Honkai: Star Rail Yanqing Build

Yanqing is a 5 stars character in Honkai: Star Rail. Find Yanqing skills and build in this article.

Character Overview: Yanqing

Yanqing is a male character of the The Hunt path with Ice element. He has the potential to deal very high damage alone with the right team build will help increases ever more damage output to enemy.

How to get Yanqing in Honkai: Star Rail

To get Yanqing you need to pull this character from any of these Warp banners (GACHA) using Star Rail pass or Special Pass:

• Departure Warp
• Butterfly on Swordtip
• Brilliant Fixation
• Stellar Warp

Yanqing Stats & Ascension Materials

• Level 1 Stats
  • HP: 121
  • ATK: 92
  • DEF: 56
  • Speed: 109
• Level 80 Stats
  • HP: 892
  • ATK: 679
  • DEF: 412
  • Speed: 109

Yanqing Ascension Materials

Here are all ascension materials that you need for leveling up Yanqing to level 80:

• x308000 Credit
• x20 Thief's Instinct
• x18 Usurper's Scheme
• x13 Conqueror's Will
• x66 Gelid Chitin

Yanqing Skills & Abilities Priority

Cold Light Cold Blade (Basic ATK) - Single Target

Deals Ice DMG equal to 50% of Yanqing's ATK to a single enemy.

Drakestoning Edge (Skill) - Single Target

Deals Ice DMG equal to 110% of Yanqing's ATK to a single enemy and activates Empathic Sword Link for 1 turn.

Swallow's Pluvious Pursuit (Ultimate) - Single Target

Increases Yanqing's CRIT Rate by 60%. When Empathic Sword Link is active, increases Yanqing's CRIT DMG by an extra 30% for 1 turn before dealing Ice DMG equal to 210% of Yanqing's ATK to a single enemy.

Edge Companion (Talent) - Single Target

When Empathic Sword Link is active, Yanqing is less likely to be attacked by enemies. Yanqing's CRIT Rate increases by 15% and his CRIT DMG increases by 15%.

After Yanqing attacks an enemy, there is a 50% fixed chance to perform a follow-up attack, dealing Ice DMG equal to 25% of Yanqing's ATK to the enemy, which has a 65% base chance to Freeze the enemy for 1 turn.

The Frozen target cannot take actions and take Ice DoT equal to 25% of Yanqing's ATK at the beginning of each turn. When Yanqing received DMG, the Empathic Sword Link effect will dissapear.

Master Fencer (Technique) - Enhance

After using his Technique, at the beginning of the next battle, Yanqing deals 30% more DMG for 3 turn(s) to targets whose current HP is equal to or higher than 40% of Yanqing's Max HP.

After using his Technique, at the beginning of the next battle, Yanqing deals 30% more DMG for 3 turn(s) to targets whose current HP is equal to or higher than 40% of Yanqing's Max HP.

Yanqing Abilities Priority

You should prioritize upgrading Yanqing Ultimate to increase Crit Rate and Crit Damage and deals high amount of Ice damage to a single enemy.

Yanqing's Skill should be your second priority because it can deal very high ice damage to an enemy with Ice weakness.

Yanqing Talent when Soulsteel Sync active, Yanqing is less likely to be attack by enemies which is very good and it also help increase crit damage and crit rate.

Then you can priority on basic attack it can deal ice damage to a single enemy.

Yanqing Trace

Ascension 2: Frozen Boon

When Yanqing attacks, deals additional Ice DMG equal to 30% of Yanqing's ATK to targets with Ice Weakness.

Ascension 4: Head Held High

When Empathic Sword Link is active, Effect RES increases by 20%.

Ascension 6: Steppe Steel

When a CRIT Hit is triggered, increases SPD by 10% for 2 turn(s).

Best Light Cones for Yanqing

The best 5 stars light cone for Yanqing is In The Night, this light cone is very good for Yanqing's Ultimate, Skill, and Talent it focus on crit rate and crit damage best for Yanqing.

For the 4 stars light cone we recommend using Only Silence Remain to increase for ATK damage and when there are 2 or more enemies on the field it will increases Yanqing Crit rate.

You can also use Swordplay if you don't have Only Silence Remain.

For the best 3 stars light cone for Yanqing is Arrow, it will increase moreCrit rate for 3 turn at the start of the battle it good for Yanqing Skill, and Ultimate.

Best Relics for Yanqing

The best Relic for Yanqing is 4 Piece Hunter of Glacial Forest, it's very good for Yanqing it help increase Yanqing Damage and boost Yanqing's Ultimate focus on Crit damage for 2 turn.

We highly recommend using 2 Piece Celestial Differentiator Planar ornaments to increase crit rate, basic attack, and skill damage. You can also use 2 Piece Space Sealing Station for ATK instead of Crit rate.

Yanqing Eidolon

Eidolon Level 1: Clean Blade

When Yanqing attacks a Frozen enemy, he deals Ice DMG equal to 100% of his ATK and removes the Frozen effect on the target immediately.

Eidolon Level 2: No-Mind

When Empathic Sword Link is active, Energy Regeneration Rate increases by an additional 12%.

Eidolon Level 3: Gifted Swordsman

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

Eidolon Level 4: Impaling Rime

When his current HP is above 80% of his Max HP, Yanqing's Ice RES PEN increases by 20%.

Eidolon Level 5: Born to Fight

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maxium of Lv. 15.

Eidolon Level 6: Clean Footwork

If an enemy is defeated while Yanqing is receiving buffs from his Ultimate, the duration of said buffs increases by 1 turn.

End of Yanqing Build Guide.

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