Overview
Tingyun's Skill transfers a portion of her ATK to an ally and grants Energy Regen. The buffed ally deals significantly more damage. Tingyun's ATK must be higher than the buffed ally's base ATK for maximum transfer.
How to Play
Use Skill on your Main DPS at the start of each rotation. Build as much ATK% on Tingyun as possible — ignore CRIT and DMG stats. Use Ultimate for additional damage when Energy allows. Tingyun buffs then swaps off-field.
Optimal Rotation
Tingyun Skill on Main DPS → swap to Main DPS → DPS burst window with ATK buff → swap back to Tingyun to refresh buff when it expires. One Skill buff lasts 3 turns — refresh before it drops.
Strengths
Best 4★ support in the game. Enables any Main DPS. Energy Regen helps Energy-hungry characters. Easy to build — just stack ATK%.
Weaknesses
Outclassed by Sparkle and Bronya in endgame. Single-target buff only. ATK transfer cap limits buff value for high-ATK 5★ DPS.
Investment Priority
Level to 80 and max Skill. Stack ATK% on all gear. Carve the Moon S5 is ideal. E6 is worth pursuing from standard banner. Replace with Sparkle or Robin for endgame optimization.
Tingyun best build summary
For the current meta, Tingyun is a 4★ Lightning Harmony Support. Tingyun is a Lightning Harmony support who transfers ATK to allies and grants Energy Regen. She is the best 4★ buffer and enables many F2P team compositions. Prioritize these relic directions: Musketeer of Wild Wheat (4pc); Messenger Traversing Hackerspace (4pc); Broken Keel (2pc) + Fleet of the Ageless (2pc). Top Light Cone options include Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds, Past and Future, Dance! Dance! Dance!. Full stat priorities and tiered gear lists live on the Tingyun build page.
Best Tingyun team synergy
Tingyun performs best when teammates cover sustain and either buffs or debuffs that match their kit. F2P Hypercarry: Dan Heng / Tingyun / March 7th (Preservation) / Natasha — Tingyun buffs Dan Heng ATK for early story and MoC. Seele Support: Seele / Tingyun / Bronya / Natasha — Tingyun ATK transfer + Energy Regen keeps Seele cycling. Universal Buffer: Jingliu / Tingyun / Bronya / Luocha — Tingyun buffs any Main DPS — works with Destruction, Hunt, Erudition. Compare ready-made rotations in the StarPatch teams database, then open each teammate's build page before farming.
Tingyun investment & farming order
Spend Trailblaze Power in this order for Tingyun: character level and ascension → Light Cone level → major traces (Skill → Ultimate → Basic Attack) → recommended relic sets. Eidolons: E6 Tingyun adds Lightning DMG to buffed ally — significant upgrade. E1 extends ATK buff duration. Worth building Eidolons over time from standard banner. Use the farming guide for domain routing, and redeem active promo codes for Guides and Aether before long farm sessions.
Tingyun FAQ
Is Tingyun worth building? If you need a Support on the Harmony path or Lightning coverage, yes — start with the linked build page. What should you farm first? Levels and Light Cones before relics. Players looking at Tingyun often also check Kafka, Acheron, Robin, Sparkle. For pull priority context, compare them on the StarPatch tier list after each patch.