Honkai Star Rail: A Complete Guide On Yanqing

Yanqing is a playable character in Honkai Star Rail, a SCI fi RPG game set in a galactic universe.

About Yanqing

He is a lieutenant of the Xianzhou Luofu, a flagship that fights against the abominations of abundance. He may be related to Ma Feima, a character from Honkai Impact 3rd.

He has Ice DMG skills and can freeze enemies. Yanqing’s voice actor is Amber May in English and Marna Inoue in Japanese. They have voiced other characters in Honkai Impact 3rd and Genshin Impact.

Yanqing has Ice DMG skills that can freeze enemies and increase his SPD and Effect RES. His basic attack is Cold Light, Cold blade. His skill is Drakestoning Edge and his traces are Steppe Steel, Head Held High and Frozen Boon.

Cold Light, Cold Blade, his basic attack that deals with Ice DMG to an enemy. It can also trigger his trace Steppe Steel, which increases his SPD by 10% for returns when he lands a crit hit.

Drakestoning Edge, his skill that remotely controls his thought of attacking an enemy, dealing Ice DMG and activating Empathix Sword Link for one turn. This effect makes his sword follow his movements and attack with him dealing additional Ice DMG. It also triggers his trace Head Held High, which increases his Effect RES by 20%.

When Empathix Sword Link is active Frozen Boon, his trace that deals additional Ice DMG equal to 30 percent of his ATK.

Yanqing has three traces that enhance his skills and abilities: Steppe Steel increases his SPD by 10% for 2 turns when he lands a crit hit; Head Held High increases his Effect RES by 20% when Empathix Sword Link is active; Frozen Boon deals additional Ice DMG equal to 30 percent of his ATK to enemies with Ice Weakness.

Relics

Some of the best relics for Yanqing:

Firesmith of Lava Forging, which increases his Ice DMG and crit rate. Swordsmith of Frost Forging increases his ATK and SPD when he lands a crit hit. Swordsmith of Star Forging increases his ATK and Effect RES when he uses skills.

Some of the locations where you can form the relics for Yanqing:

• Cavern of Corrosion, Path of Configuration. You can get Firesmith of Lava Forging relics here. It is located in Stargazer Navalia, the Xianzhou Luofu. It costs 40 Trailblazer Power per run.
• Cavern of corrosion, Path of Drifting. You can get Passerby of Wandering Cloud relics here. It is located in the corridor of Fading Echoes Jarilo-VI. It also costs 40 Trailblazer Power per run.
• Cavern of Corrosion, Path of Starlight. You can get Swordsmith of Star Forging relics here. It is located in Stargazer Navalia, the Xianzhou Luofu. It costs 40 Trailblazer Power per run, as well.

Best Light Cones

Some of the best light cones for Yanqing:

• Frosty Star, a five-star light cone that increases his Ice DMG and crit rate.
• Snowy Moon, a four-star light cone that increases his ATK and SPD when he lands a crit hit.
• Icy Crystal, a three-star light cone that increases his Effect RES when he uses his skills.

Best Team Compositions

Some of the best team compositions for Yanqing are:

*Yanqing plus Dan Heng plus Seele. This team has two ice characters and one fire character, which can trigger the Frost Fire effect that reduces enemy death and increases team DMG one. Dan Heng can also heal Yanqing with his skills, while Seele can provide crowd control and debuffs. By the way, if you want to experience all strong characters, maybe getting a Honkai: Star Rail Account will help you a lot.

*Yanqing plus Sushang plus Serval. This team has two ice characters and one lightning character, which can trigger the Frost Shock effect that stuns enemies and increases team crit rate one. Sushang can also buff Yanqing’s ATK and SPD with her skills, while Serval can provide evasion and support.