Wuthering Waves Qingxiao Build Guide
Aero
Sword
A reclusive sword cultivator who holds the nominal title of Xuan Paragon of Xuanfang Hold, and a peerless master of both qin and sword. Aloof and distant, she seems untouched by emotion.
The world knows her as the Sword Transcendent. For years beyond counting, she has stood guard over these lands, and the cold light of her blade remains as keen as the day she first drew it.
Qingxiao Ascension Materials
Qingxiao Talent Level-Up Materials
Best Echo Sets for Qingxiao
Qingxiao's best-in-slot set is the 5-pc Heart of Evil's Purge, as it highly revolves around Aero DMG and the Tune Strain mechanic to fit her playstyle perfectly. The 5-pc bonus provides extra damage stats for her, alongside the passives that Calamity Effigy give when equipped.
As an alternative to her best-in-slot set, Qingxiao can use the 5-pc Sierra Gale to increase her Aero DMG significantly after her Intro Skill. Additionally, Nightmare: Feilian Beringal gives Aero DMG and Heavy Attack DMG, which are both ideal on Qingxiao.
Qingxiao's Best Primary Echo
Calamity Effigy
・Best Echo for Qingxiao. ・Provides multiple Aero DMG bonuses when Tune Strain is applied, consistently triggered by Qingxiao. ・Transform-type Echo, so you'll need to add the skill into her combos.
Nightmare: Feilian Beringal
・An alternative Echo if you're using Sierra Gale. ・Provides Heavy Attack DMG and Aero DMG as passives. ・Summon-type Echo, so you can seamlessly weave into combos.
Best Stats for Qingxiao Echoes
Best Substats for Qingxiao Echoes
Best Weapons for Qingxiao
Best Tips & Tricks for Qingxiao
Best Teams for Qingxiao
Qingxiao Tune Strain Team
Initiate with Mornye by doing three Basic Attacks, then hold a Heavy Attack to enter the air and enter Wide Field Observation Mode., In this state, perform three Basic Attacks followed by Resonance Skill. During its animation, you can cancel its endlag with your Liberation, generating High Syntony Field upon casting., Once High Syntony Field is deployed, cast a Heavy Attack and switch to Denia via Outro., As Denia enters the field, cast Basic Attack followed by Resonance Skill. Then, cast Resonance Liberation to enter the Breakdown Form., In the Breakdown Form, complete a Basic Attack String, then perform two casts of her empowered Resonance Skill., Afterwards, cast Denia's second Resonance Liberation to deploy Erosion Field before switching to Qingxiao with Outro Skill., Upon entering via Intro, hold Qingxiao's attack button to perform a mid-air attack string followed by two grounded basic attacks., Then, cast Resonance Skill to fill her Forte gauge. With full Forte, hold Heavy Attack and enter Ephemeral Transcendence., In this state, hold the Heavy Attack button again to perform a full basic attack string until her secondary Forte reaches full stacks., With her Forte full again, cast Heavy Attack followed by her Resonance Liberation before switching to Mornye via Outro., Repeat until no enemies are left on the field.
Qingxiao Hypercarry Team
Start with Mornye and perform three Basic Attacks. With Forte full, hold Heavy Attack to go up in the air., Next, perform three Basic Attacks followed by Resonance Skill. Then, follow this up with Liberation before performing her Heavy Attack. Use Outro to Denia afterwards with Concerto full., As Denia enters via Intro, cast Basic Attack followed by her Resonance Skill to gain max Forte. Then, cast Resonance Liberation to switch forms., In Breakdown Form, perform a full basic attack string followed by two casts of her empowered Resonance Skill., Then, cast Denia's Resonance Liberation again and switch to Qingxiao via Outro Skill., As Qingxiao, perform a full mid-air attack string and two grounded basic attacks by holding the Attack button., Then, cast her empowered Resonance Skill to reach max Forte., With the Forte gauge full, perform a Heavy Attack to enter her enhanced state. Hold Attack until her Forte gauge is filled., With her second Forte gauge full, perform a Heavy Attack and her Resonance Liberation before you switch to Mornye via Outro., Repeat until all enemies are defeated.
Qingxiao Skills
Strings to Steel
Press repeatedly or hold Normal Attack to perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG.
Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 1 and Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 4 are in Sheathed Stance.
Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 2 and Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 3 are in Drawn Stance.
When
Hold Normal Attack to consume STA and cast this skill, dealing Aero DMG.
Casting this skill consumes all
Press Normal Attack consecutively or hold it down to perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG.
This skill is in Drawn Stance.
After landing from Mid-air Attack - Stringblade Stage 3, press or hold Normal Attack within a certain time to cast Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 3.
While in mid-air, Resonance Skill is replaced by Mid-air Attack - Stringblade Stage 3.
While in the
Consume STA to perform a Plunging Attack, dealing Aero DMG.
While out of the Ephemeral Transcendence state, press Normal Attack within a certain time after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 3.
Press Normal Attack within a certain time after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG.
This skill is in Drawn Stance.
Press or hold Normal Attack within a certain time after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 4.
While in mid-air, Dodge is replaced by Sword Glide.
Severing Note
Deal Aero DMG. During this skill, gain
While not in the Ephemeral Transcendence state, press or hold Normal Attack within a certain time after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 4.
While casting Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 2, Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 3, or Dodge Counter - Stringblade, Resonance Skill is replaced by Severing Note: Ascendant.
Deal Aero DMG.
This skill is in Drawn Stance.
Billows Beneath Heaven
Deal Aero DMG.
Can be cast in mid-air close to the ground.
Sea of Thought, World of Dust
Upon entering combat, gain
After damage dealt directly by Resonators in the team defeats a target inflicted with the
If Qingxiao does not have the Gathered Mind effect, gain Gathered Mind with stacks equal to the target's
If Qingxiao already has Gathered Mind and the target's
After Resonators in the team deal damage to a target, inflict
When Resonators in the team cast
When Qingxiao is knocked out, she can no longer gain Gathered Mind, and any existing Gathered Mind effect becomes inactive.
Gathered Mind stacks up to 15 times and lasts for 30s.
To Know, To Banish
Qingxiao's following skills deal 2% more DMG per stack of
- Heavy Attack - Stringblade, Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence, Dodge Counter - Ephemeral Transcendence, Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence, Resonance Liberation - Billows Beneath Heaven.
Each time after a Resonator in the team inflicts
Tonality Shift
Deal Aero DMG. Upon casting, gain
Casting Resonance Skill - Severing Note: Judgement grants
Formless Heart Sword
While Qingxiao is in the Ephemeral Transcendence state, Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence and Dodge Counter - Ephemeral Transcendence become available.
Press repeatedly or hold Normal Attack to perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG.
Before Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence becomes available, this skill's DMG Multiplier is increased by 100%.
Can be cast in mid-air.
Press or hold Normal Attack within a certain time after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG.
Before Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence becomes available, this skill's DMG Multiplier is increased by 100%.
Can be cast in mid-air.
When
Casting this skill consumes all
Mindlock stacks up to 15 times.
Each time when a Resonator in the team inflicts
For each stack of Mindlock on the target, DMG taken from Qingxiao's following skills is Amplified by 2%, with an additional 5% per stack for the first
- Heavy Attack - Stringblade, Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence, Dodge Counter - Ephemeral Transcendence, Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence, Resonance Liberation - Billows Beneath Heaven.
Upon entering combat or casting Resonance Liberation Billows Beneath Heaven, gain Heaven's Clarity.
When Sheathed Stance/Drawn Stance moves deal damage, the rates at which Qin Heart/Sword Cadence are obtained increase by 100%.
When casting Heavy Attack - Stringblade, inflict
Casting Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence removes Heaven's Clarity.
Casting Intro Skill - Tonality Shift or Heavy Attack - Stringblade grants
Swordlight Ward stacks up to
While in the Sword Flight state, Qingxiao moves with a special animation.
Moving in Sword Flight continuously consumes Flight Qi.
- Casting the following skills sends Qingxiao into the Sword Flight state:
Sword Dodge, Heavy Attack - Stringblade, Mid-air Attack - Stringblade Stage 1, Mid-air Attack - Stringblade Stage 2, Severing Note: Ascendant, Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence, Dodge Counter - Ephemeral Transcendence, Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence, and Intro Skill - Tonality Shift.
- Exit the Sword Flight state by:
1. Casting Mid-air Attack - Stringblade Stage 3 or Plunging Attack.
2. Triggering certain environmental interactions or Utilities.
3. Returning to the ground.
4. Switching to another Resonator.
5. Depleting all Flight Qi.
While in the
Sword Step can only be cast once during
Can hold up to 100 points.
Dealing damage with Sheathed Stance skills grants Qin Heart.
Qin Heart cannot be gained while in the Ephemeral Transcendence state.
Can hold up to 100 points.
Dealing damage with Drawn Stance skills grants Sword Cadence.
Sword Cadence cannot be gained while in the Ephemeral Transcendence state.
Can hold up to 100 points.
Dealing damage with Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence or Dodge Counter - Ephemeral Transcendence grants Heart Sword Intent.
Lingering Song
Deal Aero DMG equal to 800% of Qingxiao's ATK.
Draw and Sunder
Qingxiao inflicts
Qingxiao can respond to
Responding to
Additionally, when the target's Off-Tune Level is full, Qingxiao can cast
Qingxiao Resonance Chain
Like Clouds That Meet and Drift Apart
Crit. Rate is increased by 16%.
The max stack limit of
Upon entering combat, gain
After Basic Attack - Stringblade, Mid-air Attack - Stringblade, or Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence deals damage, if Qingxiao has Exorcising Seal, remove Exorcising Seal and trigger Juque Perdition, dealing Aero DMG equal to 400% of Qingxiao's ATK, considered Basic Attack DMG. This effect can be triggered up to once per second. For each stack of Exorcising Seal removed, the target takes 4% more DMG from Juque Perdition for 2s.
Exorcising Seal stacks up to 25 times.
Like Petals That Fall Without a Sound
The DMG Multiplier of Heavy Attack - Stringblade is increased by 40%.
After entering combat, the max stack limit of
The max stack limit of Gathered Mind from Inherent Skill - Sea of Thought, World of Dust is increased to 25.
Casting Heavy Attack - Stringblade now inflicts
Dreams Fade, Sword Abides
The Crit. DMG of Resonance Liberation - Billows Beneath Heaven is increased by 100%.
During Heavy Attack - Stringblade, gain World in Chorus stacks equal to the highest
World in Chorus: Each stack increases the DMG Multiplier of Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence by 3%. World in Chorus is removed after casting Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence.
The Gathered Mind effect of Inherent Skill - Sea of Thought, World of Dust now inflicts
Wherever the Road Leads, Side by Side
After a Resonator in the team inflicts
Cold Steel That Longs to Warm the Snow
The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Skill - Severing Note: Judgement is increased by 100%.
While moving in
Cleanse This Tarnished Age, Till All Runs Clear
Targets take 40% more DMG from Qingxiao's Heavy Attack - Stringblade, Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence, Resonance Liberation - Billows Beneath Heaven, and Juque Perdition.
During Heavy Attack - Stringblade, gain
For each stack of Mindlock on the target, the DMG of Juque Perdition taken by the target is Amplified by 2%. The first
When Inherent Skill - To Know, To Banish is unlocked, the DMG of Juque Perdition on targets with Mindlock is increased by 2% for each stack of Mindlock. The first
The effect of Qingxiao's response to
Qingxiao Skill Inputs
Sword Step: While in the Sword Flight state, hold Jump.
Cast various skills to build up Qin Heart and Sword Cadence. When both Forte Gauges are full, casting Heavy Attack - Stringblade sends Qingxiao into the Ephemeral Transcendence state.
While in the Ephemeral Transcendence state, attacks build up Heart Sword Intent. When full, cast Enhanced Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning.
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Qingxiao Special Food
Mengzhou Fish in Vinegar
Increases Energy Regen of all Resonators in the team by 34% for 30 min. Only effective on your own Resonators in Co-op Mode.