The 3.5 update has finally released, bringing a new five-star character to the Genshin Impact roster. Her name is Dehya, and she was eagerly awaited by a large part of the community.
Ever since she was leaked, which dates back to even before the release of the Sumeru region and Dendro element, many players have waited to see her join the game as a playable character. Fans who’ve completed Sumeru’s Archon quests have already encountered her as an NPC.
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Her release wasn’t exempt from controversy, however. Her numbers worried many fans in the beta phase, due to her being underpowered compared to her five-star rarity. This was confirmed with her release, and many fans were disappointed.
Dehya and Cyno’s banners are one of the lowest-grossing ones. Still, she’ll join Standard banners permanently in the future, which means many players will end up adding her to their Genshin rosters. Here are the best teams to play around Dehya’s strengths in the game.
Dehya’s abilities breakdown
Her Elemental Skill is called Molten Inferno. It’s used differently depending on the combat, meaning if she’s already put down the Skill or not. She’ll create a buff area where she’ll deal Plunge damage with her Claymore.
Her Ultimate Skill is named Leonine Bite, and it allows her to hit very fast strikes in a short amount of time (around five seconds), dealing AoE damage and applying Pyro effect on enemies, as shown below.
Dehya can work with a few different compositions, but if you want her to be the main focus, there aren’t a lot of options. It means you’ll have to build a very specific team around her to maximize her potential.
Some speculate she’ll receive a dedicated Artifact Set with update 3.6, so there might be some unknowns for quite a time even after her banner releases.
Meanwhile, here’s everything you need to know about creating an efficient team composition for Dehya.
How to create a good team comp for Dehya
Dehya’s abilities grant her damage, some Pyro reactions, and much utility. Her passive gives her useful HP regeneration when she’s struggling, which will be very strong for beginners and casual players in particular.
This makes sense considering she’s going to join standard banners. These are more affordable characters since they require Acquaint Fates to be earned instead of Intertwined Fates (which are harder to get in Genshin).
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Dehya will be able to fit in teams as a hyper-carry if players are willing to get the best build for her or as sub-DPS for more affordable builds.
The four best Dehya team compositions in Genshin Impact
List of best characters to pair her with
- Five-star Hydro Catalyst character Mona
- Four-star Pyro Sword character Bennett
- Fire-star Dendro Catalyst character Nahida
- Five-star Anemo Sword character Kazuha
- Four-star Anemo Catalyst character Sucrose
- Four-star Hydro Polearm character Candace
There are certainly other characters that can perform well with Dehya, especially since she has yet to release and players can’t experiment with her kit. This list will likely be adjusted after 3.5 is introduced.
Meanwhile, these ones look the best for complementing her unique skillset. With these unique characters in mind, here are five of the best team compositions for Dehya that players can create.
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Bennett is the must-have member of any Dehya’s team, while others can be swapped out based on the strategy you’re going to choose. Bennett is undoubtedly the best four-star support character, and he wields the Pyro element, which complements Dehya’s kit very well.
Moreover, he stands alongside her in 3.5’s Event Wish, which means many early Dehya pullers are likely to get Bennett or upgrade his Constellation.
1) Dehya, Bennett, Nahida, and Ganyu
This team composition would cover many strengths with Elemental Reactions with Pyro. Dehya alone doesn’t provide enough Pyro reactions to make this work, that’s why Bennett as a Pyro support is vital to this composition.
Players will deal damage using Burn and Melt reactions, which are triggered by Pyro in combination with Dendro and Cryo attacks, respectively. Since Dehya has decent interruption resistance, she’ll be able to survive in this composition even without a strong shield and can be pretty strong.
Nahida is strong with any character focused on Pyro reactions due to her Ultimate and Dendro triggers granting a pretty much infinite Burning effect. That’s why she would be vital in this team composition.
Ganyu also works well with Dehya because of the latter’s interruption resistance. This will allow any archer (including Ganyu) to charge up their arrows more consistently. In addition, her Elemental Burst will apply Cryo and trigger strong Elemental Reactions with Dehya’s Pyro effects.
2) Dehya, Mona, Bennett, Kazuha
In this team, Dehya will also be taken both for her DPS and Pyro reactions in combination with Bennett, used as the team’s main DPS. This time, she will rely on Vaporize reactions using Mona. Mona is another character available in standard banners, which means it’s more affordable to build this composition.
Mona’s ultimate and E, which applies constant Hydro reactions to nearby enemies, can trigger combos with Dehya’s ultimate, which applies many Pyro reactions in a short time (as of today, her Ultimate only lasts for Four seconds, where she applies fast hits).
Kazuha can be replaced by another Anemo support character, including the more affordable character Sucrose. He’s especially strong here since he can gather enemies around Mona’s E and help Dehya deal damage to more enemies with her Plunging attacks and Ultimate.
This team will require a lot of Elemental Energy. Dehya’s Ultimate doesn’t regenerate Energy, which means she gets more of this when she’s off-field than when using her abilities (according to her current kit).
3) Dehya, Bennett, Xiangling, Kazuha
If you’re willing to take advantage of a maximum of Pyro reactions, then a team with three Pyro characters and one support from another element will be your best bet. Taking one character from another element allows more Resonance effects and reactions to pair with Pyro attacks.
Kazuka is, once again, in this team because of his capacity to gather around characters using his Anemo attacks. Free-to-play users can replace him for Sucrose if they want a more affordable team, too. Xiangling is also easy to get for beginners, and she has very strong Elemental triggers.
She’s omnipresent in teams focused on Pyro reactions because of that. Her Ultimate constantly applies Pyro effect without requiring her on the field, and her E does that as well. In combination with Dehya’s AoE damage and an Anemo character to gather around enemies, this team can deal a lot of damage when applying this combo.
Dehya will also be the main DPS, so it’s a fitting team for mains of this character. Xiangling will remain off-field, using her bear and Burst only. Kazuha and Bennett will also be used as supports for the bodyguard.
4) Dehya, Razor, Qiqi, Bennett
This would be the most affordable team possible using Dehya. If you don’t have many five-star characters but absolutely want to play around Dehya, this could be a way to do it.
This team will heavily prioritize physical damage. Dehya will play as the main DPS, which is why you’ll have to spend most of your resources on gearing her up and unlocking her Constellation, if possible. Boost her ATK and CRIT, too.
Razor provides the other part of the team’s main DPS. Qiqi will take the support function, while Bennett will be still played as a sub-DPS and support character. Bennett is Genshin’s strongest four-star character, and his tremendous healing with his decent damage will be vital in this team.
5) Dehya, Candace, Ayato, Bennett
Candace is a character many fans pointed at when all of Dehya’s abilities were revealed. Both characters feature a similar playstyle and similar strengths, which can make them work well together. Both scale on HP, and Candace’s Elemental Burst can apply many Hydro effects to get Vaporize reactions with Dehya’s Pyro application.
Ayato can be a strong sub-DPS with his Elemental Skill that is strengthened by Dehya’s interruption resistance: he’ll be able to deal damage more consistently using it. Meanwhile, Bennett will, similarly to other team compositions, provide strong heal and Pyro reactions.
6) Dehya, Nahida, Kuki Shinobu, Xingqiu
This team composition was tried out by many content creators and theorycrafters. It’s a strong one, which means it can be used for Genshin‘s most-challenging content, but it’s not the most interesting to play. Although Dehya is on the team, she’s not played at all. This is a Burgeon team, which means it relies on the explosion of Dendro Burgeons using Pyro or Electro reactions.
In this team, Dehya is only a support, which means she’ll rarely be on the field. She’ll only use her Elemental Skill to activate dendro Burgeons applied by Nahida and Xingqiu (through the Bloom reaction).
In that configuration, Nahida is the main DPS, Xingqiu is the sub-DPS, and Kuki Shinobu is the healer, as well as Hyperbloom enabler. With a lot of Elemental Mastery on the character, this team can be very strong.
