Genshin Impact Xiao Build

Polearm

Anemo

Liyue Adeptus

17/4

Alatus Nemeseos

Taishan Mansion

A yaksha adeptus who defends Liyue. Also heralded as the "Conqueror of Demons" and "Vigilant Yaksha."

Best Xiao Builds

DPS Build

Weapons

1

Staff of Homa

CRIT DMG

2

Primordial Jade Winged-Spear

CRIT Rate

3

Lumidouce Elegy

CRIT Rate

4

Staff of the Scarlet Sands

CRIT Rate

5

Calamity Queller

ATK%

6

Deathmatch

CRIT Rate

7

Crimson Moon's Semblance

CRIT Rate

8

Vortex Vanquisher

ATK%

9

Skyward Spine

Energy Recharge

10

Blackcliff Pole

CRIT DMG

11

Tamayuratei no Ohanashi R5

Energy Recharge

12

Lithic Spear

ATK%

13

Missive Windspear R5

ATK%

14

Prospector's Drill

ATK%

15

Wavebreaker's Fin

ATK%

16

Favonius Lance

Energy Recharge

17

White Tassel

CRIT Rate

Artifacts

1

Marechaussee Hunter

4

2

Vermillion Hereafter

4

3

Desert Pavilion Chronicle

4

Choose 2

Anemo DMG Bonus +15% set

2

ATK +18% set

2

Emblem of Severed Fate

2

Recommended Primary Stats

Sands

ATK%

Goblet

Anemo DMG Bonus / ATK%

Circlet

CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats Priority

1Energy Recharge

2CRIT Rate

3CRIT DMG

4ATK%

Xiao's Optimal Skill Rotation:

• Skill -> Skill -> Burst -> Plunge Combo

Xiao's Plunge Combo:
Best combo for Xiao when fighting a single target:

• Normal Attack -> Charged Attack -> High Plunge (no collision possible)
• Normal Attack -> Charged Attack -> Low Plunge (collision only possible on Low Plunge)
• High Plunge spam (collision possible on High Plunge)

Best combo for Xiao when fighting multiple enemies:

• High Plunge spam

Talents Priority

NANormal Attack>QBurst>ESkill

DPS - Xiao, a Hypercarry focused on plunge attacks, typically requires a high Energy Recharge and/or an Anemo battery (Sucrose, C6 Faruzan, Xianyun) for his expensive elemental burst. Weapon Choices:

• Calamity Queller: Valuable in teams without Bennett or Xianyun.
• Crimson Moon's Semblance: Primarily a stat stick, but its passive can be utilized in teams with no or only Bennett's healing.
• Vortex Vanquisher: Assumes no shield on the team. Better in teams with a shield or without Xianyun or Bennett.
• Skyward Spine and Favonius Lance: Better choices in teams with high Energy Recharge Requirements.
• Blackcliff Pole: Performs similarly to Calamity Queller in Teams with Bennett. Its passive is unreliable but can lead to a higher ranking.
• Lithic Spear: Performance varies with refines and stacks. At [R5], it performs similarly to Blackcliff Pole with one stack and Calamity Queller with two stacks.
• Missive Windspear [R5]: Performs closer to Blackcliff Pole if Xiao can reliably trigger its passive.
• Prospector's Drill [R5]: Performs similarly to Skyward Spine with a reliable healer present.

• Marechaussee Hunter (4): Outperforms Vermillion Hereafter (4) with either Bennett or Xianyun on the Team. Not recommended with a Crit Rate Weapon.
• Desert Pavilion Chronicle (4): Utilize by performing a charged attack at the start of Xiao's burst. Performs close to Vermillion Hereafter (4) with a low base attack weapon and Bennett on the team. Not recommended to farm this Domain specifically for Xiao.

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Weapons

1

Primordial Jade Winged-Spear

CRIT Rate

2

Blackcliff Pole

CRIT DMG

3

Deathmatch

CRIT Rate

4

Staff of Homa

CRIT DMG

5

White Tassel

CRIT Rate

Artifacts

1

Vermillion Hereafter

4

2

Gladiator's Finale

2

Viridescent Venerer

2

3

Shimenawa's Reminiscence

2

Viridescent Venerer

2

4

Vermillion Hereafter

2

Viridescent Venerer

2

5

Gladiator's Finale

2

Shimenawa's Reminiscence

2

Best Xiao Teams

#1

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#2

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#3

Main DPS

Support

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#4

Main DPS

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#5

Main DPS

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#6

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Xiao Skills

Normal Attack: Whirlwind Thrust

Normal Attack
Performs up to 6 consecutive spear strikes.

Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to perform an upward thrust.

Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Xiao does not take DMG from performing Plunging Attacks.

Level

1

1-Hit DMG

27.54% + 27.54%

2-Hit DMG

56.94%

3-Hit DMG

68.55%

4-Hit DMG

37.66% + 37.66%

5-Hit DMG

71.54%

6-Hit DMG

95.83%

Charged Attack DMG

121.09%

Charged Attack Stamina Cost

25

Plunge DMG

81.83%

Low/High Plunge DMG

163.63% / 204.39%

Lemniscatic Wind Cycling

According to the legends of another land, the world will someday be crushed by two great wind wheels. Xiao's mastery over polearms is transcendent, ripping his foes apart like those legendary wind wheels.

Xiao lunges forward, dealing Anemo DMG to opponents in his path.
Can be used in mid-air.
Starts with 2 charges.

Level

1

Skill DMG

252.8%

CD

10s

Bane of All Evil

Donning the Mask of the Yaksha, Xiao takes the terrifying, demon-conquering form of the Vigilant Yaksha. But this great power has also brought him great suffering. Some call him "The Bane of All Evil."

Xiao dons the Yaksha Mask that set gods and demons trembling millennia ago.

Yaksha's Mask
·Greatly increases Xiao's jumping ability.
·Increases his attack AoE and attack DMG.
·Converts attack DMG into Anemo DMG, which cannot be overridden by any other elemental infusion.

In this state, Xiao will continuously lose HP.
The effects of this skill end when Xiao leaves the field.

Level

1

Normal/Charged/Plunging Attack DMG Bonus

58.45%

Life Drain

3% Current HP Per Second

Duration

15s

CD

18s

Energy Cost

70

Passive Talent

Conqueror of Evil: Tamer of Demons

Ascension Phase 1

While under the effects of Bane of All Evil, all DMG dealt by Xiao increases by 5%. DMG increases by a further 5% for every 3s the ability persists.
The maximum DMG Bonus is 25%.

Dissolution Eon: Heaven Fall

Ascension Phase 4

Using Lemniscatic Wind Cycling increases the DMG of subsequent uses of Lemniscatic Wind Cycling by 15%.
This effect lasts for 7s, and has a maximum of 3 stacks. Gaining a new stack refreshes the effect's duration.

Transcension: Gravity Defier

Passive

Decreases climbing Stamina consumption for your own party members by 20%.
Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.

Constellations

Dissolution Eon: Destroyer of Worlds

Constellation Lv. 1

Increases Lemniscatic Wind Cycling's charges by 1.

Annihilation Eon: Blossom of Kaleidos

Constellation Lv. 2

When in the party and not on the field, Xiao's Energy Recharge is increased by 25%.

Conqueror of Evil: Wrath Deity

Constellation Lv. 3

Increases the Level of Lemniscatic Wind Cycling by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Transcension: Extinction of Suffering

Constellation Lv. 4

When Xiao's HP falls below 50%, he gains a 100% DEF Bonus.

Evolution Eon: Origin of Ignorance

Constellation Lv. 5

Increases the Level of Bane of All Evil by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Conqueror of Evil: Guardian Yaksha

Constellation Lv. 6

While under the effects of Bane of All Evil, hitting at least 2 opponents with Xiao's Plunging Attack will immediately grant him 1 charge of Lemniscatic Wind Cycling, and for the next 1s, he may use Lemniscatic Wind Cycling while ignoring its CD.

Stats

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Talent Materials