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Ascension Materials

170000
4
12
12
4
46
60

Talent Level-Up Materials

Best Echo Sets for

5pc

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.

2pc
2pc

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.

's Best Primary Echo

Increases Electro DMG and Resonance Liberation DMG. No need to use Echo Skill to receive DMG buffs.

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.

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.

An early game echo for Xiangli Yao, great for just dealing Electro DMG on demand.

Best Stats for Echoes

4 Cost: CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG
3 Cost: Electro DMG
1 Cost: ATK%

Best Substats for Echoes

1
CRIT Rate
2
CRIT DMG
3
Energy Regen
4
ATK%
5
Res. Liberation DMG Bonus
6
Flat ATK

Best Weapons for

Best Tips & Tricks for

Always aim for a 1:2 ratio for Crit Rate and Crit DMG, which will depend on what weapon you have on him.
For Xiangli Yao's 3-cost Echoes, double Electro DMG is optimal and his 1-cost Echoes should both have ATK%.
As for substats, aim for even more Crit stats, Energy Regen, ATK, and Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus.
Unlocking Xiangli Yao’s first Inherent Skill is highly beneficial, as it amplifies his Electro Damage after casting his Resonance Skill.

Best Teams for

Tune Break Liberation Team

With Tune Break introduced in Version 3.0, Xiangli Yao's best team is with Lynae and Mornye. As the sub-DPS, Lynae gives Xiangli Yao multiple All DMG and Resonance Liberation DMG buffs through her Liberation and Outro, enhancing his DPS significantly. Aside from this, she also enhances Tune Break DMG significantly and can deal good damage of her own. This is only further enhanced by Mornye as the healer support of the team, letting the team cast Tune Breaks more due to her enhancing the Off-Tune Buildup Rate of her allies. Furthermore, she increases the DMG taken by enemies, provides amazing sustain for the team with interruption resistance, additional DEF stats, and healing through her Syntony Field, and gives All DMG amplification for all Resonators.

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

Xiangli Yao's premium Electro team includes Yinlin as the sub-DPS and Shorekeeper as the team's healer. Yinlin's Outro Skill provides Electro DMG and Liberation DMG Bonus which is amazing for Xiangli Yao to increase the damage of his hard hitting abilities. Also, Yinlin inflicts a Punishment Mark on enemies that when attacked will send out a coordinated attack for even more damage. Shorekeeper is the top choice for a healer-support as she is able to boost all allies' Crit. Rate and Crit. DMG as well as deepen their All-type DMG which is a desirable buff for Xiangli Yao who already has a devastating damage output.

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

Jianxin is a viable alternative to Yinlin, since she can buff Xiangli Yao's Resonance Liberation DMG using her Outro Skill. She is also more accessible since Jianxin is available for free from the 5-Star Resonator Selector!

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

This team contains characters that you can obtain for free. The team revolves around Xiangli Yao dealing the most damage, Yuanwu consistently using his Resonance Skill to deploy Thunder Wedge (and with it coordinated attacks), and Baizhi healing the 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.

Skills

Resonance Chain

Skill Inputs

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Special Food

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