Yelan

Lore

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.

Meta

• Title: Valley Orchid
• Birthday: 20 April
• Association: Liyue
• Affiliation: Yanshang Teahouse
• Constellation: Umbrabilis Orchis
• Element: Hydro
• Release: 2022-05-31
• Chinese voice actor: Ming Yue
• Japanese voice actor: Kana Ueda
• English voice actor: Alyssa Park
• Korean voice actor: Choi Ara

Base Stats

• Base HP: 1039
• Base ATK: 26
• Base DEF: 61
• CRIT Rate: 9.6%
• CRIT DMG: 75%
• Extra: Hydro DMG Bonus +72

Why This Character Is Good

As a Sub-DPS, Yelan turns short buff windows into high value Electro-Charged conversions.

Yelan rewards timing-based combos: weave Normal Attacks between Skill and Burst to maintain buffs and trigger Electro-Charged.

Abilities

• Normal Attack - Crimson Sequence: Performs up to 5 strikes with bow techniques. Charged Attack consumes stamina to release a stronger Hydro strike.
• Elemental Skill - Crimson Sigil (CD 10s): Marks nearby enemies with a sigil, dealing Hydro DMG and granting a short team buff tied to Electro-Charged.
• Elemental Burst - Pulse Manifest (Cost 60): Unleashes sustained Hydro damage in an area and amplifies the on-field character reaction damage for 12s.

Talent Values

• Normal Attack (Lv.10): 196% total combo multiplier
• Elemental Skill (Lv.10): 320% Hydro DMG
• Elemental Burst (Lv.10): 620% Hydro DMG
• Passive Bonus: +15% Elemental DMG Bonus for 10s

Passive Talents

• A1: Triggering Electro-Charged grants Yelan 20 Elemental Mastery for 8s (max 3 stacks).
• A4: After using Elemental Burst, all party members gain 12% Hydro DMG Bonus for 10s.
• Utility: Expedition time in Liyue is reduced by 25%.

Constellations

• C1 Crimson Opening: Elemental Skill gains 1 additional charge.
• C2 Pulse Oath: Burst duration increases by 3s and grants 15% Hydro RES shred.
• C3 Refined Motion: Elemental Skill level +3.
• C4 Tactical Convergence: Party gains 80 Elemental Mastery for 8s after Burst cast.
• C5 Everbright Form: Elemental Burst level +3.
• C6 Crimson Zenith: Normal and Charged Attacks gain infusion and deal bonus Hydro DMG based on Elemental Mastery.

Food Specialty

• Yelan's Festival Platter: Reduces sprinting stamina consumption by 25% for 900s.

Ascension Cost

• Mora: 2092530
• Hero's Wit: 419
• Boss Drops: 50
• Local Specialty: 168
• Common Drops: 36

Ascension Materials

• Sergeant Insignia
• Silver Raven Insignia
• Celestial Seal Under Thunder
• Ashen Crystal Of Verdure
• Nagadus Emerald Sliver

Talent Materials

• Shivada Jade Sliver
• Stormbound Resin For Flames
• Valberry
• Silent Filament Beyond Starlight
• Ashen Crystal Of Verdure

Build Suggestions

• Artifact: Echoes Of Snezhnaya - Yelan needs uptime, reaction consistency, and burst scaling, all supported by this set.
• Recommended Weapon: Burnished Needle (Bow, ★★★★) - Option 1 fits Hydro teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Vaporize damage windows.

Weapons

• Burnished Needle (Bow, ★★★★): Option 1 fits Hydro teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Vaporize damage windows.
• Ancient Horizon (Bow, ★★★★★): Option 2 fits Hydro teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Vaporize damage windows.
• Radiant Horizon (Bow, ★★★★★): Option 3 fits Hydro teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Vaporize damage windows.

Teammates

• Sethos (Support): Sethos adds value as Support because Sethos offers consistent value as a Support, especially during Electro-Charged windows.
• Furina (Support): Furina adds value as Support because HP fluctuation mechanics amplify team damage scaling.
• Yae Miko (Sub-DPS): Yae Miko adds value as Sub-DPS because Yae Miko offers consistent value as a Sub-DPS, especially during Vaporize windows.