YeliBuild and Guide

Yeli is a versatile Constant Damage Dealer, excelling in Single Target and also doing well in AOE sustained DPS, and yet neither of those outshines her potentially devastating Single Target burst. Her incredible damage potential, however, is balanced out by the random nature of her Follow-Up Attacks (FUA) and the selfishness of her kit.

Yeli’s Skill 1 is a simple yet effective one-hit ability that deals okay damage and comes with a small chance to Steal a Buff from the target upon hitting it. This S1 is the attack that Yeli uses for her FUA, which makes it possible to steal multiple Buffs in a single turn.

The Skill 2 is where the bulk of Yeli’s potential resides: Whenever Yeli scores a Critical Hit with an active Skill, which means a Skill cast by pressing a button during her turn, she casts her Skill 1 as a Follow-Up. The key point here is that since Yeli’s FUA from the passive specifies that the S1 is cast, it can be chained repeatedly, although the chances of triggering each subsequent FUA diminish for every successful trigger in the chain.

It’s very important to note that new FUA ‘chains’ can’t start from Lily Assisting Yeli, nor can they start from Battlewill. So in that regard, it’s balanced.

The Skill 3 is her AOE tool, first cleansing all Debuffs from herself and then applying a [CRIT RATE+] buff to herself, before attacking all enemies 3 times, with each hit having a moderate chance of inflicting [DEF-]. This skill, even in Single Target scenarios, is very powerful as it easily removes the need of a dedicated purify/immunity Animus to pair with Yeli so long as the enemy doesn’t spam crippling debuffs every turn, on top of somewhat taking care of both the DEF- in your formation and solving CRIT+ permanently, for Yeli herself. When it comes to the FUA that started from S3, it can only trigger on the main target of the attack.

If Yeli is so simple and efficient in all kinds of situations, what’s holding her back? There are multiple aspects of Yeli’s kit that reduce her impact, keeping her in line with the rest of the stronger DPS options:

• Her chances of triggering her FUA get progressively lower as you chain them. Although only 2 FUA trigger per turn are enough to make Yeli’s damage top of the line, it also means that without that 2nd FUA, her damage is just average;

• Yeli’s CRIT Rate+ is applied only to herself, making it a lot less valuable than Gray’s or Rosa’s;

• She desperately needs Skill Levels for all 3 Skills in order to perform well, as the S2 and S1 are tied to each other, and the S3’s CD reduction is vital in order to maintain a high uptime on its powerful CRIT+, DEF-, and self-cleanse/

With all that said, Yeli is straightforward, and her applications are varied without a doubt.

In PVE, she excels at defeating Bosses regardless of their affinity, thanks to her being Constant, although due to the innate RNG of her passive, you might encounter some bad streaks where luck wasn’t on your side, which could affect her performance in shorter fights (more burst-oriented)..

On the other hand, for long fights, Yeli’s damage output is very consistent, and her Buff Stealing works on a plethora of tough enemies, making her a prime option for any and all kinds of high-end challenges. The fact that her Buff Stealing is tied to a spammable S1 also gives her a secondary role of Dispeller, which means that you can possibly bring a high Effect ACC Yeli and abuse her Steal even in fights where Bosses frequently apply Buffs to themselves, like Aurora or Phantom Theatre, for example.

In PVP, Yeli is sure to make her presence felt across the different modes. She clearly positions herself as a Single Target Nuker, capable of taking out almost any enemy in a single Turn, even those who would hide behind powerful effects like Soul Ward or Invincibility, should you be lucky enough to land multiple S1 in a row and Steal their most powerful buffs. With enough Luck and good gear, it’s even possible to take out enemies sporting the most defensive set-ups wearing the 12P Bloodbath set.

As powerful as Yeli might be, there are still many ways to counter her, some of the easiest being:

• Every bit of Yeli’s kit revolves around Crits, and Viper specializes in countering those, making him and stall teams an efficient counter to Yeli, provided that you have the gear to survive her initial assault and she doesn’t get too lucky.

• Even though Yeli can cleanse herself, any form of Hard CC can still make her skip her turn. Keep an eye out for Animuses like Kazuyo the Reverie, Kraken, or Mio, to name a few.