Genshin Impact: Xingqiu - best builds (Hydro) Genshin Impact guide, tips
On this page of the Genshin Impact tutorial you will learn about the Hydro element character, Xingqiu. Furthermore, you will read about the best builds for this character and which role he plays best.
Last update: 21 November 2023
On this page of the guide to the game Genshin Impact, you'll learn all about Xingqiu, the character with the Hydro element. Here you can learn some basic information about the character, the role she is best suited to, how to build her correctly, and in what team she will fully utilize her potential.
General information
Xingqiu is a four-star character with a Hydro element. He fights with a sword. His strengths are Elemental Burst and Elemental Skill, so you should mainly focus on building Energy Recharge so that Xingqiu can use his abilities as often as possible.
Best team compositions
- Hydro Sub DPS - Xiangling/Xingqiu/Raiden/Bennet
- Hydro Sub DPS - Diluc/Xingqiu/Bennet/Venti
Sub DPS Build/Support Build
Xingqiu can become both your sub DPS and support. All thanks to its ability to use Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst at a fast pace.
- Artifacts - 4x Emblem of Severed Fate/4x Noblesse Oblige
- Weapons - Sacrificial Sword/Favonius Sword
The best choice for this build, would be to using 4x Emblem of Severed Fade. It is more focused on Elemental Burst damage and to be able to use it as soon as possible. It is important to achieve 200% ER. Thanks to this set of artifacts, it is possible. 2x will give you 20% ER, and 4x will increase Elemental Burst DMG by 25%, up to a maximum of 75%, depending on the maximum ER you have.
You can also focus on 4x Noblesse Oblige to increase Elemental Burst DMG by 20%. But most importantly, having four parts of this artifact, after using the EB, other party members will receive a boost, which is increased ATK DMG by 20% for 12 seconds. A variant of these artifacts focuses more on assisting others in battle while strengthening EB damage.
As for weapons, the greatest use will be swords, which grants an additional Energy Recharge. The ideal choice will be Sacrificial Sword. In addition to Energy Recharge, you'll also get a 40% chance that your Elemental Skill cooldown will end immediately, so you'll be able to use it twice in a row. This will give you a large amount of Energy points.
The second weapon, Favonius Sword, focuses more on making Xingiu last longer on the battlefield and attack with normal attacks. In addition to Energy Recharge, if you get a critical hit, you'll have a 60% chance of creating an Elemental Orb, which will grant you 6 Energy points. This effect may occur once every 12 seconds.
Talents
Talents are abilities used by every character in the game. For Xingqiu, you should develop both Elemental Skill (Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen) and Elemental Burst (Guhua Sword: Raincutter) evenly because they significantly affect the damage inflicted by this character.
Regarding Normal Attacks (Guhua Style), invest in them last.
Constellations
Xingqiu is a good character who will support your team already at C0 level. However, to unlock his full potential, it would be good to draw him 7 times to get him the maximum level, which is C6. Thanks to this, this character will become one of the best in the game if his build is correctly made.