Overview
Xingqui is a powerful hydro offield DPS character that provides high damage and hydro application alongside some defensive utility.
Recommended Weapons
The Sacrificial Sword and Favonius Sword are easily the best 4-star options for Xingqui.
Sacrificial Sword synergises especially well as its passive can be easily activated due to Xingqui's element skill hitting enemies multiple times. This allows Xingqui to easily meet energy requirements whilst also increasing his elemental skill damage.
Favonius Sword is another fantastic option as it occasionally provides energy particles on crit hits. This can lower energy requirements for other characters in your team.
Both 4-star options are great at R1 and only get significantly better with refinements.
Recommended Artifacts
EoSF is easily his best 4pc artifact set.
It provides ample energy recharge and boosts Burst DMG respective to energy recharge. This synergises perfectly with Xingqui as his Burst makes up the majority of his damage and he needs energy recharge to ensure he can use his Burst in every rotation.
Constellations
C1: Increases the maximum number of rain swords by 1. (his skill) C2: Extends Burst duration by 3 seconds and decreases Hyrdo RES of opponents hit by Burst by 15% for 4 seconds. C3: +3 Talent level to Burst C4: +50% Skill damage when Burst is active C5: +3 Talent level to Skill C6: Every third Burst strike has increased damage and generates 3 energy for Xingqui.
Most valuable Cons: C2, C6
Talent Priorities
Prioritise leveling up Xingqui's Burst and then his Elemental Skill. Normal Attacks don't require levelling up.
Recommended Teams
Team Building Tips
Xingqui is a very versatile character when it comes to team building.
He can be used;
- in National Teams variants alongside Xiangling and Bennett.
- in Dendro-related teams (Hyperbloom and Nilou Bloom).
- to enable onfield pyro characters in Vaporize teams.
- in freeze teams.
All Xingqui needs in terms of teambuilding is a character that can use normal attacks so his Burst can attack enemies. He provides high offield damage and plenty of hydro application, supplemented by the supportive utility in interruption resistance and a bit of healing. The teams listed are archetypes that Xingqui works well in and they can be adjusted with different characters. He is very flexible so there are many characters not listed that Xingqui can work well with.
Rotations & Gameplay Tips
Use Xingqui's skill and then his Burst at the start of rotations as;
- his Burst has a long duration
- his Elemental Skill and Burst have a long cooldown
- his Burst doesn't "snapshot" buffs
Final Thoughts
Xingqui, for obvious reasons, is one of the best 4-star characters in the game. He provides so much damage and hydro application from offield which allows him to work effectively in a variety of teams. Despite him having parallels to Yelan, who is often regarded as a 5-star version of Xingqui, he still holds his own against Yelan. Although Yelan may provide more personal damage and a higher investment ceiling, Xingqui provides better hydro application and defensive utility. He also works great with Yelan so building them both is a great idea.