Genshin Impact: The best weapon for Yae Miko – Kagura’s Verity, Oathsworn Eye, and other options
Let’s discuss the best weapons in Genshin Impact for Yae Miko.
Kagura’s Verity (crit damage) – The Kagura’s Verity is the best weapon for Yae Miko in Genshin Impact. Primarily, it’s featured in the weapon banner alongside Miko, which means it’s tailored for her playstyle. Likewise, it has the crit damage sub-stat, which complements Miko’s crit rate from her ascension.
The Kagura’s Verity weapon in Genshin Impact gives the Kagura’s Dance buff whenever an elemental skill is used, increasing the elemental skill’s damage by +12% for 16 seconds. The buff has a maximum of three stacks and, once reached, the character gains +12% all elemental damage bonus. Considering how Yae Miko is plopping down her elemental skill beacons in quick succession, you’re guaranteed to have the maximum stacks and stronger buffs easily.
Skyward Atlas (ATK%) – Skyward Atlas is also a viable option if you already have it (and assuming you don’t want to pull for Kagura’s Verity). It increases elemental damage by 12% by default. Normal attacks have a chance to create a homing bolt that deals 160% of your ATK damage. However, this can only get triggered once every 30 seconds. You’re basically using this for the elemental damage increase and not the proc from normal attacks.
Solar Pearl (crit rate) – The Solar Pearl from the Gnostic Hymn Battle Pass ought to be nice for Yae Miko as well. Normal attacks will increase elemental skill and burst damage for six seconds. Consequentially, the elemental skill and burst will increase normal attack damage, too. The change here is that you’ll want to toss at least one magic missile from Miko’s normal attack before or during your turret-plopping sequence. The buff should still be active when you unleash your burst.
Oathsworn Eye (ATK%) – The Oathsworn Eye is a new 4-star catalyst added as part of Genshin Impact‘s 2.5 update, and it might be okay to equip on Yae Miko. It has a fairly straightforward effect, where your energy recharge is increased by +24% for 10 seconds after using an elemental skill. If this effect stacks, we could be looking at a +72% energy recharge rate after placing down all three lightning rods, allowing Miko to get her burst quickly even without a battery. We’ll find out later on, because the Oathsworn Eye is a reward from the Three Realms Gateway Offering event chain which starts on February 17.
The Widsith (crit damage) – The 4-star catalyst from wishes is one of the best weapons for Yae Miko if you don’t want to chase for the Kagura’s Verity. Apart from the crit damage sub-stat, your character will gain a random buff for 10 seconds. What you want is the Aria buff, which gives +48% all elemental damage. If The Widsith is fully refined (R5), this gives +96% all elemental damage bonus.
Hakushin Ring (energy recharge) – A good free-to-play option is the Hakushin Ring. Its blueprint is obtained after beating the Miasmic Tumor boss, which is the conclusion of the very lengthy Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual quest chain. If you’re able to deal an Electro reaction with Yae Miko, party members of an elemental type involved in that reaction will gain +10% elemental damage bonus for six seconds. For example, if you do a Superconduct reaction (i.e., Electro plus Cryo) with Ganyu, then she and other Cryo characters in the party will gain that boost.
Okay, let’s move on to the next part of our Genshin Impact Yae Miko guide to talk about the best artifact sets for her.
