Honkai Star Rail Yao Guang Build Guide: Relics, Light Cones and Gameplay Tips

After a month of delay, version 4.0 of Honkai Star Rail is here with a brand new explorable world and new characters who are ready to make some noise in the current meta. One of those new characters is Yao Guang, the new 5-star Physical Elation character, one of the first playable units of the Elation Path.

As one of the first playable Elation units, Yao Guang is one of the highly anticipated units, along with Sparxie, who will be making her debut in the second phase of version 4.0. In this Honkai Star Rail Yao Guang Build guide, we will explore every little detail that you will need to build her on her debut day, so stick around if you plan to warp her.

Best Yao Guang Build in Honkai Star Rail

In the following section of the Honkai Star Rail Yao Guang Build guide, we will list down everything from her best Relics, Light Cones, and teammates who can efficiently use her utilities. We had previously revealed her Talent and Ascension materials in our Honkai Star Rail Yao Guang Pre-Farm Guide.

Best Relics Set for Yao Guang

According to her Path and kit, her options are quite limited as of version 4.0, so here are her best options:

• Diviner of Distant
• Diviner of Distant: 2pc & Warrior Goddess of Sun and Thunder: 2pc

Diviner of Distant

This Relic Set is Yao Guang's BIS. This new set, which will be released along with Yao Guang SPD and Elation boost from the user and the party, respectively. But to fully activate the set's effect, users need to have at least 160 SPD.

Diviner of Distant: 2pc & Warrior Goddess of Sun and Thunder: 2pc

While you are farming for the 4-pc set of the aforementioned Relic Set, you can use this alternative setup of two different Relic Sets, which provides SPD buff for the 2pc set effect.

Best Planar Ornament Set for Yao Guang

The best Planar Ornament Set for Honkai Star Rail Yao Guang Build is as follows:

• Lushaka, the Sunken Seas
• Sprightly Vonwacq

Lushaka, the Sunken Seas

This is the perfect Planar Ornament Set for Yao Guang, as it provides the user with strong Energy Regen utility, and if the user isn't the first character in the team line-up, then it will buff the ATK stats of the first unit of the team line-up by 12%.

Sprightly Vonwacq

This is an alternative set which can be used with Yao Guang, as this set can provide Energy Regen by 5%, and when the user's SPD stats reach 120 or higher, then the user's action will be Advanced Forward by 40% upon entering fights.

This set should work with her kit until you get the desired pieces from the Lushaka, the Sunker Seas. Besides Yao Guang, Sparxie is also set to make her arrival with the upcoming update, and we have got the best farming tips listed for you in our Honkai Star Rail Sparxie Pre-Farm Guide!

Best Stats for Yao Guang

While building Yao Guang, try to get these mentioned stats:

• Body: Crit Rate / Crit DMG
• Boots: SPD
• Planar Sphere: HP% / DEF%
• Planar Rope: Energy Regen
• Sub-Stats: SPD> Crit Rate/DMG> HP%/DEF%

Trace Priority

Skill> Ultimate> Talent> Basic Attack

While upgrading, try to prioritize the traces in this rank.

These are all you need to follow for having the best Yao Guang Build on her debut banner.

Best Light Cones for Yao Guang

Light Cones are crucial equipment for characters in Honkai Star Rail, which can provide massive utility and other in-game stat buffs. This can massively affect their gameplay, so choose them wisely. For the best Honkai Star Rail Yao Guang Build, these are our recommendations:

• When She Decided to See (signature)
• Mushy Shroomy's Adventures (4-star)
• Today's Good Luck (4-star)
• Sneering (3-star, F2P)

When She Decided to See is her signature Light Cone(LC), which provides massive Elation buffs and synergizes perfectly with her kit. This LC provides the user with 18% SPD boost. This LC will also provide the user with Great Fortune status under certain conditions, which will boost Crit Rate of all allies by 10%, Crit DMG will be boosted by 30%, and the user will get another buff in Energy Regeneration as its rate will be increased by 12%.

This LC will also regenerate a fixed amount of 15 Energy at the start of each wave of enemies. If you fail to secure her signature LC, then you can go with Mushy Shroomy's Adventure or Today's Good Luck. And if you are having a bad day luck-wise, just stick your Yao Guang with the Sneering until you secure a better option.

Best Teams for Yao Guang in Honkai Star Rail 4.0

Yao Guang's kit revolves around providing Elation DMG buff, and can act as a great Support unit for characters who deal DMG by consuming Skill Points, as she can recover those by her passives. This makes her a great Support unit who can be paired in multiple team comps. Some of our recommended comps for the best Yao Guang teams are:

• Sparxie+ Yao Guang+ Sparkle+ Dan Heng Permansor Terrae (premium Elation)
• Archer+ Yao Guang+ Sparkle+ Dan Heng Permansor Terrae (Skill Point Friendly)
• Dan Heng+ Yao Guang+ Trailblazer(Remembrance)+ Lynx

As of now, her team comps are limited but will increase once newer characters from Planarcadia make their debut in the upcoming versions. That's all for our Honkai Star Rail Yao Guang Build Guide, but you can also check out our Honkai Star Rail Ashveil Pre-Farm guide, who is expected to debut in version 4.1 of Honkai Star Rail as the only new 5-star character.