Yelan in Genshin Impact: Best Build and Team Guide

In Genshin impact, Yelan is a Hydro archer who takes the position of a secondary damage dealer, while also being a buffer due to the special effect of her ultimate. Her affix is universal, affects any damage dealt and does not depend on any stats of the active companion or the girl herself.

Due to HP scaling and the Hydro element, she works great in resonance with partners of the same element, mutually strengthening each other, but can also be the only Hydro character in the squad. However, the heroine cannot be called completely universal, since her attacks from the pocket only work if the active ally uses regular attacks.

How to Get the Character

Ye Lan can be knocked out in the second phase. the 6.0 update, which goes with September 30 to October 21The heroine only drops from the "White Rainbow" event banner that spins around Primogems. Constellations are unlocked by obtaining copies of the character.

For the release schedule of new companions and the rerun of Ye Lan, follow banner schedule.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Ye Lan will be a worthy secondary damage dealer for almost any group that needs a stable water status. Her main strengths include the small number of alternative heroes in the same role, good damage, and buffing ability, but it's also worth remembering

The Best Ye Lan Builds in Genshin Impact

The heroine is a secondary damage dealer who deals most of her damage through elemental burst and has HP scaling. To fully utilize the heroine, she needs to gain a good balance of crit. chance/crit. damage, ER and health.

Recommended Stats

There is no need for ATK, since her damage scales with HP. First of all, focus on restoring energy to provide her with an ult on cooldown, and then get HP and balance crits. There is no need for elemental mastery, even if you play with Pyro characters, since the heroine almost does not trigger reactions herself.

Characteristics that are recommended to be emphasized while building E Lan:

Artifact	Stats
Flower of Life Main Stat: HP (fixed)	Secondary stats: CRIT Rate/DMG HP% Energy recharge%
Plume of Death Main Stat: ATK (fixed)	Secondary stats: CRIT Rate/DMG HP% Energy recharge%
Sands of Eon Main Stat: Energy Restore% or HP%	Secondary stats: CRIT Rate/DMG HP% Energy recharge%
Goblet of Eonothem Main Stat: Hydro damage %	Secondary stats: CRIT Rate/DMG HP% Energy recharge%
Circlet of Logos Main Stat: CRIT Rate or DMG	Secondary stats: CRIT Rate/DMG HP% Energy recharge%

Recommended values:

• HP: 25-000 and more.
• energy recharge: 160% if you play with a Favonius bow and a Hydro ally, 200% if she is the only Hydro in the team and with a Favonius, 230-240% is needed when using the Aqua Simulacra signature weapon and no other Hydro in the team.
• Crit chance/crit damage: a ratio of 1:2 is required, for example, 70%/140%. Keep in mind that the girl already has an increased critical chance when ascended, and in artifacts and weapons, focus on Crit DMG.

Weapon Selection

Weapons should increase energy regeneration, HP, or provide critical hits. ATK or mastery gear is not recommended, but can be used if there are no alternatives, provided they have good passives. Bows can also be scaled to 3⭐️ due to their health scaling; their low base value won't affect their stats.

Name	Description	Recommendation
Aqua Simulacra  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 44 ~ 542 Critical Damage 19,2% ~ 88,2%	Increases HP by 16%~32%. When there are enemies near the owner of the bow, their damage is increased by 20%~40%. The passive effect works even when the character is not on the battlefield.	Yelan's Signature Weapon: Grants a lot of Crit DMG and increases HP, and provides a versatile affix in battle.
Favonius Warbow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 41 ~ 454 Energy recharge 13,3% ~ 61,3%	Critical attacks have a 60-100% chance to create elemental particles that restore 6 energy, occur every 12-6 seconds.	Top 2 option after the signature. Gives a huge amount of energy recovery and additional balls for both the heroine and her allies. A must-have option if she is the only Hydro in the team, other squad members have expensive ultimates or have problems with the energy recovery stat.
Chronicles of Dawn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 48 - 674 CRIT DMG: 9.6%-44.1%	The wearer gains the effect of the Waving Morning Wind: 3 seconds after leaving combat, the damage of normal attacks, elemental skills, and elemental explosions is increased by 60-120%In combat, this effect is reduced by 10-20% every second until it reaches 0%. When a normal attack, E, or the wielder's ultimate hits an enemy, the damage increase effect of the corresponding type is increased by 10-20%, until it reaches 60-120%This effect can occur once every 0,1 seconds for each of the listed attack types and occurs even when the wearer is not on the battlefield. Additionally, when a squad has the Witchcraft: Arcane Rite effect active, and the wearer's normal attack, E-Shka, or ult hits an enemy, the damage bonus of all these types is increased by 20-40%.	Since the bonus is applied through a damage affix, the gear is suitable for the heroine with her HP scales. To fully utilize this, the squad must have two heroes from the Witchcraft faction.
Elegy for the End ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 46 ~ 608 Energy recharge 12% ~ 55,1%	Increases Elemental Mastery by 60-120 points. If the owner of the bow hits an enemy with an ult or elemental skill, gain one Sigil of Remembrance (occurs once every 0,2 seconds, even if the character is not on the battlefield). After collecting 4 sigils, they disappear and endow nearby team members for 12 seconds with the effect Millennial Movement: Farewell Song. Allies' Elemental Mastery is increased by 100-200, Attack Power - by 20-40%. Once activated, sigils will not spawn for another 20 seconds. The effect does not stack with similar ones.	The heroine easily activates her bow's passive by frequently using her skills, thereby buffing her squad. Additionally, the energy regeneration issue for her ultimate is solved. The best option for Lunar teams.
Polar Star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 46 - 608 Crit Rate: 7,2-33,1%	Elemental Skill and Elemental burst damage is 12-24% higher. Each time a normal, charged, elemental or ultimate attack hits the target, 1 level of the Ashen Nightstar effect is accumulated. Charge duration - 12 seconds. When accumulating 1-4 levels, the character's attack power increases by 10(20)/20(40)/30(60)/48(96)% respectively. Charges exist independently of each other.	While a high base stat and the second part of the passive that increases the attack power stat are not necessary for an archer, thanks to this gear you will get a bonus to K/S and a 12% bonus to E-class and Elemental Burst.
Fading Twilight ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 44 ~ 565 Energy recharge 6,7% ~ 30,6%	The weapon has 3 states: Evengleam, Afterglow, and Dawnblaze, each of which increases damage dealt by 6%/10%/14% respectively. After hitting an enemy, the state changes to another one, no more than once every 7 seconds. The state change effect is triggered even when the character is not on the battlefield.	Grants a damage affix that gradually builds up with each hit of the ult, and energy regeneration. Could only be obtained in update 2.7.
The Stringless ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 42 ~ 510 Elemental Mastery 36 ~ 165	Elemental Skills and elemental burst damage increased by 24-48%.	The passive will increase the damage of elemental skill and elemental burst, but the archer practically does not trigger reactions, which is why the sub-stat EM is useless for her.
Sacrificial Bow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 44 ~ 565 Energy recharge 6,7% ~ 30,6%	Hitting with an elemental skill has a 40-80% chance to instantly restore its cooldown. Occurs no more than 1 time in 30-16 seconds.	Increases energy recovery and makes it possible to activate her E a second time. If C1 is present, it is useless.
Mouun's Moon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 44 ~ 565 ATK 6% ~ 27,6%	Elemental burst damage of the character equipped with this weapon is increased by 0,12% for each point of max. energy of each member of the squad. Damage bonus cannot exceed 40%.	At R4-R5, the weapon will give a big boost if you have allies with expensive ults, but in the sub-stats it has unnecessary ATK. It makes sense to use it at high awakening and if you have a lot of energy and HP restoration in your artifacts.
Recurve Bow ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 38 ~ 354 HP: 10,2% ~ 46,9%	Defeating an enemy restores 8-16% HP.	An alternative free option. Recommended when playing with other Hydro allies, a large amount of energy recovery in artifact stats and with a small health pool.
Slingshot ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 38 ~ 354 Critical Damage Chance 6,8% ~ 31,2%	If a basic Attack or Aimed Shot hits the target within 0.3 seconds of hitting, their damage is increased by 36-60%. Otherwise, it decreases by 10%.	You can take it at the beginning of the game. Since the heroine, although rarely, uses aimed shots, this is an acceptable option for her.
Sharpshooter's Oath ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 39 ~ 401 Critical Damage 10,2% ~ 46,9%	Increases damage dealt to weak points of enemies by 24-48%.	Likewise, it is recommended only as a transitional option. You can take it into battle against opponents with weak points, for example, the Guardian or the Ruin Serpent.

To equip other heroes, use weapons tier list.

Artifact Rating

Artifacts for Yelan should be focused on increasing the damage of her ultimate or HP value. You can use 2+2 options with Hydro, but only at first, and not full sets, since all such sets in the game increase ATK, not health.

Name	Description	The effect
Emblem of Severed Fate ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases energy recovery speed by 20%. 4 parts: Increases elemental explosion damage by 25% of the energy regeneration value. This effect can be increased to a maximum of 75%.	The best artifact set, this is the one Ye Lan should build. It's head and shoulders above other full-set alternatives, giving the heroine all the most essential stats.
Noblesse Oblige ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 Piece: Increases elemental burst damage by 20%. 4 Piece: Activating an elemental burst increases the attack power of all party members by 20% for 12 seconds. The effect does not stack.	An acceptable option when playing with allies who scale with ATK, if the team does not have a support with such a set. But the heroine's personal damage will noticeably decrease.
Vourukasha’s Glow ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases HP by 20% 4 parts: Increases elemental skill and elemental explosion damage by 10%. When the carrier takes damage, even outside the battlefield, the bonus is increased by 80%. The effect stacks up to 5 times and lasts 5 seconds. Each stack has its own countdown time.	The full set does not work as intended, since the girl does not receive damage while in the pocket. However, the increase in HP and boosting elemental burst will increase her personal damage. You can take it if you do not have the Emblem set yet, and these artifacts are already leveled up to +20 and have good stats.
The Exile  ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: Increases energy recharge rate by 20%. 4 parts: Using an elemental burst restores 2 energy to the rest of the squad (but not the selected character) every 2 sec. for 6 sec. The effect cannot stack.	A first-time option for a beginner

Teams

The girl can play as a sub-DD in almost any squad where the main-DD constantly uses normal attacks. Due to the fact that her abilities scale with HP, she shows herself well with Hydro Resonance and characters who also need health for damage or healing.

Her mechanics don't allow for finishing reactions, so she's best used in teams where another character completes elemental reactions. She can easily provide a stable Hydro status for, for example, the main Pyro damage dealer and a Steam reaction, but she herself can only deal an E-type hit to an enemy with a Fire status. Her affix, which accumulates during her ultimate, is universal and works on all heroes except Lunar ones.

Choice of allies

Best heroes for squads:

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Furina	Hydro	One-handed sword	She deals damage based on max HP, so Hydro Resonance benefits her. She buffs with Elemental Burst.
Skirk	Cryo	One-handed sword	Her playstyle involves constantly using normal attacks and playing through two resonances, Cryo and Hydro, so the heroines combine well with each other.
Escoffier	Cryo	Polearm	If all party members are Water or Ice-elemental, this will reduce enemy resistance. Essential for Freeze.
Citlali	Cryo	Catalyst:	Citlali's resistance cut opens the way for her to join the Vaporize reaction teams or mono-Hydro squads.
Lohen	Cryo	Polearm	She fights using infused attacks and special skills. She requires strong and frequently attacking sub-dps to achieve enhanced ability buffs. She's one of the best allies in a Freeze party.
Mavuika	Pyro	Claymore	While Mavuika's most damage comes from her charged attacks, the Pyro Archon still uses her normal attacks in her rotation to trigger her ultimate.
Hu Tao	Pyro	Polearm	Pairs well with Ye Lan, especially if the team has a closed Water Resonance due to another Water Resonance partner, as it benefits from the HP increase.
Arlecchino	Pyro	Polearm	Due to Bond of Life, adds Pyro Infusion to her attacks. Most of the damage comes from normal attacks, so she works well with the mechanics of the ult.
Nicole	Pyro	Catalyst:	A strong support hero who shields allies and buffs their attack power. Can be used alongside a Witch or Pyro damage dealer for resonance.
Kazuha	Anemo	One-handed sword	For Dispersion, distribution of affixes to the elemental and grouping of enemies.
Nahida Lauma	Dendro	Catalyst:	Excellent Dendro sub-dd for creating Budding reactions and subsequent Vegetation.
Raiden	Electro	Polearm	Due to the ability to restore energy for the ultimates of allies, she plays well with an archer, allowing her to be less careful in choosing artifacts and/or take critical bows.
Clorinde	Electro	One-handed sword	The heroine depends on elemental reactions, so she goes well with sub-DD of other elements.
Zhongli	Geo	Polearm	Grants a shield and reduces enemy elemental resistance.
Xilonen	Geo	One-handed sword	Reduces resistances due to built-in debuffs and set, provides healing.

Squad options

Due to her versatility, commands for Yelan can be very different. The only condition is that the main DD in his rotation must use regular attacks, and not charged ones or their E or ult. Otherwise, her elemental burst simply will not work.

Groups through the reaction of Pairs

At the head of such combinations is Pyro main-dd, occasionally sub-dd.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Description
Mavuika Yoimiya Arlecchino	Yelan	Bennett	Zhongli Xilonen Citlali	Evaporation and Pyro Resonance for a 25% ATK buff, plus Bennett for additional buffs and healing. Zhongli provides a strong shield and reduces enemy elemental resistance. Shilonen can be used instead, especially if you're playing with Mavuika or Sitlali.
Hu Tao Arlecchino	Yelan	Furina Xingqiu	Zhongli	This group, which fully utilizes the Archer's C4, works best with Hu Tao, as she will benefit from Hydro Resonance, but Harlequin can also be used. It's important to equip Zhongli in the set. Archaic Petra.
YanfeiKlee	Yelan	KazuhaSucrose	Bennett Nicole	A variant with Pyro Catalyst and Flame Resonance's closing. It's better to paint the support's Anemo ult with Hydro, as Klee and Yanfei have a lot of their own status.
Raiden	Yelan	Xiangling	Bennett Nicole	A "national" variant, ideal for using the heroine with signature weapons or other equipment without an energy stat. It allows for a reduction in HE% to 160%.

Dendro compositions

Such commands include regular and Lunar Budding, Vegetation and Flowering.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Description
Alhaitham	Yelan	ShinobuFischl	Nahida Lauma Baizhu	Vegetation's best squad. Ideally, you'll want Kuki; she's the best at detonating cores and also fills the healer slot. If you take her, give preference to Nahida or Lauma; they're equally matched in this group. However, if you add Fischl, you'll need Bai Zhu or an epic Dendro-element healer (Yao Yao, Kirara).
Nahida	Yelan	Shinobu	Lauma	A costly team with three Vegetation legendaries, currently considered one of the strongest. However, it's worth noting that the ultimate's buff to core explosion damage doesn't apply, so the archer's primary benefit here lies in her personal damage and stable status.
Nahida Lauma	Yelan	Shinobu	Baizhu Yaoyao Kirara	An alternative to the group above. Suitable if you only have Nahida or Lauma. Bai Zhu can be replaced with any support of the same element.
Nilou	Yelan	Nahida Lauma	BaizhuKokomi	A group of pure Budding with Nil. Any healer can be used for the last slot, as long as they belong to one of these two elements.
Ayato TartagliaKokomi	Yelan	Nahida Lauma	Thoma	A variant for Blossom. Toma goes into Elemental Mastery and pops Dendro Cores with Fire Ticks from her ultimate. It's important to play carefully; if you're struggling, replace your main damage dealer with a Kokomi driver and use it to attack from the right.

Squads through Charged and Lunar Charge

Everything is built around a Hydro + Electro combination with any resonance and the addition of supports, mainly Geo or Anemo.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Description
Raiden Clorinde	Yelan	FischlYae Miko Furina	Zhongli Xilonen Jean	In this group, either an Electro or Hydro damage dealer can be placed in the third slot, depending on the available companions and resonance preferences. A support character should not only help survive tough fights but also provide indirect benefits, such as reducing resistances.
Kyryll	Yelan	Aino Ineffa	Zhongli Xilonen Jean	Although Ye Lan isn't as useful for Moonburst groups due to the specific damage calculation formula, which isn't boosted by her ultimate buff, she can still perform well in this composition when using Aino. Replacing the mechanic with Ineffa will reduce her utility, but the group's overall damage output will increase.
Yelan	Fischl	Beidou	Sucrose Sayu	A F2P variant with three epic heroes. With careful play, Beidou's shield should be enough, but if you're having trouble, you can replace Sucrose with Saya.

Groups from Freeze

If you want to fully play in this style, we recommend pulling out Chef Escoffier, but even in its absence, alternative options can be constructed.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Description
Skirk Ayaka Wriothesley	Yelan	Furina Shenhe	Escoffier	The Escoffier option. The strongest option is with Furina. If you can't add her to this lineup, any water-based sub-DD or buffer will do, or an ally with the same role but an ice-based one.
Ayaka Wriothesley Lohen	Yelan	Kazuha	Kokomi Charlotte	You can take Kazuha instead of Escoffier. Then you'll need to dedicate one of your slots to a healer to get the healing. Replacing Kazuha with another Anemo character isn't possible, as he provides too much.
Wriothesley Lohen	Yelan	Furina Xingqiu	Jean Xilonen	If you combine an archer with Furina, who are one of the strongest combos in the game, you can use a healer with resistance-shredding abilities in the last slot. Shilonen's Geo attacks can destroy statues, but this isn't critical in most cases. Xingqiu is significantly weaker than Archon, but if all other companions are well-developed, you can complete the content with him.

"Flush" and Anemo damage dealers

These teams include a group of three Hydro characters and a battle lineup with a Wind-element main DD.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Description
Varka	Venti Sucrose Faruzan	Yelan	Mona	You can put any Anemo hero in the second slot, because Witchcraft In any case, it's closed by Mona. It's better to equip the astrologer girl Prototype Amber, since none of the squad members have the healing skill.
Yelan	Xingqiu	Furina	Jean Xilonen Zhongli	A "flushing" group. Furina's presence is crucial here; without her, the damage loss is too significant. It's best to choose Ye Lan as the active character, so that her quick shots from the right hand trigger her Elemental Burst. Zhongli or Sitlali are acceptable for the last spot, but they offer less utility due to their lack of healing and, consequently, the inability to stack all Fanfare stacks.
Wanderer	Yelan	Faruzan	Bennett	The Wanderer will benefit from both the passive damage and the boost from the Archer's ultimate. In this group, it's best to equip Ye Lan Favonius to provide the group with energy.

Extra Stats For Leveling

The character's main stat is crit chance, which increases as the heroine ascends. Along with this, she gets increases in HP, attack power и defenseLeveling up to 90 is essential, as her health will receive a significant boost.

However, to reach lvl 95 or 100 with the help of Wandering fortune We don't recommend it, since it's better to invest such a valuable resource into a primary rather than a secondary damage dealer, although these levels will still bring tangible benefits.

Without taking into account artifacts or weapons, when fully upgraded, the heroine will have 24.2 % own crit. chance.

Leveling

In this part we will look at what resources are needed to upgrade the heroine and all her talents to the maximum level.

Ascension

To level up to 90 you need the following resources:

Resource	Where to find it
Slivers, fragments, chunks and gemstones of Varunada Lazurite.	World and weekly boss drop.
Private's chevron ×18 Sergeant's chevron ×30 Officer's chevron ×36	Drop out with Fatui Skirmishers.
Runic Fangs ×46	Items from the world boss Rift, Ruin Serpent.
star shell × 168	A specialty from Liyue.
Hero's Wit × 421	Rewards for earth arteries, events, and clearing territories.
Mora ×1	Temporary events, chests, quests.

Talents

Skill development materials:

Resource	Where to find it
Prosperity Teachings ×3 Prosperity Directions ×21 Philosophy of "Prosperity" ×38	Farmed by Monday, Thursday и sunday in the dungeon Taishan Mansion of Liyue.
Private's chevron ×6 Sergeant's chevron ×21 Officer's chevron ×31	For victory in the battle with Skirmishers of Fatui.
Gilded Scales ×4	Dropped by the Azhdaha. Don't forget to use Dream Solvent to recraft unnecessary items from bosses.
Crown of Insight × 1	Reward for major events and upgrading offering systems.
Mora ×1	Opening chests and closing activities.

Total resources for all talents:

Skills

Yelan is a secondary damage dealer who deals Hydro damage from off-field via her Ultimate, passively buffs her allies with it, and has fast movement with her E. She is indispensable in teams that require a sub-DD with a stable status, such as when playing through Frozen or Vaporize. Thanks to her HP scaling, she gets a lot of use out of Hydro Resonance.

Basic (Active) Skills

All the nuances of the archer's abilities, their duration and recharge.

Passive Skills

The girl's special skills are aimed at strengthening herself and her allies, and also provide a small benefit to the account.

Talent Leveling Order

Priority: Q (elemental burst) > E (elemental skill) > Normal attacks.

The girl is a low-maintenance companion. She only needs to develop two abilities, focusing on one:

1. First of all, level the ultimate, as it is the main source of damage and buff. It is advisable to use a crown for it, bringing it to level 10.
2. Then increase the elemental skill levels to 8. If you have C1, you can level it up to 9 or crown it, but at C0 it is more profitable to leave it at level 8.
3. Stick with normal attacks unless you're using Aimed Shot. If you do, it's worth leveling it up to level 8.

Constellations

Best constellations of Yelan are С1, С2, С4 и C6:

• The first constellation Provides an additional charge to the E-class, reducing the required minimum energy regeneration stat by 15%. Useful for those with a signature and those who haven't reached this stat with artifacts but don't want to waste time farming an improved build.
• The second constellation Adds an extra hit to the ultimate, directly increasing the damage output. A great buff if the heroine's gear has reached its peak.
• The fourth Konsta works especially well in lineups with allies with HP scales. Even without them, she herself will receive the bonus, as the buff condition includes her. However, it can only be activated in battles against crowds of enemies, and this constellation has little use in boss content.
• The sixth constellation Transforms the Spy from a sub-DD into a full-fledged primary damage dealer. Despite the huge boost, this level isn't worth unlocking unless you plan on playing as the heroine on the field.

How to play Yelan

The girl deals most of her damage while not on the battlefield. She uses her elemental skill to group up enemies a bit and move around the battlefield quickly, then activates her ultimate. Although she can perform a precision shot after every 5 seconds of being off the field, it is an optional part of her rotation. Not doing it will not affect her effectiveness, the main thing is to activate the elemental skill and elemental burst.

Rotation

Order of Actions: E (elemental skill) > Q (elemental burst) > buffs and support abilities > main DD.

Since the heroine acts as a secondary damage dealer and almost never uses normal or charged shots, she has a fairly simple rotation.

1. Let the girl out on the battlefield before support skills are activated. This is important, since the buff of her ult is gradually gained, and it is important that by the time of using the main DD, her elemental burst has already gained the maximum possible stacks. If desired, you can make a charged shot at the enemy if the heroine has been in the pocket for more than 5 seconds.
2. Activate her E and Elemental Burst right after that to send the balls flying into the empty Ultimate bar. If you have C1, use the second charge of the skill after pressing the Ultimate.
3. Switch to supports and activate all their necessary abilities.
4. Enter the field as the main damage dealer and hit until the ult is active. Then repeat the cycle.

Is the Character Worth Pulling For?

Ye Lan is a good Hydro applicator and burster, who can fill the role of secondary damage dealer for the second or third squad in Genshin Impact. Thanks to her constant Hydro and ultimate buff, she's an excellent companion for setting records and playing through reactions, and the requirement to land normal attacks for the active character isn't critical, as most main damage dealers can handle it.

Although she's lost some ground in the new Lunar Reactions meta, she still has a place in almost every other lineup. Given the increasing difficulty of battle modes and the increased number of companions required per account, she'll be one of the most profitable heroes to pick up among the "old" heroes.

Which is better: Signature or C1?

The choice between the first constellation and the signature is best made based on the state of your account:

• If a girl is playing with Hydro allies, in Resonance or "Flush," it's best to choose a signature. It will significantly increase her personal stats, and energy issues can easily be resolved by giving someone Favonium or slightly changing her artifacts.
• Take C1 if you can't get enough ER and have problems activating your ult on cooldown. The first constellation is needed not to increase damage, but to reduce energy recovery requirements.