Blade vs Yunli
Blade vs Yunli — two Destruction characters competing for the same roster slot.
TL;DR — Quick Pick
Pick Blade if…
- You need a Wind Destruction unit and Blade's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Yunli's Main DPS identity.
- Situational—Blade is an HP-scaling Wind Destruction.
Pick Yunli if…
- You need a Physical Destruction unit and Yunli's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Blade's Main DPS identity.
- Situational—Yunli is a Physical counter Destruction.
Blade and Yunli are both Destruction investments that answer different account needs. Blade (Wind, Main DPS) shines when Situational—Blade is an HP-scaling Wind Destruction.. Yunli (Physical, Main DPS) is the better commit when Situational—Yunli is a Physical counter Destruction.. Compare signature builds, team requirements, and your existing supports before pulling either.
At a Glance
Strengths & Weaknesses
Blade
- “Death Sentence” dumps a huge single-target Wind multiplier into one elite—boss and Apocalyptic Shadow checks are where this Ultimate earns its trace levels.
- Skill “Hellscape” spends a large HP chunk to refund Energy and advance action—the rotation wants controlled self-damage, not panic healing that cancels the state.
- Talent “Shuhu's Gift” builds into self-triggered Follow-Up ATKs—stack management is the real rotation, not just Skill spam.
- “Shuhu's Gift” Follow-Ups only fire after the Charge/HP conditions are met—wasting Skill or over-healing can strand Blade below the Follow-Up threshold for a full cycle.
- E0 without “The Unreachable Side” is still clearable, but the gap versus a signature copy is larger than a single eidolon for most Destruction carries—plan the cone before deep eidolon hunting.
- HP-spend skills mean Blade can soft-lock if sustain is weak or if a healer tops them up at the wrong time and breaks a low-HP / Charge condition.
Yunli
- Ultimate “Earthbind, Etherbreak” hits every enemy on the field in one cast—level this before polishing filler traces.
- “Bladeborne Quake” Blast-hits the main target plus adjacent enemies, so adjacent elites still take meaningful chip without waiting for Ultimate.
- Talent “Flashforge” Blast-hits the main target plus adjacent enemies—good play literally shortens Ult cooldown.
- E0 without “Dance at Sunset” is still clearable, but the gap versus a signature copy is larger than a single eidolon for most Destruction carries—plan the cone before deep eidolon hunting.
- If Energy or Skill Points starve “Earthbind, Etherbreak”, Yunli spends turns on Basics and the kit’s advertised multipliers never show up on the combat log.
- Spamming “Bladeborne Quake” every turn without watching Skill Points strands the rest of the team—Yunli is often the SP sink.
Shared Team Members
With Blade
Tingyun is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Yunli
Tingyun is the Advance / DMG amp — time their Skill/Ult for the carry’s damage window.
With Blade
Pela applies DEF shred / vulnerability so the carry’s multipliers actually land.
With Yunli
Pela applies DEF shred / vulnerability so the carry’s multipliers actually land.
With Blade
Gallagher covers HP / memosprite upkeep so the Remembrance loop does not collapse mid-wave.
With Yunli
Gallagher covers healing (and often Energy / cleanse) so the carry can stay on-curve.
Best Builds (Signature)
Light Cone
The Unreachable Side
Relics
Scholar Lost in Erudition (4pc) + Inert Salsotto (2pc)
Body
CRIT Rate%
Feet
ATK%
Sphere
Wind DMG%
Rope
ATK%
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > SPD
Light Cone
Dance at Sunset
Relics
Scholar Lost in Erudition (4pc) + Inert Salsotto (2pc)
Body
CRIT Rate%
Feet
ATK%
Sphere
Physical DMG%
Rope
ATK%
Substats
CRIT Rate ≥ CRIT DMG > ATK% > SPD
Who Should You Pull?
- You need a Wind Destruction unit and Blade's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Yunli's Main DPS identity.
- Situational—Blade is an HP-scaling Wind Destruction.
- Ultimate “Death Sentence” Blast-hits the main target plus adjacent enemies.
- “Death Sentence” dumps a huge single-target Wind multiplier into one elite—boss and Apocalyptic Shadow checks are where this Ultimate earns its trace levels.
- You need a Physical Destruction unit and Yunli's kit matches your account gap.
- You prefer Main DPS gameplay over Blade's Main DPS identity.
- Situational—Yunli is a Physical counter Destruction.
- Ultimate “Earthbind, Etherbreak” hits every enemy on the field in one cast.
- Ultimate “Earthbind, Etherbreak” hits every enemy on the field in one cast—level this before polishing filler traces.