Yelan Best Build & Infographic Guide (v7.0 Meta Build)
Complete Yelan endgame build guide: Hydro Off-Field | Sub-DPS | Exquisite Throw Buffer. Best Weapon: Aqua Simulacra, Artifacts: Emblem of Severed Fate. Main stat priorities, ER breakpoints, and premier team comps. Verified official meta build on TLDRBuild.
Element: Hydro | Weapon: Bow | Role: Off-Field | Sub-DPS | Exquisite Throw Buffer
Best Weapons for Yelan
- #1 Aqua Simulacra (R1) — Signature Best in Slot (100% baseline)
- #2 Elegy for the End (R1) — Premier 5★ Alternative Weapon
- #3 Favonius Warbow (R5) — Best Utility & Energy Battery
- #4 Sacrificial Bow (R5) — Top 4★ F2P / Accessible Option
Best Artifact Sets for Yelan
- Emblem of Severed Fate (4pc) — Non-negotiable burst BiS converting high Energy Recharge requirements into up to +75% Exquisite Throw damage.
- Tenacity of the Millelith + Heart of Depth (2pc+2pc) — Competitive high-investment alternative balancing +20% HP and +15% Hydro DMG bonus at lower ER thresholds.
- Tenacity of the Millelith + Vourukasha's Glow (2pc+2pc) — Consensus 2pc+2pc HP% hybrid granting unconditional +40% HP to maximize all dice multipliers and Barb damage.
Main Stats & Substat Priority
- Sands: Energy Recharge | HP%
- Goblet: Hydro DMG%
- Circlet: CRIT Rate | CRIT DMG
- Substat Priority: 1. CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG > 2. Energy Recharge (170–200%) > 3. HP% > 4. Flat HP
- Energy Recharge Benchmarks: With Favonius Warbow: 170–190% | Double Hydro (with Xingqiu/Furina): 150–165% | Solo Hydro + Aqua Simulacra: 200–220%
Talent Priority
- Burst — Depth-Clarion Dice (Target Lv. 10): Fires continuous 3-arrow Hydro volleys alongside active character normal attacks while ramping up to a 50% DMG bonus.
- Skill — Lingering Lifeline (Target Lv. 9): Glides rapidly in stealth to entangle enemies, dealing high HP-scaling Hydro damage and generating 4 particles.
Best Team Compositions for Yelan
- Vaporize Double Hydro Engine: Yelan, Hu Tao (Main DPS), Xingqiu (Hydro Sub-DPS), Zhongli (Shielder) — Yelan pairs with Xingqiu to provide overwhelming Hydro application and ramping damage bonus (up to 50%).
- Hyperbloom Rapid Artillery: Yelan, Alhaitham (Main DPS), Nahida (Dendro Buffer), Kuki Shinobu (Hyperbloom Trigger) — Fires continuous coordinated Hydro arrows to fuel Hyperbloom seeds.