The most detailed instructions for building Lan Yan

Lan Yan, although only a 4-star character of Genshin Impact 5.3, possesses the ability to create a powerful shield that can replace even famous 5-star characters.

Lan Yana new 4-star character appearing in the second half of Genshin Impact 5.3, has attracted special attention from the player community thanks to his ability to create extremely powerful shields. Debuting during Liyue’s Lighthouse Festival event, she possesses a unique mechanism where her shield is enhanced according to her Attack stat, allowing for both effective defense and impressive damage. With this potential, Lan Yan can become a worthy replacement for 5-star characters like Zhongli, Sucrose or Kazuha. Let’s learn how to build this character in the most optimal way.

Overview of Lan Yan build style

Are you looking for the best way to build Lan Yan? Here’s a quick guide on how to build Lan Yan in Genshin Impact:

• Holy Relics: Blue Silhouette (4 items)
• Weapons: Book of Heaven (5 stars) / Eye of Oath (4 stars)
• Main Index: Attack % (Clock), Attack % (Cup), Attack % (Cone)
• Secondary Index: Attack % > Elemental Charge Efficiency (ER) > HP% > Elemental Mastery (EM)
• Lineup: Clorinde, Fischl, Lan Yan, Nahida

The best Holy Relic for Lan Yan

• Blue Silhouette (4 items)
• Painting of Heroes in Ashes (4 items)

The best Holy Relics set for Lan Yan is the 4-piece Blue Silhouette. You should always equip this set to Lan Yan because it reduces the elemental resistance of enemies affected by Swirl by 40% for 10 seconds.

If you play in a squad with Wind-type DPS like Xiao or Wanderer, you might consider using the Painting of the Brave into Ashes set. The 4-item effect of this set is very good to support the squad, even though Lan Yan is not a Natlan character.

Best index for Lan Yan

• Clock: Attack %
• Glass: Attack %
• Hat: Attack %
• Secondary Index: Attack % > Elemental Charge Efficiency > HP% > Elemental Mastery

Regarding stats, prioritize Attack % to strengthen shields, because this is the most important part of Lan Yan’s skill set. After that, focus on Elemental Charge Efficiency and HP% to use Rage Skill regularly and increase your chances of survival. If you want to build Lan Yan as a crowd control and resistance reduction support character, prioritize Elemental Mastery.

Best weapon for Lan Yan

• Vol Thien Khong
• The Eye of the Oath
• Priestly Gaze
• Ritual Chapter Fragment
• Dragon Slaying Story

Regarding the best weapons for Lan Yan, you should use weapons that enhance her Attack stat, which helps increase the power of her shield. For 5 star weapons, Vol Thien Khong is the best choice. Meanwhile, The Eye of the Oath is the optimal 4-star choice for her.

If you want to build towards Elemental Mastery, you can use it Priestly Gaze or Ritual Chapter Fragment. For players who do not deposit money, Dragon Slaying Story is a pretty good 3-star choice.

Best lineup for Lan Yan

• Chlorine Enhancement: Clorinde, Fischl, Lan Yan, Nahida

• Arlecchino Evaporation: Arlecchino, Yelan, Kazuha, Lan Yan

• Neuvillette Hypercarry: Neuvillette, Xilonen, Lan Yan, Furina

Lan Yan is a very versatile character and can operate in many squads. She can replace Zhongli as a shield character or Kazuha and Sucrose as support characters. Currently, her best lineups are Chlorine Enhancement, Arlecchino Evaporationand Neuvillette Hypercarry. These squads all need a good shield character to protect the main DPS.

In shortLan Yan is one of the strongest 4-star characters in the game and can be a great asset to most squads. Let us know if you plan to own and build Lan Yan in version 5.3 of Genshin Impact!