Jing Yuan — Honkai Star Rail Character Guide

Overview

Summon-based AoE DPS whose Lightning-Lord follow-up attack deals massive damage scaling up to 10 hits per action. Extremely reliant on Sunday to advance Lightning-Lord directly; performance drops sharply without him.

Summon-based Erudition DPS whose damage revolves around Lightning-Lord, a persistent follow-up attack entity with its own SPD and action order. Jing Yuan uses Skill (+2 hits) and Ultimate (+3 hits) to stack Lightning-Lord's Hits Per Action up to 10, then LL acts independently dealing multi-hit Lightning DMG to random targets with adjacent splash. Reaching 6+ hits activates A2 for 25% bonus CRIT DMG. LL resets to base 3 hits and 60 SPD after each action.

Key Mechanics

• Lightning-Lord's damage scales entirely with Jing Yuan's own ATK and CRIT stats — LL inherits Jing Yuan's stats at the moment it attacks, not when stacks are applied.
• LL attacks random targets and cannot be directed. Each of the 10 hits independently selects a random enemy, with 25% splash to adjacent targets. In single-target scenarios, all hits concentrate on the sole enemy for massive burst.
• The -1 Speed setup with Sunday is critical: Jing Yuan at 134+ SPD, Sunday exactly 1 SPD slower. This ensures Sunday advances both Jing Yuan and Lightning-Lord, maximizing stacks before each LL action.
• Crowd Control on Jing Yuan prevents Lightning-Lord from acting entirely — a CC'd turn loses the entire LL nuke, making CC the single biggest threat to this kit.
• At 10 hits, LL's theoretical single-target multiplier is 660% ATK (10 × 66%), and with 3 targets taking splash, total damage reaches up to 990% ATK equivalent across the field.

Best Teams for Jing Yuan

Lightning-Lord Hypercarry

Stack Lightning-Lord hits to maximum via Skill and Ultimate before LL acts, then unleash the AoE follow-up. Each Skill adds 2 hits, each Ultimate adds 3 hits, up to a cap of 10. At 6+ hits, LL gains 25% bonus CRIT DMG via A2 trace. Every extra hit also increases LL's SPD by 10, self-advancing its turn. Sunday uniquely advances both Jing Yuan and Lightning-Lord, enabling optimal stack timing that no other support can replicate.

• S-tier: Jing Yuan, Sunday, Robin, Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae
• S-tier: Jing Yuan, Sunday, Tribbie, Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae
• A-tier: Jing Yuan, Sunday, Robin, Huohuo
• B-tier: Jing Yuan, Sunday, Pela, Gallagher

Budget Erudition

Accessible composition for players without Sunday, using speed buffers or action advance supports to compensate. Performance is substantially lower without Sunday advancing Lightning-Lord directly — expect longer clear times. Sparkle in the hyperspeed variant (160+ SPD Sparkle, base SPD Jing Yuan with ATK boots) or Bronya as an advance support can substitute, though neither can advance Lightning-Lord itself.

• B-tier: Jing Yuan, Sparkle, Robin, Huohuo
• B-tier: Jing Yuan, Bronya, Robin, Huohuo

Best Teammates

Amplifiers: Sunday (S+), Robin (S+), Tribbie (A), Jiaoqiu (B), Ruan Mei (B), Tingyun (C), Sparkle (C), Pela (C), Bronya (C)

Sustains: Huohuo (S), Aventurine (A), Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae (S+), Hyacine (B), Gallagher (C), Luocha (C)

Investment Priority

1. E4 — Each Lightning-Lord hit regenerates 2 Energy — with 10 hits that is 20 Energy per LL action, enabling near-permanent Ultimate uptime and accelerating the Skill/Ult stack loop. E4 is the most impactful stopping point.
2. E1 — Permanently increases adjacent enemy splash damage multiplier by 25% of the main target multiplier (from 25% to 50% splash). Strong in any multi-enemy scenario; on the way to E4.
3. LC S1 — Before Dawn provides CRIT DMG, Skill/Ult DMG bonus, and 48% follow-up DMG bonus that applies to every Lightning-Lord hit. Get after E4 resolves energy economy.
4. E6 — Each Lightning-Lord hit applies Vulnerable up to 3 stacks (12% each, max 36% DMG taken increase). Transformative amplifier since LL ramps to max stacks within a single action.

Best Relics

Recommended: the-ashblazing-grand-duke with the-wondrous-bananamusement-park

Stat targets: CRIT Rate 70-80%, CRIT DMG 140%+, ATK 2500-3000, SPD 134-143 (with Sunday)

Main stats: Body: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG · Feet: SPD / ATK% · Sphere: Lightning DMG / ATK% · Rope: ATK%

Important Notes

• Extremely reliant on Sunday — no other support can advance Lightning-Lord directly. Performance without Sunday is drastically reduced.
• Lightning-Lord cannot act when Jing Yuan is Crowd Controlled — CC represents a full LL turn lost. Prioritize sustains with cleanse or shield CC mitigation.
• SP-negative by design (always Skill, never Basic) — requires SP-positive supports or will strain team economy quickly.
• Requires careful -1 Speed tuning with Sunday: Jing Yuan at 134+ SPD, Sunday exactly 1 SPD slower. Wrong tuning wastes LL stack potential.
• Lightning-Lord attacks random targets — cannot focus priority enemies. Splash spreads damage across all enemies rather than concentrating on a single threat.