Build of Genshin Impact Xingqiu

Xingqiu of Genshin Impact is well-known for his love of literature, which shaped his chivalrous and somewhat quirky nature from an early age. Our Xingqiu build guide is the ideal resource for you if you want to assist him in becoming the hero he's always imagined himself to be. It covers all of his abilities, constellations, top weapons and artifacts, and more.

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

Which Genshin Impact Xingqiu build is the best?


Best weapon	Primordial Jade Cutter
Weapon substitutes	Skyward Blade
Best artifact set	Emblem of Severed Fate
Artifact substitutes	Heart of Depth
Main stats	Sands: Energy recharge or attack% Goblet: Hydro damage bonus Circlet: Crit rate, crit damage, or attack%
Sub-stats	Energy recharge Attack% Crit rate Crit damage

An off-field DPS build is ideal for Xingqiu. Primordial Jade Cutter, his greatest weapon, increases both his rate of critical hits and overall attack output. If you're having trouble obtaining this weapon, Skyward Blade is a fantastic substitute. A complete set of Emblem of Severed Fate with energy recharge, hydro damage, and critical stats is one of Xingqiu's greatest artifacts ().We advise giving Xingqiu's elemental burst and elemental skill priority while leveling up his talents. You may choose to ignore his usual attack completely or save it for last. It is not very strong.One of the most valuable four-star characters in many of the best "National" team competitions is Xingqiu. In addition to having certain AoE skills that let him facilitate responses, he possesses the most reliable hydro application in the game when it comes to single-target foes. He can self-sustain, offers some of the strongest single-target damage off-field, and is reasonably priced to develop. He also gives his squad a significant survivability boost.

How ought I to use Xingqiu?

The secret to Xingqiu's off-field damage is his elemental talent and elemental burst, which he uses to create Rain Swords that both defend allies and deal massive amounts of hydro damage to foes. Make careful to switch in, activate Xingqiu's abilities, and then swap out again since his skill and burst may be accessible at all times depending on your setup.

Which weapons are the best for Xingqiu?

Whichever constellation you have Xingqiu in, that constellation will determine which weapon works best for him. For further information, see the really helpful graph on the Keqingmains Xingqiu tutorial.In general, The most effective attacking option for Xingqiu is Primordial Jade Cutter. Regardless of your constellation level, it performs better than all other alternatives with a complete set of Emblem of Severed Fate artifacts and a 240% energy recharge. For Xingqiu, Skyward Blade is also a fantastic choice. because of its powerful base attack, pleasant energy recharge substat, and helpful crit rate boost from its skill, at any constellation level. Additionally, compared to Primordial Jade Cutter, it is a much more approachable five-star and is not as competitive with other sword wielders.Because of its useful passive that allows you to farm for more offensive artifact stats and its energy recharge substat, Sacrificial Sword is Xingqiu's strongest four-star option.

Weapon	Effect	How to obtain
Primordial Jade Cutter	Bonus effect: crit rate Skill: increases HP by 20%. Also provides an attack bonus based on 1.2% of Xingqiu’s max HP	Weapon event gacha
Sacrificial Sword	Bonus effect: energy recharge Skill: after an opponent is damaged by an elemental skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own cooldown. This can only occur once every 30 seconds	Gacha
Skyward Blade	Bonus effect: energy recharge Skill: crit rate increases by 4%. Xingqiu gains Skypiercing Might when he uses his elemental burst. This increases movement and attack speed by 10% and boosts the damage of normal and charged attacks by 20% for 12 seconds	Gacha

Which artifacts are the best for Xingqiu?

For Xingqiu, we advise using a full set of Emblem of Servered Fate or Noblesse Oblige in order to concentrate on amplifying the effect of his elemental burst. Alternatively, you may strengthen his hydro attack by using Heart of Depth.

Artifact set	Effect	How to obtain
Emblem of Severed Fate	Two equipped: energy recharge +20% Four equipped: increases elemental burst damage by 25% of energy recharge. You can obtain a maximum of 75% bonus damage in this way	Momiji-Dyed Court domain on Yashiori Island in Inazuma
Noblesse Oblige	Two equipped: elemental burst damage +20% Four equipped: increases all party members’ attack by 20% for 12 seconds after using an elemental burst. This effect cannot stack	Clear Pool and Mountain Cavern domain in Minlin, Mt. Aozang, or from the Noblesse Oblige Artifact Strongbox
Heart of Depth	Two equipped: hydro damage +15% Four equipped: increases normal and charged attack damage after using an elemental skill by 30% for 15 seconds	Peak of Vindagnyr domain on Dragonspine, in Mondstadt, or from the Heart of Depth Artifact Strongbox
The Exile	Two equipped: energy recharge +20% Four equipped: elemental bursts regenerate two energy for all party members, excluding Xingqiu, every two seconds for six seconds	Chests, enemy drops, quest rewards

Recommendations for artifact stats

Principal statistics:

Sands: Energy recharge or attack%
Goblet: Hydro damage bonus
Circlet: Crit rate, crit damage, or attack%

Energy recharge
Attack%
Crit rate
Crit damage

Sub-statsWhat Xingqiu team competitions are the best?

As we previously said, Xingqiu excels in a wide variety of team situations because to his hydro application. For the same reasons, he also fits in exceptionally well with national team competitions.An illustration of one of the numerous potent Xingqiu team compositions is this:

First character slot	Second character slot	Third character slot	Fourth character slot
Xingqiu	Raiden Shogun	Xiangling	Bennett

Genshin Impact's Xingqiu inside a building in a Serenitea Pot, reading a book

What skills does Xingqiu possess?

Skills in action:

Skill	Effect
Normal attack: Guhua Style	Normal: Perform five strikes Charged: Consume stamina to perform two powerful strikes Plunging: Plunges from mid-air to deal AoE damage on impact
Elemental skill: Guhua Sword – Fatal Rainscreen	Perform two strikes that deal hydro damage and summon the maximum number of Rain Swords. These swords float around Xingqiu and have the following properties: A Rain Sword will shatter when you take a hit, reducing the amount of damage taken Xingqiu’s resistance to interruption is increased 20% of Xingqiu’s hydro damage bonus is converted to additional damage reduction for the Rain Swords Xingqiu gains the wet status
Elemental burst: Guhua Sword – Raincutter	Xingqiu begins Rainbow Bladework and fights using an illusory sword rain. This also creates the maximum number of Rain Swords. While Rainbow Bladework is in effect, normal attacks made by the active character will trigger sword rain attacks that deal hydro damage. Rain Swords will remain at the maximum number as long as this ability is active

Skills in passivity:

Skill	Effect
Hydropathic	When a Rain Sword shatters or expires, it regenerates your HP by 8% of Xingqiu’s maximum HP
Blades Amidst Raindrops	Gain a 20% hydro damage bonus
Flash of Genius	When crafting character talent materials, you have a 25% chance to refund a portion of the materials

Which constellations belong to Xingqiu?

Here are all of the bonuses you get when you unlock copies of Xingqiu and level up his constellations.

Constellation	Effect
C1: The Scent Remained	The maximum number of Rain Swords is increased by one
C2: Rainbow Upon the Azure Sky	The duration of Guhua Sword – Raincutter is increased by three seconds. Enemies hit by sword rain receive a 15% decrease to their hydro resistance for four seconds
C3: Weaver of Verses	Increases the level of Guhua Sword – Raincutter by three, up to a maximum level of 15
C4: Evilsoother	For the duration of Guhua Sword – Raincutter, damage dealt by Guhua Sword – Fatal Rainscreen is increased by 50%
C5: Embrace of Rain	Increases the level of Guhua Sword – Fatal Rainscreen by three, up to a maximum level of 15
C6: Hence, Call Them My Own Verses	If you activate two Guhua Sword – Raincutter’s sword rain attacks, the damage is increased for the third strike. Three energy is regenerated when the sword rain attacks hit enemies

What ascension materials can Xingqiu offer?

These are all the items required for a complete ascent of Xingqiu:

Level	Mora	Ascension materials
20+	20k	One varunada lazurite sliver, three silk flowers, three damaged masks
40+	40k	Three varunada lazurite fragments, two cleansing hearts, ten silk flowers, 15 damaged masks
50+	60k	Six varunada lazurite fragments, four cleansing hearts, 20 silk flowers, 12 stained masks
60+	80k	Three varunada lazurite chunks, eight cleansing hearts, 30 silk flowers, 18 stained masks
70+	100k	Six varunada lazurite chunks, 12 cleansing hearts, 45 silk flowers, 12 ominous masks
80+	120k	Six varunada lazurite gemstones, 20 cleansing hearts, 60 silk flowers, 24 ominous masks

All of Xingqiu's ascension materials may be found here:

Varunada lazurite – drops from normal and weekly bosses
Silk flowers – sold in Liyue and Sumeru, found in Liyue Harbor and the Wangshu Inn, or grown in the Serenitea Pot
Damaged masks / stained masks / ominous masks – drops from hilichurl enemies
Cleansing hearts – drops from the Rhodeia of Loch normal boss in Liyue

Genshin Impact Xingqiu: A chibi drawing of Xingqiu and Chongyun in Liyue

What are the skill materials of Xingqiu?

The following resources will help you maximize each of Xingqiu's talents:

Talent level	Mora	Materials
Two	12.5k	Six damaged masks, three teachings of gold
Three	17.5k	Three stained masks, two guides to gold
Four	25k	Four stained masks, four guides to gold
Five	30k	Six stained masks, six guides to gold
Six	37.5k	Nine stained masks, nine guides to gold
Seven	120k	Four ominous masks, four philosophies of gold, one tail of Boreas
Eight	260k	Six ominous masks, six philosophies of gold, one tail of Boreas
Nine	450k	Nine ominous masks, 12 philosophies of gold, two tails of Boreas
Ten	700k	12 ominous masks, 16 philosophies of gold, two tails of Boreas, one crown of insight

The following is the location of Xingqiu's talent materials:

Damaged masks / stained masks / ominous masks – drops from hilichurl enemies
Gold talent books – rewards from the Taishan Mansion domains on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays
Tails of Boreas – drops from the Andrius weekly boss in Mondstadt

Priorities for talent

The following should be Xingqiu's top priorities while leveling up her talents:

Elemental burst > Elemental skill >> Normal attack

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