Xingqiu's Legendary Build

Xingqiu Build Guide

Xingqiu is a premier Hydro sub-DPS support known for his incredible off-field damage and damage mitigation. This Xingqiu build focuses on balancing his high energy requirements with offensive stats to ensure his powerful Elemental Burst is always available for your team.

Best Weapons

• Sacrificial Sword: This is the premier choice for Xingqiu because it allows him to cast his Elemental Skill twice. This effectively doubles his energy particle generation, making it much easier to maintain full uptime on his Burst while providing necessary energy recharge.
• Favonius Sword: A fantastic alternative that serves as a battery for the entire team. Use this weapon when your team needs extra energy particles, as it provides a high amount of energy recharge and generates neutral particles upon landing critical hits.

Best Artifacts

• Emblem of Severed Fate: This is the most efficient of the artifact sets for a sub-DPS build. It converts energy recharge into Elemental Burst damage, which is perfect for meeting his high energy needs while significantly boosting his personal damage output.
• 2-piece Combinations: Mixing sets like Noblesse Oblige, Heart of Depth, or Nymph's Dream is a viable strategy for easier farming. Combining 2-piece Hydro DMG bonus with 2-piece ATK or Burst DMG sets provides a balanced stat spread for consistent damage.

Teams and Stat Priorities

• For stat priorities, focus on reaching 200% Energy Recharge before C6 or 170-185% at C6, while maintaining at least 70% Critical Rate and high Critical Damage. Priority main stats include an ATK% Sands, Hydro DMG Bonus Goblet, and Crit Circlet.
• The Raiden National team utilizes Xingqiu alongside Raiden Shogun, Xiangling, and Bennett. This composition excels at constant Vaporize and Overload reactions, benefiting from the massive energy regeneration provided by Raiden to keep everyone's Bursts ready.
• A Hyperbloom team featuring Xingqiu, Nahida, Yelan, and Kuki Shinobu offers incredible single-target damage. Xingqiu provides the necessary Hydro application to create Dendro cores while offering defensive utility through his rain swords.
• The Hu Tao Double Hydro setup pairs Xingqiu with Yelan or Furina to maximize Hydro resonance and application. This ensures Hu Tao can consistently trigger Vaporize on her charged attacks while benefiting from the increased HP and damage buffs.
• Arlecchino Vaporize teams rely on Xingqiu for consistent Hydro application to enable powerful reactions. His damage mitigation and resistance to interruption are crucial for keeping Arlecchino safe during her aggressive combat sequences.