Lauma vs Yaoyao
5-star Dendro flexibility vs. 4-star bunny healing
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Lauma if…
- When you want off-field Dendro without needing to stay on-field during a Burst
- To provide more offensive buffs to your team
- In teams that require consistent wide-range Dendro application
Pick Yaoyao if…
- When you need a budget-friendly Dendro healer for Nilou Bloom
- To quickly top off the whole team with her Burst
- If you need a reliable Dendro battery for a main carry like Alhaitham
Lauma is generally the superior unit due to being 5-star with better off-field presence. Yaoyao remains an excellent 4-star healer, but Lauma's lower field time requirements make her more desirable for high-end rotations.
At a Glance
Strengths & Weaknesses
Lauma
- Powerful off-field Bloom support with good off-field elemental application and decent damage.
- Provides both a Hydro and Dendro RES Shred.
- Can allow Bloom-based reactions to crit. Something previously only available with Nahida's C2.
- You lose the ability for Bloom-based reactions to Crit if you use multiple Nod-Krai characters.
- Healing is entirely locked behind C1 which provides a very significant change to team-building.
Yaoyao
- Only accessible Dendro healer — uniquely fills both the healer and Dendro applicator role in one slot
- Consistent off-field Dendro application via Yuegui without field time
- Healing scales with HP% making her durable and effective with minimal artifact investment
- Healing can be unreliable if enemies separate from characters (Yuegui has targeting AI)
- Not a DPS character — purely support role
- Dendro application frequency is moderate, not the strongest for reaction-heavy setups
Shared Team Members
With Lauma
Lauma provides the consistent, high-uptime healing needed to counteract Furina's team-wide HP drain, ensuring maximum Fanfare stacks. This synergy allows Furina to provide a massive DMG buff to the entire party while Lauma keeps everyone healthy.
With Yaoyao
Yaoyao's Burst provides the massive team-wide healing required to instantly stack Furina's Fanfare during a rotation. While off-field, Yaoyao's Yuegui also provides steady healing and Dendro application to complement Furina's Hydro hits.
Best Builds (Signature)
Weapon
Nightweaver's Looking Glass
Artifacts
Silken Moon's Serenade
Sands
EM > ER
Goblet
EM
Circlet
EM
Substats
EM > ER > CRIT Rate/DMG
Weapon
Favonius Lance
Artifacts
Deepwood Memories
Sands
HP%
Goblet
HP%
Circlet
Healing Bonus
Substats
HP% > ER% (until 160–180%) > DEF%
Who Should You Pull?
- When you want off-field Dendro without needing to stay on-field during a Burst
- To provide more offensive buffs to your team
- In teams that require consistent wide-range Dendro application
- When you need a budget-friendly Dendro healer for Nilou Bloom
- To quickly top off the whole team with her Burst
- If you need a reliable Dendro battery for a main carry like Alhaitham