Yvonne

early game dps

dpssingle_targetcryocrit_scalingcontrolled_operator

Yvonne is rated at the very top of the tier list because her single-target output is among the highest in Endfield, letting her melt RE-Crisis bosses once she is well invested. She pairs that damage with built-in self-buffs and Solidification utility, so she is both a strong carry and a useful enabler.

A low-cost starter configuration for Yvonne aimed at the level 15 to 30 range before better equipment is farmable. Wedge is the recommended early weapon since it pushes Critical Rate and Arts damage, with Howling Guard serving as a budget substitute when better options are not available. The Mordvolt Insulation set is chosen for its Intellect set bonus and its Arts damage bonus while healthy, both of which support the Intellect-driven side of her kit even without refined gear. Nothing here is meant to be permanent: the build exists to keep her damage respectable while progressing through the early zones, and it should be replaced with MI Security gear as soon as the Wuling content opens up.

Insights

Core Mechanics

Brr-Brr-Bomb β eats all Cryo or Nature Infliction stacks on the target to force Solidification, and each stack consumed refunds extra Ultimate Energy to Yvonne.
Her Combo Skill Flashfreezer υ37 only fires after a Final Strike lands on a Solidified enemy; it drops Frost-e-Bytee, which drags enemies inward, chips them with periodic Cryo hits, then explodes to reapply Solidification.
Cryoblasting Pistolier puts Yvonne in control with empowered basic attacks, stacking Critical Rate on every sequence and converting max stacks into a Critical DMG buff.
Freezing Point adds Critical DMG against targets carrying Cryo Infliction, and doubles that bonus while they are Solidified.
Barrage of Technology makes the next basic attack after a Solidification into a Final Strike, which is what enables the Combo Skill loop.

Scaling

Her damage mostly rides on Intellect, then Critical Rate, Critical DMG, Cryo DMG and Basic Attack DMG, with flat ATK as a secondary multiplier.
She functions fine early with basic gear because her kit self-buffs, but her ceiling in RE-Crisis content only opens up with heavy investment in weapon and gear stats.
Damage is team-dependent: without allies applying Cryo Infliction she loses the Solidification conversions that feed her Ultimate Energy and Freezing Point bonus.

Team Role

Yvonne is meant to be fielded as the controlled operator and functions as the team's primary single-target carry. Her kit wants allies who can apply Cryo Infliction so she can convert those stacks into Solidification with Brr-Brr-Bomb β; that conversion both locks the target down and refunds Ultimate Energy, so a Cryo applier effectively accelerates her ultimate loop. From there, a Final Strike on the Solidified target triggers Flashfreezer υ37, which drops Frost-e-Bytee to cluster enemies and re-solidify them, keeping the whole chain alive. Support slots that buff Cryo DMG, Arts damage or general ATK, or that apply Arts-related debuffs, multiply her output further. Because her ultimate wants targets that are already Staggered and Solidified, she is usually deployed alongside control and debuff tools rather than pure damage dealers, and she occupies the main DPS slot in those compositions rather than a flex slot.

Weapon

wedgeBest

6★ Pistol

howling_guardRank 2

4★ Pistol

Weapon Stat Priority

inflictioncritical_rate_boostmain_attribute_boost

Gear

intellect_arts_dmg

Pieces

armor

gloves

core 1

core 2

Stat Priority

1intellect2critical_rate_boost3cryo_dmg_boost

Explanation

Weapon logic: Wedge gives early Critical Rate and Arts damage, which is enough for Yvonne to function while she is still leveling.

Gear logic: Mordvolt Insulation grants a flat Intellect boost and an Arts damage bonus while above 80% HP, both of which line up with her Intellect-based scaling.

This setup is only a bridge — once Wuling-tier gear becomes available, transition into the MI Security endgame configuration.

Notes

Wedge is a cheap entry weapon that still delivers Critical Rate and Arts damage boosts.
Howling Guard is a workable stand-in if nothing better has dropped, though its base stats are low.
Mordvolt Insulation is meant as a level 15 to 30 stepping stone before moving on to better sets.