Hiyuki is a 5-star Glacio sword Resonator built around Resonance Liberation damage, with most of her payoff coming from Iai slashes and the Foreclaiming: Blade Liberation finisher. Her teams revolve around two priorities: feeding her Glacio Chafe stacks fast, and stacking buffs on the burst window where she actually cashes out.
How Hiyuki's kit shapes her teams
Hiyuki applies Glacio Chafe through her own Basic Attack stage 3, her Frost Splinter heavy, and her Iai attacks during Foreclaimed Self. Her enhanced Heavy Attack and second-stage Liberation scale with Snowforged Blade stacks, so the entire rotation is built to land one massive nuke per cycle.
Because she generates her own setup, she does not need an off-field Glacio battery. What she does need is damage amplification on Resonance Liberation, raw Crit/ATK buffs, and ideally a teammate that helps her trigger Negative Status payoffs faster. That narrows her support pool to a few specific names.
Hiyuki's best current team (patch 3.3)
The strongest lineup playable right now pairs Hiyuki with Lynae as a sub-DPS and Chisa as the support anchor.
| Slot | Character | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Main DPS | Hiyuki | On-field Glacio carry, Resonance Liberation damage |
| Sub-DPS | Lynae | Outro buffs All DMG and Resonance Liberation DMG for the next character |
| Support | Chisa | Havoc Bane application, DEF shred, healing, Negative Status amplification |
Lynae's Outro hands Hiyuki the buff package she actually wants, with Resonance Liberation DMG amplification stacked on top of an All DMG bonus. Since Hiyuki's Iai slashes, enhanced Heavy Attack, and Blade Liberation all count as Resonance Liberation DMG, that buff lands on nearly every big hit in her rotation.
Chisa is the glue piece. Her Thread of Bane mechanic rewards teams that stack negative status effects, which fits Hiyuki's Glacio Chafe gameplan, and she also brings DEF shred and healing so the rotation does not stall. Mornye can replace Chisa for a small damage drop if you do not own her.
Hiyuki's expected best team after Lucilla releases
Lucilla is the upcoming Glacio Resonator expected to be Hiyuki's true endgame partner. Leaks indicate her kit applies Glacio Chafe and includes buffs tuned specifically for Hiyuki, which would let her cover the third stack of Snow Rust that Hiyuki currently struggles to fill from a non-Glacio teammate.
The projected ceiling team is Hiyuki, Lucilla, and Chisa, with Mornye or a Resonance Skill support as a possible alternative for the third slot. No official release date for Lucilla is currently confirmed, so plan around the current 3.3 lineup until her banner is announced.
Alternative and budget Hiyuki teams
If you do not have Lynae or Chisa, several substitute lineups still hold up. The general rule is to pair Hiyuki with one buffer that hits Resonance Liberation damage and one teammate that keeps her alive or speeds up her concerto regen.
| Team | Lineup | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Hypercarry funnel | Hiyuki + Lynae + Shorekeeper | Cleaner rotations with healing, Crit buffs, and a fully upgraded Stellarealm window |
| Flexible support | Hiyuki + Lynae + Mornye | Faster Off-Tune buildup, interruption resistance, and broad 3.x synergy |
| Chisa-Shorekeeper | Hiyuki + Chisa + Shorekeeper | Negative Status payoff plus stable healing and field buffs |
| Resonance Liberation | Hiyuki + Changli + Shorekeeper | Heavy RL-damage buff stacking when Lynae is unavailable |
| F2P-friendly | Hiyuki + Sanhua + Verina | Standard Glacio quickswap with healing, lower ceiling |
Sanhua is the most realistic free-to-play sub-DPS option, though the damage drop compared to Lynae is significant. Verina or Baizhi cover the healer slot if Shorekeeper is not in your roster.
How Hiyuki interacts with her supports
Hiyuki gains Snow Rust stacks from three sources: her own actions, a teammate applying Havoc Bane or Tune Rupture, and a teammate applying Glacio Chafe. Havoc Bane and Tune Rupture do not stack with each other, which is why a dedicated Glacio Chafe applier matters for her ceiling.
At present, no other live Resonator applies Glacio Chafe, so Chisa's Havoc Bane is the main external trigger. That is also why Lucilla is positioned as such a major upgrade. She would let Hiyuki reach full Snow Rust through pure Glacio synergy.
Who not to pair with Hiyuki
Denia does not synergize with Hiyuki. Their kits compete for the same resource windows without amplifying each other, so the pairing produces no meaningful damage gain compared to running Lynae or Chisa.
Generic comfort supports without Resonance Liberation or Glacio amplification, such as standard shielders or pure healers without buff outros, also leave significant damage on the table. Hiyuki's burst is short and front-loaded, so passive supports do not fit her cycle.
Rotation order for team play
Step 1: Open with your support to apply field buffs. With the premium team, this is Chisa's skill rotation to set Havoc Bane and DEF shred.
Step 2: Swap to Lynae to deploy her sub-DPS abilities and trigger her Outro, which transfers the All DMG and Resonance Liberation DMG buff to the incoming Hiyuki.
Step 3: Bring in Hiyuki with her Intro Skill to instantly fill Dedication, then chain Basic Attack stage 3 into her Frost Splinter heavy and activate Resonance Liberation to enter Foreclaimed Self.
Step 4: Use two Resonance Skill charges, follow with five-stage Basic Attacks to fill Frostheart, then dodge into Iai Stance and perform three Iai slashes to stack Whiteout Bitterfrost.
Step 5: Hold Basic Attack to release Bitterfrost: Foreclaimed Self, then immediately cast Foreclaiming: Blade Liberation to consume Snowforged Blade stacks for the rotation's largest hit. Finish with her Outro to leave a Glacio DMG bonus on Chafe-affected enemies.
Sequence priorities for team scaling
S1 gives Hiyuki a meaningful damage boost and is the cleanest stopping point for most players. S3 removes her dependency on external Glacio Chafe applications, which is the single biggest quality-of-life jump for her teams. Sequences past S3 are only worth chasing if you intend to go all the way to S6, since the intermediate gains are smaller.
For weapon investment, the priority order is Hiyuki's signature Frostburn first, Lynae's signature second, then Chisa's. Buffer-side weapon investment scales Hiyuki's final damage almost as much as her own gear once she has a clean five-piece Wishes of Quiet Snowfall echo set.
Most of Hiyuki's ceiling comes from getting one teammate to amplify Resonance Liberation damage and another to either apply a stacking debuff or accelerate her concerto cycle. Build around that pattern and her current 3.3 team will scale cleanly into whatever the post-Lucilla meta becomes.