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Xingqiu

Xingqiu

Hydro

Sword

A young man carrying a longsword who is frequently seen at book booths. He has a chivalrous heart and yearns for justice and fairness for all.

Talent Book

Gold

Gold

Boss

Tail of Boreas

Ascension Materials

Varunada Lazurite Fragment
Cleansing Heart
Silk Flower
Damaged Mask
ASC LVL HP ATK DEF CRIT Rate CRIT DMG ATK% Ascension Materials
0 1 857 17 64 5% 50% 0%
20 2202 43 163 5% 50% 0%
1 20 2842 56 211 5% 50% 0% Varunada Lazurite Sliver 1 Silk Flower 3 Damaged Mask 3 mora 20,000
40 4257 84 316 5% 50% 0%
2 40 4712 93 349 5% 50% 6% Varunada Lazurite Fragment 3 Cleansing Heart 2 Silk Flower 10 Damaged Mask 15 mora 40,000
50 5420 107 402 5% 50% 6%
3 50 6027 119 447 5% 50% 12% Varunada Lazurite Fragment 6 Cleansing Heart 4 Silk Flower 20 Stained Mask 12 mora 60,000
60 6735 133 499 5% 50% 12%
4 60 7190 142 533 5% 50% 12% Varunada Lazurite Chunk 3 Cleansing Heart 8 Silk Flower 30 Stained Mask 18 mora 80,000
70 7897 156 585 5% 50% 12%
5 70 8352 165 619 5% 50% 18% Varunada Lazurite Chunk 6 Cleansing Heart 12 Silk Flower 45 Ominous Mask 12 mora 100,000
80 9060 179 671 5% 50% 18%
6 80 9514 188 705 5% 50% 24% Varunada Lazurite Gemstone 6 Cleansing Heart 20 Silk Flower 60 Ominous Mask 24 mora 120,000
90 10222 202 758 5% 50% 24%

LOW ENERGY REQUIREMENTS (OFF-FIELD DPS) Build 👍

High and Low Energy Recharge Requirements depends on the amount of Energy Recharge your Xingqiu needs. Choose wisely based on the team he's in and how easily you can achieve Energy Recharge targets. Other Hydro characters and Energy Recharge based teammates like Raiden Shogun can help alleviate his energy requirements, as does his Constellation 6. Regarding Weapon Choices: The weapon rankings assume you are running enough Energy Recharge to get Xingqiu's burst up off cooldown. If you are not, select an Energy Recharge weapon from this list. Sacrificial Sword [R3+]: This weapon is extremely inconsistent and extends rotation lengths leading to an overall loss in DPS. This weapon does become more useful if Xingqiu is not the only hydro character on the team. Harbinger of Dawn [R5]: At [C6], if you can consistently keep the passive active, this has the potential to rival Sacrificial Sword [R3+] Sapwood Blade: This weapon can be especially useful as a support weapon in Dendro based teams. Big thanks to Quincy#6965 for helping us with the weapon calculations. Regarding Artifact Sets: Emblem of Severed Fate (4): This set falls off in terms of damage if Xingqiu has less than 130% Energy Recharge. Noblesse Oblige (4): Offers party-wide ATK boost, you can use this set on Xingqiu if nobody else on the party is able to use it better. If someone else on the team already has Noblesse Oblige (4), Noblesse Oblige (4) should not be used. Blizzard Strayer (4): This set is only recommended on a freeze team to optimize Xingqiu's stats since he can mildly disregard Crit Rate and build Crit Damage instead for more damage output. Despite it outperforming Emblem of Severed Fate (4) within this niche, it is generally not recommended to specifically farm for this set. Regarding Main Stats Priority: Ideally you would be running ATK% Sands when your ER needs are fulfilled. ER needs can be found in the Xingqiu Mastersheet. Prioritize Energy Recharge first if you can't burst off cooldown

ABILITY TIP

Activating XQ's Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst applies Hydro to the on-field character with his shield. (Pyro in specific) Cleansing Electro may take an additional switch for your character with the rain swords active, while Cryo would freeze you in place. It is typicially recommended to use Xingqiu's Elemental Skill before his Burst. However, if Xingqiu is Constellation four, you may choose to use his Elemental Skill after his Burst for the increased damage. This increases his Energy Recharge needs so it is not recommended to use unless you run Sacrificial Sword or use the book trick method which involves pausing the game by opening a menu for a second to allow him to collect the particles.

MAIN STATS

SANDS SANDS

Energy Recharge / ATK%

GOBLET GOBLET

Hydro DMG

CIRCLET CIRCLET

Crit Rate / DMG

SUB STATS

1. Crit Rate / DMG

2. ATK%

3. Energy Recharge

4. Elemental Mastery

5. Flat ATK

TALENT PRIORITY

Burst

Skill

WEAPONS

1

Primordial Jade Cutter

Primordial Jade Cutter

2

Mistsplitter Reforged

Mistsplitter Reforged

3

Haran Geppaku Futsu

Haran Geppaku Futsu

4

Light of Foliar Incision

Light of Foliar Incision

5

Skyward Blade

Skyward Blade

6

Summit Shaper

Summit Shaper

7

Favonius Sword

Favonius Sword

8

Festering Desire

Festering Desire

9

Sacrificial Sword

Sacrificial Sword R3

10

Amenoma Kageuchi

Amenoma Kageuchi

11

Kagotsurube Isshin

Kagotsurube Isshin

12

Harbinger of Dawn

Harbinger of Dawn R5

13

Sapwood Blade

Sapwood Blade

14

Sacrificial Sword

Sacrificial Sword R1-2

ARTIFACTS

Community Character Builds by the Genshin Helper Team
Talents
Normal Attack: Guhua Style

Normal Attack: Guhua Style

Normal Attack
Perform up to 5 rapid strikes.

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

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

Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen

Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen

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.
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.

"Easier to slay a rain dragon than to sever the rain."

Guhua Sword: Raincutter

Guhua Sword: Raincutter

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

Rainbow Bladework
- 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.

The "Way of the Rain Cutter" is one of the esoteric secret techniques of the Guhua Sect.

Passive Talents

Hydropathic

Hydropathic

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

Blades Amidst Raindrops

Xingqiu gains a 20% Hydro DMG Bonus.

Flash of Genius

Flash of Genius

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

Constellations
The Scent Remained

The Scent Remained

Increases the maximum number of Rain Swords by 1.

Rainbow Upon the Azure Sky

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.

Weaver of Verses

Weaver of Verses

Increases the Level of Guhua Sword: Raincutter by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Evilsoother

Evilsoother

Throughout the duration of Guhua Sword: Raincutter, the DMG dealt by Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen is increased by 50%.

Embrace of Rain

Embrace of Rain

Increases the Level of Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Hence, Call Them My Own Verses

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 also regenerates 3 Energy for Xingqiu.

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