The Xianzhou Luofu
Yanqing Build
Build guide · Honkai: Star Rail
Ice
The HuntEnglish voice: Amber May
The best Yanqing build in Honkai: Star Rail (Version 4.6) is In the Night with Scholar Lost in Erudition. Updated November 5, 2026
Light cones
Relics
Planar ornaments
Main stats
- Body
- CRIT DMG
- Feet
- Speed >= ATK%
- Planar Sphere
- Ice DMG >= ATK%
- Link Rope
- ATK%
Substat priority
- 1SPD (breakpoint)Best
- 2CRIT RATE (Until soft cap) = CRIT DMG
- 3ATK%
- 4CRIT RATE (After soft cap)
Yanqing's kit grants himself up to 80% Crit Rate. With high uptime on the buff, any Crit Rate above 20% is essentially wasted.
Trace priority
#1
Skill
Max first
#2
Ultimate
Then
#3
Talent
Next
#4
Basic
Later
Major traces, best first: Icing on the Kick (A2) > Gentle Blade (A6) > Frost Favors the Brave (A4)
Best Eidolons
E1Svelte Saber
E2Supine Serenade
E3Level bump
E4Searing Sting
E5Level bump
E6Swift Swoop
- E1
Svelte Saber
Game textWhen Yanqing attacks a Frozen enemy, he deals Ice Additional DMG equal to 60% of his ATK.
- E2
Supine Serenade
Game textWhen Soulsteel Sync is active, Energy Regeneration Rate increases by an extra 10%.
- E4
Searing Sting
Game textWhen the current HP percentage is 80% or higher, this unit's Ice RES PEN increases by 12%.
- E6
Swift Swoop
Game textIf the buffs from "Soulsteel Sync" or the Ultimate are in effect when an enemy is defeated, the duration of these buffs is extended by 1 turn.
Teams
No composition on the site currently uses Yanqing. The best teams page carries the ones that are written up.
Honkai: Star Rail 5★ Ice The Hunt Main DPS
Yanqing build summary
Updated November 5, 2026In the Night tops the light cone ranking for Yanqing, at 109.89% relative damage at S1, ahead of Swordplay, Only Silence Remains and Cruising in the Stellar Sea. That order is prydwen.gg's, measured in play and rephrased here; every row of it sits under Light cones below.
Run Scholar Lost in Erudition on Yanqing, with Hunter of Glacial Forest behind it. The planar ornament is Firmament Frontline: Glamoth. Main stats are CRIT DMG body, Speed >= ATK% feet, Ice DMG >= ATK% sphere, ATK% rope. Roll substats in the order SPD (breakpoint) > CRIT RATE (Until soft cap) = CRIT DMG > ATK% > CRIT RATE (After soft cap).
Trace priority is Skill > Ultimate > Talent > Basic. The Ultimate costs 140 energy, which is what an Energy Regeneration Rate target has to clear.
- Role
- Main DPS
- Best light cone
- In the Night
- Alternatives
- Swordplay, Only Silence Remains, Cruising in the Stellar Sea
- Relic set
- Scholar Lost in Erudition
- Planar ornament
- Firmament Frontline: Glamoth
- Main stats
- CRIT DMG body, Speed >= ATK% feet, Ice DMG >= ATK% sphere, ATK% rope
- Substat priority
- SPD (breakpoint) > CRIT RATE (Until soft cap) = CRIT DMG > ATK% > CRIT RATE (After soft cap)
- Trace priority
- Skill > Ultimate > Talent > Basic
- Ultimate energy cost
- 140 energy
- Key ascension material
- 15× Conqueror's Will
- Last updated
- November 5, 2026
Yanqing build FAQ
- What is the best Light Cone for Yanqing?
- I Venture Forth to Hunt is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star The Hunt Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. See You at the End is the best 4-star alternative.
- Which relic set should Yanqing use?
- Hunter of Glacial Forest. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases Ice DMG by 10%. Its 4-piece bonus is: After the wearer uses their Ultimate, their CRIT DMG increases by 25% for 2 turn(s).
- Which Planar Ornament should Yanqing use?
- City of Converging Stars. Its 2-piece bonus is: When the wearer uses Follow-Up ATK, increases ATK by 24% for 2 turn(s). When an enemy target gets defeated, increases CRIT DMG for all allies by 12% in the current battle. This effect cannot stack. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.