Genshin | Xinyan Best Build & Weapon Guide

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Xinyan is a character of Genshin Impact 5.2. See Xinyan's, best build, Shield support build, best weapon, best artifacts, talent materials, best team comp, & tier for Xinyan.

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

Xinyan Articles
Best Team for Xinyan			Lithic Blade

Xinyan Tier & Review

Rarity		Element		Weapon
		Pyro		Claymore
How To Get?
Obtained through Wishes
DPS	Sub-DPS		Support		Healer
-	D		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

Rate Xinyan!

Strengths & Weakness Of Xinyan

Strengths
- 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.

▼ Details about Xinyan below.

Xinyan Best Build

Xinyan Sub-DPS Build

Weapon	Wolf's Gravestone
Substitute	1. Serpent Spine 3. Prototype Archaic 4. Snow-Tombed Starsilver
Best Artifact	Pale Flame x2 Bloodstained Chivalry x2
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

Weapon	Sacrificial Greatsword
Substitute	1. Whiteblind 2. Skyward Pride 3. Luxurious Sea-Lord
Best Artifact	Tenacity of the Millelith x4
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.

Xinyan Best Weapon

Physical Sub-DPS Weapon

Best Weapons For Sub-DPS Build

	Weapon	Details
Best	Wolf's Gravestone	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	Serpent Spine	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	Skyward Pride	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	Luxurious Sea-Lord	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	Lithic Blade	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)	Snow-Tombed Starsilver	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
Best	Sacrificial Greatsword	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	Redhorn Stonethresher	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	Skyward Pride	Energy Recharge 36.8% (Lvl. 90) - Energy Recharge helps with up-time of Burst.. - Increases overall DMG slightly. - High Base ATK
F2P	Whiteblind	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 List

Xinyan Best Artifacts

Physical Sub-DPS

Best Artifacts

	Details
Best	Pale Flame [2-Piece Set] Bloodstained Chivalry [2-Piece Set]
Substitute 1	Any Physical DMG Artifact [2-Piece Set] Noblesse Oblige [2-Piece Set]

Recommended Artifact Stats

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

	Details
Best	Tenacity of the Millelith [4-Piece Set]
Substitute 1	Noblesse Oblige [4-Piece Set]

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / DEF%
	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.

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
Xinyan	Eula	Raiden Shogun	Bennett
Details
- 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

Character	Sub	Details
Eula	Razor	- Razor is a physical character which will be more powerful with Xinyan's Physical Damage Buff.
Raiden Shogun	Fischl Rosaria	- If you don't have Fischl, Beidou can also help at triggering Superconduct. If you are using Razor, Rosaria would be a better support.
Bennett	Kuki Shinobu	- Kuki Shinobu's Electro spread works well with any physical comps.

Free To Play Friendly Party

DPS	Sub DPS	Support	Support
Xinyan	Lisa	Kaeya	Barbara
Details
- 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 Ascension Materials

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Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Agnidus Agate Sliver x 1 Agnidus Agate Fragment x 9 Agnidus Agate Chunk x 9 Treasure Hoarder Insignia x 18 Silver Raven Insignia x 30 Golden Raven Insignia x 12 Violetgrass x 108 Everflame Seed x 26
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Agnidus Agate Sliver x 1 Agnidus Agate Fragment x 9 Agnidus Agate Chunk x 9 Agnidus Agate Gemstone x 6 Treasure Hoarder Insignia x 18 Silver Raven Insignia x 30 Golden Raven Insignia x 36 Violetgrass x 168 Everflame Seed x 46

Violetgrass Farming Routes

Violetgrass Farming Routes

Violetgrass Farming Route

Talent Materials For Xinyan

Enemy Drops (Treasure Hoarder)	Domain Drops (Wed/Sat/Sun)	Big Boss Drops (Childe)
Treasure Hoarder Insignia	Teachings Of Gold	Tusk Of Monoceros Caeli
Silver Raven Insignia	Guide To Gold
Golden Raven Insignia	Philosophies Of Gold

Xinyan 's Recommended Talent Priority

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Dance on Fire	★★・・・
Sweeping Fervor (Elemental Skill)	★★★★★
Riff Revolution (Elemental Burst)	★★★★・

Xinyan Skill Guide & How To Use Xinyan

Recommended Rotation For Xinyan

	Recommended Rotation
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 Wish & Constellation Guide

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.

Best Constellation For Xinyan

Rating	Constellation Effect
★★★★・	C1: Fatal Acceleration Upon scoring a CRIT Hit, increases ATK SPD of Xinyan's Normal and Charged Attacks by 12% for 5s. Can only occur once every 5s.
★★★★・	C2: Impromptu Opening Riff Revolution's Physical DMG has its CRIT Rate increased by 100%, and will form a shield at Shield Level 3: Rave when cast.
★★★・・	C3: Double-Stop Increases the Level of Sweeping Fervor by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★★★	C4: Wildfire Rhythm Sweeping Fervor's swing DMG decreases opponent's Physical RES by 15% for 12s.
★★★・・	C5: Screamin' For An Encore Increases the Level of Riff Revolution by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★・・・・	C6: Rockin' In A Flaming World Decreases the Stamina Consumption of Xinyan's Charged Attacks by 30%. Additionally, Xinyan's Charged Attacks gain an ATK Bonus equal to 50% of her DEF.

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 becoming a descent support in Physical Comps.

Xinyan Skills & Talents Details

Normal Attack: Dance On Fire

Normal Attack

Effect
Performs up to 4 consecutive strikes.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
1-Hit DMG	76.5%	82.8%	89%	97.9%	104.1%	111.3%	121%	130.8%	140.6%	151.3%	162%
2-Hit DMG	74%	80%	86%	94.6%	100.6%	107.5%	117%	126.4%	135.9%	146.2%	156.5%
3-Hit DMG	95.5%	103.2%	111%	121.1%	130%	138.8%	151%	163.2%	175.4%	188.7%	202%
4-Hit DMG	115.8%	125.3%	1347%	148.2%	157.6%	168.4%	183.2%	198%	212.8%	229%	245.2%

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Charged Attack

Effect
Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous spinning attacks against all nearby opponents.At the end of the sequence, performs a more powerful slash.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
Charged Attack Cyclic DMG	62.6%	67.6%	72.7%	80%	85.1%	90.9%	98.9%	106.9%	114.9%	123.6%	132.4%
Charged Attack Final DMG	113%	122%	132%	145%	154%	164%	179%	193%	208%	224%	239%
Duratio	5s	5s	5s	5s	5s	5s	5s	5s	5s	5s	5s
Cost	40s	40s	40s	40s	40s	40s	40s	40s	40s	40s	40s

▲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	74.6%	80.7%	86.7%	95.4%	101.5%	108.4%	118%	127.5%	137%	147.4%	157.9%
Low Plunge DMG	140%	161%	173%	191%	203%	217%	236%	255%	274%	295%	316%
High Plunge DMG	186%	202%	217%	238%	253%	271%	295%	318%	342%	368%	394%

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Sweeping Fervor (Elemental Skill)

Effect
Xinyan brandishes her instrument, dealing Pyro DMG on nearby opponents, forming a shield made out of her audience's passion. The shield's DMG Absorption scales based on Xinyan's DEF and on the number of opponents hit. ・Hitting 0 – 1 opponents grants Shield Level 1: Ad Lib. ・Hitting 2 opponents grants Shield Level 2: Lead-In. ・Hitting 3 or more opponents grants Shield Level 3: Rave, which will also deal intermittent Pyro DMG to nearby opponents. The shield has the following special properties: ・ When unleashed, it infuses Xinyan with Pyro. ・It has 250% DMG Absorption effectiveness against Pyro DMG.

Effect

Xinyan brandishes her instrument, dealing Pyro DMG on nearby opponents, forming a shield made out of her audience's passion. The shield's DMG Absorption scales based on Xinyan's DEF and on the number of opponents hit.
・Hitting 0 – 1 opponents grants Shield Level 1: Ad Lib.
・Hitting 2 opponents grants Shield Level 2: Lead-In.
・Hitting 3 or more opponents grants Shield Level 3: Rave, which will also deal intermittent Pyro DMG to nearby opponents.

The shield has the following special properties:
・ When unleashed, it infuses Xinyan with Pyro.
・It has 250% DMG Absorption effectiveness against Pyro DMG.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
Swing DMG	170%	182%	195%	212%	225%	237%	254%	271%	288%	305%	322%	339%	360%
Shield Level 1 DMG Absorption	104.1%+501	111.8%+551	119.7%+605	130.0%+663	137.9%+726	145.7%+793	156.1%+864	165.5%+939	176.9%+1018	187.3%+1101	197.7%+1189	208.1%+1281	221.1%+1377
Shield Level 2 DMG Absorption	122.4%+589	131.6%+648	140.8%+712	153.0%+780	162.2%+854	171.4%+932	183.6%+1016	195.8%+1104	208.1%+1197	220.3%+1296	232.6%+1399	244.8%+1507	260.1%+1620
Shield Level 3 DMG Absorption	144.0%+693	154.8%+762	165.6%+837	180.0%+918	190.8%+1005	201.6%+1097	216.0%+1195	230.4%+1299	244.8%+1409	259.2%+1524	273.6%+1656	288.0%+1773	306.0%+1905
DoT	33.6%	36.1%	38.6%	42%	44.5%	47.4%	50.4%	53.8%	57.1%	60.5%	63.8%	67.2%	71.4%
Shield Duration	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s
CD	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s	18s

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Riff Revolution

Effect
Performs different attacks based on what stance Tartaglia is in when casting.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
Skill DMG	340%	366%	392%	426%	452%	477%	511%	545%	579%	613%	648%	682%	724%
Pyro DoT	40%	43%	46%	50%	53%	56%	60%	64%	68%	72%	76%	80%	85%
Duration	2s	2s	2s	2s	2s	2s	2s	2s	2s	2s	2s	2s	2s
CD	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s
Energy Cost	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

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The Show Goes On, Even Without An Audience...

Effect
Decreases the number of opponents Sweeping Fervor must hit to trigger each level of shielding. ・ Shield Level 2: Lead-In requirement reduced to 1 opponent hit. ・Shield Level 3: Rave requirement reduced to 2 opponents hit or more.

...Now That's Rock 'N' Roll!

Effect
Characters shielded by Sweeping Fervor deal 15% increased Physical DMG.

A Rad Recipe

Effect
When a Perfect Cooking is achieved on a DEF-boosting dish, Xinyan has a 12% chance to obtain double the product.

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Support
Baizhu SS	Bennett SS	Furina SS	Kazuha SS
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Diona S	Jean S	Kokomi S	Kuki Shinobu S
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Anonymous 9

Nunca leve a sério as listas, isso é só pra ter uma ideia de como buildar...se vc gosta de alguém invista sim

Anonymous 8

she gets 100% crit rate on her bust from a constellation... ily I hope I'll get her C6 soon

Anonymous 7

This tier is the most realistic thing I have every seen. Xinyan is the best character in genshin and you can not change my mind.

Anonymous 6

⬇ Her burst only useful as C2 because she's create a shield via burst

Anonymous 5

Pro tip: Never take tier lists seriously, they are always put together by people, hence they are biased.

How ever, why does she have to be this bad? She was one of my first units and only fire unit with amber during dragonspine, i always found her burst useless beyond belief

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