What Combat Type is Yukong?

Yukong is a 4-star Imaginary character on the Path of Harmony, from The Xianzhou Luofu, released in version 1.1.

What stat does Yukong scale on?

Yukong's abilities multiply ATK. That is read from the scaling rows on the Skill and Ultimate, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.

What is the best Light Cone for Yukong?

Flowing Nightglow is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star Harmony Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds is the best 4-star alternative.

Which relic set should Yukong use?

Wastelander of Banditry Desert. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases Imaginary DMG by 10%. Its 4-piece bonus is: When dealing DMG to debuffed enemy targets, the wearer has their CRIT Rate increased by 10%. And when they deal DMG to Imprisoned enemy targets, their CRIT DMG increases by 20%.

Which Planar Ornament should Yukong use?

Sprightly Vonwacq. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases the wearer's Energy Regeneration Rate by 5%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 120 or higher, the wearer's action is Advanced Forward by 40% immediately upon entering battle. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.

How much does it cost to max Yukong's traces?

Taking one ability from level 1 to 10 costs 522,000 Credits and 1× Tracks of Destiny among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.

What does Yukong E1 do?

Aerial Marshal: At the start of battle, increases the SPD of all allies by 10% for 2 turn(s).

Yukong — Imaginary Harmony character | Honkai: Star Rail

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Yukong

Build guide · Honkai: Star Rail

ImaginaryHarmonySupport

English voice: Dawn M. Bennett

The best Yukong build in Honkai: Star Rail (Version 4.4) is Memories of the Past with Messenger Traversing Hackerspace. Updated August 28, 2026

Where these rankings come fromThe light cone order, relic sets and stat priorities on this tab are prydwen.gg’s, measured in play and rephrased. Relative damage figures are ratios against the bottom of each ranking, not absolute numbers, and each one holds only for the superimposition and team its row states. Everything else — base stats, passive text, material totals — is read from the game’s own data.

Light cones

4 ranked

Memories of the Past — 4★ Harmony Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

BISMemories of the Past

Ranked first at S5

423

Base ATK · lv 80

953 HP397 DEF

But the Battle Isn't Over — 5★ Harmony Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#2But the Battle Isn't Over

Ranked #2 at S1

529

Base ATK · lv 80

1164 HP463 DEF

Meshing Cogs — 3★ Harmony Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#3Meshing Cogs

Ranked #3 at S5

318

Base ATK · lv 80

847 HP265 DEF

Planetary Rendezvous — 4★ Harmony Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#4Planetary Rendezvous

Ranked #4 at S5

423

Base ATK · lv 80

1058 HP331 DEF

Relics

1 sets

CoreMessenger Traversing Hackerspace

2PCIncreases SPD by 6%.

4PCWhen the wearer uses their Ultimate on an ally, SPD for all allies increases by 12% for 1 turn(s). This effect cannot be stacked.

Planar ornaments

Sphere and rope · 2-piece only

CoreBroken Keel

An option for supports stacking Effect RES, while also increasing the entire team's CRIT DMG. Requires at least 30% Effect RES to activate.

2PCIncreases the wearer's Effect RES by 10%. When the wearer's Effect RES is at 30% or higher, all allies' CRIT DMG increases by 10%.

Also works

Main stats

Ultimate · 130 energy

Body: CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG
Feet: Speed >= ATK%
Planar Sphere: Imaginary DMG > ATK%
Link Rope: Energy Regen Rate >= ATK%

Substat priority

Highest first

1SPDBest
2HP = DEF
3EFF RES% (30% if using Broken Keel)

Make sure her SPD is tuned between the team so she acts before the DPS. Yukong prefers tank stats to survive, so focus on them once you reach the needed SPD breakpoint.

Trace priority

Level in this order

#1
Skill
Max first
#2
Ultimate
Then
#3
Talent = Basic
Next

Major traces, best first: Archerion (A2) > Majestas (A6) > Bowmaster (A4)

Best Eidolons

E3 and E5 raise levels only

E1Aerial Marshal
E2Skyward Command
E3Level bump
E4Zephyrean Echoes
E5Level bump
E6Bowstring Thunderclap

E1
Aerial Marshal
Game text
At the start of battle, increases the SPD of all allies by 10% for 2 turn(s).
E2
Skyward Command
Game text
When any ally's current energy is equal to its energy limit, Yukong regenerates an additional 5 energy. This effect can only be triggered once for each ally. The trigger count is reset after Yukong uses her Ultimate.
E4
Zephyrean Echoes
Game text
When "Roaring Bowstrings" is active, Yukong deals 30% more DMG to enemies.
E6
Bowstring Thunderclap
Game text
When Yukong uses her Ultimate, she immediately gains 1 stack(s) of "Roaring Bowstrings."

Teams

No composition on the site currently uses Yukong. The best teams page carries the ones that are written up.

Honkai: Star Rail 4★ Imaginary Harmony Support

Yukong build summary

Updated August 28, 2026

Memories of the Past tops the light cone ranking for Yukong at S5, ahead of But the Battle Isn't Over, Meshing Cogs and Planetary Rendezvous. That order is prydwen.gg's, measured in play and rephrased here; every row of it sits under Light cones below.

Run Messenger Traversing Hackerspace on Yukong. The planar ornament is Broken Keel. Main stats are CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG body, Speed >= ATK% feet, Imaginary DMG > ATK% sphere, Energy Regen Rate >= ATK% rope. Roll substats in the order SPD > HP = DEF > EFF RES% (30% if using Broken Keel).

Trace priority is Skill > Ultimate > Talent = Basic. The Ultimate costs 130 energy, which is what an Energy Regeneration Rate target has to clear.

Role: Support
Best light cone: Memories of the Past
Alternatives: But the Battle Isn't Over, Meshing Cogs, Planetary Rendezvous
Relic set: Messenger Traversing Hackerspace
Planar ornament: Broken Keel
Main stats: CRIT Rate >= CRIT DMG body, Speed >= ATK% feet, Imaginary DMG > ATK% sphere, Energy Regen Rate >= ATK% rope
Substat priority: SPD > HP = DEF > EFF RES% (30% if using Broken Keel)
Trace priority: Skill > Ultimate > Talent = Basic
Ultimate energy cost: 130 energy
Key ascension material: 12× Artifex's Gyreheart
Last updated: August 28, 2026

Abilities

4 levellable

Basic

Arrowslinger

Single Target
+20 energy
30 Toughness

Deals 100% of Yukong's ATK as Imaginary DMG to a target enemy.

Ability level

6 is the cap from trace materials; Eidolons add the rest.

Value 1: 100%

All 10 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Value 1	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	100%	110%	120%	130%	140%

Skill

Emboldening Salvo

Support
+30 energy

Obtains 2 stack(s) of "Roaring Bowstrings" (to a maximum of 2 stacks). When "Roaring Bowstrings" is active, the ATK of all allies increases by 80%, and every time an ally's turn (including Yukong's) ends, Yukong loses 1 stack of "Roaring Bowstrings." When it's the turn where Yukong gains "Roaring Bowstrings" by using Skill, "Roaring Bowstrings" will not be removed.

Ability level

10 is the cap from trace materials; Eidolons add the rest.

Bonus: 80%

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Bonus	40%	44%	48%	52%	56%	60%	65%	70%	75%	80%	84%	88%	92%	96%	100%

Ultimate

Diving Kestrel

Single Target
+5 energy
90 Toughness

If "Roaring Bowstrings" is active on Yukong when her Ultimate is used, additionally increases all allies' CRIT Rate by 28.0% and CRIT DMG by 65%. At the same time, deals Imaginary DMG equal to 380% of Yukong's ATK to one designated enemy.

Ability level

10 is the cap from trace materials; Eidolons add the rest.

Ultimate DMG: 28.0%
Ultimate DMG (2): 65%
Ultimate DMG (3): 380%

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Ultimate DMG	21.0%	21.7%	22.4%	23.1%	23.8%	24.5%	25.4%	26.3%	27.1%	28.0%	28.7%	29.4%	30.1%	30.8%	31.5%
Ultimate DMG (2)	39%	42%	44%	47%	49%	52%	55%	59%	62%	65%	68%	70%	73%	75%	78%
Ultimate DMG (3)	228%	243%	258%	274%	289%	304%	323%	342%	361%	380%	395%	410%	426%	441%	456%

Talent

Seven Layers, One Arrow

Enhance

Basic ATK additionally deals Imaginary DMG equal to 80% of Yukong's ATK, and increases the Toughness Reduction of this attack by 100%. This effect can be triggered again after 1 turn(s).

Ability level

10 is the cap from trace materials; Eidolons add the rest.

Talent DMG: 80%

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Talent DMG	40%	44%	48%	52%	56%	60%	65%	70%	75%	80%	84%	88%	92%	96%	100%

Technique and fixed effects

1 fixed

Technique

Windchaser

Enhance

After using her Technique, Yukong enters Sprint mode for 20 seconds. In Sprint mode, her movement speed increases by 35%, and Yukong gains 2 stack(s) of "Roaring Bowstrings" when she enters combat by attacking enemies.

Bonus Abilities

3 unlocked by ascension

A2
Archerion
Yukong can resist 1 debuff application for 1 time. This effect can be triggered again after 2 turn(s).
A4
Bowmaster
When Yukong is on the field, Imaginary DMG dealt by all allies increases by 12%.
A6
Majestas
When "Roaring Bowstrings" is active, Yukong regenerates 2 additional Energy every time an ally takes action.

Stat traces

Every node taken

Imaginary DMG: 22.4%
Max HP: 18.0%
ATK: 10.0%

Totals at full unlock, summed across every node of that stat. Ascension rank gates the nodes as it gates the Bonus Abilities above.

Full bill

Credits, summed from the tables below

Level 80 and every ability maxed

1,812,400

Credits 12 material lines

Ascension to 80

246,400

Credits 4 materials · 6 steps

All 3 abilities maxed

1,566,000

Credits 3× the single-ability bill

Ascension

Level 1 → 80 in 6 steps

Lv 30
Artifex's Module ×4
3,200Credits
Lv 40
Artifex's Module ×8
6,400Credits
Lv 50
Golden Crown of the Past Shadow ×2
Artifex's Cogwheel ×5
12,800Credits
Lv 60
Golden Crown of the Past Shadow ×5
Artifex's Cogwheel ×8
32,000Credits
Lv 70
Artifex's Gyreheart ×5
Golden Crown of the Past Shadow ×15
64,000Credits
Lv 80
Artifex's Gyreheart ×7
Golden Crown of the Past Shadow ×28
128,000Credits

Total to level 80

246,400 Credits

Artifex's Gyreheart

Golden Crown of the Past Shadow

Artifex's Cogwheel

Artifex's Module

Trace materials

Per ability · 3 levellable

→ 2
Artifex's Module ×2
2,000Credits
→ 3
Artifex's Module ×4
Harmonic Tune ×2
4,000Credits
→ 4
Ancestral Hymn ×2
Artifex's Cogwheel ×2
8,000Credits
→ 5
Ancestral Hymn ×4
Artifex's Cogwheel ×3
16,000Credits
→ 6
Ancestral Hymn ×6
Artifex's Cogwheel ×5
24,000Credits
→ 7
Artifex's Gyreheart ×2
Stellaris Symphony ×2
36,000Credits
→ 8
Artifex's Gyreheart ×3
Destroyer's Final Road ×1
Stellaris Symphony ×4
64,000Credits
→ 9
Destroyer's Final Road ×1
Stellaris Symphony ×6
128,000Credits
→ 10
Tracks of Destiny ×1
Destroyer's Final Road ×1
Stellaris Symphony ×11
240,000Credits

One ability maxed

522,000 Credits

Tracks of Destiny

Artifex's Gyreheart

Destroyer's Final Road

Stellaris Symphony

Ancestral Hymn

Artifex's Cogwheel

Artifex's Module

Harmonic Tune

All 3 abilities maxed

1,566,000 Credits

Tracks of Destiny

Artifex's Gyreheart

Destroyer's Final Road

Stellaris Symphony

Ancestral Hymn

Artifex's Cogwheel

Artifex's Module

Harmonic Tune

Yukong’s Eidolons

6 unlocks

E1
Aerial Marshal
At the start of battle, increases the SPD of all allies by 10% for 2 turn(s).
E2
Skyward Command
When any ally's current energy is equal to its energy limit, Yukong regenerates an additional 5 energy. This effect can only be triggered once for each ally. The trigger count is reset after Yukong uses her Ultimate.
E3
Torrential Fusillade
Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
E4
Zephyrean Echoes
When "Roaring Bowstrings" is active, Yukong deals 30% more DMG to enemies.
E5
August Deadshot
Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E6
Bowstring Thunderclap
When Yukong uses her Ultimate, she immediately gains 1 stack(s) of "Roaring Bowstrings."

Yukong FAQ

What Combat Type is Yukong?: Yukong is a 4-star Imaginary character on the Path of Harmony, from The Xianzhou Luofu, released in version 1.1.
What stat does Yukong scale on?: Yukong's abilities multiply ATK. That is read from the scaling rows on the Skill and Ultimate, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.
What is the best Light Cone for Yukong?: Flowing Nightglow is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star Harmony Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds is the best 4-star alternative.
Which relic set should Yukong use?: Wastelander of Banditry Desert. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases Imaginary DMG by 10%. Its 4-piece bonus is: When dealing DMG to debuffed enemy targets, the wearer has their CRIT Rate increased by 10%. And when they deal DMG to Imprisoned enemy targets, their CRIT DMG increases by 20%.
Which Planar Ornament should Yukong use?: Sprightly Vonwacq. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases the wearer's Energy Regeneration Rate by 5%. When the wearer's SPD reaches 120 or higher, the wearer's action is Advanced Forward by 40% immediately upon entering battle. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.
How much does it cost to max Yukong's traces?: Taking one ability from level 1 to 10 costs 522,000 Credits and 1× Tracks of Destiny among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.
What does Yukong E1 do?: Aerial Marshal: At the start of battle, increases the SPD of all allies by 10% for 2 turn(s).

Yukong

Light cones

Relics

Planar ornaments

Main stats

Substat priority

Trace priority

Best Eidolons

Aerial Marshal

Skyward Command

Zephyrean Echoes

Bowstring Thunderclap

Teams

Abilities

Technique and fixed effects

Bonus Abilities

Archerion

Bowmaster

Majestas

Stat traces

Full bill

Ascension

Trace materials

Yukong’s Eidolons

Aerial Marshal

Skyward Command

Torrential Fusillade

Zephyrean Echoes

August Deadshot

Bowstring Thunderclap

Yukong FAQ