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Yelan Build Guide

presentationYelan
Updated on Jul 27, 2026
Jul 27, 2026

Character Profile

Yelan is an off-field Hydro Sub-DPS and Support. She performs coordinated attacks when the on-fielder uses a Normal Attack at a high frequency, giving her relatively high Hydro application and decent damage when the on-fielder uses a lot of NAs. She also buffs the on-fielders DMG Bonus.

Used to be one of the most powerful off-field units in the game, has now fallen by the wayside due to other, stronger Hydro supports, as well as most modern teams generally not caring for what Yelan has to offer. Her personal damage is largely irrelevant and much worse in the very Energy hungry Stygian Onslaught, and her buffing pales in comparison to Mona or Furina. Hydro Application for Normal Attacks is also much less sought after nowadays. She can still be a competent unit with a few Constellations, but will generally not perform very well at C0, and will have few teams to do so.

Build Overview

Weapon
Signature WeaponAqua Simulacra
Niche 5 star alternativeElegy for the End
Best Energy optionFavonius Warbow
Artifact
Damage OptionEmblem of Severed Fate
Support OptionNoblesse Oblige
Artifact Stats
SandsEnergy Recharge
GobletHydro DMG
CircletCrit Rate/DMG
Substats
1Energy Recharge
2Crit Rate/DMG
3HP %
4Empty

Energy Recharge Requirements: 180 - 250%

Skill Overview

Talents
Basic AttackStealthy Bowshot
SkillLingering Lifeline
BurstDepth-Clarion Dice
MiscEmpty
Passives
Ascension 1Turn Control
Ascension 4Adapt With Ease
UtilityNecessary Calculation
ResonanceEmpty

Best Teams

Skirk Freeze

Skirk - Escoffier - Furina - Yelan

Double Hydro

Yelan - Pyro on-fielder - Hydro - Flex

  • On-field options: Hu Tao, Arlecchino, Mavuika
  • Hydro Options: Mona, Columbina, Furina
  • Flex Options: Fischl, Xilonen, Nicole, Sucrose

Talent Priority

  1. Elemental Burst
  2. Elemental Skill

Constellations

C1Enter the Plotters
C2Taking All Comers
C3Beware the Trickster's Dice
C4Bait-and-Switch
C5Dealer's Sleight
C6Winner Takes All

C1: Great for Yelan's Energy economy. Not very relevant for her damage nowadays.

C2: Decent in teams where Yelan is doing significant damage, which is not a whole lot these days.

C3: Fine.

C4: Good in the same conditions as C2, but can additionally make her an okay buffer for a unit like Neuvillette.

C5: Negligible.

C6: Turns her into a carry of sorts, or significantly increases her Sub-DPS. A massive increase to her personal damage regardless. Used to be considered the strongest C6 in the game, though fairly pedestrian by today's Constellation 6 standards.

How to Play

Coming Soon!

Additional Info

Coming Soon!

Release Date

Yelan was officially released as a playable 5-star Hydro character in Genshin Impact on May 31, 2022, during the Version 2.7 update.

Portrait

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