin the team or simply refrain from using her ultimate. Just keep in mind that this weapon has a terrible synergy with Shimenawa’s Reminiscence.
9Prototype Crescent
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Prototype Crescent requires a little setting up to utilize as players must do a quick Aimed Shot before unleashing Yoimiya’s Elemental Skill. This is also the weakness of Prototype Crescent; it can’t activate its passive if the enemy has no weak points. Apart from that, though, Prototype Crescent is easily suitable for Yoimiya. ThisF2PGenshin Impactweaponis also great for other units, like Ganyu.
8Blackcliff Warbow
Blackcliff Warbow is a classic DPSweapon inGenshin Impact. For Yoimiya, its high Base ATK and the extra ATK buff from its passive will prove to be priceless. At maximum refinement, players can get a whopping 72% bonus ATK from the passive as long as they can defeat enemies continuously.
7Viridescent Hunt
Viridescent Hunt is not F2P friendly as the weapon is only obtainable via the Battle Pass. At lower refinement, this weapon easily outperforms Blackcliff Warbow, but at higher refinement, Viridescent Hunt’s passive can be quite underwhelming.
6Rust
Not all players are able to obtain a 5-star bow, and for that, R5 Rust is the best 4-star weapon forYoimiya inGenshin Impact. The bow adds a whopping 80% DMG to her Normal attacks, which is basically where all her damage comes from. Since Rust has ATK% on its Secondary Stats, players have to get the lost CRIT from Yoimiya’s artifacts.
5Amos' Bow
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Amos' Bow is a classic straight-to-DMG bow that does a great job maximizing thewieldingGenshin Impactcharacter’s ATK. On paper, Amos' Bow can be Yoimiya’s best bow. But with her, there are two key problems Amos' Bow suffers from. One, Amos grants a lot of Base ATK and ATK% to Yoimiya’s kit, which would diminish any extra ATK she gets by third-party buffers (like Bennett’s Burst, for example).
Lastly, Yoimiya’s arrows are fast, and she depends on her Normal attacks that require her to be close to the target. So in most cases, Yoimiya will have a rough time fully benefiting from Amos’ Bow’s DMG buff.
4Polar Star
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ManyGenshin Impacttravelerswould turn a blind eye to Polar Star because of Yoimiya’s inability to activate its passive. While that’s true in some way, still, Polar Star yields a crazy amount of CRIT Rate combined with a high enough Base ATK. Those two stats on that bow are enough to put it ahead of most 5-star and all 4-star bows.
3Skyward Harp
Skyward Harp will always rank high inbow weapon tier lists inGenshin Impact. Just like its other Skyward family weapons, Harp has a general passive effect that can work on any unit that wields the bow. In addition to its passive, Yoimiya will also enjoy the bow’s Primary and Secondary stats, adding a lot of Base ATK and CRIT Rate to her stat.
2Aqua Simulacra
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Many would ask if Aqua Simulacra is a good bow for Yoimiya. In fact, Aqua Simulacra is the Staff of Homa forbow users inGenshin Impact. There’s a difference between Homa and Aqua though. Homa grants its wielder a DMG bonus based on the unit’s current HP, while Aqua gives a flat buff that isn’t affected by anything. The only condition to acquire Aqua Simulacra’s buff is to have enemies close to Yoimiya, which is a little complicated, considering she has to keep her distance while shooting her arrows. So it’s recommended to have a shielder to protect Yoimiya while using Aqua Simulacra.
