Hydro
Bow
Yelan
Valley Orchid
Liyue's mysterious intelligence agent is an off-field Hydro sub-DPS whose damage scales with Max HP. Her Burst follows the active character and fires Hydro arrows on every Normal Attack, while her passive raises the active character's DMG by as much as 50%. Newer Hydro units have taken over Lunar teams, but she remains a flexible, reliable pick for Freeze, Hyperbloom and Vaporize.
Off-field Hydro sub-DPS
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Main stats
Substat priority
Stat targets
- Energy Recharge about 215–260% as the only Hydro unit with one Skill and Favonius, 160–165% with two Skills
- Energy Recharge 110–195% with a second Hydro unit (Prydwen's fast Lauma Hyperbloom rotation runs her at about 220%)
- Without Favonius, add roughly 25–75% to these values
- Max HP 30,000+
- CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG around 1:2
Talent priority
Energy Recharge comes first: an Emblem Yelan who cannot Burst every rotation loses most of her value. Her Burst is her main damage source, and her Normal Attack talent is useless unless you have C6.
Recommended teams
Skirk Freeze
Prydwen's Citlali-to-Yelan variant, within 2% of Skirk's best team: Yelan's Hydro keeps enemies Frozen and her ramping bonus boosts Skirk.
Lauma Hyperbloom
Double Hydro spams Dendro cores for Kuki Shinobu to turn into Hyperbloom; Yelan's Burst also procs from Kuki's Normal Attacks.
How to play
How she works
- Lingering Lifeline (Skill) sends her dashing forward, marking every opponent in her path; when the dash ends, the Lifeline explodes for Hydro DMG based on her Max HP. Each marked opponent gives a 34% chance to reset her Breakthrough state (a fast, HP-scaling Charged Shot).
- Depth-Clarion Dice (Burst, 70 Energy) deals AoE Hydro DMG and summons an Exquisite Throw for 15s. Whenever the active character uses a Normal Attack (once per second), or when her Lifeline explodes, it fires a coordinated attack of three Hydro arrows.
- Adapt With Ease: while the Exquisite Throw is active, the active character deals 1% more DMG, plus 3.5% every second, up to +50%. Recasting the Burst resets this bonus.
- Turn Control: +6/12/18/30% Max HP with 1/2/3/4 Elemental Types in the party, so she loves four-element teams.
Rotation
- E (tap), then Q, and catch her particles.
- Swap to your carry: every Normal Attack triggers the Exquisite Throw, and the DMG bonus keeps climbing during the whole Burst.
- If your Energy allows it (or at C1), use a second E later in the rotation for more particles and damage.
Cast her Burst early in the rotation: the DMG bonus needs about 14s to reach its cap, so your carry's main damage window should come after it.
Strengths
- Strong, consistent off-field Hydro application
- Up to +50% DMG for whoever is on the field, with no stat requirement
- Fits many archetypes: Freeze, Hyperbloom, Vaporize, Crystallize
- Her dash is excellent for exploration
Weaknesses
- Very high Energy needs as the only Hydro unit before C1
- Her arrows only fire when the active character uses Normal Attacks
- Columbina has taken her place in Lunar teams, and Furina is the more common Hydro support elsewhere
- The DMG bonus ramps up slowly and resets if you recast her Burst
Notable dupes · Constellation
A second Lingering Lifeline charge: more particles and much lower Energy needs.
An extra water arrow on coordinated attacks (once every 1.8s): a large personal damage and Hydro application boost.
Up to +40% Max HP for the whole party, great for HP-scaling teammates.
Turns her into a viable on-field shooter with enhanced Breakthrough Barbs after her Burst.
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Sources & references
- https://www.prydwen.gg/genshin-impact/tier-list
- https://www.prydwen.gg/genshin-impact/characters/skirk
- https://www.prydwen.gg/genshin-impact/characters/lauma
- https://game8.co/games/Genshin-Impact/archives/297465
- https://game8.co/games/Genshin-Impact/archives/372781
- https://keqingmains.com/q/yelan-quickguide/
- https://gi.yatta.moe/api/v2/en/avatar/10000060
- https://gi.yatta.moe/api/v2/fr/avatar/10000060