Why EVERYONE Plays: Yelan | Genshin Impact

Yelan was the final tier 0 unit to be released in Version 2, and she made an incredible first impression on players, even though many couldn't help but compare her to Xingqiu. Today we're gonna go over Why EVERYONE Plays her.
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[@schopenhauer5427]

Yelan is the epitome of character design in Genshin and I find it very hard they'll ever release a character as perfect as her. First of all she's Hydro, arguably the best element in the game. Her kit has no split scaling, she can be built even with multiple 3* weapon options. Her DMG floor starts off where Xingqiu's ceiling ends, which is ridiculous given that Xingqiu was already considered a secret 5*. Her passives offer great utility overall, one increases the amount of resources you get from expeditions by 25%, the other can unconditionally buff any on-field character's dmg, even herself if you like seeing her take the spotlight. Speaking of which, her A4 is so ridiculous that it could've been her C6 and nobody would complain. She can easily dish out upwards to 250k+ off-field dmg from BASE levels of investment capping out around 400k at C0 (lol) all that while providing Bennett's level of buff. All her constellations work well for and add up to the team's overall DMG. C6 Yelan SOLO have outperformed 4-men meta teams in abyss speed runs by a large amount. I think Hoyoverse is in serious trouble to make the Hydro Archon be better than Yelan whilst not powercreeping too much and making a copy/paste version of Yelan.

[@ohamatchhams]

Elemental abilities scales of HP% artefacts

[@312gamemaster]

Hydro archon wont be as strong because Yelan is liyue signature character. Liyue represents China in the game so characters from this region must be the best. There are xq and xiangling - 2 of 3 the best 4 stars. Zhongli - best shielder, Ganyu - Top dps before ayaka and raiden in national era, Hu tao - still top pyro carry, Yelan - the strongest offensive 5 star in the game. Its a meme about liyue characters being op at the day of release versus characters from other regions. Sumeru characters are all going to be mid except nahida. Al haitham test are biased and he was tested with nahida and yelan who are considered the strongest dendro teams core in the game and they massively increases his damage. People on al haitham mains on reddit were writing a lot about this, without those 2 he is not strong and overrated by miles by western tc. People will experience reality check at the moment of release. If anyone cares about strenght then Baizhu will also be overpowered because he is from liyue

[@prophetmuhammad3890]

@@312gamemaster guess what ? Hydro Archon will buff Yelan. and make Yelan 36 Abyss without C6. The game will be called Yelan Impact by then.

[@Astonthepunk]

@@prophetmuhammad3890 she alr can 36 star abyss at C6 wdym

[@DefinitelyNotAFerret]

Literally saving up $300 for Yelan banner and hoping I can at least get C1. Unsure if I should try for C2 + Aqua or try for more constellations

[@jakiro_]

Yelan just hits so many right spots. Easy to build, fits the meta, waifu, hydro, very comfortable in overworld, bow user (puzzles). All in all an excellent character that's one of the few "must pull" characters in Genshin. You just can't go wrong pulling her.

[@riguor9876]

She's even better for puzzles than most bows since her shot has huge aoe, so you don't even have to actually hit on the mark

[@devilsadvocate22289]

@@riguor9876 yeah, I love it when my breakthrough barb just hits slightly off and still nabs those barrel targets in commissions, lol!

[@ranggabagaskara2423]

Her skill makes travelling so much better

[@edgarallanmorales4544]

Not to mention, she's easier to build since she's HP scalling

[@dr.stonksakahelth5857]

@@edgarallanmorales4544 I don't think so though. Doesn't she use the typical HP/hydro/crit build with favonius bow, so she still need a lot of crit as well? That is the same as any character who use atk/element/crit because the only difference is the sands they use. Like xinqiu use atk/hydro/crit While yelan use hp/hydro/crit People just think she's easy to build because there's too much HP% sand running around in their inventory after a while when the truth is hp% and atk% have the same drop rate Except if she has another build that I'm unaware of, CMIIW

[@pepelarrza3877]

They really had to create a carbon copy of Xingqiu's ult like that boy really is OP as heck 💀💀💀💀

[@ashenzenden]

now we got an even op-er version of it

[@lostforever773]

Why don't you compare him to Ayato instead

[@Crosstariale]

I’m wondering how Focalors is gonna be compared to the rest of the hydro units

[@fhsh531]

​@@CrosstarialeSame, should I get hydro archon or yelan?I currently have 80 fates.

[@Nyanpasu-xv3nv]

​@@fhsh531literally me rn...... Fking confused to whom to pull!? 😵‍💫 Lemme know when you've decided whom to pull, I'd really want to know.

[@depressedbreakfast2614]

She has become a permanent member of my overworld team and one half of my abyss lineup. She is wildly fun and incredibly strong and has strong synergy with nearly every character I enjoy using.

[@alexprus7953]

Yeah, same here. What team do you use her in? My favourite is with Xingqiu, Xiangling and Bennett

[@GReyn]

I wanted to get her if she ever get another rerun (yeah we will get one a fews later) but i want to get Al'Haitham, so yeah..

[@NFYT]

Lmao once 10 friendship everyone gets out of my team, until im satisfied with the banners i get, i dont even have kazuha in my main team at this point and he’s a god tier exploration unit, even more when i have him c1

[@renvega9515]

I am legally disabled without yelan.

[@Commievn]

@@alexprus7953 she is very good in Raiden team. My current Abyss team is Raiden/Kokomi/Yelan/Kazuha.

[@lillalung2539]

Imagine if we ever get an HP buffer (like Bennett, but HP instead of ATK) So many characters would profit from that

[@walk7807]

Who knows, maybe hydro archon ?since hydro resonance is %hp related 🤔

[@lillalung2539]

@@walk7807 That would be epic!

[@JDCSM]

That would be a Nilou dream team

[@kirin1230]

A hydro version of Gorou, Sara and Faruzan that buffs HP and hydro DMG would be super cool!

[@junconglin]

waiting for hydro archon

[@fabioalanmp]

Yelan is literally Xingqiu but mommy. You can either use each in one side of the abyss or even run both for amazing results. She is one of the best recent 5* and is really neat for exploration

[@basty_gaming5750]

More like Sup-DPS than General Support

[@KudaGeatsune3821]

basically xingqiu but mommy thats an apt description but accurate

[@kawaiimika7974]

@@basty_gaming5750 Off field damage dealer*

[@adanmatheusmess8038]

Nopp is because streamers told then to use, just like xingqiu. Genshin community are unable to think so they always do what streamers tell then to do

[@ashenzenden]

@@adanmatheusmess8038 lol whats ur point? They're good regardless who's saying it. Xingqiu is undoubtedly a good character and yelan is literally up there with the top 5 best characters.

[@sweetillusions5495]

One of the few absolutely PERFECTLY designed characters in Genshin. -Design actually fits the character as dressing like she knows she's hot shit is 100% a Yelan thing to do -Kit is versatile without being overloaded like Xingqiu, Yelan's kit is much more offense and mobility oriented rather than having a little bit of everything -Lingering Lifeline is probably one of the most fun abilities to use in the game -Every single one of her constellations is useful but none a requirement, she's a very complete unit at C0 -Signature weapon is also not a requirement and only really outperforms F2P options in low ER requirement teams -Is valuable in all content from overworld to abyss -Has probably one of, if not the best character teasers Think the only big flaws she has are her charged shots making up very little of her kit's value until C6, and her burst being too similar to Xingqiu's. But those are entirely excusable when everything else is executed so well. It'll be extremely hard for Hoyoverse to beat her with any future releases.

[@ameerkherbawi8466]

Agreed with everything but the fact that her burst is too similar to Xingqiu's makes her even more stronger lol

[@nationalgeografic7687]

Op doesn't mean well designed

[@nyes4596]

Y e s

[@arocomisgamusclademork1603]

Halterneck Yelan looks uninspired meta visual than qipao traditional

[@princiedv]

Quick point on the Usage Rate. Yelan is a limited 5 star, which inherently gives her an edge over Xingqiu in that stat considering people who do not have Yelan do not count for her metric. Compare that to the fact that almost everyone has Xingqiu at some level, maybe at low constellation which makes them not want to use him, and even so the numbers are incredibly close. Yelan is still a luxury imo, same with Kazuha. They're amazing, and can easily carry your account but they're super easy to replace. Imo, this is a good thing, players get to choose which flavour of hydro applier or anemo VV support they want based on their playstyles and teams. Hope to see some more in the future. Edit: I am aware that Yelan is different from Xingqiu and Kazuha is different from the other anemo supports, but they're still luxury by my definition. If you have a different definition, that's fine, we're different people. Characters who weren't luxury options imo are characters who released in pretty uncompetitive fields. Xiao was not competing with anyone for anemo on field DPS when he came out, he was completely unique in that regard, but now that Heizou is released he and Wanderer are competing in that field for your primogems everytime their banners show up (if you don't have them of course). Do you want this anemo DPS or is the other 4 star option enough for you? Its not that deep.

[@Hezmarglive]

Love your wording man, "different flavour of hydro." true tho. Hydro having 9 options right now could fill a niche for people. And Yelan can synergize well with team comps for the 8 other hydro user (probably not a healer Barbara) at that point it's all about "if you have an armpit fetish" or not.

[@luiss428]

as someone who has extensively used yelan, i feel the same. but shes a DAMN good luxury unit. way more so than someone like shenhe imo. i suppose one upside is that the game already gives you an excellent weapon for her (fav bow). altho my xingqiu does a lot of E dmg not gonna lie lmao. sometimes i think it surpasses yelans, but thats besides the point

[@chaosinfernoid9008]

@@luiss428 XQ also gives Resistance, has more Application If you don't have C2, has Sac Sword and many more things. And yea, he can out dps.

[@luiss428]

@@Hezmarglive honestly i think barbaras C2 is ok for yelan! that + hydro aura/resonance + stamina saving. i use her in hyperbloom team at least

[@joeltoomer3332]

@@chaosinfernoid9008I was ageing until you said outdps. Literally in no way possible does he out dps Yelan litteraly, she can equip a three star bow and still would out dps xinqui be fr bro💀

[@phoenixlau]

Gearing up Yelan feels like cheating, because every time Emblem domain tries to screw you with HP startjng substats, every time your double crit pieces dodge the crit and roll into HP, you're like, "YES THANK YOU MAY I HAVE ANOTHER?"

[@NFYT]

Yes and no, sure thing its good when it casually rolls HP% and skips a few crit rolls, but not when ALL goes hp and you miss all crit (that happened to me, its now a diona healer piece)

[@devilsadvocate22289]

Yelan is my overall favorite character to use in Genshin. She has the speed, the ability to hit from distance, the tankiness, the damage, the flexibility, the beauty, the brain, the sass, and the dommy mommy energy all rolled up into one. I swear she is still getting the Kazuha/Sucrose treatment to this day from a lot of haters and it just gets so tiresome. She’s been such a permanent part of my main party that it feels weird playing the game WITHOUT her.

[@khususbagas1022]

yeah dude yelan is so amazing as a proud yelan main, i always bring her everywhere she's a hard carry

[@sonofdeleniel007]

Let's be frank. "5 star Xingqiu" is like the HIGHEST praise for a unit.

[@Eternity116]

@@sonofdeleniel007 Amen!

[@totallyregulargiorno]

A year ago comment, but adding on, Yelan's also probably a masochist as well if you look at her story. More for Yelan

[@munteanurodica2252]

For me she is fun to play and her gameplay is easy to handle.

[@hermdude]

Yelan is: - Great for covering distances, switching between using running stamina with her skill - Able to cover most enemies in an area with Hydro before comboing with Cryo/Electro/Dendro - Generous with her back muscles to admire upon while running forward - Filled with dommy mommy energy

[@TheBlueCreeper-]

You forgot her best selling points: ARMPITS and booba.

[@rafflesiadeathcscent3507]

Her armpit is perfect, that alone is enough to play her, her flawless exquisite armpit is all that matters

[@arocomisgamusclademork1603]

​@@TheBlueCreeper-boring, what looks woman physical body when important dress matter visual style

[@TheBlueCreeper-]

@@arocomisgamusclademork1603 Uh... What? Im assuming you're not that good at English but it's ok. If you speak Spanish then feel free cuz thats my 1st language. :)

[@arocomisgamusclademork1603]

@@TheBlueCreeper- me neither, I avoid translator English. To be correction my first comment is I hate Yelan playstyle burst, her dress why like apron high neck backless outfit and uninspiring Lewd as hot desire woman

[@rdbeef5645]

Yelan is legitimately the only 5 star who's C1 I deliberately pulled for. she's so fun to play and I wanted to spam dash so hard.

[@musicdz8135]

Hutao: I was never here ooooo

[@coldsobanoodle7407]

I always love characters that enhance the open world exploration experience, especially as somebody who has 100% exploration in three entire nations (still exploring Sumeru)

[@workinprogress8978]

I don't regret skipping Yelan for Ayato on his first banner, since he has become my main and got even stronger with dendro, but I am looking forward to getting Yelan in 3.4 (if the leaks are accurate). She will be the final piece to make the most flexible roster for Abyss team building for me.

[@MrMoyomi]

Boba over waifu

[@workinprogress8978]

@@MrMoyomi Agreed. [loudly sipping boba]

[@chaosinfernoid9008]

The thing is, i think it's much more worth to go for Ayato Con now, as Electro is better then Yelan anyway in Dendro Team. Even though they are kinda made together obviously, looking at the Application and Attack Speed. With Fontaine releasing Yelan will be a sidegrade anyway i believe, as the ramp up damage takes time anyway. She is vastly overrated.

[@workinprogress8978]

@@chaosinfernoid9008 Getting Yelan for me is more about having a second Xingqiu for off field single target hydro application.

[@chaosinfernoid9008]

@@workinprogress8978 I guess then it makes much more sense to do that. Maybe Exploration as well. But she obs. won't be the last char. for that. In which team you wanna throw her in?

[@knightfall6179]

I haven't even watched the video but let me say this. Once you c1 Yelan, walking will be ruined for you, her skill will live rent free in your head every time you normal walk with a character. Also if you hate those element cages her skill let's you pass through them.

[@ashenzenden]

yeah c1 yelan basically makes dashing obsolete

[@devilsadvocate22289]

I only have her at C0 and I already feel that way. Definitely gonna go for C1 to make that feeling permanent, lol.

[@mnmrin]

C1 yelan haver here and yeah when i played my friends account with c0 yelan i kept forgetting that yelan doesnt have 2 charges at c0 lol

[@rubenlara4029]

fr i use her with sac bow and when it triggers on a random enemy i never intended to kill its so good alternatively wanderer is awesome for this, just shorter distance lol

[@SutomuraidaZX]

C1 sacrificial bow here and shes a main stay in every team i have. Between travel, burst dmg, passive, waifu, mwah.

[@allyrose9494]

I was originally going to skip Yelan for Itto, but the Chasm dweller quest made me fall in love with her so I decided to roll and I have zero regrets, she is fantastic.

[@sakiamira]

Same but I saw how she was also a good team mate for my future Yoimiya so I pulled for her. I think her hydro app is mid compared to Childe and Xinqui but what she offers is so great! Shes helped not only my Yoimiya but my other DPSs too!

[@gxstyyyy]

the thing is, hoyo knows how op benny is and how much other units benefit from his buff, so to balance out how yelan cant use benny boost they had to raise her numbers to the extent that they did.

[@Commievn]

Hell nah, your comment will aged like milk when Hydro Archon dropped, which is rumored to be the HP buffer. Zhongli, Hu Tao and Yelan will becomes even more OP.

[@KyoFanDuB]

@@Commievn Rumors. Great. You already showed how legit your comment is.

[@animesalad5999]

For me, I just love her personality and her kit is fun

[@malyteusz555]

she's kinda scary tho. she actually was willing to kill the traveller and the rest of the people who were stuck in the chasm if her secrets were revealed

[@tardwrangler1019]

"personality "

[@null6209]

@@malyteusz555 We stan mysterious assassin mommies 🗿

[@awanbb4288]

yes, big "personality" hehe boi

[@jaycubayo]

Bro she has no real personality she’s dry in that aspect 😭

[@Nerdslayer0]

It still baffles me that some people didn't get her because she was a 5star xingqiu... Xingqiu is so freaking good that if you had 4 of him, it'd be the most broken team in the game

[@fRom22456]

That's the problem. Why get a second xingqiu when you can go for a new character that has more unique gameplay while also being broken.

[@Misspellednumbers]

Fr! It's the major reason I pulled for her. Before her, I had moments in the abyss that said "if I just had another Xingqiu..." She was exactly what I wanted. Now I need third Xingqiu. Yelan and Xingqiu are always on the same team. 🙃

[@samin90]

People are idiots and blindly follow whatever click baiting e-celebs say >hurr durr 5 star Xingqiu why not use the original? As if a 2nd Xingqiu that does more damage isn't somehow useful and allows for more team comps to be used at the same time in the Abyss. Not to mention how her best team is with Xingqiu in the first place since they can buff each other, and even moreso with the new hydro resonance

[@deltaspecies1697]

@@fRom22456 yet she is one of the top 3 5*s in the game so it is very hard to be better than her. The only unit in the recent patches that was as broken or more broken than yelan was nahida.

[@LittleDevilAkuma]

@@fRom22456 If you need a second Xingxiu in the Abyss team

[@t-dogg3250]

Shes the Reason why I got to the Game. Just was so incredibly amazed by her trailer, design, kit and power! She took my heart with those Aqua ropes in a milli second. Im very proud to call myself a Yelan main. She is just my perfect Casino Queen Waifu 🌊💙

[@Fluskar]

shes my favorite character in all of genshin, everything about her is perfect easy to build, versatile, great in overworld, hydro so fits in a lot of teams, one of the best 5 stars at c0, and amazing character design, she has it all.

[@mariowiiluigi1919]

I'm REALLY looking forward to see this one as well the pkm trainer too. Thanks for the videos!

[@symphonyx13_6]

One of my favorite characters! The Nahida, Yelan, Raiden ( + Zhongli) hyperbloom team i use is ridiculously overpowered!!

[@paulyvii]

Yelan feels like a must pull character to me. Clearing Abyss and overall QoL feels way better after getting her. Very strong Hydro sub-dps and support. And her ramping dmg bonus passive of up to 50% is a sweet cherry on top.

[@Rachitdubey]

Yelan is a crazy good unit in overworld. I love her. Her E is soooooo useful

[@adorkablemikey]

Discovered your channel on my commute. Great take with a relaxing commentary. Will definitely stay tuned for future videos while checking your past ones

[@silversatori]

I remember I was so excited when I got my first Xingqiu. I loved him as a character initially, and not really for meta purposes but I soon ended up using him for more challenging fights that kicked my early/mid-game ass. Then Yelan came out and I decided to roll on her banner. She was really, really powerful; great for exploration; and was easy to build. I found myself using Xingqiu less and less and now whenever I go into the abyss or domains, I always bring Yelan, and only occasionally Xingqiu (I do run double hydro with Yanfei sometimes and it’s pretty fun). I feel kinda bad that I somewhat boxed a character I once had on my main team…

[@elemo9117]

Since I got yoimiya on her second rerun and I played some Vaporize yoi with xq I knew I need Yelan. The fact that she is hydro (for me best element), her E is one of the most fun abilities in game convinced me to pull for her on next rerun which is hopefuly coming soon

[@AlexT7916]

4:46 Hu Tao is really not that tanky , since if you play her below half health to get the most out of her damage she has less HP than most characters , especially if you use an EM Sands to get her optimal Vape damage . The reason she feels tanky is that she was almost always run with Xinqui's nearly 50% damage reduction or a shielder !

[@kimkardashi-un2.051]

Half health Hu Tao is as tanky as a normal full health character

[@joe_simon]

@@kimkardashi-un2.051 But you aren't on 50% of your health most of the time. You are around 30% - 40% which is around 10k - 14k (on 35k Hu Tao). This is Klee level and as someone who play Klee i can say: NO this isn't tanky at all.

[@konjikinoyami2412]

her burst also heals her when the situation gets tricky so she does have more tankiness than most other chars

[@erikayang5545]

she also has one of the highest base defenses in the game, which does help with damage mitigation. I agree with the xq/shield point, but just hu tao by herself can eat massive amounts of damage without feeling squishy bc of the high hp/def combo

[@gamertagge8429]

C6 Hu Tao who decided that

[@sharkjam767]

i had to skip yelan bc i started right before her banner came out, so i tried for xiao since there was already so much info on his performance vs her. i always knew i wanted to get her eventually, since i fell in love with her design, role in the chasm quest, and personality, but actually understanding her kit & value makes me so excited to one day build her. good luck to everyone pullin :D

[@Aibadenshi]

2 thing I always use Yelan for. Combat and Overworld utilities.

[@Xenoray1]

so 100% of genshin impact lol

[@RichRayEML]

I know it's not the most efficient way to play her, but I've built her, and a whole team, entirely around her elemental skill, instead of her burst. I just find it so fun popping 100k+ vapes with it.

[@JojoDigitalArtist]

Same here pretty much, and honestly her burst is still super strong even with building her for her skill so it works out!

[@lil-t3ban]

She was one of the main reasons i got into genshin Never regret pulling Her English voice so good And ez artifact

[@lil-t3ban]

@@tertmade9769 frr

[@kyllernotkiller]

I play domains in coop, it's slower than doing it solo but sometimes fun stuff happens, and from what I learned: almost no one knows how to dodge and, a lot of the times, the team will survive because we killed the enemies fast enough or someone brought a healer or shielding character. A thing I notest is that in coop people bring more often non reaction based characters (characters like Itto, Xiao, other geo characters...), I also notest that people actually read the lay lines disorder and bring characters good for that domain, not always but it happens. A strange thing that I notest is that I never meet sub dps characters (Xianling, Xinqiou?, Yelan, Nahida...), I only see main dps and (sometimes) supports, I guess main dps do more dmg but sub dps also do support and not just dmg. This is my analisis of what characters people pick in coop. Last thing, when I see Hu tao-s, they rarely survive

[@sol1vi]

It depends on the domain your farming when I farm milleleth I see a lot of yelans zhongli Eula’s and Kokomo’s when I farm emblem a lot of kokomis yoimiyas ganyus and ayakas

[@ameliatownsend5966]

Just a note lol for like when you write it’s “noticed” so you don’t make that mistake again

[@yae_123]

This is very true. Literally the only time I even see yelan is when I bring her with me

[@astroeclipse5392]

Tbf though when i am using C6 R5 yelan in coop. Team comp means jack shit since they are getting destroyed in 30 seconds anyway😂

[@kyllernotkiller]

@@astroeclipse5392 tb more f, not everyone has a character that destroys worlds

[@Praxics0815]

I decided early on to roll on her because having access to a second Xingqiu is just awesome. Not to mention her elemental skill is useful or exploration as well and she is very pleasing on the eyes.

[@Alteronx]

Yelan is such a godly character in both looks and kit design. Who wouldn't wanna play thay lmao

[@SIothingAround]

Been waiting for this, thanks man

[@MarcAlcatraz]

even if you dont need hydro her fast playstyle, movement and her damage increase passive makes her so easy to slot in your team

[@xVoyagerr]

My main team Is Nilou, Nahida, Kokomi and Yelan. I'm happy I have her because she has superior off-field damage and really ties my team together. (No pun intended lol) The team destroys abyss 12 floors within seconds as well. Yelan with the team is really something. I plan to pull for her weapon when I have the chance or Elegy For The End :)

[@enutrofdude]

It's a ridiculously powerful team. I usually take down Masanori in 13-15 seconds, even without using Yelan's burst.

[@xVoyagerr]

@@enutrofdude ikr!! sometimes, I go into Yelan's burst and the enemy/ies are already dead lol

[@TheAAJYu]

I got C1 Yelan on accident while trying to go for C4 Tankfei, and since I didn’t have XQ at the time (I had only started playing during the tail end of the 2.6 Ayaka banner), Yelan became my most used character for just about everything. Speed? Check. Damage? Check. Fits on just about every team? Check. Easy to build? Check! The sad part is that her next rerun is going to coincide with Hu Tao. I’m in need of a Pyro DPS but a C2 Yelan also sounds very tantalizing… 😅

[@majoraspirit6139]

Iwintolosegaming did a good video on topic of her cons but the tldr is her c2 isn’t that good and you are much better off grabbing hu tao. C1 is probably her best constellation.

[@ashenzenden]

@@majoraspirit6139 c6 is her best con and it's actually the best c6 in the game. The thing with c2 is it increases dps by ~20% which is really good and it also solves her inconsistent hydro application issue. Without c2 u can't use yelan with hu tao.

[@zeromailss]

New Character>Cons. Remember each cons = 1 less new character Few exception that might be worth it is C2 Raiden and C2 Nahida but that's just my perspective, if you could whale then do whatever. Poor me have to accept the fact that 50/50 is inevieatable just like death and taxes. Lose all 50/50 to all new 5 star hydro wtf, so cursed. Yelan , Ayato and Nilou all fail 50/50 and I got Tighnari, Mona and Jean cons instead smh

[@ashenzenden]

@@zeromailss that's not really the case for yelan. A c1/c2 yelan is a significant upgrade over most c0 characters you could pull. If I was an f2p I'd much rather pull yelan cons rather than some average characters like xiao or cyno. Also yelan's cons are even more valuable than raiden's

[@phorealthistime6165]

@@ashenzenden raiden c2 is better than yelans first two cons damage wise. while the dps increase for both units are almost similar, yelan isnt the main damage source in most teams so pulling for raiden who usually is the main damage source in teams would scale better

[@d.b.3916]

5:05 "Hydro is arguably the most fluid element..." Ah yes, because the power of water is its ability to take any shape.

[@reavergaming3882]

When I came back from a 3 month break from Genshin, her banner was going on. I did a single 10 pull and got her. After I got her, she had never left my team. Her Mobility with her elemental skill was a fun thing to play around with. And thanks to her burst being similar to Xinqiu i have never had them seperate from my teams. She is great at rounding up lighter enemies for my team to unload upon, and her skill helps exploring the overworld much faster. Glad I got her when I came back to Genshin

[@Superflaming85]

So two things I always, ALWAYS see people gloss over when talking about Yelan are her NAs and her unique charge attack, because they're very sub-optimal in terms of spreadsheet damage. And that's completely true...but they actually end up being incredibly practical in one specific yet common situation,due to yet another advantage Yelan has over XQ: She can use her own NAs to target enemies at range with her burst and any NA-based coordinated attack skills/Bursts. Combine this with her Breakthrough Barb's mediocre amount of damage, and she's excellent at finishing off small enemies and damaging ranged enemies like Specters without needing to spend your main damage dealer's resources. Sure, this isn't something unique to her, (well, the Barb shot is), any ranged unit can do this. But a lot of teams that use her have her as their longest or even only ranged unit, aside from maybe Nahida whose range is strange. It's situational, and completely pointless in some teams, but it's invaluable in others by allowing you to save your resources for later enemies/floors in Spiral. So yeah, if she wasn't good enough with just her skill, burst, and A4, even her normal attacks and charged attacks have some situational utility. Because she really needs even more utility than she already has. She's one of the few support characters where, when I do Spiral, I make use of every part of her kit. (Well, excluding plunge)

[@inversepie6512]

I was a Yoimiya main before Yelan, now with Yelan I no longer have shame!

[@kylegivens3120]

Yelan is the only reason I still log in, I have her so well built, her play style is actually fun, and not only that she's my favorite character in the whole game. Yelan is perfect.

[@sonofdeleniel007]

One thing not mentioned is the fact that she has one of the fastest charged shots in the game with her Breakthrough Barbs, which also HP scale, and take like only half a second to get out on the field, plus can get recharged with her skill. Itemized effectively - and assuming C1, 8/8/8 talents, 150% Crit damage, a hydro cup, and 35k HP on 4P Emblem - she can pump out nearly half a million in raw personal damage from just a C E C E C Q combo. This is because of the nearly 20% max HP scaling from each barb, amounting to around 55.56% Max HP from the noted combo, a third of the overall DPS. She basically has a melee charge attack while being ranged, and with an AoE the size of Kazuha's skill.

[@Orochimarufan1900]

Usage rate is a terrible metric to quote here. It's USERS/OWNERS, so it only says how many people that have her also used her. It's already a shaky proposition when comparing 5-star characters, but it completely falls apart when comparing across rarities, especially with an OG 4-star like Xinqiu. Most players that have a chance of even getting close to clearing Abyss will have at least one copy of Xingqiu at this point, irrespective of whether or not they use him at all. OTOH, most people don't get 5-stars on accident but rather pull for them intentionally, so the chance that you'd be inclined to use a limited 5-star character after specifically pulling for them is a lot higher than some 4-star character you might have gotten randomly, even if they're as good as Xinqiu. My point is, I don't think Yelan has a high enough ownership rate (as in, OWNERS/PLAYERS) to be even remotely comparable with Xinqiu in terms of usage rate (at least without a huge caveat mentioning the ownership discrepancies). All that said, I quite like her myself and might go for her on the re-run. Just be careful with quoting usage rates

[@watergoose8305]

I accidentally got her and I am so happy I did, I use her in the abyss every time and get great results. Thank you yelan 🙏

[@JustBallUp]

Thanks for the info, i'm now invested in getting yelan on her next rerun.

[@garde544]

damn 3 vars videos at the same time, guess ill have something to watch for a while

[@housedropper7263]

A lot of people skipped her because they thought she was just waifu Xinqiu, but I skipped cuz I am a husbando collector who was still recovering from Ayato's banner. 🤧

[@mangothebee5545]

Yelan's my first five star and getting her was the first thing that ever happened to me. I cried when I first got her since I was just building pity and didn't want her, bitter at first but her design and gameplay charmed me 😍.

[@naivet]

@@tabithal2977 I do build pity in order to get 4 stars from that benner, and then you can get the 5 star from other banner without worrying about the 4 stars being bad for you

[@naivet]

@@tabithal2977 I mean, if I need a C2 Rosaria (for example) I will just go for it until 50 - 60 pity, I don't do it always obviously, but sometimes is worth the try. I got Sara C6 that way and it was super worthy because I already had C2 Raiden. True that you can get a 5 star early, but my luck is not that high xD

[@devilsadvocate22289]

She was my first 5-star and my account went from struggling to awesome real quick! She still remains as my single best pull in the game so far!

[@mangothebee5545]

@@tabithal2977 I remember now, I was trying to get Yanfei since I really liked her design. It wasn't to satisfy my gamblong addiction at all..... nope... not at all...

[@luiss428]

excuse my language but i fucking LOVE yelans teaser web event art (the one you used as the thumbnail) i always see people use it i love it so much

[@DiogoBianchi5]

My most used character since the release. Her damage alone aca beat most enemies, but if you equate reactions, mobility, damage buff... She is a monster

[@floflonator]

Yelan is to me also a signal that amazing 4* character can potentially get a 'glow up' 5* or at least, an alternative ! Though it's unlikely we get an even better Benett, it's still pleasant to see that certain playstyle gets explored through different forms !

[@kamrex4624]

I've been pre-farming so I can pull her on her rerun. She's such an amazing unit

[@kellogsbeast]

I play Yelan because she's really fun, does geat damage, makes great use of Elegy for the team, and is also by far the hottest waifu in history.

[@dickwallace8567]

Amazing. I only watch your LoL videos. I had no idea you had two other channels. Just dropped by to say how much more respect I've got for you knowing you work so hard on three channels. I can't even imagine!

[@nielbelotendos21]

Thanks for this. I'm a little bit tempted to pull for Ayato rn, and I'm patiently waiting for Yelan rerun. I need to keep my patience, until her banner comes.

[@debamchakraborty1143]

"You play her because she's meta, I play her because she shows armpits. We are not the same" -Me

[@FBl]

I already have Yelan but I’m saving for her C6. She’s so good 😍 she literally outshines my DPS characters. I hope her rerun comes in 3.6 as I don’t have enough primos. Also if Dehya is off-field pyro applier then I’ll pull for one copy of her.

[@IAlbert93I]

Nice video, i really didnì't realise she was this strong, i want to pair her with hu tao xungqiu and thoma now, double puyro and double hydro should be fun

[@ultimategamer1391]

Got her on her first banner, haven't regretted pulling her since. Great character.

[@posydon5062]

i think it’s really funny that in the beginning people were like “she is just a xingqiu copy” as if that’s a negative. xingqiu’s kit is amazing and being a 5 star version is honestly a compliment. using them in different teams eliminates the decision which team needs the amazing hydro applier more and using them both in a team gives hydro resonance which both profit of and provides good damage. i will be pulling for yelan on her rerun so i can use both her and xingqiu ( teams: yanfei, bennet, yelan, zhongli & scaramouche, faruzan, xingqiu and layla )

[@Ivan-ny8es]

A bit unrelated but do you think with the addition of dendro that maybe “no one plays Kokomi” might be an outdated statement ?

[@xxx_lolidestroyer69_xxxuwu58]

IIRC Vars already made a follow-up video regarding Kokomi

[@Memecs20]

Outside of Dendro 3.0 gave some pretty nice buffs to Yelan through Hydro resonance and with a buff on alternate sprints so they don't get stuck on some odd surfaces. Got her mostly for looks but it's been fun using Yelan/Xinqiu machine gun combo.

[@zukodude487987]

I didnt really wanna pull her, but i got lucky with the rolls and ended up getting her to C3 R1 and found out she slaps hard.

[@larachoi5709]

I think another big part why she is so strong is that u can use her and the 4 star at the same time because there are both a sup dps. If u play ayaka and ganyu in the same team u are not using them to the full potential

[@loif93]

When she first came out I feared her sales would be on the low end because of the same old argument "she is just 5 star X character". Well that banner was a banger amd I got her C1. Looking forward for a rerun for her C2 and hopefully C3

[@weiseklinge]

This Pokémon Ranger 2 under water Intro at the start is so calming. Ranger 2 truly has the best Pokémon spin off music

[@a.c.w]

So glad you commented this, I had so much trouble trying to find the background music, but stumbled upon a youtube comment filter site and found your comment haha.

[@felicedrawstuff341]

Ngl you messed my clock posting this. As you usually post on Saturday, I thought yesterday was Saturday when you post it :')

[@zeromailss]

What is better than a Xinque? 2 Xinqiue that you can use on two different teams or stack them to maximise hydro application and single target damage I still think Xinqiu is more useful than Yelan in most of my team building because of his massive 44% dmg reduction (basically half the incoming damage aka double the effective hp of a character) which is massive and usually enough to avoid using healer in abyss while Yelan 25% damage bonus (on average, start at 0 cap at 50% in 15 seconds) is better in a team with a healer or shielder with strong main DPS carry like Hu Tao instead of multy dps like Taser. Oh and Xinqiu have more consistent hydro application at C6 while yelan need C2 if used alone in vape team but still good enough usually. Hydro is one of the best enabler element that is necessary in many teams be it freeze, bloom, vape or taser etc so any character that can freely apply plenty of hydro will always be useful so she is still very sought after. The same could be said for any hydro character that we have, honestly I feel so bad losing 50/50 on Ayato, Yelan and Nilou smh, I feel like I'm not fated with this element cuz I have all Anemo, Geo and most of electro, cryo and pyro (except for 1-2 characters) while on hydro I only have XQ and Mona smh Edit: The clear advantage of Yelan over XQ is that she is much more powerful with each cons and 5 star weapon while Xinqiu maximum potential is limited by her C6 that most F2P can get but won't over much more than that for whale, dolphin or old veteran. C1 Yelan with her BIS is broken but C0 with 4 star she is barely stronger than C6 XQ if at all

[@ashenzenden]

yeah as a current c2 main and a future c6 yelan haver in her upcoming rerun, She's quite mid at c0. Honestly though, if u like yelan as a character you should at least aim for c1 and I will admit, the difference between a c0 and a c1 yelan is enormous

[@dalestateofmind8389]

I skipped her for kazuha. I can’t wait any longer for her return 😊

[@eizumichi]

Right now (if the enemies have no resist against Hydro), I'll always bring XingQiu, Yelan and ZhongLi wherever... The 4th member either Raiden, HuTao or Nahida ZhongLi shield, Xing Qiu burst, Yelan burst, then swap to the 4th member as main atker (Raiden skill then burst or HuTao skill or just nahida skill then normal atk) And all being C0 for 5* and C6 for XingQiu It's really such a big help for F2P or low spender (My ZhongLi even only use Black Tassel and Raiden with free C5 'The Catch')

[@sirjacksnake]

Ok, with the starting of "Pokémon Ranger Underwater OST" you caught my attention...

[@arkankamil5345]

for me every time yelan or wanderer is not on the team every thing feel very sluggish

[@gamesdivision6511]

I can safely say that Yelan is the best character in the game. Easy to build, tons of damage even at C0, overworld exploration becomes much nicer (especially since they fixed the alternative run and now she doesn't get stuck anywhere), can use even what would otherwise be considered a bad weapon, can fit basically any role in the team except healer. Those who say she's a glorified Xingqiu have absolutely no clue what they're talking about. I have C6 Xingqiu btw, and it's not even remotely close. And I pulled on her banner by mistake, but it's the best mistake I've ever done. Currently saving for her rerun and hopefully I get that C1.

[@312gamemaster]

You are right but genshin community is filled with stupid and unskilled players. Literally every statistics from abyss usage rate, signature weapon power increase, team comps, constellation power proves it but as i mentioned. This game community is just far from intelligent. There are still people who consider hu tao or ganyu top dpses which is total bullshit

[@Danridge_2007]

Wish u luck!

[@gamestory2834]

I pulled her by mistake as well, but she can't beat out C6 Xingqiu for Hu Tao. That's some bullshit right there. Maybe at C2, though I have only C0 Yelan to test with. She's good to run alongside Xingqiu, but unless you are talking about her running as a main damage dealer or soloer, then don't go talking bs about her somehow bring above Xingqiu. It will depend on your team, meaning that the glorified Xingqiu remark is generally fitting.

[@somotospero9717]

I call a bit of bullshit on this. She is a glorified Xinqiu. An extremely good one, but still. With constellations she becomes something more. And she definitely isn't the best character in the game for all intents and purposes.

[@312gamemaster]

@@gamestory2834 They are at the same level if you have them both well built. Bias might come because your xq is much more invested. Yelan has less hydro application fot hu tao but compensate it with a lot higher damage and increasing hu tao's damage. Also her mobility allows hu tao to move her faster to enemies and it results in faster clear overtime. Hu tao - Xq = Hu tao - Yelan against single target Hu tao - Yelan > Hu tao -Xq against multi target

[@cunny2485]

just pulled on her banner on a whim and wasnt really trying to get her but after using her she was really fun to play to the point where she replaced eula as my main especially after nahida I was able to build a comp with raiden and actually have a team comp that goes well with each other

[@theheadguy1212]

Crazy to think that the only reason i have yelan is that I just wanted to do a 10 pull one day and there weren’t any upcoming characters I wanted.

[@kevinnam258]

Got to say great timing as Yelan is coming out in a couple updates and everyone is going to pull for her She really is a great character

[@chaosinfernoid9008]

Nah, even as a Hu Tao Main, im gonna skip her.

[@keepingtheknightslinetrue2057]

I use her with my HuTao, and they’re cracked together. Considering going for her weapon, if it ends up being paired with Homa 👍

[@kwayke9]

Man, hydro is stacked, between Xingqiu, Kokomi and Yelan herself. The hydro archon's got a lot of competition already (she's gonna be a max hp buffer, isn't it?) Tho I don't think they'll dare to powercreep the game significantly faster, the spotlight is just too big. Tho they could buff old characters (that were already mediocre back in version 1, for the most part) to make up for it

[@TJF588]

Since I got going in 2.8, I _just_ missed Yelan's debut, and probably for the better. Xingqiu was among my beginner banner gaggle of units, whom I...think I teamed with Chongyun (the two character gets off standard in my first month) without knowing them (and still don't know much, heh), but anyway, Kazuha ended up as my first five-star. All this time later, Yelan and Hu Tao's reruns come up, and the chatter I pick up on has me thinking toward Hu Tao, but in conversation I'm guided toward Yelan instead. Won both, but anyway-- Might recall it was before their banners that I finally been dug into The Chasm when I caught glimpse of a fleeting actor in the mines. Thought it was her, but doubted my lying eyes when my questing veered toward Tuxedo Mask, until seeing her at the underwhelming end of those depths. My account has quite a bit going for it, and I'm just still playing catchup on getting enough context to be interested in the characters and _characters._

[@dusc4]

last abyss i was crying cuz i wanted xinqiu on both of my teams but couldnt so im giving yeland my sould on her rerun thank you so much

[@pedrohameco5184]

I remember when Yelan first came to the game, people would say things like "Why are you trying to get her? she's the same as Xingqiu" and I was like "That's... why I am here"

[@aviasegel]

i actually sorta got her by accident. i love yanfei (she's wonderful and talented and lovely in every way), and when yelan's banner came out i pulled on it because i wanted yanfei's c6. lost a 50/50, finally got c6, and then i was like "hey, maybe i'll pull a bit more" and i got her early. she's one of my favorites, and her skill is my absolute favorite. also, i like her style.

[@sumitkhatri8210]

Currently saving for Yelan(maybe hu tao) right now, Hope to win the 50/50. I already got her weapon on her release purely for the crit stat. And I purely need her for her mobility since having sayu take a spot on an exploration team sucks

[@danielm5535]

Got Yelan on my last available wish on her banner right before it changed; she’s been a ton of fun, and she stole the Recurve Bow that I had on Shield/Healer Diona. My only 5* with a 3* weapon! 😅

[@pretty.billy.]

Everyone needs two xingquis

[@AP011Y0N]

yelan top tbh

[@paimonemergencyfood1567]

So Shenhe is a bottom, I see

[@frostcrop7282]

I was Waiting for this video

[@MarcAlcatraz]

also the fact that Elegy of the End is perfect for her as it helps with her ER and buffs the whole team some more with the ATK and EM gains making her even better than bennett for damage increases

[@teldarin7557]

This. I pulled an Elegy before I got Homa on Hu Tao's first rerun and it has been collecting dust in my backpack, because I had nobody who could use it with max efficiency. Then comes Yelan, basically another Xingqiu but with a broken Ascension passive that uses a bow? A match made in heaven.

[@phyrexian_dude4645]

When i got her i was like "i dont really need her or see her as waifu but i won the 50/50 so... whatever". Then i got her bow with just 10 wishes in the weapon banner when i was looking for the other 4* there... needless to say, the world was telling me "Build the armpit waifu you fool" and was worth it.

[@knackandthoughts4150]

A lot of people seem to hate new units that have similar kits to existing characters. I disagree, having characters with similar kits but be aesthetically different is good. Genshin's player base is very diverse, some want waifus, some want husbandos, so having options is great. I personally like Wanderer's kit but I don't like him as a character, but if they do release a tall female character with a similar kit then I'd most likely pull for that character.

[@zerealx]

2:05 off topic but that xingqiu was relatable lmao

[@loonastrawberry]

got her by accident, but now she's one of my main characters and i always bringing her into abyss ♡

[@mattpickkles]

got her & xiao in singles when they were available I was shocked but yelan is probably the only 5 star i’d say worth c6 since every constellation makes her a better character n not a complete waste of money

[@E-blaze-]

I'd agree with her c6 obviously but I'd add Yae Miko's are all valuable. Ittos being close but c4 is trash.

[@gravelor78]

I would include Itto C6 on the list. Guy's strong af

[@esaualfaro3447]

It is a free game and very easy to clear the challenges. Nothing is "worth" spending money in this game, even less a C6 character (way too much money for the value you get).

[@senseioct8564]

1000 bucks for a virtual character will never be worth it sorry to say but you are disillusioned

[@astroeclipse5392]

What is considered “worth” or not is an absolutely pointless and silly statement. These are all based on opinions not facts. Every person has a different opinions on what is worth spending money on.

[@vectory674]

Yelan legit surprised me. She already passed the vibe check with her character design. And then I tested her and pull her, her weapon and I knew she would be great, but she surpassed my expectations by far. And just like that she's in top 3 characters in the game atm

[@musicdz8135]

Whats the other 2?

[@Kro-RissaVirus]

I planned to pull her in 3.4 simply because I LOVE her aesthetic and personality and her trailer sold me on her, but hearing that she’s amazing on top of that makes me all the more sure I made a good choice.

[@nobodyimportant4503]

Welp Imma have to aim for her 2nd rerun after having some my vivid dreams. I really want Yelan in the future, even while having Xingqiu with PJ sword.