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Xiangli Yao

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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 <te href=850091>Jinzhou</te> <te href=850092>Huaxu Academy</te>, and the Academy's youngest multi-disciplinary scientist. <br/>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

Best — Void Thunder increases Electro DMG Bonus and the 5-piece effect boosts damage after Resonance Skill or Heavy ATK. If you lack Nightmare: Thundering Mephis, Tempest Mephis or Thundering Mephis are acceptable replacements.

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

Good starter set if you don't have a full 5-piece Void Thunder. Tempest Mephis (or Thundering Mephis/Flautist) works well as the main echo while building toward 5-piece.

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 — grants useful buff earlier in the combo, making Xiangli Yao less susceptible to interruption.

Thundering Mephis

Thundering Mephis

Increases Liberation DMG and Electro DMG. Strong buffs for Xiangli Yao, but its long attack animations make the buffs harder to consistently obtain.

Flautist

Flautist

Early-game echo that provides reliable Electro DMG on demand; good if you lack the Mephis echoes.

Best Stats for Xiangli Yao Echoes

4 Cost: CRIT Rate or 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

Enter Intuition via Resonance Liberation — this is Xiangli Yao's main DPS window. Plan to use Resonance Skill Law of Reigns three times while Intuition is active.
Best-in-slot weapon: Verity's Handle — it greatly increases Resonance Liberation DMG and can be extended by using Resonance Skill before the buff ends.
If you lack Verity's Handle, use Abyss Surges for energy regen, ATK and mutual Resonance Skill/Normal Attack buffs. Gauntlets of Night is the best F2P option.
Echo main stat pattern: ④ = Crit Rate or Crit DMG, ③ = Electro DMG, ① = ATK%. Substats priority: Crits → Energy Regen → ATK% → Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus → Flat ATK.
Upgrade priority: max Resonance Liberation first, then Forte Circuit and Resonance Skill. Intro Skill and Normal Attack can be deprioritized.
Unlock Xiangli Yao's first Inherent Skill (Knowing) early — it grants stackable Electro DMG after casting Resonance Skill, synergizing with Intuition playstyle.

Best Teams for Xiangli Yao

Tune Break Liberation Team

Synergy: Lynae provides strong sub-DPS and crucial All DMG, Resonance Liberation DMG, and Tune Break Boost buffs for Xiangli Yao. Shorekeeper supplies powerful team-wide buffs and heals to amplify both Xiangli Yao and Lynae. Echo sets used: Xiangli Yao — Void Thunder (5-pc); Lynae — Pact of Neonlight Leap (5-pc); Shorekeeper — Rejuvenating Glow (5-pc).

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Main DPS

lynae

Sub-DPS
shorekeeper

Shorekeeper

Support

Begin as Shorekeeper and perform her optimal combos to charge up her Concerto and Resonance Energy. Once her Liberation is available, cast it to generate her Stellarealm and switch to Lynae once Outro is available., As Lynae enters via her Intro, follow it up with a Resonance Skill to achieve max stacks., Use Lynae's 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 it to Lumiflow, dealing damage and entering Kaleidoscopic Parade., In Kaleidoscopic Parade, jump up 3 times to perform 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 his Outro., As Xiangli Yao enters, build up his Concerto and Resonance Energy with optimal combos, then cast his Liberation to enter the Intuition state., While in Intuition, cast Resonance Skill → Mid-air Attack → Resonance Skill to perform one instance of Laws of Reigns., Do three Basic Attacks and another Resonance Skill for the second Laws of Reigns., Repeat Resonance Skill → Mid-air Attack → Resonance Skill to perform the third Laws of Reigns., With Concerto full, switch back to Shorekeeper and detonate the Stellarealm., Repeat the rotation until all enemies are defeated.

Xiangli Yao Electro Team

Synergy: Yinlin's Outro grants Electro DMG and Liberation DMG Bonus (boosts Xiangli Yao's powerful abilities) and applies a Punishment Mark that triggers coordinated attacks. Shorekeeper raises allies' Crit Rate/Crit DMG and All-type DMG, which strongly benefits Xiangli Yao. Echo sets: Xiangli Yao — Void Thunder (5-pc); Yinlin — Moonlit Clouds (5-pc); Shorekeeper — Rejuvenating Glow (5-pc).

Start as Shorekeeper and charge Concerto Energy until full. Use her Resonance Liberation to enable Stellarealm (buffs allies' Crit Rate/Crit DMG when upgraded)., Switch to Yinlin and charge her Forte using optimal combos. Execute a Heavy Attack to apply a Mark., Charge Yinlin's Concerto and use her Resonance Liberation; her Liberation deals coordinated attacks. After using her Ultimate, switch to Xiangli Yao (ensure Concerto Energy is full to upgrade Stellarealm)., On Xiangli Yao, use optimal combos to fully charge his Resonance Liberation, then cast it to slow enemies and enter Intuition., While in Intuition, consume three Hypercubes by using Xiangli Yao's Resonance Skill (Laws of Reigns) three times, and try to charge back to max Concerto Energy., Swap back to Shorekeeper with max Concerto Energy to detonate the Stellarealm. Repeat until enemies are defeated.

Resonance Liberation DMG Team

Synergy: Jianxin's Outro specifically buffs Resonance Liberation DMG, enhancing Xiangli Yao's Liberation-centered rotation. Shorekeeper provides the Stellarealm detonation and team-wide buffs/heals. Echo sets: Xiangli Yao — Void Thunder (5-pc); Jianxin — Moonlit Clouds (5-pc); Shorekeeper — Rejuvenating Glow (5-pc).

Start as Shorekeeper and charge Concerto Energy until the other Resonator icons glow. Use her Resonance Liberation to enable Stellarealm, then switch out., Switch to Jianxin and use optimal combos. Once Concerto Energy is full, switch to Xiangli Yao; Jianxin's Outro grants Xiangli Yao a Resonance Liberation DMG buff., On Xiangli Yao, charge his Resonance Liberation with optimal combos, then cast it to slow enemies and enter Intuition., While in Intuition, use Xiangli Yao's Resonance Skill (Laws of Reigns) three times before Intuition ends, then swap to Shorekeeper when Concerto Energy is full to detonate Stellarealm.

Free To Play Team

Purpose: All free-to-obtain characters. Team revolves around Xiangli Yao as main damage source, Yuanwu deploying Thunder Wedge and coordinated attacks off-field, and Baizhi providing healing. Echo sets: Xiangli Yao — Void Thunder (5-pc); Yuanwu — Empyrean Anthem (5-pc); Baizhi — Rejuvenating Glow (5-pc).

Start with Yuanwu: use his Resonance Skill and Normal Attacks to charge Concerto Energy while keeping enemies inside the Thunder Wedge's range., When Concerto Energy is full, switch to Xiangli Yao (switching from Yuanwu weakens enemies' Vibration Strength on impact)., Use Xiangli Yao's optimal combos to charge his Resonance Liberation, then cast it to slow enemies and enter Intuition., While in Intuition, consume Xiangli Yao's Resonance Skill (Laws of Reigns) three times before Intuition ends., Switch back to Yuanwu once Concerto Energy is full; if healing is needed, 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.

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 Special Food

Vege Omelette

Vege Omelette

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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.