Lan Yan Guide and Best Builds
Lan Yan is a 4-Star Anemo Shielder in Genshin Impact who converts her Shield into Hydro, Pyro, Cryo or Electro depending on what reactions are taking place. This guide will focus on Lan Yan's best builds, artifacts, weapons and best team compositions.
Lan Yan Guide & Best Builds
Welcome to our Lan Yan build guide for Genshin Impact. Lan Yan is a powerful 4-star Anemo support Character known for her powerful Shield. In our guide, we'll cover everything you need to know to get the most out of your Lan Yan, from building the best Artifacts and Weapons to important stat priorities and rotations.
Best Weapons for Lan Yan
Listed below are Lan Yan's best weapons. While weapons are listed in a priority order, what's best to build on your Lan Yan can vary depending on the team composition and level of investment you want to put into Lan Yan.
Angelos' Heptades
Crown of the Final Scion
Base ATK: 741
ATK: 16.5%
ATK is increased by 12% / 15% / 18% / 21% / 24%. After the equipping character creates a Shield, they gain "Pathfinder's Light" for 20s: Increases your active party member's DMG by 10% / 13% / 16% / 19% / 22% for every 1,000 ATK the equipping character has, up to a maximum of 26% / 34% / 42% / 50% / 58%. Additionally, when the equipping character creates a Shield, they will also gain "Guide's Contentment": Restores 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 Elemental Energy to the equipping character. The aforementioned effect can trigger once every 14s, and can also be triggered when any type of chest is opened outside of combat. The equipping character may trigger this effect even when they are an off-field.
Hexerei: Secret Rite: When your own Hexerei character is off-field in the party, they will also gain 50% of the DMG increase from Pathfinder's Light.
Starcaller's Watch
Offering Unto Wind and Sun
Base ATK: 542
Elemental Mastery: 265
Increases Elemental Mastery by 100 / 125 / 150 / 175 / 200. Gain the "Mirror of Night" effect within 15s after the equipping character creates a shield: The current active party member deals 28% / 35% / 42% / 49% / 56% increased DMG to nearby opponents. You can gain the "Mirror of Night" effect once every 14s.
Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers
Heritage
Base ATK: 401
HP: 35.2%
When switching characters, the new character taking the field has their ATK increased by 24% / 30% / 36% / 42% / 48% for 10s. This effect can only occur once every 20s.
Hakushin Ring
Sakura Saiguu
Base ATK: 565
Energy Recharge: 30.6%
After the character equipped with this weapon triggers an Electro elemental reaction, nearby party members of an Elemental Type involved in the elemental reaction receive a 10% / 12.5% / 15% / 17.5% / 20% Elemental DMG Bonus for their element, lasting 6s. Elemental Bonuses gained in this way cannot be stacked.
Favonius Codex
Windfall
Base ATK: 510
Energy Recharge: 45.9%
CRIT Hits have a 60% / 70% / 80% / 90% / 100% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s / 10.5s / 9s / 7.5s / 6s.
Skyward Atlas
Wandering Clouds
Base ATK: 674
ATK: 33.1%
Increases Elemental DMG Bonus by 12% / 15% / 18% / 21% / 24%. Normal Attack hits have a 50% chance to earn the favor of the clouds, which actively seek out nearby opponents to attack for 15s, dealing 160% / 200% / 240% / 280% / 320% ATK DMG. Can only occur once every 30s.
Oathsworn Eye
People of the Faltering Light
Base ATK: 565
ATK: 27.6%
Increases Energy Recharge by 24% / 30% / 36% / 42% / 48% for 10s after using an Elemental Skill.
Prototype Amber
Gilding
Base ATK: 510
HP: 41.3%
Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6 Energy every 2s for 6s. All party members will regenerate 4% / 4.5% / 5% / 5.5% / 6% HP every 2s for this duration.
Best Artifacts for Lan Yan
Viridescent Venerer
Viridescent Venerer
2-Piece Set: Anemo DMG Bonus +15%
4-Piece Set: Increases Swirl DMG by 60%. Decreases opponent's Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City
2-Piece Set: When a nearby party member triggers a Nightsoul Burst, the equipping character regenerates 6 Elemental Energy.
4-Piece Set: After the equipping character triggers a reaction related to their Elemental Type, all nearby party members gain a 12% Elemental DMG Bonus for the Elemental Types involved in the elemental reaction for 15s. If the equipping character is in the Nightsoul's Blessing state when triggering this effect, all nearby party members gain an additional 28% Elemental DMG Bonus for the Elemental Types involved in the elemental reaction for 20s. The equipping character can trigger this effect while off-field, and the DMG bonus from Artifact Sets with the same name do not stack.
Noblesse Oblige
Noblesse Oblige
2-Piece Set: Elemental Burst DMG +20%
4-Piece Set: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
Golden Troupe
Golden Troupe
2-Piece Set: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 20%.
4-Piece Set: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 25%. Additionally, when not on the field, Elemental Skill DMG will be further increased by 25%. This effect will be cleared 2s after taking the field.
Lan Yan's Stat Priority
Lan Yan's Shield scales off ATK %, so her main and substats should prioritize this. If you want to make her Skill do more damage, CRIT Circlet and substats can be focused on as well. Anemo can be used for the Goblet as well if trying to maximize damage.
Recommended Stats for Lan Yan
Build recommendations assume a "decently built" level of artifact rolls alongside Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers. Using other weapons may increase or decrease certain stats relative to these recommendations.
Lan Yan's Talent Priority
Lan Yan's Elemental Skill is where her Shield scales from, as well as the vast majority of her damage, so it should always be prioritized. Her Elemental Burst can deal decent damage, but it isn't always used due to field time and energy requirements, so it doesn't need to be leveled much if at all. Her Normal Attack talent is not an actively used part of her gameplay, and can be ignored entirely.
How to Play Lan Yan
Lan Yan has a simple playstyle - cast her Elemental Skill to create her Shield, buff with Viridescent Venerer, and deal some damage, then swap out. Her Elemental Burst can also be used when available for the C4 Elemental Mastery buff, plus decent grouping and damage. However, it's not worth using every rotation due to the field time and energy requirements.
Lan Yan's Best Constellations
Lan Yan does not need many Constellations to function properly, as her first two are the strongest.
"As One Might Stride Betwixt the Clouds"(C1) effectively doubles the damage of her Elemental Skill, while giving it more Elemental Application as well. "Dance Vestments Billow Like Rainbow Jade"(C2) allows her Shield to be healed by Normal Attacks, tremendously increasing the total effective Shield size.
"With Drakefalcon's Blood-Pearls Adorned"(C4) gives her an Elemental Mastery buff, but it is small and requires her Elemental Burst, which she doesn't use every rotation, so you won't be missing out on much by not having this.
Lan Yan's Best Team Compositions
To learn all about Lan Yan's synergies and best team compositions, check our dedicated Lan Yan team page below:
Changelog
- 10 May 2026: Updated for 6.6.
- 27 Sep. 2025: Updated for 6.0.
- 05 Jul. 2025: Reviewed for 5.7.
- 16 Jan. 2025: Misc Updates + Tags.
- 29 Dec. 2024: Full guide.
- 10 Dec. 2024: Beta Update.
- 08 Dec. 2024: Preliminary build info added.
- 02 Dec. 2024: Beta Updates.
- 20 Nov. 2024: Page added.