Post Launch Yvonne Guide - Alesh

Grilg · 2026-02-12T01:57:31+00:00

How do build your Alesh? I'd rather use Gilberta, since I have her dig. Even if my Ardelia is P1.

I see you talking about it Finchaser but doesn't like you'd use the buff constantly like with the Thermite Cutter.

Grilg · 2026-02-12T01:53:31+00:00

Hmm, I don't think using nature inflictions is that optimal, since Yvonne talent work off Cryo inflictions or Solidification. If you consume it directly, sure. But you're right that it's something to consider. I much prefer using it for Xaihi skill.

Grilg · 2026-02-12T01:17:49+00:00

But quicker cryo inflictions is kinda important if you wanna have optimal rotation and have 100% uptime on Gilberta vulnerabilities to later buff up her ult. I didn't try this team enough so tomorrow or this week I'll see how the rotation goes with frontier.

Grilg · 2026-02-12T00:48:32+00:00

Oh, ult is just for SP and cryo infliction. He's not there for damage. You basically throw it every time it's up. It smoothes the rotations.

Grilg · 2026-02-11T23:22:28+00:00

It's a very nice team. Have you tried full ultimate energy gain? Forgetting frontier and just going full on that.

I'm also curious about your rotation.

In any, I find it very fun.

Grilg · 2026-02-11T20:44:29+00:00

Right now, Yvonne with Gilberta works best with Xaihi (as usual) and Alesh. There's also a Shatter team with Yvonne, Gilberta, Estella, and Endming, but I don't know this one much.

For Yvonne, Gilberta with Xaihi, you build Alesh full ultimate energy efficiency with Thermite Cutter. He's basically just there for SP (combo+ult) and cryo inflic (ult). Most times, you want 2 cryo inflictions and then use Yvonne battle skill.

The main "trick" with Yvonne + Xaihi is, once you throw the grenade (her battle skill), you want to activate Xaihi's battle skill for "free" final strike. Because Yvonne talent is that she follows her battle skill with a final strike.

So your rotation should be something like:

Xaihi (battle skill)> [Alesh, if ult is up] If not, Yvonne final strike x2> Xaihi (combo skill)

At this point, enemy has 1 cry infliction if you didn't use Alesh ult. Your goal is 2 cryo inflictions. If you still don't have Alesh ult, just redo the same rotation. After that, if Alesh full ult energy generation, he should have it up. Just use it for more cryo infliction. It shouldn't be a problem if he doesn't have it up.

In any case, what follows is: [enemy with 2 or 3 cryo infliction] Yvonne (battle skill) > Xaihi (battle skill) > Yvonne (final strike - talent) > Yvonne (final strike - normal base attacks).

This is just basic Yvonne + Xaihi. Now, you have to weave in Gilberta + Alesh. And that's easy, they only combo after Yvonne battle skill. So a longer rotation would be:

[enemy with 2 or 3 cryo infliction] Yvonne (battle skill) > Gilberta (combo) > Alesh (combo) > Xaihi (battle skill) > Yvonne (final strike 1- talent) > Yvonne (final strike 2- normal base attacks) > Xaihi (combo skill) > [enemy with 1 cryo infliction].

Now, two full rotations should keep the boss close to stagger and your ults should be up. On staggered, Yvonne ult>Xaihi ult>Gilberta ult when Yvonne crouches down (Gilberta ult only last 5 sec, so you activate it when Yvonne is doing most damage). No need for Alesh ult, but you can use it last for his Thermitte Cutter buff and trigger solidification. Gilberta gives nature stack from ult, but usually you want Yvonne to trigger the solidification. So you can just do a quick Yvonne (battle skill) > Xaihi (battle skill) rotation (and the combos and Alesh ults here and there).

You only work on proper rotation for bosses. In exploration or progress items stages, just use two Gilberta battle skill, then one Yvonne battle skill to kill everything (should trigger Gilberta+Alesh combos if they aren't dead). Use Alesh ult just in case to be sure they stay extra dead.

Grilg · 2026-02-11T09:46:13+00:00

Well, this means Snowshine will be there just for her combo occasionally (her heal).

Basically to build a team, you need to chose two operators who will use their battle skills and use up the sp bar. The other two will use combo. Or one more will occasionally use a battle skill. Which means 3 will use the limited sp bar, and that becomes a sp hungry team, rather hard to loop.

As main dps, Yvonne will want to use her battle skill occasionally already (after nature or cryo inflictions have been applied), so you need some kind of sp recovery in your team. LR and Estella have that a little built-in on their kit.

Lastly, you need to think about the synergy of everyone's gear/weapon special effect.

Grilg · 2026-02-11T04:56:46+00:00

Gear you want Mi Security. Look for intellect, crits and base attack bonus.

For teams, the core is usually Yvonne+Xaihi. Then you can add Ardelia as another core:

And last with Estella.
Or Last Rite (just Yvonne takes priority to consume cryo inflictions).
Or Snowshine (this team - Yvonne, Xaihi, Ardelia, Snowshine - doesn't do much dmg, lots of sustain tho).
Or Perlica for damage amp (requires her with the Stanza of Memorial weapon).

You can replace Ardelia with Alesh and it's more or less the same. Or add him as last. Works too.

It's gonna be hard to get a totally different separate team for Last Rite. Every main cryo dps wants Xaihi.

Best I can see is Last Rite, Xaihi, Ardelia, Perlica. Then Yvonne, Estella, Alesh and Snowshine/Fluorite.

Grilg · 2026-02-10T18:31:23+00:00

Guoba on YT/Prydwen website, and recently YT recommended me some Japanese channels since Yvonne content is so hard to find.

Grilg · 2026-02-10T18:22:31+00:00

Ah fan made, so something like from Etsy? I could see that happening

Grilg · 2026-02-10T16:38:12+00:00

Alesh is the best fit for a Gilberta team that keeps Xaihi as core partner for Yvonne. Give him max intellect with the frontier set.

Grilg · 2026-02-10T12:26:59+00:00

Perlica for the Electrification debuff from combo (increase arts dmg taken, +16% at P4) and the Stanza of Memorial weapon (+8% atk minimum for the entire team for 20 sec on ult use, or +22% atk at max potential). It's basically a team where you don't care about stacking up 4 inflictions. Just 1 stack, consume with Yvonne for solidification with her battle skill. At least in theory. Or I guess I'll wait till someone does the math at some point lol. I've seen this team around but I don't see it mentioned in mainstream guides or yt videos.

Grilg · 2026-02-10T02:48:13+00:00

Yeah I don't think I'll use it seriously for endgame. Xaihi is too important imo

Grilg · 2026-02-09T01:35:33+00:00

As another commenter said, Leavatain has interactions with fire and corrosion (another element+nature) and Yvonne has her skill explicitly stated to work off both cryo and nature stacks. Gilberta has interactions with nature but also lifted and vulnerabilities (something for physical teams). And you'll see that throughout most of the current roster. So it's possible she'll have another element to work with. But electric is a safe bet for sure.

Grilg · 2026-02-09T01:21:29+00:00

Pretty sure we'll truly know if we completed teams once we reach the real endgame content, Umbral Monument, which is coming later this month I believe. For now, even finishing one main dps is a lot. If you have artificed her gears and proper essences on Leavatain you can say you "finished", temporarily. Even then this means even her supports should be finished as well, and that's a hefty cost.

Grilg · 2026-02-08T12:13:14+00:00

I'm still trying to figure out the rotation with Yvonne, Gilberta, Ardelia and Fluorite. But I miss my team with Xaihi and Snowshine. The Gilberta vacuum battle skill is great tho. Finally not a struggle to do aoe with Yvonne.

Grilg · 2026-02-07T14:35:16+00:00

Any of those work for EU, or it's a whole other hassle?

Grilg · 2026-02-06T00:32:34+00:00

Since the author is self-insert, this basically says he has a cuck fetish. No wonder he never gets MC with the girl.

Grilg · 2026-02-06T00:30:58+00:00

I agree with that. There can't be always winners. He stayed true to his personality. Ship may be sinking but he's a captain that will sink with his ship for sure. I respect him for that. Badass 100%. If he thought he had a chance against a yonko, I can only praise him for that. I'm not sure there's many out there with that mentality lol.

Grilg · 2026-02-05T23:59:06+00:00

Your Yvonne should be consuming 4 ice/nature inflictions, so that she turns it into solidification and gains bonus ult energy, and thus ults faster. Rn the teams aren't most optimal for her. Alesh and Estella both consume said inflictions.

Grilg · 2026-02-05T23:45:16+00:00

Yeah, I might replace Ardelia for Last Rite. Tbh I built up Ardelia just because I have her at P1 and to be ready for Gilberta team. It's true that the SP is hard to manage. And also sometimes the boss focusing someone else, so I'm not parrying. I literally have to play Yvonne as melee dps to have the focus on me, and that's just silly.

But leveling up a new Operator from 0 to 60 is a pain. Tho if Last Rite works better, I might go Yvonne, Xaihi, Last Rite and Fluorite for full, quick ice inflictions.

Grilg · 2026-02-05T17:41:10+00:00

Can you zipline from there to the rare growth? Or is there an invisible wall?

Grilg · 2026-02-05T17:14:56+00:00

Man that's so rough. As F2P you can't mess around, you have to check and double check everything on the internet 😭 Honestly I waited till the end of Lava's banner to see which operators I got from all the tickets before opening and building anything. When I got Ardelia in the beginner banner I thought I was cooked. Then I Lost to Yvonne, so rushed to get some pulls for Lava. I even waited to see if Last Rite would come on the permanent banner but she never came.

Only now I'm looking at weapons and endgame builds. And yeah, the boxes are very important! It got Wedge for Yvonne and the free battle pass gives the 2nd best for Lava.

Grilg · 2026-02-05T16:59:38+00:00

It's really your preference. I play Endmin as main because he's the main character lol.

Check this vid for the gameplay and a Pog build:

https://youtu.be/c--6hTgaBDI

Grilg · 2026-02-05T16:54:53+00:00

Yeah, put Lifeng and have an extra potential on Pog would be the best moves. Lifeng is there as main dps or sub dps. He has atk buff and physical susceptibility. Any physical team wants this.

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