Xingqiu Best Build, Weapon, & Team: Genshin Impact Guide for Ver. 5.8

Comprehensive Xingqiu guide for Genshin Impact. Learn Xingqiu's best build, best weapon, and the best team for this 4-Star Hydro Sub-DPS Sword user!

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Xingqiu Has Boosted Rates!

Xingqiu has a higher chance of dropping from July 30, 2025 until August 19, 2025 in Ineffa and Citlali's banners Xingqiu is a great Hydro Sub-DPS with similar abilities to Furina and Yelan. Do not miss this chance to get Xingqiu or his Constellations!

Xingqiu Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier

Character Profile

Gacha Art	Rarity
	Element	Hydro
	Weapon	Sword
	Ascend Stat	ATK 24.0%
	Region	Liyue
	Birthday	October 9
	Roles	Off-Field DPS Survivability
How To Get	- Available in all Banners at a low drop rate - Available in Ineffa / Citlali's banner at a higher drop rate. - Can be bought with Masterless Starglitter at Paimon's Bargains shop.

Base Stats

Xingqiu is a 4-star Hydro character that wields a Sword in Genshin Impact. His gameplay focuses on being a highly effective sub-DPS and Hydro enabler, especially in reaction-based teams. His Elemental Skill, "Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen," strikes enemies with dual sword slashes and creates "Rain Swords" that reduce damage taken and improve interruption resistance. His Elemental Burst, "Guhua Sword: Raincutter," summons sword rain attacks that follow the active character's Normal Attacks, enabling consistent Hydro application and powerful reactions like Vaporize and Electro-Charged. Lore-wise, Xingqiu is the second son of the Feiyun Commerce Guild in Liyue, a cultured and well-mannered young man who secretly lives out his ideals of chivalry through his swordsmanship and adventurous spirit.

Xingqiu's Tier & Rating

In combat, Xingqiu is the Off-Field Sub-DPS that deals Hydro attacks whenever your On-Field character uses Normal Attacks. His Elemental Skill creates a sword aura that floats around your character that increases Interruption resistance and reduces damage taken. His Elemental Burst creates a Sword Rain that will initiate consecutive Hydro attacks when the active character uses a Normal Attack. All together this makes him a great Sub-DPS and Defensive support for Pyro, Electro and Cryo DPS characters.

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Roles & Playstyle of Xingqiu and His Strengths and Weakness

Off-Field DPS Xingqiu

Xingqiu's intended role is as an Off-Field Hydro DPS who can enable multiple reactions. His Elemental Burst has great Hydro application and damage. Since a lot of Pyro/Electro/Cryo DPS characters use their Normal Attacks, Xingqiu works great as a Sub-DPS for them.

Pros and Cons of Off-Field DPS Xingqiu

Best Build for Xingqiu

Xingqiu is Best Built as an Off-Field DPS

Weapon	Favonius Sword
Best Artifact	Emblem Of Severed Fate x4
Artifact Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge or ATK% Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus Circlet: CRIT Rate
Priority Sub-Stats	CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > Energy Recharge > ATK% > Elemental Mastery
Recommended Team

Stat Goals For Off-Field DPS Xingqiu

Prioritize building CRIT Rate for Favonius effect then CRIT DMG. After that, focus on building his Energy Recharge and ATK so that he will be able to use his Burst consistently and deal good damage.

Xingqiu 's Recommended Talent Priority

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Best Weapon for Xingqiu

Xingqiu's weapon choices can be categorized into two. Damage-oriented ones that focus on increasing his damage or the support weapons with Energy Recharge and other supportive abilities that can be used to aid his team. See the recommendations below:

Premium Weapons for Off-Field Xingqiu

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Favonius Sword	Obtained from Banners - High Energy Recharge stat is good for Xingqiu's Burst Uptime and Burst damage if using Emblem Of Severed Fate set. - CRIT hits generates universal Energy Particles that all teammates can use for Energy. - Passive can be easily activated with his Elemental Skill having multiple hits.
2nd	Sacrificial Sword	Obtained from Banners - ER substat is convenient for Burst uptime - Has a chance to reset Skill CD on hits. └ Can give more Energy to Xingqiu which is great for sustaining Burst uptime
3rd	Freedom-Sworn	Obtained from Limited Banner - Can give buffs to the team periodically └ Additional Normal, Charged, & Plunge DMG and ATK% - EM substat amplifies elemental reaction damage
4th	Primordial Jade Cutter	Obtained from Limited Banner - CRIT Rate makes it convenient to achieve good CRIT stat ratio └ Currently has the highest CRIT Rate for a sword - Additional ATK base on HP └ HP stat can also increase the HP recovery when his Skill & Burst duration ends
7th	The Alley Flash	Elemental Mastery 55 (Lvl. 90) - EM substat amplifies elemental reaction damage - Highest base attack for 4* sword - Increases DMG but becomes disabled for a period when Xingqiu gets hit

Favonius Sword is Xingqiu's best premium weapon since the high Energy Recharge stat and Particle Generation provides him enough Burst uptime and Energy that can also benefit his teammates. Sacrificial Sword is next due to its similar effect. But if you can maintain his Elemental Burst uptime without them, you can use the damage-oriented options ranked below them.

F2P Options for Off-Field DPS Xingqiu

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	Skyrider Sword	Obtained from Chests or Talking to Chen the Sharp at Liyue - Highest Energy Recharge substat among all F2P swords. - At R5, gives a 24% ATK buff after using Elemental Burst. - Much easy to max on Refines due to it being available in Chests as well.
2nd (Forge)	Sapwood Blade	Sumeru Craftable (Forgeable) Weapons - 30% Energy Recharge substat is good for Burst uptime. - Spawns an EM buff that can be picked up by other characters when triggering a Dendro related reaction. - Good for Dendro-reaction teams.
3rd (Fishing)	Fleuve Cendre Ferryman	Fontaine Fishing Association Weapon - Has a higher Energy Recharge stat compared to Sapwood but its Weapon Ability is bad on Xingqiu. - Best as an Energy Recharge stat stick if you don't have Skyrider Sword or don't want to use a 3 star weapon with low base ATK.

Xingqiu's F2P options are limited to Energy Recharge swords since he still has a rather high Energy cost even if he can create a lot of Particles with his Skill. For Dendro teams, Sapwood Blade does better but for general use, Skyrider Sword is the best to use.

Xingqiu Best Artifacts

Xingqiu's best artifact set is a damage-oriented set for boosting his Elemental Burst damage. His 2nd best set is a supportive set for buffing his teammates. See the recommendations below:

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Emblem Of Severed Fate	★★★★★ - Best artifact set for increasing both Energy Recharge and Elemental Burst Damage for Xingqiu. - Burst damage buff is based on Energy Recharge so it makes building more Energy Recharge good.
Noblesse Oblige	★★★★ ・ - Use this if no one else holds Noblesse and the DPS scales on ATK. - Buffs teammates' ATK upon using an Elemental Burst.
Noblesse Oblige Heart Of Depth	★★★ ・ ・ - Good damage-oriented 2 pc set effects when farming for a full set for Xingqiu.

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate/ Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: Energy Recharge Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: Hydro DMG Bonus Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: CRIT Rate Sub: CRIT DMG / Energy Recharge / ATK%

For Sub-Stats, CRIT Stats, Energy Recharge and ATK% Work the Best

Since Xingqiu's best weapons are Energy Recharge swords, it's best to get a stable CR/CD ratio with his Artifact stats. Energy Recharge is still a good substat since Emblem Of Severed Fate increases his Burst damage based on it.

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Best Team Comp Xingqiu

Xingqiu Works Best in Hydro Reaction Teams

Sub-DPS	DPS	Shielder	Support
Xingqiu	Arlecchino	Zhongli	Kazuha
Details
- Xingqiu applies Hydro for Arlecchino to proc Vaporize on. - Zhongli provides shields to prevent Arlecchino from getting damaged since she can't be healed by other characters. - Kazuha swirls both Pyro and Hydro to boost the Elemental Damage dealt by both.

Xingqiu performs the best with a Pyro On-Field DPS that uses Normal Attacks for damage like Arlecchino. Though his role can overlap a bit with shielders, Interruption Resistance buff is still worse compared to a shield. Kazuha has good Crowd Control and Elemental RES shred for the team.

Other Team Comps For Xingqiu

Freeze Team with Xingqiu

Team		Detail
Xingqiu	Skirk	- In a Skirk Freeze team, Xingqiu can replace either Furina or Shenhe/Yelan's role. - Xingqiu's defensive buffs can benefit Skirk whose teammates usually are for buffing her with damage-boosting buffs and Escoffier as the only sustain.
Escoffier	Shenhe

Electro-Charged Team with Xingqiu

Team		Detail
Xingqiu	Ifa	- Xingqiu's Interruption RES and Damage Reduction buff can come in handy for Ifa whose Taser team usually doesn't have a shielder since Electro/Hydro shielders require more On-Field time than his preferred teammates. - Ifa's Normal Attacks in Nightsoul state can trigger Xingqiu's coordinated attacks from his Burst.
Ororon	Fischl

F2P Team Comp for Xingqiu

Team		Detail
Xingqiu	Charlotte	- National team variant with Charlotte as the On-Field character applying Cryo for reactions. - Xingqiu can trigger Freeze with Charlotte's Attacks, allowing Xiangling to trigger Melt more. - Bennett can boost Charlotte's damage and healing.
Bennett	Xiangling

Team Rotation of Xingqiu and Combos

Basic Team Rotation for Xingqiu

Xingqiu's rotation in the team is the same each rotation unless he doesn't have his Elemental Burst available. After his Elemental Skill is used, absorb the Particles before using his Burst. Since he generates a lot of Particles, he can easily max out his Energy if he has good Energy Recharge and holds Favonius Sword or Sacrificial Sword.

Basics Of Using Xingqiu

Amazing Hydro Sub-DPS for Damage and Reactions

Xingqiu is one of the best Hydro Sub-DPS characters in Genshin Impact. His Elemental Burst allows him to apply Hydro easily while Off-Field and can be used in multiple teams.

High Energy Cost in Burst But Generates Enough Particles with Certain Weapons

Similar to Xiangling, Xingqiu has a high Energy cost of 80. However, it is easy to mitigate this with the Emblem Of Severed Fate set and Favonius Sword or Sacrificial Sword. Favonius Sword is generally better compared to Sacrificial Sword since it takes less time.

Use Elemental Skill for Increasing Interruption RES and Decreasing Damage Taken

Xingqiu's Elemental Skill summons a sword aura that floats around the active character. It can increase the character's interruption resistance and decrease the damage taken. The damage reduction buff relies on stacks, where 1 hit taken consumes 1 stack.

Also Great for Generating Particles

Xingqiu's Elemental Skill is multi-hit. This makes it great for Sacrificial Sword but it's better to use Favonius Sword since it would take less time but generates Particles that non-Hydro teammates can utilize.

Use Elemental Burst to Deal Damage Off-Field

Xingqiu's Elemental Burst summons a Sword Rain that floats around the active character. Upon using Normal Attacks, it will do consecutive Hydro attacks to the enemy. His Elemental Burst's Effect is similar to Furina and Yelan's.

Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Xingqiu

How To Use Xingqiu?

A Hydro Sub-DPS Great For Applying Hydro

Xingqiu is a Hydro Sub-DPS that is great at applying Hydro and providing defensive buffs for the team. His Elemental Burst summons Swords that can do a coordinated attack with the On-Field character's Normal Attacks.

Use Elemental Skill For Interruption Res And Damage Reduction Buff

Xingqiu's Elemental Skill creates a Sword Aura that floats around the character. It has an initial value of 3 Swords, increased by 1 with his Constellation 1. This sword aura buffs the active character with increased Interruption RES and a Damage Taken Reduction buff. The max value the reduction buff has is 24%.

Use Elemental Burst For Off-Field Hydro Attacks

Xingqiu's Elemental Burst creates a Sword Rain that also floats around the character. It shares the same value of Swords created with his Skill. This Sword Rain activates with the active character's Normal Attacks, causing it to do 3-4 consecutive Hydro attacks after the Normal Attack.

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

Aim For C6 if You're Able To

C6 Is Ideal For Every Use-Case

At C0, Xingqiu is already a very capable off-field Hydro support character whose contributions to a team only get better with his constellations. His C6 will be his best constellation overall since it greatly increases Xingqiu's damage and Hydro application with his Burst due to the additional sword rain attack while also lowering his Energy Recharge requirements due to the Energy refund Xinqiu gets after every 3rd sword rain attack.

If you cannot get his C6, his C2 is a viable stopping point since it extends the duration of his Burst and reduces the Hydro RES of enemies damaged by a sword rain attack. This improves his value as a sub-DPS unit and as a support with other Hydro characters. C2's effect is very synergistic with C6, further giving a reason to get his C6 if you have the means to do so.

Beyond C2, his C3 can be another viable stopping point due to the added levels to his Burst, which is again, made better with the activation of his C6. With this in mind, it can be said that Xinqiu's C6 is valuable not just because of its effect, but by virtue of being a strong compliment to his best early constellations. However, not getting any of his constellations isn't completely disheartening, since he will still be very viable in his select teams even at C0.

Xingqiu's Constellations & Effects

Xingqiu's Constellation Name is Fabulae Textile

Fabulae Textile

Ascension Materials for Xingqiu Talents & Level

Character Level Talent

Materials Per Ascension Level

Lvl 20	Varunada Lazurite Sliver x1 Silk Flower x3 Damaged Mask
Lvl 40	Varunada Lazurite Fragment x3 Cleansing Heart x2 Silk Flower
Lvl 50	Varunada Lazurite Fragment x9 Cleansing Heart x4 Silk Flower x20 Stained Mask x12
Lvl 60	Varunada Lazurite Chunk x6 Cleansing Heart x8 Silk Flower x30 Stained Mask x18
Lvl 70	Varunada Lazurite Chunk x3 Cleansing Heart x12 Silk Flower x45 Ominous Mask x12
Lvl 80	Varunada Lazurite Gemstone x6 Cleansing Heart x20 Silk Flower x60 Ominous Mask x24

Level 1	Default
Level 2	Teachings Of Gold x3 Damaged Mask x6
Level 3	Guide To Gold x2 Stained Mask x3
Level 4	Guide To Gold x4 Stained Mask x4
Level 5	Guide To Gold x6 Stained Mask x6
Level 6	Guide To Gold x9 Stained Mask x9
Level 7	Philosophies Of Gold x4 Ominous Mask x4 Tail Of Boreas x1
Level 8	Philosophies Of Gold x6 Ominous Mask x6 Tail Of Boreas x1
Level 9	Philosophies Of Gold x12 Ominous Mask x9 Tail Of Boreas x2
Level 10	Philosophies Of Gold x16 Ominous Mask 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 Xingqiu?

The Second Son Of The Feiyun Commerce Guild

Xingqiu is the second son of the Feiyun Commerce Guild, an influential merchant guild in Liyue. As the second son, he does not have the responsibilities of the heir and relatively lives a more freeing life.

A Lover Of Books & Martial Arts

Xingqiu is a lover of arts, whether it is literature or in martial arts. He pursues to learn martial arts better, while still perusing the shelves of the Wanmen Bookhouse for something new to read.

Has A Playful & Mischievous Side

Although Xingqiu often carries himself with quiet dignity, there is a mischievous side to him. He often plays pranks on his friends and it's Chongyun who mostly bears the blunt of his bizarre humor.

Xingqiu Voice Actor & Their Notable Roles

English Voice Actor: Cristina Vee Valenzuela

Japanese Voice Actor: MINAGAWA Junko

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