Yaoyao Best Build, Weapon, & Team: Genshin Impact Guide for Ver. 5.7

Comprehensive Yaoyao guide for Genshin Impact. Learn Yaoyao's best build, best team, and voice actor for this 4-Star Dendro Off-Field Polearm user.

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Yaoyao Has Boosted Rates for Pick Up!

Yaoyao is currently available with a higher chance of dropping from July 8, 2025 until July 29, 2025 in Mavuika and Emilie's banners! Yaoyao is a Dendro healer who can apply Dendro Off-Field. Do not miss this chance to get Yaoyao or her Constellations!

Yaoyao Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier

Character Profile

Gacha Art	Rarity
	Element	Dendro
	Weapon	Polearm
	Ascend Stat	HP 24.0%
	Region	Liyue
	Birthday	March 6
	Roles	Off-Field Survivability
How To Get	- Available in all Banners at a low drop rate - Available in Mavuika / Emilie's banner at a higher drop rate.

Base Stats

Yaoyao is a 4-star Dendro character that wields a Polearm in Genshin Impact. Her gameplay focuses on being a reliable healer and off-field Dendro support, offering both survivability and consistent elemental application. Her Elemental Skill, "Raphanus Sky Cluster," summons "Yuegui," a mechanical bunny that throws "White Jade Radishes" to heal allies or deal Dendro damage to nearby enemies. Her Elemental Burst, "Moonjade Descent," summons a larger "Yuegui" that follows her around, rapidly throwing Radishes that heal and apply AoE Dendro damage while increasing her movement speed and Dendro resistance. Lore-wise, Yaoyao is a kind-hearted disciple of Madame Ping and a junior under Ganyu and Xiangling. Cherished by many in Liyue for her sweet nature and responsible demeanor despite her young age.

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What Kind of Character is Yaoyao?

Yaoyao is a typically played as an Off-Field Dendro Support or Healer who summons Yuegui, a stuffed rabbit that throws radishes, using her Elemental Skill. The radishes explode on contact and can heal allies or deal damage to nearby enemies within range.

Yaoyao performs decently in her role as a Dendro Healer for certain Dendro teams, but her slot in teams beyond that can be questionable. There are better options for non-Dendro based teams, and the meta has increasingly become less friendly to these Dendro teams overall. Because of this, Yaoyao has seen a dip in usage for endgame content, but she is still a good option for Free-to-Play Travelers since she doesn't need constellations to be good at what she does.

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Basics Of Using Yaoyao

Yaoyao is an Off-Field Dendro Support that summons a stuffed rabbit named Yuegui using her Elemental Skill and Burst. Yuegei tosses out radishes that explode to heal the active character and deal Dendro DMG to enemies within range.

Yuegui Alternates Between Damage-Focus and Heal-Focus

Yaoyao's rabbit heals and does damage depending on the HP of your team. If the nearby character has more than 70%, Yuegui will prioritize attacking enemies. If nearby characters have less than 70% HP remaining, Yuegei will focus on healing.

Elemental Burst Requires Yaoyao to be On-Field

Most of Yaoyao's abilities are centered around healing. Her Elemental Skill can quickly deploy Yuegui to heal the On-Field character. Here Elemental Burst is unique, however, since it forces you to briefly use Yaoyao as the active character to perform teamwide healing. She summons three Yueguis through her Burst, and the combined healing from all of them is significant.

Healing Based on Her Max HP

Yaoyao wants to have a lot of HP to ensure her heals are substantial. Having high Max HP also raises her survivability when you need to use her Elemental Burst to heal the whole team.

Roles & Playstyle of Yaoyao and Her Strengths and Weakness

Off-Field Support Yaoyao

Yaoyao's kit is very much oriented towards healing, but she can also be good into teams that appreciate her AoE Dendro application. She will typically be played in Dendro teams as the primary healer and as the holder of the Deepwood Memories set for the Dendro RES shred.

Pros and Cons of Off-Field Support Yaoyao

Best Build for Yaoyao

Yaoyao is mainly an Off-Field Healing Support. But she can also be used as an On-Field Driver depending on team comp. See below for the recommendations.

Yaoyao's Build Depends On Purpose

Off-Field Support On-Field With Bloom

Weapon	Dialogues of the Desert Sages
Best Artifact	Deepwood Memories x 4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: HP% or Energy Recharge% Goblet: HP% Circlet: Healing Bonus% or HP%
Priority Sub-Stat	ER% > CRIT Rate > HP% > Flat HP/EM
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Stat Goals For Off-Field Yaoyao

HP	40,000+ HP
Crit Rate	50%~ with Favonius Lance
Crit DMG	100%~
Energy Recharge	260%~ with no other Dendro teammate 220%+ with another Dendro teammate

Yaoyao is a viable option for meta On-Field DPSes like Alhaitham as a good holder of Deepwood Memories for Dendro RES shred and a consistent source of healing. Yaoyao's Elemental Skill is then very vital in her teams. Her Burst also provides strong teamwide healing. She'd also want some HP% to increase her healing, as well as some CRIT Rate to reliably trigger the Favonius Lance effect if in use.

Weapon	Kitain Cross Spear
Best Artifact	Deepwood Memories x 4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge% / Elemental Mastery Goblet: Elemental Mastery Circlet:Elemental Mastery
Priority Sub-Stat	Energy Recharge% > Elemental Mastery > HP%
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Stat Goals For On-Field Yaoyao with Nilou Bloom

Elemental Mastery	800~
Energy Recharge	220%+ with another Dendro Teammate

The On-Field character in Nilou's Bloom team is one of Yaoyao's best options if you want to use her that way. Since she's one of the characters triggering the Blooms in this team, she'll need to be equipped with Elemental Mastery to increase the Bloom damage and Energy Recharge% to ensure she can maintain her Elemental Burst uptime. Yaoyao performs well in with Nilou even without C6, but this constellation would greatly benefit her Healing and Dendro application.

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Best Weapon for Yaoyao

Yaoyao's weapon choices are very straightforward. She wants HP% to maximize her heals, Elemental Mastery when played in a Bloom team or even Energy Recharge% if you want to use her Burst consistently.

Off-Field Healer On-Field with Bloom

Premium Weapons for Off-Field Yaoyao

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Favonius Lance	Get from Banners - Energy Recharge% helps Yaoyao get her Elemental Burst ready when you need it. - Passive provides Energy for everyone on her team including herself. - Yaoyao needs some CRIT Rate to use it properly.
2nd	Skyward Spine	Get from Battle Pass - Energy Recharge% stat can make it easier for Yaoyao to get her Burst back up whenever needed. - No further team utility, which lowers its rank against Favonius Lance, but it's something you can use if you don't have any other choice.

The Energy provided by the Favonius Lance's passive adds another layer to Yaoyao's contribution to a team. So long as you have enough CRIT Rate to ensure she triggers the passive, Yaoyao can act as an Energy generator or battery for the other party members. Other weapon options such as the Skyward Spine or any offensive weapon is less than ideal, since Yaoyao doesn't contribute a lot of damage herself.

Free To Play Friendly (F2P Weapons) for Off-Field Yaoyao

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P (Event)	Dialogues of the Desert Sages	Obtained From Past Event (Alchemical Ascension) - Has a secondary HP% stat that Yaoyao wants. - Provides Energy after triggering heals, which Yaoyao can easily do. - No longer obtainable if you didn't finish the event. - Best at R5.
2nd F2P	Black Tassel	Get From Banners or After Finishing an NPC's Dialogue - One of the few Polearms with HP% as the secondary stat. - Passive isn't anything noteworthy. - No form of Energy gain, is still a choice for the better heals thanks to the increase in HP.
3rd F2P	Rightful Reward	Fontaine Forgeable (Craftable) Weapon - Gives Energy whenever Yaoyao is healed. - Not as good in comparison to the other Free-to-Play weapons. - Best at R5.

For Free-to-Play options, Yaoyao's best option is an event weapon, the Dialogues of the Desert Sages polearm. This is due to the HP% stat and the Energy given every time the user triggers a heal. This gives Yaoyao everything she wants to perform at her best, but is unfortunately no longer available to obtain in the current version. The next Free-to-Play weapons are still viable, just less optimal than the premium options for Yaoyao as a healer.

Premium Weapons for On-Field Yaoyao In a Bloom Team

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Dragon's Bane	Get from Banners - Provides Yaoyao the Elemental Mastery she needs to be an effective Bloom teammate for Nilou. - Best at R5.
2nd	Favonius Lance	Get from Banners - Gives a lot of Energy Recharge%. - Allows Yaoyao to reliably use her Burst, which is very important for a Nilou Bloom team for the Dendro application and healing. - Allows her to provide Energy to the rest of her team through its passive. - Yaoyao needs some CRIT Rate to trigger the passive.

When played as the On-Field character of a Nilou Bloom team, Yaoyao wants to be equipped with some Elemental Mastery, since she'll be triggering the Bloom reaction. This makes Dragon's Bane the best choice due to the Elemental Mastery stat. The next best is still Favonius Lance due to Yaoyao's Burst being a source of AoE Dendro for the Blooms, as well as teamwide healing that can be useful against the self-damage received from the Blooms exploding.

Free To Play Friendly (F2P Weapons) for On-Field Bloom Yaoyao

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	Kitain Cross Spear	Inazuma Forgeable (Craftable) Weapon - Has an Elemental Mastery stat that Yaoyao wants in a Nilou Bloom team. - Provides Energy that'll let Yaoyao charge her Burst more consistently. - Best at R5

For Free-to-Play options, the Kitain Cross Spear is the best option by a good margin. There aren't a lot of polearms that provide Elemental Mastery, and this weapon can also provide Energy on top of it. Since its a craftable weapon, its very accessible for Free-to-Play Travelers, but you would need to first unlock Inazuma and then complete the Orobashi's Legacy Quest.

Yaoyao Best Artifacts

Yaoyao's lack of buffs for the teams she's best used in is often compensated by her Artifacts. See the recommendations below:

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Deepwood Memories	★★★★★ - Allows Yaoyao to shred Dendro RES. - Best option for Dendro-reaction based teams. - Yaoyao can hold this set in a Nilou team, instead of Nahida.
Instructor	★★★★・ - Provides Elemental Mastery when Yaoyao triggers a reaction. - Good for Dendro teams if someone else is already equipped with Deepwood Memories.
Tenacity of the Millelith	★★★・・ - If your Yaoyao is in a non-Dendro based team with characters that want ATK% instead, this set is the better choice. - There aren't a lot of non-Dendro teams that want Yaoyao as the main sustain due to there being better options, so this set is rated lower.
2-pc. HP% 2-pc. HP%	★★・・・ - This set or a combo of 2 piece HP% is good if you want Yaoyao to have stronger heals or while you farm for a better 4-piece set. - Reduces Yaoyao's contribution to a team due to the lack of buffs, but it's viable if you just need a healer or already have a different user for the other sets mentioned above. - The setup is not strict, and you can also use any combination between the two sets linked here or any of the 2-piece versions of: ・Gilded Dreams or Instructor (with Nilou) ・Emblem of Severed Fate (for Energy) ・Maiden Beloved (Healing Bonus)

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat HP Sub: HP% / Flat HP / Energy Recharge% / CRIT Rate / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: HP% / Flat HP / Energy Recharge% / CRIT Rate / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Energy Recharge% or HP% / Elemental Mastery with Nilou Sub: HP% / Flat HP / Energy Recharge% / CRIT Rate / Elemental Mastery
	Main: HP% Sub:HP% / Flat HP / Energy Recharge% / CRIT Rate / Elemental Mastery
	Main: HP% / Healing Bonus / CRIT Rate (Favonius) or Elemental Mastery with Nilou Sub: HP% / Flat HP / Energy Recharge% / CRIT Rate / Elemental Mastery

Yaoyao as a healer wants to have some HP% stats and a bit of Energy Recharge%. She'll need a minimum of 50% CRIT Rate when equipped with Favonius Lance.

If your Yaoyao is being played with Nilou, the best set should still be Deepwood Memories. In this case, it'd be wise to supply her some pieces with Elemental Mastery so the Bountiful Blooms she triggers will still deal significant damage. You'd need to strike a balance between HP% and Elemental Mastery due to the self-damage Yaoyao can take from the Bloom explosions while On-Fielding.

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Best Team Comp Yaoyao

Main Healer for Alhaitham Spread Team

Support	DPS	Support	Support
Yaoyao	Alhaitham	Yae Miko	Fischl
Details
- Yaoyao can be the main healer in an Alhaitham team while also providing the Dendro RES shred with Deepwood Memories. - Alhaitham is the main On-Field DPS who can benefit from the healing while he does his usual damage combo. - Yae Miko and Fischl provide Electro to sustain the Quicken (Dendro and Electro) reaction, which Alhaitham needs to be able to trigger Spread (Dendro applied to enemies with Quicken). They also have decent personal damage that raises the total team DPS.

While Nahida is often going to be the premiere Alhaitham support, Yaoyao is a decent option if you don't have her. The difference in performance can be marginal with decent stats on Alhaitham, Fischl and Miko. Yaoyao can also equip Favonius Lance here to generate energy for Alhaitham and Miko, who would very much appreciate higher up-time on their Elemental Bursts.

Other Team Comps For Yaoyao

Melt with Wriothesley

Team		Detail
Yaoyao	Nilou	- Yaoyao is the On-Field character, using her Elemental Burst to apply a lot of Dendro while also providing healing. - Yaoyao's healing lets Kokomi build more Elemental Mastery, increasing the damage of Blooms triggered by her Jellyfish. - Nilou is the most important part of the team, as her Bountiful Blooms are stronger than regular Blooms. -Nahida can equip Gilded Dreams instead so the Blooms she triggers deal more DPS.
Nahida	Kokomi

F2P Friendly Team Comp

Team		Detail
Yaoyao	Shinobu	- A F2P friendly team comp that uses free characters or easily obtainable ones. - Sucrose can be your On-Field character who will trigger Xingqiu's rainswords with her Normal Attacks. - Yaoyao is the main sustain and source of Dendro, but Sucrose can be swapped for Collei or Dendro Traveler if the Dendro application is lacking.
Xingqiu	Sucrose

Team Rotation of Yaoyao and Combos

Basic Team Rotation for Off-Field Support Yaoyao

Yaoyao wants to be deployed towards the end of the rotation since her Elemental Skill only has a 10 second duration. You also want to do this to maximize the Dendro RES shred from Deepwood Memories by having the On-Field Dendro DPS act after her.

Basic Team Rotation for On-Field Yaoyao with Bloom

Yaoyao is the On-Field character of this team, using her Adeptal Legacy state from her Burst to apply Dendro, heal and tank the damage from the Blooms thanks to her increased resistance to Dendro damage.

Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Yaoyao

How To Use Yaoyao Skills & Passives

Decent Healer That Can Apply Dendro in an Area

You typically don't need to perform a lot of actions on Yaoyao to achieve what she wants to do in a team. Most of the time, using her Elemental Skill will suffice for healing and applying Dendro. Her Elemental Burst is best reserved when you need a stronger heal or if multiple members of your party have low HP.

Elemental Skill Summons Yuegui

Yaoyao's Elemental Skill deploys a stuffed rabbit named Yuegui, who throws White Jade Radishes at enemies or allies. These radishes explode and will heal characters and deal Dendro DMG to enemies. Yaoyao will focus on healing when active characters are less than 70% HP, but will focus on aiming at enemies when they are above 70% HP. If neither is met, then Yuegui will throw radishes into random areas.

Elemental Burst Gives Teamwide Healing

▲ In general, jumping with Yaoyao in this state is considered the best since it uses less stamina.

Yaoyao's Elemental Burst causes her to enter the Adeptal Legacy state where she has increased movement speed and resistance to Dendro DMG. Her Burst summons three Yueguis that throw radishes that have increased damage and can heal all party members. Because of the forced On-Fielding, its an option to only use Yaoyao's Burst when you need it for teamwide heals (unless you're using her with Nilou) instead of every rotation.

In addition, her passive, Starscatter, is also activated after using her Elemental Burst, which causes her throw radishes whenever she runs, dashes or sprints while in her Burst state. This amounts to a generous amount of Dendro application in tandem with the Yueguis.

Can be played On-Field with Nilou

Alongside healing, Yaoyao's Elemental Burst can apply a lot of Dendro. Her increased resistance to Dendro DMG makes her the ideal On-Field driver for Nilou, whose Bountiful Blooms deal Dendro DMG that can damage nearby characters. Her heals also further increase her survivability in this case.

Should You Pull for Yaoyao's Constellation Or Best Weapon?

All of Yaoyao's Constellations are Good to Have

C6 is Ideal But Not Necessary

Yaoyao starts off at C0 with an already strong baseline in terms of healing, making all her constellations desirable, but not important for her to function well as a supportive character. C6 is her best constellation since it further boosts the healing in her Burst mode, which her specific teams are likely to appreciate. C2 and C4 are good stopping points if you want to pull for Yaoyao specifically since it makes getting her Burst up a little easier, but going all the way to C6 can be considered if you have the means to do so.

Yaoyao's Constellations & Effects

Yaoyao's Constellation Name is Osmanthus

Osmanthus

Ascension Materials for Yaoyao Talents & Level

Materials Per Ascension Level

Lvl 20	Nagadus Emerald Sliver x1 Jueyun Chili x3 Slime Condensate x3
Lvl 40	Nagadus Emerald Fragment x3 Quelled Creeper x2 Jueyun Chili x10 Slime Condensate x15
Lvl 50	Nagadus Emerald Fragment x9 Quelled Creeper x4 Jueyun Chili x20 Slime Secretions x12
Lvl 60	Nagadus Emerald Chunk x6 Quelled Creeper x8 Jueyun Chili x30 Slime Secretions x18
Lvl 70	Nagadus Emerald Chunk x3 Quelled Creeper x12 Jueyun Chili x45 Slime Concentrate x12
Lvl 80	Nagadus Emerald Gemstone x6 Quelled Creeper x20 Jueyun Chili x60 Slime Concentrate x24

Talent Materials For Yaoyao

Level 1	Default
Level 2	Teachings Of Diligence x3 Slime Condensate x6
Level 3	Guide To Diligence x2 Slime Secretions x3
Level 4	Guide To Diligence x4 Slime Secretions x4
Level 5	Guide To Diligence x6 Slime Secretions x6
Level 6	Guide To Diligence x9 Slime Secretions x9
Level 7	Philosophies Of Diligence x4 Slime Concentrate x4 Daka's Bell x1
Level 8	Philosophies Of Diligence x12 Slime Concentrate x4 Daka's Bell x1
Level 9	Philosophies Of Diligence x12 Slime Concentrate x9 Daka's Bell x2
Level 10	Philosophies Of Diligence x16 Slime Concentrate x12 Daka's Bell x12 Crown of Insight x1
Level 11	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 12	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 13	Unlocked via Constellation

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Who Is Yaoyao?

Madame Ping's Youngest Disciple

Yaoyao is the youngest of Madame Ping's (Streetward Rambler) disciples. She's well-loved by her master and is often doted on by her seniors. She's been training with her master since before she could read or write.

Born & Raised In The Mountains

Her parents set up their home in the mountains near the Qince Village. It was only after Madame Ping had taken her in did she finally live in Liyue Harbor.

Yaoyao Voice Actor & Their Notable Roles

English Voice Actor: Kelsey Jaffer

Japanese Voice Actor: KADOWAKI Mai

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