Xinyan is a character in Genshin Impact 4.2 that uses Pyro Claymore. See best builds, teams, weapons, skills, weapon, artifacts, talent materials, rating, kit for & tier!
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Obtained through Wishes | |||||||||||
DPS | Sub-DPS | Support | Healer | ||||||||
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**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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Xinyan Best Build
Xinyan Sub-DPS Build
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Artifact Stats | Sands: ATK% Goblet: Physical DMG Bonus Circlet: Crit Rate/DMG |
Priority Sub-Stats | 1. Crit Rate/DMG 2. ATK% 3. Energy Recharge |
This build focuses on increasing the Physical One-shot that Xinyan does during her Elemental Burst enabling her to be an amazing Physical Sub-DPS.
Shield Support Build
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Artifact Stats | Sands: DEF% / Energy Recharge Goblet: DEF% Circlet: DEF% |
Priority Sub-Stats | 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% 3. Energy Recharge |
This build focuses on creating tanky shields and increasing their up-time.
Character Build ForumXinyan Best Weapon
Physical Sub-DPS Weapon
Best Weapons For Sub-DPS Build
Weapon | Details | |
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Best | ![]() | ATK 49.6% (Lvl. 90) - Gives additional ATK% - Can periodically increase ATK% of the team for a duration └ The buff gets triggered if Xinyan hit an enemy with less than 30% HP - Competes with many characters for the weapon. |
2nd | ![]() | CRIT Rate 27.6% (Lvl. 90) - CRIT DMG makes it convenient to achieve good CRIT stat ratio - Stacks let you deal more damage to the enemies but the damage you receive is also increased (5 stacks at max) └ Stacks are reduced whenever you get hit. |
3rd | ![]() | Energy Recharge 36.8% (Lvl. 90) - ER substat is convenient for Burst uptime - Increases the damage output of Xinyan └ After using any ability, it can produce 8 vacuum blades when attacking |
4th F2P | ![]() | ATK 55.1% (Lvl. 90) - Increases Elemental Burst DMG └ Guaranteed to inflict an Aoe damage periodically - Event-exclusive weapon which makes it easy to R5 |
5th | ![]() | ATK 41.3% (Lvl. 90) - ATK% increases overall damage - Can provide additional ATK% & CRIT Rate └ Passive is situational since it only takes effect when team members hail from Liyue |
6th (F2P) | ![]() | Physical DMG Bonus 34.5% (Lvl. 90) - Free to play option - Physical DMG sub-stat benefits Xinyan |
CRIT Stats, ATK and Physical DMG Stats Works Best
When using Xinyan as a Sub-DPS you want to maximize the damage providing outputs of Xinyan which can be increased via CRIT, ATK and Physical DMG. Energy Recharge is good for higher up-time.
Shielder & Support Build Weapons
Best Weapons For Shield & Support Build
Weapon | Details | |
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Best | ![]() | Energy Recharge 30.6% (Lvl. 90) - ER substat is convenient for Burst uptime - Chance to reset Skill └ Can produce additional Energy upon using Skill |
2nd | ![]() | CRIT DMG 88.2% (Lvl. 90) - One of the few weapons that significantly increases Defense. - Also great for Hybrid Sub-DPS and support because of its amazing CRIT DMG. |
3rd | ![]() | Energy Recharge 36.8% (Lvl. 90) - Energy Recharge helps with up-time of Burst.. - Increases overall DMG slightly. - High Base ATK |
F2P | ![]() | DEF 51.7% (Lvl. 90) - Free to Play option. - Provides amazing DEF Buff. |
Defense & ER Stats Are Recommended
For Xinyan's Shield, you need to increase your Defense for it to be tankier. ER is also important for up-time of shields especially at C2. Sacrificial Greatsword fixes the long cooldown of shields making it the best option.
All Weapon ListXinyan Best Artifacts
Physical Sub-DPS
Best Artifacts
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Best | ![]() [2-Piece Set] ![]() [2-Piece Set] |
Substitute 1 | ![]() [2-Piece Set] ![]() [2-Piece Set] |
Recommended Artifact Stats
![]() | Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge |
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![]() | Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge |
![]() | Main: ATK% Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge |
![]() | Main: Physical DMG Bonus Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge |
![]() | Main: CRIT Damage / Rate Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge |
This build increases the damage of Xinyan's elemental burst and enhances her energy production enabling Xinyan to spam her burst dealing tremendous damage to enemies.
Pyro Support Shielder
Best Artifacts
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Best | ![]() [4-Piece Set] |
Substitute 1 | ![]() [4-Piece Set] |
Recommended Artifact Stats
![]() | Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / DEF% |
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![]() | Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / DEF% |
![]() | Main: DEF% / Energy Recharge Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% |
![]() | Main: DEF% Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge / ATK% |
![]() | Main: DEF% Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge |
This build enhances Xinyan's shields making them bulkier for your team's survival. Aim to hit 2 or more opponents to get the level 3 shield. She also works well with Physical DPS characters because of the DMG bonus (passive) she provides when shielded.
You Can Use ER Sands If You're Having Energy Issues
ER Sands is only recommended if you lack good energy recharge substats and if you're having difficulty maintaining her elemental burst's uptime. You'll want at least 150% energy recharge for Xinyan.
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Xinyan Best Team Comp
Premium For Xinyan
Xinyan works well as a Sub-DPS and a Physical Support because of the high amount of Physical Damage & buff she can provide. Pyro reactions does not contribute much with Physical Comps so think of it as an extra instead.
Sub-DPS | DPS | Support | Support |
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- Xinyan can increase the Physical DMG of DPS with her shields making her a great Sub-DPS for Eula. - Eula will be the main DPS and can also deal Melt with Xinyan. - Fischl can activate super-conduct with Eula enabling Xinyan's burst to deal more DMG. - Bennett's Elemental Burst will work well with Xinyan as it can heal her and amp up her damage further. Additionally, Bennett and Xinyan will have Pyro Resonance |
Other Characters That Works With Xinyan
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![]() | ![]() | - Razor is a physical character which will be more powerful with Xinyan's Physical Damage Buff. |
![]() | ![]() ![]() | - If you don't have Fischl, Beidou can also help at triggering Superconduct. If you are using Razor, Rosaria would be a better support. |
![]() | ![]() | - Kuki Shinobu's Electro spread works well with any physical comps. |
Free To Play Friendly Party
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- Xinyan will act as the team's main damage dealer. She can provide powerful Physical Attacks for the team. - Lisa and Kaeya can produce superconduct further increasing the damage of Xinyan. - Barbara will be the generic healer. |
Xinyan Guide - How To Use Xinyan?
Recommended Rotation For Xinyan
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1 | Start with her Elemental Skill and switch character. |
2 | Deal damage using other characters. |
3 | Once Elemental Burst is available, unleash it! |
4 | Repeat from no. 1 |
Uses Of Xinyan's Elemental Skill
Use To Get A Pyro Shield
With every use of Xinyan's Shield, you will get a Pyro shield that will last until it's depleted or expired. It will stay on the field even if you switch out of Xinyan.
Apply Pyro To Enemies Off-Field
Hitting more than 2 enemies using Xinyan's Elemental Skill will upgrade the shield enabling it to deal off-field Pyro. This is great for Pyro Reactions at Swirl or Overload Comps .
Shielded Characters Will Have Increase Physical Damage

Upon unlocking the second Ascension of Xinyan, the person being protected by the shield have a Physical Damage buff.
Uses Of Xinyan's Elemental Burst
Powerful One-Shot Physical Damage

Affect Multiple Enemies With Pyro
Xinyan's Burst is an explosive release of Pyro! When you need to deal damage to enemies or if you need to apply Pyro to multiple of them, this is an easy way to do so.
At Constellation 2, It Also Provides Shield
At Constellation 2, using Elemental Burst will also provide your character with a shield. This makes Xinyan a stable Shield Provider for the team. Pre-C2 Xinyan tends to have unstable Shields without Sacrificial Greatsword.
Xinyan Ascension Materials
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Materials Needed for Level Ascension
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Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90 |
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Talent Materials For Xinyan
Enemy Drops (Treasure Hoarder) | Domain Drops (Wed/Sat/Sun) | Big Boss Drops (Childe) |
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Xinyan 's Recommended Talent Priority
Talent | Level Up Priority |
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Normal Attack: Dance on Fire | ★★・・・ |
Sweeping Fervor (Elemental Skill) | ★★★★★ |
Riff Revolution (Elemental Burst) | ★★★★・ |
Should You Get Or Wish For Xinyan?
Pull If You Need A DPS & Shielder

Xinyan can used as Physical DPS or Shielder. When she hit at least 2 enemies with her elemental skill, her shield pulsates which can inflict Pyro damage to nearby enemies. Although Xinyan's constellation improves her combative & supportive capabilities, it is not recommended to aim for Xinyan when pulling unless Xinyan's rate is boosted.
Strengths & Weakness Of Xinyan
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- Can cast a shield for protection. - Can also inflict intermittent Pyro damage to nearby enemies when it hit at least 3 enemies upon casting |
Weakness |
- Her shield and damage requires different stats. ↳ Defense for Shield, ATK for Damage. |
Best Constellation For Xinyan
Constellation 2 For Burst Support Xinyan
With Constellation 2, the Elemental Burst of Xinyan will have a 100% Crit Rate. With this, you can just build the Crit Damage of Xinyan if you are only using her as a Burst Support.
Constellation 4 Furthers The Physical Damage
With the 4th Constellation of Xinyan, she can decrease the Physical resistance of enemies further increasing her already powerful Elemental Burst and becomeing a descent support in Physical Comps.
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