Ye Shunguang Kit, Gameplay & Signature W-Engine ZZZ 2.5

As the climax character of Version 2.5, Ye Shunguang immediately draws attention upon release. From her Yunkui Summit background to her dual-form design, every aspect makes her one of the most eye-catching characters of this version. Now, Ye Shunguang fills the Strong Attack role and many players are calling her a “must-pull.”

Next, let’s take a closer look at her kit, combat performance, Mindscape Cinemas, and W-Engine effects.

 

Ye Shunguang Release Date

Ye Shunguang will likely release on December 30, 2025 in Version 2.5.

 

Ye Shunguang Overview

Rarity	Weapon	Type	Element
S	Attack	Slash	Honed Edge

Ye Shunguang is an S-rarity Slash-type character who wields a Attack weapon and uses the Honed Edge element. As the final piece of the Special DMG trio, she fills the “Special Physical · Strong Attack” slot, completing the system alongside Xingqinya (Anomaly) and Yi Xuan (Rupture).

Core Mechanics
Ye Shunguang’s kit revolves around the [Sword Will] and [Sky Force] systems. Her Basic Attacks, Special Skills, Chain Attacks, and Ultimate build or consume these resources to enhance damage and trigger extra effects. Her core passive, Aether Shroud: Demonbane, grants invincibility frames, amplifies damage, and applies Daze or Shroud Vulnerability to enemies—giving her both control and offensive utility.

Combat Style
Ye Shunguang features a dual-stance combat design, switching between Sword Stance - Earth and Sword Stance - Heaven for flexible combos and burst windows. Her moveset offers rich, fluid chaining—ranging from fast, repeated Basic Attacks to wide-area burst skills from her Special and Ultimate. She suits players who enjoy a blend of strategy and hands-on mechanical execution.

*(New) Honed Edge calculates damage and buffs based on Physical attributes, dealing Physical DMG while accumulating Honed Edge Anomaly Buildup on enemies, triggering Assault and applying Flinch. Assault interrupts enemy actions and deals massive PhysicalDMG; Flinch increases the Daze the target takes for a period of time.

 

Basic Attack

Basic Attack

Press  to activate:
Perform up to 4 Slash attacks forward, dealing Physical DMG;
When executing the 4th attack, recall all swords on the field and deploy 6 swords.

Basic Attack: Sword Aura

Hold  to activate:
Rapidly unleash multiple Sword Aura while continuously consuming [Sword Will], dealing Physical DMG;
Attack duration can be extended by repeatedly pressing or holding;
When hitting enemies, increases CRIT Rate by 2% for 40s, stacks up to 5 times, can gain 1 stack every 0.1s, repeated triggers reset the duration.

Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Earth

While in [Sword Stance] and on the ground, press  to activate:
Perform up to two slashes forward, dealing Physical DMG;
When hitting enemies, gain 1 stack of [Sky Force] effect.

Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Earth Style Third Form

After the second hit of [Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Earth], press  to activate:
Perform a slash forward, dealing Physical DMG;
After release, press  to Quick Launch [Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Heaven Style Third Form];
Upon activating this skill, if hit by an enemy attack, can trigger Block effect, gain immunity to that DMG, and gain 2 stacks of [Sky Force].

When released with [Sword Will], perform a large area slash forward, dealing massive Physical DMG;
When hitting enemies, consumes 1 point of [Sword Will] and gains 2 stacks of [Sky Force], meanwhile consumes all [Sky Force] stacks, increasing this skill's DMG based on [Core Passive] skill Lv.

Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Earth Secret Art

After triggering Perfect Dodge during [Dash Attack: Retraction Slash], press  to activate:
Perform a slash forward, dealing Physical DMG;
After release, press  to Quick Launch [Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Heaven Style Third Form];
Upon activating this skill, if hit by an enemy attack, can trigger Block effect, gain immunity to that DMG, and gain 2 stacks of [Sky Force], stacking up to 4 times;

When released with [Sword Will], perform a large area slash forward, dealing massive Physical DMG;
When hitting enemies, consumes 1 point of [Sword Will] and gains 2 stacks of [Sky Force], meanwhile consumes all [Sky Force] stacks, increasing this skill's DMG based on [Core Passive] skill Lv.

Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Heaven

While in [Sword Stance] and in mid-air, press  to activate:
Perform up to two downward slashes forward, dealing Physical DMG;
When hitting enemies, gain 1 stack of [Sky Force] effect.

Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Heaven Style Third Form

After the second hit of [Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Heaven], press  to activate:
Perform a plunging attack downward, dealing Physical DMG;
After release, press  to Quick Launch [Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Earth Style Third Form];
Upon activating this skill, if hit by an enemy attack, can trigger Block effect, gain immunity to that DMG, and gain 2 stacks of [Sky Force] effect.

When released with [Sword Will], perform a large area plunging attack downward, dealing massive Physical DMG;
When hitting enemies, consumes 1 point of [Sword Will] and gains 2 stacks of [Sky Force] effect, meanwhile consumes all [Sky Force] stacks to increase skill DMG, with the specific increase scaling with [Core Passive] skill Lv.

 

Special Attack

Special Attack

Press  to activate:
If there are swords on the field when activated, quickly step on the nearest sword and launch a swift Sword Aura attack against enemies, dealing Physical DMG;
If there are no swords on the field when activated, the activation fails;
Upon successful activation, can quickly chain into [Basic Attack: Sword Aura];
During activation, swords on the field will be collected and converted into [Sword Will].

Special Attack

Hold  to activate:
If there are swords on the field when activated, quickly step on the nearest sword and, after a brief charge, perform a dash slash and Sword Aura attack dealing Physical DMG;
If there are no swords on the field when activated, the skill fails;
After release, can quickly chain into the third hit of [Basic Attack]; leaves 2 swords on the field;
During activation, collects swords on the field and converts them into [Sword Will].

Special Attack: Sword Stance - UP

In [Sword Stance], press  to activate:
Quickly launch an aerial attack, dealing Physical DMG to enemies and enter an airborne state.
Character is invulnerable during activation.

EX Special Attack

With enough energy, hold  to activate:
If there are swords on the field when activated, quickly step on the nearest sword and, after a brief charge, perform a dash slash and Sword Aura attack against enemies, dealing Physical DMG;
If there are no swords on the field when activated, the activation fails;
After release, can quickly chain into the third hit of [Basic Attack]; and leaves 5 swords on the field;
During activation, collects swords on the field, converting them into [Sword Will].

EX Special Attack: Sword Stance - Flash

In [Sword Stance], hold  in mid-air to activate:
Unleash rapid slashes while continuously consuming [Sword Will] until it's depleted.

EX Special Attack: Sword Stance - Annihilation

After [EX Special Attack: Sword Stance - Flash], when [Sword Will] is depleted, press or hold  to trigger:
Dealing massive Physical DMG to enemies in a large area;
After using this skill, deactivate [Ether Veil: Evil Slayer] and exit [Sword Stance]

 

Chain Attack

Chain Attack

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Unleashes a powerful slash at enemies ahead in a large area, dealing massive Physical DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Chain Attack: Sword Stance

In [Sword Stance], when a [Chain Attack] is triggered, select the character to activate:
Unleashes a powerful slash at enemies ahead in a large area, dealing massive Physical DMG;
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Ultimate

When Decibel Rating is at [Maximum], press  to activate:
Summon a Sword Stanceation, dealing massive Physical DMG;
After using this skill, activates [Ether Veil: Evil Slayer] to enter [Sword Stance], and gains 4 [Sword Will]. Both [Sword Stance] and [Ether Veil: Evil Slayer] last for 12 seconds;
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Ultimate: Sword Stance

In [Sword Stance], when Decibel Rating is at [Maximum], press  to activate:
Summon a giant sword, dealing massive Physical DMG;
After using this skill, deactivates [Ether Veil: Evil Slayer] and exits [Sword Stance], and gains 4 [Sword Will].
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

 

Core Skill

Core Passive

After releasing [Ultimate] or [Entry Skill], Ye Shunguang will enter [Sword Stance], gain 4 [Sword Will], and activate [Ether Veil: Evil Slayer], lasting up to 12 seconds;
While in [Sword Stance], Ye Shunguang will use more powerful skills, gaining [Sky Force] effect when using [Basic Attack]. Using [Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Earth Style Third Form], [Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Earth Secret Art], and [Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Heaven Style Third Form] will consume all [Sky Force] effects, with each stack increasing the skill's power by 10%, stacking up to 4 times, lasting until [Sword Stance] ends;
While [Ether Veil: Evil Slayer] is active, enemies will be inflicted with Veil Vulnerability, and Stun DMG Multiplier becomes ineffective; If the enemy is not Stunned, Veil Vulnerability multiplier equals the enemy's initial Stun DMG Multiplier, if the enemy is Stunned, Veil Vulnerability multiplier equals the enemy's Stun DMG Multiplier, Veil Vulnerability multiplier cannot exceed 80%;
While in [Sword Stance], purification efficiency against [Miasmic Shield] is increased by 30%.

Additional Ability:

Triggers when there is a [Assist] or [Defense] character in the squad:
When an ally activates any [Ether Veil] or an enemy activates [Miasmic Field], Ye Shunguang gains the [Ready to Strike] effect until all [Ether Veil] and [Miasmic Field] effects end. This effect cannot stack.
While Ye Shunguang has the [Ready to Strike] effect, the next time he enters the field in combat, he will consume the [Ready to Strike] effect and unleash his [Entry Skill], activating [Ether Veil: Evil Slayer], entering [Sword Stance], and gaining 4 points of [Sword Will].

 

Dodge

Dodge

Press  to activate:
A quick dash dodge;
Character is invulnerable while using this skill;
In [Sword Stance], after triggering a Perfect Dodge, press  to quickly launch [Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Earth].

Dash Attack

Press  during a dodge to activate:
Deals Physical DMG.

Dash Attack: Retraction Slash

In [Sword Stance], when not moving the stick/joystick, press  to activate:
Perform a quick backward slash. If you trigger a Perfect Dodge during this move, press  to quickly execute [Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Earth Secret Art].
You are Invulnerable during activation.

Dodge Counter

Press  during a Perfect Dodge to activate:
Deals Physical DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

 

Assist

Quick Assist

When the active character is launched, press  to activate:
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Defensive Assist

When the on-field character is about to be attacked, press  to activate:
Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

 

Mindscape Cinema

M1

In [Sword Stance], [Sky Force] effect won't be consumed and can stack up to 6 floors; when activating [EX Special Attack: Sword Stance - Flash] in [Sword Stance], each remaining point of [Sword Will] increases this skill's DMG by 10%.

M2

[Sword Will] cap is increased to 6. Gain 6 [Sword Will] when entering or exiting [Sword Stance] through any means.

M3

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

M4

[Terrain] effect can stack up to 3 times, each stack increases [Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Earth Secret Art] DMG by 15%;

Gain one stack of [Terrain] when entering combat; gain one stack of [Terrain] when exiting [Sword Stance].

M5

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

M6

When entering [Sword Stance], gain one stack of [Harmony] for each stack of [Terrain] effect; after using [Basic Attack: Sword Stance - Heaven Style Third Form], press the Special Attack button to quickly perform a [EX Special Attack: Sword Stance - Flash] without consuming [Sword Will]; when normally performing [EX Special Attack: Sword Stance - Flash] and consuming [Sword Will], for each point of [Sword Will] consumed, increase [EX Special Attack: Sword Stance - Annihilation]'s DMG Multiplier by 10%, up to 60%

 

Signature W-Engine

Rarity	Type	Base ATK	HP
S	Attack	743	30%

W-Engine Effect

Increases equipper's Physical DMG PEN Ratio by 15%; When equipper activates [Ether Veil], increases own DMG by 30% and CRIT DMG by 20% for 30 seconds, repeated triggers reset the duration.

 

Conclusion

Ye shunguang stands out as one of Version 2.5's most notable characters thanks to her dual forms, rare Special attribute, and clear role as a strong-attack unit. She completes the final piece of the Special-type lineup and brings a fresh combat style to the Yunkui Summit. With Miyabi handling Anomaly damage and Yixuan focusing on Penetration, Yeshunguang fills the Strong Attack role, forming a fully rounded and highly practical Special DPS trio.

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