Yaoyao is a playable Dendro character in Genshin Impact. She is one of the most powerful and thus popular characters for playing as Support. We decided to write this guide to help you learn more about Yaoyao. In our Genshin Impact Yaoyao Build and Best Team Comp post you will learn about Yaoyao’s talents, how they work and how to upgrade them. Also, you will read about her Constellations that will help you make Yaoyao even more powerful. After that, we have written Genshin Impact Yaoyao Build where you’ll see the weapon and artifact set. And at last, we have mentioned the best team comps for Yaoyao as the Support hero.
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Yaoyao Build
Below you can see the best weapon option for playing Yaoyao in Genshin Impact. Accompanied by the best Yaoyao artifact set and its stat priorities.
Support Build
If you play this champion as a Support in your comp you should take the weapon and artifacts from the list below. They are believed to be the most effective ones in almost all situations.
Weapon
Staff Of Homa
Weapon Substitutes: Favonius Lance, Kitain Cross Spear, Black Tassel.
Artifact Set
Tenacity of the Millelith (4-Piece)
Artifact Main Stats Priority: HP% HP% Healing Bonus%
Sub Stats Priority: HP% > Energy Recharge > Elemental Mastery
Talent Priority
Moonjade Descent > Raphanus Sky Cluster > Toss ‘N’ Turn Spear
Best Team Compositions for Yaoyao
When you play Genshin Impact everything depends not only on your main character but also on the composition. You should learn how elements complement each other and build the best team for your main. Below you can see the best team composition for Yaoyao with Main DPS and 2 Sub DPS characters. Also, we have included alternative characters for each role that go well with Yaoyao too.
Choose the Sub-DPS based on the Main DPS that you are gonna use. Characters that react well with Dendro or Dendro characters can work well as a main DPS with a Dendro healer.
Yaoyao can be an off-field Dendro and healer. Cyno works well with any off-field Dendro because he needs reactions. Fischl is for energy regeneration of the party, off-field damage and triggering Quicken reactions. Nahida for Elemental Resonance and deals Dendro DMG to them while triggering elemental reactions.
Good characters for this comp: Kamisato Ayato, Tighnari, Keqing, Yelan, Nilou, Raiden Shogun, Xiangling, Xingqiu, Collei.
If you want to know more about every teammate for Yaoyao you can click on the link below and find them in the list of all Genshin Impact characters that we have described.
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In case you are still not sure what champion you want to pick as main we have Genshin Impact characters tier list with explanations on how to build your best team.
Yaoyao Talents
Below you can see the list of talents that Yaoyao uses during the fight. Each of them we have described with the main characteristics.
Toss ‘N’ Turn Spear
Normal Attack
Normal Attack: Performs up to 4 consecutive spear strikes.
Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way.
Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Raphanus Sky Cluster
Elemental Skill
Calls upon “Yuegui: Throwing Mode,” a special device created by a certain adeptus to help Yaoyao solve her problems. This skill will be used differently in Holding Mode.
Hold:
Enters Aiming Mode to adjust the throw direction.
Yuegui: Throwing Mode
Throws out White Jade Radishes that will explode upon hitting characters or opponents, dealing Dendro DMG to opponents within a certain AoE, and healing characters within that same AoE based on Yaoyao’s Max HP. If a radish does not hit either an opponent or a character, the radish will remain where it is and explode on contact with a character or opponent, or will explode after its duration expires.
Yuegui: Throwing Mode will choose its radish-throw targets.
If all nearby characters have more than 70% HP remaining, then it will throw the radish at a nearby opponent.
If nearby characters have 70% or less HP remaining, it will throw a radish at the character with the lowest HP percentage remaining. If no opponents exist nearby, Yuegui will throw White Jade Radishes at characters even if they all have more than 70% HP remaining.
A maximum of 2 instances Yuegui: Throwing Mode can exist at any one time.
Moonjade Descent
Elemental Burst
At the enjoinment of a certain adeptus, Yuegui’s full potential can be unleashed in an emergency, dealing Dendro DMG to nearby opponents and entering an (in some sense) unsurpassed Adeptal Legacy state.
Adeptal Legacy
White Jade Radishes generated will be changed to heal and deal DMG according to this skill. Explosions will heal all nearby party members, and the Dendro DMG that they deal will be viewed as Elemental Burst DMG instead.
Summons “Yuegui: Jumping Mode” at intervals until their limit has been reached. The behavior of this version of Yuegui is the same as that of “Yuegui: Throwing Mode” in the Elemental Skill, Raphanus Sky Cluster. A maximum of 3 Yuegui: Jumping Mode can exist at any one time.
Yaoyao’s Movement SPD is increased by 15%.
Yaoyao’s Dendro RES will be increased.
The Adeptal Legacy state will end once Yaoyao is off-field, and all remaining Yuegui: Jumping Mode will be cleared once this state ends.
Starscatter
1st Ascension Passive
While affected by the Adeptal Legacy state caused by Moonjade Descent, Yaoyao will constantly throw White Jade Radishes at nearby opponents when she is sprinting, jumping, or running. She can throw 1 White Jade Radish this way once every 0.6s.
In Others’ Shoes
4th Ascension Passive
When White Jade Radishes explode, active characters within their AoE will regain HP every 1s based on 0.8% of Yaoyao’s Max HP. This effect lasts 5s.
Tailing on Tiptoes
Utility Passive
When Yaoyao is in the party, your characters will not startle Crystalflies and certain other animals when getting near them.
Check the “Other” sub-category of the “Living Beings / Wildlife” section in the Archive for creatures this skill works on.
Every talent can be upgraded up to level 15. But to do so you will need to gather materials on particular days. The list of the needed materials for leveling Yaoyao’s talents is mentioned in the next block.
Talent Leveling Materials
So here you can see all materials that you will need in order to level up Yaoyao’s talents.
Talent Level-Up Materials
Diligence Books: Teachings of Diligence, Guide to Diligence, Philosophies of Diligence.
Common Ascension Materials
Slime Condensate, Slime Secretions, Slime Concentrate.
Weekly Boss Material
Daka’s Bell
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Some of them are required at the beginning for low levels and others are more advanced. We just wanted to focus your attention on material types in general.
Yaoyao Constellations
In Genshin Impact characters have a specific upgrade system called constellation. You will need to get a specific item called Stella Fortuna to increase the level of constellation. Each character has their own version of Stella Fortuna, which you get by obtaining a duplicate of the character from Wishes.
Level 1
Adeptus’ Tutelage
When White Jade Radishes explode, active characters within their AoE will gain 15% Dendro DMG Bonus for 8s and have 15 Stamina restored to them. This form of Stamina Restoration can only be triggered every 5s.
Level 2
Innocent
While affected by the Adeptal Legacy state caused by Moonjade Descent, if White Jade Radish explosions damage opponents, 3 Energy will be restored to Yaoyao. This form of Energy regeneration can occur once every 0.8s.
Level 3
Loyal and Kind
Increases the Level of Raphanus Sky Cluster by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Level 4
Winsome
After using Raphanus Sky Cluster or Moonjade Descent, Yaoyao’s Elemental Mastery will be increased based on 0.3% of her Max HP for 8s. The maximum Elemental Mastery she can gain this way is 120.
Level 5
Compassionate
Increases the Level of Moonjade Descent by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Level 6
Beneficent
For every 2 White Jade Radishes Yuegui: Throwing Mode throws out, it will also throw a Mega Radish that will have a larger AoE than the standard White Jade Radish and have the following effects upon exploding:
Deals AoE Dendro DMG based on 75% of Yaoyao’s ATK.
Restores HP for the active character based on 7.5% of Yaoyao’s Max HP.
Every Yuegei: Throwing Mode can throw out a maximum of 2 Mega Radishes.
Every Genshin Impact character has own set of constellations above you can see Yaoyao constellations list with descriptions.
Ascension Materials
In addition, there are ascension phases that increase the level cap for your character. After Yaoyao reaches the 20th level she can be ascended to the next ascension phase, up to phase 6, which allow getting 90th level.
Character Ascension Materials
Nagadus Emerald: Nagadus Emerald Sliver, Nagadus Emerald Fragment, Nagadus Emerald Chunk, Nagadus Emerald Gemstone.
Quelled Creeper
Common Ascension Materials
Slime Condensate, Slime Secretions, Slime Concentrate.
Local Specialty
Jueyun Chili
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In order to level up ascension phases you’ll need materials. So the list of those required for Yaoyao is listed above.