GenshinBuilds logo
Xiangli Yao

Wuthering Waves Xiangli Yao Build Guide

Element: Electro type Electro
Weapon Type: Gauntlets type Gauntlets
Birth: Unknown
Birthplace: Huanglong
Affiliation: Jinzhou
Combat Roles: Main Damage Dealer tagResonance Liberation Damage tag

Principal Investigator at Jinzhou Huaxu Academy, and the Academy's youngest multi-disciplinary scientist.
A gentle soul with a sharp mind, whose relentless passion for Automata Mechanics always translates into constructive findings and insights.

Xiangli Yao Ascension Materials

Shell Credit
170000
LF Whisperin Core
4
MF Whisperin Core
12
HF Whisperin Core
12
FF Whisperin Core
4
Hidden Thunder Tacet Core
46
Violet Coral
60

Xiangli Yao Talent Level-Up Materials

Shell Credit
LF Whisperin Core
MF Whisperin Core
HF Whisperin Core
FF Whisperin Core
Unending Destruction
Cadence Seed
Cadence Bud
Cadence Leaf
Cadence Blossom

Best Echo Sets for Xiangli Yao

Void Thunder
5pc
Void Thunder

Void Thunder increases Electro DMG Bonus which is amazing for a main DPS like Xiangli Yao. The 5-pc effect also helps Xiangli Yao deal more damage after using his Resonance Skill or even his Heavy ATK. If you do not have a Nightmare: Thundering Mephis, it can be replaced by either Tempest Mephis or Thundering Mephis.

Void Thunder
2pc
Void Thunder
Lingering Tunes
2pc
Lingering Tunes

A good Echo set for Xiangli Yao if you are just starting out and do not have a full 5-pc Void Thunder set yet. The Tempest Mephis can be replaced by the Thundering Mephis or the Flautist, whichever you currently have.

Xiangli Yao's Best Primary Echo

Nightmare: Thundering Mephis

Nightmare: Thundering Mephis

Increases Electro DMG and Resonance Liberation DMG. No need to use Echo Skill to receive DMG buffs.

Tempest Mephis

Tempest Mephis

Best early game option with the Void Thunder sonata effect. Though it does not particularly fit Xiangli Yao like a glove, it is better than Thundering Mephis because you can get the buff early on in the combo. This makes Xiangli Yao less susceptible to attacks.

Thundering Mephis

Thundering Mephis

Increases Liberation DMG and Electro DMG. The buffs it provides are great for Xiangli Yao. However, its ability has long attack animations, making the buffs quite hard to get.

Flautist

Flautist

An early game echo for Xiangli Yao, great for just dealing Electro DMG on demand.

Best Stats for Xiangli Yao Echoes

4 Cost: CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG
3 Cost: Electro DMG
1 Cost: ATK%

Best Substats for Xiangli Yao Echoes

1
CRIT Rate
2
CRIT DMG
3
Energy Regen
4
ATK%
5
Res. Liberation DMG Bonus
6
Flat ATK

Best Weapons for Xiangli Yao

Best Tips & Tricks for Xiangli Yao

Always aim for a 1:2 ratio for Crit Rate and Crit DMG.
For Xiangli Yao's 3-cost Echoes, double Electro DMG is optimal.
Unlocking Xiangli Yao’s first Inherent Skill is highly beneficial as it amplifies his Electro DMG after casting Resonance Skill.
Xiangli Yao’s DPS shines when he has his Resonance Liberation activated, making him a powerhouse on the battlefield.
With Verity's Handle, extend the Duration of the Resonance Liberation DMG buff by using Resonance Skill before the buff ends.

Best Teams for Xiangli Yao

Tune Break Liberation Team

With Tune Break introduced in Version 3.0, Xiangli Yao's best team is with Lynae and Mornye. As the sub-DPS, Lynae gives Xiangli Yao multiple All DMG and Resonance Liberation DMG buffs through her Liberation and Outro, enhancing his DPS significantly. Aside from this, she also enhances Tune Break DMG significantly and can deal good damage of her own. This is only further enhanced by Mornye as the healer support of the team, letting the team cast Tune Breaks more due to her enhancing the Off-Tune Buildup Rate of her allies. Furthermore, she increases the DMG taken by enemies, provides amazing sustain for the team with interruption resistance, additional DEF stats, and healing through her Syntony Field, and gives All DMG amplification for all Resonators.

Begin as Mornye and cast three Basic Attacks into a Heavy Attack to generate Wide Field Observation Mode., In this state, cast three enhanced Basic Attacks. With the third Basic Attack, you can animation cancel it with your Resonance Skill, followed immediately by her Resonance Liberation to generate her High Syntony Field., With High Syntony Field up, quickly do a Heavy Attack and switch to Lynae via Outro., As Lynae enters via her Intro, follow it up with a Resonance Skill to achieve max stacks. Then, use her Liberation to deal damage and give a team-wide buff before following it up with a Basic Attack., With her Overflow full, do a Heavy Attack and charge it for 1.6s to convert all of it to Lumiflow. This will then deal damage and cause her to enter the Kaleidoscopic Parade state., In this state, jump up 3 times to perform her Polychrome Leaps and generate True Color stacks., With three True Color stacks, do a Mid-Air Attack to cast an enhanced attack before switching to Xiangli Yao via her Outro., As Xiangli Yao enters the field, build up his Concerto and Resonance Energy with his optimal combos. Then, cast his Liberation once available to enter the Intuition state., Once in the Intuition state, cast his Resonance Skill followed by a Mid-air Attack into Resonance Skill again. This will cause you to do one instance of Laws of Reigns., Next, do three Basic Attacks and another instance of Resonance Skill. This is the second Laws of Reigns., Once again, cast Resonance Skill followed by a Mid-air Attack into Resonance Skill to perform the third Laws of Reigns., With Concerto full, switch back to Mornye via Outro., Repeat until no enemies remain in the field.

Xiangli Yao Electro Team

Xiangli Yao's premium Electro team includes Yinlin as the sub-DPS and Shorekeeper as the team's healer. Yinlin's Outro Skill provides Electro DMG and Liberation DMG Bonus which is amazing for Xiangli Yao to increase the damage of his hard hitting abilities. Also, Yinlin inflicts a Punishment Mark on enemies that when attacked will send out a coordinated attack for even more damage. Shorekeeper is the top choice for a healer-support as she is able to boost all allies' Crit. Rate and Crit. DMG as well as deepen their All-type DMG which is a desirable buff for Xiangli Yao who already has a devastating damage output.

Shorekeeper starts the battle and charges the Concerto Energy until it is full. When available, use her Resonance Liberation to enable her Stellarealm which buffs all Resonators' Crit. Rate and Crit. DMG when fully upgraded., Switch to Yinlin and charge up her Forte using her optimal combos. Once charged, execute a heavy attack to apply a Mark., Once the Mark is applied, charge up her Concerto Energy and use her Resonance Liberation. Yinlin's Resonance Liberation should hit multiple times that deal coordinated attacks. After using her Ultimate, switch out to Xiangli Yao. Make sure that Concerto Energy is full before you switch in order to upgrade the Stellarealm., Once Xiangli Yao is in the field, use his optimal combos to fully charge his Resonance Liberation. Then, cast it to slow down enemies and enter the Intuition state., Once you are in the Intuition state, aim to consume three Hypercubes by casting Xiangli Yao's Resonance Skill - Laws of Reigns three times. During this time, try to charge back up to maximum Concerto Energy., With max Concerto Energy, swap back to Shorekeeper to detonate the Stellarealm. Repeat untill all enemies have fallen.

Resonance Liberation DMG Team

Jianxin is a viable alternative to Yinlin, since she can buff Xiangli Yao's Resonance Liberation DMG using her Outro Skill. She is also more accessible since Jianxin is available for free from the 5-Star Resonator Selector!

Shorekeeper starts the battle and charges the Concerto Energy until the other Resonator's icons glow up. Use her Resonance Liberation so you can enable her Stellarealm before switching out., When Concerto Energy is full, switch to Jianxin and use her optimal combos. Once the Concerto Energy is full, switch to Xiangli Yao, he will gain a Resonance Liberation DMG buff due to Jianxin's Outro Skill., Once Xiangli Yao is in the field, use his optimal combos to charge his Resonance Liberation. Then, cast it to slow down enemies and more importantly, enter the Intuition state., Once you are in the Intuition state, aim to use Xiangli Yao's Resonance Skill - Laws of Reigns three times before the Intuition state ends. After that, swap out to Shorekeeper once the Concerto Energy is full to perform her Intro Skill and detonate the Stellarealm.

Free To Play Team

This team contains characters that you can obtain for free. The team revolves around Xiangli Yao dealing the most damage, Yuanwu consistently using his Resonance Skill to deploy Thunder Wedge (and with it coordinated attacks), and Baizhi healing the team.

Yuanwu enters the battle first to use his Resonance Skill. Then, use his Normal Attacks to charge the Concerto Energy while also making sure that the enemies are inside the Thunder Wedge's range., Once the Concerto Energy is fully charged, switch to Xiangli Yao. Switching from Yuanwu to Calcharo will weaken the Vibration Strength of enemies upon impact., Once Xiangli Yao is in the field, use his optimal combos to charge his Resonance Liberation. Then, cast it to slow down enemy movement and enter the Intuition state., In the Intuition state, aim to consume Xiangli Yao's Resonance Skill - Laws of Reigns three times before the Intuition state ends., Switch to Yuanwu again once the Concerto Energy has fully charged up. If you need healing, switch to Baizhi instead.

Xiangli Yao Skills

Probe

Probe

Basic Attack
Perform up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.

Heavy Attack
Perform a charged attack at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG.

Mid-air Attack
Perform a Plunging Attack from mid-air at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG.

Dodge Counter
Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.

Deduction

Deduction

Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.

Cogitation Model

Cogitation Model

Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG. Enter Intuition.
When in Intuition:
-Obtain 3 Hypercube(s). Each time Resonance Skill Law of Reigns is cast, consume 1 Hypercube(s). Intuition ends once all Hypercubes are consumed.
-Basic Attack and Heavy Attack are replaced with Basic Attack Pivot - Impale, which performs up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
-Resonance Skill Deduction is replaced with Resonance Skill Divergence, which deals Electro DMG.
-Dodge Counter is replaced with Dodge Counter Unfathomed, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.

Knowing

Knowing

Gain 5% Electro DMG Bonus after casting Resonance Skill for 8s, stackable for up to 4 times.

Focus

Focus

When in Intuition triggered by Resonance Liberation, Xiangli Yao's resistance to interruption is enhanced.

Principle

Principle

Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.

Forever Seeking

Forever Seeking

Resonance Skill - Decipher
When Capacity reaches 100, Resonance Skill Deduction is replaced by Resonance Skill Decipher.
Consume 100 Capacity to cast Resonance Skill Decipher, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.

Resonance Skill - Law of Reigns
When Performance Capacity reaches 5 in Intuition state, Resonance Skill Divergence is replaced by Resonance Skill Law of Reigns.
Consume 5 Performance Capacity to cast Resonance Skill Law of Reigns, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.

Mid-air Attack - Revamp
Shortly after casting Resonance Skill Decipher or Resonance Skill Divergence, use Basic Attack to perform Mid-air Attack Revamp at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.

Capacity
Xiangli Yao can hold up to 100 Capacity.
Every Normal Attack Probe on hit grants Capacity.
Every Resonance Skill Deduction on hit grants Capacity.

Performance Capacity
Xiangli Yao can hold up to 5 Performance Capacity.
When in Intuition triggered by Resonance Liberation:
Obtain 1 Performance Capacity when Stage 1 of Basic Attack Pivot - Impale hits a target.
Obtain 2 Performance Capacity when Stage 2 or 3 of Basic Attack Pivot - Impale hits a target.
Obtain 2 Performance Capacity for every Resonance Skill Divergence on hit.
Obtain 3 Performance Capacity for every Mid-air Attack Revamp on hit.
Obtain 2 Performance Capacity for every Dodge Counter Unfathomed on hit.

Chain Rule

Chain Rule

Xiangli Yao will call down a laser beam upon the first target the incoming Resonator's Basic Attack hits, dealing Electro DMG equal to 237.63% of Xiangli Yao's ATK to an area. This effect lasts for 8s and can be triggered once every 2s, up to 3 times.

Tune Break: Gauntlets

Tune Break: Gauntlets

When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.

Xiangli Yao Resonance Chain

Prodigy of Protégés

Prodigy of Protégés

Resonance Skill Law of Reigns additionally launches 6 Convolution Matrices at enemies, each dealing Resonance Liberation DMG equal to 8% of the skill's DMG Multiplier.

Traces of Predecessors

Traces of Predecessors

Casting Resonance Skill or Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model increases Crit. DMG by 30% for 8s.

Ruins of Ancient

Ruins of Ancient

Casting Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model increases the DMG of the following Resonance Skill moves by 63% for 24s:
Decipher, Deduction, Divergence, and Law of Reigns.
This effect can be triggered up to 5 times.

Vessel of Rebirth

Vessel of Rebirth

Casting Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model grants a 25% DMG Bonus to all team members' Resonance Liberation for 30s.

End of Stars

End of Stars

The DMG Multiplier of Outro Skill Chain Rule is increased by 222%. The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model is increased by 100%.

Solace of the Ordinary

Solace of the Ordinary

The Hypercubes obtained from Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model are enhanced, increasing the DMG Multiplier of Resonance Skill Law of Reigns by 76%.

Xiangli Yao Skill Inputs

Casting Resonance Skill or hitting an enemy with Normal Attack restore Forte Gauge.

When Forte Gauge is full, enhanced Resonance Skill can be cast.

Decipher: When Forte Gauge is full, press E+LeftMouseButton.
Law of Reigns: While in Intuition triggered by Resonance Liberation, use E when Forte Gauge is full.

Xiangli Yao Skins

Xiangli Yao Special Food

Vege Omelette

Vege Omelette

starstarstar

Increases ATK and Energy Regen of all Resonators in the team by 8% and 12% respectively, lasting for 30m. Only effective on your own Resonators in Co-op Mode.