Yao Guang build by Honkai Star Rail

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Yao Guang is a playable Elation character. Honkai: Star Rail. She serves as a great introduction to the Elation path by allowing the team to deal Elation DMG during combat. Of course, her build plays a role in what she can do during combat. For this reason, this guide is intended to help players The best Yao Guang high speed rail compose.

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Yao Guang's best HSR builds

best light cone	When she decided to look The Adventures of Mush Shroomy good luck today
Best Artifact Set	Distant Fortuneteller
best flat ornaments	Lushaka, the sunken sea
Best Artifact Statistics	body: Critical strike rate or critical damage feet: SPD plane sphere: HP% or DEF% Link Rope: energy renewal rate
Best Artifact Sub Stats	SPD critical strike rate Critical Damage

Yao Guang HSR best light cone

light cone	why it's good
When she decided to look	When She Dedicated to See is a Light Cone that is very important to Yao Guang's build. Honkai: Star RailBecause it gives her everything she needs. Beginning its role as an Elation support unit, the 5-star Light Cone grants Yao Guang the Great Fortune buff, increasing his team's critical strike rate and critical strike damage. Additionally, Yao Guang's Trace passive increases Elation based on total SPD, so it's important to build Yao Guang with as much SPD as possible. Her signature Light Cone increases SPD by 18%, improving SPD scaling. Lastly, as if all the previous buffs weren't enough, in addition to regenerating energy every wave when she decides to look, it also buffs Yao Guang's energy regeneration rate. This will greatly increase her utility as an Elation support since she triggers Aha Instant on every Ultimate. The SPD of the Triumphant character also determines the SPD of the Aha Instant.This further emphasizes the importance of good SPD values.
The Adventures of Mush Shroomy	Mush Shroomy's Adventure is a 4-star light cone that does not provide the buffs found in Yao Guang's Signature Light Cone. However, this is still a very useful option as it increases Yao Guang's Elation, bringing more Elation to her team. Additionally, after Yao Guang uses the Elation skill, the 4-star Light Cone increases the Elation DMG received by all enemies. Having a Light Cone that increases Yao Guang's Elation while also increasing your team's Elation DMG against enemies synergizes perfectly with her kit and makes Adventures of Mushy Shroomy one of the best Light Cones for Yao Guang. Honkai: Star Rail.
good luck today	Yao Guang plays more of a support role, but can still deal a lot of DMG during combat. To do this, it is important to increase the Crit value. So Light Cone like Luck of the Day can work because Yao Guang can use the Crit Rate and Elation buffs. In fact, Light Cone grants her Elation up to 40, which works very well with her passive, which grants her team a portion of the Elation stat.

light cone

why it's good

When she decided to look

When She Dedicated to See is a Light Cone that is very important to Yao Guang's build. Honkai: Star RailBecause it gives her everything she needs. Beginning its role as an Elation support unit, the 5-star Light Cone grants Yao Guang the Great Fortune buff, increasing his team's critical strike rate and critical strike damage.

Additionally, Yao Guang's Trace passive increases Elation based on total SPD, so it's important to build Yao Guang with as much SPD as possible. Her signature Light Cone increases SPD by 18%, improving SPD scaling. Lastly, as if all the previous buffs weren't enough, in addition to regenerating energy every wave when she decides to look, it also buffs Yao Guang's energy regeneration rate. This will greatly increase her utility as an Elation support since she triggers Aha Instant on every Ultimate.

The SPD of the Triumphant character also determines the SPD of the Aha Instant.This further emphasizes the importance of good SPD values.

The Adventures of Mush Shroomy

Mush Shroomy's Adventure is a 4-star light cone that does not provide the buffs found in Yao Guang's Signature Light Cone. However, this is still a very useful option as it increases Yao Guang's Elation, bringing more Elation to her team. Additionally, after Yao Guang uses the Elation skill, the 4-star Light Cone increases the Elation DMG received by all enemies.

Having a Light Cone that increases Yao Guang's Elation while also increasing your team's Elation DMG against enemies synergizes perfectly with her kit and makes Adventures of Mushy Shroomy one of the best Light Cones for Yao Guang. Honkai: Star Rail.

good luck today

Yao Guang plays more of a support role, but can still deal a lot of DMG during combat. To do this, it is important to increase the Crit value. So Light Cone like Luck of the Day can work because Yao Guang can use the Crit Rate and Elation buffs. In fact, Light Cone grants her Elation up to 40, which works very well with her passive, which grants her team a portion of the Elation stat.

Yao Guang HSR's Best Artifacts

artifact set	why it's good
Distant Fortuneteller	Distant Fortuneteller works perfectly with Yao Guang's build as it grants SPD and adjusts its own passive effects accordingly. When players reach SPD 160 or higher, Yao Guang's critical strike rate increases by 18%, significantly increasing his DPS during combat. More importantly, your entire team gains 10% Elation, increasing your usefulness as an Elation support. Honkai: Star Rail.

Flat decoration set

why it's good

Lushaka, the sunken sea

One of the most important reasons to build Yao Guang with the Lushaka, Sunken Sea Plane cosmetic set is its ability to increase energy regeneration rate. This will further improve your ability to cast your ultimate more regularly, allowing your team to deal with more Elation DMG. Keep in mind that when using Lushaka, the Sunken Sea set, Yao Guang should not be placed first in the lineup. The effect grants 12% attack damage to the first character, so if Yao Guang takes that spot, he'll miss out on the buff. Alternatively, if you're particularly good at SPD substats, you can use other planar decorations that give you energy regeneration rates.

Yao Guang HSR Best Eidolon

E1 – Giggling sound where Jade falls.

effect	On the extra turn of Aha's ultimate activation, the fixed amount of punchline considered increases to 40. All targets ignore 20% of their DEF when dealing Elation DMG.
importance	priorities

effect	While the area is active, all friendly targets have their SPD increased by 12% and their Joy is increased by an additional 16%.
importance	high

E4 – Feathered Thread of Fate

effect	On Aha's extra turn triggered by Yao Guang's Ultimate, the DMG dealt by the Elation Skill of all friendly characters becomes 150% of the original DMG.
importance	high

E6 – Ferry ride along the Astral Arc

effect	Elation DMG for all allies is merry-made by 25%. The DMG multiplier of Yao Guang's Elation Skill is increased by 100% of the original multiplier.
importance	high

released: April 26, 2023
ESRB: Teen/Fantasy Violence, Mildly Sexual Themes, Gambling Simulation, In-Game Purchases (including random items), User Interaction