Xingqiu is a playable Hydro character in Genshin Impact. He is one of the most powerful and thus popular champions. We decided to write this guide to help you learn more about Xingqiu. In our Genshin Impact Xingqiu Build and Best Team Comp post, you will learn about Xingqiu’s talents, how they work and how to upgrade them. Also, you will read about his Constellations that will help you make Xingqiu even more powerful. After that, we have written Genshin Impact Xingqiu Build where you’ll see weapon and artifact set. And at last, we have mentioned the best team comps for Xingqiu as the Sub DPS hero.
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Below you can see the best weapon option for playing Xingqiu in Genshin Impact. Accompanied by the best Xingqiu artifact set and its stat priorities.
If you play this champion as a Sub DPS in your comp you should take the weapon and artifacts from the list below. They are believed to be the most effective ones in almost all situations.
Weapon
Sacrificial Sword
Weapon Substitutes: Skyward Blade, Favonius Sword, Festering Desire, Harbinger Of Dawn.
Artifact Set
Emblem of Severed Fate (4-Piece)
Artifact Main Stats Priority:
Sub Stats Priority: Energy Recharge > CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK%
Talent Priority
Guhua Sword: Raincutter > Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen > Guhua Style
When you play Genshin Impact everything depends not only on your main character but also on the composition. You should learn how elements complement each other and build the best team for your main. Below you can see the best team composition for Xingqiu with Main DPS, sub DPS character and one support. Also, we have included alternative characters for each role that go well with Xingqiu too.
Xingqiu is one of the best sub-DPS characters in the game. He can be useful for any composition due to his Elemental Burst that deals good damage and applies the Hydro effect on every hit. Moreover, the active character stays dry, which is very important against enemies with freezes. But if we are talking about the best team with Xingqiu it will be melee main DPS with Pyro abilities as Vaporize is one of the most powerful reactions in Genshin Impact. Diluc is the best option as he can deal a lot of damage and get some healing from Xingqiu. Sucrose is a great character to spread reactions and keep enemies together, while Bennett heals and makes Diluc stronger.
Good characters for this comp: Hu Tao, Klee, Raiden Shogun, Keqing, Chongyun, Rosaria, Diona, Albedo, Zhongli, Venti.
If you want to know more about every teammate for Xingqiu you can click on the link below and find them in the list of all Genshin Impact characters that we have described.
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In case you are still not sure what champion you want to pick as main we have Genshin Impact characters tier list with explanations on how to build your best team.
Below you can see the list of talents that Xingqiu uses during the fight. Each of them we have described with the main characteristics.
Guhua Style
Normal Attack
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
Elemental Skill
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.
Guhua Sword: Raincutter
Elemental Burst
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.
Hydropathic
1st Ascension Passive
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
4th Ascension Passive
Xingqiu gains a 20% Hydro DMG Bonus.
Flash of Genius
Utility Passive
When Xingqiu crafts Character Talent Materials, he has a 25% chance to refund a portion of the crafting materials used.
Every talent can be upgraded up to level 15. But to do so you will need to gather materials on particular days. The list of the needed materials for leveling Xingqiu’s talents is mentioned in the next block.
So here you can see all materials that you will need in order to level up Xingqiu’s talents.
Talent Level-Up Materials
Gold Books: Teachings of Gold, Guide to Gold, Philosophies of Gold.
Common Ascension Materials
Damaged Mask, Stained Mask, Ominous Mask.
Weekly Boss Material
Tail of Boreas
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Some of them are required at the beginning for low levels and others are more advanced. We just wanted to focus your attention on material types in general.
In Genshin Impact characters have a specific upgrade system called constellation. You will need to get a specific item called Stella Fortuna to increase the level of constellation. Each character has their own version of Stella Fortuna, which you get by obtaining a duplicate of the character from Wishes.
Level 1
The Scent Remained
Increases the maximum number of Rain Swords by 1.
Level 2
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.
Level 3
Weaver of Verses
Increases the Level of Guhua Sword: Raincutter by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Level 4
Evilsoother
Throughout the duration of Guhua Sword: Raincutter, the DMG dealt by Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen is increased by 50%.
Level 5
Embrace of Rain
Increases the Level of Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Level 6
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.
Every Genshin Impact character has own set of constellations above you can see Xingqiu constellations list with descriptions.
In addition, there are ascension phases that increase the level cap for your character. After Xingqiu reaches the 20th level he can be ascended to the next ascension phase, up to phase 6, which allow getting 90th level.
Character Ascension Materials
Varunada Lazurite: Varunada Lazurite Sliver, Varunada Lazurite Fragment, Varunada Lazurite Chunk, Varunada Lazurite Gemstone.
Cleansing Heart
Common Ascension Materials
Damaged Mask, Stained Mask, Ominous Mask.
Local Specialty
Silk Flower
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In order to level up ascension phases you’ll need materials. So the list of those required for Xingqiu is listed above.
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