Wuthering Waves Xiangli Yao Build Guide

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

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

Principle

Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.

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

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.