Are you looking to upgrade Yelan by giving her the right gear? Well, you’ve come to the right place! This guide will discover which weapons and artifacts are set to equip the character. Genshin Impact version 2.7 is here, and it brings its share of new features, among which you will find new characters. Yelan is one of them, and we will discover how to play her through this guide.
Yelan, a DPS who also works as a Support
Before getting to the heart of the matter, you should know that Yelan is a 5-star rarity character who uses a bow and the Hydro element. You will cross paths within the Abyss area. At first glance, you will think that she is still a Hydro archer, and you are right, but she is very different from a Tartaglia. Once we have this information in mind, we can launch into the analysis of this mysterious woman.
Where the difference is easily seen is in his skill set. His ability to run while creating a line that explodes at the end of his movement and his elemental explosion allows him to deal area damage while making reactions with other characters more easily without Yelan getting in the way.
Yelan has some peculiarities that must be taken into account when playing it. First, he can enter a state that reduces the charge time of his subsequent charged shot by 80%, and once set, the fired arrow deals AoE damage. Yelan then deals damage based on her Attack, but mostly based on her maximum health.
As for the passives you have, the first one allows you to gain a percentage of Max HP based on the number of items in your gear. This percentage can reach up to 30%. The second talent allows him to play a bit more of a support role as if a die is active, the character’s damage on the ground increases by 1% then 3.5% every second, and this effect can go up to fifty%. Her third passive is much less enjoyable if you want to play her since it’s all about Liyue’s expeditions. She increases the rewards by 25% if the trip lasts 20 hours.
As you may have noticed, Yelan is a DPS, and she can play her role, but she can also serve as a second DPS, offering a bit more support to your team. You can also use it to create reactions thanks to its explosion, but in this case, it will be used only to be Xingqiu-style support, but without the option to heal.
Skill Upgrade Priority Order
If you want to use Yelan, you will need to upgrade her skills, and to help you out, here is the order in which you will need to upgrade them:
Intricate Dice of the Deep
Lifeguard Tether
Regular Attack
Recommended weapons
Water Images – 5-star bow
ATQ base: 44
Secondary Stat: % CRIT Damage
Obtaining: Banners
HP is increased by 16%. If there are enemies nearby, the damage dealt by the character equipped with the weapon increases by 20%, whether it is deployed or not.
Winter star – 5-star bow
ATQ base: 46
Secondary Stat: CRIT Rate
Obtaining: Banners
Hitting an enemy with a Normal Attack, Charged Attack, Elemental Ability, or Ultimate Ability grants a stack of Polar Day Star that lasts for 12s. Damage dealt by Elemental Ability and Ultimate Ability is increased by 12%. At 1/2/3/4 stacks, ATK is increased by 10/20/30/48%.
Polar Day Star stacks gained from Normal Attack, Charged Attack, Elemental Skill, or Ultimate Skill are calculated independently of each other.
Luna de Mouun – 4 star bow
ATQ base: 44
Secondary Stat: % ATK
Obtaining: Banners
The damage dealt by the wielder’s Ultimate is increased by 0.12% for each point of all party members’ total maximum Elemental Energy. Damage can be increased by up to 40% this way.
Lightning Shaker – 5-star bow
ATQ base: 46
Secondary Stat: CRIT Damage
Obtaining: Banners
Increases ATK by 20% and grants the power of Thunder Emblems. Depending on whether you have 1, 2, or 3 Thunder Emblems, the damage dealt with Normal Attacks is increased by 12/24/40%.
The character gains an emblem in the following situations: dealing damage with Normal Attacks. The emblem lasts 5 seconds; when performing an Elemental Skill. The emblem lasts 10 seconds when the character’s Elemental Energy is below 100%.
The emblem of thunder obtained in this way lasts until the character regenerates all their Elemental Energy. The duration of each symbol of thunder is calculated independently.
Heavenly Wings – 5-star bow
ATQ base: 46
Secondary Stat: CRIT Rate
Obtaining: Banners
Increases CRIT Damage by 20%. Hitting an enemy has a 60% chance of dealing 125% Physical Damage in a small AoE. This effect can only occur once every 4 seconds.
Last chord – 4-star bow
ATQ BASICO: 42
Secondary Stat: Elemental Mastery
Obtaining: Banners
Increases the damage of Elemental Abilities and Ultimate Abilities by 24%.
Arc of the West – 4-star bow
ATQ base: 41
Secondary Stat: Energy Recharge
Obtaining: Banners
CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small number of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. It can only occur once every 12s.
Arc of Sacrifice – 4-star bow
ATQ base: 44
Secondary Stat: Energy Recharge
Obtaining: Banners
When dealing damage via an Elemental Ability, there is a 40% chance to reset the ToE of this ability. This effect can be triggered once every 30 sec.
Elegy of the End – 5-star bow
ATK base: 46
Secondary Stat: Energy Recharge
Obtaining: Banners
A part of the “Great Millennial Concert” that floats by the winds. Increases Elemental Mastery by 60 points. When the character equipped with this weapon attacks an enemy with an Elemental or Ultimate Skill, said character gains a Reminiscence Charm that can be acquired once every 0.2 seconds.
This effect can also occur when the character equipped with this weapon is on your team but not in combat. Obtaining 4 Reminiscence Charms will consume them and grant all nearby party members the “Millennium Grand Concert: Farewell Song” effect for 12 seconds, which increases Elemental Mastery by 100 and Attack by 20 %.
After this effect is activated, Reminiscence Charms cannot be obtained for 20 seconds. The “Millennium Grand Concert” effects will not stack with other effects of the same type.
Twilight – 4-star bow
ATK base: 44
Secondary Stat: Energy Recharge
Obtaining: Banners
It has three states, Evengleam, Afterglow, and Dawnblaze, which increase DMG dealt by 6%/10%/14%~12%/20%/28%, respectively. When attacks hit opponents, this weapon will change to the next state.
This weapon can change state once every 7s. The character that equips this weapon can activate the status change even if they are not on the field.
Artifacts
Recommended builds
Emblem of Destiny + Ancient Ritual of Nobility, Geo-Armed Tenacity
ATQ
% HP or energy recharge
Critical Damage, CRIT Rate or HP%
Hydro Damage Bonus
Fate emblem
ATQ
% HP or energy recharge
Critical Damage, CRIT Rate or HP%
Hydro Damage Bonus
Suggested improvements
HP %
Energy Recharge
CRIT
Critical damage
Bonus offered by the Constellations
Yelan’s Constellations allow her to deal more damage with her abilities and attacks. They also allow him to increase the maximum HP of his team for some time.
The other two Constellations provide a level up to Elemental Skill or Unleash.
To play alongside:
