Yvonne Rotation: Cryo Combo Guide

Hey everyone! I’ve spent the last week deep in the lab theorycrafting and mathing out Yvonne, and I’ve put together a comprehensive breakdown to help you master her rotations.

If you’re looking for the high-level strategy to optimize her Cryo damage, you’re in the right place. Let’s dive in!

Just here to decide whether to pull her on the Version 1.5 rerun first? Start with the RE-Factor Headhunting pull math, then come back for the rotation. For the current weapon, gear, and team setup, see Yvonne build and best teams.

Yvonne: Kit at a Glance

Yvonne is a heavy-hitting Cryo DPS who thrives on Cryo Infliction stacks provided by her team.

Ability	Energy	Key Mechanics
Battle Skill	6.5 - 30+	Consumes Infliction to apply Solidification. Grants an instant final strike.
Combo Skill	20	Available after hitting a Solidified target; reapplies the status after a delay.
Ultimate	220 Cost	Massive barrage. Grants up to 30% Crit Rate and 60% Crit DMG. The finisher nukes Solidified targets.
Passive	,	Scaling Crit DMG vs. Cryo/Solidified enemies.

Pro Tip: The Ultimate’s final strike has a massive aftercast. Dodge cancel as soon as the damage hits to save about 50 frames (nearly a whole second)!

Team Synergy & Options

Because her Ultimate costs a staggering 220 Energy, you can’t rely on one big stack. You need multiple smaller combos to battery her up. Here is how her potential teammates stack up:

Xaihi (S-Tier): The core. Essential buffs, healing, and consistent Infliction.
Gilberta (A-Tier): Great for AOE and burst windows, though timing-dependent.
Perlica (A-Tier): Our top pick for the 3rd slot. Offers the best DMG ceiling and consistency.
Alesh: A solid “Thermite Cutter” carrier; provides SP but relies on RNG/Potential 4.
Snowshine: High skill floor (requires blocking) but offers the cheapest Infliction at P5.
Last Rite: High personal DPS, but a “scuffed” teammate for Yvonne. They compete for energy and Xaihi’s buffs, resulting in ~10% less total team damage compared to a Perlica setup.

The Perfect Rotation

To hit that 220 Energy requirement, we aim for 7 total team skillcasts. The sweet spot is using Yvonne’s skill twice: once at 1 stack and once at 3 stacks.

The “Core 7” Skill Sequence:

4x Xaihi Skills
2x Yvonne Skills
1x Flex Skill (Perlica or a 5th Xaihi skill)

This flow ensures Yvonne has her Ultimate ready exactly when the buffs are peaking.

Potentials & Gearing

Potentials

P1: Quality of Life. Better radius/pulses. Won’t change damage much but makes the rotation feel smoother.
P2, P3, P5: These are your raw damage spikes.
P4: Returns 10 SP on skill, helping with resource management.

Yvonne’s Build

Weapon: Her Signature (Artzy Tyrannical) is best-in-slot. Wedge and Navigator are solid runners-up.
Gear: MI Security set is mandatory. Use Basic Attack gloves (her Ult damage counts as basic attacks!).
Stat Stick: The LYNX Slab is a massive boost over a second MI Security piece, even if it makes crits slightly less consistent.
Priority: Ultimate > Basic Attack > Combo > Skill.

Supporting Cast Loadouts

Xaihi

Weapon: Detonation Unit or Chivalric Virtues. Use Virtues if you’re also running Perlica so she can take the Detonation Unit.
Gear: Eternal Xiranite is generally better than pure INT builds for total team DPS.

Gilberta

Weapon: Delivery Guaranteed. (Since Yvonne’s burst is long, Stanza of Memorials often falls off too early).
Gear: Needs 52.54% Ultimate Gain. Use Swordmancer if you have her signature weapon to help with shield breaking.

Perlica

Weapon: Detonation Unit (for the Arts Intensity) or Oblivion.
Gear: Pulser Labs set + Eternal Xiranite gloves to ensure she meets the rotation’s energy requirements.

YVONNE ROTATION: CRYO COMBO GUIDE