Genshin Impact Yelan Build
Bow
Sub DPS
Yelan Upgrade Materials
Yelan Best Artifacts
1
Emblem of Severed Fate
2
Emblem of Severed Fate
Tenacity of the Millelith
3
Heart of Depth
Tenacity of the Millelith
4
Heart of Depth
Noblesse Oblige
5
The Exile
Scholar
Yelan Best Weapons
1
Elegy for the End
2
Aqua Simulacra
3
Sacrificial Bow
4
Favonius Warbow
5
Mouun’s Moon
Yelan Artifacts Desc
For Yelan, attack stats don’t matter much, so your main focus should be on HP, damage bonuses, energy recharge, and critical hits. Here, we’ve suggested some artifacts that are best for Yelan. The top artifact for Yelan is the Emblem of Severed Fate, which boosts energy recharge and also increases Elemental Burst damage. It’s especially useful if you’re building a hydro team, making it 100% effective for that purpose.
When focusing on HP and energy recharge for playstyle, the best option is to go with a combination of 2-piece Emblem of Severed Fate and 2-piece Tenacity of the Millelith. However, for those looking to optimize for damage bonuses, you can alternatively choose 2-piece Heart of Depth as a substitute for Emblem of Severed Fate.
If you’re level 45 or higher, in that case, you can consider using 2-piece The Exile and 2-piece Scholar for Yelan. This combination will increase energy recharge, benefiting Yelan and also helping regenerate Elemental Burst for all party members.
Yelan Weapons Desc
Elegy for the End is one of the best bow weapons for Yelan as it greatly aids in energy recharge. For a similar 4-star weapon with the same stats, the best option is Favonius Warbow. You can acquire the Favonius Warbow early in the game by completing quests, making it easier to obtain compared to other weapons in this list.
Aqua Simulacra is a signature weapon for Yelan, featuring a high CRIT DMG of 88.2% along with additional damage bonuses. When comparing it to Elegy for the End, both weapons are excellent choices but cater to different playstyles depending on the player’s preference.
In our list, we also have the Sacrificial Bow and Mouun’s Moon. Each of these bows offers unique advantages for different playstyles and team compositions in the game.
Yelan Main Stats
Sands: Energy Recharge
Goblet: Hydro DMG / HP%
Circlet: HP%
Yelan Substats
1
HP%
2
Energy Recharge
3
Crit Rate / Crit DMG
Yelan Talent Priority
Elemental Skill
Elemental Burst
Normal Attack
Yelan Rotation Skill
Elemental Skill
Elemental Burst
Main DPS
Switch to Yelan
Repeat Again
If you’re starting a battle with Yelan, begin by using her Elemental Skill to gather energy. Afterward, activate her Elemental Burst to maximize damage output, then switch to your main DPS character to deal damage to enemies. Once you’ve inflicted damage with your main DPS, switch back to Yelan and initiate normal attacks. Repeat this cycle consistently throughout the battle to effectively manage energy, maximize damage from Yelan’s abilities, and leverage your main DPS character’s strengths. Switch to DPS
Continue cycling through these steps: Elemental Skill → Elemental Burst → Switch to DPS → Normal Attacks.
Yelan Overview
Yelan is a 5-star Hydro element character who wields a bow and excels at attacking enemies while providing substantial support to her party members. Her main ability lies in dealing significant damage to enemies while simultaneously supporting her team.
Yelan excels in both dealing high damage potential and providing damage buffs, thanks to her unique basic attacks and charged attack capabilities with the special effect “Breakthrough Barb.” This allows her to shoot arrows at enemies, immediately dealing AoE Hydro DMG. When switching to Yelan, if you can swiftly execute her charged attack, it delivers significant Hydro DMG. Her Elemental Skill is particularly noteworthy for its super-cool ability to temporarily turn invisible, swiftly dealing Hydro DMG to enemies.
Yelan’s Elemental Burst, Depth-Clarion Dice, deals Hydro DMG upon activation. Additionally, her passive ability is quite impressive as it maximizes her HP and boosts the damage of on-field characters, making her an excellent support character.
Yelan Best Team
Yelan Talents
Normal Attack
Stealthy Bowshot
Normal Attack
Yelan performs up to 4 consecutive shots with her bow.
Charged Attack
She performs a precise Aimed Shot with increased damage. While aiming, water accumulates on the arrowhead. A fully charged torrential arrow deals Hydro DMG.
Breakthrough:
After staying out of combat for 5 seconds, Yelan enters a “Breakthrough” state. Her next Charged Aimed Shot has an 80% reduced charge time, allowing her to fire a “Breakthrough Barb.” This attack deals AoE Hydro DMG based on Yelan’s Max HP.
Plunging Attack
In mid-air, Yelan fires a shower of arrows before descending and striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Elemental Skill
Lingering Lifeline
Yelan fires a Lifeline that allows her to move swiftly, entangling and marking opponents along its path. When the movement ends, the Lifeline explodes, dealing Hydro DMG to marked opponents based on Yelan’s Max HP.
Tap:
Moves a certain distance forward swiftly.
Hold:
Engages in continuous, swift movement with increased interruption resistance. Yelan can control this movement and end it by using the skill again.
Additionally, each opponent marked by the Lifeline explosion has a 34% chance to reset Yelan’s Breakthrough state.
Elemental Burst
Depth-Clarion Dice
Yelan’s Elemental Burst deals AoE Hydro DMG and creates an “Exquisite Throw” that supports her in battle. This entity follows Yelan and executes coordinated attacks in the following situations, dealing Hydro DMG based on Yelan’s Max HP: Activates once per second when the active character performs a Normal Attack. Activates every time Yelan’s Lifeline explodes and hits opponents.
Yelan Passive Skills
Ascension Passive
Turn Control
When Yelan is in a party with 1/2/3/4 different elemental types, her Max HP increases by 6%/12%/18%/30%.
Ascension Passive
Adapt With Ease
While an Exquisite Throw is active, your active character gains a stacking damage bonus. Initially, this bonus increases their damage by 1% and escalates by an additional 3.5% per second. The maximum damage boost caps at 50%. However, if Depth-Clarion Dice is recast during its duration, the existing effect of the Exquisite Throw will be dispelled.
Utility Passive
Necessary Calculation
Yelan gains a 25% increase in rewards when dispatched on a Liyue Expedition lasting for 20 hours.
Yelan Constellation
C1
Enter the Plotters
“Lingering Lifeline” gains an additional charge.
C2
Taking All Comers
When Exquisite Throw performs a coordinated attack, it fires an additional water arrow that deals 14% of Yelan’s Max HP as Hydro DMG. This effect can trigger once every 1.8 seconds.
C3
Beware the Trickster’s Dice
Increases the level of Depth-Clarion Dice by 3, with the maximum upgrade level being 15.
C4
Bait-and-Switch
Increases all party members’ Max HP by 10% for 25 seconds for every opponent marked by Lifeline when it explodes. A maximum increase of 40% Max HP can be attained through this effect.
C5
Dealer’s Sleight
Increases the level of Lingering Lifeline by 3. The maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6
Winner Takes All
After using Depth-Clarion Dice, Yelan enters the Mastermind state. During this state, all of Yelan’s Normal Attacks become special Breakthrough Barbs. These Breakthrough Barbs function similarly to normal ones but deal Charged Attack DMG, equal to 156% of a regular Breakthrough Barb’s DMG. The Mastermind state lasts for 20 seconds and ends after Yelan fires 5 arrows.