Comprehensive Lanyan guide for Genshin Impact. Learn Lanyan's best build, teams, weapons, artifacts, special dish, and materials for this 4-Star Anemo DPS Catalyst user.
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Lan Yan Tier & Review
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| Anemo | Catalyst | |||||||||
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| Available in all Banners at a low drop rate | |||||||||||
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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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What Kind Of Character Is Lan Yan?
Lan Yan Is An Anemo Shielder With Sub-DPS Potential
Lan Yan is one of the first shielders that uses Anemo. Her shields is able to absorb PECH (Pyro, Electro, Cryo and Hydro) Elements and be more effective on those elements. She can also deal damage that requires a short on-field time to release Elemental Burst.
DPS Lan Yan can be Swirl on-field character or pure DPS build with Faruzan as support. Due to Lan Yan's innate Anemo infused ranged and melee attacks, she can be a good option for an on-field DPS.
Strengths & Weakness Of Lan Yan
| Strengths |
|---|
| - Her shield is very strong and is competitive to top-class shielders. - Can hold Viridescent Venerer to further boost her support capabilities. |
| Weakness |
| - Weaker crowd control as compared to other Anemo characters. - Has a split scaling in her kit which makes you choose between shields and damage. |
Lan Yan Best Build
Lan Yan Is Best Built As A Shield & Support Hybrid
Recommended Build For Lan Yan
| Weapon | Sacrificial Fragments |
|---|---|
| Best Artifact | Viridescent Venerer x 4 |
| Artifact Sub-Stats | Sands: ATK% or Energy Recharge Goblet: ATK% Circlet: ATK% |
| Recommended Team | |
Stat Goals For Support Lan Yan
| ATK | ER |
|---|---|
| 2700~ | 170% |
You get the best use for Lan Yan when building her as a shielder and equipping her with Sacrificial Fragments that increases her shield up-time. Since Lan Yan seems to not have support abilities outside shields, you can also opt to us support weapons like Thrilling Tales Of Dragon Slayers to make her better at specific teams.
Stat Goals For On-Fielder Lan Yan
| EM | ER | CRIT Rate | CRIT DMG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300~ | 150% | 80% | 160% |
If you want to use Lan Yan as an on-fielder, balancing Elemental Mastery with CRIT stats and Energy is important. In this build, you can opt to use an Elemental Mastery Sands, an Anemo DMG Goblet, and a CRIT Circlet.
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Lan Yan Best Weapon
Lan Yan, As Support, Works Well With Support & ATK Weapons
| Weapon | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Best | Sacrificial Fragments | Elemental Mastery 221 (Lvl. 90) - Amazing for increasing the up-time of shields of Citlali. - Elemental Mastery sub-stat is also good for boosting damage of Lan Yan's swirls. |
| 2nd | Starcaller's Watch | Elemental Mastery 265 (Lvl. 90) - Greatly increases the personal damage of Lan Yan. - Allows Lan Yan to increase the damage of the whole team. |
| 3rd (F2P) | Thrilling Tales Of Dragon Slayers | HP 35.2% (Lvl. 90) - While the HP sub-stat does not help with but gives 48% ATK buff to another character. |
| 4th | Memory Of Dust | ATK 49.6% (Lvl. 90) - Greatly increases the ATK of Lan Yan. - This is an amazing weapon to use when you are using Lan Yan as a Main DPS. |
| 5th (F2P) | Favonius Codex | Energy Recharge 45.9% (Lvl. 90) - Amazing weapon when using Lan Yan in energy hungry teams. - You need to invest on CRIT Rate when using this weapon. |
When using Lan Yan as a generalist support, Sacrificial Fragments is the best weapon to use. If you do not have Sacrificial Fragments, weapon that gives buffs to the teams is recommended.
Lan Yan, As On-Field DPS, Works Well With CRIT & DMG Boosting Weapons
| Weapon | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Best | Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds | CRIT Rate 33.1% (Lvl. 90) - CRIT stat is good for DPS Lan Yan. - DMG buff stacks with on-field time. |
| 2nd | The Widsith | CRIT DMG 55.1% (Lvl. 90) - CRIT stat is good for DPS Lan Yan. - Buff RNG is unpredictable but any of them can be used by DPS Lan Yan. - At R5, Widsith is better than Lost Prayer. |
| 3rd (F2P) | Dodoco Tales | ATK 55.1% (Lvl. 90) - Event-exclusive weapon that can no longer be obtained. - High ATK stat and increases ATK and Charged Attack damage. |
| 4th (F2P) | Mappa Mare | Elemental Mastery 110 (Lvl. 90) - Elemental Mastery is good for DPS Lan Yan - Reliant on reactions for Elemental DMG buff. - Good for Swirl DPS Lan Yan. |
Lan Yan Best Artifacts
Support Artifacts Are Amazing With Lan Yan
| Artifact | Recommendation Details |
|---|---|
| Viridescent Venerer | ★★★★★ - Best and most flexible set for Support Lan Yan. - Allows Lan Yan to be an amazing shredder while being a sustain. - This set is also good for an On-field Lan Yan comp. |
| Noblesse Oblige | ★★★★・ - Increases the damage of Lan Yan's Burst and also increases ATK of the team. - Decent pick if you are going to use Lan Yan to Anemo DPS teams or Non PECH teams. |
| Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City | ★★★・・ - While Lan Yan cannot fully use the artifact, you can still get 12% Elemental DMG Boost when using this. - Decent pick if you are going to use Lan Yan to Anemo DPS teams like Wanderer Hypercarry. |
| Any 2 piece ATK. | ★★・・・ - You can also use any 2 piece artifact while farming for a complete set of ATK for Lan Yan as a temporary set. |
For Lan Yan, you can use Viridescent Venerer for the powerful shred. If there are users of VV in the team or if you are using an Anemo DPS, you can also use Noblesse Oblige or Scrolls Set.
Recommended Artifact Stats
| Main: Flat HP Sub: ATK% / Elemental Mastery / CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG |
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| Main: Flat ATK Sub: ATK% / Elemental Mastery / CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG |
| Main: ATK% / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery |
| Main: ATK% / Elemental Mastery / Anemo DMG Bonus Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge |
| Main: ATK% / CRIT Rate / DMG Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge |
For Shielder and Support Hybrid, Full ATK Is Recommended
Lan Yan's shields scales from ATK so if you want to use her as a sustain, going full ATK is recommended.
For DPS, Balance Elemental Mastery & CRIT Stats
Because of the passive of Lan Yan, she is able to deal increased damage from Elemental Skill and Burst from the Elemental Mastery status. Since the personal damage of Lan Yan mainly comes from these skills, EM / EM / CRIT or EM / Anemo / CRIT is recommended when using Lan Yan as an on-fielder.
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Lan Yan Best Team Comp
Lan Yan Works Well With Teams With PECH Main DPS
| Support | DPS | Support | Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lan Yan | Arlecchino | Bennett | Xilonen |
| Details | |||
| - Lan Yan is able to shred the resistance of enemies while providing powerful shields for sustainance. - Bennett is for giving ATK buff to Arlecchino and also works with Lan Yan for shield buff. - Xilonen provides DMG buff with Scroll set and further Pyro Shred. | |||
Other Team Comps For Lan Yan
Electro-Charged Swirl DPS Lan Yan
| Team | Detail | |
|---|---|---|
| Lan Yan | Furina | - In this team, Lan Yan is the on-fielder which uses Swirl to strengthen and trigger more Electro-charged damage. - Furina or any Hydro Sub-DPS will be inflicting Hydro while Ororon and Kuki Shinobu does Electro damage for Electro-charge. |
| Kuki Shinobu | Ororon | |
F2P Comp
| Team | Detail | |
|---|---|---|
| Lan Yan | Bennett | - Yan Lan is a pretty decent character to add in National Team allowing various reaction to trigger frequently. |
| Xingqiu | Xiangling | |
Lan Yan Ascension Materials
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Materials Needed for Level Ascension
| Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80 |
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| Vayuda Turquoise Sliver x 1 Vayuda Turquoise Fragment x 9Vayuda Turquoise Chunk x 9Whopperflower Nectar x 18Shimmering Nectar x 30Energy Nectar x 12Clearwater Jade x 108 Gold-Inscribed Secret Source Core x 26 |
| Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90 |
| Vayuda Turquoise Sliver x 1 Vayuda Turquoise Fragment x 9Vayuda Turquoise Chunk x 9Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone x 6Whopperflower Nectar x 18Shimmering Nectar x 30Energy Nectar x 12Clearwater Jade x 168 Gold-Inscribed Secret Source Core x 46 |
Talent Materials For Lan Yan
| Level 1 | Default |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | Teachings of Diligence x3Whopperflower Nectar] x6 |
| Level 3 | Guide to Diligence x2 Shimmering Nectar x3 |
| Level 4 | Guide to Diligence x4Shimmering Nectar x4 |
| Level 5 | Guide to Diligence x6 Shimmering Nectar x6 |
| Level 6 | Guide to Diligence x9 Shimmering Nectar x9 |
| Level 7 | Philosophies of Diligence x4 Energy Nectar x4 Eroded Sunfire x1 |
| Level 8 | Philosophies of Diligence x6 Energy Nectar x6 Eroded Sunfire x1 |
| Level 9 | Philosophies of Diligence x12 Energy Nectar x9 Eroded Sunfire x2 |
| Level 10 | Philosophies of Diligence x16 Energy Nectar x12 Eroded Sunfire x2 Crown of Insight x1 |
| Level 11 | Unlocked via Constellation |
| Level 12 | Unlocked via Constellation |
| Level 13 | Unlocked via Constellation |
Lan Yan 's Recommended Talent Priority
| Talent | Level Up Priority |
|---|---|
| Normal Attack: Black Pheasant Strides on Water | ★★★・・ |
| Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance (Elemental Skill) | ★★★★★ |
| Lustrous Moonrise (Elemental Burst) | ★★★★・ |
Lan Yan Skill Guide & How To Use Lan Yan
How To Use Lan Yan?
Lan Yan Is A Shielder That Scales From ATK Stat
| Flow Of Skill | 1. Creates a shield then moves forward. 2. When you hit a target, Lanyan will jump backwards. 3. Use Skill button once again and she will attack while on air. |
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Lan Yan is a shield support character that can produce Anemo shields. The durability of the shields is based on Lan Yan's ATK allowing you to create powerful shields when ATK buffs are received. Since she is an Anemo character, she can also hold Viridescent Venerer Set allowing her to be an amazing damage support as well.
When Interacting With An Element, The Shield Becomes Tougher
▲ After Elemental Absorption, additional elemental damage will also be done by the mid-air attack.
Lan Yan's shields can interact with Pyro / Hydro / Electro / Cryo. When it do, it will gain 250% toughness against the interacted element. This is good when fighting against enemies that mainly does PECH damage and has PECH constantly applied to them like Hydro Tulpa.
| Passive: Four Sealing Divination Charms |
|---|
| - When the dash hit a target with Pyro / Hydro / Electro / Cryo, the shield will absorb the Element. └ After absorption, gain 250% shield efficiency towards the element - If an Elemental Absorption happen, additional damage of the absorbed Element will occur. └ 50% of Elemental DMG. |
Elemental Burst Gathers Enemies Which Is Good Against Multiple Enemies
Lan Yan's Elemental Burst is able to suck together enemies. While it is not able to move huge or heavy bosses, it is extremely effective against small and multiple enemies.
Passive Is Amazing For Farming Living Materials
p: Lan Yan's passive can be used for easy Crystal Core gathering since they do not fly away when being approached by Lan Yan. Other small animals are also affected by this passive.Should You Pull for Lan Yan's Constellation Or Best Weapon?
C2 is a Good Stopping Point
| Constellation Priority |
|---|
| C2 > C6 > C4 |
Lan Yan's C2 is a good stopping point since it allows her shield to be surprisingly durable, provided you meet the conditions, while hopefully costing you less overall funds if you do not want to get the rateup 5-Star character.
Lan Yan's Constellations & Effects
| Rating | Constellation Effect |
|---|---|
| ★★★・・ | C1: As One Might Stride Betwixt the Clouds After triggering the Elemental Absorption from the Passive Talent "Four Sealing Divination Charms," this instance of Lan Yan's Elemental Skill Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance will produce another Feathermoon Ring when they are thrown at opponents. You must first unlock the Passive Talent "Four Sealing Divination Charms." |
| ★★★★★ | C2: Dance Vestments Billow Like Rainbow Jade While the Swallow-Wisp Shield is active, when your active party member's Normal Attacks deal DMG, 40% of the Shield's DMG absorption will be restored, up to its original maximum absorption. This effect can occur once every 2s. |
| ★★・・・ | C3: On White Wings Pierce Through Cloud and Fog Increases the Level of Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| ★★★・・ | C4: With Drakefalcon's Blood-Pearls Adorned After Lan Yan uses her Elemental Burst Lustrous Moonrise, the Elemental Mastery of all nearby party members increases by 60 for 12s. |
| ★★・・・ | C5: Having Met You, My Heart is Gladdened |
| ★★★★・ | C6: Let Us Away on Slyphic Wing, the Silvered Ornaments to Ring Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance gains 1 additional charge. |
Lan Yan's Constellation Name is Hirundo Lazuli
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Lan Yan Skills & Talents Details
Normal Attack: Black Pheasant Strides On Water
Normal Attack
| Effect |
|---|
| Wields her Feathermoon Rings to perform up to 4 attacks, dealing Anemo DMG. |
| Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Hit DMG | 41.4% | 44.5% | 47.7% | 51.8% | 54.9% | 58% | 62.2% | 66.3% | 70.4% | 74.6% | 78.7% |
| 2-Hit DMG | 20.4% +24.9% | 21.9% +26.8% | 23.5% +28.7% | 25.5% +31.2% | 27% +33.1% | 28.6% +34.9% | 30.6% +37.4% | 32.7% +39.9% | 34.7% +42.4% | 36.7% +44.9% | 38.8% +47.4% |
| 3-Hit DMG | 26.9% +26.9% | 28.9% +28.9% | 31% +31% | 33.7% +33.7% | 35.7% +35.7% | 37.7% +37.7% | 40.4% +40.4% | 43.1% +43.1% | 45.8% +45.8% | 48.5% +48.5% | 51.1% +51.1% |
| 4-Hit-DMG | 64.6% | 69.4% | 74.2% | 80.7% | 85.5% | 90.4% | 96.8% | 103.3% | 109.8% | 116.2% | 122.7% |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Charged Attack
| Effect |
|---|
| Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to throw out a Feathermoon Ring, dealing Anemo DMG. |
| Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charged Attack DMG | 37.8%×3 | 40.7%×3 | 43.5%×3 | 47.3%×3 | 50.1%×3 | 53%×3 | 56.8%×3 | 60.5%×3 | 64.3%×3 | 68.1%×3 | 71.9%×3 |
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Plunging Attack
| Effect |
|---|
| Gathers the power of Anemo and plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Anemo DMG upon impact with the ground. |
| Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plunge DMG | 56.8% | 61.5% | 66.1% | 72.7% | 77.3% | 82.6% | 89.9% | 97.1% | 104.4% | 112.3% | 120.3% |
| Low Plunge DMG | 114% | 123% | 132% | 145% | 155% | 165% | 180% | 194% | 209% | 225% | 240% |
| High Plunge DMG | 142% | 153% | 165% | 182% | 193% | 206% | 224% | 243% | 261% | 281% | 300% |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance (Elemental Skill)
| Effect |
|---|
| Summoning forth the Swallow-Wisp Shield, a secret art passed down across generations, Lan Yan dashes forward and, upon making contact with her target, will leap back into the air. The Swallow-Wisp Shield's DMG absorption scales based on her ATK, and has a 250% absorption efficiency against Anemo DMG. While in mid-air due to the effects of her Elemental Skill: Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance, pressing her Elemental Skill again or pressing Normal Attack will cause Lan Yan to hurl her Feathermoon Rings at an opponent, and they will spin between nearby opponents twice upon hit, dealing Anemo DMG. Holding the Skill will cause it to behave differently. |
Hold
| Effect |
|---|
| Enter Aiming Mode to adjust the dash direction.. |
| Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | Lv12 | Lv13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feathermoon Ring DMG | 96.3% | 103.5% | 110.7% | 120.3% | 127.5% | 134.8% | 144.4% | 154% | 163.6% | 173.3% | 182.9% | 192.5% | 204.5% |
| Shield DMG Absorption | 276.5% +1156 | 297.2% +1271 | 318% +1396 | 345.6% +1531 | 366.3% +1676 | 387.1% +1829.7 | 414.7% +1994 | 442.4% +2167 | 470% +2350 | 497.7% +2542 | 525.3% +2745 | 553% +2957 | 587.5% +3178 |
| Shield Duration | 12.5s | 12.5s | 12.5s | 12.5s | 12.5s | 12.5s | 12.5s | 12.5s | 12.5s | 12.5s | 12.5s | 12.5s | 12.5s |
| CD | 16s | 16s | 16s | 16s | 16s | 16s | 16s | 16s | 16s | 16s | 16s | 16s | 16s |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Lustrous Moonrise (Elemental Burst)
| Effect |
|---|
| Lan Yan creates a Feathermoon Swallow Array, pulling in nearby opponents and objects and dealing multiple instances of AoE Anemo DMG. |
| Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | Lv12 | Lv13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill DMG | 241.1% ×3 | 259.1% ×3 | 277.2% ×3 | 301.3% ×3 | 319.4% ×3 | 337.5% ×3 | 361.6% ×3 | 385.7% ×3 | 409.8% ×3 | 433.9% ×3 | 458% ×3 | 482.1% ×3 | 512.3% ×3 |
| CD | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s |
| Energy Cost | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Four Sealing Divination Charms
| Effect |
|---|
| When the dash from the Elemental Skill Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance hits a target, if it interacts with Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro, the Swallow-Wisp Shield will undergo Elemental Absorption, with the converted shield absorbing DMG from the corresponding element with 250% efficiency. Additionally, if this use of Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance causes the Swallow-Wisp Shield to undergo Elemental Absorption, the Feathermoon Rings that Lan Yan throws at her foes additionally deal Elemental DMG equal to 50% of the original in the corresponding Elemental Type. This DMG is considered Elemental Skill DMG. |
Skyfeather Evil-Subduing Charm
| Effect |
|---|
| The Elemental Skill Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance and the Elemental Burst Lustrous Moonrise deal increased DMG equal to 309% and 774% of Lan Yan's Elemental Mastery, respectively. |
Thought And Intent, Like Silken Scent
| Effect |
|---|
| When Lan Yan is in the party, your characters will not startle Crystalflies and certain other animals when getting near them. Check the Other sub-category of the Living Beings / Wildlife section in the Archive for creatures this skill works on. |
Who Is Lan Yan?
Rattan Weaver From Chenyu Vale
Lan Yan is a well-known rattan weaver from Chenyu Vale. She's dedicated to the art of rattan weaving, seeking to continuously better herself in the craft.
Versed In The Qimen Arts
As part of a clan that uses rattan figures for their Qimen Arts, Lan Yan is considered a valued member. However, she doesn't follow after such traditions as she sees the weaving as an art in itself rather than a ritual object.
Lan Yan Voice Actor & Their Notable Roles
English Voice Actor: Anna Devlin
| Notable Roles | |
|---|---|
| Wuthering Waves | Jinhsi |
| Another Eden | Nona |
Japanese Voice Actor: Wakayama Shion
| Notable Roles | |
|---|---|
| Dandadan | Momo Ayase |
| Zenless Zone Zero | Ellen Joe |
| Honkai: Star Rail | Yunli |
| Lycoris Recoil | Takina Inoue |
| takt op. Destiny | Destiny/Cosette Schneider |
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