Ganyu, Raiden Shogun, and Xiao, Piercing Swirl Deck Build and How to Play

This is the Piercing Swirl Deck build for Ganyu, Raiden Shogun, and Xiao in Genshin Impact's Genius Invokation TCG. We have a list of all character and action cards for the Piercing Swirl Deck and a guide on how to play the deck!

Piercing Swirl Deck Build

List of Cards

Main Characters Cards
Ganyu				Raiden Shogun				Xiao
Action Cards
Blizzard Strayer ×1			Viridescent Venerer ×1			Emblem of Severed Fate ×1			Strategize ×1
Changing Shifts ×2			The Bestest Travel Companion! ×2			Calx's Arts ×1			Starsigns ×2
When the Crane Returned ×2			Leave it to Me! ×2			Toss-Up ×2			Paimon ×2
Katheryne ×1			Timmie ×2			Liben ×2			Dawn Winery ×1
Jade Chamber ×1			Undivided Heart ×1			Wishes Unnumbered ×1			White Tassel ×1
Raven Bow ×1

Piercing Swirl Deck How to Play

Piercing Swirl Swirl Explanation

Strengths and Weaknesses

Piercing Swirl Deck Strengths
• Excellent multi-targeting capabilities. • Low Energy costs make for good Elemental Burst management. • High DMG output due to two DPS cards being present. • Decent Summon DMG.
Piercing Swirl Deck Weaknesses
• Ganyu's Charged ATK is costly in terms of dice. • Continuous enemy swapping might negate desired Elemental Reactions. • Lack of versatility in Xiao's attacks make for easy predictability.

Piercing Swirl Combo Cards

Combo Card 1	Combo Card 2	Result
Katheryne	Dawn Winery	- Enables fast swapping to keep reactions going. - Required in order to maximize Swirl and Superconduct.
Paimon	Liben	- Stocks up on dice for mroe actions in a turn. - Essential for skills with expensive dice costs.
Raiden Shogun	Emblem of Severed Fate	- Enables easy access to Elemental Burst. - Raiden Shogun's Burst is vital for maximizing Xiao's DMG.

Starting Cards

Recommended Starting Hand
Paimon	Liben	Jade Chamber	Timmie
Katheryne	Dawn Winery	Emblem of Severed Fate	Starsigns

It will be wise to set up your supports in the following phases for maximum DMG. When duels begin, be sure to put Katheryne and Dawn Winery on the field as early as possible for quick swapping and keeping Elemental Reactions up.

One of your main sources of DMG will be Ganyu's Charged ATK which is very costly in terms of dice. Therefore, Paimon, Timmie, and Liben will be able to provide you with all the resources you need to carry out your strategies.

Everyone is a Target

The crowning glory of this deck is its multi-targeting capabilities as it can do it in three ways, first of which is Ganyu's Charged ATK. Second is through Superconduct, which can easily be triggered by the Raiden Shogun's Electro Summon.

Third is Xiao triggering Swirl to spread elements around and triggering Elemental Chain Reactions. With proper swapping and preparations, this deck can decimate entire opponent decks in just a matter of a few turns.

Preparing Ahead

Recommended Cards
Raiden Shogun	Emblem of Severed Fate	Paimon	Timmie

Aside from Ganyu's Charged ATK, her Elemental Burst also deals decent DMG on its own, and works wonders for setting up Cryo for reactions. Xiao's Skill is great for triggering Swirl, but his Elemental Burst will deal the most DMG.

It's for this reason that equipping the Raiden Shogun with the Emblem of Severed Fate is a good idea. Whenever Xiao and Ganyu use their Bursts, she will gain 1 Energy each time, enabling her to keep Bursts going one after the other!

Game Phases

Early Game

Ganyu

The Bestest Travel Companion!

Katheryne

Dawn Winery

Be sure to play Katheryne and Dawn Winery if you have them. You can either start with Ganyu or the Raiden Shogun. When you go with Ganyu, you can cast her Elemental Skill to set up Cryo for future reactions, or start with her Charged ATK to kickstart your DMG.

If you go with the Raiden Shogun, you can cast her Elemental Skill and set up Electro, then quickly Swap to Ganyu and use her Charged ATK and pair her Piercing DMG with Superconduct for additional DMG.

Mid-Game

Raiden Shogun

Emblem of Severed Fate

When the Crane Returned

Starsigns

If you started with Ganyu, chances are that you'll only get to act with the Shogun on your second turn. If so, be sure to equip her with the Emblem of Severed Fate and cast her Skill for an Energy charge.

If you have Starsigns on hand, be sure to play it and give her that last Energy charge! Once that's done, play When the Crane Returned for an auto-swap. Cast her Burst and give Xiao the Energy charges he needs to unleash his Burst.

Late Game

Xiao

Viridescent Venerer

White Tassel

Once you have Xiao on the field, equip him with either White Tassel or Skyward Spine to increase his DMG. The former will be a dice cheaper, and we won't necessarily need to use his Normal ATK that much, so we recommend that.

Equip him with the Viridescent Venerer to guarantee at 2 Anemo Dice every roll and start triggering Swirl to spread elements around. Should any other characters be affected by other elements, this will cause Elemental Chain Reactions!

Piercing Swirl Deck Best Used Against

Friendly Fracas

Zhongli

Noelle

Arataki Itto

Since shields only follow active characters, rendering stand-by characters vulnerable, this deck is exceptionally effective with dealing with opponents that rely heavily on defense.

Not only that, because Piercing DMG targets enemies indiscriminately, it is also effective against opponents who rely on fast swapping to protect their characters from harm and prevent Elemental Reactions.

What does this Deck Counter?

This deck is is excellent for dealing DMG to all enemies in more ways than one. Hence, when faced with a threatening lineup of enemies, this deck is suitable for eliminating them as soon as possible.

When faced with multiple waves of enemies in an open-world duel or a Friendly Fracas duel, multi-targeting is always a good way to ensure that a duel does not drag on for longer than it should.

How to Counter Piercing Swirl Deck: How to Beat

Freeze to Disrupt Strategy (Best)

Kamisato Ayaka

Mona

Chongyun

When going up against this deck, keep your eyes on Ganyu and Xiao at all times while being cautious of the Raiden Shogun's Burst. In order to keep any of them from dealing their own sets of DMG, it's best to stop them in their tracks.

The character cards above should enable fast-swapping for instant Frozen reactions. This should keep anyone from trying anything funny like setting up Elemental Reactions or dealing Piercing DMG.

Healers for Survival

Kokomi

Jean

Sucrose

It goes without saying that this deck will decimate your own if you're not careful. Therefore, making sure everyone is in tip-top shape will be in your best interest. The character cards above has two healers for that purpose.

It can keep the party alive whilst balancing DMG with Hydro-infused Swirl. Two Anemo characters can also be beneficial since either one can act so long as there are Anemo dice present. Jean's Elemental Skill can also force characters out of their turn.

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Burning Summon Deck	Cryo Hypercarry Deck	Swap, Swirl, Summon Deck
Inazuma Quick-Swap Deck	Monster Mash Deck	Alhaitham Quicken Deck
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