Genshin Impact Yelan Build

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Hydro Yanshang Teahouse 20/4 Umbrabilis Orchis Taishan Mansion

A mysterious person who claims to work for the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but is a "non-entity" on the Ministry of Civil Affairs' list.

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HIGH ENERGY REQUIREMENT (OFF-FIELD DPS) Build

Weapons

Energy Recharge

Energy Recharge

CRIT DMG

Energy Recharge

Artifacts

Emblem of Severed Fate

Choose 2

Emblem of Severed Fate

HP +20% set

Hydro DMG Bonus +15% set

Noblesse Oblige

Marechaussee Hunter

Substats Priority

1Energy Recharge

2HP%

3CRIT Rate

4CRIT DMG

5HP%

Talents Priority

1QBurst

2ESkill

3NANormal Attack

Recommended Primary Stats

Sands

Energy Recharge / HP%

Goblet

Hydro DMG Bonus / HP%

Circlet

CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / HP%

Yelan's primary role is as an off-field Hydro DPS who can also enable reactions thanks to her elemental application. Similarly to Xingqiu, her exquisite throws from Elemental Burst require your character to perform the Normal Attack action.
Regarding Weapon Choices:

Hunter's Path / Polar Star / Thundering Pulse / Skyward Harp: These weapons perform slightly better than Slingshot, however as Yelan does not care about Base ATK and the passives are less than ideal for her, it is not recommended to pull or prioritize using these weapons on Yelan over Slingshot if you have characters who could benefit more from them.
Elegy for the End: This weapon is not ideal for Yelan's personal damage so should only be used in teams which can utilise the buff well.
Mouun's Moon: This weapon works best at R3+ and makes HP% Goblet potentially a stronger option than Hydro DMG% in teams with significant DMG% buffing.
Sacrificial Bow: This ideally needs to be at refinement R3-R5 to function properly in most Yelan teams rotations without desyncing the rotation and extending her field time.
Aqua Simulacra: Still the best option for personal damage even at high ER requirements, but may be unfeasible to run in some teams as the ER requirement can become very difficult to reach without an ER weapon.

Regarding Artifact Sets and Main Stats:

Marechaussee Hunter (4): This set should only be used for on-field Yelan with Furina, but in such cases it is the strongest set option.
Goblet: Hydro DMG% should be used by default. In teams with significant DMG% buffing or with weapons which provide a lot of DMG%, HP% goblet can be competitive.
Additionally, it's never recommended to run more than 2 HP% Main Stat artifacts at a time.

Regarding Talent Priority: Yelan's Normal Attacks: Level this up only if you want to constantly use her Breakthrough Barbs.
Big thanks to Vladone for helping out

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Weapons

Energy Recharge

CRIT DMG

Energy Recharge

Energy Recharge

Elemental Mastery

Artifacts

Emblem of Severed Fate

Heart of Depth

Tenacity of the Millelith

Emblem of Severed Fate

Heart of Depth

Emblem of Severed Fate

Tenacity of the Millelith

Heart of Depth

Noblesse Oblige

Best Yelan Teams

Yelan Skills

Stealthy Bowshot

Normal Attack
Performs up to 4 consecutive shots with a bow.

Charged Attack
Performs a more precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG.
While aiming, flowing water will accumulate on the arrowhead. A fully charged torrential arrow will deal Hydro DMG.

Breakthrough
Yelan will enter a "Breakthrough" state after spending 5s out of combat, which will cause her next Charged Aimed Shot to have 80% decreased charge time, and once charged, she can fire a "Breakthrough Barb" that will deal AoE Hydro DMG based on Yelan's Max HP.

Plunging Attack
Fires off a shower of arrows in mid-air before falling and striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Lingering Lifeline

Not until she begins to tug on the strings do evildoers, crooks, and scheming villains alike know that there is no escape.

Fires off a Lifeline that allows her to move rapidly, entangling and marking opponents along its path.
When this rapid movement ends, the Lifeline will explode, dealing Hydro DMG to the marked opponents based on Yelan's Max HP.

Tap
Moves a certain distance forward swiftly.

Hold
Engages in continuous, swift movement, during which Yelan's resistance to interruption is increased.
During this time, Yelan can control this rapid movement and end it by using this Skill again.

Additionally, each opponent marked by the Lifeline when it explodes grants Yelan a 34% chance to reset her Breakthrough state.

Depth-Clarion Dice

"A gambling addiction is going to do you no good. I mean, let me just do the math for you as the dealer. What do you think your odds of beating me are, when I have seven dice and you, only one?"

Deals AoE Hydro DMG and creates an "Exquisite Throw," which aids her in battle.

Exquisite Throw
Follows the character around and will initiate a coordinated attack under the following circumstances, dealing Hydro DMG based on Yelan's Max HP:
·Can occur once every second when your active character uses a Normal Attack.
·Will occur each time Yelan's Lifeline explodes and hits opponents.

Passive Talent

Turn Control

Ascension Phase 1

When the party has 1/2/3/4 Elemental Types, Yelan's Max HP is increased by 6%/12%/18%/30%.

Adapt With Ease

Ascension Phase 4

So long as an Exquisite Throw is in play, your own active character deals 1% more DMG. This increases by a further 3.5% DMG every second. The maximum increase to DMG dealt is 50%.
The pre-existing effect will be dispelled if Depth-Clarion Dice is recast during its duration.

Necessary Calculation

Passive

Gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on a Liyue Expedition for 20 hours.

Constellations

Enter the Plotters

Constellation Lv. 1

Lingering Lifeline gains 1 additional charge.

Taking All Comers

Constellation Lv. 2

When Exquisite Throw conducts a coordinated attack, it will fire an additional water arrow that will deal 14% of Yelan's Max HP as Hydro DMG.
This effect can trigger once every 1.8s.

Beware the Trickster's Dice

Constellation Lv. 3

Increases the Level of Depth-Clarion Dice by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Bait-and-Switch

Constellation Lv. 4

Increases all party members' Max HP by 10% for 25s for every opponent marked by Lifeline when the Lifeline explodes. A maximum increase of 40% Max HP can be attained in this manner.

Dealer's Sleight

Constellation Lv. 5

Increases the Level of Lingering Lifeline by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Winner Takes All

Constellation Lv. 6

After using Depth-Clarion Dice, Yelan will enter the Mastermind state.
In this state, all of Yelan's Normal Attacks will be special Breakthrough Barbs. These Breakthrough Barbs will have similar abilities to normal ones and the DMG dealt will be considered Charged Attack DMG, dealing 156% of a normal Breakthrough Barb's DMG.

The Mastermind state lasts 20s and will be cleared after Yelan fires 5 arrows.

Outfits

Tranquil Banquet

The outfit Yelan has prepared for her holiday. Elegant yet neat, it conveys a sense of leisure while somehow still carrying a hint of concealed aggression...

The Waning Point

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Yelan's outfit. It has lurked alongside its wearer in the shadows over many a year, to the point where the outfit almost has a mysterious temper of its own, like an orchid blooming at midnight.