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Finding the best weapon for Lan Yan in Genshin Impact can be a bit tricky since she doesn’t offer much on the battlefield. Her kit mostly focuses on her shielding and Anemo absorption compared to other Anemo units that can provide a lot more while still offering some sustainability.

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On the other hand, Lan Yan does have a supportive ability on her C4, where she grants her team 60 Elemental Mastery, which is, once again, not comparable to the other Anemo units. For that, you have to find the best artifacts and weapons for Lan Yan in Genshin Impact to improve her performance during combat.

5 Memory of Dust

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  • Primary Stat: 608 Base ATK
  • Secondary Stat: 49.6% ATK
  • Effect: Increases Shield Strength by 20%. Scoring hits on opponents increases ATK by 4% for 8s. Max 5 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.3s. While protected by a shield, this ATK increase effect is increased by 100%.

Since Lan Yan can be a shielder in Genshin Impact, you can give her Memory of Dust or any other Catalyst with an ATK% sub-stat. You can even use 4-star Catalysts since the focus is to maximize her ATK% to amplify the quality of her shield.

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While wielding Memory of Dust and being active on the field, Lan Yan can gather extra ATK% on top of the sub-stat ATK% to accumulate a huge amount of ATK% and greatly improve her shield absorption.

4 Sacrificial Fragments

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  • Primary Stat: 454 Base ATK
  • Secondary Stat: 221 Elemental Mastery
  • R5 Effect: After dealing damage to an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 80% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 16s.

If you don’t want Lan Yan to be a buffer, you can always use Sacrificial Fragments to make her a good battery for Anemo units in Genshin Impact. Using her Elemental Skill twice notably improves her performance, which is why her sixth Constellation adds an extra charge to her Elemental Skill.

3 Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers

lan yan using thrilling tales of dragon slayers weapon in genshin impact
  • Primary Stat: 401 Base ATK
  • Secondary Stat: 35.2% HP
  • R5 Effect: When switching characters, the new character taking the field has their ATK increased by 48% for 10s. This effect can only occur once every 20s.

It’s not common to have Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers as one of the best weapons for a character in Genshin Impact unless this character suffers to find an identity, which is the case for Lan Yan. It’s hard to find a role for Lan Yan during combat since she can only be useful as a shielder, making her artifacts set and weapon choice plays a big part in giving her a job to do.

2 Hakushin Ring

lan yan using hakushin ring weapon in genshin impact
  • Primary Stat: 565 Base ATK
  • Secondary Stat: 30.6% Energy Recharge
  • R5 Effect: After the character equipped with this weapon triggers an Electro elemental reaction, nearby party members of an Elemental Type involved in the elemental reaction receive a 20% Elemental DMG Bonus for their element, lasting 6s. Elemental bonuses gained in this way cannot be stacked.

If you want to team Lan Yan with an Electro unit in Genshin Impact, it’s better to use Hakushin Ring as it gives so much to both characters. The 4-star F2P Catalyst grants Lan Yan and all Electro users in her team a decent 20% extra Elemental DMG, which can help improve the team’s synergy. It’s very easy for Lan Yan to trigger Hakushin Ring’s passive effect since she’ll need to get in contact with an enemy affected by Electro to Swirl the Element anyway.

1 Starcaller's Watch

lan yan using starcaller watch weapon in genshin impact
  • Primary Stat: 542 Base ATK
  • Secondary Stat: 265 Elemental Mastery
  • Effect: Increases Elemental Mastery by 100. Gain the "Mirror of Night" effect within 15s after the equipping character creates a shield: The current active party member deals 28% increased DMG to nearby opponents. You can gain the "Mirror of Night" effect once every 14s.

The best Catalyst for Lan Yan in Genshin Impact is Starcaller's Watch. The 5-star weapon grants Lan Yan a decent Base ATK alongside a whopping 265 Elemental Mastery from its sub-stat. Not only that, but what makes Starcaller's Watch the best weapon for Lan Yan is its ability to buff the current shielded party member by 28%, which is good for a character that lacks Supportive capabilities.

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September 28, 2020
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Teen / Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
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Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
All platforms
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All platforms
PC Release Date
September 28, 2020
Xbox Series X|S Release Date
November 20, 2024
PS5 Release Date
April 28, 2021
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RPG, Action, Adventure, Gacha, Open-World
X|S Optimized
yes
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Strong