The first additional party character players meet in their journey in Genshin Impact is Amber. Within the story, she's an Outrider for the Knights of Favonius, and she also teaches players how to glide. Amber can fill both a DPS or role in Genshin Impact, which means players will have to give it some thought when choosing her best character build.

As a Pyro , Amber has several fire-based abilities to hurt enemies and burn down obstacles in the overworld. While she isn't as powerful as Pyro s like Diluc or Klee, she's a great asset early in the story. Amber also uses a bow, which means ranged attacks that can snipe enemies from a great distance.

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In Genshin Impact, Amber can be useful in either DPS or roles. When considering which character builds are best for her, players must decide which role they want her to fill. For a role, she'll need Artifacts and weapons that increase her elemental stats, while a DPS role will need Artifacts that increase CRIT or ATK DMG. Since she's one of Genshin Impact's starter characters in the game, there's plenty of time for players to experiment first before deciding on a role for good. No matter which role players choose, here are the best character build options for Amber.

Genshin Impact's Amber: Best Artifact & Weapon Choices

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If Genshin Impact players decide to put Amber in a role, then the Noblesse Oblige or Exile Artifact sets are ideal, since both increase her elemental recharge while offering stat boosts to other party . However, the Wanderer's Troupe set may be the best Artifacts for Amber overall, and are definitely the Artifacts players will want if Amber is going to focus on DPS. This will raise her elemental mastery by 80, and if four Artifacts in the Wanderer's Troupe set are equipped, Amber's charged attack goes up by 35%.

Weapons are another factor here, although the Favonius Warbow is the best fit for Amber. The Favonius Warbow increases elemental orb drops, which means Amber can use her Elemental Burst more often. However, it's also an ideal weapon for more powerful characters like Venti or Fischl, so Amber may need be equipped with a slightly less impressive bow if she remains in the party with these characters. The Royal Bow is great for using Amber for DPS, since it raises her CRIT by 8%. The Stringless is also good, because it raises Amber's Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG.

Although Amber isn't the best character in Genshin Impact, she's very useful. Her Pyro abilities are especially necessary early in the game, which is why optimizing her character build is important. No matter which role players put Amber into, these character builds will help her excel.

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