How to play Emilie in Genshin Impact: Rotations, playstyle and kit explained

Emilie will be released in Genshin Impact on August 6, 2024. Following her release, many players will be looking for the best ways to use the 5-star Dendro character wielding a Polearm. She is a very niche character whose kit revolves around the rarely-used Burning reaction. Therefore, having an optimal setup and understanding her strengths will be crucial to getting the most out of Emilie.

This article provides a detailed guide to understanding Emilie's playstyle, the best stats and talents to prioritize, and some of her best team compositions and rotations.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and reflects the writer's opinion.

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Genshin Impact Emilie kit analysis

Emilie is best used as a Dendro Sub-DPS in team comps that can reliably create Burning reactions. This is because most of her kit's damage comes from the Burning reaction being created on-field. Let us take a closer look at her skills to understand Emilie's playstyle.

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Shadow-Hunting Spear (Custom) (Normal Attack)

Emilie executing her Normal Attack (Image via HoYoverse)

Emilie's Normal Attack is nothing special, and a typical basic attack like most Polearm characters. It is the least important part of Emilie's kit and can be ignored in terms of talent level-up.

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Fragrance Extraction (Elemental Skill)

A Lumidouce Case (Image via HoYoverse)

Emilie's Elemental Skill defines her entire kit and makes her a formidable off-field Dendro Sub-DPS. When cast, Emilie creates a Lumidouce Case that enters the field and lasts for 22 seconds. It has the following powers:

• Fires Puffs of Puredew at nearby opponents at intervals, dealing Dendro DMG.
• When nearby opponents are affected by Burning, they will give off Scents at intervals, and 1 Scent can be created this way every 2s. The Lumidouce Case collects nearby Scents. The Lumidouce Case will level up after gathering 2 of them, after which it will fire 1 extra Puff of Puredew when firing, while the DMG dealt by and DMG AoE of the above attack will also be increased.
• 1 Lumidouce Case created by Emilie herself can exist at any one time. The Case starts at Level 1 and can go up to Level 2. If the Case does not collect any Scents for 8s while on the field, it will revert to Level 1.

Getting Emilie's Lumidouce Case to Level 2 is extremely important to maximize her damage. This is why a team that can consistently proc the Burning reaction is recommended. Since Emilie doesn't buff the team in any way, and purely provides damage, getting the most out of the Lumidouce Case is mandatory to make her viable.

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Aromatic Explication (Elemental Burst)

Emilie using her Elemental Burst (Image via HoYoverse)

Emilie's Elemental Burst is an enhanced version of her regular Lumidouce Case. Once cast, a Level 3 Lumidouce Case will be on the field for 2.8 seconds while replacing any existing Lumidouce Case on the field. It has the following properties:

• While it exists, the Level 3 Lumidouce Case will not gather nearby Scents, but it will continuously cause Scented Dew to descend, attacking opponents within range and dealing Dendro DMG. During this time, 1 drop of Scented Dew will descend every 0.3 seconds, and 1 opponent can become the target every 0.7 seconds.
• When the duration ends, a Level 1 Lumidouce Case will be recreated. If a Lumidouce Case was stowed away when using Aromatic Explication, then the Case that was stowed away will be deployed instead, and its duration will be reset.

Understanding the ending of her Elemental Burst is important to get consistent Dendro damage from Emilie. You can have a Level 2 Lumidouce Case on the field before activating her Elemental Burst to get the powers of a Level 3 Lumidouce Case. Once the Elemental Burst ends, you can continue dealing damage with the cooldown reset on the Level 2 Lumidouce Case.

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Stats and talents to build for Emilie in Genshin Impact

Listed below are the main stats you need to prioritize for Emilie's artifacts in Genshin Impact:

• Goblet: Dendro DMG Bonus%
• Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG%
• Sands: ATK%

Here is the best sub-stat priority for the artifacts Emilie will use:

• CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG% > ATK% > Energy Recharge

Emilie's talent level-up priority is very simple:

• Elemental Skill > Elemental Burst > Normal Attack

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How to play Emilie in Genshin Impact: Playstyle and best rotations

Emilie's playstyle and rotations explained (Image via HoYoverse)

When you play Emilie, it is best to have her take very little time on-field. She has a simple rotation to execute. Use your Elemental Skill and switch out Emilie for different characters to start creating the Burning reaction. This will level up the Lumidouce Case, and help it deal consistent damage to support the Main DPS.

If Emilie's Elemental Burst is available, you can swap back to her before the Lumidouce Case expires to reset its duration, and deal increased on-field damage.

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Best Genshin Impact team comps for Emilie

Burn-Melt is a very powerful team comp for Emilie (Image via HoYoverse)

Since Emilie's kit largely revolves around the Burning reaction, it can be a common misconception that she requires a lot of Pyro characters. However, she can be treated as a Pyro applicator since Burning is a reaction that can feed well into other elements such as Cryo and Hydro to create powerful Burn-Melt and Burn-Vaporize teams. A Pyro-dominant team is also a very strong choice for Emilie in general.

Keeping this in mind, here are some of Emilie's best teams in Genshin Impact:

• Wriothesley, Xiangling, Furina, and Emilie (Burn-Melt)
• Wriothesley, Xiangling, Bennett, and Emilie (Burn-Melt Bennett version)
• Neuvillete, Xiangling, Zhongli, and Emilie (Burn-Vaporize)
• Neuvillete, Xiangling, Sucrose, and Emilie (Burn-Vaporize Anemo version)
• Arlecchino, Bennett, Zhongli, and Emilie (Burning)
• Lyney, Bennett, Kazuha, and Emilie (Burning Anemo version)

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