Honkai: Star Rail has introduced World 8, offering new planar ornaments suitable for both high-speed DPS characters like Seele and support characters optimized for mono-element team compositions such as Yukong. To obtain these planar ornaments, players must confront Yanqing in his enemy form within World 8. Although players may have encountered Yanqing in this form during the Trailblazer quests and the Forgotten Hall, his abilities present unique challenges in this encounter.
Honkai: Star Rail – Yanqing Build Guide
When fully built and leveled up, Yanqing is capable of dominating the toughest of battles in Honkai: Star Rail.
Fortunately, Yanqing is not as formidable as some other end bosses, such as Abundant Ebon Deer, and Honkai: Star Rail players have greater flexibility in defeating him, whether they are free-to-play or not. Despite the various paths and characters players can use to defeat him, they must remain attentive to specific aspects of the battle.
Simulated Universe World 8 In Honkai: Star Rail
Unlike previous elite enemies that vary and randomize, the end boss of World 8 is Yanqing. In this form, Yanqing comes with three distinct phases. Similar to his other enemy versions, he summons swords, a feature prevalent in phases 2 and 3. Here are some important aspects to pay attention to regarding his and his summons' attacks:
- Yanqing can summon four swords, each with its own attack order. Yanqing inflicts Ice damage to the team, primarily in a single-target fashion, and can enhance his swords with various buffs. Some of his attacks also carry a high chance of freezing the target character.
- While Yanqing has any swords remaining, he won't have any weaknesses, but he can still take damage.
- Yanqing's swords are capable of freezing characters, and given their numbers, this can result in frequent delays in the team's actions.
- The swords possess weaknesses, but these weaknesses are unknown to the player. They can be either Imaginary, Lightning, or Wind Element weak. To defeat the swords, players must break their toughness by using the correct element against them, which will also destroy them immediately.
- Yanqing's most challenging phase is the third phase, during which he casts Aethereal Dreamflux. This ability continuously deals a substantial amount of damage to a target based on the number of swords remaining.
Considering all of these aspects, players are recommended to focus on defeating the swords as soon as possible, leveraging characters with the right elements or specific blessings to ensure a more efficient battle strategy.
Best Characters and Paths for Simulated Universe World 8 In Honkai: Star Rail
As Yanqing and his swords are weak to Imaginary, Lightning, or Wind elements, utilizing characters from these elements is generally recommended to defeat Yanqing more easily. Additionally, to deal AoE damage and quickly eliminate as many swords as possible while damaging Yanqing, players are advised to focus on Destruction and Erudition characters specifically. The best path will depend on the DPS character utilized and the synergy with the path. Generally, Propagation, Nihility, or Elation paths work well, but players can also use the Rememberance path for a defensive playstyle, particularly with certain Ice characters.
Honkai: Star Rail - Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae Team Composition Guide
Here are some best characters to pair with Imbibitor Lunae.
To unlock all character-based hidden achievements against Yanqing, players will need to deal a final blow with the characters Sushang, Luocha, Jing Yuan, Dan Heng, Yanqing, and Jingliu.
Best DPS Carry Characters Against Yanqing
While there are a large set of characters players can utilize, these options will work exponentially great against Yanqing:
Character | Best Path | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
 Kafka | Nihility | Kafka is exceptionally effective when it comes to DoT, as it is the main focus of her kit. In this case, she can make great use of the Nihility path to increase her own attack and consistently apply additional damage over time effects like Bleed, Shock and Wind Sheer. The Nihility path allows her to apply different status effects to enemies with various elements, which can significantly help Kafka with breaking the toughness of the swords or defeating them. Her own status applications and the Lightning element are also useful against Yanqing and the swords. |
 Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae | Propagation | Dan Heng with the Propagation path is one of the strongest combinations overall, as his entire kit revolves around utilizing a large number of skill points to deal massive basic attack damage in an AoE manner. Propagation blessings that allow him to inflict Spores on enemies and increase the benefits of these Spores are particularly useful. This means that Imbibitor Lunae can deal significant Imaginary damage each turn, while also dealing substantial wind damage by applying spores to all enemies. With a well-built Imbibitor Lunae and favorable blessings, players can overcome Yanqing fairly easily, completing each phase within a few turns without much difficulty. |
 Jing Yuan | Elation | As the Propagation path works excellently for Imbibitor Lunae, the Elation path is equally effective for Jing Yuan, significantly increasing his follow-up damage. Additionally, the Elation path resonance deals random Elemental damage when used, providing substantial help in quickly dealing with the swords. If players have access to characters like Topaz, his follow-up damage can be increased even further, though it is not necessary. The key consideration is to ensure that Jing Yuan is not frequently frozen, as this would significantly impact the efficiency of his follow-up DMG through Lightning Lord. Players should be paying attention to Elation blessings, which particularly include Aftertaste. |
 Blade | Propagation | Similar to Imbibitor Lunae, Blade also benefits greatly from utilizing his Basic Attacks. Consequently, the Propagation path and applying spores work great with him as well. Alternatively, Blade can also make good use of the Destruction path if players haven't unlocked Propagation or would like to test out different options. |
 Jingliu | Remembrance | While Yanqing on his own has resistance against Ice, with the Remembrance path, this resistance can be negated, especially if players are interested in utilizing Jingliu against him. With the Remembrance path, players will be able to take both a defensive and offensive approach against Yanqing and his sword formations, as they will be able to get frozen often, delaying their actions until they can launch strong attacks. It's also recommended that alongside Jingliu, players use March 7th to make the best out of this path with her follow-up attacks and Ultimate, which can come in quite handy. |
Best F2P Team Against Yanqing
 Dan Heng |  Serval |  Yukong |  Natasha |
The best F2P team against Yanqing consists of Dan Heng, Serval, Yukong, and Natasha. With this team composition, it is recommended that players focus on the Nihility path, as Serval can highly benefit from this while dealing AoE damage. Dan Heng does not benefit from Nihility path as much, he will be able to benefit well from his own abilities, which include Wind RES penetration, or slowing the enemies, primarily to deal damage to Yanqing. If Dan Heng defeats a sword while using his Ultimate, this can also allow him to attack again, which can also come in handy for handling multiple swords in the same turn. Additionally, Yukong's skill allows for two characters following her to be buffed. Both of them can benefit from her utility whenever possible, combined with Natasha's healing skills.
It is worth noting that the F2P team might struggle against Yanqing if these characters are not well-invested, or if players haven't been as lucky with obtaining the core blessings. However, with the ability tree getting an update to be able to utilize consumables within the Simulated Universe, players might want to pay attention to utilizing some buffing consumables before the Yanqing fight if necessary.
Best Blessings Against Yanqing
While the best blessings differ based on the team players have chosen, here are some core blessings from the mentioned particular paths that will perform well while fighting Yanqing in Simulated Universe World 8:
Blessing | Path | Original Effect | Upgraded Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
Slaughterhouse No. 4: Rest in Peace | Elation | When a characters launch follow-up attacks to an enemy, deals Aftertaste DMG equal to 80% of their ATK to the enemy being hit. If the enemy also has their Weakness Broken, then deals DMG for 1 extra time(s). | When a characters launch follow-up attacks to an enemy, deals Aftertaste DMG equal to 80% of their ATK to the enemy being hit. If the enemy also has their Weakness Broken, then deals DMG for 2 extra time(s). |
Champion's Dinner: Cat's Cradle | Elation | When characters deal DMG to an enemy with their Ultimate, this attack is considered a follow-up attack. Increases the DMG of follow-up attacks by 15%. | When characters deal DMG to an enemy with their Ultimate, this attack is considered a follow-up attack. Increases the DMG of follow-up attacks by 55.0%. |
Auto-Harmonica: Whitest Night | Elation | After a character launches a follow-up attack, they deal Aftertaste DMG equal to 55.0% of their ATK for 1 to 3 time(s). | After a character launches a follow-up attack, they deal Aftertaste DMG equal to 60% of their ATK for 1 to 3 time(s). And increases Aftertaste DMG by 35%. |
Spore Discharge | Propagation | For each Skill Point a character consumes, all enemies will gain 1 Spore(s). | For each Skill Point a character consumes, all enemies will gain 1 Spores. When all Skill Points are consumed, the SPD of the character who consumed the last Skill Point increases by 20% for 2 turn(s). |
Lytic Enzyme | Propagation | Increases the DMG caused by Spores bursting. The DMG increased is equal to 35% of the original DMG. After the target enemy was defeated, the Spores they were carrying will spread to targets adjacent to them. | Increases the DMG caused by Spores bursting. The DMG increased is equal to 50% of the original DMG. After the target enemy was defeated, the Spores they were carrying will spread to other enemy targets. |
Funeral of Sensory Pursuivant | Nihility | Every time an enemy takes DMG from a DoT, applies 1 stack(s) of Suspicion. | Every time an enemy receives DoT, apply 1 stack(s) of Suspicion. Suspicion stacks will not be reduced. |
Night Beyond Pyre | Nihility | Increases Weakness Break efficiency by 30%. | Increases Weakness Break efficiency by 45%. |
Perfect Experience: Innocence | Remembrance | After a character Breaks an enemy's Weakness, there is a 100% base chance to apply Dissociation on the enemy for 1 turn(s). | After the character inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy, there is a 100% base chance to apply Dissociation on the enemy for 1 turn(s). This effect ignores enemies' chance to resist Frozen. |
Perfect Experience: Reticence | Remembrance | After an enemy is attacked 6 time(s), they have a 120% base chance to become Frozen for 1 turn(s). | After an enemy is attacked 5 time(s), they have a 150% base chance to become Frozen for 1 turn(s). |
Auspicious Star | The Hunt | When a character defeats an enemy, regenerates Energy equal to 60% of the character's Max Energy. | When a character defeats an enemy, regenerates Energy equal to 100% of the character's Max Energy. |
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