Yelan Best Build, Weapon, & Team Guide

Comprehensive Yelan guide for Genshin Impact. Learn Yelan's best build, team, kit, and materials for this 5-Star Hydro DPS Bow user.

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Yelan Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier

Character Profile

Gacha Art	Rarity
	Element	Hydro
	Weapon	Bow
	Ascend Stat	CRIT Rate 19.2%
	Region	Liyue
	Birthday	April 20
	Roles	Off-Field DPS
How To Get	Can only be pulled during Yelan's Limited-Time Banner (Currently not available)

Base Stats

Yelan is a 5-star Hydro character that wields a Bow in Genshin Impact. Her gameplay focuses on being an off-field sub-DPS and support unit, utilizing her Elemental Skill for rapid movement and energy generation, and her Elemental Burst to deal consistent Hydro damage through coordinated attacks that scale with her max HP. She excels in quick-swap teams and enables Hydro-related elemental reactions efficiently.

Yelan's Tier & Rating

In battle, Yelan is primarily a 5-Star Off-Field Hydro Support and Sub-DPS who applies Hydro to a single target through her Elemental Burst. This is her most important ability, and since it has a high Energy cost, Yelan is usually built around ensuring she can use it every rotation by giving her enough Energy Recharge. Her Elemental Skill also lets her dash in a chosen direction, marking enemies she passes through and damaging them afterward.

Because of the DMG% buff she provides, Yelan is a staple in many teams that need Off-Field Hydro. Her Burst requires the active character to use Normal Attacks to trigger Hydro application, so she works best with On-Field DPS units that weave Normal Attacks into their rotation or combo. Her place in the meta has remained strong thanks to Hydro’s versatility and the consistent value of her DMG% buff and Off-Field application.

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Roles & Playstyle Of Yelan and Her Strengths and Weakness

Off-Field Hydro Applicator and DMG% Buffer

Yelan applies consistent, Off-Field single-target Hydro damage to the enemy that the active character is currently targeting with their Normal Attacks. She also provides a substantial DMG% buff to the active character while her Burst is still in use.

Pros and Cons of Support Yelan

Best Build for Yelan

Yelan's will generally want to prioritize her Elemental Burst uptime, ensuring that the team can use it on-demand. See below for recommendations:

Find a Balance Between Energy Recharge and HP%

Weapon	Aqua Simulacra └ Assumes you can get enough Energy Recharge on her Artifacts to have her Burst up every rotation. If you can't, Elegy for the End or Favonius Warbow will be better.
Best Artifact	Emblem of Severed Fate
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: HP% or Energy Recharge Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus or HP% Circlet: CRIT or HP%
Priority Sub-Stat	Energy Recharge > HP% > CRIT Rate or DMG
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Stat Goals For Off-Field Support Yelan

Because Yelan's Elemental Burst has a relatively high Energy cost, you should prioritize building enough Energy Recharge (ER) to ensure it's ready every rotation. This can be challenging without an ER weapon or strong ER rolls on her Artifacts, especially if she is the only Hydro unit on the team. When using her Signature Weapon, you will need to make up for its lack of Energy support with good ER Artifacts or by pairing her with another Hydro character to help generate Energy.

If you struggle to maintain her Burst uptime with Aqua Simulacra, it may be better to switch to Favonius Warbow or Elegy for the End (if available), since consistent Burst usage can sometimes be more valuable for team performance than maximizing her personal DPS.

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Best Weapon for Yelan

Yelan typically wants weapons that allow her to use her Elemental Burst every rotation, but if you happen to have very good Energy Recharge rolls on her Artifacts, weapons that can increase her personal damage can be a valid choice. See below for the recommendations:

Premium Weapons for Off-Field Support Yelan

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Aqua Simulacra	Get from Limited Banner - Yelan's Signature Weapon is more damage-oriented since it gives a DMG% buff even when she's not the On-Field character. - Best option when you can supplement the lack of Energy support with high Energy Recharge rolls on her artifacts. - Its ranking will fall when you cannot use her Burst every rotation with this equipped.
2nd	Elegy for the End	Get from Limited Banners - Energy Recharge secondary stat helps Yelan charge her Elemental Burst more consistently. - Provides a Elemental Mastery and ATK% buff for everyone on the party after Yelan's Skill or Burst hits an enemy (even when Off-Field), which can be a lot of value for teams that appreciate these buffs. - Can be better than her Signature Weapon if you cannot meet Yelan's Energy requirements.
3rd	Favonius Warbow	Get from Limited Banners - Energy Recharge secondary stat helps Yelan meet her Energy needs a lot easier. - Passive generates an Elemental Particle that generates 6 Energy for the character that catches the particle, which further lowers Yelan's Energy Recharge stat requirement. - Requires Yelan to have substantial CRIT Rate to be able to reliably trigger the passive. - Best at R5.
4th	Polar Star	Get from Limited Banners - CRIT Rate secondary stat increases Yelan's personal damage potential. - No Energy generations means from passive or secondary stat, so having good Energy Recharge from substats or mainstats is a necessity. - May be hard to use if Yelan is the only Hydro character due to high ER needs. - Buffs Elemental Skill and Burst damage by 12%, which is a nice bonus to have. - Polar Star is on-par with other stat-stick weapons for Yelan, these include: • The First Great Magic • Thundering Pulse • Astral Vulture's Crimson Plumage • Hunter's Path • Skyward Harp
5th	Mouun's Moon	Get from Limited Banners - Increases her Elemental Burst's damage according to the maximum Energy cost of the party combined. - No Energy support from passive or secondary stat, so you will need to supplement this with very good Energy Recharge Artifacts and substats. - Best at R5. - Weapon can only be obtained on banners where it is specifically rated up.

Weapons with a means of contributing Energy to Yelan are going to be higher up in the ranking since her Elemental Burst uptime is more important overall. The damage-oriented weapons will fall behind if you have issues with charging her Burst to full every rotation, but can still be a viable option if you can manage to get enough Energy Recharge from substats alone.

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

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	Favonius Warbow	Get from Banners or After Finishing the Monstadt Archon Quest - You can get 1 free copy of this weapon after finishing the last quest of the Monstadt Archon Quest .Energy Recharge secondary stat helps Yelan meet her Energy needs a lot easier. - Passive generates an Elemental Particle that generates 6 Energy for the character that catches the particle, which further lowers Yelan's Energy Recharge stat requirement. - Requires Yelan to have substantial CRIT Rate to be able to reliably trigger the passive.
2nd	Fading Twilight	Reward From Past Event (Perilous Trail) - Energy Recharge secondary stat allows Yelan to get her Burst up often. - Increases DMG% dealt by the character at intervals, increasing and then decreasing as the character's attacks hit an enemy. - No longer obtainable if you didn't participate in the event. Note that the permanent Perilous Trail quest will not reward the weapon.
3rd	Slingshot	Get from Banners or From NPC Dialogue - 3-Star weapon that gives CRIT rate, which increases Yelan's damage potential. - Low base attack isn't a problem for Yelan since she doesn't care about her attack. - DMG% from passive is easily met. - Supplement the lack of Energy support with high Energy Recharge substats. - Best at R5.

For Free-to-Play options, the free copy of the Favonius Warbow that you get from completing the Monstadt Archon Quest will always be the best choice overall. The other weapons can work as decent alternatives if your Favonius Warbow is being used by someone else, but be sure to be aware of the caveats of these alternatives.

Yelan Best Artifacts

Yelan will want Artifact sets that allow her to use her Burst on demand, which lead to very simple Artifact rankings. See the recommendations below:

Prioritize Yelan's Energy Needs

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Emblem of Severed Fate	★★★★★ - Has Energy Recharge% as the 2-piece effect, which helps Yelan's meet her high Energy needs. - Increases Elemental Burst damage according to 25% of the equipped character's Energy Recharge stat, up to a maximum of 75%. This allows Yelan's Burst to still deal decent damage.
2-pc. Energy Recharge 2-pc. Elemental Burst DMG	★★★・・ - A mix of 2-piece sets can be a decent alternative while you farm for a better 4-piece set. - You can use any of two sets listed here alongside any combination among the following: • Nymph's Dream (Hydro DMG) • Tenacity of the Millelith (HP%) • Vourukasha's Glow (HP%) • Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City (Gives Energy provided party has a Nightsoul character).

Recommended Artifact Stats

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

Energy Recharge Is Her Most Important Stat

Because most of Yelan's staying power as a support is found in her Elemental Burst, it's necessary to prioritize reaching her ideal Energy Recharge stat above other stats. Being able to use her Burst will be more beneficial for your On-Field DPS in the long run, especially if they need the Off-Field Hydro to trigger important reactions. Once you can comfortably use her Burst every rotation, you will want to move to striking a balance between her CRIT ratios and her Max HP so her Elemental Burst still contributes a decent margin to the team DPS.

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Best Team Comp Yelan

Premium Skirk Freeze Team

Support	DPS	Support	Support
Yelan	Skirk	Escoffier	Furina
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- Yelan is one of Skirk's best fourth teammate, since she provides additional Hydro application while also mutually benefitting from Furina's presence in the teams since Yelan also appreciates Furina's buffs, the Hydro resonance, and Energy generation. - Skirk is a strong On-Field Cryo DPS that uses Normal Attacks and is at her best in a team with only Hydro and Cryo units. - Escoffier is the premiere Freeze support due to her generous Cryo and Hydro RES shred, high personal damage and healing. - Furina provides another DMG% buff to pair with Yelan's own DMG% buff, as well as AoE Hyro Application and both she and Yelan can battery each other.

Yelan is one of the best options for the fourth slot in a Skirk, Furina and Escoffier team. This comp is considerably up there in terms of meta and has strong DPS potential into most endgame content. Yelan meets Skirk and Esocffier's teammate elemental requirement by being Hydro, thus allowing both to reach their maximum potential while simultaneously benefiting from all the buffs that is present within this team for her own personal DPS.

Other Team Comps For Yelan

Flins Lunar-charged Team

Team		Detail
Yelan	Flins	- Yelan can be a decent source of Hydro for Flins, who is a Lunar-charged DPS that uses Normal Attacks. - Sucrose provides external Elemental Mastery, which, when combined with Ineffa's Elemental Mastery buff, can significantly boost Lunar-charged damage, which we know thanks to the updated in-game description of Elemental Mastery.
Ineffa	Sucrose

F2P Friendly Team Comp

Team		Detail
Yelan	Xingqiu	- A F2P-friendly team comp using free or easily obtainable characters. -Yelan and Xingqiu provide Off-Field Hydro with strong single-target damage. - Shinobu is the main Hyperbloom trigger in this comp, where she builds as much Elemental Mastery as she can. - Yaoyao uses her Elemental Burst as the On-Field driver to apply Dendro to enemies, which creates Dendro Cores when paired with Hydro.
Shinobu	Yaoyao

Team Rotation of Yelan and Combos

Basic Team Rotation for Off-Field Support Yelan

Teams with Yelan generally want to use her after the supports with longer ability duration and before both the On-Field DPS and supports with shorter durations. This is so that the On-Field DPS maximizes the uptime of her Burst's Hydro application and DMG% buff.

Basics Of Using Yelan

Yelan is usually played as an Off-Field Hydro Support whose Elemental Burst attacks in tandem with the active character's Normal Attacks, applying Hydro to a single target. She fills a similar niche as Xingqiu and this comes with the advantage of being able to pair with multiple On-Field DPSes who benefit from consistent Off-Field Hydro application.

Elemental Burst Is Her Most Important Ability

Yelan's Burst creates a dice-like object called Exquisite Throw that hovers near the active character. When the On-Field or active character uses a Normal Attack, the Exquisite Throw releases a stream of Hydro damage at the enemy that the character is attacking, and this occurs every second provided the active character keeps using their Normal Attacks.

Elemental Skill Can Be Used for Exploration

Yelan's Elemental Skill will first turn her invisible while also causing her to rapidly dash in a specific direction. While dashing, she will mark enemies in her path, dealing damage to them after exiting her invisible state when her Skill ends. Yelan's Skill can also be tapped or held, both causing a burst of movement. When the Tap version is used, Yelan will briefly dash forward. When the Hold version is used, you can use your directional input to control her dashing, allowing you to mark more enemies and to cover more distance than the Tap version.

Her Skill can be useful in overworld exploration since it travels faster than normal character dashes and doesn't cost stamina.

Yelan Provides a Ramping DMG% Buff

Her passive, Adapt With Ease, lets her Burst provide an external source of DMG% for the On-Field character. When Yelan's Elemental Burst is active, the On-Field character receives a 1% DMG% buff, which increases at a rate of 3.5% each second. This buff is hard-capped to 50%, which is an overall substantial boost to damage output. Note that this buff is similar to having one more Elemental damage Goblet equipped on your character, since that is also considered DMG%.

Yelan Scales with HP%

All of Yelan's abilities and therefor her personal damage is based off of her max HP. Because of this, she will appreciate having HP% stats on her Artifacts, and has the bonus of being able to use low-base Attack weapons since she doesn't really care about her Attack stat. She also pairs well with other Hydro characters since Hydro Resonance increases the Max HP of everyone in the party.

Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Yelan

How To Use Yelan's Skills & Passives

Off-Field Hydro Support With Ramping DMG% Buff

Yelan's rotation as a support or sub-DPS follows the same combo trend shared by other Burst-oriented supports. You want to use her Elemental Skill first even when her Burst is fully charged in order to catch the Energy Particles made by her Skill. Since the Energy is immediately consumed when the Burst is activated, the particles aren't wasted and instead help charge it for the next rotation.

Elemental Skill Is a Dash and Marks Enemies

Yelan's Skill is a burst of movement in a specific direction, with the distance she travels determined by whether you Hold or Tap the Skill. Her Elemental Skill is her personal source of Energy, so it's important to ensure you catch the particles generated by her Skill. With C1, Yelan will gain one extra use of her Skill, which allows for her to run more offensive stats instead of Energy Recharge.

Off-Field Hydro From Her Burst Is Her Main Appeal

Yelan's Elemental Burst is her most important ability as a primarily supportive-type character Her Burst is what allows her to apply Off-Field Hydro for the On-Field DPS to trigger reactions with, is the bulk of her personal DPS, and is what gives the active character the DMG% from her passive: Adapt With Ease. Supplying enough Energy Recharge for Yelan to use this ability consistently every rotation should be your primary goal while mapping out her weapon and Artifact build.

Passives Increase Her Utility and Personal Damage

	Passive Description
Turn Control	When the party has 1/2/3/4 Elemental Types, Yelan's Max HP is increased by 6%/12%/18%/30%.

Yelan's Ascension Passives focus on boosting her damage while also adding supportive value. Her first passive increases her Max HP based on the variety of elements in the party, which in turn raises her personal DPS since many of her abilities scale with HP. Yelan is often run in high-reaction teams that use multiple elements, making it easy to maximize this passive. With Hydro Resonance also providing a Max HP boost, having another Hydro teammate will generally yield a similar HP increase as well.

	Passive Description
Adapt With Ease	So long as an Exquisite Throw is in play, your own active character deals 1% more DMG. This increases by a further 3.5% DMG every second. The maximum increase to DMG dealt is 50%.

The second Ascension Passive makes it so that the active character receives a ramping DMG% buff when her Elemental Burst is still in use. As stated before, the buff value provided by the DMG% increase is equivalent to having another Elemental DMG% Bonus goblet equipped on the active character, since they are both the same DMG%.

Skill Can Be Used in Exploration

Yelan's Elemental Skill when held can cover a bit of distance, and can be used for exploration in the overworld since it doesn't consume stamina. You would generally alternate the usage with a regular dash, then use her Elemental Skill to recharge the stamina. If you have her C1, which grants her an additional Skill usage, the exploration utility of her Skill further increases.

On-Field DPS Yelan Is Best at C6

Yelan's Normal Attack has a special mechanic called Breakthrough. After five seconds out of combat, she enters the Breakthrough state, which makes her next Charged Aimed Shot charge faster. This shot becomes a Breakthrough Barb and deals AoE Hydro damage based on her Max HP. At C6, after using her Elemental Burst, all of her Normal Attacks become Breakthrough Barbs with amplified damage. This Constellation is very strong and enables Yelan to function as a true On-Field DPS.

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

Prioritize Yelan's Constellations

Signature VS Constellations
C1 or C2 > Aqua Simulacra

Aqua Simulacra Will Underperform Without Constellations

For Yelan specifically, although Aqua Simulacra is a significant boost to her personal damage, using it without her first two constellations will make it harder to reliably charge her Burst to full due to Aqua Simulacra not providing any means of gaining energy. Yelan's burst is the bulk of her Hydro application, so it's better to ensure you can always use it whenever possible. C1 adds another skill proc, which provides energy, and C2 adds another water arrow to her burst, increasing the amount of Hydro she applies. Unless you already have C1 on Yelan to offset the lack of energy from Aqua Simulacra, it is recommended to pull for her constellations first.

If you are interested in going all the way, C6 will be Yelan's best constellation overall in terms of damage while also transforming her into an on-field damage character.

Recommendation for General-Purpose
Aqua Simulacra > C1 or C2

Aqua Simulacra Is a Still a Good Generalist Bow

Pulling for Aqua Simulacra with the intention of using it as a universal Crit bow (instead of giving it to Yelan) is a viable choice, since the passive only requires you to hover closer to enemies, and the damage increases persists even when the equipping character is not on-field. As such, it becomes a great option for almost all bow characters that could benefit from extra Crit, some damage increase or a bit of HP%. In contrast, bow characters who thrive with more Energy Recharge, such as Yelan or Faruzan, would prefer to have Favonius Warbow.

Yelan's Constellations & Effects

Yelan's Constellation Name is Umbrabilis Orchis

Umbrabilis Orchis

Ascension Materials for Yelan Talents & Level

Character Level Talent

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

Starconch Locations & Farming Route

Level 1	Default
Level 2	Teachings Of Prosperity x3 Recruit's Insignia x6
Level 3	Guide To Prosperity x2 Sergeant's Insignia x3
Level 4	Guide To Prosperity x4 Sergeant's Insignia x4
Level 5	Guide To Prosperity x6 Sergeant's Insignia x6
Level 6	Guide To Prosperity x9 Sergeant's Insignia x9
Level 7	Philosophies Of Prosperity x4 Lieutenant's Insignia x4 Gilded Scale x1
Level 8	Philosophies Of Prosperity x6 Lieutenant's Insignia x6 Gilded Scale x1
Level 9	Philosophies Of Prosperity x12 Lieutenant's Insignia x9 Gilded Scale x2
Level 10	Philosophies Of Prosperity x16 Lieutenant's Insignia x12 Gilded Scale x2 Crown of Insight x1
Level 11	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 12	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 13	Unlocked via Constellation

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