Lynette vs Lan Yan
Fontaine's Ousia assistant vs. the rising talent of Natlan
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Lynette if…
- When you need a free-to-play Ousia applicator for Fontaine
- For easy overworld movement and taunting enemies
- If you want a low-cost VV holder with decent off-field damage
Pick Lan Yan if…
- When playing with Natlan characters to trigger Nightsoul effects
- If you need more consistent grouping and anemo application
- When looking for a more modern, synergy-focused support
Lynette is a solid F2P option with great mobility and Ousia utility. Lan-Yan provides more relevant synergies for modern Natlan teams while offering better utility for elemental reactions.
At a Glance
Strengths & Weaknesses
Lynette
- Strong Anemo damage
- Versatile team options
- Requires investment
- Best teams use limited 5-stars
Lan Yan
- Has one of the strongest Shields in the game, able to heal itself at Constellation 2.
- Has access to Viridescent Venerer for buffing.
- Can use a variety of good buffing weapons like Angelos' Heptades, Starcaller's Watch and Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers.
- Short Shield duration has poor uptime in long rotations.
- Can sometimes be difficult to Swirl the right Element for your Main DPS to gain the benefits of VV.
- Has very little buffing in her kit, resulting in her not being the best unit for any DPS's team.
Shared Team Members
With Lynette
Lynette provides Furina with standard Viridescent Venerer shred for her Hydro damage and a minor ATK buff to the team. While she doesn't have team-wide healing, she can act as a driver at C6, using her infused attacks to benefit from Furina's team-wide DMG buffs. In this pairing, an additional healer is typically required to efficiently stack Furina's Fanfare.
With Lan Yan
Lan Yan benefits from Furina's consistent Hydro application and team-wide DMG buffs to trigger powerful elemental reactions and increase her personal damage. Furina acts as a sub-DPS that complements Lan Yan's kit, while also providing the HP-fluctuation mechanics that can trigger various artifact sets. Together, they form a high-damage and reactive Hydro-focused duo.
With Lynette
Kazuha and Lynette form an Anemo resonance core that reduces stamina consumption and skill cooldowns, which is helpful for Lynette's high-mobility playstyle. Kazuha provides much stronger grouping and DMG buffing, while Lynette can focus on providing off-field damage and additional Anemo particles. Together, they ensure permanent Viridescent Venerer uptime and excellent energy generation for the party.
With Lan Yan
Kazuha is a powerful support for Lan Yan, offering her large elemental DMG buffs and RES shred through Viridescent Venerer. His grouping ensures that Lan Yan's skills and burst hit as many targets as possible, while his personal damage also benefits from the team's elemental synergy. He is a premier offensive support that complements Lan Yan's damage-oriented kit.
Best Builds (Signature)
Weapon
Favonius Sword
Artifacts
Viridescent Venerer
Sands
Energy Recharge / ATK %
Goblet
Anemo % / ATK %
Circlet
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Substats
CRIT Rate/DMG > ATK% > ER%
Weapon
Angelos' Heptades
Artifacts
Viridescent Venerer
Sands
ATK %
Goblet
ATK % or Anemo DMG %
Circlet
ATK % or CRIT
Substats
ATK % > CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Who Should You Pull?
- When you need a free-to-play Ousia applicator for Fontaine
- For easy overworld movement and taunting enemies
- If you want a low-cost VV holder with decent off-field damage
- When playing with Natlan characters to trigger Nightsoul effects
- If you need more consistent grouping and anemo application
- When looking for a more modern, synergy-focused support