Erudition characters in Honkai: Star Rail are best known for their ability to hit in an AoE, and Jing Yuan is no different. However, unlike other Erudition characters like Serval and Himeko that simply do what they do, Jing Yuan’s mechanic is slightly more complicated.

Therefore, other than knowing Jing Yuan build in Honkai: Star Rail, players should also be familiar with how the General's mechanics work. This will go a long way in maximizing Jing Yuan’s ability and his Lightning Lord’s strength.

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Jing Yuan Best Build In Honkai: Star Rail

Jing Yuan Best Relics In Honkai: Star Rail

The best Relic sets for Jing Yuan in Honkai: Star Rail is easily the Band of Sizzling Thunder. Other than that, the Planar Ornament Inert Salsotto is also great to increase the General’s Crit Rate along with his Ultimate and Follow-up DMG.

1. 4pc Band of Sizzling Thunder + 2pc Inert Salsotto
2. 2pc Musketeer of Wild Wheat + 2pc Band of Sizzling Thunder + 2pc Inert Salsotto
3. 4pc Musketeer of Wild Wheat + 2pc Inert Salsotto

Jing Yuan Best Light Cones In Honkai: Star Rail

1. Before Dawn
2. Night on the Milky Way
3. Today Is Another Peaceful Day
4. The Birth of the Self
5. The Seriousness of Breakfast

Other than Jing Yuan’s best-in-slot Light Cone, Before Dawn, the 5-star Himeko weapon in Honkai: Star Rail, Night on the Milky Way is also viable for him. Even though the passive is not perfect for the General, the fact that it’s a piece of 5-star equipment is enough to outperform some 4-star options.

For 4-star Light Cones, the Honkai: Star Rail Battle Pass weapon, Today is Another Peaceful Day is brilliant as it gives an unconditional, universal DMG Bonus to Jing Yuan. As for non-spender, those who won The Birth of the Self Light Cone from the Warps can totally use it on Jing Yuan as it enhances the follow-up attack DMG done by his Lightning Lord.

Finally, F2P players can use The Seriousness of Breakfast, a Light Cone that can be obtained from the Forgotten Hall, quests, or even by opening the triple authentication door in Honkai: Star Rail.

Jing Yuan Trace Priority In Honkai: Star Rail

Jing Yuan’s Talent in Honkai: Star Rail is the main priority when it comes to his Trace as his Lightning Lord damage scales with it. Afterward, Skill and Ultimate come in second place, and Basic Attack is the least important for the General.

• Talent
• Skill = Ultimate
• Basic Attack

How To Play Jing Yuan In Honkai: Star Rail

Jing Yuan is a unique Erudition character whose playstyle mostly revolves around his Lightning Lord (LL). Jing Yuan’s LL damage is considered a follow-up attack, so players can use items that enhance follow-up DMG or Blessings of Elation in the Simulated Universe.

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The Lightning Lord has a base SPD of 60 and will hit automatically (players can see this on the turn-sequence on the top-left). It has a minimum of three stacks and can have up to 10. Each stack dictates how many hits the LL will do, and every additional stack also increases its SPD by 10. To obtain more stacks, players must use Skill and Ultimate, which add two and three stacks, respectively.

When its turn comes, the Lightning Lord will attack three enemies at a time, one main target and two adjacent targets. The main target will take full damage, while the enemies next to it will suffer 25% of the original DMG. Note that this main target is random, so the LL may hit an enemy at the end of the line and only hit one adjacent target along with it. Fortunately, each LL hit has a different main target, which means the RNG won’t be too cruel even when this happens.

Typically, the Lightning Lord will move shortly after Jing Yuan uses his Skill, so players will only be having five stacks. The fact that he needs three to four Skill casts to refill his Ultimate can make it quite tough for players to have more than five stacks, which is why SPD boost and SPD stat can come in handy for him. Having more than five stacks is even more crucial once players unlock Jing Yuan’s Ascension 2 Trace, which increases the Lightning Lord’s Crit DMG by 25%.

Honkai: Star Rail is now available on Android, iOS, and PC. A PlayStation version is in development.