Yao Guang build
Yao Guang
Yao Guang converts speed into Elation, maintains a Zone and schedules an extra Aha Instant without consuming the team's Punchline.
Physical
Elation- Role
- Physical Elation amplifier and Aha turn controller
- Version
- 4.4
- Reviewed on
- August 12, 2026
Recommended build
Light Cone
When She Decided to SeeWhen She Decided to See adds SPD, wave-start Energy, personal Energy Regeneration Rate and team CRIT buffs for the exact loop Yao Guang needs.
When to use it : Use Ultimate on schedule to refresh Great Fortune; 180 SPD is sufficient for this guide and 200 remains optional.
Mushy Shroomy's AdventuresMushy Shroomy's Adventures S5 raises Yao Guang's Elation and stacks an enemy Elation vulnerability after her forced Aha Instant.
It is permanently exchangeable in the Forgotten Hall shop and needs no limited signature Warp.
Elation Brimming With BlessingsElation Brimming With Blessings increases Yao Guang's ATK and grants Elation to the ally targeted by her Skill or Ultimate for two turns.
Relics
Diviner of Distant Reach supplies speed, CRIT Rate and a first-Aha team Elation buff while sharing a Cavern with the DPS set.
When to use it : Reach 160 SPD before combat to obtain the full 18% CRIT Rate and trigger the non-stacking team Elation buff on the first Elation Skill.
Messenger and Diviner each grant 6% SPD, keeping Yao Guang on the fast Energy loop while four-piece Diviner is incomplete.
A temporary two-piece mix while farming Diviner.
Planar Ornaments
Lushaka, the Sunken Seas accelerates Yao Guang's costly Ultimate and gives the first-slot carry 12% ATK.
When to use it : Place the ATK-scaling main DPS in team slot one so Lushaka's 12% ATK reaches the intended target.
Broken Keel supports the team with CRIT DMG when Lushaka's first-slot ATK has no suitable target.
When to use it : Reach 30% Effect RES.
Team lineup
Sparxie creates Punchline and Skill Point expenditure, Silver Wolf converts both into MMR and damage, while Huohuo sustains and helps Yao Guang recover her expensive Ultimate.
When to use it : Use Yao Guang's Ultimate before Silver Wolf enters Godmode or immediately afterward for a controlled Elation Skill burst.
Qingque converts Yao Guang's Zone into Quantum damage, Asta provides team SPD and Gallagher sustains while producing Skill Points.
Qingque, Asta and Gallagher are four-star or freely obtained units, so the lineup requires no additional limited five-star character.
Compare the options — Yao Guang
Choose based on your equipment and the stated conditions. These tables bring together the guide’s qualitative recommendations, without measured damage comparisons.
- Guide version
- 4.4
- Recommendations reviewed
- Assumed role
- Physical Elation amplifier and Aha turn controller
The guide’s stat targets and rotation provide the context. Eidolons, superimpositions, substats and enemies may change the choice; options are not evaluated at equal investment.
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| Option | Why choose it? | Conditions and availability |
|---|---|---|
| Guide’s reference choice | When She Decided to See adds SPD, wave-start Energy, personal Energy Regeneration Rate and team CRIT buffs for the exact loop Yao Guang needs. | Use Ultimate on schedule to refresh Great Fortune; 180 SPD is sufficient for this guide and 200 remains optional. |
| Accessible option | Mushy Shroomy's Adventures S5 raises Yao Guang's Elation and stacks an enemy Elation vulnerability after her forced Aha Instant. | No additional condition documented in this guide. It is permanently exchangeable in the Forgotten Hall shop and needs no limited signature Warp. |
| Alternative | Elation Brimming With Blessings increases Yao Guang's ATK and grants Elation to the ally targeted by her Skill or Ultimate for two turns. | No additional condition documented in this guide. |
| Option | Why choose it? | Conditions and availability |
|---|---|---|
| Guide’s reference choice | Diviner of Distant Reach supplies speed, CRIT Rate and a first-Aha team Elation buff while sharing a Cavern with the DPS set. | Reach 160 SPD before combat to obtain the full 18% CRIT Rate and trigger the non-stacking team Elation buff on the first Elation Skill. |
| Accessible option | Messenger and Diviner each grant 6% SPD, keeping Yao Guang on the fast Energy loop while four-piece Diviner is incomplete. | No additional condition documented in this guide. A temporary two-piece mix while farming Diviner. |
| Option | Why choose it? | Conditions and availability |
|---|---|---|
| Guide’s reference choice | Lushaka, the Sunken Seas accelerates Yao Guang's costly Ultimate and gives the first-slot carry 12% ATK. | Place the ATK-scaling main DPS in team slot one so Lushaka's 12% ATK reaches the intended target. |
| Situational | Broken Keel supports the team with CRIT DMG when Lushaka's first-slot ATK has no suitable target. | Reach 30% Effect RES. |
| Option | Why choose it? | Conditions and availability |
|---|---|---|
| Guide’s reference choice | Sparxie creates Punchline and Skill Point expenditure, Silver Wolf converts both into MMR and damage, while Huohuo sustains and helps Yao Guang recover her expensive Ultimate. | Use Yao Guang's Ultimate before Silver Wolf enters Godmode or immediately afterward for a controlled Elation Skill burst. |
| Accessible option | Qingque converts Yao Guang's Zone into Quantum damage, Asta provides team SPD and Gallagher sustains while producing Skill Points. | No additional condition documented in this guide. Qingque, Asta and Gallagher are four-star or freely obtained units, so the lineup requires no additional limited five-star character. |
Trace priority
- Ultimate
- Elation Skill
- Skill
- Talent
- Basic ATK
Yao Guang shares a fraction of her own Elation through a three-turn Zone, adds Great Boon damage and forces one free 20-Punchline Aha Instant with her Ultimate.
How to play it
- 1Open with Technique so the three-turn Zone is deployed without spending a Skill Point; refresh it only before it expires.
- 2Use Basic attacks between Zone refreshes to generate Skill Points and Energy while every action continues adding three Punchline.
- 3Cast Ultimate after the main DPS is ready to exploit the free 20-Punchline Aha Instant and the following three turns of All-Type RES PEN.
Sources and methodology
Editorial recommendations are written from released game data, then cross-checked against specialist calculations. They are not copied from a single tier list.
Review method
Prydwen and Icy Veins were read independently for yao-guang equipment, stats, rotation and teams, then reconciled with local released 4.4 data. The general model uses 160 SPD; signature owners may target 180, and 200 SPD is documented only as an aspirational action-value breakpoint. It counts the Ultimate's fixed 20 Punchline Aha Instant without spending stored Punchline, values Energy rope and Lushaka for the 180-Energy loop, and never credits CRIT past 100%. The official 4.0 notes and immutable 4.0-to-4.4 delta bind the release baseline.
- Game data snapshot
- 4.4
- Snapshot commit
- 648b08fb
- Baseline version
- 4.0
- Published on
- Editorial review by
- HoyoWhatpeon
- Prydwen — direct yao-guang build analysisChecked 2026-08-12
- Icy Veins — independent yao-guang build analysisChecked 2026-08-12
- TurnBasedGameData — Version 4.4 exact snapshotChecked 2026-08-12
- TurnBasedGameData — released Version 4.0 to 4.4 deltaChecked 2026-08-12
- HoYoLAB — Version 4.0 update detailsChecked 2026-08-12
Independent E0 recommendations. Use 160 SPD as the general target; 180 with signature is a practical premium target, while 200 is aspirational and not a minimum.
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