Genshin Impact's Yae Miko is making history as the strongest catalyst wielder to date, beating out Klee's max base attack of 311 with her own max base attack of 340. Objectively speaking, this 5-star Electro user has it all: easily triggered elemental reactions, consistent passive damage, and a fast-building and powerful elemental burst. Her kit makes her a force to be reckoned with, and she would be a great choice for a sub DPS regardless of what weapon she holds. However, with the right catalyst, she can enable her teammates and absolutely demolish enemies in an instant.
Elemental mastery, crit damage, attack, and energy recharge are all strong weapon sub stats in the hands of the Guuji of the Grand Narakumi Shrine. Because of this, Yae Miko is a very flexible character, and there is a wide array of options in terms of her weapon. While her ideal teammates are fairly locked-in, players can rest easy knowing that most catalysts in their inventory can synergize well with this cunning kitsune.
7/7 Thrilling Tales Of Dragon Slayers
A 3-star weapon fit for players who are still in the early stages of the game, Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers is highly accessible and easy to refine. Its sub stat is HP, which isn't particularly helpful to Yae Miko herself, but the effect that builds through weapon refinement can be immensely helpful for the rest of her team. At refinement rank five, every time a character is switched to on the field, they gain a 48% increase in attack for 10 seconds. This bonus can lead to teammates dealing massive blows. The main downside is that this effect can only be triggered every 20 seconds.
6/7 Hakushin Ring
Once a player beats the Miasmic Tumor boss, they gain blueprints for the Hakushin Ring. This makes this weapon highly accessible and relatively easy to refine. Additionally, the energy recharge sub stat on this catalyst makes it a good choice for Yae Miko, who works best when she is able to put her high-cost elemental burst out relatively often.
The refinement effect for the Hakushin exists specifically for Lisa and Yae, since it hinges on the wielder's ability to deal Electro damage. Whenever the wielder triggers an Electro-based reaction, teammates with an element involved in that reaction get a six-second elemental damage increase. For example, if superconduct is triggered, any cryo character on the team along with any electro character on the team get to reap the benefits of this effect. Because of its usefulness to teammates, it would be a good weapon in the hands of a sub DPS Yae Miko.
5/7 Oathsworn Eye
This 4-star weapon was introduced with the release of version 2.5, and it has made quite the splash -- pun intended. Only available through the Three Realms Gateway Offering event, this catalyst works well with a range of characters, including but not limited to: Klee, Kokomi, Mona, and Yae. Since its sub stat is ATK %, the Oathsworn Eye is a great fit for characters who fill the DPS or sub DPS role. When the wielder casts their elemental burst, the weapon increases energy recharge for 10s. This is particularly useful for Yae Miko, whose elemental skill cooldown is reset when she uses her elemental burst, because it maximizes the time she can keep her Sesshou Sakura on the field.
4/7 Solar Pearl
This option is unfortunately not available to F2P players, as it is only attainable through the paid battle pass system. However, this 4-star weapon is still a great pick for those who are fortunate enough to have it. After all, it has the ever-so-elusive crit rate sub stat, meaning it can help any catalyst user output loads of damage if it's paired with the right artifacts. It's also important to note that the refinement rank effect increases elemental skill and elemental burst damage. Since Yae Miko is heavily reliant on the damage dealt by her talents, the Solar Pearl can be just the weapon to help turn her into a force of mass destruction.
3/7 The Widsith
Within the Genshin Impact fan community, The Widsith is widely regarded as the best 4-star weapon for Yae Miko. This is specifically the case at refinement rank five, when it's at its most powerful. The mechanics are somewhat complicated, but they're laid out as so for a fully refined version of the weapon:
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When a character brandishing this weapon takes the field, one of three possible songs will play accompanied by a unique music note that appears above the wielder's head. The possible songs are:
- Recitative : ATK is increased by 120%.
- Aria : All elemental DMG is increased by 96%.
- Interlude : Elemental mastery is increased by 480.
- The effect lasts for 10 seconds and can only be triggered every 30 seconds.
The somewhat long effect cooldown time and RNG-based play are balanced out by the massive stat increases this weapon grants. If that wasn't enough, the CRIT damage sub stat makes it an even stronger choice of weapon. For Yae Miko, who can put out massive bouts of damage while simultaneously triggering elemental reactions, The Widsith can help her tear through the enemy lines effortlessly.
2/7 Skyward Atlas
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One of the few 5-star weapons that became available at the time of Genshin Impact's initial release, the Skyward Atlas is a classic and well-known catalyst. With attack as its sub stat and a refinement effect that increases elemental damage, this weapon already has some strong selling points. The real blessing that this catalyst provides, however, is what is described in-game as The Favor of the Clouds. Basically, normal attacks are granted a 50% chance of triggering the aforementioned favor, which summons orbs that actively seek out nearby opponents to deal damage to. At refinement rank one, this damage is equal to 160% of the wielder's attack stat; at refinement rank five, that percentage increases to 320%. Like any high-damage catalyst user, Yae Miko can benefit immensely from this.
1/7 Kagura's Verity
This 5-star catalyst is the obvious choice for Yae Miko. Lore-wise, it's her official weapon. Past that fact, though, its boost to critical hit damage and its refinement effect allow Yae and her teammates to absolutely melt enemies down -- especially when accounting for the crit rate increases she gains through ascension. With Kagura's Verity, using an elemental skill increases elemental skill damage for 16 seconds, stacking up to three times. When that threshold is reached, all elemental damage is buffed. Since this kitsune is constantly throwing out her elemental skill and triggering elemental reactions, it's easy for her to make the most of this weapon's benefits. The outcome is huge waves of elemental damage and laughably easy fights.
