Yelan in Genshin Impact: Best Builds for Weapons and Artifacts, Skills, Talents and Leveling

Yelan is a five-star archer who wields the element of water (Hydro). She will appear in Genshin Impact alongside the 2.7 update. In this guide, we will talk about the combat tactics for this character, her strengths and weaknesses, and the materials required for ascension and skill leveling.

The character first appeared in Genshin Impact on May 11, 2022. However, it is currently unknown when the developers will add her banner again. Stay updated to not miss out on the character!

Yelan often appears unexpectedly in the thick of events and disappears just as mysteriously. Many see her as a strong ally in the upcoming battles. However, the woman always hides her true motives, so those who hope for her help might end up disappointed.

Constellations are special talents each hero can possess, which can increase damage, vitality, extend the duration or damage of the elemental skill and burst. To unlock a constellation for Yelan, you need to obtain the character again during the wishes.

To level up the character's talents, you will need the following resources:

Teachings, Guides, and Philosophies of Prosperity can be obtained in the Taishan Mansion domain on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays. If necessary, Guides can be crafted from 3 Teachings, and Philosophies from 3 Guides.

Recruit's, Sergeant's, and Lieutenant's Insignias drop from Fatui Skirmishers. To find the necessary enemies or items, you can use the Genshin Impact interactive map.

Additionally, Sergeant's Insignias are crafted from 3 Recruit's Insignias, and Lieutenant's Insignias from 3 Sergeant's Insignias.

Gilded Scales drop from the boss known as Azhdaha. We have marked its location on the map.

The Crown of Insight is awarded as a reward for completing time-limited events. Additionally, you will receive this item when you reach level 11 at the Frostbearing Tree.

When your character reaches level 20, their leveling will pause. To continue gaining levels, you need to undergo the ascension process. It requires specific resources:

Varunada Lazurite Slivers, Fragments, and Chunks can be obtained as rewards for defeating the Hydro Hypostasis, Azhdaha, Oceanid, Primo Geovishap, and Stormterror. We have indicated their locations on the maps.

A Varunada Lazurite Fragment can be crafted from 3 Slivers, a Chunk from 3 Fragments, and a Gemstone from 3 Chunks.

Runic Fang drops from a boss known as the Ruin Serpent.

Starconches can be found in the open world of the game. We have marked the places where they can be searched for on the maps.

We discussed Recruit's, Sergeant's, and Lieutenant's Insignias in the previous section.

The best weapon for this heroine is the Aqua Simulacra. It increases health by 16-32%. When enemies are near the character, their attack increases by 20-40%. Currently, this weapon is not available, but it will likely become available with the release of Yelan itself.

An alternative option is the Elegy for the End. This bow increases elemental mastery by 60-120. If you hit an enemy with an elemental skill or burst, you will receive 1 Sigil of Remembrance. When there are 4 sigils, they will disappear, but your characters' attack will increase by 20-40%, and elemental mastery will be increased by 100-200 for 12 seconds. After this, new Sigils will not appear for 20 seconds. This bow can also be obtained through the Epitome Invocation.

Yelan's elemental skill and burst damage directly depend on her maximum health. Therefore, from the artifacts, an excellent choice would be the Tenacity of the Millelith. Two items from this set increase health by 20%. You can find it in the Mountain Cavern domain.

As a second set, it's better to take Heart of Depth. If your character equips 2 artifacts from this set, then their Hydro attack will be increased by 15%. You can get these items in the Peak of Vindagnyr domain.

If desired, you can use all 4 artifacts from the Heart of Depth set. In this case, instead of increasing health, you will receive an increase in damage from normal and charged attacks by 30% for 15 seconds after using an elemental skill.

Yelan is an archer who acts as the main attacking character. Use the elemental burst to summon a familiar, then apply the elemental skill. After the detonation of the threads, your ally will attack all enemies that have received damage. When switching characters, try to keep Yelan off the battlefield for at least 5 seconds to increase the damage of charged attacks.

The character's second passive skill involves increasing health if there are representatives of different elements in the squad. Thanks to this, you will additionally increase the damage of charged attacks, elemental skill, and elemental burst.

Optimal Team Composition with Yelan:

Depending on the opponents, Cryo characters can be replaced with Electro characters (Beidou, Lisa, or Fischl) or Pyro characters (Bennett, Xinyan, Thoma, Amber, or Xiangling).