Genshin | Yelan Build & Weapon

Yelan Guide for Genshin Impact 4.7. See Yelan's, best artifacts, best teams comps, talent & boss material, best weapon tier list ranking, & best and F2P build for Yelan.

Table of Contents

Yelan Latest News
Character Guide & Tier
Best Build
Best Weapon
Best Artifacts
Best Team Comp
Ascension & Talent Materials
How To Use Skills
Should You Get & Constellation Guide

Yelan Articles
Best Build			Story Quest
Lore & Voice Actor			Best Teams

Yelan Latest Information & News

Yelan Returns For The Second Phase Of Version 4.8

Yelan returns for pick-up on the second phase of version 4.8. She can be obtained from August 6, 2024 until August 27, 2024. Do not miss this chance to get Yelan!

Yelan Tier & Review

Rarity		Element		Weapon
		Hydro		Bow
How To Get?
Obtained through Wishes (Limited Banner)
DPS	Sub-DPS		Support		Healer
-	SS		S		-
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**The Tiers above are ranked in 6 levels. With SS being the highest and D the lowest.
Tiers: SS → S → A → B → C → D

** Tiers above are at Zero Constellations

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Strengths & Weakness Of Yelan

Strengths
- Powerful and consistent Off-field Hydro application through her Elemental Burst. - Elemental Skill deals powerful damage and is great for gathering energy. - Fairly easy to build because majorly of her kit scales from HP. - Increases the DMG of the on-field character with her Passive.
Weakness
- Her Normal Attacks does not scale from HP and produces little damage. - High Energy Charge requirement for a consistent uptime of Elemental Burst. 　↳ It is recommended to have her Energy Recharge at 175%~

Yelan Best Build

Yelan's Build Should Focus On CRIT, HP and Elemental Burst DMG

Since the kit of Yelan focuses on Elemental Burst. For best build, focus on Elemental Burst DMG and Energy Recharge artifacts. For detailed guide check below:

Yelan Hydro Sub-DPS & Support Build

Weapon	Aqua Simulacra
Substitute	1. Elegy For The End 2. Fading Twilight (F2P) 3. The Stringless 4. Sacrificial Bow
Best Artifact	Emblem Of Severed Fate x4
Artifact Stats	Sands: HP% Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus Circlet: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Priority Sub-Stats	1. CRIT DMG 2. CRIT Rate 3. HP% 4. Energy Recharge

Elemental Skill and Burst of Yelan all scales from HP so increasing HP with a balance of CRIT Stats is great for Yelan when increasing DMG.

Yelan Best Weapon

For Yelan Focus On CRIT Or Support Weapons

Yelan can produce powerful damage through Elemental Burst off-field. You can either focus on increasing the damage with HP and CRIT stats or increase Energy Recharge for higher up-time. For Ranking, Comparison and F2P options, check the list below:

Hydro Support Sub-DPS Weapon Rankings & Comparison For Yelan

	Weapon	Details
Best	Aqua Simulacra	CRIT DMG 88.2% (Lvl. 90) - Yelan's Signature Weapon - Amazing CRIT DMG stats. - Increases HP and DMG of the wielder making it perfect for Yelan.
2nd	Elegy For The End	Energy Recharge 55.1% (Lvl. 90) - Great energy recharge stick. - Elemental Mastery Buff. - Provides amazing Elemental Mastery & ATK Buff to the team/
3rd (F2P)	Fading Twilight	Energy Recharge 30.6% (Lvl. 90) - Increases DMG produced by Yelan. - Buff in Energy Recharge making Elemental Burst to be active fast.
4th	Sacrificial Bow	Energy Recharge 30.6% (Lvl. 90) - Allows you to use Elemental Skill twice. - Great Energy Recharge Sub-Stats. - Allows Yelan to recover Elemental Burst easily since you get more energy from Skills.
5th	The Stringless	Elemental Mastery 165 (Lvl. 90) - Increases DMG of Skill and Burst DMG. - Amazing for reactions because of Elemental Mastery Sub-Stats.
6th (F2P)	Recurve Bow	HP 46.9% (Lvl. 90) - Greatly increases HP%. - Can heal when defeating enemies. - Slightly lower Base ATK making it a weapon not suitable for Main DPS.

Weapons That Increase CRIT Stats, Energy Recharge & HP Works Great

For an Off-Field DPS Build, to increase damage it's essential to have weapons that will have either Crit Rate, Crit DMG, or HP% as their main stat. Energy Recharge also works great if you are using 4 Piece Emblem Of Severed Fate which is also great for higher up-time of Elemental Burst.

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Yelan Best Artifacts

Choose Artifacts That Increase Burst DMG, Energy Recharge Or HP For Yelan

Yelan's main source of damage is from Elemental Burst so increasing Energy Recharge and Burst DMG is important. HP% is also needed since the damage scales from HP.

Best Artifact Set For Yelan Sub-DPS Support Build

	Artifacts
Best	Emblem Of Severed Fate 4-Piece
Substitute 1	Tenacity Of The Millelith 2-Piece Heart Of Depth 2-Piece
Substitute 2	Tenacity Of The Millelith 2-Piece Noblesse Oblige 2-Piece

Artifact Stat Priority

	Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / HP%
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / HP%
	Main: HP% Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Hydro DMG Bonus Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / HP%
	Main: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / HP% / Elemental Mastery

HP/Hydro/CRIT Produces Most DMG

HP/Hydro/CRIT Produced most DMG but you may experience Energy Issues if you do not invest in Energy Recharge. Try to aim for 175 Energy Recharge or more if not, use an Energy Recharge weapon.

If Using Emblem 4Pc., Increase Energy Recharge To 200

The Elemental Burst is the most important aspect of Yelan's Kit. With Emblem Of Severed Fate, it increases the damage of Burst based on Energy Recharge making the Burst not only have a high uptime and also powerful.

Yelan Best Team Comp

Best Team Comp For Yelan

Yelan excels in dealing off-field Hydro DPS. Her elemental burst works with the active character's normal attacks and an elemental reaction involving Hydro can be triggered periodically.

Damage	Damage	Support	Heal
Yelan	Wriothesley	Kazuha	Diona
Details
- Since Yelan's elemental burst synergizes with the active character's normal attacks, she is great to pair with a character that can perform swift normal attacks. - Wriothesley can take full advantage of Yelan's Burst, being able to proc it easily with his Normal Attacks. Together, they can deal high Cryo & Hydro damage, while also freezing enemies - Kazuha can proc Elemental Shred for the team. - Diona can support the whole team with a shield & an AOE that can simultaneously heal and deal Cryo damage to the enemies.

Other Characters That Works With Yelan

Character	Sub	Details
Wriothesley	Hu Tao Yoimiya	- Any Main DPS that are Normal Attack-centered are great with Yelan
Kazuha	Zhongli Lynette	- Zhongli provides a durable shield that shreds the elemental & physical resistance of nearby enemies. - Lynetter will increase overall team dmg with an ATK buff, while also providing Elemental Shred
Diona	Sayu	- Sayu can heal while dealing Anemo damage that can cause swirl reaction. She can also shred the enemy's elemental resistance by using 4-pc set Viridescent Venerer.

Best Team Build & Party Compositions

F2P Friendly Team For Yelan

Damage	Damage	Damage	Support
Yelan	Beidou	Fischl	Bennett
Details
- Yelan can deal powerful Hydro damage that gives assistance to the active character. - Beidou stands as the main DPS that deals Electro DMG and can periodically trigger electro-charged damage to the enemies. She can parry enemy attacks with her elemental skill which increases the survivability of the team. - When equipped with Favonius Warbow, Fischl can provide additional energy for Yelan. Although her elemental burst does not much damage, it allows her elemental skill, Oz, to deal consistent Electro DMG. - Bennett increases the overall damage of the team and provide healing when needed. Since he does not apply Pyro too much, the Electro-Charged chain can't be broken easily.

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Yelan Ascension Materials

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Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Varunada Lazurite Sliver x 1 Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 9 Recruit's Insignia x 18 Sergeant's Insignia x 30 Lieutenant's Insignia x 12 Starconch x 108 Runic Fang x 26
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Varunada Lazurite Sliver x 1 Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 9 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone x 6 Recruit's Insignia x 18 Sergeant's Insignia x 30 Lieutenant's Insignia x 36 Starconch x 168 Runic Fang x 46

Starconch Locations & Farming Route

Talent Materials For Yelan

Enemy Drops (Fatui)	Domain Drops (Mon/Thur/Sun)	Big Boss Drops (Azhdaha)
Recruit's Insignia	Teachings Of Prosperity	Gilded Scale
Sergeant's Insignia	Guide To Prosperity
Lieutenant's Insignia	Philosophies Of Prosperity

Yelan 's Recommended Talent Priority

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Stealthy Bowshot	★★・・・
Lingering Lifeline (Elemental Skill)	★★★★・
Depth-Clarion Dice (Elemental Burst)	★★★★★

Yelan Skill Guide & How To Use Yelan

How To Use Yelan?

Abilities Of Yelan Guide

▼An amazing Sub-DPS that deals off-field Hydro DMG.
▼Continuous damage from Elemental Burst is the best part of her kit..
▼The DMG buff from Elemental Burst is also amazing.
▼Elemental Skill makes Yelan dash, marks enemies, and deal damage.
▼Elemental Skill is also amazing for exploration.
▼Second Level of Charged Attack is a good starter attack.
▼Max HP is important when raising Yelan.

Yelan Is An Amazing Sub-DPS That Deals Off-Field Hydro Damage

Yelan is a sub-DPS that can provide DMG buff and additional off-field attacks. Her Elemental Skill allows you to move quickly and is very good at various reactions like Electro-Charged and Vaporized. You can deal powerful damage with reactions or just simple personal damage. She is a highly picked as a support and Sub-DPS in various teams.

The Continuous Damage From Elemental Burst Is The Best Part Of Her Kit

The Elemental Burst of Yelan gives 15 seconds of coordinated attacks that triggers when the on-field deals Normal / Charged Attacks. The damage scales from Yelan's Max HP to deal continuously deal Hydro damage. You will usually use Yelan's Burst → switch to DPS to deal reactions.

Buff From Elemental Burst That Continuously Increase Is Also Amazing

Effects Of Elemental Burst
- Gives coordinated Hydro attack to the on-field character. 　└ DMG scales from Max HP of Yelan 　└ Last 15 seconds. - With Passive, DMG Bonus of on-field character will increase. 　└ Increase 3.5% /s (Max 50%)

After unlocking the passive, "Adapt with Ease", the active character will have DMG Bonus that grows overtime. Unlike Xingqiu who focuses on defense, Yelan focuses on increasing DMG. making her an offensive option.

Elemental Skill Makes Yelan Dash, Mark Enemies, & Deal Damage

▲Dash → Mark Enemies → Deal Hydro DMG

The Elemental Skill of Yelan, Lingering Lifeline, allows Yelan to run and mark enemies and once the dash stops, the marked enemies will explode dealing powerful Hydro DMG. The damage from this skill also scales from Max HP of Yelan and can also be used for repositioning.

Elemental Skill Is Also Useful For Exploration

How To Use Of Elemental Skill For Exploration
1. Dash 2. Use Hold Elemental Skill 3. Use Dash while the Skill is on Cooldown. 4 Repeat from no. 1 ※ You can use Anemo resonance for faster movement.

While on the dash mode from skill, you can recover stamina. So Dash → Hold Skill → Dash and repeat is commonly used in Exploration.

The Second Level Of Charged Attack Is Used To Start A Battle

Activated	Unactivated

▲Breakthrough (special charged attack) can be shown through the bracelet of Yelan.

If Yelan is right in front of an enemy and after using Elemental Skill (with Condition) you can get Breakthrough. With Breakthrough, the Charged Time of second level is reduced by 80%. It is a skill that is not that useful in actual battle but it is a decent skill to use for exploration.

Breakthrough Effect
How To Get?	- When Elemental Skill hits. 　└Increase percentage based on no. of Marked enemies.P - While in battle, get after 5 seconds.
Effect	- Charged Attack becomes an AoE Attack. 　└ Scales on Yelan's HP. - Charged Attack time lessens by 80%

Max HP Is Important When Raising Yelan

HP Related Abilities
【HP Scaling Damage】 - DMG from Elemental Burst & Coordinated Attacks. - Elemental Skill DMG - Damage of Breakthrough DMG 【Passive】 - Depends on the number of Elemental Type Yelan's HP increases 　└Per each Element +6/12/18/30% Increase

HP increases the damage of Elemental Burst, Elemental Skill and Breakthrough DMG. Depending on the elements of the team members, Yelan's HP increases. Make use of that passive and Artifact status to increase HP.

Yelan Wish & Constellation Guide

Should You Get Or Wish For Yelan?

Pull If You Need A Top Class Support & Sub-DPS

Yelan is a Top Class Sub-DPS that is able to constantly inflict Hydro to enemies while being off-field. She is a great support to characters that goes well with Hydro Reactions such as Hu Tao and Ayaka.

Best Constellation For Yelan

Rating	Constellation Effect
★★・・・	C1: Enter The Plotters Lingering Lifeline gains 1 additional charge.
★★★・・	C2: Taking All Comers When Exquisite Throw conducts a coordinated attack, it will fire an additional water arrow that will deal 14% of Yelan's Max HP as Hydro DMG.
★★★★★	C3: Beware The Trickster's Dice Increases the Level of Depth-Clarion Dice by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★★・	C4: Bait-And-Switch Increases all party members' Max HP by 10% for 25s for every opponent marked by Lifeline when the Lifeline explodes. A maximum increase of 40% Max HP can be attained in this manner.
★★★・・	C5: Dealer's Sleight Increases the the Level of Lingering Lifeline by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★・・・	C6: Winner Takes All After using Depth-Clarion Dice, Yelan will enter the Mastermind state. In this state, all of Yelan's Normal Attacks will be special Breakthrough Barbs. These Breakthrough Barbs will have similar abilities to normal ones and the DMG dealt will be considered Charged Attack DMG, dealing 156% of a normal Breakthrough Barb's DMG. The Mastermind state lasts 20s and will be cleared after Yelan fires 5 arrows.

Constellation 4 Provides HP Increase

Constellation 4 increases the Max HP of Yelan and the Party when an opponent is hit by her Elemental Skill. This enables Yelan to deal more potent damage and also provide additional power to HP scaling DPS. Since Yelan is also HP Scaling, her personal damage will also greatly increase.

Characters With Same Role As Yelan　

Best Characters With Same Role

SUB DPS
Furina SS	Nahida SS	Xiangling SS	Xingqiu SS
Yae Miko SS	Yelan SS	Fischl S	Kuki Shinobu S
Raiden Shogun S	Albedo A	Ayato A	Beidou A
Chiori A	Collei A	Dendro Traveler A	Ganyu A
Support
Baizhu SS	Bennett SS	Furina SS	Kazuha SS
Nahida SS	Raiden Shogun SS	Zhongli SS	Diona S
Jean S	Kokomi S	Kuki Shinobu S	Mona S
Nilou S	Sucrose S	Xianyun S	Xingqiu S

Character Tier Lists

Tier Lists
Best Character Tier List	Reroll Tier List
Best Teams For Each Character	Meta Team Comps

All Characters

Characters By Rarity
★5			★4
Characters By Roles
DPS List		Support List		Healer List
Characters By Element
Pyro	Hydro		Anemo		Electro
Dendro		Cryo		Geo
Characters By Nation
Mondstadt		Liyue		Inazuma
Sumeru		Fontaine		-

All Playable Characters

★5 Star Characters
Albedo	Alhaitham	Aloy	Anemo Traveler
Arlecchino	Ayaka	Ayato	Baizhu
Childe	Chiori	Clorinde	Cyno
Dehya	Dendro Traveler	Diluc	Electro Traveler
Emilie	Eula	Furina	Ganyu
Geo Traveler	Hu Tao	Hydro Traveler	Itto
Jean	Kazuha	Keqing	Klee
Kokomi	Lyney	Mona	Nahida
Navia	Neuvillette	Nilou	Qiqi
Raiden Shogun	Shenhe	Sigewinne	Tighnari
Venti	Wanderer	Wriothesley	Xianyun
Xiao	Yae Miko	Yelan	Yoimiya
Zhongli	-	-	-
★4 Star Characters
Amber	Barbara	Beidou	Bennett
Candace	Charlotte	Chevreuse	Chongyun
Collei	Diona	Dori	Faruzan
Fischl	Freminet	Gaming	Gorou
Kaeya	Kaveh	Kirara	Kujou Sara
Kuki Shinobu	Layla	Lisa	Lynette
Mika	Ningguang	Noelle	Razor
Rosaria	Sayu	Sethos	Shikanoin Heizou
Sucrose	Thoma	Xiangling	Xingqiu
Xinyan	Yanfei	Yaoyao	Yun Jin

The Traveler

The Traveler & Their Elements
Pyro			Hydro			Anemo			Electro
Dendro				Cryo				Geo

Unreleased Characters

Ajaw	Capitano	Chasca
Citlali	Columbina	Dainsleif
Dottore	Egeria	Hroptatyr
Iansan	Kachina	Kinich
Mavuika	Mualani	Nicole
Ororon	Pantalone	Pierro
Pulcinella	Rerir	Rhinedottir
Sandrone	Skirk	Surtalogi
Tsaritsa	Varka	Vedrfolnir
Xbalanque	Xilonen	-