Yanqing is one of the first five-star characters introduced during the release of Honkai Star Rail. If you manage to acquire him from the limited-time or standard banner, you should check out our handy guide to find out the best build for him!
Honkai Star Rail Best Yanqing Build
Yanqing is a five-star character who follows the Path of The Hunt and has an Ice element. He is a solid main DPS whose kit focuses on dealing ice damage to single targets.
- Light Cone: In the Night
- Alternatives: Sleep Like the Dead, Cruising in the Stellar Sea, Swordplay, Only Silence Remains, River Flows in Spring
- Relics: Hunter of Glacial Forest
- Body: CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate
- Feet: SPD or ATK%
- Planar Ornaments: Inert Salsotto
- Sphere: Ice Damage
- Rope: ATK% or Energy Regen Rate
- Trace Priority: Ultimate > Talent > Skill > Basic Attack
- Eidolons: E2
The best Light Cone for Yanqing is Seele‘s signature Light Cone, In the Night, which increases his CRIT Rate. This gear will also boost his Basic ATK, Skill, and CRIT DMG of his Ultimate if his Speed exceeds 100 points.
For Relics, you should equip the Hunter of Glacial Forest set to increase Yanqing’s Ice Damage by 10 percent. This artifact can also buff his CRIT DMG by 25 percent for two turns whenever he unleashes his Ultimate.
You should equip the Inert Salsotto set on Yanqing so you can boost his CRIT Rate by eight percent. If you can get his CRIT Rate above 50 percent, his Ultimate and follow-up attack DMG will get an extra 15 percent buff.
When upgrading Yanqing’s Traces, you should prioritize leveling up his Ultimate and Talent to increase his maximum CRIT stats. Afterward, you can also upgrade his Skill to get some extra damage. You can level up his Basic Attack if you have extra materials, but it should be your last priority.
If you have extra Stellar Jades to obtain Yanqing’s copies, you can try unlocking his E2, Supine Serenade. This Eidolon increases his Energy Regeneration Rate by 10 percent when Soulsteel Sync is active, allowing him to activate his Ultimate more often.
That’s the end of our guide on how to build Yanqing. For more HSR content, check out our article on the best build for Tingyun. Although she is only a four-star unit, she is considered one of the best supports in the game since she can quickly regenerate Energy for an ally.
