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Best Echo Sets for Xiangli Yao
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.
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
Increases Electro DMG and Resonance Liberation DMG. No need to use Echo Skill to receive DMG buffs.
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
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
An early game echo for Xiangli Yao, great for just dealing Electro DMG on demand.
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Best Tips & Tricks for Xiangli Yao
Best Teams for Xiangli Yao
Tune Break Liberation Team
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
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
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
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
Perform up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
Perform a charged attack at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG.
Perform a Plunging Attack from mid-air at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG.
Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
Deduction
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
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
Gain 5% Electro DMG Bonus after casting Resonance Skill for 8s, stackable for up to 4 times.
Focus
When in
Principle
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
Forever Seeking
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.
When Performance Capacity reaches 5 in
Consume 5 Performance Capacity to cast Resonance Skill Law of Reigns, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
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.
Xiangli Yao can hold up to 100 Capacity.
Every Normal Attack Probe on hit grants Capacity.
Every Resonance Skill Deduction on hit grants Capacity.
Xiangli Yao can hold up to 5 Performance Capacity.
When in
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
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
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast
Xiangli Yao Resonance Chain
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
Casting Resonance Skill or Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model increases Crit. DMG by 30% for 8s.
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
Casting Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model grants a 25% DMG Bonus to all team members' Resonance Liberation for 30s.
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
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.
Xiangli Yao Skins
Xiangli Yao Special Food
Vege Omelette



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.