Yaoyao Rating and Best Builds

Yaoyao is a Dendro polearm user whose main role is a healer and an elemental applicator for Dendro teams. See Yaoyao's best builds, weapon, artifacts, team comp, ascension materials, and our rating of this character in this guide!

Yaoyao's Character Guides
Build Guide	Character Lore	Specialty Dish

Yaoyao Rating and Info

Character Information

Yaoyao
Rating
Rarity	★★★★
Element	Dendro
Weapon	Polearm
Voice Actors	EN Voice Actor: Kelsey Jaffer JP Voice Actor: Kadowaki Mai

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
N/A	N/A

Character Tier List

Yaoyao's Stats

Yaoyao Strengths and Weaknesses

Yaoyao Build

Yaoyao Support Builds

Dendro Healer

Best Weapon	Favonius Lance
Replacement Weapons	1. Rightful Reward 2. Black Tassel 3. Kitain Cross Spear
Best Artifacts	Deepwood Memories x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge% or HP%
	Goblet: HP%
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or Healing Bonus
Artifact Substats	Energy Recharge, CRIT Rate / DMG, Elemental Mastery, HP%
Recommended Energy Recharge	±200% Total Energy Recharge

Yaoyao with Deepwood Memories is generally her best build as a support healer, especially when paired with other Dendro characters. Having Yaoyao use the Deepwood Memories gives your other Dendro character more damage-dealing Artifact options.

Feel free to use a CRIT Circlet to help the Favonious Lance trigger its passive more consistently.

Tenacity Healer

Best Weapon	Favonius Lance
Replacement Weapons	1. Rightful Reward 2. Black Tassel 3. Kitain Cross Spear
Best Artifacts	Tenacity of the Millelith x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge% or HP%
	Goblet: HP%
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or Healing Bonus
Artifact Substats	Energy Recharge, HP%, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG
Recommended Energy Recharge	±200% Total Energy Recharge

Yaoyao can use the Tenacity of the Millelith if another party member needs to use Deepwood Memories set.

This set can also be used in Aggravate team comps where providing more ATK% to the Electro Main DPS is far more valuable than increasing Yaoyao's damage.

Bloom Support

Best Weapon	Kitain Cross Spear
Replacement Weapons	1. Dragon's Bane 2. Favonius Lance 3. Moonpiercer
Best Artifacts	Deepwood Memories x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge or Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Elemental Mastery
	Circlet: Elemental Mastery
Artifact Substats	Elemental Mastery, Energy Recharge, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG
Recommended Energy Recharge	±220% Total Energy Recharge

Yaoyao has the potential to create a lot of Dendro cores during her Elemental Burst when against multiple enemies. This build is tailored more for a Nilou team where she acts as a second Dendro character to trigger blooms.

Yaoyao Talent Priority

Yaoyao's Elemental Skill and Burst should be the main priority as her healing will increase when both talents are leveled up. Yaoyao's Normal Attacks aren't really needed unless you plan to use her Normal Attacks while on-field.

Yaoyao Best Artifacts

Yaoyao Artifact Rankings

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Best	Deepwood Memories	2-PC: Dendro DMG Bonus +15% 4-PC: After Elemental Skills or Bursts hit opponents, the targets' Dendro RES will be decreased by 30% for 8s. This effect can be triggered even if the equipping character is not on the field.
2nd	Tenacity of the Millelith	2-PC: HP +20% 4-PC: When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the ATK of all nearby party members is increased by 20% and their Shield Strength is increased by 30% for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.
3rd	Instructor	2-PC: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80. 4-PC: Upon triggering an Elemental Reaction, increases all party members' Elemental Mastery by 120 for 8s.

As a Dendro Support, Yaoyao can use artifact sets such as Deepwood Memories to decrease enemy Dendro RES or Tenacity of the Millelith to provide ATK buffs.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Yaoyao Best Weapons

Yaoyao Weapon Rankings

Healer Support

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Favonius Lance	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 6.7% Skill Effect: CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.
2nd	Rightful Reward	Bonus Stat: HP 6.0% Skill Effect: When the wielder is healed, restore 8 Energy. This effect can be triggered once every 10s, and can occur even when the character is not on the field.
3rd	Black Tassel	Bonus Stat: HP 10.2% Skill Effect: Increases DMG against slimes by 40%.

Bloom Support

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Kitain Cross Spear	Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 24 Skill Effect: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 6%. After Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the character loses 3 Energy but regenerates 3 Energy every 2s for the next 6s. This effect can occur once every 10s. Can be triggered even when the character is not on the field.
2nd	Dragon's Bane	Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 48 Skill Effect: Increases DMG against enemies affected by Hydro or Pyro by 20%.
3rd	Favonius Lance	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 6.7% Skill Effect: CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

Best Free-to-Play Weapons for Yaoyao

Weapon	Weapon Information
Rightful Reward	Bonus Stat: HP 6.0% Skill Effect: When the wielder is healed, restore 8 Energy. This effect can be triggered once every 10s, and can occur even when the character is not on the field.
Black Tassel	Bonus Stat: HP 10.2% Skill Effect: Increases DMG against slimes by 40%.
Kitain Cross Spear	Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 24 Skill Effect: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 6%. After Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the character loses 3 Energy but regenerates 3 Energy every 2s for the next 6s. This effect can occur once every 10s. Can be triggered even when the character is not on the field.

Kitain Cross Spear will be Yaoyao's best free-to-play weapon if you favor overall damage over healing. Black Tassel and Rightful Reward, on the other hand, help Yaoyao heal more thanks to its high HP stat.

All Recommended Weapons for Yaoyao

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Favonius Lance	Gacha
Rightful Reward	Crafted
Kitain Cross Spear	Crafted
Dragon's Bane	Gacha
Black Tassel	Gacha
Moonpiercer	Crafted
Staff of Homa	Gacha
Staff of the Scarlet Sands	Gacha

List of Polearms

Yaoyao Best Teams

Yaoyao Spread Team

Support	Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS
Yaoyao	Alhaitham	Fischl	Beidou
Yaoyao	Nahida	Fischl	Yae Miko
Yaoyao	Tighnari	Fischl	Yae Miko

Spread Teams focus on creating Quicken reactions followed by Dendro DMG. Dendro DPS characters like Alhaitham, Nahida, and Tighnari will benefit from increased Dendro DMG and healing from Yaoyao.

Yaoyao Aggravate Team

Support	Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS
Yaoyao	Cyno	Nahida	Kazuha
Yaoyao	Yae Miko	Fischl	Kazuha
Yaoyao	Keqing	Fischl	Nahida

Aggravate Teams focus on creating Quicken reactions followed by Electro application to increase overall Electro DMG. Electro characters like Cyno, Keqing, and Fischl will benefit from increased Electro DMG from Aggravate and healing from Yaoyao.

Yaoyao Bountiful Cores Team

On-Field	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Yaoyao	Nilou	Nahida	Candace
Nahida	Nilou	Xingqiu	Yaoyao

This Yaoyao team focuses on creating Bountiful Cores with Nilou on the team. A healer like Yaoyao and the damage reduction from Xingqiu are important as the Bountiful Cores can also damage your active character!

Candace enables Yaoyao to be viable in Nilou Bloom teams as Candace can infuse Yaoyao's polearm with Hydro, letting her constantly apply Hydro while Yaoyao's Elemental burst is active.

Yaoyao Hyperbloom Team

Support	Support	Main DPS	Sub-DPS
Yaoyao	Raiden	Ayato	Nahida
Yaoyao	Shinobu	Yelan	Xingqiu

This Yaoyao team focuses on the Hyperbloom reaction. Along with Yaoyao, you must have at least one Hydro and one Electro character to create Dendro Cores and the Hyperbloom reaction respectively.

Raiden and Shinobu are perfect Hyperbloom triggers as they can periodically deal AoE Electro damage while off-field to hit Dendro Cores.

Yaoyao Burgeon Team

Support	Support	Main DPS	Sub-DPS
Yaoyao	Thoma	Yelan	Nahida
Yaoyao	Thoma	Ayato	Traveler (Dendro)

This Yaoyao team focuses on the Burgeon reaction. Along with Yaoyao, you must have at least one Hydro and one Pyro character to create Dendro Cores and the Burgeon reaction respectively.

Yaoyao is an essential member of the Burgeon team as the reaction can also damage your active character.

Yaoyao Best Constellations

Osmanthus

Constellation and Effects

Recommended Constellations

C2 is Better Energy Restoration

Yaoyao's energy cost for her Elemental Burst requires a whopping 80 Energy. Unlocking her first two constellations will allow you to build her with less Energy Recharge stats.

C6 For Mega Radishes

After unlocking the final constellation, Yaoyao will be able to summon Mega Radishes that can provide more healing and damage compared to the regular White Jade Radish.

The Mega Radish will also provide more AoE, making it easier to apply Dendro to enemies.

Yaoyao Ascension and Talent Materials

Yaoyao Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Jueyun Chili ×3 Slime Condensate ×3 Mora ×20,000 Nagadus Emerald Sliver ×1
Lv.40→Lv.50	Jueyun Chili ×10 Slime Condensate ×15 Mora ×40,000 Nagadus Emerald Fragment ×3 Quelled Creeper ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Jueyun Chili ×20 Slime Secretions ×12 Mora ×60,000 Nagadus Emerald Fragment ×6 Quelled Creeper ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Jueyun Chili ×30 Slime Secretions ×18 Mora ×80,000 Nagadus Emerald Chunk ×3 Quelled Creeper ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Jueyun Chili ×45 Slime Concentrate ×12 Mora ×100,000 Nagadus Emerald Chunk ×6 Quelled Creeper ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Jueyun Chili ×60 Slime Concentrate ×24 Mora ×120,000 Nagadus Emerald Gemstone ×6 Quelled Creeper ×20

Jueyun Chili Farming Locations

Jueyun Chili Locations and Farming Routes

Yaoyao Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Thu/Fri/Sun Teachings of Diligence	Slimes Slime Condensate	Scaramouche Boss Challenge Reward Daka's Bell
Guide to Diligence	Slime Secretions
Philosophies of Diligence	Slime Concentrate

Talent Materials per Level

How to Use Yaoyao

Yaoyao's Elemental Skill: Raphanus Sky Cluster

Yaoyao's Elemental Skill summons Yuegui, a device that throws White Jade Radishes that heals party members and deals damage to enemies. The White Jade Radish's healing will scale based on Yaoyao's max HP.

The target of Yuegui will depend on certain conditions while in combat.

Yaoyao's Elemental Burst: Moonjade Descent

Yaoyao's Elemental Burst when activated, deals Dendro DMG to opponents and unleashes an Adeptal Legacy State.

What is Adeptal Legacy?

Adeptal Legacy gives multiple effects to Yaoyao and her White Jade Radishes:

Keep in mind that swapping to a different character while Yaoyao is using her Elemental Burst will end the Adeptal Legacy State and also remove all 3 summoned Yugeui's.

Yaoyao Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Toss 'N' Turn Spear

Raphanus Sky Cluster

Moonjade Descent

Starscatter

In Others' Shoes

Tailing on Tiptoes

How to Get Yaoyao

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Epitome Invocation	Azure Excursion
Twilight Arbiter	Wanderlust Invocation

Yaoyao is available at a normal rate on all Standard Wish Banners except Beginner's Wish.

She was also recently featured in Alhaitham and Kazuha's rerun banners in Version 3.7 Phase 2, from June 13, 2023 to July 4, 2023. Also featured in the same banners were Heizou and Xiangling.

Yaoyao's In-Game Information

Yaoyao Voicelines

Thoughts About Yaoyao

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Baizhu	Every time she comes to play with Qiqi, she complains about the taste of medicine and asks me if I have anything that isn't bitter. If the medicine will save someone's life, who cares how bitter it tastes, hmm?
Beidou	Yaoyao always comes on board to play when we’re in the harbor. Trouble is, when it’s time for her to go she gives you the puppy eyes, and no-one has the heart to send her away… Means we’re always cutting it quite close by the time we manage to set sail.
Ganyu	Yaoyao.... Someone I know at the Ministry of Civil Affairs tasked me with keeping an eye on her in the city, making sure she doesn't try and sneak about the Crux... Oh, you want to know what the Ministry of Civil Affairs does? ... Who knows, am I right!? Heh... Who knows that they do? ... Not me...
Ningguang	I presume you mean the girl whom Ganyu has taken under her wing. Do not worry, I have no plans to make this matter public. I am content to extend some leniency to the odd bit of mischievous maneuvering by that boat captain. One thing, though - Yaoyao seems to have become somewhat enamored with seafood lately. You should try to convince her to include some more fruits and vegetables in her diet.
Qiqi	Cute. Like a nice little finch.
Xiangling	Hee-hee, I'm proud to call her a fellow chef! She hasn't swung by the Wanmin Restaurant in ages, though. Maybe our teacher is trying to protect her from me or something... Last time we hung out I was about to dig into some fresh raw octopus from the Sea of Clouds, but not only did she stop me from eating it, she sent our teacher to tell me off too! Hmm... I'm older, so I'd always seen myself as the senior chef out of the two of us, but sometimes, I'm really not so sure...

Yaoyao's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Baizhu	About Baizhu Dr. Baizhu's prescriptions are pretty effective. They're bitter, that's for sure, but they always say that about medicine: "the bitter the better"! So I get it. Huh? Too bitter for you? Don't worry, I've got some Candied Dates here. One of these after you finish your medicine will take the taste away.
Beidou	About Beidou Beidou's ship is amazing! If I hadn't promised Ganyu that I wouldn't go on board anymore, I know exactly where I'd set up my own little bed, hee-hee.
Ganyu	About Ganyu Ganyu always has a lot of work to do. I heard that one time, she was so tired she accidentally fell asleep on the grass. sigh I do worry about her, you know! Hmm, maybe... we could go do a "surprise inspection"! You know, check in and make sure she's taking care of herself. Oh! Uh... Wait a minute. I'll go get some of her favorite plants for her to eat...
Keqing	About Keqing Keqing's a very thoughtful person, and she always does a good job of everything. She also makes sure to pay Master a visit at every festival... She's what you call a "bastion of piety". Or wait, maybe it's "paragon of propriety"? ...Well, anyway, I think I can learn a lot from her!
Qiqi	About Qiqi Friends: Qiqi's my best friend! She forgets who I am sometimes but I know she doesn't mean it... I just have to remind her to check her notebook, and she remembers me right away. Forever: I once asked Dr. Baizhu in private if there's any way to cure her, and, um... But it doesn't matter. I'll probably have to keep reminding her who I am for my whole life, but that's okay.
Shenhe	About Shenhe Shenhe's been away from the human world for years and years, so it's no wonder that she's still adjusting to life in Liyue Harbor. I'd love to help Ganyu take care of her... But how do I ask her in a way that won't make her feel uncomfortable?
Xiangling	About Xiangling Xiangling hasn't been, um... looking for strange ingredients lately, has she? She gave me a real fright last time. She said she was about to try some raw octopus from the Sea of Clouds. One of these days, she'll give herself an upset stomach — then what's she gonna do? 'Cause she definitely doesn't like taking Dr. Baizhu's medicine... Anyway, I got Master to try and talk some sense into her, too. Who knows what dangerous thing she'll be trying to eat next... *sigh*
Yanfei	About Yanfei Yanfei takes that huge legal codex everywhere, even when she comes to pay Master a visit on her days off. She's incredible! I don't know how she carries that heavy thing around all the time, and I can't imagine how much hard work it must be to read it...
Yun Jin	About Yun Jin Now, Yun Jin's really good at spear dancing, and her Liyue opera performances are very popular. Master even takes me to go see them sometimes. You won't find an empty seat when she's on stage... but, um... does anyone understand what she's singing about?

Yaoyao Release Date

Genshin Impact Version 3.4 Phase 1
Release Date	January 18, 2023

Yaoyao was released on January 18, 2023 in the first phase of Version 3.4 with Alhaitham.

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