What is the best Light Cone for Yunli?

I Am As You Behold is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star Destruction Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. A Trail of Bygone Blood is the best 4-star alternative.

Which relic set should Yunli use?

Champion of Streetwise Boxing. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases Physical DMG by 10%. Its 4-piece bonus is: After the wearer attacks or is hit, their ATK increases by 5% for the rest of the battle. This effect can stack up to 5 time(s).

Which Planar Ornament should Yunli use?

Giant Tree of Rapt Brooding. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases the wearer's SPD by 6%. When the wearer's SPD is 135/180 or higher, the wearer and their memosprite's Outgoing Healing increases by 12%/20%. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.

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Yunli Build

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PhysicalDestructionMain DPS

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The best Yunli build in Honkai: Star Rail (Version 4.6) is Dance at Sunset with The Wind-Soaring Valorous. Updated November 5, 2026

Abilities Traces Materials Eidolons

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

7 ranked

Dance at Sunset, 5★ Destruction Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

BISDance at Sunset

123.04% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

1058 HP463 DEF

Thus Burns the Dawn, 5★ Destruction Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#2Thus Burns the Dawn

117.34% at S1

688

Base ATK · lv 80

953 HP397 DEF

The Unreachable Side, 5★ Destruction Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#3The Unreachable Side

102.23% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

1270 HP331 DEF

Brighter Than the Sun, 5★ Destruction Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#4Brighter Than the Sun

101.75% at S1

635

Base ATK · lv 80

1058 HP397 DEF

Something Irreplaceable, 5★ Destruction Light Cone | Honkai: Star Rail

#5Something Irreplaceable

100.81% at S1

582

Base ATK · lv 80

1164 HP397 DEF

Relics

3 sets

CoreThe Wind-Soaring Valorous

Due to Yunli's incredibly frequent Follow-Ups she will almost always have the 4P bonus buff effect of this set active. Yunli's Ultimate is a hybrid between Follow-Up Attack and Ultimate attack and scales off increases to both. This makes the set buff close to a permanent 36% Damage Increase to her Ultimate which just so happens to be responsible for a massive portion of her damage making this set easily her strongest.

2PCIncreases ATK by 12%.

4PCIncreases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 6%. After the wearer uses a Follow-Up ATK, increases DMG dealt by Ultimate by 36%, lasting for 1 turn(s).

Also works

Planar ornaments

Sphere and rope · 2-piece only

CoreInert Salsotto

The most consistent option for Yunli granting her Follow-Up Damage which boosts her Talent AND Ultimate and also one of her strongest stats CRIT RATE all unconditionally with no ramp or downtime.

2PCIncreases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 8%. When the wearer's current CRIT Rate reaches 50% or higher, the DMG dealt by the wearer's Ultimate and Follow-Up ATK increases by 15%.

Also works

Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves

Main stats

Ultimate · 120 energy

Body: CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG
Feet: ATK%
Planar Sphere: Physical DMG > ATK%
Link Rope: ATK% > Energy Regen Rate

Substat priority

Highest first

1CRIT RATE = CRIT DMGBest
2ATK%

This is your typical DPS build that focuses on the holy trifecta - ATK, Crit Rate, and Crit DMG. For every 1% of Crit try to have 2% of Crit DMG.

Trace priority

Level in this order

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

Major traces, best first: Fiery Wheel (A2) > True Sunder (A6) > Demon Quell (A4)

Best Eidolons

E3 and E5 raise levels only

E1Weathered Blade Does Not Sully
E2First Luster Breaks Dawn
E3Level bump
E4Artisan's Ironsong
E5Level bump
E6Walk in Blade, Talk in Zither

E1
Weathered Blade Does Not Sully
Game text
Increases DMG dealt by "Intuit: Slash" and "Intuit: Cull" by 20%. Increases the number of additional DMG instances for "Intuit: Cull" by 3.
E2
First Luster Breaks Dawn
Game text
When dealing DMG via Counter, ignores 20% of the target's DEF.
E4
Artisan's Ironsong
Game text
After launching "Intuit: Slash" or "Intuit: Cull," increases this unit's Effect RES by 50%, lasting for 1 turn(s).
E6
Walk in Blade, Talk in Zither
Game text
While "Parry" is active, if an enemy actively uses their abilities, regardless of whether it attacks Yunli or not, it will trigger "Intuit: Cull" and remove the "Parry" effect. When dealing DMG via "Intuit: Slash" or "Intuit: Cull," increases CRIT Rate by 15% and Physical RES PEN by 20%.

Teams

1 team

Yunli team

Physical · CounterLeads

Yunli’s counter only fires when something hits her, so the team buys her turns with action advance and takes the sustain that lets the hit land.

Yunli, this characterMain DPS
RobinFollow-up buffer
TingyunEnergy · ATK
HuohuoSustain

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Honkai: Star Rail 5★ Physical Destruction Main DPS

Yunli build summary

Updated November 5, 2026

Dance at Sunset tops the light cone ranking for Yunli, at 123.04% relative damage at S1, ahead of Thus Burns the Dawn, The Unreachable Side and Brighter Than the Sun. That order is prydwen.gg's, measured in play and rephrased here; every row of it sits under Light cones below.

Run The Wind-Soaring Valorous on Yunli, with Poet of Mourning Collapse and The Ashblazing Grand Duke behind it. The planar ornament is Inert Salsotto. Main stats are CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG body, ATK% feet, Physical DMG > ATK% sphere, ATK% > Energy Regen Rate rope. Roll substats in the order CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > ATK%.

Trace priority is Ultimate > Talent > Skill = Basic. The Ultimate costs 120 energy, which is what an Energy Regeneration Rate target has to clear.

The strongest team is Yunli, Robin, Tingyun and Huohuo, built around Yunli: Physical · Counter.

Role: Main DPS / Sustain
Best light cone: Dance at Sunset
Alternatives: Thus Burns the Dawn, The Unreachable Side, Brighter Than the Sun
Relic set: The Wind-Soaring Valorous
Planar ornament: Inert Salsotto
Main stats: CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG body, ATK% feet, Physical DMG > ATK% sphere, ATK% > Energy Regen Rate rope
Substat priority: CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > ATK%
Trace priority: Ultimate > Talent > Skill = Basic
Best team: Yunli, Robin, Tingyun, Huohuo
Ultimate energy cost: 120 energy
Key ascension material: 15× Artifex's Gyreheart
Last updated: November 5, 2026

Yunli build FAQ

What is the best Light Cone for Yunli?: I Am As You Behold is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star Destruction Light Cone with 635 base ATK at level 80, and its passive acts on ATK. A Trail of Bygone Blood is the best 4-star alternative.
Which relic set should Yunli use?: Champion of Streetwise Boxing. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases Physical DMG by 10%. Its 4-piece bonus is: After the wearer attacks or is hit, their ATK increases by 5% for the rest of the battle. This effect can stack up to 5 time(s).
Which Planar Ornament should Yunli use?: Giant Tree of Rapt Brooding. Its 2-piece bonus is: Increases the wearer's SPD by 6%. When the wearer's SPD is 135/180 or higher, the wearer and their memosprite's Outgoing Healing increases by 12%/20%. Planar Ornaments have no 4-piece bonus; the sphere and the rope are the whole set.

Yunli Build

Light cones

Relics

Planar ornaments

Main stats

Substat priority

Trace priority

Best Eidolons

Weathered Blade Does Not Sully

First Luster Breaks Dawn

Artisan's Ironsong

Walk in Blade, Talk in Zither

Teams

Yunli build FAQ