Honkai Star Rail Raiden Mei (Yayi): Path, Rarity, Abilities And More

This guide shares details on Path, rarity, abilities, release date, and other things about the leaked playable character Yayi, aka Raiden Mei, an exported character from Honkai Impact 3rd coming to Honkai Star Rail.

Honkai Star Rail Raiden Mei
Here's everything you need to know about Raiden Mei, aka Yayi, in Honkai Star Rail. | © HoYoverse / (Credit: SunnyElysia-TH via Pixiv)

The iconic character from Honkai Impact 3rd, Raiden Mei, is getting exported to Honkai Star Rail as a playable character named Yayi, who shares a very close resemblance to Mei.

As per the current leaks, her character model design is described as "Tall Female, long dark purple hair, katanas, thigh highs, gloves, shorts/mini skirt on top. cleavage, hair ornament. main colors are Purple, Black, white, and Red."

Seeing that, many players are eager to learn more about Raiden Mei (Yayi) in Honkai Star Rail. About her rarity, Path, element, combat skills, and other details.

Honkai Star Rail Raiden Mei (Yayi) Rarity

Raiden Mei Honkai
Yayi is a five-star unit in Honkai Star Rail. | © HoYoverse

Raiden Mei, aka Yayi, is a five-star playable character coming to Honkai Star Rail as per leaks and data-mined information.

Since Yayi is going to share similarities to Raiden Mei from Honkai Impact 3rd, there's a very low chance that her rarity will change. Still, if there are any changes, we will update this section.

Honkai Star Rail Raiden Mei (Yayi) Path And Element

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Yayi belongs to The Hunt Path in Honkai Star Rail. | © HoYoverse

Yayi's element in Honkai Star Rail is Lightning, similar to Raiden Mei's in Honkai Impact 3rd.

That said, she belongs to The Hunt Path in the game, making her a DPS unit in Honkai Star Rail.

Honkai Star Rail Raiden Mei (Yayi) Combat Skills

Raiden Mei
Yayi is a DPS unit. | © HoYoverse

Here are the different combat skills that Yayi possesses as per the current data-mined info:

Update June 23, 2023: So far, Raiden Mei's kit in Honkai Star Rail remains unchanged. If there are any nerfs or buffs, we will update the below table.

AbilityEffect
SkillDeals Lightning DMG equivalent of Yayi's ATK on a specific enemy and applies 1 "Mark" to them for 2 turns. The effect can stack up to 3 times. For every "Mark" on the target, damage from Yayi's skills increases.
Enhanced SkillDeals Lightning damage equivalent of Yayi's ATK on a specific enemy and deals the additional Lightning equivalent of Yayi's ATK if the target has 1 "Mark." Applies 1 "mark" to them for 2 turns. The effect can stack up to 3 times. For every "mark" on the target, damage from Yayi 's skills increases by 11%.
UltimateImmediately gains 3 "Hunt" marks and deals Lightning equivalent to a huge percentage of Yayi's ATK on a specific enemy. Also enhances Yayi's Skill until the end of the turn.
TalentWhen Yayi becomes the target of a Skill from an ally, she gains 1 "Hunt" mark. The effect can stack up to 6 times. After attacking, if the number of "Hunt" marks is greater than or equal to 3, the round will not end and immediately consumes 3 "Hunt" marks. The next attack from Yayi deals more DMG.
TechniqueAfter using the technique on an enemy, gains 2 "Hunt" marks at the start of the battle.

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