Honkai Star Rail’s Yukong is the Helm Master of the Xianzhou Alliance’s Sky-Fairing Commission, and one of the Xianzhou Luofu’s Six Charioteers – needless to say, she’s a pretty busy and well-respected lady. So, let’s dive into detail on this gorgeous Foxian gal, so you can learn how to best make use of her skills to aid your Trailblazing journey.
For more info on the awesome cast of Honkai Star Rail characters, be sure to check out our Honkai Star Rail tier list, and find out who’s on the horizon with our Honkai Star Rail banners guide. We’ve also got a list of all the latest Honkai Star Rail codes to keep your in-game wallet lined with stellar jades, and a Honkai Star Rail events guide so you can keep track of everything happening across the galaxy.
Now, let’s take a look at our Honkai Star Rail Yukong guide.
When is Honkai Star Rail Yukong’s release date?
Yukong’s release date was Wednesday June 28. She’s a featured three-star on Honkai Star Rail Luocha‘s banner running throughout the second phase of version 1.1, alongside Honkai Star Rail’s Pela and Honkai Star Rail’s Qingque. To find out more about the current and upcoming banners, be sure to keep an eye on our Honkai Star Rail banner guide.
What’s the best Honkai Star Rail Yukong build?
Yukong is a four-star character who deals imaginary damage and treads the path of the Harmony. Harmony characters, like Honkai Star Rail’s Tingyun and Honkai Star Rail’s Bronya, excel best at buffing and supporting their allies. Therefore Yukong shines brightest as a support alongside strong damage dealers who can make the most of her buffs.
What’s the best Honkai Star Rail Yukong light cone?
Yukong’s signature light cone is Past and Future. It’s tailored to her kit, and is currently her best-in-slot, offering a further damage boost for the next ally to take action after her.
Alternatively, both Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds and Dance! Dance! Dance! are strong choices, depending on what utility would best benefit your team.
If you don’t have any of these options, feel free to equip her with any light cone that aligns with the path of the Harmony. However, we advise against the five-star light cone But the Battle Isn’t Over, as Yukong’s ultimate can’t trigger its skill.
| Light cone | Effect | How to obtain |
| Past and Future | When the wearer uses their skill, the next ally to take action (excluding the wearer) deals 16% more damage for one turn | Jeweler’s Pagoda or Echo of War rewards, or purchase from the Light Cone Manifest store |
| Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds | At the start of the battle and whenever the wearer’s turn begins, one of the following effects applies randomly:
The applied effect can’t be identical to the last effect applied, and replaces the previous effect. The applied effect expires if the wearer falls in battle. Effects of a similar type can’t stack |
Nameless Honor battlepass reward |
What are the best Honkai Star Rail Yukong relics?
We’re currently still crunching numbers to work out the best relic set for Yukong. Unfortunately, there aren’t any sets that specifically boost a character’s support capabilities at the moment, so we’re trying out a few different sets to see which ones are best.
For now we recommend Wastelander of Banditry Desert, as it boosts Yukong’s personal damage as an imaginary wielder and helps her take down debuffed enemies much quicker.
In terms of Planar Ornament sets, we recommend Fleet of the Ageless for the team-wide attack buff, or Sprightly Vonwacq to help her ult more frequently.
| Relic set | Effect | How to obtain |
| Wastelander of Banditry Desert | Two equipped: increases imaginary damage by 10% Four equipped: when attacking debuffed enemies, the wearer’s crit rate increases by 10%. If the enemy is imprisoned, the wearer’s crit damage increases by 20% |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Conflagration in The Xianzhou Luofu’s Stargazer Navalia |
| Fleet of the Ageless | Two equipped: increases the wearer’s max HP by 12%. When the wearer’s speed reaches 120 or higher, all allies’ attack increases by 8% | World 3 of the Simulated Universe |
| Sprightly Vonwacq | Two equipped: increases the wearer’s energy regeneration rate by 5%. When the wearer’s speed reaches 120 or higher, the wearer’s action advances forward by 40% immediately upon entering battle | World 4 of the Simulated Universe |
What are Honkai Star Rail Yukong’s abilities?
Here are Yukong’s attacks and abilities. In combat, her skill is an extremely valuable part of her kit as it boosts your team’s attack. The attack boost is tied to Yukong’s two Roaring Bowstrings stacks, which deplete each time an ally’s turn ends.
Therefore, we recommend being mindful when forming your team line-up – be sure to put her before two characters that can make the most of her attack buff, such as your team’s main DPS followed by a sub-DPS or tank.
We also recommend always aiming to use Yukong’s skill and ultimate in succession, as, if the stacks from her skill are active when she uses her ultimate, she also provides a hefty crit boost to her allies. So, to make the most of her support capabilities, have Yukong use her skill followed by her ultimate, then use your DPS to unleash a hefty, boosted attack on your enemy.
Active skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack: Arrowslinger | Deal 50% of Yukong’s attack as imaginary damage to a single target enemy |
| Skill: Emboldening Salvo | Yukong obtains two stacks of Roaring Bowstrings (to a maximum of two stacks). When Roaring Bowstrings is active, the attack of all allies increases by 40%, and every time an ally’s turn ends, Yukong loses one stack of Roaring Bowstrings. Yukong doesn’t lose Roaring Bowstrings on the turn she uses her skill |
| Ultimate: Diving Kestrel | Yukong deals 228% of her attack as imaginary damage to a single target enemy. If Roaring Bowstrings is active when she uses her ultimate, all allies’ crit rate increases by 21%, and their crit damage increases by 39% |
Talent and bonus abilities:
| Skill | Effect |
| Seven Layers, One Arrow | Yukong’s basic attack deals additional imaginary damage and increases the toughness-reducing damage of this attack by 100%. This effect can trigger again in a set number of turns |
| Majestas | When Roaring Bowstrings is active, Yukong regenerates additional energy every time an ally takes action |
| Archerion | Yukong can resist one debuff application for one time. This effect can trigger again after a set number of turns |
| Bowmaster | When Yukong is on the field, she increases the imaginary damage dealt by all allies |
Technique:
| Technique | Effect |
| Chasing the Wind | Activate Chasing the Wind to enter sprint mode for 20 seconds. In sprint mode, Yukong’s movement speed increases by 25%, and she gains two stacks of Roaring Bowstrings when she enters battle by attacking enemies |
You can level up Yukong’s skills, attacks, and abilities by using specific materials in the Traces screen. To boost Yukong’s power, you need the following trace materials:
- Artifex’s modules, cogwheels, and gyrehearts
- Harmonic tunes, ancestral hymns, and stellaris symphonies
- Destroyer’s final road
- Tracks of destiny
What are Honkai Star Rail Yukong’s eidolons?
Eidolons are similar to constellations in Genshin Impact, allowing you to unlock special buffs and passive skills when you pull more than one copy of a character on a banner. Here are all of Yukong’s eidolons.
| Eidolon | Effect |
| E1 – Aerial Marshal | At the star of battle, Yukong increases the speed of all allies by 10% for two turns |
| E2 – Skyward Command | When an ally’s current energy is equal to its energy limit, Yukong regenerates an additional five energy. This effect can only trigger once for eac ally. The trigger count resets after Yukong casts her ultimate |
| E3 – Torrential Fusillade | Increases the level of Yukong’s skill by two (to a maximum of level 15) and her basic attack by one (up to a maximum of ten) |
| E4 – Zephyrean Echoes | When ‘Roaring Bowstrings’ is active, Yukong deals 30% more damage to enemies |
| E5 – August Deadshot | Increases the level of Yukong’s ultimate and talent by two (up to a maximum of level 15) |
| E6 – Bowstring Thunderclap | When Yukong uses her ultimate, she immediatelygains one stack of Roaring Bowstrings |
What are Honkai Star Rail Yukong’s ascension materials?
You can boost Yukong all the way up to level 80, but you need to use certain materials to ascend her at set intervals. Here are all the items you need to get Yukong to max level.
You can get the artifex’s modules, cogwheels, and gyrehearts from Entranced Insignia enemies such as the Illumination Dragonfish and Golden Cloud Toad, the Honkai Star Rail simulated universe, assignment rewards, or the embers exchange store.
The golden crown of the past shadow materials are drops from the Honkai Star Rail stagnant shadow in Jarilo-VI’s Corridor of Fading Echoes.
| Required level | Credits | Materials |
| 20 | 3.2k | Four artifex’s modules |
| 30 | 6.4k | Eight artifex’s modules |
| 40 | 12.8k | Five artifex’s cogwheels, two golden crown of the past shadow |
| 50 | 32k | Eight artifex’s cogwheels, five golden crown of the past shadow |
| 60 | 64k | Five artifex’s gyrehearts, 15 golden crown of the past shadow |
| 70 | 128k | Seven artifex’s gyrehearts, 28 golden crown of the past shadow |
Who is Honkai Star Rail’s Yukong?
As mentioned above, Honkai Star Rail’s Yukong is a very powerful figure aboard the Xianzhou Luofu, taking the role of Helm Master of the Xianzhou’s Sky-Fairing Commission and acting as one of the Xianzhou Luofu’s Six Charioteers. We see her briefly in the trailer above.
She’s a Foxian lady, and appears to act as a boss and mentor to Honkai Star Rail’s Tingyun. Beyond that, we hear that she’s also a seasoned pilot and a deadshot, meaning she likely has plenty of finely-tuned skills to show us on the battlefield. But, since taking up the mantle at the head of the commission, she often finds herself buried under mountains of paperwork, instead.
Yukong’s English voice actor is Dawn M. Bennett, who has previously voiced characters in Smite, Hearthstone, Fairy Tail, Fire Emblem, and more. Yukong’s Japanese voice actor is Yumi Toma, who also has a massive resume of roles under her belt, including Lei Fang from Dead or Alive, while Yukong’s Chinese voice actor is Zhong Ke, who previously voiced Resident Evil’s Jill Valentine in the RE3 remake.
That’s all we’ve got in our Honkai Star Rail Yukong build guide for now. In the meantime, head over to our Geshin Impact tier list and Genshin Impact codes for a different kind of Hoyo fun.
