Chen Qianyu

endgame sub dps

sub_dpssupportphysicalvulnerabilitycrowd_control

Chen Qianyu sits at the very top of the physical roster thanks to how often she can Lift and mark enemies as Vulnerable, opening Crush and Breach windows for her teammates. Her own damage is only average, but the utility, free acquisition, and strong base-facility perks make her an easy include on almost any physical team.

This endgame setup leans into Chen Qianyu's role as an enabler rather than a raw carry. Rapid Ascent supplies the burst-oriented stats her Ultimate wants, while the Qingbo set shortens her Combo Skill cooldown so Soar to the Stars fires more often and keeps Vulnerability running on the field. The gear pieces simultaneously raise Agility, Strength, Physical DMG, and Skill DMG, which matches every stat her kit actually converts into damage. The result is a sub-DPS that keeps feeding Crush and Breach opportunities to the main carry while still contributing respectable burst whenever enemies are staggered.

Insights

Core Mechanics

Her Ascending Strike battle skill deals Physical damage and Lifts the target, which is the main way she seeds Vulnerability for the team.
Whenever an enemy becomes Vulnerable, Soar to the Stars automatically fires as a follow-up dash that deals Physical damage and Lifts everything in its path; it has a 16s cooldown so it cannot be spammed.
Blade Gale is a cheap seven-sequence burst Ultimate - holding it for a staggered target gets the most value out of it.
Thanks to Momentum Breaker, interrupting an enemy's charge-up (the red ring) with any active skill adds bonus Stagger on top of the normal interrupt.

Scaling

In the early game she mostly contributes through Lift and Vulnerability; her personal numbers stay modest until skill levels and potentials are raised.
Her output scales off Agility, Strength, and Physical DMG Bonus, with Skill DMG Bonus also improving her whole kit.
Potentials 3 and 4 raise her skill multipliers and cut the Ultimate energy cost, so vertical investment noticeably lifts her ceiling.

Team Role

Chen Qianyu functions as a physical sub-DPS whose real job is enabling everyone else. She parks herself next to the team's main physical damage dealer, cycles Ascending Strike to Lift targets, and lets Soar to the Stars answer every Vulnerable window - the follow-up is essentially free damage that also stacks more Lift. Because both skills push Vulnerability onto enemies, she pairs best with carries that consume that status, such as Crush or Breach users, and with teammates who can stagger quickly so her cheap Blade Gale lands during the burst window. She is built as a damage dealer whether or not she is the controlled operator, but her cooldown-gated Combo Skill means she wants a team that produces Vulnerable frequently rather than a team that expects her to carry alone. Outside combat she is a premium base operator, boosting weapon EXP output in the Manufacturing Cabin and rare mineral growth in the Growth Chamber.

Weapon

rapid_ascentBest

6★ Sword

glorious_memoryRank 2

6★ Sword

sundering_steelRank 3

5★ Sword

aspirantRank 4

5★ Sword

Weapon Stat Priority

main_attribute_boosttwilightcritical_rate_boost

Gear

skill_dmg

Pieces

armor

gloves

core 1

core 2

Stat Priority

1agility_boost2strength_boost3physical_dmg_boost4skill_dmg_boost

Explanation

Rapid Ascent is picked first because her damage profile is concentrated in the Ultimate, and the weapon's Twilight effect lines up with that burst window.

Glorious Memory is the next best pick if you have access to the Protocol Pass weapon supply, trading raw attribute scaling for a Twilight proc of its own.

Sundering Steel and Aspirant are budget answers that still give useful Agility, Physical DMG, and conditional buffs that her kit can activate.

Qingbo is chosen over pure damage sets because its Combo Skill cooldown reduction feeds the Vulnerability engine that defines her value in physical lineups.

Notes

Rapid Ascent plus the Qingbo set is the strongest pairing because both sides of the kit reward the same thing: repeating skill casts.
The Qingbo bonus shortens the Combo Skill cooldown, which in practice means more Vulnerability stacks fed to the rest of the team.
Remember that the recommended armor piece comes from a different set than the rest of the listed pieces.