The best Genshin Impact Xiao build

The incomparable builds for Xiao in Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact Xiao looking out over water in Liyue

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Looking for a good Genshin Impact Xiao build for his rerun? Few would have predicted that we'd get so umpteen reruns in Genshin Impact 2.4, and that aboard Ganyu and Zhongli, we'd also get the demon slayer, Xiao. You can currently wish well for him aboard the new characters, Shenhe and Yun Jin. Flat though we now have Kazuha, too, no nonpareil does a plunging attack quite like Xiao.

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Seriously, his burst increases his jump distance and AoE damage, significant he can Spam plunging attacks into groups of enemies, operating theatre repeatedly activate the Swirl chemical reaction, as he drops into another character's AoE burst. When you throw in his Lemniscatic Wind Cycling skill that lets him dash through with enemies or even mid-air, you have a character with even more mobility than Keqing.

Xiao is a reliable damage-dealer and on with characters equal Ayaka, Beidou, or Kazuha, has one of the most enjoyable playstyles in the game. In this Genshin Impact Xiao build guide, I'll go finished the five-star's abilities, constellations, how you start him, also as a frame to make the most out of him.

Builds

Xiao is best built as a DPS fighter aircraft, and since his abilities infuse his regularized attacks with Anemo impairment, any material body should be focused on elevation either his Anemo or attack damage.

DPS

Arm: Primordial Jade Winged Spear

On a hit, this five-whizz polearm gets a 3.2% attack boost for six seconds, which stacks up to seven times, and posterior fall out one time all 0.3 seconds. If you grapple to get all those stacks, wrong is boosted by a further 12%. This makes the weapon well-fit to Xiao's speedy fighting fashio, as he racks up those stacks for that maximum bonus.

The Primordial Tire Winged Spear is available on 2.4's image invocation streamer, but if you have some Starglitter saved up, you tail end purchase the Blackcliff Punt through Paimon's Bargains. This tetrad-star topology polearm boosts crit damage A a sub stat, and increases attack aside 12% adequate three times whenever you overcome an opponent.

Artefact: (2) Prizefighter's Finale (2) Viridescent Venerer

This set is a dandy pick for Xiao since 2 pieces of Prizefighter's Finale boosts attack by 18%, while two pieces of Viridescent Venerer boosts Anemo damage by 15%. This creates a good balance for Xiao in terms of both dealing physical damage, and Anemo-infused damage.

In footing of cyclic artifacts, you could also replace Gladiator's Finale with Shiminenawa's Recall, operating theater add two pieces of Berskerker for that 12% crit rate increase, which would synergise well with Blackcliff Pole for pushing Xiao towards crits.

Abilities

Xiao's abilities

Hither are Xiao's abilities, passives, and Constellations:

Normal attack: Whirlwind Thrust
Normal Attack:	Xiao performs six quick strikes with his polearm.
Charged Attack:	Xiao will dive down and smash the ground. The higher he falls from, the more powerful the onset. It doubles ascending A his Plunging Attack.
Plunging Onslaught:	Xiao's Aerated Attack and Plunging Attack are the same.

Elemental Skill
Lemniscatic Wind Cycling:	Xiao dives smart, transaction Anemo damage to all enemies along the way. It can be used in middle-air, and has 2 charges.

Elemental Split
Nemesis Of All Malign:	Xiao takes on the form of the Yaksha, wearing a ghostly mask. During this meter, Xiao's attack range increases, his jump ability increases, and his regular attacks deal Anemo terms. Yet, while He's in this bod, his Horsepower will perpetually drain.

Passives
Evil Conqueror - Tamer Of Demons:	Bane Of All Evil gives Xiao a 5% damage increase, and this rises past a foster five percent every 3 seconds in the lead to 25% until the skill ends.
Dissolution Eon - Heaven Fall:	When Lemniscatic Tip Cycling is used, the next Lemniscatic Wind Cycling has a 10% damage boost if activated within half-dozen seconds. This can pile up to threefold.
Transcension - Gravity Defier:	Completely political party members get a 20% reduction in declination damage.

Constellations
Licentiousness Aeon - Destroyer Of Worlds:	Lemniscatic Wind Cycling gains an extra charge.
Annihilation Eon - Blossom Of Kaleidos:	Xiao's Energy Recharge is enhanced past 25% when he's in the party but non currently active.
Evil Conqueror - Wrath God:	Increases Lemniscatic Wind Cycling's skill level by troika, with a soap level of 15.
Transcension - Defunctness Of Miserable:	Xiao gains a 100% defence mechanism bonus when his HP falls under 50%.
Evolution Eon - Ancestry Of Ignorance:	Increases Bane Of Wholly Evil's skill level aside three, with a max level of 15.
Evil Vanquisher - Vigilant Yaksha:	During Bane Of All Evil, hitting two or more enemies with Provocative Attacks gives Lemniscatic Wind Cycling an additional charge, while reducing its cooldown aside one and only second.

Ascension materials

Genshin Impact Xiao watches lanterns during the Lantern Rite. — (Image acknowledgment: miHoYo)

Xiao Ascent materials

Character

In order to rise and rase Xiao you'll need the usual Vayuda Turquoise for Anemo characters, as well as Juvenile Fatigu, which you butt take from the Best Geovishap boss fight back. You'll also need cardinal world materials:

Qingxin
Slime Condensation

Qingxin are light flowers that are saved in the cragged stone woods of Liyue, but especially at Jueyun Karst and the Guyun Stone Forest. Slime Condensate-series items, on the other handwriting, are dropped past slimes of different international levels.

Talent

Here are Xiao's talent ascension materials:

Teachings of Successfulness
Sludge Condensation
Shadow of the Warrior
Crown of Insight

Teachings of Prosperity can be earned at the Taishin Mansion house domain on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays. As mentioned, Slime Condensate-series items make out from all different slimes of varying world levels. Tincture of the Warrior is a reward for fighting level 70+ Childe in the Trounce Arena.

Finally, the Crown of Insight comes from seasonal events, but also upgrading either the Unutterable Sakura in Inazuma, or the Frostbearing Tree in Dragonspine.