yao guang hsr

Yao Guang

ElationPhysical5★Released: 12/02/2026 · v4.0
Last updated: 01/06/2026
The Seer Strategist

“I am General Yao Guang, Seer Strategist aboard the Xianzhou Yuque. Like everyone else, you may simply call me Madam Yao. It’s true, I could have divined the finer details of this encounter, but where’s the fun in that? Being here in person has turned up some rather pleasant surprises.”

Should You Pull for Yao Guang?

Support

Yao Guang is the first character on the Elation Path, and her job is buffing the whole team. She raises your team's All-Type RES PEN, makes enemies take more DMG, and her Ultimate gives Aha 1 extra turn on the spot. The more Elation characters you field, the stronger she gets, which makes her a key piece for Elation teams going forward.

Well worth pulling if you plan to build more Elation characters like Silver Wolf LV.999, Sparxie or Evanescia. If you have no Elation characters yet, she still pairs well with DPS units that spend a lot of Skill Points, like Archer.

Memory of Chaos Outstanding Her buffs cover the whole team: All-Type RES PEN, more DMG taken by enemies, and an extra turn for Aha on top.
Pure Fiction Outstanding Her Elation Skill hits every enemy and makes the whole field take more DMG for 3 turns.
Apocalyptic Shadow Outstanding Her Ultimate gives Aha 1 extra turn right away, so your whole Elation team gets to use their Elation Skills without consuming Punchline.
Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Creates extra instances of Elation damage for the whole team without consuming Punchline stacks (the Elation Path's own resource)
  • Stacks Punchline continuously without spending Skill Points
  • Skill Point positive, and her Elation Skill even generates an extra Skill Point
  • Good general buffs with increased damage taken and All-Type RES PEN
  • Raises the team's total Elation build-up and creates many more instances of Elation damage
  • An important character for future Elation teams
  • Cheap to get up and running

Cons

  • Her Ultimate is extremely expensive at a full 180 Energy
  • In non-Elation teams she brings less value than the existing Harmony or Nihility supports
  • Her maximum potential is locked away and only opens up with more Elation characters in the team

Best Yao Guang Build Guide

Yao Guang Elation Support Build

Build Yao Guang around SPD first, then CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG. More SPD means more Elation for her, and her Zone shares that Elation with the whole team.

Best Light Cones

  • 1 When She Decided to See When She Decided to See Best
    Her signature gives SPD and Energy Regeneration Rate, and raises allies' CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG when she uses her Ultimate. Energy is her weak spot, so this Light Cone will usually get her Ultimate out about 1 turn sooner. Great to have, but not required.
  • 2 Mushy Shroomy's Adventures Mushy Shroomy's Adventures Great
    Her best 4-star, and you can get it from the store instead of pulling for it. It raises her Elation and makes enemies take more Elation DMG after she uses her Elation Skill. The catch is that it gives no Energy, so her Ultimate comes slower, and it does almost nothing in a team with no Elation characters.
  • 3 Today's Good Luck Today's Good Luck Great
    Another very solid 4-star, with CRIT Rate built in and an Elation buff that stacks.
  • 4 Sneering Sneering Good
    A 3-star that raises Yao Guang's Elation during Aha's turn. Use it as a stopgap until you have one of the options above.

Best Relics

1
Her best set. It gives SPD, has CRIT Rate and raises the whole team's Elation. Yao Guang needs at least 160 SPD to get the full effect.
2
While you are still farming the 4-piece, mix these two SPD sets 2 + 2 to get by. Sacerdos' Relived Ordeal is another 2-piece you can mix in.

Best Planar Ornaments

1
The top choice. It gives Yao Guang some Energy Regeneration Rate and raises the ATK of the ally in the first slot. Keep in mind ATK does not raise Elation DMG, unless that character has a way to turn ATK into Elation.
2
The second choice, and it also has Energy Regeneration Rate. The action advance at the start of battle helps if you want Yao Guang to move before the enemies, but she is usually fast enough without it.
3
No Energy here, so only consider it when you are aiming for specific SPD breakpoints.

Main Stats

  • BodyCRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
  • FeetSPD
  • Planar SphereHP% or DEF%
  • Link RopeEnergy Regeneration Rate

Substats

  • 1SPD
  • 2CRIT Rate
  • 3CRIT DMG
  • 4HP% or DEF%

Boots must be SPD. Either CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG on the Body works, as long as you hit the targets below. Skip Physical DMG Boost on the Planar Sphere, because Elation DMG is not affected by regular DMG Boosts. The Link Rope is Energy Regeneration Rate because her Ultimate costs a full 180 Energy.

Stack SPD before anything else, as much as you can get. After that, add CRIT so her Elation Skill crits consistently.

Stat Targets

  • SPD160 or more, aim for 200 if you can
  • CRIT RateClose to 100% (in combat)
  • CRIT DMG90% or more (before combat)
  • HP3000-4000
  • DEF1000-1100

Skill Priority

Skill = Ultimate > Talent = Elation Skill > Basic ATK

Her Skill raises how much Elation the Zone shares with allies, and her Ultimate raises the All-Type RES PEN buff, so max both of these first. Her Talent boosts the Great Boon damage, and her Elation Skill boosts her damage during Aha's turn. Basic ATK goes last since it is mostly there to give back Skill Points.

Trace Priority

Poised and Sated > Amaze-In Grace > Felicity Ensemble

Poised and Sated gives 60% CRIT DMG and recovers 1 Skill Point for the team every time she uses her Elation Skill. Amaze-In Grace turns her SPD into Elation once she reaches 120 SPD. Felicity Ensemble makes her Certified Banger last 1 more turn. All three matter, so unlock them all early.

Eidolon Priority

E1 is the best value

E1 raises the fixed Punchline counted in the Aha extra turn from her Ultimate from 20 to 40, and lets the whole team's Elation DMG ignore 20% of enemy DEF. E2 gives the whole team 12% SPD while the Zone is up, plus extra Elation, which makes SPD breakpoints easier to reach. E4 is useful but not worth pulling for on its own. E6 gives the whole team's Elation DMG a 25% Merrymake boost, a very rare kind of DMG increase, and doubles her Elation Skill multiplier, which turns Yao Guang into a strong Sub-DPS.

Best Yao Guang Teams

Best Elation Team

Replace Silver Wolf LV.999 with: Evanescia, Aventurine • Waveflair Replace Sparxie with: Trailblazer (Elation), Tribbie, Cipher, Hanya Replace Pearl with: Huohuo, Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae, Gallagher

Yao Guang is at her best next to other Elation characters, since her buffs raise Elation DMG. Silver Wolf LV.999 and Sparxie get a lot out of her buffs, and they get a free Elation Skill every time Yao Guang uses her Ultimate. Pearl is the best sustain here thanks to her buffs and effects tied to Elation, plus her action advance.

Evanescia Team

Replace Huohuo with: Pearl

Any character who deals Elation DMG can take the main DPS slot, and Evanescia is a good example: she generates extra Punchline and triggers her own Elation Skill. The Trailblazer (Elation) is the free option for Elation teams, no pulling needed. Huohuo heals, cleanses debuffs and gives the whole team Energy.

Non-Elation Team

Replace Archer with: Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae Replace Sparkle with: Tribbie, Cipher, Hanya Replace Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae with: Gallagher

Without Elation characters, Yao Guang is still a good support for DPS units that spend Skill Points. Archer fits best because he spends Skill Points to deal damage, and any attack that consumes Skill Points triggers Great Boon 1 extra time. Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae shields the team and raises allies' ATK.

Best Teammates for Yao Guang

Silver Wolf LV.999
Silver Wolf LV.999

Gets a lot out of her buffs and the Aha extra turn from her Ultimate. You control when Yao Guang uses her Ultimate, which helps Silver Wolf LV.999 keep her own Ultimate up more often.

Sparxie
Sparxie

Gets an extra Elation Skill every time Yao Guang uses her Ultimate, and takes full advantage of her Elation share, All-Type RES PEN and the extra DMG enemies take.

Evanescia
Evanescia

Generates extra Punchline and triggers her own Elation Skill, so Yao Guang's buffs pay off very well.

Aventurine • Waveflair
Aventurine • Waveflair

He deals Elation DMG. With Yao Guang on the team, his Elation team passive turns on, and he can play as the main DPS or as a Sub-DPS.

Pearl
Pearl

The best sustain for Elation teams, thanks to her buffs tied to Elation and her action advance.

Trailblazer (Elation)
Trailblazer (Elation)

The free option for Elation teams, able to fill the Sub-DPS or support slot.

Archer
Archer

The best non-Elation DPS for her because he spends a lot of Skill Points, while Yao Guang gives Skill Points back and triggers an extra Great Boon on attacks that consume them.

Tribbie
Tribbie

Adds All-Type RES PEN and extra damage, and can take the support slot in both Elation and non-Elation teams.

Huohuo
Huohuo

Heals, cleanses debuffs and gives the whole team Energy.

How to Play Yao Guang

Elation in a Nutshell

Aha has its own turn on the action order. On Aha's turn, every Elation character on the team uses their Elation Skill one after another, without spending any resources. The amount of Punchline the team has built up (it is shared) decides how hard this turn hits. After that, the Punchline is passed on to each character and they enter the Certified Banger state. Elation DMG ignores regular DMG Boosts and scales with the Elation stat instead, which is why Yao Guang's Elation buff is so valuable.

Skill Sets Up the Zone, Use Your Technique Before Battle

Her Skill deploys a Zone that lasts 3 turns, and while it is up, the whole team gains Elation based on Yao Guang's Elation. After she uses her Basic ATK or Skill, she gains 3 Punchline. If you use her Technique on the map, she triggers her Skill automatically at the start of battle without spending a Skill Point, so the Zone is up from the very start.

Ultimate Gives Aha 1 Extra Turn

Her Ultimate costs 180 Energy. In return she gains 5 Punchline, Aha immediately gets 1 extra turn that counts a fixed 20 Punchline and does not consume the Punchline you have stored, and the whole team gets All-Type RES PEN for 3 turns. Don't fire it off right away, wait until your teammates have their buffs up. Her Basic ATK always restores 30 Energy, so it is a fairly steady way to charge her Ultimate.

Talent and Elation Skill

While Yao Guang holds Certified Banger, every time an ally attacks, it triggers Great Boon, dealing 1 extra instance of Elation DMG to a random target hit by that attack. If the attack consumes Skill Points, Great Boon triggers 1 more time. If the attacker's Elation is lower than Yao Guang's, this hit uses her Elation instead. Her Elation Skill makes all enemies take 16% more DMG for 3 turns, and thanks to Poised and Sated, each use also recovers 1 Skill Point for the team.

Quick Tips

  • Build Yao Guang's SPD before any other stat. Amaze-In Grace only starts adding Elation at 120 SPD.
  • 200 SPD gives Yao Guang 3 turns within 150 Action Value and Aha 2 turns, but for now it also needs Sparxie at 134 SPD and pretty much requires her signature Light Cone.
  • Wait for your teammates to buff before using her Ultimate, instead of firing it the moment her Energy is full.
  • With Yao Guang on the team, breaking destructible objects gives you Fortune Pouches, up to 8 per week.
  • Level her Basic ATK last and spend your materials on her Skill and Ultimate first.

Yao Guang Skills

Basic ATK

Whistlebolt Sings Joy

[Blast]
Energy Generated20
Toughness Break AoE: 10

Deals Physical DMG equal to 126% of Yao Guang’s ATK to one designated enemy and Physical DMG equal to 42% of Yao Guang’s ATK to targets adjacent to it. The Energy regenerated from Basic ATK increases to 30.

Lv. 10

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 10

Decalight Unveils All

[Support]
Energy Generated30

Deploys a Zone for 3 turn(s). This duration decreases by 1 at the start of this unit’s every turn. While the Zone is active, increases all allies’ Elation by an amount equal to 25.0% of Yao Guang’s Elation. After Yao Guang uses Basic ATK or Skill, gains 3 Punchline.

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 15

Hexagram of Feathered Fortune

[Support]
Energy Generated5

Gains 5 Punchline. Aha immediately gains 1 extra turn where a fixed amount of 20 Punchline is taken into account. This turn does not consume Punchline, and increases all allies’ All-Type RES PEN by 25.0% for 3 turn(s).

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 15

Behold Wherever Light Unfolds

[Support]
Energy Generated5

While Yao Guang holds “Certified Banger”:
After an ally target uses an attack, triggers the “Great Boon” effect, dealing 1 additional instance of 25.0% Elation DMG of the corresponding Type to 1 random hit target. If this attack consumes Skill Points, then additionally triggers “Great Boon” 1 time.
When triggering the “Great Boon” effect, if the attacker’s Elation is lower than that of Yao Guang, then this instance of Elation DMG will take Yao Guang’s Elation into calculation.
Triggering the “Great Boon” effect is not considered as using 1 instance of attack.

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 15

Untethered Glimmer Sails Far

Energy Generated20

After using Technique, automatically triggers Skill 1 time at the start of the next battle without consuming any Skill Points. When Yao Guang is in the team, breaking destructible objects immediately grants Fortune Pouch, up to 8 within every Earth Week.

Let Thy Fortune Burst in Flames

[Support]
Energy Generated0
Toughness Break AoE: 60

Inflicts “Woe’s Whisper” on all enemies, lasting for 3 turn(s). Enemy targets under the “Woe’s Whisper” state take 16.0% increased DMG. Deals 125% Physical Elation DMG to all enemies. Then, deals 5 instance(s) of 25% Physical Elation DMG to one random enemy.

Lv. 15

Upgrade Materials

Lv. 1 to Lv. 10

Yao Guang Traces

Total Trace Bonuses
  • Tỷ Lệ Bạo Kích +18.7%
  • SPD +9
  • ST Elation +10%

Yao Guang Eidolons

Chuckle Chimes Where Jade Falls
Eidolon 1

In Aha’s extra turn triggered by Ultimate, the fixed amount of Punchline taken into account increases to 40. When dealing Elation DMG, all ally targets ignore 20% of the target’s DEF.

Blind Arrows Guided by Feathers
Eidolon 2

While the Zone is active, increases all ally targets’ SPD by 12%, and additionally increases Elation by 16%.

Auspices Mirrored In Decalight
Eidolon 3

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
Elation Skill Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Threads of Fate Colored by Plumes
Eidolon 4

In Aha’s extra turn triggered by Yao Guang’s Ultimate, the DMG dealt by all ally characters’ Elation Skill becomes 150% of the original DMG.

Bejeweled in Radiant Grace
Eidolon 5

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Elation Skill Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Ferried Along the Astral Arc
Eidolon 6

All ally targets’ Elation DMG merrymakes by 25%. Increases the DMG multiplier of Yao Guang’s Elation Skill by 100% of its original multiplier.

Stats Base

Lv. 80
  • HP Base—
  • ATK Base—
  • DEF Base—
  • SPD—
  • Taunt—

Ascension Materials

20304050607080

About Yao Guang

Other Names
Boss Yao
Path story
The Hunt
World
Planarcadia
Signature Light Cone
When She Decided to See
Debut Banner
Gleam of a Thousand Plumes
Release Date
2026-02-13
Version
introduced in 1.0, playable from 4.0

Faction

  • The Xianzhou Yuque
  • Xianzhou Alliance
  • Six Charioteers
  • Cloud Knights
  • Arbiter-Generals
EN Ari Thrash
CN Qin Ziyi (秦紫翼)
JP Hanazawa Kana (花澤 香菜)
KR Lee Seul (이슬)
  • Rank 1 "Xianzhou's Chosen Prophet"
  • Rank 1 "This General Is a Bit Wild"
  • Prosper: Aha
  • Honorary Dean of the Omniscience Sapientia Academe
  • Master of the Deca-Light Reflection Barrier
  • Goddess of Fortune

Playstyle overview

Yao Guang is a support character who can trigger extra “Aha Moments.” Yao Guang can make the attacks of the entire team carry Elation DMG, and she also has many ways to gain Humor points, while her Skill raises the team’s Elation level.

Yao Guang FAQ

Is Yao Guang worth pulling?
Yes if you plan to build more Elation characters, since she is a key support for the Elation Path and will only get stronger as new Elation characters arrive. She also works well if you have a DPS that spends a lot of Skill Points, like Archer.
Does Yao Guang need her signature Light Cone?
No. Her signature gets her Ultimate out sooner and makes high SPD breakpoints easier, but Mushy Shroomy's Adventures or Today's Good Luck still do the job.
How much SPD does Yao Guang need?
At least 160 to get the full Diviner of Distant Reach effect. Going higher gives her more Elation, and 200 is the goal if you have her signature and the right teammates.
Which Eidolon should you stop at?
E1 is the best value: the Aha extra turn from her Ultimate counts a fixed 40 Punchline instead of 20, and the whole team's Elation DMG ignores 20% of enemy DEF. E4 is not worth pulling for on its own.
Can Yao Guang work in a team without Elation characters?
Yes, especially with DPS units that spend Skill Points, like Archer or Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae. That said, in teams like that she doesn't bring as much value as the Harmony and Nihility supports you may already have.