Should You Pull Yunli In Honkai Star Rail 2.4

Honkai Star Rail is currently a few days away from the release of version 2.4 featuring Yunli and Huohuo in the banners. Yunli is a counterattack-focused character who can act as a tank and a DPS. Her kit is very similar to Clara’s, so many players are likely wondering whether they should pull for Yunli or not. If you are unsure of whether to pull for Yunli or not in Honkai Star Rail, here is a complete analysis of her pros and cons.

Honkai Star Rail Yunli Kit

Yunli is a mix of tank and DPS and her kit is focused on counterattacks. She specializes in Follow-up attacks, which deal Blast damage to enemies after they hit Yunli. Check out our best Yunli build to build her to maximum potential.

Yunli’s Skill does Blast Physical damage on enemies, while also healing her by a percentage of her Attack. This allows her to self sustain pretty well, while not losing out on damage.

Yunli’s main damage source comes from her Ultimate, which sends her into the Parry state while taunting all the enemies. When she is hit by an enemy while in the Parry state, she counterattacks with her Follow-up attacks that additionally do 6 instances of Physical damage on a random enemy. If no enemy attacks her in this state, she immediately executes her normal Follow-up attack on a random enemy, without the extra damage instances.

This means that Yunli’s kit is best used in teams where she can have the maximum aggro, just like Clara teams.

Yunli vs Other DPS Characters in Honkai Star Rail

Yunli is a strong DPS character, and she can easily clear the hardest challenges in the game with her best build. Her kit is also very similar to Clara, so HSR players will likely question how they compare to each other. So, here is how Yunli compares against Clara and the other top Destruction characters in the game:

• Yunli vs Clara: Yunli is slightly better than Clara as her normal Follow-up attacks deal Blast damage, compared to Clara’s single target damage. Also, Yunli has self-healing abilities, which make her much easier to play compared to Clara. However, Clara is not far behind Yunli and she can get almost the same results as her against the hardest challenges in the game with her best build.
• Yunli vs Jingliu, Firefly, and Dan Heng IL: Jingliu, Firefly, and Dan Heng IL are much ahead of Yunli in terms of damage output. Yunli is a good DPS unit but she isn’t close to the damage numbers of the top Destruction DPS units like them. However, Yunli can also act as a tank, making it easier to play with F2P teams and weak sustains.
• Yunli vs Blade: Yunli and Blade are quite similar in terms of damage output overall, but Yunli is easier to play because of her self-healing capabilities.

Best Team Synergies for Yunli

Yunli is a very versatile unit and can play with a wide range of characters effectively. As a traditional Hypercarry, she is best with characters that increase her damage output. Other than that, characters that can increase the Aggro of Yunli are also really good for her team. Also, as Yunli’s largest share of damage output comes from her Ultimate, having teams that can recharge her Ultimate correctly are also very effective.

Characters like Robin, Tingyun, Huohuo, and Sparkle are great options for Yunli teams. Similarly, characters like Topaz, Aventurine, Pela, Fu Xuan, Lynx, and Silver Wolf are also good with Yunli.

Does Yunli Need Her Signature Light Cone

Yunli’s Signature Light Cone is a very strong option for her, especially because it increases her aggro, which is missing in her based kit, excluding her Ultimate. Besides that, this Light Cone further increases Crit Damage by 36% and additionally increases Follow-up Attack damage by 36% (max 2 stacks) after using their Ultimate, making it a very strong option for Yunli and a priority over her E1.

However, Yunlin is self-sufficient enough without her Signature Light Cone, fully capable of clearing all the game’s challenges using her best build.

Should You Pull for Yunli in HSR

Now that you have taken a look at everything Yunli provides, let’s boil everything down to her strengths and weaknesses.

Yunli’s Strengths:

• Blast normal counterattacks.
• Self healing capability with her Skill.
• Can act as a tank and DPS for the team.
• Very F2P friendly.

Yunli’s Weaknesses:

• Lacks Aggro increasing abilities in her kit, excluding her Ultimate.
• Very similar kit to Clara.

Overall, I would recommend you pull for Yunli only if you don’t already have Clara and lack any other good Physical DPS units. She is a good character and very F2P friendly. Yunli can be a great pick for new players as well.