Yukong Best Builds and Rating

Yukong is an Imaginary Element character in Honkai: Star Rail. Check out Yukong's best builds, teams, Light Cones, Relics, Trace priority, kit, and gameplay guide here!

Yukong Character Overview

Yukong Basic Info and Rating

Yukong Basic Information
Yukong	Rarity	4-star
	Element	Imaginary
	Path	Harmony
General Rating		Endgame Rating
Overall Support		MoC PF AS

Ratings are based on E0.

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Yukong Stats

Is Yukong Worth It?

Yukong is a strong CRIT buffer in the early game especially if you just started the game. The downside is that her buffs only affect allies that come after her in the turn order, so some SPD tuning should be done.

Yukong's Best Builds

CRIT Support

Yukong's buffs aren't tied to her stats, so we recommend building Yukong with HP% and DEF% stats to help her survive much longer. You also need at least 30% Effect RES to activate the Broken Keel effect.

Recommended Stat Values

Stat	Recommended Value
SPD	1 or 2 SPD faster than DPS
HP	3800 or above
DEF	1000 or above

It's important to tune Yukong's SPD to be 1 or 2 SPD faster than the DPS since her Skill and Ultimate will buff the next ally taking their turn.

Yukong's Best Team

Yukong F2P Team (Free to Play)

Support	DPS	DPS	Healer
Yukong	Dan Heng	Serval	Natasha

This Free-to-Play Yukong team will have two DPS units who can benefit from Yukong's Skill buff. It's important for Yukong to either take her turn first (right before the two DPS units) or go last (just before the DPS units take their turn again).

Standard Support Yukong Team

Support	DPS	Flex	Healer
Yukong	Seele	Tingyun	Luocha

The team posted is just one sample of possible team comps.

Yukong can fit in any team comp since she provides buffs that increase stats relevant to dealing damage. Ideally, you will want a second damage dealer to benefit from the ATK% Yukong will provide from her Skill. You can also settle for a support that can deal damage.

Yukong Imaginary Team

Support	DPS	Support	Healer
Yukong	Dr. Ratio	Silver Wolf	Luocha

A Yukong Imaginary team can be effective if all of the characters in it are built with a bit of damage dealing potential. All Imaginary characters in this team will want to use Wastelander of Banditry Desert to maximize their damage.

Yukong's Best Relics and Ornaments

All Recommended Relics and Ornaments

Relics	Rating & Merits
Wastelander of Banditry Desert x2 Musketeer of Wild Wheat x2	★★★★★ - Best - The best set combination for Yukong that increases her damage while also being usable in any type of team comp.
Wastelander of Banditry Desert x4	★★★★☆ - 2nd Best - Yukong's go-to set for maximizing her damage. She will need to be paired with a debuffer to receive the full benefits of this set.
Musketeer of Wild Wheat x4	★★★☆☆ - Early Game Set - Yukong's general purpose Relic that slightly increases her damage and speed.
Ornaments	Merits
Broken Keel	★★★★★ - Best - Best Ornament for increasing the party's overall DPS. - Best support Ornament for non DoT party members. - Increases Yukong's resistance to debuffs.
Fleet of the Ageless	★★★★☆ - Great - Increases the Party's ATK%. - Increases Yukong's Health. - 120 Speed requirement is easily reachable.
Inert Salsotto	★★★☆☆ - For DPS Build - Yukong's go-to Ornament if you want to maximize the damage output of her Ultimate.

Relic List & Guide

Yukong's Best Light Cones

All Recommended Light Cones

Light Cone	Why We Recommend It
Memories of the Past	★★★★★ - Best Memories of the Past is the best Light Cone for Yukong since it recovers her Energy whenever she attacks, which helps her get her Ultimate quicker. It also increases her Break Effect, which boosts her Break DMG.
Dance! Dance! Dance!	★★★★☆ - Great Dance! Dance! Dance! is a great 4-Star Light Cone for Yukong that Advances Forward all allies' when she uses her Ultimate. This can be useful for providing allies extra turns.
Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds	★★★★☆ - Great Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds is a great Light Cone for Yukong since it provides either an ATK, CRIT DMG, or Energy Regen buff for all allies. These are all useful buffs for either increasing the party's damage or Energy Regen.
Past and Future	★★★☆☆ - Good Past and Future is also a great Light Cone option for Yukong since it increases the DMG of the next ally who acts after she uses her Skill.
Meshing Cogs	★★★☆☆ - Good Meshing Cogs is a good Light Cone for Yukong since it recovers her Energy whenever she attacks or gets hit, which helps her get her Ultimate quicker.
Planetary Rendezvous	★★★☆☆ - Good Planetary Rendezvous is a good Light Cone for Yukong in Imaginary teams since the Light Cone provides a DMG boost for allies with the same DMG type as the wearer.

Light Cone List & Guide

Yukong Gameplay Guide

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Speed Tuning Yukong

Order	Fast Yukong	Slow Yukong
1st	Yukong	Flex / DPS
2nd	Flex / DPS	Flex / DPS
3rd	Flex / DPS	Healer / Shielder
4th	Healer / Shielder	Yukong

You can speed tune Yukong in two ways, either going first in the team (Fast Yukong) or going last (Slow Yukong).

Fast Yukong

Fast Yukong will require more Speed stats in order to activate her Skill buff at the start of the fight. The advantage of this is being able to maximize damage in the fight early, which can be important to time-sensitive challenges.

Slow Yukong

Slow Yukong will require her to go last in the team but also requires your DPS and Flex characters to be the first two units in the turn order. The advantage of this is needing fewer Speed stats on Yukong, letting you invest more into damage dealing stats instead.

SP Generation VS Skill Spamming

The main issue of Yukong is how dependent her buffs are on her Skill's uptime. We highly recommend going with an SP-neutral attack rotation, alternating between her Skill and Basic Attack.

This will let you maintain SP regen at an even level while also not negatively impacting her energy regeneration.

Yukong's Trace Priority

Trace	Priority & Explanation
Basic Attack	★★☆☆☆ - Low Priority Upgrading this trace only increases her Basic Attack damage. This should be the last Trace leveled up.
Skill	★★★★★ - Highest Priority Improving Yukong's Skill increases ATK% she provides.
Ultimate	★★★★★ - Highest Priority Improving Yukong's Ultimate increases the CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG she provides. It also increases the damage dealt.
Talent	★★★☆☆ - Mid Priority Improves Yukong's Basic Attack damage and its damage to the Toughness bar of enemies with Imaginary Weaknesses.

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Yukong's Recommended Eidolons

	Why We Recommend It
E2	★★★★★ - Great Great Eidolon that significantly helps Yukong's Energy Regeneration rate, which is useful for spamming her Ultimate.
E4	★★★★☆ - Good Generally improves her damage dealt from all sources.
E6	★★★★☆ - Good Essentially removes the requirement of needing to have Roaring Bowstrings active before using her Ultimate.

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Yukong's Traces (Skills and Passives)

Active Abilities

Basic ATK is maxed out at Level 6.

Technique and Bonus Abilities

Trace	Scaling and Explanation
Technique	Chasing Wind: After using the Technique, Yukong enters Sprint mode for 20 seconds. In Sprint mode, her Movement SPD increases, and she gains 2 stacks of Roaring Bowstrings when she enters battle via attacking enemies Stat Bonus: 1. Imaginary DMG +3.2% 2. ATK +4.0% 3. Imaginary DMG +4.8%
Bonus Ability	Archerion: Yukong can resist 1 debuff application for 1 time. This effect can be triggered again in 2 turn(s). Stat Bonus: 1. Max HP +4.0% 2. Imaginary DMG +3.2%
Bonus Ability	Bowmaster: When Yukong is on the field, Imaginary DMG dealt by all allies increases by 12%. Stat Bonus: 1. Imaginary DMG +4.8% 2. Max HP +6.0%
Bonus Ability	Majestas: When "Roaring Bowstrings" is active, Yukong regenerates 2 additional Energy every time an ally takes action. Stat Bonus: 1. ATK +6.0% 2. Max HP +8.0% 3. Imaginary DMG +6.4%

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Yukong's Eidolons

All Eidolon Resonance Effects

E1	Aerial Marshal At the start of battle, increases the SPD of all allies by 10% for 2 turn(s).
E2	Skyward Command When any ally's current energy is equal to its energy limit, Yukong regenerates an additional 5 energy. This effect can only be triggered once for each ally. The trigger count is reset after Yukong uses her Ultimate.
E3	Torrential Fusillade Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1. up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
E4	Zephyrean Echoes When "Roaring Bowstrings" is active, Yukong deals 30% more DMG to enemies.
E5	August Deadshot Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E6	Bowstring Thunderclap When Yukong uses her Ultimate, she immediately gains 1 stack(s) of "Roaring Bowstrings."

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Yukong Ascension and Trace Materials

Total Ascension Materials

Ascension Material	Total
Artifex's Module	12
Artifex's Cogwheel	13
Artifex's Gyreheart	12
Golden Crown of the Past Shadow	50
Credit	246,400

Total Trace Materials

All Trace Node Materials	Total
Harmonic Tune	12
Artifex's Module	28
Ancestral Hymn	54
Artifex's Cogwheel	42
Stellaris Symphony	105
Artifex's Gyreheart	42
Destroyer's Final Road	12
Tracks of Destiny	5
Credit	2,400,000

Additional Yukong Information

How to Get Yukong

Pull from Fugue Banner in Phase 2 of 2.7

According to the 2.7 Livestream, Yukong will be one of the featured 4-star characters in Fugue and Firefly's banners. Both banners will run from December 25, 2024 to January 15, 2025 (UTC-5).

Clear Stage 1 of Memory of Xianzhou

A free copy of Yukong is available after clearing Memory of Xianzhou Stage 1.

Memory of Xianzhou Guide

Pull From Any Banner

All Limited and Permanent Banners
Bygone Reminiscence	Words of Yore
Gilded Imprisonment	Stellar Warp

You can get Yukong at a standard rate by pulling from any Warp Banner.

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Yukong's Voice Actors

English VA	Dawn M. Bennett
Japanese VA	Yumi Tōma

Yukong's In-Game Lore

Faction	The Xianzhou Luofu
Background	Head of the Sky-Faring Commission on the Xianzhou Luofu. Yukong was a seasoned pilot and a deadshot. Since heading up the commission, she's been buried under mountains of paperwork.

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