Genshin | Xingqiu Best Build & Weapon Guide

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Xingqiu is a character of Genshin Impact 5.2. See Xingqiu's, best build, dps build, sub-dps build, best weapon, f2p weapon, best artifacts, best team, & tier for Xingqiu.

Table of Contents

Character Guide & Tier
Best Build
Best Weapon
Best Artifacts
Best Team Comp
Ascension & Talent Materials
How To Use Skills
Should You Get & Constellation Guide
Skill Description & Details

Xingqiu Articles
Best Teams For Xingqiu			Sacrificial Sword

Xingqiu Tier & Review

Rarity		Element		Weapon
		Hydro		Sword
How To Get?
Obtained through Wishes
DPS	Sub-DPS		Support		Healer
-	SS		S		D
▶All Character Tier List

**The Tiers above are ranked in 6 levels. With SS being the highest and D the lowest.
Tiers: SS → S → A → B → C → D

** Tiers above are at Zero Constellations

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Strengths & Weakness Of Xingqiu

Strengths
- A great off-field Hydro DPS. - Consistent Hydro applicator. - Flexible and can fit in any team comp. - Produces a lot of damage even with low investment.
Weakness
- Long cooldown for Elemental Skill. - High energy cost for Elemental Burst. 　↳ Can be solved by equiping Sacrificial Sword.

▼ Details about Xingqiu below.

Xingqiu Best Build

Xingqiu Off-Field DPS

Weapon	Sacrificial Sword
Substitute	1. Freedom-Sworn 2. Primordial Jade Cutter 3. Favonius Sword 4. Sapwood Blade (F2P) 5. Skyrider Sword (F2P)
Best	Emblem Of Severed Fate x4
Artifact Stats	Sands: ATK% Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus Circlet: CRIT Rate / DMG
Priority Sub-Stats	1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% 3. Energy Recharge 4. Elemental Mastery

Consistent Hydro Application & Off-Field Damage

Xingqiu's Elemental Burst provides continuous Hydro application and coordinated attacks with the active character's Normal Attack. This build focuses on his Burst's damage output while maintaining its uptime.

Xingqiu Best Weapon

Xingqiu Off-Field DPS Weapon

Best Weapons For Off-Field DPS Build

	Weapon	Details
Best	Sacrificial Sword	Energy Recharge 61.3% (Lvl. 90) - ER substat is convenient for Burst uptime - Has a chance to reset Skill CD periodically └ Can give more Energy to Xingqiu which is great for sustaining Burst uptime
2nd	Freedom-Sworn	Elemental Mastery 198 (Lvl. 90) - Can give buffs to the team periodically └ Additional Normal, Charged, & Plunge DMG and ATK% - EM substat amplifies elemental reaction damage
3rd	Primordial Jade Cutter	CRIT Rate 44.1% (Lvl. 90) - 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
4th	Favonius Sword	Energy Recharge 61.3% (Lvl. 90) - ER substat is convenient for Burst uptime - Chance to provide more Energy periodically upon CRIT Hits └ Good battery for other characters in the team
F2P	Sapwood Blade	Energy Recharge 30.6% (Lvl. 90) - ER substat is convenient for Burst uptime - Gain EM bonus periodically └ Great for Dendro-related reactions - Craftable which makes it easier to refine
F2P	Skyrider Sword	Energy Recharge 52.1% (Lvl. 90) - ER substat is convenient for Burst uptime - Increases ATK% & Movement SPD temporarily upon using Burst - Easy to refine & upgrade since it is 3*
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

Maintain The Uptime Of Elemental Burst

Sacrificial Sword is the best weapon for Xingqiu since it can surely sustain the uptime of his Burst especially when the passive has been triggered. But if you can already keep his Burst's uptime without using Sacrificial Sword, it is recommended to choose the other ones in the list.

All Weapon List

Xingqiu Best Artifacts

Xingqiu Off-Field DPS Artifacts

Best Artifacts For Off-Field DPS Build

	Details
Best	Emblem Of Severed Fate [4-Piece]
Substitute 1	Noblesse Oblige [2-Piece] Heart Of Depth [2-Piece]
Substitute 2	Any ATK% [2-Piece] Heart Of Depth [2-Piece]
Substitute 3	Noblesse Oblige [4-Piece]

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: ATK% Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Hydro DMG Bonus% Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: CRIT Damage / Rate Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / ATK%

Use A Complete Noblesse Oblige If You Want A Buffer

Whenever Xingqiu uses his Burst, the effect of 4-piece Noblesse Oblige gives ATK% buff to everyone in the team. Only use a complete Noblesse Oblige if you want him to be a buffer and if you do not have another character that uses it in the team since the buff does not stack.

Elemental Mastery Sands Is Good For Reaction Comps

Besides ATK%, you can also go for EM Sands to increase the damage of all Hydro-related reactions.

Xingqiu Best Team Comp

Premium Party For Xingqiu

Sub DPS	Sub DPS	Main DPS	Support
Xingqiu	Yelan	Hu Tao	Zhongli
Details
- Xingqiu and Yelan produces Hydro Resonance increasing the HP and boosting the damage of Hu Tao through reaction. - Xingqiu and Hu Tao produces consistent Vaporize reaction. - Hydro Resonance also affects the HP shield of Zhongli. - Zhongli can also increase the damage that Xingqiu produces because of its universal debuff from shields.

Other Characters That Works With Xingqiu

Character	Sub	Details
Yelan	Yae Miko Fischl Furina	- For Yelan replacement, it is ideal to choose an off-field DPS who can trigger an elemental reaction with Xingqiu's Burst.
Hu Tao	Diluc Ayaka Wriothesley	- Xingqiu works well with any melee main DPS since his Skill & Burst produces a surrounding barrier that consistently applies Hydro to nearby enemies.
Zhongli	Nahida Kazuha Bennett Diona Lynette	- It is ideal to choose a support that is beneficial to the team especially the main DPS. If you are not good at dodging, it is safe to go for healers.

Free-To-Play Party

Sub DPS	Sub DPS	Support	Main DPS
Xingqiu	Xiangling	Bennett	Chongyun
Details
- This team is one of the most powerful teams in-game. - Xingqiu, Xiangling, & Chongyun can trigger continuous reactions such as Vaporize, Melt, & Freeze. - Bennett greatly boosts all of the damage produced by the team.

Xingqiu Ascension Materials

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Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Varunada Lazurite Sliver x 1 Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 9 Damaged Mask x 18 Stained Mask x 30 Ominous Mask x 12 Silk Flower x 108 Cleansing Heart x 26
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Varunada Lazurite Sliver x 1 Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 9 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone x 6 Damaged Mask x 18 Stained Mask x 30 Ominous Mask x 36 Silk Flower x 168 Cleansing Heart x 46

Silk Flower Farm Routes

Silk Flower Farm Routes

Silk Flower Farm Route

Talent Materials For Xingqiu

Enemy Drops (Hilichurl)	Domain Drops (Wed/Sat/Sun)	Big Boss Drops (Andrius)
Damaged Mask	Teachings Of Gold	Tail Of Boreas
Stained Mask	Guide To Gold
Ominous Mask	Philosophies Of Gold

Xingqiu 's Recommended Talent Priority

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Guhua Style	★★・・・
Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen (Elemental Skill)	★★★★・
Guhua Sword: Raincutter (Elemental Burst)	★★★★★

Xingqiu Skill Guide & How To Use Xingqiu

Recommended Rotation For Xingqiu

	Recommended Rotation
1	Use Elemental Skill to collect energy, use Elemental Burst and change to your main DPS.
2	Deal damage with your main DPS until the rain swords run out.
3	Repeat number 1.
*	At constellation 4, use Elemental Burst after Elemental Skill for bigger damage.

Uses Of Xingqiu's Elemental Skill

Mainly Used To Gather Energy For Xingqiu's Burst

The primary use of Xingqiu's Elemental skill is to use it as Battery for Xingqiu's Elemental Burst. It can also deal a significant amount of damage to enemies.

Additional Defense & Healing

The Elemental Skill of Xingqiu will also release floating swords that will decrease the damage you receive and heal you depending on Xingqiu's Max HP.

Recovery Is Not As High As Support Healers

However, it does not make Xingqiu a substitute for healers but just an added HP regen because the amount of HP it can heal is low and the CD of his Skill & Burst takes time making it unreliable for healing. This is ideal for characters who do not require much healing such as Hu Tao.

Uses Of Xingqiu's Elemental Burst

▲ Remains after switching characters and is extremely effective at combos.

Off-Field Damage

Xingqiu's Elemental Burst will shoot enemies with Hydro blade that sync with the active character's Normal Attack.

Hydro Application

Every hit by the flying blade will inflict Hydro on the target enabling easy Hydro reactions. This makes Xingqiu a flexible support and sub DPS who can fit in different teams.

At Constellation 2, Elemental Burst Decreases Hydro Resistance Of Enemies

Upon unlocking Constellation 2, every enemy that gets hit by the sword needles from Elemental Burst will have their Hydro RES decreased by 15 percent increasing the damage of Xingqiu.

Xingqiu Wish & Constellation Guide

Should You Get Or Wish For Xingqiu?

Pull If You Need A Support & DPS

Xingqiu is a powerful off-field DPS & a great Hydro applicator making him a flexible character that fit in any team comp. He is a must-have character and has one of the most frequent Hydro infliction among characters. It is recommended to pull for his constellation to further amplify his abilities.

Best Constellation For Xingqiu

Rating	Constellation Effect
★★★・・	C1: The Scent Remained Increases the maximum number of Rain Swords by 1.
★★★★★	C2: Rainbow Upon The Azure Sky Extends the duration of Guhua Sword: Raincutter by 3s. Decreases the Hydro RES of opponents hit by sword rain attacks by 15% for 4s.
★★★★・	C3: Weaver Of Verses Increases the Level of Guhua Sword: Raincutter by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★・・	C4: Evilsoother Throughout the duration of Guhua Sword: Raincutter, the DMG dealt by Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen is increased by 50%.
★★★・・	C5: Embrace Of Rain Increases the Level of Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★★★	C6: Hence, Call Them My Own Verses Activating 2 of Guhua Sword: Raincutter's sword rain attacks greatly enhances the third sword rain attack. On hit, the third sword rain attack regenerates 3 Energy for Xingqiu.

C2 And C6 Are Recommended

Xingqiu is already viable even without Constellations, but overall, his Cons are excellent since they greatly strengthen him. C2 extends his Elemental Burst and Water debuff, while C6 increases his Burst's overall DPS.

Xingqiu Skills & Talents Details

Normal Attack: Guhua Style

Normal Attack

Effect
Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
1-Hit DMG	46.6%	50.4%	54.2%	59.6%	63.4%	67.8%73.7%	79.7%	85.6%	92.1%	99.6%
2-Hit DMG	47.6%	51.5%	55.4%	60.9%	64.8%	69.3%	75.3%	81.4%	87.5%	94.2%	101.8%
3-Hit DMG	28.6%+28.6%	30.9%+30.9%	33.2%+33.2%	36.5%+36.5%	38.8%+38.8%	41.5%+41.5%	45.2%+45.2%	48.8%+48.8%	52.5%+52.5%	56.4%+56.4%	61.0%+61.0%
4-Hit DMG	56%	60.5%	65.1%	71.6%	76.2%	81.4%	88.5%	95.7%	102.9%	110.7%	119.6%
5-Hit DMG	35.9%+35.9%	38.8%+38.8%	41.7%+41.7%	45.9%+45.9%	48.8%+48.8%	52.1%+52.1%	56.7%+56.7%	61.3%+61.3%	65.9%+65.9%	70.9%+70.9%	76.6%+76.6%

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Charged Attack

Effect
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
Charged Attack DMG	47.3%+56.2%	51.2%+60.7%	55.0%+65.3%	60.5%+71.8%	64.4%+76.4%	68.8%+81.6%	74.8%+88.8%	80.9%+96.0%	86.9%+103.2%	93.5%+111.0%	101.1%+120.0%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Plunging Attack

Effect
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
Plunge DMG	63.9%	69.1%	74.3%	81.8%	87%	92.9%	101.1%	109.3%	117.5%	126.4%	135.3%
Low Plunge DMG	128%	138%	149%	164%	174%	186%	202%	219%	235%	253%	271%
High Plunge DMG	160%	173%	186%	204%	217%	232%	253%	273%	293%	316%	338%

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen (Elemental Skill)

Effect
Xingqiu performs twin strikes with his sword, dealing Hydro DMG. At the same time, this ability creates the maximum number of Rain Swords, which will orbit your active character.

Rain Shower

Effect
The Rain Swords have the following properties: ・When a character takes DMG, the Rain Sword will shatter, reducing the amount of DMG taken. ・Increases the character's resistance to interruption. 20% of Xingqiu's Hydro DMG Bonus will be converted to additional DMG Reduction for the Rain Swords. The maximum amount of additional DMG Reduction that can be gained this way is 24%.The initial maximum number of Rain Swords is 3. Using this ability applies the Wet status onto the character.

Effect

The Rain Swords have the following properties:
・When a character takes DMG, the Rain Sword will shatter, reducing the amount of DMG taken.
・Increases the character's resistance to interruption.

20% of Xingqiu's Hydro DMG Bonus will be converted to additional DMG Reduction for the Rain Swords. The maximum amount of additional DMG Reduction that can be gained this way is 24%.The initial maximum number of Rain Swords is 3. Using this ability applies the Wet status onto the character.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
Skill DMG	168%+191%	181%+206%	193%+220%	210%+239%	223%+253%	235%+268%	252%+287%	269%+306%	286%+325%	302%+344% 319%+363% 336%+382% 357%+406%
Damage Reduction Ratio	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	29%	29%	29%	29%
Duration	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s
CD	21s	21s	21s	21s	21s	21s	21s	21s	21s	21s	21s	21s	21s

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Guhua Sword: Raincutter

Effect
Initiate Rainbow Bladework and fight using an illusory sword rain, while creating the maximum number of Rain Swords.

Rainbow Bladework

Effect
・Your active character's Normal Attacks will trigger consecutive sword rain attacks, dealing Hydro DMG. ・Rain Swords will remain at the maximum number throughout the ability's duration.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
Sword Rain DMG	54.3%	58.3%	62.4%	67.8%	71.9%	76%	81.4%	86.8%	92.3%	97.7%	103%	109%	115%
Duration	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s
CD	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s
Energy Cost	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Hydropathic

Effect
When a Rain Sword is shattered or when its duration expires, it regenerates the current character's HP based on 6% of Xingqiu's Max HP.

Blades Amidst Raindrops

Effect
Xingqiu gains a 20% Hydro DMG Bonus.

Flash of Genius

Effect
When Xingqiu crafts Character Talent Materials, he has a 25% chance to refund a portion of the crafting materials used.

Characters With Same Role As Xingqiu　

Best Characters With Same Role

SUB DPS
Emilie SS	Furina SS	Nahida SS	Xiangling SS
Xingqiu SS	Yae Miko SS	Yelan SS	Chiori S
Fischl S	Kuki Shinobu S	Raiden Shogun S	Albedo A
Ayato A	Beidou A	Collei A	Dendro Traveler A
Support
Baizhu SS	Bennett SS	Furina SS	Kazuha SS
Nahida SS	Xilonen SS	Zhongli SS	Chevreuse S
Diona S	Jean S	Kokomi S	Kuki Shinobu S
Lan Yan S	Mona S	Nilou S	Raiden Shogun S
Healer
Baizhu SS	Bennett SS	Jean SS	Kokomi SS
Xianyun SS	Barbara S	Sigewinne S	Xilonen S
Yaoyao S	Charlotte A	Chevreuse A	Diona A
Furina A	Qiqi A	Kuki Shinobu B	Sayu B

Character Tier Lists

Tier Lists
Best Character Tier List	Reroll Tier List
Best Teams For Each Character	Meta Team Comps

All Characters

Characters By Rarity
★5			★4
Characters By Roles
DPS List		Support List		Healer List
Characters By Element
Pyro	Hydro		Anemo		Electro
Dendro		Cryo		Geo
Characters By Nation
Mondstadt		Liyue		Inazuma
Sumeru		Fontaine		Natlan

All Playable Characters

★5 Star Characters
Albedo	Alhaitham	Aloy	Anemo Traveler
Arlecchino	Ayaka	Ayato	Baizhu
Chasca	Childe	Chiori	Citlali
Clorinde	Cyno	Dehya	Dendro Traveler
Diluc	Electro Traveler	Emilie	Eula
Furina	Ganyu	Geo Traveler	Hu Tao
Hydro Traveler	Itto	Jean	Kazuha
Keqing	Kinich	Klee	Kokomi
Lyney	Mavuika	Mona	Mualani
Nahida	Navia	Neuvillette	Nilou
Qiqi	Raiden Shogun	Shenhe	Sigewinne
Tighnari	Venti	Wanderer	Wriothesley
Xianyun	Xiao	Xilonen	Yae Miko
Yelan	Yoimiya	Zhongli	-
★4 Star Characters
Amber	Barbara	Beidou	Bennett
Candace	Charlotte	Chevreuse	Chongyun
Collei	Diona	Dori	Faruzan
Fischl	Freminet	Gaming	Gorou
Kachina	Kaeya	Kaveh	Kirara
Kujou Sara	Kuki Shinobu	Lan Yan	Layla
Lisa	Lynette	Mika	Ningguang
Noelle	Ororon	Razor	Rosaria
Sayu	Sethos	Shikanoin Heizou	Sucrose
Thoma	Xiangling	Xingqiu	Xinyan
Yanfei	Yaoyao	Yun Jin	-

The Traveler

The Traveler & Their Elements
Pyro			Hydro			Anemo			Electro
Dendro				Cryo				Geo

Unreleased Characters

Capitano	Columbina	Dainsleif
Dottore	Hroptatyr	Iansan
Ifa	Nicole	Pantalone
Pierro	Pulcinella	Rerir
Rhinedottir	Sandrone	Skirk
Surtalogi	Tsaritsa	Varka
Vedrfolnir	Xbalanque	-

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Ajaw	Alice	Egeria
Guizhong	Kamuna Harunosuke	Kusanali
La Signora	Lumine	Teppei
Tomo	Varesa	Vennessa

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