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Yanqing is one of the 5-star characters inHonkai: Star Railwho can unleash tremendous amounts of damage. He is one of the DPS carries who can clear later Forgotten Hall and Memory of Chaos floors with relative ease, and overall, he is a solid unit that can fit in most teams that need an ST damage dealer.
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The best part of Yanqing’s kit is it is very easy to build. Unlike otherHonkai: Star Railcharacters, this icy swordsman can passively grant himself the stats he needs to deal his big damage bursts. Still, players need to be careful when building this character so they don’t get any wasted stats. Here’s a guide covering exactly that.
Honkai: Star Rail Yanqing Build
Yanqing is an Ice Hunt character, which makes him an excellent option for fighting high-health targets. His single-target damage output is close to none, but players have to be mindful of how they build Yanqing, especially while he’s still being leveled up.
An important thing about Yanqing:since he gets so much free CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG from his kit, players can place ATK% and SPD higher up in their stat priorities list, but this is only reserved for when Yanqing’s Trace levels are not yet high enough to provide the CRIT stats he needs. Aim for at least a 20% CRIT Rate from Relic substats and let Yanqing’s passive bonuses provide the rest.
TheHunter of Glacial Forest4-piece bonus synergizes well with Yanqing’s playstyle because he relies on using his Ultimate for dealing damage and gaining CRIT buffs. Players can mix this withMusketeer of Wild Wheat’s2-piece bonus instead if they want more consistent damage when Yanqing’s Ultimate isn’t available or if the enemy’sToughness bars are broken.
Similarly,Space Sealing Stationis the superior Planar Ornament set for this character—Yanqing needs as much ATK as he can get to make his CRIT buffs worthwhile. For general play or when grinding easy content,Celestial Differentiatormight be the better option because it will let Yanqing assassinate a priority target during the very first turn of a fight.
As for Light Cones, players can safely skip on anything that gives CRIT Rate once Yanqing’s Traces have been leveled up. CRIT Rate is still useful, but ATK% or CRIT DMG will offer more value in the long run.
Yanqing Abilities and Trace Leveling Order
Yanqing is very reliant on having his Traces leveled up since this is where his CRIT buffs come from. He might feel underwhelming at first, but once his abilities get upgraded by Level 50 or 60, players will be able to go to town with his high burst damage.
AlthoughOne With the Swordis Yanqing’s source of free CRIT stats, his other abilities still take leveling priority. Early on, it’s still better to buff raw damage than CRIT stats since the latter relies heavily on the former. However, it’s worth noting thatAmidst the Raining Blisshas a base 60% chance to critically strike, and ifSoulsteel SyncfromDarting Ironthornis active, this chance goes up to 75% at Trace Level 1.
Take Yanqing’s first and third Ascension passives when they become available and get the floating stat Traces when needed. His second Ascension passive can be skipped for until players start having trouble with incoming enemy effects and debuffs.
Yanqing only gets to enjoy his free stats if spams Darting Ironthorn. This, combined with the fact that Soulsteel Sync deactivates when Yanqing is hit, means that he is very SP-intensive. Players will need tobuild the right teamso they don’t find themselves unable to use any abilities at all.
Honkai: Star Railwas released on April 26th for PC and mobile devices. PS4 and PS5 versions are in development.
