Honkai Star Rail's Jing Yuan is a striking general of the Xianhou Alliance, and a five-star lightning character who treads the path of the Erudition. With the heart of a lion and the power of the Lightning Lord behind him, HSR Jing Yuan makes a formidable addition to your team. So let's take a look at his best build, eidolons, light cones, and more.
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Here's everything in our best Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan build:
What's the best Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan build?
Jing Yuan is a five-star lightning character who treads the path of Erudition. He's a strong multi-target DPS with great crowd control and utility. And, with the addition of his powerful friend the Lightning Lord, he can even deal some nasty follow-up attacks between his turns.
Here's a brief summary of our best HSR Jing Yuan build:
| Best light cone | Before Dawn |
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| Best relic set | The Ashblazing Grand Duke |
| Best planar ornament set | Firmament Frontline: Glamoth |
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Jing Yuan's best light cone is his signature five-star, Before Dawn. His best relic set is The Ashblazing Grand Duke, teamed up with the planar ornament set Firmament Frontline: Glamoth. When picking relics for him, we recommend prioritizing crit, lightning damage bonus, attack, and energy regen.
When leveling up his skills, you should prioritize his talent, then his skill, followed by his ultimate, then his basic attack. In terms of traces, you should prioritize upgrading War Marshell (A6), followed by Battalia Crush (A2), and Savant Providence (A4).
How to use Jing Yuan
Jing Yuan shines the brightest in multi-target situations where he's facing large groups of enemies and benefits from a strong buffer that can boost his already high damage even further.
The most important part of his kit is ensuring that you build up as many stacks as possible before his Lightning Lord attack triggers. This means that you should always aim to keep a skill point aside, so you can use his skill each turn, and you should use his ultimate as frequently as possible, as both of these gather stacks for him.
This mechanic also makes Honkai Star Rail's Bronya a very valuable asset for him, as she can provide him with an additional move each turn. With Bronya's help, you can have your Jing Yuan perform to skills and one ultimate per turn, acquiring max stacks for his next Lightning Lord and dealing heaps of damage.
What's the best light cone for Jing Yuan?
Jing Yuan's five-star light cone set, Before Dawn, is tailored to his kit. It amplifies his follow-up attacks, while also boosting both his ultimate damage and crit damage, making it an extremely powerful choice.
If you're looking for a good alternate, be sure to equip him with a light cone that also aligns with the path of the Erudition in order to activate its skill. We recommend Geniuses' Repose as the best four-star option. It boosts both his attack and his crit, and is an especially strong option at S5.
Alternatively, the Birth of the Self is another great four-star option for Jing Yuan. It offers a decent boost to his follow-up attacks at its base, and enhances them even further when he hits low-HP enemies.
If you're looking for a three-star light cone for Jing Yuan, we recommend Data Bank or Sagacity. Neither are particularly strong, but they give him a decent boost to his ultimate damage while you wait to get something a little stronger.
Here are the best HSR Jing Yuan light cones:
| Before Dawn | Increases energy restoration based on Jing Yuan's crit rate, up to a max of 12%. After using a skill, increases Jing Yuan's crit rate by 16% for one turn |
| Geniuses' Repose | Increases the Jing Yuan's attack by 16%. When he defeats an enemy, his crit damage increases by 24% for three turns |
| The Birth of the Self | Increases the damage of Jing Yuan's follow-up attacks by 24%. If the current target enemy's health drops below 50%, Jing Yuan's follow-up attack damage increases by an extra 16% |
| Data Bank | Increases Jing Yuan's ultimate damage by 28% |
| Sagacity | When Jing Yuan uses his ultimate, his attack increases by 24% for two turns |
What are the best relics for Jing Yuan?
You can equip Jing Yuan with six relics in total – four from one of the standard sets, and two from the Simulated Universe sets.
The best relic set for Jing Yuan is The Ashblazing Grand Duke. Its two-piece set bonus boosts his follow-up attack damage, which its two=piece set boosts his attack whenever he he deals damage with his follow-up attack, creating a loop that can dramatically enhance his overall damage.
Another strong relic set for Jing Yuan is Band of Sizzling Thunder. Its two-piece bonus boosts his lightning damage, and its four-piece bonus increases his damage after he uses his skill, which is valuable for both his ultimate and his follow-up attacks.
Alternatively, you can combine two pieces of The Ashblazing Grand Duke with two pieces of Musketeer of Wild Wheat. While this doesn't deal as much damage as a full set of TAGD, MOWW offers a flat 10% attack boost without having to rely on triggering Jing Yuan's follow-up attack to activate it.
Jing Yuan's best planar ornament set is Firmament Frontline: Glamoth. It boosts his attack even further, and gives him an additional damage increase when his speed hits a certain threshold. However, you do need to build him with a certain amount of speed in order to make the most of this set.
Alternatively, Inert Salsotto is a strong planar ornament set for Jing Yuan. It gives him a welcome boost to his crit rate, and when his crit rate is over 50%, his ultimate and follow-up attack damage also increases. Of course, this means that you need to build him with enough crit damage to ensure you're getting the full benefit.
Here are HSR Jing Yuan's best relics:
| Ashblazing Grand Duke | Two equipped: increases follow-up attack damage by 20% Four-equipped: increases Jing Yuan's attack by 6% every time his follow-up attack deals damage to an enemy. This effect can stack for a maximum of eight times and lasts three turns. The effect expires the next time Jing Yuan uses a follow-up attack |
| Band of Sizzling Thunder | Two equipped: increases lightning damage by 10% Four equipped: increases Jing Yuan's attack by 25% for one turn after he uses his skill |
| Musketeer of Wild Wheat | Two equipped: increases attack by 10% Four equipped: increases Jing Yuan's speed by 6% and his basic attack damage by 10% |
Planar ornaments
| Firmament Frontline: Glamoth | Two equipped: increases Jing Yuan's attack by 12%. If his speed is equal to or higher than 135/160, he deals 12%/18% more damage |
| Intert Salsotto | Two equipped: increases the wearer's crit rate by 8%. When the wearer's current crit rate reaches 50% or higher, their ultimate and follow-up attack damage increases by 15% |
| Space Sealing Station | Two equipped: increases the wearer's attack by 12%. When the wearer's speed reaches 120 or higher, their attack increases by a further 12% |
Artifact stat recommendations
When picking artifacts for Jing Yuan, we recommend prioritizing the following stats.
Main stats
- Feet: attack%
- Neck: lightning damage bonus
- Article: crit rate, crit damage, or attack%
Sub-stats
- Crit rate/damage
- Lightning damage bonus
- Attack%
- Energy regeneration
What are the best Jing Yuan team comps?
Jing Yuan benefits greatly from having buffers on his team to boost his damage and energy recharge, so he can make the most of his powerful, AoE Lightning Lord attacks.
Here are some examples of the best Jing Yuan team comps:
 Jing Yuan |
 Robin |
 Sunday |
 Aventurine |
| Jing Yuan |
Sunday |
 Tribbie |
 Huohuo |
| Jing Yuan |
Sunday |
Robin |
 Gallagher |
| Jing Yuan |
 Asta |
 Tingyun |
 Fu Xuan |
| Jing Yuan |
 Bronya |
Tingyun |
Fu Xuan |
| Jing Yuan |
Asta |
Tingyun |
 Luocha |
| Jing Yuan |
Asta |
Tingyun |
 Bailu |
What are Jing Yuan's skills?
Here are all of Jing Yuan's attacks, passives, and his technique.
Active skills:
| Basic attack | Glistening Light Jing Yuan deals lightning damage equal to 50% of his attack to a target enemy |
| Skill | Rifting Zenith Deal 50% of Jing Yuan's attack as lightning damage to all enemies, also increases Lightning Lord's attack count by one for the next turn (up to ten attacks) |
| Ultimate | Lightbringer Deal 120% of Jing Yuan's attack as lightning damage to all enemies and increases Lightning-Lord's hits by three for the next turn |
Talent and technique:
| Talent | Prana Extirpated Summon Lightning-Lord at the start of battle. Lightning-Lord has 60 base speed and an attack count of three. Its attacks deal 33% of Jing Yuan's attack as lightning damage to a random enemy, and 25% of the damage dealt to the enemy as lightning damage to adjacent targets. Every time Lightning-Lord's attack count increases by one (including enhanced attacks), Lightning-Lord's speed increases by ten. After the action ends, Lightning Lord's speed and attack account return to their original values. When Jing Yuan falls, the Lightning Lord disappears. When Jing Yuan is unable to take action, Lightning Lord is also unable to take action |
| Talent | Spirit Invocation (enhance) After using this technique at the start of the next battle, it increases Lightning-Lord's attack count in the first turn by three |
Major traces:
| A1 | Battalia Crush If the Lightning Lord's attack count is greater than or equal to six in the next turn, its crit damage increases by 25% for the next turn |
| A4 | Savant Providence Jing Yuan immediately regenerates 15 energy at the beginning of the battle |
| A6 | War Marshal After Jing Yuan uses his skill, his crit rate increases by 10% for two turns |
What are Jing Yuan's eidolons?
Honkai Star Rail eidolons, like Genshin Impact's constellations, are bonuses you gain from getting more than one copy of a character.
Here are all of HSR Jing Yuan's eidolons:
| E1 | Slash, Seas Split When Lightning-Lord attacks, the damage multiplier on enemies adjacent to the target increases by 25% |
| E2 | Swing, Skies Squashed After Lightning-Lord's action, damage caused by Jing Yuan's basic attack, skill, and ultimate increases by 20% for two turns |
| E3 | Strike, Suns Subdued Increases the level of Jing Yuan's ultimate by two, to a maximum of level 15. Also increases the level of his basic attack by one, to a maximum of level ten |
| E4 | Spin, Stars Sieged For each hit Lightning-Lord performs, Jing Yuan regenerates two energy |
| E5 | Stride, Spoils Seized Increases the level of Jing Yuan's skill by two, to a maximum of level 15. Also increases the level of his talent by two, to a maximum of level ten |
| E6 | Sweep, Souls Slain Lightning-Lord's attack counts make target enemies vulnerable. Vulnerable targets receive 12% more damage until the end of Lightning Lord's current turn. Stacks up to three times |
What are Jing Yuan's ascension materials?
You can level Jing Yuan all the way up to 80 but, in addition to the EXP logs, you also need a set of materials to ascend him at certain intervals.
Here are all of the materials you need to fully ascend Jing Yuan:
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| 30➔40 |
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| 40➔50 |
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| 50➔60 |
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| 60➔70 |
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| 70➔80 |
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Here's where to get each of Jing Yuan's ascension materials:
- Immortal scionettes, aeroblossoms, and lumintwigs – drops from mara-struck enemies in Xianzhou Luofu, from the Honkai Star Rail Simulated Universe or assignments, or you can purchase them from the embers exchange
- Shape shifter's lightning staff – drops from the Honkai Star Rail stagnant shadow in Stargazer Navalia
What are Jing Yuan's trace materials?
You can level up each of Jing Yuan's skills and attacks and unlock extra buffs by boosting his traces, but you need certain materials to do so.
Here are all of Jing Yuan's trace materials:
- 41 immortal scionette, 56 immortal aeroblossom, and 58 immortal lumintwig
- Obtain from mara-struck enemies on the Xianzhou Luofu or in the Simulated Universe, assignment rewards, or from the embers exchange store
- 15 key of inspiration, 72 key of knowledge, 139 key of wisdom
- Obtain from the crimson calyx in Jarilo V-I's Rivet Town, or purchase from the Herta Space Station and Jarilo-VI world shops
- 12 destroyer's final road
- Obtain by defeating the Doomsday Beast in the Destructor's Beginning: Echo of War in Herta Space Station's Supply Zone
- 11 tracks of destiny
- Three million credits
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