Xingqiu Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Xingqiu is a 4-star Hydro Sword character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Xingqiu's stats, strengths and weaknesses, Japanese voice actor, best weapon and artifact builds, and our rating of the character in this complete profile!

Xingqiu

Story Quest

Xingqiu's Character Guides
Build Guide	Specialty Dish

Fabulae Textile Chapter
Bookworm Swordsman	Act 2	Act 3

Xingqiu Rating and Information

Character Information

Xingqiu
	Rating: Rarity: ★★★★ Element: Hydro Weapon: Sword EN Voice Actor: Cristina Vee Valenzuela JP Voice Actor: Minagawa Junko

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
N/A

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Xingqiu's Stats

Xingqiu Strengths and Weaknesses

Xingqiu Recommended Constellations

Increase Off-Field Hydro DMG with C2 and C6

Xingqiu is a great Hydro applicator to set up Elemental Reactions such as Freeze and Vaporize with his Elemental Burst. Improving this talent with C2 and C6 will make his Burst last longer and deal more off-field DMG!

How to Get Xingqiu

Pull from Any Active Banner

All Current Wish Banners
Epitome Invocation	The Heron's Court
Wanderlust Invocation

Xingqiu is available at a normal rate on all Standard Wish Banners except Beginner's Wish. This means you can get him from Wanderlust Invocation, Epitome Invocation, and the current Character Event Wish.

All Wish Banners Guide

Bought From the Starglitter Exchange

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Bennett	Lisa

Xingqiu is also currently available in the Starglitter Exchange! He can be traded for 34 Masterless Starglitter.

Masterless Starglitter Shop

Best Builds for Xingqiu

Xingqiu's Roles and Builds

Main DPS	Sub DPS	Support

Xingqiu Sub DPS Build

Hydro Sub DPS

Weapon	Artifact Set
Sacrificial Sword	Emblem of Severed Fate x4
Set Bonus
• Energy Recharge +20%. • Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.
Talent Priority
Guhua Sword: Raincutter Initiate Rainbow Bladework and fight using an illusory sword rain, while creating the maximum number of Rain Swords.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	ATK% or Energy Recharge Hydro DMG Bonus CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	・Energy Recharge ・CRIT DMG ・CRIT Rate ・ATK% ・Elemental Mastery

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Primordial Jade Cutter	Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate ・HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 1.2% of the wielder’s Max HP.
Favonius Sword	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.
Festering Desire	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 16% and Elemental Skill CRIT Rate by 6%.

Xingqiu Support Build

Healer Support

Weapon	Artifact Set
Sacrificial Sword	Noblesse Oblige x4
Set Bonus
• Elemental Burst DMG +20%. • Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
Talent Priority
Guhua Sword: Raincutter Initiate Rainbow Bladework and fight using an illusory sword rain, while creating the maximum number of Rain Swords.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	Energy Recharge HP% Healing Bonus%
Substats	・Energy Recharge ・HP% ・ATK%

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Skyward Blade	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・CRIT Rate increased by 4%. Gains Skypiercing Might upon using an Elemental Burst: Increases Movement SPD by 10%, increases ATK SPD by 10%, and increases the DMG of Normal and Charged Attack hits by 20% for 12s.
Favonius Sword	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

Best Artifacts and Weapons for Xingqiu

Best Artifacts Ranked

Rating	Set	Bonus
Best	Emblem of Severed Fate	• Energy Recharge +20%. • Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.
Second Best	Noblesse Oblige	• Elemental Burst DMG +20%. • Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
Third Best	Heart of Depth	• Hydro DMG Bonus +15% • After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 30% for 15s.

Alternative Artifact Set

Set	Bonus
The Exile	• Energy Recharge +20% • Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 2 Energy for all party members (excluding the wearer) every 2s for 6s. This effect cannot stack.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Best Weapons Ranked

Rating	Weapon	Stats (Lv.1)
Best	Sacrificial Sword	Base Stats Base Attack: 41 Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 13.3% Skill Effect After damaging an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s.
Second Best	Primordial Jade Cutter	Base Stats Base Attack: 44 Bonus Effect: CRIT Rate 9.6% Skill Effect HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 1.2% of the wielder’s Max HP.
Third Best	Favonius Sword	Base Stats Base Attack: 41 Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 13.3% Skill Effect CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

Best F2P Weapon

Name	Stats (Lv.1)
Amenoma Kageuchi	Base Stats Base Attack: 41 Bonus Effect: ATK 12.0% Skill Effect After casting an Elemental Skill, gain 1 Succession Seed. This effect can be triggered once every 5s. The Succession Seed lasts for 30s. Up to 3 Succession Seeds may exist simultaneously. After using an Elemental Burst, all Succession Seeds are consumed and after 2s, the character regenerates 6 Energy for each seed consumed.

List of Swords

All Recommended Weapons for Xingqiu

Best Weapons for Xingqiu
5★ Gacha	Primordial Jade Cutter Skyward Blade
4★ Gacha	Sacrificial Sword Favonius Sword
Limited	Festering Desire
Free-to-Play	Amenoma Kageuchi

List of Swords

Recommended Party Members for Xingqiu

Best Characters and Strategies

Character	Element	Weapon
Chongyun	Cryo	Claymore
	· Xingqiu can easily apply Hydro to enemies. · Chongyun's Elemental Skill turns Melee Normal Attacks into Cryo DMG, so you can easily Freeze your opponents.
Klee	Pyro	Catalyst
	· Xingqiu can easily apply Hydro to enemies and Klee's Normal Attacks can easily trigger Vaporize. · All Pyro DMG will get a massive boost from the Vaporize reaction.
Hu Tao	Pyro	Polearm
	· Xingqiu can easily apply Hydro to enemies. · Hu Tao deals high DMG on her own, but will deal even higher DMG with the boost from the Vaporize reaction.
Diluc	Pyro	Claymore
	· Xingqiu can easily apply Hydro to enemies. · Diluc's Pyro Burst DMG will get a massive boost from the Vaporize reaction.

How to Use Xingqiu

Powerful Hydro Support

Elemental Skill: Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen

Xingqiu's Elemental Skill and Burst provide powerful defensive and offensive support. Using Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen, is a great way to easily set up elemental reactions and provide Hydro DMG while also reducing incoming DMG and increasing resistance to interruption!

Be Careful Around Cryo Enemies

Take care when fighting Cryo enemies as his Elemental Skill does apply Wet to Xingqiu, making him susceptible to elemental reactions like Freeze.

Rain Swords Apply Wet Status

Keep in mind that your Rain Swords apply the Wet status to the enemies if you are in close proximity. This might be detrimental for you if you are setting up certain reactions.

Elemental Enabler For Reactions

Elemental Burst: Guhua Sword Raincutter

Xingqiu's Elemental Burst, Raincutter, rains down multiple hits of Hydro DMG to the enemy, and procs whenever you use Normal Attacks with your active character.

These swords individually apply Hydro to the enemy, which makes it a great tool to set up reliable reactions for your teammates.

Consistent Hydro Application for Elemental Reactions

Pairing Xingqiu's Elemental Burst with Pyro characters like Diluc, Klee or Hu Tao is best to set up rapid Vaporize reactions. Likewise, pairing Xingqiu with Cryo characters like Ayaka or Chongyun can set up a Freeze party composition to lock down the battlefield.

Use When Crafting Character Talent Materials

Xingqiu has the Passive Skill “Flash of Genius”, which grants a chance of regaining a portion of the crafting materials used in creating Character Talent Materials.

Since the materials used require grinding in domains to collect and usually require resin, it's best to exhaust as few as possible with each item crafted.

More Suited as a Sub-DPS

Xingqiu's Normal Attacks have lackluster DMG for him to be a Main DPS. While he can do Normal Attacks while his Elemental Burst is activated, it is much more effective to switch to a Main DPS character who can provide reactions that compliment Xingqiu's Burst.

Xingqiu Ascension and Talent Materials

Xingqiu Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Silk Flower ×3 Varunada Lazurite Sliver ×1 Damaged Mask ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Silk Flower ×10 Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×3 Damaged Mask ×15 Cleansing Heart ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Silk Flower ×20 Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×6 Stained Mask ×12 Cleansing Heart ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Silk Flower ×30 Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×3 Stained Mask ×18 Cleansing Heart ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Silk Flower ×45 Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×6 Ominous Mask ×12 Cleansing Heart ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Silk Flower ×60 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone ×6 Ominous Mask ×24 Cleansing Heart ×20

Xingqiu Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Wed/Fri/Sun Teachings of Gold	Hilichurls Damaged Mask	Lupus Boreas Challenge Reward Tail of Boreas
Guide to Gold	Stained Mask
Philosophies of Gold	Ominous Mask

Talent Materials per Level

Xingqiu Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Guhua Style

Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen

Guhua Sword: Raincutter

Hydropathic

Blades Amidst Raindrops

Flash of Genius (Xingqiu)

Xingqiu Constellations

Constellations and Effects

The Scent Remained	Increases the maximum number of Rain Swords by 1.
Rainbow Upon the Azure Sky	Extends the duration of Guhua Sword: Raincutter by 3s. Decreases the Hydro RES of enemies hit by sword rain attacks by 15% for 4s.
Weaver of Verses	Increases the Level of Guhua Sword: Raincutter by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Evilsoother	Throughout the duration of Guhua Sword: Raincutter, the DMG dealt by Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen is increased by 50%.
Embrace of Rain	Increases the Level of Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Hence, Call Them My Own Verses	Activating 2 of Guhua Sword: Raincutter's sword rain attacks greatly increases the DMG of the third. Xingqiu regenerates 3 Energy when sword rain attacks hit enemies.

Xingqiu's In-Game Information

Character Thoughts on Xingqiu

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Albedo	Oh, Xingqiu? I find his written works quite interesting. The Yae Publishing House in Inazuma has been asking that I cooperate with a different author for greater royalties. Hmph, do I seem the type to be swayed by a few extra Mora?
Chongyun	I do admire Xingqiu for his devotion to chivalry and his martial arts proficiency. However - I must warn you that he definitely has a mean side, too. If you find that you fall foul of any of his antics, come to me and we'll form a "Victims of Xinggiu" alliance. There is strength in numbers.
Ganyu	You mean the boy in the blue jacket from the Feiyun Commerce Guild? He's nothing like his father and brother, doesn't seem to care about the textile business at all. Seems it's because as far as he's concerned, there are more important things for him to be doing. Of course, I'm merely speculating...
Hu Tao	I hear master Xingqiu is writing a book? Standard novella, or a ghost story? I think I should go tell him about all the things I run into - that'd make for a really good read!
Keqing	I've heard his story — he was born into a well-to-do family, but wasn't keen on the family business, so he now devotes his time to being an envoy of justice. I have huge respect for that! Not everyone has the guts to follow their dreams when it means breaking with a long-standing family tradition.
Ningguang	The second son of the Feiyun Commerce Guild. People like him can't stand the sight of me, which is only to be expected. I have no intention of troubling him either. Those who have different beliefs should not work together.
Shenhe	I've seen him lean over to you and whisper things in your ear. If he dares threaten you, I will make sure he... Hmm? You mean it's just an in-joke between friends? Genuinely...?
Yanfei	The Feiyun Commerce Guild is one of my oldest clients. Their approach to business is meticulous and thorough, and every business meeting I've had with them has always been attended by the head of the house himself. Last time, though, I happened to meet their youngest, Xinggiu. To my complete surprise, the lad had no trouble whatsoever keeping up with my train of thought. He was very eloquent, too, and had excellent manners. Mm, definitely not a simpleton.
Yun Jin	Oh, so you are also acquainted with Xinggiu? Haha, he is quite the clever one, and with a sharp wit as well. The moment you let your guard down, you're at risk of becoming the butt of one of his practical jokes... Don't say I didn't warn you.

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