Qiqi Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Qiqi is a character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Qiqi's stats, strengths and weaknesses, best Artifacts build, and our rating of the character in this complete profile!

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Qiqi Rating and Basic Info

Qiqi
	Rating: Rarity: ★★★★★ Element: Cryo (Frost) Weapon: Sword EN Voice Actor: Christie Cate JP Voice Actor: Tamura Yukari

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How to Get Qiqi

Qiqi is a permanently available 5-star character you can get in both the limited banners as well as the standard banner.

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Qiqi Strengths and Weaknesses

How to Use Qiqi

Incredible Healing Abilities

Qiqi's Elemental Skill ”Adeptus Art: Herald of Frost” deals Cryo Damage while healing. This continues even if you switch characters, meaning powerful passive healing for whichever character you want. Your characters will barely know the taste of food because Qiqi's Elemental Skill will be all they need to heal!

Qiqi's Elemental Burst ”Adeptus Art: Preserver of Fortune” attaches a Fortune-Preserving Talisman to all enemies in an AoE. Once a character deals damage to that enemy, they will recover HP, making it easy to recover large amounts of health immediately.

Be sure to make use of her healing abilities while they are active because Qiqi's drawback is her long cooldowns...

Useful for Setting Up Elemental Reactions

Qiqi's Elemental Skill ”Adeptus Art: Herald of Frost” allows you to deal Cryo damage around you, even if you switch characters! The ”Herald of Frost” ball is present for an amount of time, dealing Cryo damage and healing you with every spin! This makes it extremely easy to set up Elemental Reactions.

Bonus tip: if you need to walk on water, use Qiqi's Elemental Skill to build an ice bridge! Use it carefully though, because the cooldown is too long for you to spam it!

Can Deal Damage While Healing

Take note that Qiqi's healing abilities scale off of her ATK. Building Qiqi to maximize her ATK stat means increasing her damage and healing her party more effectively!

Maximizing her ATK will benefit the party whatever your gameplay is. If you have a selfish carry like Razor, a high ATK stat means better passive healing. If you plan to leave Qiqi in the field long, you deal good DMG to the enemy while healing your party members with each attack (as long as Adeptus Art: Herald of Frost is active). It's a win-win!

Collect Items Easily With Her Passive Skill

Simply having Qiqi in your party will mark the minimap with a small hand icon indicating the location of a Character Ascension material. Take note that this only detects Liyue specialties. Qiqi's Passive Skill makes it so much easier to collect Character Ascension materials.

Best Builds for Qiqi

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Qiqi Support Builds

Hybrid Cryo Support

Weapon	Artifact Set
Skyward Blade	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
Adeptus Art: Preserver of Fortune Qiqi releases the adeptus power sealed within her body, marking nearby enemies with a Fortune-Preserving Talisman that deals Cryo DMG.

Recommended Artifact Substats

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

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Sacrificial Sword	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・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.
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.

Full Healer

Weapon	Artifact Set
Aquila Favonia	Maiden Beloved x2 Gladiator's Finale x2
Set Bonus
• Character Healing Effectiveness +15%. • ATK +18%.
Talent Priority
Adeptus Art: Herald of Frost Using the Icevein Talisman, Qiqi brings forth the Herald of Frost, dealing Cryo DMG to nearby enemies.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	Energy Recharge or ATK% ATK% Healing Bonus or ATK%
Substats	・ATK% ・Energy Recharge ・Flat ATK ・Elemental Mastery

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.
Sacrificial Sword	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・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.

Best Artifacts and Weapons for Qiqi

Best Artifacts Ranked

Rating	Set	Bonus
Best	Maiden Beloved	• Character Healing Effectiveness +15%. • Using an Elemental Skill or Burst increases healing received by all party members by 20% for 10s.
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	Gladiator's Finale	• ATK +18%. • If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.

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.

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Best Weapons Ranked

Rating	Weapon	Stats (Lv.1)
Best	Aquila Favonia	Base Stats Base Attack: 48 Bonus Effect: Physical DMG 9% Skill Effect ATK is increased by 20%. Triggers on taking DMG: the soul of the Falcon of the West awakens, holding the banner of resistance aloft, regenerating HP equal to 100% of ATK and dealing 200% of ATK as DMG to surrounding enemies. This effect can only occur once every 15s.
Second Best	Skyward Blade	Base Stats Base Attack: 46 Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 12.0% Skill Effect 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.
Third 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.

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Recommended Party Members for Qiqi

Character	Element	Weapon
Chongyun
	· Cryo Elemental Resoance increases CRIT Rate by 15%. · Can be main or support DPS.
Keqing
	· Can lower enemy's Physical DEF through Superconduct Raction. · Can function as main or support DPS.
Razor
	· Superconduct Reactions increase Physical DMG. · Creates masssiveb burst DMG window with Elemental Burst.
Xiao
	· Benefits from Qiqi's healing during his Elemental Burst, lessening HP loss.

Qiqi Ascension and Talent Materials

Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Violetgrass ×3 Shivada Jade Sliver ×1 Divining Scroll ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Violetgrass ×10 Shivada Jade Fragment ×3 Divining Scroll ×15 Hoarfrost Core ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Violetgrass ×20 Shivada Jade Fragment ×6 Sealed Scroll ×12 Hoarfrost Core ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Violetgrass ×30 Shivada Jade Chunk ×3 Sealed Scroll ×18 Hoarfrost Core ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Violetgrass ×45 Shivada Jade Chunk ×6 Forbidden Curse Scroll ×12 Hoarfrost Core ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Violetgrass ×60 Shivada Jade Gemstone ×6 Forbidden Curse Scroll ×24 Hoarfrost Core ×20

Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Mon/Thu/Sun Teachings of Prosperity	Samachurls Divining Scroll	Lupus Boreas Challenge Reward Tail of Boreas
Guide to Prosperity	Sealed Scroll
Philosophies of Prosperity	Forbidden Curse Scroll

Talent Materials per Level

Qiqi Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Ancient Sword

Adeptus Art: Herald of Frost

Adeptus Art: Preserver of Fortune

Life-Prolonging Methods

A Glimpse into Arcanum

Former Life Memories

Qiqi Constellations

Ascetics of Frost	When the Herald of Frost hits and enemy marked by a Fortune-Preserving Talisman, Qiqi regenerates 2 Energy.
Frozen to the Bone	Qiqi's Normal and Charge Attack DMG against enemies affected by Cryo is increased by 15%.
Ascendant Praise	Increases the Level of Adeptus Art: Preserver of Fortune by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Divine Suppression	Targets marked by the Fortune-Preserving Talisman have their ATK decreased by 20%.
Crimson Lotus Bloom	Increases the Level of Adeptus Art: Herald of Frost by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Rite of Resurrection	Using Adeptus Art: Preserver of Fortune revives all nearby fallen party members and regenerates 50% of their HP. This effect can only occur once every 15 mins.

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