The Honkai Star Rail character Jing Yuan has arrived and players are looking for the best build for the master of Lightning and area-of-effect damage. If built right, the leader of the Xianzhou Luofu Alliance can quickly destroy any obstacle you face using his Lightning Lord despite his low SPD. Nevertheless, he still needs support from his fellow space travelers to win tougher fights. So without further ado, let’s check out what kind of build and team composition are the best for Jing Yuan in Honkai Star Rail.
Best Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan Build Explained
(Updated on October 2, 2024 – updated links and format)
Best Light Cones for Jing Yuan Build
Before Dawn, Jing Yuan’s signature Light Cone is the best one that you can use for his build. Honestly, for both premium and free-to-play players, there are not many options that you have to think about. Just make sure you can buff Jing Yuan’s attack and spam his Lightning Lord Skill.
| Light Cone | Effect |
| Before Dawn | Rarity: 5-stars Increases the wearer’s CRIT DMG by 36%/42%/48%/54%/60%. Increases the wearer’s Skill and Ultimate DMG by 18%/21%/24%/27%/30%. 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%/56%/64%/72%/80%. |
| Night on the Milky Way | Rarity: 5-stars For every enemy on the field, increases the wearer’s ATK by 9%/10.5%/12%/13.5%/15%, up to 5 stacks. When an enemy is inflicted with Weakness Break, the DMG dealt by the wearer increases by 30%/35%/40%/45%/50% for 1 turn. |
| Today Is Another Peaceful Day | Rarity: 4-stars After entering battle, increases the wearer’s DMG based on their Max Energy. DMG increases by 0.2%/0.25%/0.3%/0.35%/0.4% per point of Energy, up to 160 Energy. |
Free-to-play Honkai: Star Rail players should use The Seriousness of Breakfast Light Cone, which is considered the best one for Jing Yuan. Since it will give DMG and ATK buff that can stack up to 3 times. Read on below for the Light Cone official description:
Increases the wearer’s DMG by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24%. For every defeated enemy, the wearer’s ATK increases by 4%/5%/6%/7%/8%, stacking up to 3 time(s).
Best Relics and Planar Ornaments for Jing Yuan Build
Obviously, stacking ATK and Lightning damage is the best option when making a Jing Yuan Honkai Star Rail build. 4-set Relics that boost up his Lightning damage like the Band of Sizzling Thunder are a must. As an alternative, an additional SPD boost can be a decent option if you want to get Space Sealing Station’s buff.
| Relic | Effect |
| Band of Sizzling Thunder | 4-set: When the wearer uses Skill, increases the wearer’s ATK by 20% for 1 turn(s). |
| Champion of Streetwise Boxing | 4-set: After the wearer attacks or is hit, their ATK increases by 5% for the rest of the battle. This effect can stack up to 5 time(s). |
| Musketeer of Wild Wheat | 4-set: The wearer’s SPD increases by 6% and Basic ATK DMG increases by 10%. |
| Band of Sizzling Thunder (2-set) + Musketeer of Wild Wheat (2-set) | Increases Lightning DMG by 10%. + ATK increases by 10%. |
For each Honkai Star Rail Relic slot, basically, the build is something like this for Jing Yuan:
- Body: DMG, Crit Rate, or ATK%.
- Boots: Speed or ATK%.
- Sphere: Lightning DMG.
- Link: ATK%.
Meanwhile, in the case of Planar Ornaments, again, look for ATK boosters. Get Lightning DMG buff for Sphere and ATK% for Rope.
| Planar Ornament | Effect |
| Inert Salsotto | 2-set: Increases the wearer’s CRIT Rate by 8%. When the wearer’s current CRIT Rate reaches 50% or higher, the wearer’s Ultimate and follow-up attack DMG increases by 15%. |
| Space Sealing Station | 2-set: Increases the wearer’s ATK by 12%. When the wearer’s SPD reaches 120 or higher, the wearer’s ATK increases by another 12%. |
Best Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan Team Composition
Using this Honkai: Star Rail Jing Yuan build, you will want to run a Healer + Support + Tank team composition. While having two Support might be enough, Tank is absolutely necessary to tackle the harder content. For Support, you might want to consider Tingyun since she can buff up Jing Yuan’s damage and SPD as well. Below are the other characters you want to bring along when using Jing Yuan.
Tank:
- Trailblazer – The Preservation
- Gepard
- March 7th
Support:
- Tingyun
- Bronya
- Asta
Healer:
- Natasha
- Bailu
