Ifa Guide and Best Builds

Ifa Guide and Best Builds for Genshin Impact

Ifa is the 4-Star Anemo Catalyst from Natlan who focuses on healing, crowd-control, and electro-charged teams. Read our Ifa guide to learn more about Ifa's kit, Ifa's best Builds and also his Ascension and Talent Materials.

Last updated on Mar 28, 2025 at 11:16 by Jaymo
Anemo Element
Catalyst Weapon
Rarity
Jonny Loquasto EN Voice Actor
Terashima Junta JP Voice Actor
1.

Ifa Strengths and Weaknesses

V Strengths
  • +Strong ability to group up enemies with his Burst.
  • +Easy to build, does not need a ton of investment.
  • +Efficient healing abilities.
  • +Good driver for taser teams with his Electro-Charged buff.
X Weaknesses
  • -Ifa is another Anemo catalyst healer.
  • -Team restrictions since he only buffs Swirl and Electro-Charged DMG from party members.
2.

Ifa Build Guide, Best Artifacts, Weapons and Talent Priority

While Ifa is still in the early beta weeks, more information will be added/adjusted over time as theorycrafting is completed or character kits are adjusted.

BiS Weapon Sunny Morning Sleep-In
Alternative Weapons
  1. A Thousand Floating Dreams
  2. Mappa Mare
  3. Wandering Evenstar
  4. Favonius Codex
  5. Sacrificial Fragments
  6. Fruit of Fulfillment
  7. Hakushin Ring
  8. The Widsith
Best Artifacts
  1. Viridescent Venerer
Main Stats
  • Sand Stats: Elemental Mastery
  • Goblet Stats: Elemental Mastery
  • Circlet Stats: Elemental Mastery
Substat Priority
  • Energy Recharge (until requirements)
  • Elemental Mastery
  • CRIT Rate (if Favonius)
Talent Priority
  1. Elemental Burst
  2. Elemental Skill
  3. Normal Attack

Again, any preliminary information should be taken with a grain of salt as we learn more about Ifa's gameplay and as he is updated during the beta.

With what we know so far, we can assume Ifa will have to be build with high Elemental Mastery as his heal scales on Elemental Mastery. As most Anemo Support characters, Viridescent Venerer is most likely his BiS artefact, with Sunny Morning Sleep-In his BiS weapon, as it provide a good amount of Elemental Mastery.

He should not require too much energy recharge, as his burst only needs 60 to be cast.

3.

Ifa Combos and How to Play

With the current information available, you will want to Burst every rotation. More information on how to play Ifa will be added as soon as possible.

4.

Ifa's Best Team Compositions

Ifa is a support healer and Electro-charged buffer. This makes Ororon and Furina incredibly powerful teammates for Ifa because they can make use of Ifa's abilities and he can make up for the health lost.

Support Sub DPS Main DPS Support
Ifa Ororon Kamisato Ayato Furina

This Taser team above will most likely be one of the best team for Ifa since he will boost the Electro-Charged reactions caused by Ayato and Furina who apply Hydro regularly, and Ororon providing Electro. You can use Fischl, but if you want to trigger Ifa's Second Passive, you need a Natlan character in the team as they are the only ones able to trigger Nigthsoul Bursts.

5.

Ifa's Ascensions, Talents, and Constellations

Ifa Ascensions Ifa Talents Ifa Constellations
5.1.

Ifa Ascension Passives and Materials

Ascension Passive Explanation
Field Medic's Vision

When Ifa is in the Nightsoul's Blessing state, every 1 Nightsoul point out of the total in his entire party will grant him 1 Rescue Essentials point.

Rescue Essentials will increase the Swirl and Electro-Charged DMG dealt by all nearby party members.

Mutual Aid Agreement

When nearby party members trigger Nightsoul Bursts, Ifa's Elemental Mastery increases by 80 for 10s.

Night Realm's Gift: Focused Emergency Rescue

After his Nightsoul points are exhausted, Ifa will switch to consuming Phlogiston to maintain his Nightsoul's Blessing.

While in an area with Phlogiston Mechanics within Natlan, he can use Nightsoul Transmission: Ifa.

When the active character is a certain height in the air, the following will occur when switching to Ifa: Ifa will enter the Nightsoul's Blessing state and gain 32 Nightsoul points.

Nightsoul Transmission can be triggered once every 10s by your own team.

Tactical Warm Compress Bandaging

While in an area with Phlogiston Mechanics within Natlan, when the current active party member or indwelt saurian has less than 40% HP, Ifa will consume 10 Phlogiston and restore HP to them based on 150% of Ifa's Elemental Mastery.

This effect can trigger once every 10s, and does not take effect in Domains, Trounce Domains, or the Spiral Abyss.

5.2.

Ifa's Ascension Materials

Ifa gains Elemental Mastery as he levels giving him a total of 47,9% EM at level 90.

The total Ascension Material costs to upgrade all of Ifa's Ascensions are listed below.

Source Quantity
Mora 420,000 Mora
Boss Material 46x Sparkless Statue Core
Ascension Material
Local Specialty 168x Saurian Claw Succulent
Enhancement Material
  • 18x Juvenile Fang
  • 30x Seasoned Fang
  • 36x Tyrant's Fang
5.3.

Ifa's Talents

Type Talent Name Brief Explanation
Normal Normal Attack: Rite of Dispelling Winds

Normal Attack

Performs up to 3 attacks, dealing Anemo DMG.

Charged Attack

Consumes a certain amount of Stamina and fires off a shot, dealing AoE Anemo DMG.

Plunging Attack

Plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents along the path. Deals AoE Anemo DMG upon impact with the ground.

Elemental Skill Airborne Disease Prevention

It's time for the real bash bros to step up! Ifa calls Cacucu in as backup.

After using this skill, Ifa gains 80 Nightsoul points and enters the Nightsoul's Blessing state. In the Nightsoul's Blessing state, Ifa will hover with Cacucu's help.

When he uses Normal Attacks, he will use different kinds of Supporting Fire depending on whether you Tap or Hold.

Tap

Fires a Medicinal Bullet, dealing Anemo Nightsoul-aligned damage and healing party members. Healing scales with Elemental Mastery.

Hold

Continuously fires Medicinal Bullets, dealing damage and providing healing.

Additionally, Holding the Elemental Skill Airborne Disease Prevention while Ifa is in Nightsoul's Blessing will cause him to use a Nightsoul-aligned Plunging Attack.

Letting go of the skill button will interrupt this Plunging Attack to maintain his hover. If Ifa lands due to this Plunging Attack, his Nightsoul's Blessing state will end.

Elemental Burst Compound Sedation Field

Fires a therapeutic sedative at a (temporarily aggressive) opponent.

The sedative will explode on impact, creating a restraining wind current that pulls nearby objects and opponents while dealing Nightsoul-aligned AoE Anemo DMG.

When the therapeutic sedative hits an opponent affected by Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro, it will apply a Sedation Mark to them, which will explode after a short delay and disappear, dealing AoE DMG aligned with the corresponding element.

5.4.

Ifa's Talent Materials

The total material costs to upgrade a single one of Ifa's Talents is listed below.

Source Quantity
Mora 1,625,500 Mora
Special Material 1x Crown of Insight
Boss Material 6x New Boss Material
Domain Material
  • 3x Teachings of Conflict
  • 21x Guide to Conflict
  • 38x Philosophies of Conflict
Enhancement Material
  • 6x Juvenile Fang
  • 22x Seasoned Fang
  • 31x Tyrant's Fang
5.5.

Ifa's Constellations

# Name Explanation
C1 Vitiferous Elixir's Concoction

When Supporting Fire hits an opponent, it will restore 6 Energy for Ifa. One such Energy restoration can be triggered once every 8s.

C2 Guiding Spirit of Ballistic Prayer

When Ifa is in the Nightsoul's Blessing state, every Nightsoul point the party has above a total of 60 will grant Ifa 3 additional Rescue Essentials points.

Additionally, Ifa's Rescue Essentials limit is increased by 30.

You must first unlock the Passive Talent Field Medic's Vision.

C3 Rebuttal in Negotiations With the Night Increases the Level of Airborne Disease Prevention by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 Decayed Vessel's Permutation

The restraining wind current created by the Elemental Burst Compound Sedation Field lasts for 3 extra seconds.

Additionally, Ifa gains 100 Elemental Mastery for 15s after using his Elemental Burst Compound Sedation Field.

C5 Vow of Universal Coexistence Increases the Level of Compound Sedation Field by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 Oath on a Feathered Knot

When Ifa uses the Hold version of his Supporting Fire, there is a 50% chance that he will fire an additional Tonicshot that deals 120% of its original DMG.

This DMG is considered Normal Attack DMG.

Additionally, when he is not in combat, Ifa will consume 20% less Nightsoul points and Phlogiston in his Nightsoul's Blessing state.

5.6.

Changelog

  • 28 Mar. 2025: Guide added.
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