Qiqi Best Build Guide

Comprehensive Qiqi guide for Genshin Impact. Learn Qiqi's best DPS build, best weapon and the best team for this 5-Star Cryo Off-Field Sword user.

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Qiqi’s Upcoming Buffs on July 1

According to Qiqi's buff, her Elemental Skill now has a 15s cooldown and triggers coordinated Cryo DMG. Within the Polestar Field, she buffs team Superconduct and Stellar-Conduct DMG, and her Elemental Burst now deals Stellar-Conduct DMG, though she requires an enabler. Her constellations restore HP and Energy, while increasing ATK and the on-field character's Stellar-Conduct DMG.

Qiqi Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier

Character Profile

Gacha Art	Rarity
	Element	Cryo
	Weapon	Sword
	Ascend Stat	Healing Bonus 22.2%
	Region	Liyue
	Birthday	March 3
	Roles	Off-Field Survivability
How To Get	Available in all Banners

Base Stats

Qiqi is a 5-star Cryo character that wields a Sword in Genshin Impact. Her gameplay focuses primarily on healing, making her a reliable on-field or off-field healer with strong Cryo application. Qiqi’s abilities allow her to heal allies by dealing Cryo damage to enemies, making her a unique hybrid of support and healer, especially useful in reaction-heavy teams.

Qiqi's Tier & Rating

What Kind of Character is Qiqi?

Qiqi is usually played as an Off-Field Cryo Support with a primary focus on sustain since both her Skill and Burst provide healing. She can contribute some personal damage, but it's often better to build her with full utility over damage since her DPS is underwhelming.

Following her Witch's Revelation buffs, Qiqi became far more usable in Stellar-Conduct teams thanks to the kit adjustments she received. The changes include some notable quality-of-life fixes that enable her to feel more usable as a general healer with decent Cryo application. Her Skill also provides the team a DMG% buff to both Superconduct and Stellar-Conduct.

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Best Build for Qiqi

Qiqi should often be geared towards Stellar-Conduct teams after her Witch's Revelation buffs since it's likely going to be her best performing team overall. See below for our top recommendations:

Weapon	Favonius Sword
Best Artifact	Tenacity of the Millelith x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: ATK% Goblet: ATK% Circlet: CRIT Rate (for Favonius Sword)
Priority Sub-Stat	Energy Recharge > CRIT Rate (for Favonius Sword) > ATK% or Energy Recharge
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Stat Goals For Off-Field Support Qiqi

As stated before, Qiqi at her baseline with no constellations doesn't have any real stat goals apart from CRIT Rate if she has a Favonius Sword equipped. Unless her damage scalings are increased considerably with the Witch's Revelation buffs, Qiqi's ATK stat also doesn't need any focus since her DPS contribution may be underwhelming anyway.

Additionally, her Skill uptime is long enough for Qiqi's healing to be good enough as the main sustain of the team, even if she doesn't have a lot of ATK.

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Best Weapon for Qiqi

Qiqi's abilities scale with her ATK stat. This aligns her weapon preferences with high ATK and ATK% main-stat swords, but you might find better results with utility weapons instead. See below for our top recommendations:

Premium Weapons for Qiqi

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Favonius Sword	Get from Banners - Energy Recharge (ER) main-stat is ideal for Qiqi if the team requires her to use Burst. - The passive that generates Energy particles when the user hits a CRIT is its main appeal, granting Qiqi an extra layer of support beyond what her initial abilities. - Requires Qiqi to be built with a decent amount of CRIT Rate to ensure that she triggers the passive consistently. - Best at Refinement Level 5 (R5).
2nd	Freedom-Sworn	Get from Limited Banners - A supportive weapon with an Elemental Mastery (EM) main-stat but buffs Normal, Charged, Plunging attack DMG as well as ATK% for the entire party. - Since Qiqi's Stellar-Conduct adjustments gave her Skill coordinated attacks, this weapon's passive is now easier to trigger since you don't need to stand extremely close to enemies to deal Elemental reactions. - The main-stat isn't going to be a difference maker, but the passive puts it slightly above other 5-star swords for Qiqi.
3rd	Aquila Favonia Skyward Blade	Get from Weapon Banners - Standard Banner swords with high base ATK. They find some use on Qiqi since her healing and damage are based on her ATK. - Aquila is better in terms of raw ATK, but the passive is unimpactful on Qiqi. - Skyward Blade has an Energy Recharge (ER) main-stat, so it can at least let her use Burst a little more often if needed. It's less useful in teams where she doesn't need to use her Burst, however. - It may be more optimal to equip these swords on Qiqi over limited premium weapons, especially if no other character uses them on your account.
4th	Primordial Jade Cutter	Get from Limited Banners - A 5-star limited sword with that has an ATK% increase based on the user's HP. Serviceable on Qiqi if you have no other character that wants it, but better to give to an On-Field DPS due to the CRIT main-stat.
5th	Sacrificial Sword	Get from Banners - Energy Recharge (ER) main-stat lets you deploy Qiqi's Burst more often. - It's passive that resets Skill cooldown is no longer highly sought after for Qiqi due to her Witch's Revelation buffs lowering her Skill cooldown to 15 seconds, basically letting it have full uptime. - Usable just for the ER, but not very appealing otherwise, more so if the team she's in prefers that she doesn't use her Elemental Burst at all.

Most of the time, supports like Qiqi that do not have especially damage are better given the weapons that'll increase the value they bring to the team. Since a lot of high base ATK swords tend to be DPS-oriented, it's recommended to have damage-type characters equip those over Qiqi for optimal DPS.

This makes a 4-star weapon like the Favonius Sword more potent in terms of gain since a lot of DPSes can benefit from the Energy from the passive, especially if their Bursts are considered essential for their combos. Otherwise, Qiqi should be able to function as a healer (with a bit of damage on the side) in a lot of her team setups with any spare sword you have.

Free-to-Play Friendly (F2P Weapons) for Qiqi

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P (Forge)	Finale of the Deep	Fontaine Craftable (Forgeable) Weapon - The best free Qiqi weapon just for the ATK% main-stat, resulting in slightly better healing and damage contribution. - An okay option if you have no other sword to use on Qiqi, but it has better use-cases due to being an offensive weapon.
2nd	Kagotsurube Isshin	Reward From Story Quest - Another free ATK% main-stat sword that you can get for free by completing Kazuha's Story Quest. - Passive doesn't really offer much for Qiqi in her typical teams, but otherwise, a decent early game choice for new players since you're able to access this much sooner than the other F2P option.

For Free-to-Play options, the Fontaine craftable sword can lead to serviceable results just from the increase to her ATK stat. Refinements are also not necessary for Qiqi. But as stated before, while she prefers ATK% weapons, you can make do with any sword on Qiqi most of the time since she doesn't have extremely important mechanics beyond activating her Skill for healing and buffing.

Qiqi Best Artifacts

Like other supports, you'll want to equip buffing Artifacts on Qiqi over anything else. See below for our top recommendations:

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Tenacity of the Millelith	★★★★★ - A set that grants a teamwide ATK% buff when the equipping character hits a target with their skill. - A lot of Qiqi's usefulness is condensed in her Skill. Since her Stellar-Conduct buffs gave her coordinated attacks, this Artifact feels more synergistic with Qiqi, thanks to no longer needing to stand beside enemies for her Skill to hit.
Noblesse Oblige	★★★・・ - Another teamwide ATK% boosting set. - This buff is tied to Burst usage. A competitive option for Qiqi in teams that want her to use her Burst every rotation. - Another reason to choose this over the Tenacity set is if someone else in the party already has Tenacity equipped.

Artifact Stat Priority

	Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT Rate (for Favonius Sword) / ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT Rate (for Favonius Sword) / ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: ATK% Sub: CRIT Rate (for Favonius Sword) / ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: ATK% Sub: CRIT Rate (for Favonius Sword) / ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: CRIT Rate (for Favonius Sword) or Healing Bonus Sub: CRIT Rate (for Favonius Sword) / ATK% / Energy Recharge

Prioritize CRIT Rate For Favonius Sword

If you have Qiqi on Favonius Sword, then your primary focus is to give her enough CRIT Rate to consistently proc the passive. But apart from CRIT Rate, Qiqi doesn't really have any other hard stat requirements since her buffing and DPS contributions on a team aren't very dependent on her individual stats.

This may not be true once the full details of the Stellar-Conduct buffs are out, but as of current, you can give Qiqi any available piece you have of her best Artifact sets and still have her function as intended.

Energy Recharge becomes the second priority stat if Qiqi's team prefers her to Burst every rotation.

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Best Team Comp Qiqi

Stellar-Conduct Sandrone Team

Support	DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Qiqi	Sandrone	Yae Miko	Escoffier
Details
- One of Sandrone's best team configurations for the new Stellar-Conduct reaction. - Qiqi increases the damage dealt by Stellar-Conduct reactions with her kit adjustments in the next version, allowing her a place in the comp until a replacement arrives. - Miko acts as a Sub-DPS and Electro applier to enable Stellar-Conduct triggers. - While Escoffier wants to be paired with only Hydro and Cryo characters for the maximum amount of RES shred, whatever shred amount she contributes is still better than none.

Qiqi is one of the few Cryo characters that will receive ability adjustments through the Witch's Revelation system. After using her Skill, Qiqi buffs the Superconduct and Stellar-Conduct damage dealt by her teammates and herself. While the full amount increase has not been made public, she is the only character currently that buffs Stellar-Conduct directly.

Sandrone is an On-Field DPS made to work Stellar-Conduct specifically, so it follows that she and Qiqi will have base minimum synergy for a time until better characters are released. So, as of the current version, Stellar-Conduct teams are Qiqi's best use case.

Other Team Comps For Qiqi

Skirk Freeze Team

Team		Detail
Qiqi	Skirk	- Skirk's Freeze team has a flexible last slot, and it will usually favor Cryo and Hydro characters only due to the significant dip in Escoffier's RES shred if the team includes other Elements apart from Cryo and Hydro. - Including Qiqi on the team lets you build Furina and Escoffier more offensively since Qiqi can hold the Tenacity set.
Furina	Escoffier

F2P-Friendly Team Comp

Team		Detail
Qiqi	Freminet	- A F2P-friendly team comp that uses free or easily obtainable characters. - Freminet is a Physical On-Field DPS whose abilities make use of Shatter, which is the reaction created when a blunt attack hits a Frozen target. - Qiqi's healing and Cryo coordinated attacks make her a serviceable healer for Freminet. She also activates Cryo Resonance for the team, thereby granting extra CRIT Rate.
Fischl	Xingqiu

Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Qiqi

How To Use Qiqi's Skills & Passives?

Easy-To-Use Cryo Healer

Like other supports, Qiqi will only ever need to use her Skill (and sometimes her Burst) to apply all of her utility. You can swap into her very early on in the rotation thanks to her Skill having a 15-second duration, but keep in mind the supports who would prefer the opening character in certain teams.

Deploy Frost Herald With Skill

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Elemental Skill Description

Adeptus Art: Herald of Frost

- Using the Icevein Talisman, Qiqi brings forth the Herald of Frost, dealing Cryo DMG to surrounding opponents. Herald of Frost: - On hit, Qiqi's Normal and Charged Attacks regenerate HP for your own party members and nearby teammates. Healing scales based on Qiqi's ATK. - Periodically regenerates your active character's HP. - Follows the character around, dealing Cryo DMG to opponents in their path. Witch's Revelation: - Skill now applies a teamwide Superconduct and Stellar-Conduct DMG% buff. - The Herald of Frost will now execute a Coordinated Attack everytime the active character hits an enemy.

Qiqi's Skill is one of two ways that she can start healing. Unless she is the one attacking, the Skill will only regenerate the HP of the active character. This ability scales with her ATK-stat, which applies to both the damage and the amount of HP she heals.

Note!	This ability will receive changes once you complete her Witch's Revelation sidequest. ▶ Click here for more details about Qiqi's kit adjustments!

Burst Applies Another Healing Effect

Icon	Elemental Burst Description
Adeptus Art: Preserver of Fortune	Qiqi releases the adeptus power sealed within her body, marking nearby opponents with a Fortune-Preserving Talisman that deals Cryo DMG. Fortune-Preserving Talisman - When opponents affected by this Talisman take DMG, the character that dealt this DMG regenerates HP. Witch's Revelation: - Burst now deals Stellar-Conduct DMG while in the Radiance: Stellar-Conduct state.

Qiqi's HP regeneration from her Burst has higher scaling, but it requires the active character to hit an enemy first. It's slightly less convenient than her Skill, but it can still be activated if you need stronger healing.

Note!	This ability will receive changes once you complete her Witch's Revelation sidequest. ▶ Click here for more details about Qiqi's kit adjustments!

Passive Boosts Incoming Healing

Icon	Ascension 1 Passive Description
Life-Prolonging Methods	When a character under the effects of Adeptus Art: Herald of Frost triggers an Elemental Reaction, their Incoming Healing Bonus is increased by 20% for 8s.

One of Qiqi's Passives further increases the potency of her healing by boosting her teammates' incoming Healing Bonus. Her ability to sustain should still be relatively comfortable even if she doesn't have an extremely high ATK stat, thanks to this passive.

Chance to Apply Talisman to Enemies When Qiqi Attacks

Icon	Ascension 4 Passive Description
A Glimpse Into Arcanum	When Qiqi hits opponents with her Normal and Charged Attacks, she has a 50% chance to apply a Fortune-Preserving Talisman to them for 6s. This effect can only occur once every 30s.

This passive doesn't really mean much in practice unless you purposefully let Qiqi use up some field time for extra healing. It's a nice bonus in that case, but it otherwise contributes very little in specific combat situations, such as in endgame content.

Note!	Just like the rest of the characters included in the first round of Witch's Revelation buffs, Qiqi's Ascension passives may receive further changes. She might also gain an extra passive alongside it!

Should You Pull for Qiqi's Constellation Or Best Weapon?

Baseline Is Already Enough

Qiqi's Constellation's Are Not Necessary

Regardless of which team and which role Qiqi primarily plays in your account, she is likely already functional at C0, and anything beyond her baseline are marginal improvements to her performance. Investing into her party members' constellations and weapons is likely going to net you better results overall. Because she's in the Standard Banner pool, it is possible to get her constellations passively as you continue pulling. Of course, if you really like Qiqi and are willing to invest into her directly, then you may consider pulling for her constellations so long as you have enough extra funds to do so and provided she is on a Chronicled Wish banner, since that is the only way of ensuring a specific Standard Banner character.

In this case, C2 is a viable stopping point if you use Qiqi as an on-field character with occasional Cryo application, since it slightly increases her personal damage. Otherwise, for a purely supportive investment, C1 that refunds Energy, C5 that boosts her healing by adding more Skill levels and C6 that gives a limited-use party revive will be a (small) boost to her role as a Cryo healer. Overall, Qiqi's constellations are underwhelming, so consider your priorities first before pulling.

Qiqi's Constellations & Effects

Qiqi's Constellation Name is Pristina Nola

Pristina Nola

Ascension Materials for Qiqi Talents & Level

Character Level Talent

Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Shivada Jade Sliver x 1 Shivada Jade Fragment x 9 Shivada Jade Chunk x 9 Divining Scroll x 18 Sealed Scroll x 30 Forbidden Curse Scroll x 12 Violetgrass x 108 Hoarfrost Core x 26
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Shivada Jade Sliver x 1 Shivada Jade Fragment x 9 Shivada Jade Chunk x 9 Shivada Jade Gemstone x 6 Divining Scroll x 18 Sealed Scroll x 30 Forbidden Curse Scroll x 36 Violetgrass x 168 Hoarfrost Core x 46

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Level 1	Default
Level 2	Teachings Of Prosperity x3 Divining Scroll x6
Level 3	Guide To Prosperity x2 Sealed Scroll x3
Level 4	Guide To Prosperity x4 Sealed Scroll x4
Level 5	Guide To Prosperity x6 Sealed Scroll x6
Level 6	Guide To Prosperity x9 Sealed Scroll x9
Level 7	Philosophies Of Prosperity x4 Forbidden Curse Scroll x4 Tail Of Boreas x1
Level 8	Philosophies Of Prosperity x6 Forbidden Curse Scroll x6 Tail Of Boreas x1
Level 9	Philosophies Of Prosperity x12 Forbidden Curse Scroll x9 Tail Of Boreas x2
Level 10	Philosophies Of Prosperity x16 Forbidden Curse Scroll x12 Tail Of Boreas x2 Crown of Insight x1
Level 11	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 12	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 13	Unlocked via Constellation

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Who Is Qiqi?

A Herb Gatherer For The Bubu Pharmacy

Qiqi is a young girl that works for the Bubu Pharmacy under Baizhu's tutelage and care. She's a stoic girl, but she cares for the people around her.

Actually An Undead

Qiqi is actually an undead, a young girl revived by the Adepti when she was mortally wounded. This is why she's quiet and relatively emotionless when she speaks.

Extremely Forgetful

Another effect of her being undead is being forgetful. Qiqi can forget tasks, ideas, and even people. She tries to prevent this by having a notebook she writes things in, but she sometimes forget to check her notebook too.

Qiqi Voice Actor & Their Notable Roles

English Voice Actor: Christie Cate

Japanese Voice Actor: TAMURA Yukari

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