Lan Yan Best Build, Weapon, & Team Guide

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 Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier

Character Profile

Gacha Art	Rarity
	Element	Anemo
	Weapon	Catalyst
	Ascend Stat	ATK 24.0%
	Region	Liyue
	Birthday	January 6
	Roles	On-Field DPS Survivability
How To Get	Available in all Banners at a low drop rate

Base Stats

Lan Yan is a 4-star Anemo character who wields a Catalyst in Genshin Impact. Her gameplay excels in shielding and crowd control. Her Elemental Skill, "Swallow‑Wisp Pinion Dance," dashes her forward and generates an Anemo shield that scales with her Attack stat. With upgrades, the shield can absorb other elemental types for additional effects. Her Elemental Burst, "Lustrous Moonrise," summons an Anemo vortex that draws in enemies and deals sustained damage, making her an effective disruptor in group combat. Lore-wise, Lan Yan is a skilled rattan weaver from Chenyu Vale in Liyue. Known for her calm and thoughtful demeanor, she embodies the harmony between craftsmanship and the natural world, preferring a humble lifestyle rooted in tradition.

Lan Yan's Tier & Rating

What Kind of Character is Lan Yan?

In battle, Lan Yan is primarily a 4-Star Off-Field Anemo Support whose main utility is condensed into her Elemental Skill that forms a shield around the active character. Her passive, Four Sealing Divination Charms, infuses the shield with an element that she swirled after the first activation of her Skill, which causes it to become more effective at absorbing damage from the swirled element.

Lan Yan is a character whose purpose, kit and gameplay are all easy to grasp and define, but she remains an average performer in this given niche. She is replaceable in most of her teams, and isn't particularly stand-out in terms of what she provides either. The current meta has yet to slot her into a team where she's the best choice for her role, but Lan Yan can still help you clear certain content if you invest enough resources into her, regardless.

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Roles & Playstyle of Lan Yan and Her Strengths and Weaknesses

Anemo Shielder and RES Shredder

Apart from her shield, Lan Yan's value as a support also comes from the fact that she's an Anemo character and can reliably trigger the effect of the Viridescent Venerer set that lowers the resistance of enemies hit to a Swirled Element for a short amount of time.

Pros and Cons of Support Lan Yan

Best Build for Lan Yan

Building Lan Yan should be an easy task since she has clear preferences regarding stats and Artifacts. See below for recommendations:

Weapon	Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers
Best Artifact	Viridescent Venerer x 4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: ATK% Goblet: ATK% Circlet: ATK%
Priority Sub-Stat	Energy Recharge > ATK% > CRIT Rate or DMG
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Stat Goals For Off-Field Bloom Support Lan Yan

Despite having grouping abilities, most of the time Lan Yan's Burst isn't considered a priority. Rather, it's better to focus on giving her as much attack as you can manage, so her shields are strong enough to tank specific enemy moves, so the On-Field character can safely continue providing DPS.

While she has a passive that scales her personal damage with Elemental Mastery, most of the time you'll want to build Lan Yan primarily as a sustain character, rather than as an On-Field DPS.

Lan Yan 's Recommended Talent Priority

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Best Weapon for Lan Yan

Lan Yan's shields scale with her attack, so you'll want to base your weapon choice around this, while also considering what the weapon can supply for the team in terms of supportive value. See below for the recommendations:

Premium Weapons for Off-Field Anemo Support Lan Yan

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Starcaller's Watch	Get from Limited Banner - Lan Yan reliably triggers the weapon's passive that increases the damage dealt by the active character. - The Elemental Mastery this weapon provides helps to somewhat boost Lan Yan's own damage so it contributes a good amount to the total team DPS.
2nd	Sacrificial Fragments	Get from Banners - Elemental Mastery (EM) secondary stat helps to make Lan Yan contribute a little more to the overall team DPS. - Allows her to refresh her skill, which becomes more reliable at higher refinements for better Energy gain.
3rd	Wandering Evenstar	Get from Limited Banners - Gives Lan Yan some Elemental Mastery, which boosts her personal damage. - The modest attack buff is appreciated by most attack-scaling DPSes, but at lower refinements, it's often eclipsed by the buff from Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers.
4th	Favonius Codex	Get from Banners - The Energy Recharge secondary stat makes it easier for you to constantly use Lan Yan's Burst. - Energy passive is good for teams that would appreciate the extra battery capability. - Lan Yan would need to build some CRIT Rate to effectively trigger the passive. - Lesser in overall value in comparison to Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers due to a lack of buffing utility.

Citlali's Signature Weapon is Lan Yan's most synergistic 'premium' option thanks to the additional buff value it gives whenever she creates a shield. Although Elemental Mastery isn't her most prioritized stat, having her contribute non-negligible damage to the team DPS is still appreciated.

Free To Play Friendly (F2P Weapons) for Off-Field Anemo Support Lan Yan

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers	Get from Banners - Provides a decent amount of Energy Recharge, which allows more Burst uptime. - The attack buff after switching to the On-Field DPS is a strong additional utility for support Catalyst users, and Lan Yan is no exception to this. - You're likely to gain multiple copies of this weapon as you continue playing and Wishing on Banners, so it's one of her most accessible (and strongest) option available.
2nd	Prototype Amber	Liyue Forgeable (Craftable) Weapon - The Energy passive can be a nice boon for Energy-heavy teams and DPSes. - Allows Lan Yan a small heal as additional sustain. - The support value of this weapon increases the more you find yourself lacking survivability or wanting heals, but typically, this loses to Thrilling Tales since it doesn't offer much else.
3rd	Hakushin Ring	Inazuma Forgeable (Craftable) Weapon - The Energy Recharge secondary stat makes it easier to use Lan Yan's Burst every rotation. - The better option for specific Electro-charged teams that care about DMG% buffs.

For Free-to-Play options, Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers is arguably her strongest choice, even more so than Starcaller's Watch for teams that don't care about DMG%, such as Lunar Reaction teams. The ATK% buff from Thrilling Tales can go a long way for attack-scaling DPSes, and it further increases Lan Yan's value as a support by letting her enable another buff.

Lan Yan Best Artifacts

Lan Yan will really only have a few Artifact options due to her simple abilities and straightforward niche. See the recommendations below:

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Viridescent Venerer	★★★★★ - As an Anemo Support that is encouraged to Swirl elements, Lan Yan becomes an ideal holder for this set especially since she also consolidates the sustain slot in a party. - Shreds the Elemental RES of the Swirled element, which can equate into a sizeable increase in damage from your On-Field DPS. - You can use the Mystic Offerings to convert other unusable Artifacts into Viridescent Venerer pieces, which means you don't have to directly farm the Valley of Remembrance domain.
Golden Troupe	★★・・・ - If there already is a source of Elemental RES shred on the team, or if you want Lan Yan to output better numbers without being On-Field, you can use this set to amplify her Skill damage. - Not the most ideal setup, loses significantly to Viridescent due to a lack of utility.

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat HP Sub: ATK% / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: ATK% / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: ATK% Sub: Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: ATK% Sub: Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: ATK% Sub: Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery

More ATK Results in Better Shields

Lan Yan's shields become a better source of sustain so long as you supply her enough ATK to make them worthwhile. Giving her more offensive stats like CRIT and Elemental Mastery helps to make her DPS a viable option, but if you don't have the time and resources to fine-tune her Artifacts, simply aiming for a high ATK stat should be sufficient for her to be usable in most teams.

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Best Team Comp Lan Yan

Arlecchino Vaporize Team

Support	DPS	Support	Support
Lan Yan	Arlecchino	Yelan	Bennett
Details
- Lan Yan's shield helps Arlecchino gain resistance to interruption, with the added bonus of applying the ATK buff from Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers. - Arlecchino's Bond of Life Mechanics make it so that she can't receive healing while in combat outside of her Elemental Burst, so having Lan Yan's shields as an extra line of defense can make clearing content with her more comfortable overall. - Yelan applies the Off-Field Hydro so Arlecchino can trigger Vaporize. - Bennett's generous attack buff benefits both Arlecchino and Lan Yan.

While Arlecchino has Bond of Life or Blood-Debt Directive stacks, she cannot receive any healing from outside resources. The only ability that can heal her while she has these stacks is her Elemental Burst, which removes the stacks alongside her Pyro Infusion at the same time. Lan Yan's shields in this team therefore provide slightly more value as a form of sustain since it allows Arlecchino to continue performing her usual damage combo without having to worry about hits that could stagger or one-shot her.

Other Team Comps For Lan Yan

Clorinde Aggravate Team

Team		Detail
Lan Yan	Fischl	- Lan Yan value as a supportive sustain character has stronger footing in this team since Aggravate benefits from the Elemental RES shred of the Viridescent Venerer, considering how the reaction is from an Electro attack hitting a Quickened (Dendro plus Electro) enemy. - Fischl and Clorinde are two of the characters that benefit from having their ability hits buffed by the Aggravate reaction. - Nahida is still the best Aggravate support due to her EM buff and reliable AoE Dendro application.
Clorinde	Nahida

F2P Friendly Team Comp

Team		Detail
Lan Yan	Sethos	- A F2P-friendly team comp using free or easily obtainable characters. - Lan Yan is the secondary sustain but more a source of interruption resistance thanks to her shield so Sethos can dealing damage without getting interrupted. - Sethos functions similarly to Clorinde in this team, who wants to maintain the Quicken aura on enemies so he can keep triggering Aggravate on his attacks. - Yaoyao is the primary sustain and a source of Off-Field Dendro to ensure enemies remain affected by Quicken.
Fischl	Yaoyao

Team Rotation of Lan Yan and Combos

Basic Team Rotation for Off-Field Support Lan Yan

The most important part of Lan Yan's rotations is the fact you need to input either a Normal Attack or Skill use so she can attack enemies nearby while mid-air. Since this attack bounces off of targets, it becomes effective at triggering the Viridescent Venerer set effect that shreds Elemental RES on multiple enemies.

Additionally, if your Lan Yan doesn't have Energy Recharge to use her Elemental Burst every rotation, you can opt to activate it every other rotation instead, since her Burst isn't extremely necessary for her overall kit mechanics.

Basics of Using Lan Yan

Lan Yan is a Off-Field Anemo Support that deploys a shield using her Elemental Skill. Her shield durability, especially with her Constellation 2, is surprisingly durable in certain circumstances and can act as the primary sustain in her best teams. This makes her a worthwhile support character to invest a few resources on, especially since she can also equip the Viridescent Venerer set, which gives her some buff value by allowing her to briefly shred enemy Elemental Resistance (RES).

Skill Has Two Parts

Lan Yan's Elemental Skill can be broken into two parts. The first time you activate Lan Yan's Elemental Skill causes her to rush forward to attack an enemy; she then hovers mid-air briefly after the dash. While she is mid-air, you can press her Skill again or perform a Normal Attack so she sends out her rings to attack nearby enemies.

It's typically recommended to make use of the second part of her Skill to be able to trigger the Swirl reaction on enemies since it can bounce off of different targets, thereby triggering the Viridescent Venerer RES shred more efficiently.

Shield Can Absorb an Element

Because of her passive, Four Sealing Divination Charms, Lan Yan's shield has a unique mechanic where causing a Swirl reaction with the dash of her Elemental Skill infuses her Anemo shield with the Swirled Element. This causes the shield to become more effective against that Element, and can elevate Lan Yan's solo-sustain ability significantly.

Only Certain Elements Can Be Swirled

Lan Yan is best paired alongside teammates whose Elements can be Swirled. This is to ensure her shield gains that additional durability from Swirling an Element with her Skill. Note that Anemo cannot interact with Geo, Dendro and Anemo itself, so only Hydro, Pyro, Cryo and Electro teammates are recommended.

Burst Can Group Enemies

Lan Yan's Elemental Burst creates a Feathermoon Array, which functions similarly to a vortex that knocks up nearby enemies before slightly pulling them towards the center. The area of this Array is good enough for this ability to be used for grouping purposes, provided enemies are within range.

Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Lan Yan

How To Use Lan Yan's Skills & Passives

Off-Field Anemo Support With a Flexible Anemo Shield

Lan Yan typically only uses her Elemental Skill to activate her shield and trigger the Swirl reaction. Her Elemental Burst can be deployed whenever it fully charges instead of every rotation since it's not incredibly important to the entire rotation.

Elemental Skill Generates the Shield

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Elemental Skill Description

Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance: Nature's Chorus

- Summons the Swallow-Wisp Shield, dashing forward and leaping into the air upon hitting a target. - Shield absorption scales on ATK and has 250% efficiency against Anemo DMG. - While airborne from Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance, pressing the Skill again or performing a Normal Attack throws Feathermoon Rings that spin twice between nearby enemies, dealing Anemo DMG. - Hold Version: Enters Aiming Mode to adjust dash direction. - Interacts with her Ascension 1 Passive where it can become a Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo (PHEC) shield if you Swirl any of these Elements using the initial dash.

The biggest weakness of this shield is how its cooldown is longer than its duration, which leads to a few seconds of downtime and can result in your active character still getting hit ever so often. Because of this, it may be necessary to either use the invincibility frames from a character's Elemental Burst to dodge the attack or to pair her with a healer like Bennett to ensure your On-Field DPS' survivability.

Elemental Burst Is for Grouping Light Enemies

Icon	Elemental Burst Description
Lustrous Moonrise	- Creates a Feathermoon Swallow Array. - Pulls in nearby enemies and objects. - Deals multiple instances of AoE Anemo DMG. - Note: Not all enemies can be grouped.

This ability is strong into multi-target content with light enemies (such as any small human-type enemy) but isn't wholly essential for Lan Yan or her teammates to function well. If you can't manage to get enough Energy Recharge for her to use her Burst every rotation, it's fine to only deploy the ability whenever it's fully charged.

Shield Can Absorb a Swirlable Element

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Passive Description

Four Sealing Divination Charms

- When Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance hits a target and reacts with Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro, the Swallow-Wisp Shield gains Elemental Absorption, giving 250% absorption efficiency against that element. - If Elemental Absorption occurs, Feathermoon Rings will also deal additional Elemental DMG equal to 50% of the original DMG of the corresponding element. - This additional DMG is considered Elemental Skill DMG.

Lan Yan Ascension 4 Passive essentially makes it so that swirling an Element using the dash on her Skill causes her shield to infuse or absorb said element, turning the Anemo shield into one of the Swirlable elements. Her shield naturally becomes stronger against that element type, resulting in her sustain ability being fairly decent given the right circumstances.

More ATK Equals Better Shielding

Icon	Elemental Skill Scaling
Swallow-Wisp Pinion Dance: Nature's Chorus	Talent Lvl. 10 Shield DMG Absorption: 497% ATK + 2542

Lan Yan's shields scale with her ATK stat as seen above, so she prefers to have ATK% main stat Artifacts for better shield durability. For sustain-purposes only, it may be better to focus solely on this stat to be able to utilize her as soon as possible.

Elemental Mastery Is Good for Her Damage

Icon	Passive Description
Skyfeather Evil-Subduing Charm	- Elemental Skill's damage increases by 309% of Lan Yan's Elemental Mastery. - Elemental Burst's damage increases by 774% of Lan Yan's Elemental Mastery.

Lan Yan can build Elemental Mastery, alongside other offensive stats, as a means of increasing her personal damage. The damage buff from this passive doesn't result in a significant increase in practice, so it's still recommended to prioritize her ATK% stat before trying for any other stat.

Shield Becomes Even Sturdier at C2

Icon	Constellation Description
"Dance Vestments Billow Like Rainbow Jade"	- While shield is active, Normal Attack DMG from the active character restores 40% of the Shield’s absorption, up to its max value. - Can trigger once every 2s.

Lan Yan's shield sees its first upgrade at her 2nd Constellation, where it now has a stacking mechanic similar to Thoma's shield that triggers via Normal Attacks. Stacking shields this way can accumulate typically means it has higher overall damage absorption, making it a nice boost to her sustain value if you're able to get it.

Hold Skill Can Be Used for Exploration

Similar to other blink or teleport-type abilities, Lan Yan can hold her Elemental Skill to aim her dash in a set direction. You can make use of this in the overworld during exploration to quickly scale to higher ground.

Should You Pull for Lan Yan's Constellation Or Best Weapon?

C2 is a Good Stopping Point

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

Lan Yan's Constellation Name is Hirundo Lazuli

Hirundo Lazuli

Ascension Materials for Lan Yan Talents & Level

Character Level Talent

Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Vayuda Turquoise Sliver x 1 Vayuda Turquoise Fragment x 9 Vayuda Turquoise Chunk x 9 Whopperflower Nectar x 18 Shimmering Nectar x 30 Energy Nectar x 12 Clearwater 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 9 Vayuda Turquoise Chunk x 9 Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone x 6 Whopperflower Nectar x 18 Shimmering Nectar x 30 Energy Nectar x 12 Clearwater Jade x 168 Gold-Inscribed Secret Source Core x 46

Level 1	Default
Level 2	Teachings of Diligence x3 Whopperflower Nectar] x6
Level 3	Guide to Diligence x2 Shimmering Nectar x3
Level 4	Guide to Diligence x4 Shimmering 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

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Lan Yan Skills & Talents Details

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

Japanese Voice Actor: Wakayama Shion

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