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By ExploreGenshin.gg

Ifa is the newest four-star Anemo character releasing with Genshin Impact 5.6, and while there hasn’t been overwhelming excitement for his kit, there’s still a lot of potential hidden behind his unique playstyle. Let’s dive into everything you need to know about Ifa — his abilities, best builds, team comps, and where he stands in the current meta.

✨ Ifa’s Kit Explained

Weapon: Catalyst
Ascension Stat: Elemental Mastery (EM)

Role: On-field Anemo Driver for transformative reactions (Swirl and Electro-Charged) while providing teamwide healing.

Key Abilities:

  • Skill: Enters “Night’s Blessing” mode, hovers in the air, and enhances normal attacks. Each hit during this mode can swirl and heals the team.
  • Burst: Fires a circular AoE that groups enemies and deals damage. Marked enemies (affected by Pyro, Hydro, Cryo, or Electro) take extra delayed damage.
  • A1 Passive: Buffs the entire team’s Swirl and Electro-Charged reaction damage based on Night Soul Points.
  • A4 Passive: Grants Ifa bonus EM when he triggers his burst.

🧪 Best Build for Ifa

Weapons:

  • Best 5-Stars: A Thousand Floating Dreams (Nahida’s signature), Flowing Purity (Mizuki’s signature).
  • Best 4-Star: Hakushin Ring (Inazuma craftable) – synergizes well due to its Electro reaction buff.
  • Alternatives: Wandering Evenstar, Sacrificial Fragments.

Artifact Sets:

  • Best Set: 4-Piece Viridescent Venerer (for Swirl damage and resistance shred).
  • Substitute: 4-piece Instructor (for low-investment EM builds).

Main Stats:

  • Sands: Elemental Mastery
  • Goblet: Elemental Mastery
  • Circlet: Elemental Mastery

Substats:

Focus on Elemental Mastery → Energy Recharge → Crit/Attack (optional).

🛡️ Constellations Overview

  • C1: Helps his Energy Recharge with extra particle generation.
  • C2: Greatly boosts his reaction damage potential.
  • C6: Allows Ifa to fire additional shots for even more healing and Swirl triggers.
  • Conclusion: While Ifa is fully functional at C0, reaching C2 and C6 unlocks significantly better performance.

⚡ Best Teams for Ifa

Ifa’s best teams focus on Taser (Electro-Charged) archetypes where he drives reactions.

Core Setup:

  • Ifa (On-field Driver)
  • Ororon (Nightsoul Support & synergy with Ifa’s buffs)
  • Furina / Yelan / Xingqiu (Hydro application)
  • Fischl (Electro application)

Alternative Support: Venti or Kazuha for strong AoE control if needed.

📊 Meta Analysis: How Good is Ifa?

While Ifa is technically a solid character, he faces tough competition from:

  • Sucrose
  • Mizuki (released just two patches ago)
  • Sayu, Heizou, and even Lynette in some roles

Strengths:

  • Great AoE buff for Taser teams
  • Hovering playstyle similar to Wanderer
  • Easy to trigger Swirl and heal the team

Weaknesses:

  • His healing is modest compared to real healers.
  • Ifa’s teams are heavily AoE-reliant and suffer against single-target bosses (common in Spiral Abyss).
  • Needs C2 and ideally C6 to match or surpass Sucrose’s full team performance.

Final Verdict:
Ifa is a fun unit for players who enjoy Taser or Anemo Driving teams and offers a slightly fresh playstyle. However, unless you really like his character, he isn’t a must-pull for meta performance. Ifa shines in AoE fights but won’t be replacing top-tier support options across most other team types.