Best Build for Xinyan in Genshin Impact
claymore character in Genshin Impact. This guide covers the best builds, weapons and artifacts for Xinyan.Pros & Cons
- Unique playstyle (charged attack "spin-to-win")
- Not dependent on Artifact Set bonuses
- Expensive unit to build
- Relative to what you get versus raising someone else
- Limited team compositions
- Really wants constellations
- C2 is valuable for damage but also shield uptime.
- C6 is valuable as it boosts your stat-efficiency
Skills
Normal Attack
Performs up to 4 consecutive strikes.
Charged Attack
Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous spinning attacks against all nearby opponents.
At the end of the sequence, perform a more powerful slash.
Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Xinyan brandishes her instrument, dealing Pyro DMG on nearby opponents, forming a shield made out of her audience's passion.
The shield's DMG Absorption scales based on Xinyan's DEF and on the number of opponents hit.
- Hitting 0 – 1 opponents grants Shield Level 1: Ad Lib.
- Hitting 2 opponents grants Shield Level 2: Lead-In.
- Hitting 3 or more opponents grants Shield Level 3: Rave, which will also deal intermittent Pyro DMG to nearby opponents.
The shield has the following special properties:
- When unleashed, it infuses Xinyan with Pyro.
- It has 250% DMG Absorption effectiveness against Pyro DMG.
Strumming rapidly, Xinyan launches nearby opponents and deals Physical DMG to them, hyping up the crowd. The sheer intensity of the atmosphere will cause explosions that deal Pyro DMG to nearby opponents.
Passives
When a Perfect Cooking is achieved on a DEF-boosting dish, Xinyan has a 12% chance to obtain double the product.
Decreases the number of opponents Sweeping Fervor must hit to trigger each level of shielding.
- Shield Level 2: Lead-In requirement reduced to 1 opponent hit.
- Shield Level 3: Rave requirement reduced to 2 opponents hit or more.
Characters shielded by Sweeping Fervor deal 15% increased Physical DMG.
Constellations
Upon scoring a CRIT Hit, increases ATK SPD of Xinyan's Normal and Charged Attacks by 12% for 5s.
Can only occur once every 5s.
Riff Revolution's Physical DMG has its CRIT Rate increased by 100%, and will form a shield at Shield Level 3: Rave when cast.
Increases the Level of Sweeping Fervor by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Sweeping Fervor's swing DMG decreases opponent's Physical RES by 15% for 12s.
Increases the Level of Riff Revolution by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Decreases the Stamina Consumption of Xinyan's Charged Attacks by 30%. Additionally, Xinyan's Charged Attacks gain an ATK Bonus equal to 50% of her DEF.
Ascension
| Rank | Level | Cost 
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Materials | |||
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| 1 | 20 | 20,000 | ||||
| 2 | 40 | 40,000 |
 10 |
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| 3 | 50 | 60,000 |
20 |
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| 4 | 60 | 80,000 |
30 |
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| 5 | 70 | 100,000 |
45 |
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| 6 | 80 | 120,000 |
60 |
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Teams
For a detailed breakdown of the best Xinyan teams go to the Xinyan team guide page.
Builds
DPS Build
To utilize majority of Xinyan's kit we lean towards the DPS build.
Normal Attack > Burst > Skill
Most of your damage will come from your charged attacks while your Burst is a nice addition to your damage. Xinyan's skill is raised for the shield scaling which leads to low priority but should not be neglected.
Main stats: ATK% or DEF%/Phys%/Crit
Substats: Crit, ATK% DEF%, ER
Lean towards ATK% over DEF% for damage but it is a fine balance.
WeaponsBest weapon for Xinyan's personal DMG.
Good potential damage due to passive, all the 5★ weapons are very close to each other in terms of value
Could be Xinyan's best weapons if you value Xinyan's shield
Battlepass option, possibly one of the best claymores. Xinyan's shield can prevent losing the passive's effect
ArtifactsDamage% is very valuable on Physical DPS units due its scarcity, since Xinyan can't maximize 4pc Pale Flame, the 2pc combination offer both flexibility as well as the best damage potential for her.
Useful since you have a shield but not as good due to the limits of your shield's uptime}}
Gladiator's Finale is a good artifact set on Xinyan but loses out on the set flexibility while not being a direct upgrade over the 2pc combinations
Support Build
Utilizing Xinyan's shield allows her to be useful versus Pyro enemies. Constellation 2 is particularly valuable on this build because this allows your Burst to activate your shield.
Skill
Xinyan's utility mostly comes from her shield whose values only scale on the Skill talent.
Main stats: ER or DEF%/DEF%/DEF%
Substats: ER DEF% Crit
Xinyan's shield only scales off of DEF% which is why we choose to invest in DEF% mainstats. While the damage is low its hard to meaningfully optimize without very expensive investments.
WeaponsAt high refinements, this can provide great shield uptime while providing good ER for consistent Bursts
F2P Option with DEF% substat
Overall a great weapon for Xinyan providing some damage to this build with the general value that ER can bring.
A good general supportive option, doesn't do much for Xinyan but can do a lot for your team.
ArtifactsCan be challenging as you will need to ensure the Shield pulses hits enemies for buff uptime.
Combination sets to just maximize the DEF% available.
Useful as a utility piece to support your other party members. Doesn't do much for Xinyan.
