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Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan
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Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan build guide: Best light cone, relics, and team composition

The Erudition's favorite warrior.

Now that he is back, is time to equip him with the best gear and skills there are in the game. Here is the best Jing Yuan build in Honkai Star Rail.

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Honkai Star Rail: Jing Yuan best build

Jing Yuan is one of the best DPS characters in Honkai Star Rail thanks to his incredible AoE damage capabilities. He will also sport Lightning DMG attacks and, by following the path of The Erudition, features several Light Cone options and Relics that will make him a force to be reckoned with.

To get Jing Yuan you will need to recruit him from his rerun Event Warp banner called Swirl of Heavenly Spear which dropped on February 29, 2024, and will last until March 26, 2024. Be sure to recruit him promptly and, once you do, follow the guide below to craft the best Jing Yuan build.

Best Jing Yuan Light Cone in Honkai Star Rail

Since Jing Yuan follows the path of The Erudition, choosing Before Dawn as its Light Cone was a no-brainer. You will receive a significant boost for Crit Damage, Skill, Ultimate, and follow-up attacks. This combines perfectly with Jing Yuan given his mastery of AoE and single-target attacks. Note: Every character that follows The Erudition path will have the Before Dawn as their top Light Cone.

Light ConeRarityPathAbility
Before Dawn5*The EruditionLong Night
Increases the wearer’s CRIT DMG by 36%. Increases the wearer’s Skill and Ultimate DMG by 18%. After the wearer uses their Skill or Ultimate, they gain Somnus Corpus. Upon triggering a follow-up attack, Somnus Corpus will be consumed and the follow-up attack DMG increases by 48%.
Honkai Star Rail Before Dawn
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Best Jing Yuan Relics in Honkai Star Rail

The best relic for Jing Yuan is The Ashblazing Grand Duke since it will impact the follow-up attacks’ damage as well as overall ATK. It is highly stackable and complements greatly with the Before Dawn Light Cone. As an alternative, you can use the Band of Sizzling Thunder which will both increase your ATK and benefit your Lightning DMG capabilities.

Relic2-Piece Effect4-Piece Effect
The Ashblazing Grand DukeIncreases the DMG dealt by follow-up attacks by 20%.When the wearer uses follow-up attacks, increases the wearer’s ATK by 6% for every time the follow-up attack deals DMG. This effect can stack up to 8 times and lasts for 3 turns. This effect is removed the next time the wearer uses a follow-up attack.
Band of Sizzling ThunderIncreases Lightning DMG by 10%.When the wearer uses their Skill, increases the wearer’s ATK by 20% for 1 turn.
Honkai Star Rail The Ashblazing Grand Duke
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Best Jing Yuan Team Composition in Honkai Star Rail

As you might expect, Jing Yuan – thanks to his output damage prowess – will become the main damage dealer of any team he is in. What you need to aim for is to increase Jing Yuan’s ATK as much as possible by employing the skills of Support characters while also increasing survivability or speed. With that being said, here is a team composition that will greatly benefit Jing Yuan:

CharacterRoleDescription
Jing YuanMain DPSAoE DMG dealer (use stacks as much as possible).
BronyaSupportATK boost.
TingyunSupportATK boost and Energy regeneration.
Fu XuanSupportATK boost, HP boost, DMG reduction.

Jing Yuan Eidolons

EidolonDescription
Slash, Seas SplitWhen Lightnin-Lord attacks the DMG multiplier on enemies adjacent to the Target enemy increases by an extra amount equal to 25% of the DMG multiplier against the target enemy.
Swing, Skies SquashedAfter Lightning-Lord takes action, DMG caused by Jing Yuan’s Basic ATK, Skill and Utimate is increased by 20% for 2 turns.
Strike, Susns SubduedUltimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
Spin, Stars SiegedFor each hit performed by the Lightning-Lord when it takes action, Jing Yuan regenerates 2 Energy.
Stride, Spoils SeizedSkill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Sweep, Souls SlainEach hit performed by the Lightning-Lord when it takes action will make the target enemy Vulnerable. While Vulnerable, enemies receive 12% more DMG until the end of the Lightning-Lord’s current turn, stacking up to 3 time(s).

Now that you know what Light Cones, Relics, and what team will benefit Jing Yuan the best, head into battle and boost his attack as much as possible. You will notice he will become a damage behemoth and deal with enemies in the blink of an eye. Just be sure to protect him from any incoming Crowd Control debuffs since this will prevent his Lightning-Lord from moving.


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A musician with a heart of a gamer, Alejandro's life has always been accompanied by adventures on Nintendo platformers, countless hours of fantasy RPGs and several third-party FPSs. Currently, he is studying Game Design and Development and Creative Writing, preparing for a long career in the video game industry.