What are the best builds for Jing Yuan in Honkai: Star Rail? Jing Yuan is a Lightning elemental general from The Xianzhou Luofu who subscribes to The Erudition Path Type. This means that he's a devastating multi-target damage dealer, but he also possesses good single target abilities making him a deadly addition to your team. On this page, as part of our Honkai: Star Rail guide, we're going to share the best builds for Jing Yuan.

Honkai: Star Rail: Jing Yuan - Best Builds

Honkai: Star Rail: Jing Yuan - Best Builds 1
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Jing Yuan is the leader of the the Cloud Knights of The Xianzhou Luofu, and one of six members of the Xianzhou Alliance. Subscribing to The Erudition Path Type, he summons a powerful being known as the Lightning Lord to aid him in combat. Below we'll detail everything you need to know about the character, including the best builds for Jing Yuan.

Should you roll or pull for Jing Yuan? Well, he's a fairly well-rounded damage dealing option, as he's able to pair strong multi-target damage dealing abilities with his Lightning-Lord summon. As such, this makes him a very well-rounded option in combat.

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Overview

Below is a full guide to Jing Yuan, including all of his abilities, including Skills, Talents, Techniques, Traces, and Eidolons.

Name Rarity Path Type Element
Jing Yuan The Erudition Lightning

Abilities

Skills

Name Type Effect
Glistening Light Basic Attack Jing Yuan deals Lightning DMG equal to 50% of his ATK to a single enemy.
Rifting Zenith Skill Deals Lightning DMG equal to 50% of Jing Yuan's ATK to all enemies and increases Lightning-Lord's Hits Per Action by 2 for the next turn.
Lightbringer Ultimate Deals Lightning DMG equal to 120% of Jing Yuan's ATK to all enemies and increases Lightning-Lord's Hits Per Action by 3 for the next turn.

Talent

Name Effect
Prana Extirpated Summons Lightning-Lord at the start of the battle. Lightning-Lord has 60 base SPD and 3 base Hits Per Action. When the Lightning-Lord takes action, its hits are considered as follow-up attacks, with each hit dealing Lightning DMG equal to 33% of Jing Yuan's ATK to a single enemy, and enemies adjacent to it also receive Lightning DMG equal to 25% of the DMG dealt to the target enemy.
The Lightning-Lord's Hits Per Action can reach a max of 10. Every time Lightning-Lord's Hits Per Action increases by 1, its SPD increases by 10. After the Lightning-Lord's action ends, its SPD and Hits Per Action return to their base values. When Jing Yuan is knocked down, the Lightning-Lord will disappear. When Jing Yuan is affected by Crowd Control debuff, the Lightning-Lord is unable to take action.

Technique

Name Effect
Spirit Invocation After the Technique is used, the Lightning-Lord's Hits Per Action in the first turn increases by 3 at the start of the next battle.

Traces

Name Effect
Battalia Crush If the Lightning-Lord's Hits Per Action is greater or equal to 6 in the next turn, its CRIT DMG increases by 25% for the next turn.
Savant Providence At the start of the battle, immediately regenerates 15 Energy.
War Marshal After using Skill, CRIT Rate increases by 10% for 2 turn(s).

Eidolons

Name Effect
Slash, Seas Split When Lightning-Lord attacks, the DMG multiplier on enemies adjacent to the target enemy increases by an extra amount equal to 25% of the DMG multiplier against the target enemy.
Swing, Skies Squashed After Lightning-Lord takes action, DMG caused by Jing Yuan's Basic ATK, Skill, and Ultimate increases by 20% for 2 turn(s).
Strike, Suns Subdued Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
Spin, Stars Sieged For each hit performed by the Lightning-Lord when it takes action, Jing Yuan regenerates 2 Energy.
Stride, Spoils Seized Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Sweep, Souls Slain Each hit performed by the Lightning-Lord when it takes action will make the target enemy Vulnerable. While Vulnerable, enemies receive 12% more DMG until the end of the Lightning-Lord's current turn, stacking up to 3 time(s).

Best Light Cones for Jing Yuan

Below we've compiled some of the best Light Cones for Jing Yuan to use, based on their attributes and how they align with the character's unique abilities.

Name Rarity Base Stats Effect
Before Dawn
  • HP: 48
  • ATK: 28
  • DEF: 18
 Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 32%. Increases the wearer's Skill and Ultimate DMG by 20%. After the wearer uses their Skill or Ultimate, they gain Somnus Corpus. Upon triggering a follow-up attack, Somnus Corpus will be consumed and the follow-up attack DMG increases by 48%.
The Birth of the Self
  • HP: 43
  • ATK: 21
  • DEF: 15
 Increases DMG dealt by the wearer's follow-up attacks by 24%. If the current HP of the target enemy is below 50% of Max HP, increases DMG dealt by follow-up attacks by an extra 24%.

Best Relics Sets for Jing Yuan

Below we've compiled some of the best Relics sets for Jing Yuan to equip, based upon their buffs and how they align with the character's abilities.

Name Effect Priority Stats Location
Band of Sizzling Thunder
  • 2 Piece: Increases Lightning DMG by 10%.
  • 4 Piece: When the wearer uses Skill, increases the wearer's ATK by 25% for 1 turn(s).
  • CRIT DMG
  • CRIT Rate
  • SPD
  • ATK %
  • Break Effect
 Path of Holy Hymn
Inert Salsotto
  • 2 Piece: Increases the wearer's CRIT Rate by 8%. When the wearer's current CRIT Rate reaches 50% or higher, the wearer's Ultimate and follow-up attack DMG increases by 15%.
  • Lightning DMG
  • ATK %
  • Energy Regen Rate
 Simulated Universe

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