Best Jing Yuan Honkai Star Rail build: Relics, Light Cones, Eidolons & Abilities

Jing Yuan is a 5-star Lightning Erudition character in Honkai Star Rail. He is extremely powerful and is arguably one of the best AoE (Area of Effect) units in the game, especially when using the best build.

Jing Yuan, despite being an AoE unit, has the capability to deal massive damage. He outperforms the likes of Serval quite easily and can function even as a boss slayer in certain scenarios in Honkai Star Rail.

However, just like every other powerful unit, Jing Yuan is dependent on having the best build in order to become the most effective.

Hence, here is our in-depth guide to the best build for Jing Yuan in Honkai Star Rail, including his optimal Relics, Light Cones, Eidolons, and Abilities.

Contents

• Jing Yuan Abilities
• Jing Yuan Eidolons
• Jing Yuan Light Cone
• Jing Yuan Relic
• Jing Yuan Team Comp
• Jing Yuan Trailer

Jing Yuan Abilities in Honkai Star Rail

Basic Attack: Glistening Light

Jing Yuan will deal Lightning DMG equivalent to 50%-130% of his ATK stats to a single enemy.

Skill Attack: Rifting Zenith

Jing Yuan will deal Lightning DMG equivalent to 50%-120% of his ATK stats to all enemies and also enhances the Lightning Lord’s Hits per Action by 2.

Ultimate: Lightbringer

Jing Yuan will deal Lightning DMG equivalent to 120%-240% of his ATK stats to all enemies and increases Lightning Lord’s Hits per Action by 3.

Technique: Spirit Invocation

Upon using this Technique, the Lightning Lord’s Hits per action is increased by 3 for the first turn at the beginning of the next battle

Jing Yuan Eidolons in Honkai Star Rail

Level 1- Slash, Seas Split: Once Lightning Lord attacks, the DMG multiplier on adjacent enemies is enhanced by 25% of the multiplier against the target enemy.

Level 2- Swing, Skies Squashed: Jing Yuan’s Basic ATK, Skill, and Ultimate gain a 20% DMG increase for 2 turns after Lightning-Lord takes action.

Level 3- Strike, Suns Subdued: Ultimate increased by +2 up to a maximum of level 15 and Basic ATK increased by +1 up to a maximum of level 10.

Level 4- Spin, Stars Sieged: For each hit by the Lightning Lord, Jing Yuan will regenerate 2 Energy.

Level 5- Stride, Spoils Sieged: Skill and Talent increased by +2, up to a maximum of level 15.

Level 6- Sweep, Souls Slain: The Lightning Lord’s hits on a target enemy make them vulnerable. In this state, the enemies take 12% more DMG until the end of Lightning Lord’s turn up to a maximum of 3 times.

Best Light Cones for Jing Yuan in Honkai Star Rail

The best Light Cone for Jing Yuan’s build in Honkai Star Rail is Before Dawn. This Light Cone enhances the CRIT DMG of the wearer by 36%-60% and also enhances their Skill and Ultimate DMG by 18%-30%.

The Light Cone also has a unique buff called Somnus Corpus. Thus buff is triggered whenever the wearer uses their Skill or the Ultimate Attack. Once it is triggered, the buff gets consumed and the DMG of the next follow-up attack is enhanced by 48%-80%.

This Light Cone can only be obtained through the Light Cone Event Warp whenever it becomes available. However, if you want a 4-star option for Jing Yuan, then you can use Today Is Another Peaceful Day.

This Light Cone increases the wearer’s DMG based on their Max Energy. DMG increases by 0.20% per point of Energy, up to 160 Energy.

Best Relic Set for Jing Yuan in Honkai Star Rail

The best Relic set for Jing Yuan’s build is The Ashblazing Grand Duke. The set bonus of this Relic set is provided below:

2-piece bonus: Increases follow-up attack DMG by 20%.

4-piece bonus: When the wearer uses follow-up attacks against the target enemy, increase the wearer’s ATK by 6% for every time the follow-up attack deals DMG. This effect can stack for a maximum of 8 times and lasts for 3 turns. This effect is removed the next time the wearer uses a follow-up attack.

The best Ornament Set for Jing Yuan is Inert Salsotto. This Ornament Set provides an 8% CRIT Rate boost, and when the wearer’s current CRIT Rate reaches 50% or higher, the wearer’s Ultimate and follow-up attack DMG increases by 15%.

Best Team Comp for Jing Yuan in Honkai Star Rail

Jing Yuan is quite a self-sufficient unit. Hence, you need to pair him with those who can assist him in battle as much as possible. Hence, the best team partners for Jing Yuan in Honkai Star Rail are Tingyun, Bronya, and Bailu.

In this team, Bailu will be the healer, and Bronya and Tingyun will provide buffs to Jing Yuan. However, you can replace Bailu with Natasha, as the latter will perform the exact same function.

You can also replace one of the Supports with Topaz to better dish out single-target DMG.

Jing Yuan Honkai Star Rail trailer

On May 13, 2023, HoYoverse released the official trailer for Jing Yuan on their YouTube channel. If you missed it, then you can check it out from the link below.

Hence, that completes our guide for Jing Yuan in Honkai Star Rail. If you found it informative, then please check out some of our other guides below:

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