Yelan

Genshin Impact Guide

Yelan Build

SS Tier

Genshin Hydro
Last updated: 2023-11-20 22:54:20

Yelan Overview

This Page provides the Best Yelan Build information.

Yelan is a mysterious person who claims to work for the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Yelan is a DPS with supportive function in Genshin Impact. Yelan DPS Build and Support Build are generally accepted by most travelers. Her elemental burst provides Hydro Attack off-field and also increase DMG of active character.

Yelan has different ways to help the party. Yelan’s Elemental Skill creates a Lifeline behind her. The enemies on the path are marked and explode with a Hydro DMG based on Yelan’s Max HP. Yelan’s Elemental Burst deals Hydro AoE DMG even she is off-field, and also increase DMG of the active character. The best way to use Yelan is forming team with characters dealing Electro, Pyro or Cryo DMG. Through providing Hydro Element, Yelan can help triggering Vaporization, Electro-Charged to maximize the DMG of team members or help Freezing to provide safe environment for team members.

In Genshin Impact, Yelan is a 5 Stars rarity Hydro character currently in SS tier.

Age/Birthday
April 20th
Full Name
Yelan
Nation
Liyue
Sex
Female
Rarity
Weapon
Bow
Element
Hydro
Constellation
Umbrabilis Orchis
Special Dish
TBA
Release Date
May 31 ,2022

Yelan Skills Talents

Normal Attack: Stealthy Bowshot

Yelan Normal Attack

1-Hit DMG
40.68%
2-Hit DMG
39.04%
3-Hit DMG
51.6%
4-Hit DMG
21.67% ×3
Aimed Shot
43.86%
Charged Aimed Shot
124%
Breakthrough Barb DMG
11.58% Max HP
Plunge DMG
56.83%
Low/High Pressure DMG
113.63% / 141.93%

Normal Attack

Perform up to 4 consecutive shots with a bow.

Charged Attack

Perform a more precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG.
While aiming, flowing water will accumulate on the arrowhead. A fully charged torrential arrow will deal Hydro DMG.
Additionally, Yelan will enter a “Breakthrough” state after spending 5s off-field, which will cause her next Charged Aimed Shot to have 80% decreased charge time, and once charged, she can fire a “Breakthrough Barb” that will deal AoE Hydro DMG based on Yelan’s Max HP.

Plunging Attack

Fires off a shower of arrows in mid-air before falling and striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Lingering Lifeline

Yelan Elemental Skill

Skill DMG
22.61% Max HP
Max Duration (Hold)
3s
CD
10s

Fires off a Lifeline that tractors her in rapidly, entangling and marking opponents along its path.
When her rapid movement ends, the Lifeline will explode, dealing Hydro DMG to the marked opponents based on Yelan’s Max HP.

Press

Moves a certain distance forward rapidly.

Hold

Moves forward rapidly continuously.
During this time, Yelan can control her sprint direction and can end her rapid movement by using this Skill again.
Additionally, each opponent marked by the Lifeline when it explodes grants Yelan a 34% chance to obtain Breakthrough.

Depth-Clarion Dice

Yelan Elemental Burst

Skill DMG
7.31% Max HP
Exquisite Throw DMG
4.87% Max HP ×3
Duration
15s
CD
18s
Energy Cost
70

Deals AoE Hydro DMG and creates an “Exquisite Throw,” which aids her in battle.

Exquisite Throw

Follows the character around and will initiate a coordinated attack under the following circumstances, dealing Hydro DMG based on Yelan’s Max HP :

  • Can occur once every second when your active character uses a Normal Attack.
  • Will occur each time Yelan’s Lifeline explodes and hits opponents.

Yelan Passive Talents

Turn Control

Learned at 1st Ascension

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

Adapt With Ease

Learned at 4th Ascension

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 pre-existing effect will be dispelled if Depth-Clarion Dice is recast during its duration.

Necessary Calculation

Utility Passive

Gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on a Liyue Expedition for 20 hours.

Yelan Constellations

Enter the Plotters

Yelan Constellation Level 1

Lingering Lifeline gains 1 additional charge.

Taking All Comers

Yelan Constellation Level 2

When Exquisite Throw conducts a coordinated attack, it will fire an additional water arrow that will deal 14% of Yelan’s Max HP as Hydro DMG.
This effect can trigger once every 1.8s.

Beware the Trickster’s Dice

Yelan Constellation Level 3

Increases the Level of Depth-Clarion Dice by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Bait-and-Switch

Yelan Constellation Level 4

Increases all party members’ Max HP by 10% for 25s for every opponent marked by Lifeline when the Lifeline explodes. A maximum increase of 40% Max HP can be attained in this manner.

Dealer’s Sleight

Yelan Constellation Level 5

Increases the Level of Lingering Lifeline by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Winner Takes All

Yelan Constellation Level 6

After using Depth-Clarion Dice, Yelan will enter the Mastermind state.
In this state, all of Yelan’s Normal Attacks will be special Breakthrough Barbs. These Breakthrough Barbs will have similar abilities to normal ones and the DMG dealt will be considered Charged Attack DMG, dealing 156% of a normal Breakthrough Barb’s DMG.
The Mastermind state lasts 20s and will be cleared after Yelan fires 5 arrows.

Top & Best Yelan Builds

Yelan DPS Build

This Yelan build maximizes the DMG of Yelan’s Elemental Burst DMG.

Premium Weapon

 

 

Aqua Simulacra

Type:

CRIT DMG

HP is increased by 16/20/24/28/32%. When there are opponents near the character equipping this weapon, the DMG the character deals is increased by 20/25/30/35/40%. This effect will still be detected when the character is off-field.

 

 

The Stringless

Type:

Elemental Mastery

Increases Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG by 24/30/36/42/48%.

Artifact Sets

Emblem of

Severed Fate

HP%/Hydro DMG Bonus/

CRIT RATE or CRIT DMG

(2) Energy Recharge +20%
(4) Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.

or

Heart of Depth

Main Stats:

HP%/

Hydro DMG Bonus/

CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG

(2) Hydro DMG Bonus +15%

Noblesse Oblige

Main stats:

HP%/

Hydro DMG Bonus/

CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG

(2) Elemental Burst DMG +20%

Top & Best Yelan Team

Yelan Premium Best Team

Yelan is a Sub DPS in this team. Yelan DPS build is used.

Main DPS

Hu Tao

Hu Tao’s Elemental Burst provides huge amount of damage and continouse Pyro element attachment for Yelan to trigger Vaporization.

Sub DPS

Yelan

Yelan is the Sub DPS in this team. Yelan can provide continuous Hydro attack off-field which reacts with the Pyro element on enemies applied by Hu Tao. Yelan’s Elemental Burst can also increase DMG of Hu Tao via her passive talent.

Support

Yun Jin

Genshin Geo

Yun Jin provides Normal ATK Bonus and Normal ATK SPD Bonus(C6) to Hu Tao.

Shield/Support

Zhongli

Zhongli’s shield provides safe environment for team members, and increase ATK of whole team by using full set of Tenacity of the Millelith.

Childe(Tartaglia) F2P Team

Childe(Tartaglia) is a Main DPS in the team. Childe(Tartaglia) DPS build is used.

Sub DPS

Fischl

Pair up with Fischl which is great for Swirl with Venti. Her Elemental Burst in particular is great as it stays on the field even if you change characters.

Main DPS

Childe(Tartaglia)

Support has a short CD Elemental Skill that easily acts as the crowd control for the team when there is Fischl/Kaeya/Barara. Their skill’s stay on the field even if you change character.

Main DPS

Kaeya

Pair up with Kaeya which applies Superconduct to enemies to give them the defense buff.

Healing

Barbara

Pair up with Barbara which allows you easily inflict multiple enemies with Hydro, great for swirl or other elemental reactions.

Yelan Ascension Material

Rank
Req Lv
Cost
Mat#1
Mat#2
Mat#3
Mat#4
1
20
20000
Genshin_Varunada_Lazurite_Sliver
Varunada Lazurite Sliverr x 1
Genshin_Starconch
Starconch x 3
Genshin__Recruit's_Insignia
Recruit’s Insignia x 3
2
40
40000
Genshin_Varunada_Lazurite_Fragment
Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 3
Genshin_Item_Runic_Fang
Runic Fang x 2
Genshin_Starconch
Starconch x 10
Genshin__Recruit's_Insignia
Recruit’s Insignia x 15
3
50
60000
Genshin_Varunada_Lazurite_Fragment
Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 6
Genshin_Item_Runic_Fang
Runic Fang x 4
Genshin_Starconch
Starconch x 20
Genshin_Sergeant's_Insignia
Sergeant’s Insignia x 12
4
60
80000
Genshin_Varunada_Lazurite_Chunk
Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 3
Genshin_Item_Runic_Fang
Runic Fang x 8
Genshin_Starconch
Starconch x 30
Genshin_Sergeant's_Insignia
Sergeant’s Insignia x 18
5
70
100000
Genshin_Varunada_Lazurite_Chunk
Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 6
Genshin_Item_Runic_Fang
Runic Fang x 12
Genshin_Starconch
Starconch x 45
Genshin_Lieutenant's_Insignia
Lieutenant’s Insignia x 12
6
80
120000
Genshin_Varunada_Lazurite_Gemstone
Varunada Lazurite Gemstone x 6
Genshin_Item_Runic_Fang
Runic Fang x 20
Genshin_Starconch
Starconch x 60
Genshin_Lieutenant's_Insignia
Lieutenant’s Insignia x 24