Xiangling Best Build, Weapon, & Team: Genshin Impact Guide for Ver. 5.7

Comprehensive Xiangling guide for Genshin Impact. Learn how to get Xiangling, skins, and the best team for this 4-Star Pyro DPS Polearm user!

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Table of Contents

Xiangling Latest News
Character Overview
Basics Of Xiangling
Strengths & Weaknesses
Best Build
Best Weapon
Best Artifacts
Best Team Comp
Team Rotation and Combos
Elemental Skill, Burst & Abilities
Constellation VS Weapon Priority
Ascension Materials
Talent Multipliers & Passive Details
Lore & Story

Xiangling Latest Information & News

Xiangling Has Boosted Rates for Pick Up!

Banner Duration	07/08/2025 - 07/29/2025

Yaoyao is currently available with a higher chance of dropping from July 8, 2025 until July 29, 2025 in Mavuika and Emilie's banners! Xiangling is a Pyro Sub-DPS that uses her Elemental Burst to deal powerful damage. Do not miss this chance to get Xiangling or her Constellations!

Xiangling Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier

Character Profile

	Rarity
	Element	Pyro
	Weapon	Polearm
	Ascend Stat	Elemental Mastery 96
	Region	Liyue
	Birthday	November 2
	Roles	Off-Field DPS
How To Get	- Available in all Banners at a low drop rate - Available in Mavuika / Emilie's banner at a higher drop rate. - Obtain for free by progressing through the Spiral Abyss

Base Stats

	Base HP	Base ATK	Base DEF
Lvl. 90	10,875	225	669
Lvl. 80 (Ascended)	10,122	210	623

Xiangling is a 4-star Pyro character that wields a Polearm in Genshin Impact. Her gameplay centers on off-field Pyro damage and elemental reactions, making her one of the strongest and most accessible sub-DPS characters in the game. With her fast-paced abilities and powerful Burst, she thrives in reaction-based teams like Vaporize, Melt, and Overload.

Xiangling's Tier & Rating

Overall Tier
S
On-Field	Off-Field	DPS	Support	Sustain
-	SS	S	-	-

Xiangling is an off-field Pyro Sub-DPS. Her Elemental Burst is able to apply frequent Pyro to enemies at a wide Area. Her Elemental Burst deals powerful damage especially when triggering Vaporize reaction. She works well in both early and end-games and is one of the top Pyro Sub-DPS in-game.

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Basics Of Using Xiangling

Deals Powerful Off-Field Pyro Damage with her Elemental Burst

Xiangling's most notable feature of her kit is her Elemental Burst. With a Hydro or Cryo On-Fielder, her Elemental Burst can deal extremely powerful damage with Vaporize or Melt. It's also good for maintaining a Pyro aura on enemies.

High Damage and High Energy Cost

One of Xiangling's downsides is her high Energy cost of 80. This makes building Energy Recharge on her vital. Other characters can be used for funneling Particles or giving her Energy. See below for recommended characters to team with Xiangling:

Character	Detail
Bennett	- Can activate Pyro Resonance to buff the ATK of the team. - Bennett's lower Energy cost allows him to funnel Energy particles to Xiangling instead with his Elemental Skill.
Chevreuse	- Can activate Pyro Resonance to buff the ATK of the team. - Doesn't strictly need her Elemental Burst per rotation and she can hold Favonius to generate more Particles for Xiangling. - Best used in an Overload team.
Raiden Shogun	- On-Field Raiden Shogun can charge Xiangling's Energy to full. - One of Xiangling's best On-Field DPS for National team.

Use Elemental Skill for Pyro Application

Xiangling's Elemental Skill summons Guoba who can apply Pyro Off-Field. When the summon duration ends, Guoba drops a Chili Pepper that buffs 10% Attack when it's picked up by a character.

Roles & Playstyle of Xiangling and Her Strengths and Weakness

Off-Field DPS Xiangling

Xiangling's best role is as the Off-Field Pyro DPS for Vaporize or Melt. Her Elemental Burst can do powerful Pyro damage and has a long duration. With a good Hydro/Cryo applier on field, her damage can outdo some of the meta DPS characters.

Pros and Cons of Off-Field DPS Xiangling

Pros
- One of her best weapons is F2P and does amazing for her Elemental Burst damage.
- Any Hydro catalyst can be used as Hydro driver for her. Notably, Barbara is free and can be used as driver.
Cons
- High Energy cost in her Elemental Burst requires high ER and Particle funneling. This is slightly alleviated by her BiS equipment but it can be difficult to master in rotations.
- Best with melee or mid-ranged Hydro/Cryo characters.

Best Build for Xiangling

Xiangling is Best Built as an Off-Field DPS

Weapon	Staff Of The Scarlet Sands
Best Artifact	Emblem Of Severed Fate x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: ATK% / EM / ER Goblet: Pyro DMG Bonus Circlet: CRIT Rate / DMG
Priority Sub-Stats	CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > Energy Recharge > ATK% = Elemental Mastery
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Stat Goals For Off-Field DPS Xiangling

CRIT Rate	85%~
CRIT DMG	200%~
Energy Recharge	200%~
ATK	1500+
Elemental Mastery	150+

The main stats you should prioritize in Xiangling's artifact sub-stats is her CRIT stats and Energy Recharge. This is to ensure Xiangling will be able to use her Elemental Burst and deal damage.

Xiangling 's Recommended Talent Priority

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Dough-Fu	★★★・・
Guoba Attack (Elemental Skill)	★★★★・
Pyronado (Elemental Burst)	★★★★★

Best Weapon for Xiangling

Xiangling's best weapon choices are those that can increase her CRIT stats and boost her damage. Aside from CRIT stats, ATK, Elemental Mastery and Energy Recharge are good stats for her.

Premium Weapons for Off-Field DPS Xiangling

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Staff Of The Scarlet Sands	Get from Limited Banner - Great stat stick for CRIT Rate. - Allows Xiangling to build EM since it gives her an ATK buff based on her EM.
2nd	Engulfing Lightning	Get from Limited Banner - While it lacks CRIT Stat, it provides 2 of Xiangling's desired stat. - Greatly boost ATK with ER allowing you to focus on ER for smoother rotations.
3rd	Symphonist Of Scents	Get from Limited Banner - Great stat stick for CRIT DMG and ATK. - Xiangling won't be able to trigger the healing effect but the increased ATK buff while she's Off-Field works great on her.
4th	Staff Of Homa	Get from Limited Banner - CRIT DMG makes it convenient to achieve good CRIT stat ratio - Boost ATK based on Max HP. Has an additional ATK boost if Xiangling's HP is below 50%.
5th	Wavebreaker's Fin	Get from Limited Banners - Good stat stick for boosting ATK. - Also buffs Elemental Burst damage based on the total Energy cost of the team.
6th	Ballad Of The Fjords	Get from Battle Pass - Good stat stick for CRIT Rate and Elemental Mastery. - Since Xiangling's team will include Hydro and a Geo/Anemo character, the Elemental Mastery buff will activate. - Best at R5 since it gives her even more EM.
7th	Dragon's Bane	Get from Banners - EM stat increases elemental reaction damage └ Stronger damage when triggering vaporize.

Staff Of The Scarlet Sands is Xiangling's best weapon since it can increase CRIT Rate, ATK and EM. If you don't have it, Xiangling can use Engulfing Lightning or other CRIT stat weapons. Weapons that boost her Elemental Burst damage or Elemental Mastery also work.

F2P Options for Off-Field DPS Xiangling

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	The Catch	Inazuma Fishing Association Weapon - ER substat is convenient for Burst uptime - Increases Elemental Burst DMG & its CRIT Rate - Fishing-exclusive weapon which makes it guaranteed to R5
2nd (Event)	Tamayuratei No Ohanashi	Get from Limited Event - Obtained from Version 5.4's flagship event. - Boosts ATK and Energy Recharge, both stats that Xiangling prefers.
3rd (Event)	Missive Windspear	Get from Limited Event - Obtained from Version 3.1's flagship event. - ATK% increases overall damage └ Gain additional ATK% & EM% when triggering an elemental reaction.

The Catch is Xiangling's best F2P weapon since it increases her Energy Recharge, Elemental Burst damage and its CRIT Rate. Her next best option is the event weapons from Version 5.4 and 3.1's flagship events that boost stats that she needs.

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Xiangling Best Artifacts

Xiangling's best Artifact sets are damage-oriented sets that can increase her Elemental Burst damage, EM or ATK. See the recommendations below:

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Emblem Of Severed Fate	★★★★★ - Best artifact set for boosting Xiangling's Elemental Burst damage and Energy Recharge. - Building more ER for the damage also means increasing Xiangling's Burst uptime.
Gilded Dreams	★★★★ ・ - Decent set for boosting both EM and ATK of Xiangling. - Xiangling can get at least one stack of ATK buff and 2 stacks of EM buff since using a 2nd Pyro is required for her.
Crimson Witch Of Flames	★★★ ・・ - Good for boosting her Pyro damage and Elemental Reaction damage. - Xiangling is unable to fully activate the 3 stacks since her Skill cooldown is longer than the buff duration.

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% / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Pyro DMG Bonus% Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: CRIT Rate or DMG Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / ATK%

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

Xiangling is built like the standard DPS but Energy Recharge is prioritized more than ATK. This is because of Emblem Of Severed Fate's effect that incentivizes ER because it allows for better Burst uptime and boosts the damage of her Elemental Burst.

Best Team Comp Xiangling

Xiangling Works Best With Buffers & Pyro Teams

Sub-DPS	Healer	DPS	Support
Xiangling	Bennett	Childe	Kazuha
Details
- Xiangling deals damage Off-field while Childe applies Hydro On-Field as the DPS. - Bennett buffs both DPS characters with his

Xiangling performs the best with a Hydro character like Childe since he can also benefit from her Elemental Burst's range. Since both scale on ATK, Bennett can be used as the healer and ATK buffer. Kazuha is easier to use compared to Xilonen in this team since he can provide Crowd Control to place enemies within Xiangling and Childe's range.

Other Team Comps For Xiangling

Overload Team Comp for Xiangling

Team		Detail
Xiangling	Raiden Shogun	- Raiden Overload team with Xiangling as Sub-DPS. Raiden Shogun's Elemental Burst can easily charge Xiangling and Sara's high Energy cost Bursts. - Chevreuse can boost the damage of Raiden Shogun and Xiangling greatly while Sara provides more buffs to Raiden Shogun. - Xiangling can be built with more ATK since it's not a Vaporize or Melt team.
Chevreuse	Kujou Sara

Melt Team Comp with Xiangling

Team		Detail
Xiangling	Wriothesley	- Wriothesley Melt team with Xiangling as the Pyro applier while dealing damage as Sub-DPS. - Both Xiangling and Wriothesley can benefit from Bennett's ATK buffs and Citlali's Scroll set buff. - Citlali can be another source of Cryo for Xiangling to trigger Melt from.
Bennett	Citlali

F2P Team Comp for Xiangling

Team		Detail
Xiangling	Bennett	- Classic National Team with easy to obtain characters. - Xingqiu and Xiangling will constantly trigger Vaporize. - Bennett and Sucrose will buff the team.
Xingqiu	Sucrose

Best Teams For Xiangling

Team Rotation of Xiangling and Combos

Basic Team Rotation for Xiangling

Basic Rotation For Xiangling
1. Use Energy funneling character to generate Particles. 2. Switch to Xiangling and use her Elemental Burst. 3. Use Elemental Skill. 4. Switch to reaction driver.

Xiangling's rotation in the team changes after the first rotation since you'll have to build up Energy for her. She'll have to use a few Normal Attacks and Elemental Skill to gain Energy until she can use her Burst again.

Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Xiangling

How To Use Xiangling?

▼Elemental Burst is a really powerful off-field attack.
▼Elemental Burst works well with buffs.
▼Needs plenty of Energy Recharge to be stable.

Elemental Burst Is A Really Powerful Off-Field Attack

Both the Elemental Skill and Burst of Xiangling are off-field attacks that makes it easier for Pyro reactions like Vaporize and Burgeon to happen. The Elemental Burst of Xiangling is specially powerful with infliction of Pyro and also damage. Buffing and making the Elemental Burst of Xiangling stable is the key use of Xiangling.

Elemental Burst Works Well With Buffs

The Elemental Burst of Xiangling retains the status / buffs that it has during activation (also called Snapshotting) making it work amazing with Buffs. While in battle, make sure to activate buffs first then using Elemental Burst.

Sample Characters That Gives Buff
Bennett	Kazuha

Needs Plenty Of Energy Recharge To Be Stable

Xiangling has a very high Elemental Burst cost of 80 Energy and is often off-field. Because of this, she does not obtain energy orbs. Players commonly use Bennett's Elemental Skill to funnel energy to Xiangling for faster charge of Elemental Burst.

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

Aim For C4 if You're Able To

Constellation Priority
C4 > C3 > C6

C4 Is Ideal for Longer Burst Duration

Xiangling has gone largely uncontested in her niche as an off-field Pyro sub-dps with sustained Pyro application, and even if she were to be bested in future content, she will still perform very well regardless due to how her kit was designed.

Her constellations serve to greatly increase her effectiveness in her ideal role, with C4 being her strongest since it increases her Burst's duration by nearly half it's base time span, which overall increases her personal damage output and subsequently even her team's total DPS with or without triggering reactions. Her C3 increases her Burst by a few more levels, which, when combined with her C4, make for a very strong pairing. With this in mind, aiming for C4 is highly recommended.

Her C6 is a nice boost to have for her and other Pyro characters due to the Pyro DMG bonus, but isn't as impactful as her C4, so it's less of a goal and more of a bonus to an already good kit.

Xiangling's Constellations & Effects

Rating	Constellation Effect
★★★・・	C1: Crispy Outside, Tender Inside Opponents hit by Guoba's attacks have their Pyro RES reduced by 15% for 6s.
★★・・・	C2: Oil Meets Fire The last attack in a Normal Attack sequence applies the implode status onto the opponent for 2s. An explosion will occur once this duration ends, dealing 75% of Xiangling's ATK as AoE Pyro DMG.
★★★★・	C3: Deepfry Increases the Level of Pyronado by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★★★	C4: Slowbake Pyronado's duration is increased by 40%
★・・・・	C5: Invincible Be The Jade Screen Increases the Level of Guoba Attack by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★・・	C6: Condensed Pyronado For the duration of Pyronado, all party members receive a 15% Pyro DMG Bonus.

Xiangling's Constellation Name is Trulla

Trulla

Ascension Materials for Xiangling Talents & Level

Materials Per Ascension Level

Lvl 20	Agnidus Agate Sliver x1 Jueyun Chili x3 Slime Condensate x3
Lvl 40	Agnidus Agate Fragment x3 Everflame Seed x2 Jueyun Chili x10 Slime Condensate x15
Lvl 50	Agnidus Agate Fragment x9 Everflame Seed x4 Jueyun Chili x20 Slime Secretions x12
Lvl 60	Agnidus Agate Chunk x6 Everflame Seed x8 Jueyun Chili x30 Slime Secretions x18
Lvl 70	Agnidus Agate Chunk x3 Everflame Seed x12 Jueyun Chili x45 Slime Concentrate x12
Lvl 80	Agnidus Agate Gemstone x6 Everflame Seed x20 Jueyun Chili x60 Slime Concentrate x24

Level 1	Default
Level 2	Teachings Of Diligence x3 Slime Condensate x6
Level 3	Guide To Diligence x2 Slime Secretions x3
Level 4	Guide To Diligence x4 Slime Secretions x4
Level 5	Guide To Diligence x6 Slime Secretions x6
Level 6	Guide To Diligence x9 Slime Secretions x9
Level 7	Philosophies Of Diligence x4 Slime Concentrate x4 Dvalin's Claw x1
Level 8	Philosophies Of Diligence x6 Slime Concentrate x6 Dvalin's Claw x1
Level 9	Philosophies Of Diligence x12 Slime Concentrate x9 Dvalin's Claw x2
Level 10	Philosophies Of Diligence x16 Slime Concentrate x12 Dvalin's Claw x2 Crown of Insight x1
Level 11	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 12	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 13	Unlocked via Constellation

Xiangling Skills & Talents Details