Best Mavuika build, teams, weapons, artifacts, combos, rotations, and gameplay notes for Genshin Impact.
5-star
Pyro
ClaymoreLast updated: August 8, 2026
Mavuika is a 5-star character from the Pyro element who wields the Claymore weapon. Mavuika was added to the game with the 5.3 patch.
The leader of Natlan who inherited the Ancient Name of "Kiongozi." She made a vow to illuminate the future of the nation of war with the Sacred Flame.
Talent text and per-level multipliers, straight from the character data.
Passive talents are shown in full as kit cards.
All constellation names and descriptions in full for quick reference.
High damage ceiling while still having a reasonable floor.
Versatile, being a fantastic DPS and a reasonable Support for multiple archetypes.
Great vertical investment.
GOD OF WAR.
Making mistakes can be extremely punishing on her Melt and Vape teams due to messing up reactions.
Requires another Natlan character for consistent Fighting Spirit generation.
Mavuika is a 5-star Pyro Claymore character who is most commonly played as an on-field DPS, though she can also take a supportive role. Her gameplay consists of choosing between two modes with her Skill that each focus on her on-field or off-field presence, with her Burst scaling off of Nightsoul point consumption and supercharging her on-field damage. As such, Mavuika’s access to and utilization of Nightsoul mechanics as a Natlan character are even more essential to her kit.
As alluded to earlier, Mavuika takes this one step further: instead of using Elemental Energy, she instead charges her Burst with “Fighting Spirit”, needing at least 100 to cast her Burst and being able to hold up to 200. 1.5 Fighting Spirit can be gained when anyone in the party uses a Normal Attack, but more importantly she gains 1 Fighting Spirit per point of Nightsoul consumed by characters on the team.
She can do this herself through her Elemental Skill, which can be Tapped or Held; both give her Nightsoul’s Blessing alongside 80 Nightsoul points, which are steadily consumed at a rate depending on what Mavuika is doing. Her Tap Skill gives her an off-field presence through giving her “Searing Radiance”, which deals Pyro damage to enemies every 2 seconds. On the other hand, Holding her Skill bolsters her on her on-field capabilities, allowing her to mount her bike to use “Flamestrider” attacks which allows her to use a special Dash that deals damage while enhancing her Normal, Charged, and Plunging attacks and converting them to Pyro. She can freely switch between these two forms while she has her Nightsoul’s Blessing, and loses access to Searing Radiance and Flamestrider attacks when it expires. Note that even though Mavuika herself doesn’t use Energy, her Skill still generates a whopping 5 particles that can be used by her team.
Using her Burst consumes all Fighting Spirit to launch a powerful nuke while granting her Nightsoul’s Blessing, 10 Nightsoul points, and the “Crucible of Life and Death” effect for 7 seconds while on-field. This pauses her own Nightsoul point consumption and adds a substantial extra multiplier to her Flamestrider Normal and Charged Attack as well as her Burst’s nuke based on the amount of Fighting Spirit consumed by her Burst. Thus, while Mavuika can generate a good amount of Nightsoul points on her own, she still appreciates ally Nightsoul point consumption especially when played in her primary role as an on-field Main DPS.
Her Passives both offer simple buffs; her first Ascension Passive, for instance, grants her 30% ATK when a Nightsoul Burst is triggered. Her second Ascension Passive allows her to grant a DMG% Bonus to the active character when her Burst is used that decays over 20 seconds, with a maximum value of 40% when 200 Fighting Spirit is consumed. This makes casting her Burst relevant in an off-field playstyle if the substantial damage it deals wasn’t a sufficient reason, while being utilized by Mavuika herself when playing on-field.
Finally, her standard Normal Attacks are subpar and generally never used.
Nightsoul is a mechanic involving Natlanese characters with two distinct components: “Nightsoul Blessing” and “Nightsoul Burst”. Nightsoul Blessing is a state allowing for the generation and/or consumption of Nightsoul points, with many Natlan character kits revolving around triggering effects based on this in some way.
Nightsoul Bursts, on the other hand, is an effect triggered whenever dealing Elemental damage while a Natlanese character is in the party, with the cooldown on its trigger decreasing from 18 to 12 to the minimum of 9 for each Natlanese character present; note that Pyro Traveler is not considered to be Natlanese despite access to Nightsoul mechanics. While having no effect on its own, many character abilities and some artifact set effects only activate when a Nightsoul Burst is triggered, often granting bonuses which can vary in usefulness but are rarely tied to core functionality.
Off-field Mavuika simply uses her Skill to enable her Pyro application and off-field damage; she typically casts her Burst if she has a high amount of Fighting Spirit for its damage and DMG% buff. This is usually every rotation if she has a teammate that also consumes Nightsoul points and every other rotation otherwise.
On-field Mavuika’s gameplay loop can be summarized as follows:
Open up her rotation with her Elemental Skill to begin Nightsoul point consumption,
Setup buffs and, if applicable for the team, sufficient off-field Hydro/Cryo application,
Ideally, one or more of Mavuika’s teammates would also consume Nightsoul points during this time,
Start Mavuika’s field time with her Burst and perform one of her on-field combos as needed for the team.
Mavuika’s attacks have a generally good AoE, particularly her Burst and Tap Skill’s Searing Radiance. It's important to know that Mavuika’s Flamestrider Dash and Plunging Attack are not buffed by her Burst; while her Dash is still useful in her combos, her Plunging Attack is generally not used.
Her Burst, initial Skill cast, and Searing Radiance all have no internal cooldown rules - that is, they can apply Pyro on every hit they make. Meanwhile, all her Flamestrider attacks share the same internal cooldown, which resets every 2.5 seconds or after 3 hits with her Flamestrider attacks are made; these counters are independent of one another and can reset cooldown on elemental application in quick succession.
Mavuika has a variety of combos, many of which expand her damage ceiling significantly. Which is optimal varies on team; for example, her Melt and Vape combos have to account for not overwhelming the Hydro or Cryo application from allies with Pyro from Mavuika, while still trying to trigger as many reactions as possible.
The notation used to refer to combat inputs in this section will be as follows:
Mavuika’s Flamestrider Charged Attack, like most Claymore users, can be held down to continue executing the Cyclic portion of it before the Final hit. Holding down the Charged Attack to continue the Cyclic portion will be notated as “CCCF”, for example, if getting 3 Cyclic Attack hits before using a Final.
Uppercase letters denote attacks that trigger reactions (like Melt or Vaporize), while lowercase characters denote attacks that do not trigger reactions. The use of the Continuous / Double Tap tech is indicated by “(tap)” when used.
This cancel is one of the main building blocks of many of Mavuika’s combos. It is executed as follows:
Start a Charged Attack by holding down the Normal Attack input,
Release the Attack button,
Quickly hold down the input again into start another Charged Attack,
Dash immediately after.
Since the second Charged Attack takes some time before it starts, this allows Mavuika’s Dash to squeeze in its damage in between the two Charged Attacks. This allows two Charged Attacks and a Dash to happen in rapid succession, resulting in great damage. As mentioned, these will be notated as “CDC” when writing out her full combos.
As mentioned, Mavuika’s Charged Attacks consists of two portions: the repeatable “Cyclic” attack during which Mavuika spins around an enemy and then the “Final” hit where she jumps from her bike. The CDC combo above can be adapted to instead cancel the animation immediately after Mavuika’s Final attack hits the enemy rather than when the Cyclic hit is performed.
This is important as, when performing the initial Charged Attack in the CDC cancel, Mavuika typically performs a Final when letting go of the attack button to queue the rest of the combo rather than continuing her Cyclic Attack animation.
While this can be avoided, the FDC cancel has additional value thanks to being composed of three discrete hits in a repeated sequence. As mentioned above, doing three hits resets the internal cooldown and allows Mavuika’s Flamestrider attacks to apply Pyro again and thus trigger a reaction. Since her Charged Attack Final has the higher damage multiplier out of her Flamestrider attacks, this combo allows for a Melt to be consistently triggered on Mavuika’s strongest hit and thus substantially raises her damage.
By itself, the CDC combo runs into an issue: only two dashes can be performed in quick succession, meaning that after performing the cancel twice - in other words, after executing a “CDCDC” - attempting to do so again will not work; when releasing the input then holding it back down again and dashing, the dash will not trigger in time due the cooldown and the game will simply register the gap between the inputs and make Mavuika transition into a Final.
This can be avoided by double-tapping the Normal Attack input at a precise timing after starting a Charged Attack; the timing for this is when Mavuika starts to turn on her bike to roughly face the player, with the back wheel raised and facing the enemy. This allows the Cyclic Attack to continue indefinitely until a further input is given, allowing another Charged Attack and Dash to be input once the Dash cooldown expires; this occurs momentarily before Mavuika is facing right, with her back wheel still in the air and facing left. Thus, the CDC combo can be repeated indefinitely: for example, performing a “CDCDCDC”.
Despite visually seeming otherwise, rather than having to wait for her Burst animation to finish, Mavuika can actually register the input for and start her Charged Attack as soon as her Burst shows its impact frames - the white/black screen as the game transitions from the Burst back into normal gameplay. This affords Mavuika more time in the short duration of her Burst state.
Q CccC J CcccF
These are Standard Melt combos, with the player being able to hold down the Charged Attack for most of its duration. Make sure to wait after the initial Burst hit to regain a Cryo aura.
The first combo is the absolute easiest possible as it’s simply 4 Charged Attacks, followed by a jump and 4 more.
The Jump is necessary as the 2.5 second cooldown on her Pyro application can reset her application rate independent of the cooldown reset after 3 hits, meaning both her fourth and fifth hit would apply Pyro if simply held down before Cryo can be applied. If Mavuika is not reacting her hits, the Jump is not necessary.
Q CccC J CcccF
These are Standard Melt combos, with the player being able to hold down the Charged Attack for most of its duration. Make sure to wait after the initial Burst hit to regain a Cryo aura.
The first combo is the absolute easiest possible as it’s simply 4 Charged Attacks, followed by a jump and 4 more.
The Jump is necessary as the 2.5 second cooldown on her Pyro application can reset her application rate independent of the cooldown reset after 3 hits, meaning both her fourth and fifth hit would apply Pyro if simply held down before Cryo can be applied. If Mavuika is not reacting her hits, the Jump is not necessary.
Q 6(CDN1)
A good combo on Vape teams with good Hydro application or enemies with infinite Cryo auras, with the basic input being easily repeatable and enabling a reaction on every Charged Attack. Note that this combo applies Pyro too quickly for a single Melt enabler to keep up on their own.
Q CccF dcF dcF dcF
This is a more advanced Melt combo when Mavuika is paired with Cryo off-fielders able to apply Cryo every 2s (Citlali, Escoffier, Rosaria, Qiqi). It awards the player with a Melt on their first Charged Attack and on every subsequent Final.
Note that it can be optimal to delay her Burst momentarily after swapping into Mavuika from the Cryo off-fielder so that Cryo is reapplied immediately after her nuke is Melted, meaning no time has to be wasted waiting for a Cryo aura to start the combo. Her CA Final can also be delayed slightly if needing to wait for a Cryo aura to kick in.
The following are the much harder versions of the single Cryo Melt combos:
C Q [cF dcF dcF dcF dc]F dc (Footage shown in this Combo Button)
C Q [cdCcc Fdc Fdc Fdcdc] c
C Q [cdCdc Fdc Fdcdcc fdcdc] c
C Q [cdCcc Fdc Fdc Fdc] F
Since Mavuika’s internal cooldown for her Flamestrider attacks is independent of her Burst state, it is possible to sneak an extra Melted CA before using Burst. This combo more or less requires Citlali, and is executed as follows:
Cast Skill and Burst on Citlali.Swap to Mavuika and press her Skill to enter bike mode.
Use a Charged Attack and at the exact moment it hits, cast her Burst. As the screen goes black-and-white, we pre-cast our first charged attack.
This first CA during Burst will not actually apply Pyro and allow Citlali to provide more Melts.
Any combo showcased above is now possible, with the first being an easier execution.
This setup is very time, skill and ping-sensitive but is the ceiling for Mavuika’s combos sustainable by a single Cryo off-fielder. On low ping (<50), Citlali is able to perform a quick Normal Attack to delay the Mavuika swap to better coordinate Cryo app. On higher ping, this is not used.
The following are the much harder versions of the single Cryo Melt combos:
C Q [cF dcF dcF dcF dc]F dc
C Q [cdCcc Fdc Fdc Fdcdc] c
C Q [cdCdc Fdc Fdcdcc fdcdc] c
C Q [cdCcc Fdc Fdc Fdc] F (Footage shown in this Combo Button)
Since Mavuika’s internal cooldown for her Flamestrider attacks is independent of her Burst state, it is possible to sneak an extra Melted CA before using Burst. This combo more or less requires Citlali, and is executed as follows:
Cast Skill and Burst on Citlali.Swap to Mavuika and press her Skill to enter bike mode.
Use a Charged Attack and at the exact moment it hits, cast her Burst. As the screen goes black-and-white, we pre-cast our first charged attack.
This first CA during Burst will not actually apply Pyro and allow Citlali to provide more Melts.
Any combo showcased above is now possible, with the first being an easier execution.
This setup is very time, skill and ping-sensitive but is the ceiling for Mavuika’s combos sustainable by a single Cryo off-fielder. On low ping (<50), Citlali is able to perform a quick Normal Attack to delay the Mavuika swap to better coordinate Cryo app. On higher ping, this is not used.
Mav Q [Cdc (tap) Cdc CFdc Cdc (tap) CdCdc C] fdC C
This combo utilizes 2 Cryo units alternating their Cryo application - most commonly Citlali and Escoffier - to perform the Continuous Charged Attack tech multiple times while Melting all important hits.
Note: On low ping, it’s recommended to slightly wait before the Burst Cast.
Q Cdc (tap) CdcCFdc (tap) Cdc CF dcdc
Since Sucrose Burst can absorb and apply Cryo, it can be used as a second source of Cryo application every other rotation to enable the above combo. The setup for this is as follows:
Apply Pyro,
Citlali Skill + Burst,
Bennett Burst,
Sucrose Skill, then Jump or Dash for positioning before using Burst and quickly swapping to Mavuika.
Mavuika will then use the above combo.
When Sucrose Burst is not up, any of the combos used in the Single Cryo Melt section can be used instead. This is an example:
Q [Ccc Fdc Fdc Fdcdc] c
Q CDCDCCF DCDCCF DCDCC FDC (Footage shown in this combo button)
Q CDC (tap) CDCDCCF DCDCCF DCDCC
The first combo simply uses the CDC tech as much as possible and is probably the most common combos seen in showcases, especially for Overload teams. However, the timing to get her last Final within the duration of her Burst’s buff is extremely tight, and easy to miss even with above average gameplay. This gives room for the second “Hybrid” combo, which shifts more of the damage to a more forgiving time window within Burst's buff; executing it is relatively simpler, as it only uses one Continuous Charged Attack at the start before spamming CDC as dash cooldown allows. The Hybrid combo is preferred unless the player is confident in having an almost frame perfect execution.
These combos adapt very well to most environments; for instance, the Hybrid combo adapts well into Vape teams or against enemies with an infinite Cryo aura. However, Chevreuse Overload teams can be pushed even further.
With the classic Iansan/Chev duo and the 4th slot occupied by Ororon, we can maximize the uptime of Chevreuse’s C6 by delaying Mavuika’s Burst through on-fielding her briefly with just her Elemental Skill. An example is shown below:
Mav hE cdcdcc fdcdc Q -> Mavuika Overload Combo
These can also adapt to teams that use Bennett over Ororon, where Mavuika instead Bursts immediately to perform her Overload combo before extending her field time even after her Burst runs out with the Nightsoul Blessing from her Hold Skill. While giving up on Ororon’s off-field Electro application means Chevreuse’s RES Shred does not last the entirety of Mavuika’s field time, this can be a worthwhile trade off for Bennett’s buffs.
Q CDCDCCF DCDCCF DCDCC FDC
Q CDC (tap) CDCDCCF DCDCCF DCDCC (Footage shown in this combo button)
The first combo simply uses the CDC tech as much as possible and is probably the most common combos seen in showcases, especially for Overload teams. However, the timing to get her last Final within the duration of her Burst’s buff is extremely tight, and easy to miss even with above average gameplay. This gives room for the second “Hybrid” combo, which shifts more of the damage to a more forgiving time window within Burst's buff; executing it is relatively simpler, as it only uses one Continuous Charged Attack at the start before spamming CDC as dash cooldown allows. The Hybrid combo is preferred unless the player is confident in having an almost frame perfect execution.
These combos adapt very well to most environments; for instance, the Hybrid combo adapts well into Vape teams or against enemies with an infinite Cryo aura. However, Chevreuse Overload teams can be pushed even further.
With the classic Iansan/Chev duo and the 4th slot occupied by Ororon, we can maximize the uptime of Chevreuse’s C6 by delaying Mavuika’s Burst through on-fielding her briefly with just her Elemental Skill. An example is shown below:
Mav hE cdcdcc fdcdc Q -> Mavuika Overload Combo
These can also adapt to teams that use Bennett over Ororon, where Mavuika instead Bursts immediately to perform her Overload combo before extending her field time even after her Burst runs out with the Nightsoul Blessing from her Hold Skill. While giving up on Ororon’s off-field Electro application means Chevreuse’s RES Shred does not last the entirety of Mavuika’s field time, this can be a worthwhile trade off for Bennett’s buffs.
Rotation 1 (Sucrose Burst): Mav E cdc > Iansan E CA Q > Mona Q N1 E N2 > Sucrose E Jump or Dash away Q N1 > Mav Q [Cdc (tap) CdcDc CfdCdc cfdcdc] c
Rotation 2 (only Mona app): Mav E cdc > Iansan E Q > Mona Q N1 > Sucrose E N1 E > Mona E N1 > Mav Q [Cdc (tap) Cdc CFdc Cdc CFdcdc] c
Mona’s extremely high buff volume, especially at C4, makes her a theoretically potent consideration - especially since Sucrose fits naturally into Mavuika’s teams anyway to enable her all-important Hexerei Passive. The issue comes from Mona’s extremely limited Hydro application if not able to flexibly swap on-field to use her Normal attacks; thankfully, since each Hydro application can allow Mavuika to Vaporize twice, it is possible - albeit difficult - for Mona to work as the reaction enabler. The above combo uses Sucrose Burst every other rotation to allow its Absorption to aid with Hydro application and allow Mavuika to Vaporize more Charged Attacks.
Obsidian CodexMavuika’s best Set but with a caveat. Since Mavuika pauses her Nightsoul point consumption during her field time, its passive falls off at the end of her Burst state, Nonetheless, it is her optimal choice.Obsidian CodexMavuika’s best Set for personal damage, which is significant even for Off-Field Mavuika. Since Mavuika swaps off after the initial Burst nuke, she has no uptime problems.
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder CityA reasonable option for Off-Field Mavuika if her damage is significantly outdone by the On-Field unit and there are no better holders on the team.
Sands
Goblet
Circlet
CRIT Rate
CRIT DMG
EM
ATK%BurstSkill
Mavuika
Citlali
Iansan
BennettUsage rates are gathered from player profiles connected to Enka and refreshed periodically. They describe what people are running, not what performs best.
Last statistics update: 08/August/2026
Based on Enka-connected profiles matching this character. Usage rate describes observed profile popularity, not optimality. Characters may have multiple viable builds, and guide recommendations can differ from popularity.
Sample: 170,855
Wolf's Gravestone14.6%
Serpent Spine12.6%
Tidal Shadow7.5%
Earth Shaker6.7%Obsidian Codex93.7%Obsidian Codex [2PC] + Rainbow1.7%C070.7%C18.8%C214.7%C31.7%C40.4%C50.1%C63.7%Mavuika, especially when in her best role as an on-field DPS, should always be paired with at least one other unit with Nightsoul point consumption in order to be able to consistently use her Burst and improve the bonus it gives. The rest of the team depends on the archetype Mavuika is used on.
Citlali
Cryo Support, SustainNightsoulIansan
SupportNightsoul
Xilonen
Support, SustainNightsoul
OroronSub-DPSNightsoulRelative team damage chart. Best listed team is treated as 100%.
Melt TeamsPremium Melt is 100% Baseline for all team comparisons100 ER237 ER164 ER214 ERMavuika
Bennett
Iansan
Iansan
Bennett
Citlali
CitlaliMavuika
Mavuika100 ER237 ER100 ER214 ERMavuikaBennett
XilonenXilonenBennettCitlaliCitlaliMavuikaMavuika100 ER190 ER184 ER
100 ER
NicoleIansanIansanCitlaliCitlaliMavuikaMavuikaMavuikaMavuika100 ER188 ER
220 ER214 ERMavuikaMavuikaBennettBennettCitlaliCitlaliBennett
Sucrose
SucroseMavuikaMavuika
Vape TeamPremium Melt is 100% Baseline for all team comparisons
286 ER158 ER150 ERMavuikaMavuikaIansanIansan
MonaSucroseSucrose
MonaMavuikaMavuikaOverload TeamPremium Melt is 100% Baseline for all team comparisons100 ER100 ER154 ER
100 ER
Ororon
OroronChevreuse
ChevreuseIansanIansanMavuikaMavuikaVaresa TeamNo DPS comparisons, just examples
110 ER100 ER125 ER100 ERChevreuseChevreuseIansanIansanMavuikaMavuikaVaresa
Anemo
