Build of Genshin Impact Xiao

Xiao, the last surviving member of Morax's five Yakshas, is a five-star anemo polearm wielding and adeptus from Shin Shin Impact.Our watchful yaksha, beset by karmic debt, lives a reclusive life these days, staying at Wangshu Inn and keeping to himself until you call him to war. We discuss Xiao's abilities, ascension materials, optimal weapons and artifacts, and more in this build.

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Everything in our Genshin Impact Xiao build is listed below:

Build
How to use
Weapons
Artifacts
Team comps
Skills
Constellations
Ascension materials
Talent materials

Which Genshin Impact Xiao build is the best?


Best weapon	Primordial Jade Winged-Spear
Weapon substitutes	Staff of Homa Deathmatch Lithic Spear Blackcliff Pole
Best artifact set	Vermillion Hereafter
Artifact substitutes	Gladiator’s Finale Viridescent Venerer
Main stats	Sands: attack% Criclet: crit rate or crit damage Goblet: anemo damage bonus
Sub stats	Crit rate and crit damage Attack% Energy recharge

Xiao is an exceptional five-star melee weapon user that can do a lot of damage to enemies in the field. Because of his lengthy burst time, he comes out as a somewhat avaricious character that needs a committed group of allies to really flourish. Fortunately, however, the most of his strongest teammates don't demand a lot of work.We advise arming him with a complete set of Vermillion Hereafter artifacts and the five-star Primordial Jade Winged-Spear weapon.He needs a significant amount of energy regeneration in addition to a high attack percentage, crit rate, and damage. See the sections below for further details on his greatest stats as well as other weapons and artifacts.

The number of constellations you have Xiao in determines the order you should level up his skills. You should use his regular attack first, elemental burst second, and elemental skill third for C0 through C5.

If you're fortunate enough to have Xiao at C6, you should level up both his elemental burst and regular attack in the same order.

How to Utilize Xiao

from Genshin ImpactWith so much agility and fluidity in combat, Xiao's kit is really special.Whether in the midst of a burst, in the air, or on the ground, you may utilize his elemental talent to blitz past adversaries or reposition yourself during fight. He's a lot of fun to use once you get into the beat, but it does take some practice.

Xiao's burst is very long-lasting, and it expires if he dies or leaves the field. It also happens to be the point at which his harm is at its greatest. Unfortunately, Xiao is also a rather weak character, and during his burst, his HP drops. As such, you should always be careful while using it and make sure you have all the necessary off-field elemental applications, buffs, shields, and heals lined up before going all out.

Furthermore remember that Xiao's outburst doesn't snapshot. Consequently, you should try to keep Xiao within the buffing and healing area of Bennett, or any other support, throughout his burst. To make things simpler, you may collect together all of your foes by using a support that can do so, such Kazuha, Sucrose, or even Faruzan to some degree.

Which weapon suits Xiao the best?

The Primordial Jade Winged-Spear is Xiao's most powerful weapon. Its strong base attack, simple passive to activate, and crit rate increase are all quite beneficial. If you're fortunate, you can even acquire it on the standard banner.

Next is the Staff of Homa, a polearm with a strong base attack and crit damage that is usually the greatest all-arounder in the game. But because Xiao's strongest teams depend on , we highly advise against building your team around the notion of keeping Xiao at low HP in order to trigger its passive. It's usually not worth it.Genshin Impact Bennett's significant boost to attack. Another hotly debated weapon is the Staff of Homa, which is best suited for other characters, particularly if you have Genshin Impact's Hu Tao.

For the sake of concision, we have excluded additional five-star polearms from the table below, although If you lack SoH or PJWS, Vortex Vanquisher and Calamity Queller provide good backups. They both function as good stat sticks even if their skills aren't nearly as effective. However, you may need to rearrange your artifacts to give him adequate crit. The majority of other five-star polearms are not the best and are perhaps better suited for other characters.

Regarding choices for four stars, Though you have to buy the battle pass, deathmatch is an excellent option, particularly at R5, since it delivers a ton of crit and its passive is always active. Lithic Spearand Blackcliff Pole are reliable backup alternatives as well.

Take a look at the incredible Keqingmains Xiao guide for a more thorough analysis and damage comparisons between all the available alternatives.

Weapon	Effect	How to obtain
Primordial Jade Winged-Spear	Base stat: crit rate Skill: on hit, Xiao’s attack increases by 3.2% for six seconds (max seven stacks). This can only occur once every 0.3 seconds. If Xiao possesses seven stacks, his damage dealt increases by 12%	Gacha
Staff of Homa	Base stat: crit damage Skill: Xiao’s HP increases by 20%, and he gains an attack bonus based on 0.8% of his max HP. When his HP falls below 50%, this attack bonus increases by an additional 1% of his max HP	Gacha
Deathmatch	Base stat: crit rate Skill: if there are at least two opponents nearby by, attack increases by 16% and defence increases by 16%. If there are fewer than two opponents nearby, attack increases by 24%	Battle Pass reward
Lithic Spear	Base stat: attack Skill: for every character in the party who hails from Liyue, the equipping character gains 7% attack and 3% crit rate. This effect stacks up to four times	Gacha
Blackcliff Pole	Base stat: crit damage Skill: Xiao’s attack increases by 12% for 30 seconds after he defeats an enemy. Max three stacks. The duration of each stack is independent	Purchase from Paimon’s Bargains shop

Which artifacts suit Xiao the best?

To enhance Xiao's damage output, we advise equipping him with a complete set of Vermillion Hereafter or two artifacts from Gladiator's Finale and Viridescent Venerer .

Artifact set	Effect	How to obtain
Vermillion Hereafter	Two equipped: Increases attack by 18% Four equipped: After using an elemental burst, Xiao gains the Nascent Light effect, which increases his attack by 8% for 16 seconds. When his HP decreases, his attack increases by a further 10%. This can occur this way a maximum of four times and can be triggered once every 0.8 seconds. Nascent Light is dispelled when Xiao leaves the field. If Xiao uses an elemental burst again during the duration of Nascent Light, the original Nascent Light is dispelled.	The Lost Valley domain in Fuao Vale, The Chasm
Gladiator’s Finale	Two equipped: Increases attack by 18% Four equipped: If the wielder of this set uses a sword, claymore, or polearm, their normal attack damage is increased by 35%	World and weekly bosses, Gladiator’s Finale artifact strongboxes, and Adventure rank up and journal rewards
Viridescent Venerer	Two equipped: 15% anemo damage bonus Four equipped: Swirl damage is increased by 60%. Your opponent’s elemental resistance to the element infused in the swirl is decreased by 40% for ten seconds	Valley of Remembrance in Windwail Highland, near the Dawn Winery

Artifact statistics suggestions

Principal data:<

Sands: attack%
Criclet: crit rate or crit damage (try to maintain a 1:2 rate to damage ratio)
Goblet: anemo damage bonus or attack% (anemo is almost always going to be the better choice here)

Crit rate and crit damage
Attack%
Energy recharge

SubstatsWhen it comes to sub-stats, attack, crit damage, and crit rate should always be your top priorities since Xiao scales off these attributes. In general, we advise aiming for a minimum of 140% crit damage and a 70% crit rate. Naturally, greater is preferable; but, to fully benefit, keep your crit rate to crit damage ratio at around a 1:2 ratio.

We advise aiming for about 20–40% energy recharge via artifact sub-stats since Xiao's gameplay depends on his elemental burst, even if energy recharge isn't as crucial to him as it is to other characters.

Which Xiao team competitions are the best?

Our recommendation when selecting a team for Xiao is to include one battery and two supports. Since Xiao is a hyper carry, the team's primary goal is to make sure he gets the proper attention, meaning that he is healed, boosted, and protected.Having a second anemo character on his squad to assist recharge him is beneficial to Xiao.Faruzan is without a doubt Xiao's greatest support, particularly at C6, with to her extensive utility and buffs. Sadly, her costly burst and restricted particle production prior to C6 aren't optimal, thus you may have to use an additional anemo battery in the third slot.Zhongli is also a mainstay in Xiao teams and synergizes incredibly well with Xiao. In addition to providing much-needed interruption resistance, his incredible barrier allows Xiao to safely plummet during his outburst.Zhongli can also do some serious damage of his own, manipulate crowds with his burst to provide breathing space when needed, and rip through opponent defense. For the history buffs among you, he and Xiao also have a long past together, and seeing them help one another in combat is really moving.Lastly,Bennett is Xiao's excellent healer and support. He is a top-tier Noblesse Oblige bearer, with an elemental burst that provides incredible attack and healing benefits. What a nice guy.Of course, Xiao has other strong pals than Bennett, Zhongli, and Faruzan. You may practice these sample team competitions. Remember that you may play around and swap around characters based on your preferred play style and available character pool. To see each character's complete build guide, click on their icon below.

First character slot	Second character slot	Third character slot	Fourth character slot
Xiao	Zhongli	Faruzan	Bennett
Xiao	Zhongli	Faruzan	Jean
Xiao	Sucrose	Zhongli	Albedo
Xiao	Faruzan	Diona	Rosaria

What abilities does Xiao have?

Xiao has the following abilities, both active and passive.Skills in action:

Skill	Effect
Normal attack: Whirlwind Thrust	Normal: perform up to six strikes Charged: consume stamina to perform an upward thrust Plunge: plunge from mid-air, dealing AoE damage on impact with the ground
Elemental skill: Lemniscatic Wind Cycling	Deals AoE anemo damage to enemies in his path, can be used in mid-air. Starts with two charges
Elemental burst: Bane of All Evil	Xiao dons the Yaksha Mask which has the following effects: Greatly increases his jumping ability Increases his attack AoE and damage Converts attack damage into anemo damage While wearing the mask, Xiao will continuously lose HP

Skills in passivity:

Skill	Effect
Transcension – Gravity Defier	Decreases climbing stamina consumption for party members by 20%. Not stackable
Dissolution Eon – Heaven Fall	Lemniscatic Wind Cycling increases the damage of subsequent uses by 15%. This effect lasts for seven seconds, and a maximum of three stacks. The duration refreshes when Xiao gains a new stack
Evil Conqueror – Tamer of Demons	While under the effects of Bane of All Evil, Xiao’s damage dealt increases by 5%, and by a further 5% for every three seconds that this ability is active. The maximum damage bonus is 25%

Priorities for talent

We advise giving the following top priority when Xiao's skills are leveled up:

Normal attack > elemental burst > elemental skill

What constellations does Xiao belong to?

One of Xiao's constellations may be unlocked if you are able to get many copies of the character. These are every one of his constellations along with the benefits they provide.

Constellation	Effect
C1: Dissolution Eon – Destroyer of Worlds	Increases Lemniscatic Wind Cycling’s charges by one
C2: Annihilation Eon – Blossom of Kaleidos	Increases energy recharge by 25% when Xiao is in the party but not on the field
C3: Evil Conqueror – Wrath Deity	Increases the level of Lemniscatic Wind Cycling by three
C4: Transcension – Extinction of Suffering	When Xiao’s HP falls below 50%, he gains a 100% defence bonus
C5: Evolution Eon – Origin of Ignorance	Increases the level of Bane of All Evil by three
C6: Evil Conqueror – Vigilant Yaksha	While under the effects of Bane of All Evil, hitting at least two opponents with a plunging attack grants Xiao one charge of Lemniscatic Wind Cycling. Additionally, for the next one second, he can use Lemniscatic Wind Cycling while ignoring its cooldown

What ascension materials does Xiao have?

These are all the items required to level up Xiao to the maximum.

Required level	Mora	Materials
20	20k	One vayuda turquoise sliver, three qingxin, three slime condensate
40	40k	Three vayuda turquoise fragment, two juvenile jade, ten qingxin, 15 slime condensate
50	60k	Six vayuda turquoise fragment, four juvenile jade, 20 qingxin, 12 slime secretions
60	80k	Three vayuda turquoise chunk, eight juvenile jade, 30 qingxin, 18 slime secretions
70	100k	Six vayuda turquoise chunk, 12 juvenile jade, 45 qingxin, 12 slime concentrate
80	120k	Six vayuda turquoise gemstone, 20 juvenile jade, 60 qingxin, 24 slime concentrate

You may find all of Xiao's ascension materials here:

Vayuda turquoise – drops from normal and weekly bosses
Slime condensate/secretions/concentrate – drops from slime enemies around Teyvat
Qingxin – white flowers with heart shaped leaves that you can farm in the heights of Liyue, especially around Minlin and Wuwang Hill. If you need help finding them, be sure to check out our Genshin Impact map guide
Juvenile jade – drops from the Primo Geovishap normal boss in Minlin, Liyue

What are the elements for Xiao's talent?

Xiao's elemental burst, elemental skill, and standard attack may all be leveled up to a maximum of ten. All the ingredients required to completely enhance one of Xiao's skills are available here.

Level	Mora	Materials
Two	12.5k	Six slime condensate, three teachings of prosperity
Three	17 .5k	Three slime secretions, two guide to prosperity
Four	25k	Four slime secretions, four guide to prosperity
Five	30k	Six slime secretions, six guide to prosperity
Six	37.5k	Nine slime secretions, nine guide to prosperity
Seven	120k	Four slime concentrate, four philosophies of prosperity, one shadow of the warrior
Eight	260k	Six slime concentrate, six philosophies of prosperity, one shadow of the warrior
Nine	450k	Nine slime concentrate, 12 philosophies of prosperity, two shadow of the warrior
Ten	700k	12 slime concentrate, 16 philosophies of prosperity, two shadow of the warrior, one crown of insight

You may get all of Xiao's skill resources here:

Slime condensate/secretions/concentrate – drops from slime enemies around Teyvat
Prosperity talent books – rewards from the Taishan Mansion domain in Minlin, Liyue on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays
Shadow of the warrior – drops from the Childe weekly boss in Enter the Golden House

Talent priority for Xiao

We advise Xiao to level up his abilities in the following order of priority.If Co-C5 is your Xiao, then

Normal attack > elemental burst > elemental skill

Should your Xiao be C6

Elemental skill = normal attack > elemental burst

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