Yanqing Honkai Star Rail construction

You had best hide because Yanqing of Honkai Star Rail is speeding at you, riding an ice blade? In a DPS position, this vivacious five-star ice Hunt character can do a ton of damage. Let us now dive headfirst into our finest HSR Yanqing build.

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Everything in our Yanqing build of Honkai Star Rail is as follows:

Build
How to use
Light cones
Relics
Team comps
Attacks
Eidolons
Ascension materials
Trace materials

Which Honkai Star Rail Yanqing construction is the best?


Best light cone	In the Night
Light cone substitute	Swordplay Sleep Like the Dead
Best relic set	Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters
Best planar ornament set	Firmament Frontline: Glamoth
Main stats	Body: crit damage Feet: attack% or speed Planar sphere: ice damage Link rope: attack%
Sub-stats	Crit rate to 20% Crit damage Attack% Speed

Yanqing is a five-star hunter who wields ice. Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters is his finest relic set, while In the Night is his best light cone. For Yanqing, Firmament Frontline: Glamoth is the greatest planar decoration set.

Yanqing's most crucial stat while building is crit damage. Additionally, you should try to increase his crit rate to 20%. After that, focus on attack% and speed.

If you put enough effort into him, he may inflict a lot of damage to a single target. This is particularly true if you buff him with a strong Harmony character like Honkai Star Rail's Bronya or Honkai Star Rail's Tinyun.

How should Yanqing be used?

Yanqing offers a rather basic kit that is user-friendly. When Soulsteel Sync is active, you should try to use his skill anytime it's his turn and use his ultimate when it's not. Since these two are his primary sources of damage, if you want to get the most out of Yanqing's kit, you'll need to align any buffs from his friends and make sure you have enough skill points for him to utilize his skill often.He receives crit bonuses from Soulsteel Sync and Yanqing's ultimate, both of which are very beneficial to him. He may also launch follow-up strikes while in the Soulsteel Sync state. These attacks don't cause much damage, but they can freeze opponents and replenish his energy.But Yanqing must not take damage for Soulsteel Sync to remain active. In order to prevent adversaries from hitting him, you should always try to have a tank or a character with a powerful taunt on your team. It's also a good idea to have a healer or buffer nearby to remove any debuffs in the event that he gets struck.

Which light cones work best for Yanqing?

The five-star In the Night is Yanquing's finest light cone, offering a range of helpful buffs that scale off his speed. As an alternative, Swordplay is a powerful option as it greatly increases his damage, but it is dependent on his striking the same target often, therefore its advantages are lessened in multi-target scenarios where you frequently switch opponents.Sleep Like the Dead, Yanqing's trademark five-star light cone, is also a wise pick, providing him with a consistent damage increase in the event that his ultimate's buffs aren't active and a significant crit damage boost.

Light cone	Effect	How to obtain
In the Night	Increases Yanqing’s crit rate by 12%. If his speed is above 100, every additional 15 speed increases his basic attack damage and skill damage by 8%, and increases his ultimate crit damage by 8%. This effect can stack up to six times	Gacha
Swordplay	Each time Yanqing hits the same target, his damage dealt increases by 8%, stacking up to five times. This effect dispells if Yanqing changes targets	Gacha
Sleep Like the Dead	Increases Yanqing’s crit damage by 32%. When his basic attack or skill does not result in a crit hit, his crit rate increases by 40% for one turn. This effect can only trigger once every three turns	Gacha or purchase from the Starlight Shop

Which relics are the finest for Yanqing?

As we previously discussed, improving Yanqing's attack, crit rate, and ice damage boost is the optimal build for him. As a result, Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters, with its enormous crit rate and crit damage boosts as well as its debuffing synergy, is Yanqing's finest relic set . Yanqing really benefits from this combination, particularly on a team that relies heavily on debuffs. You may not think of him as a debuffer, but he is one as he can debuff an opponent just by freezing them. As an alternative, Hunter of Glacial Forest is excellent for enhancing his main stats and works well with most ice-wielding characters.The greatest planar ornament set from Yanqing is.Firmment Frontline: Glamoth, providing him with a potent increase in attack and damage. But this set is connected to the Simulated Universe's World 8. You may also give him a hefty attack boost by going for Space Sealing Station if you haven't progressed that far yet.

Relic	Effect	How to obtain
Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters	Two equipped: increases damage dealt to enemies with debuff by 12% Four equipped: increases crit rate by 4%. Yanqing deals 8%/12% increased crit damage to enemies with at least two/three debuffs. After Yanqing inflicts a debuff on enemy targets, the aforementioned effects increase by 100%, lasting for one turn	Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Dreamdive in Penacony’s The Reverie (Dreamscape)
Hunter of Glacial Forest	Two equipped: increases ice damage by 10% Four equipped: after Yanqing unleashes his ultimate, his crit damage increases by 25% for two turns	Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Gelid Wind in Herta Space Station’s Storage Zone
Musketeer of Wild Wheat	Two equipped: increases attack by 10% Four equipped: increases Yanqing’s speed by 6% and his basic attack damage by 10%	Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Drifting in Jarilo-VI’s Corridor of Fading Echoes

Flat decorations

Relics	Effect	How to obtain
Firmament Frontline: Glamoth	Two equipped: increases Yanqing’s attack by 12%. When Yanqing’s speed is equal to or higher than 135/160, he deals 12%/18% more damage	Immersion Reward devices in World 8 of the Simulated Universe
Space Sealing Station	Two equipped: increases Yanqing’s attack by 12%. When his speed reaches 120 or higher, his attack increases by another 12%	Immersion Reward devices in World 3 of the Simulated Universe

Relic stat suggestions

Principal data:<

Body: crit damage
Feet: attack% or speed
Planar sphere: ice damage
Link rope: attack%

Sub-stats:

Crit rate to 20%

Crit damage

Attack%

Speed

Which Yanqing squad member is the best?

Yanqing is a fantastic primary DPS who works well with a variety of support and sub-DPS units since he gains from attack and critical damage boosts. But be sure to make space for a strong tank or healer!Here are two instances of formidable Yanqing team competitors:

Main DPS	Support	Support	Tank
Yanqing	Bronya	Tingyun	Gepard
Main DPS	Support	Support	Tank
Yanqing	Ruan Mei	Sparkle	Gepard

What skills does Yanqing possess?

These are all of Yanqing's abilities, both active and passive.Skills in action:

Skill	Effect
Basic attack: Frost Thorn	Deal ice damage equal to 50% of Yanqing’s attack to a single enemy
Skill: Darting Ironthorn	Deal ice damage equal to 110% of Yanqing’s attack to one enemy and activate Soulsteel Sync for one turn
Ultimate: Amidst the Raining Bliss	Increases Yanqing’s critical rate by 60%. Also increases his critical damage by an extra 30% for one turn when Soulsteel Sync is active before dealing ice damage equal to 210% of his attack

Skills that are passive:

Skill

Effect

Talent: One With the Sword

When Soulsteel Sync is active:
Yanqing is less likely to be targeted. It also increases his crit rate by 15% and his crit damage by 15%.
When Yanqing attacks an enemy, there’s a 55% fixed chance to perform a follow-up attack, dealing ice damage equal to 25% of his attack to the enemy, which has a 65% base chance to freeze the enemy for one turn.
The frozen target can’t take action and receives additional ice damage equal to 25% of his attack at the beginning of each turn.
When Yanqing receives damage, the Soulsteel Sync effect disappears

Approach:

Technique	Effect
The One True Sword	After using his technique, at the beginning of the next battle Yanqing deals 30% more damage for two turns to targets whose current HP is equal to or higher than 50%

Footnotes:

Trace	Effect
Icing on the Kick	When Yanqing attacks, deals additional ice damage equal to 30% of his attack to targets with ice weakness
Frost Favors the Brave	When Soulsteel Sync is active, Yanqing’s effect resistance increases by 20%
Gentle Blade	When Yanqing triggers a critical hit, increases his speed by 10% for two turns

What are the eidolons of Yanqing?

Eidolons, which are unique boosts like to those found in Genshin Impact constellations, become available when you get several copies of a character via a warp.

Eidolon	Description
Svelte Saber	Deals additional ice damage equal to 60% of Yanqing’s attack when hitting a frozen enemy
Supine Serenade	Increases energy regeneration rate by 10% when Soulsteel Sync is active
Sword Savant	Increases skill level by two up to a maximum of level 15. Also increases basic attack level by one up to a maximum of level ten
Searing Sting	When Yanqing’s HP is above 80% of his max HP, his ice resistance penetration increases by 12%
Surging Strife	Increases ultimate level by two up to a maximum of level 15. Also increases talent level by two up to a maximum of level 15
Swift Swoop	If you defeat an enemy while Yanqing is receiving a buff from his ultimate, the duration of the buff increases by one turn

What ascension materials does Yanqing have?

Yanqing may be level 80 using character EXP materials, but in order to advance his ascension levels, you must provide a specified set of materials at certain level intervals.All of Yanqing's ascension materials are available here:

Required level	Credits	Materials
20	4k	Five thief’s instinct
30	8k	Ten thief’s instinct
40	16k	Three gelid chitin and six usurper’s scheme
50	40k	Seven gelid chitin and nine usurper’s scheme
60	80k	20 gelid chitin and six conqueror’s will
70	160k	35 gelid chitin and nine conqueror’s will

The locations for all of Yanqing's ascension materials are as follows:

Thief’s instinct / usurper’s scheme / conqueror’s will – drops from voidranger enemies on Herta Space Station, from Honkai Star Rail Simulated Universe enemies, from assignment rewards, or from the Embers Exchange store
Gelid chitin – drops from the Honkai Star Rail Stagnant Shadow in Xianzhou: The Luofu’s Cloudford

What are the trace materials used by Yanqing?

Bonus abilities known as traces increase a character's base attack and skill set. You'll need the following supplies to max up all of Yanqing's traces

41 thief’s instincts, 56 usurper’s schemes, and 58 conqueror’s wills

Obtain from voidranger enemies on Herta Space Station, from Honkai Star Rail Simulated Universe enemies, from assignment rewards, or from the Embers Exchange store

15 arrows of the beast hunter, 72 arrows of the demon slayer, and 139 arrows of the starchaser

Obtain from the Bud of the Hunt crimson calyx in the outlying snow plains, synthesis, and the embers exchange

12 guardian’s laments – rewards from the Echo of War: End of the Eternal Freeze

11 tracks of destiny

Three million credits

Priority of trace level

Above all, you should level up Yanqing's ultimate first when it comes to his traces:

Ultimate > Talent > Skill > Basic attack

That is all the information on Honkai Star Rail's Yanqing that you need. See our Genshin Impact tier list and Genshin Impact codes for further Hoyoverse material. We also have build guidelines similar to this one for Bennett, Xiangling, and Venti from Genshin Impact.