Xiao — Build, Teams & Rating Genshin 6.7

Is Xiao worth building?

Xiao is a thrilling, hands-on Anemo main DPS, but he's demanding: the team exists to buff him alone and you'll need to master the plunge-cancel rhythm. With Natlan's new Long Night's Oath set his damage jumped noticeably over the old Vermillion build. No Jade Winged-Spear? Staff of Homa or even the 4-star Deathmatch still carry him well. Invest in Xiao if you love solo-carry burst gameplay; what he needs most is Faruzan for Anemo buffs and a shield to plunge safely.

Xiao Build

Community consensus, patch 6.7 — free-to-play option included

Best weapons

Artifacts

4pc Long Night's Oath
4pc Vermillion Hereafter
2pc+2pc Gladiator's Finale + Viridescent Venerer

Main & sub stats

SandsATK%

GobletAnemo DMG Bonus

CircletCRIT DMG / CRIT Rate

Priority substats: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate › ATK% › Energy Recharge

Talent priority

Q > E > NA — Burst enables his plunge damage buff so max it first, Skill adds side damage and mobility, Normal Attacks come last.

Teams for Xiao

Xiao Double Anemo

Xiao

Faruzan

Jean

Bennett

Faruzan shreds Anemo RES and buffs damage, Jean groups enemies while healing, and Bennett delivers a massive ATK boost.

Xiao Comfort Shield

Xiao

Faruzan

Zhongli

Bennett

Zhongli sets up a shield so Xiao can plunge freely without fear of interruption, while Faruzan and Bennett handle the buffs.

Xiao's talents

Whirlwind Thrust

Normal Attack
Performs up to 6 consecutive spear strikes.

Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to perform an upward thrust.

Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Xiao does not take DMG from performing Plunging Attacks.

Lemniscatic Wind Cycling

Xiao lunges forward, dealing Anemo DMG to opponents in his path.
Can be used in mid-air.
Starts with 2 charges.

According to the legends of another land, the world will someday be crushed by two great wind wheels. Xiao's mastery over polearms is transcendent, ripping his foes apart like those legendary wind wheels.

Bane of All Evil

Xiao dons the Yaksha Mask that set gods and demons trembling millennia ago.

Yaksha's Mask
·Greatly increases Xiao's jumping ability.
·Increases his attack AoE and attack DMG.
·Converts attack DMG into Anemo DMG, which cannot be overridden by any other elemental infusion.

In this state, Xiao will continuously lose HP.
The effects of this skill end when Xiao leaves the field.

Donning the Mask of the Yaksha, Xiao takes the terrifying, demon-conquering form of the Vigilant Yaksha. But this great power has also brought him great suffering. Some call him "The Bane of All Evil."

Conqueror of Evil: Tamer of Demons

While under the effects of Bane of All Evil, all DMG dealt by Xiao increases by 5%. DMG increases by a further 5% for every 3s the ability persists.
The maximum DMG Bonus is 25%.

Dissolution Eon: Heaven Fall

Using Lemniscatic Wind Cycling increases the DMG of subsequent uses of Lemniscatic Wind Cycling by 15%.
This effect lasts for 7s, and has a maximum of 3 stacks. Gaining a new stack refreshes the effect's duration.

Transcension: Gravity Defier

Decreases climbing Stamina consumption for your own party members by 20%.
Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.

Combat Rotation

Before the fight, make sure Xiao has banked the full 70 energy for Bane of All Evil, and pair him with a healer since the Burst drains his own HP continuously.
Fire off Lemniscatic Wind Cycling (E, starts with 2 charges) once or twice to dash into the enemy pack, tag them with Anemo, and stack the Heaven Fall passive (each E cast boosts the next E's damage by 15%, up to 3 stacks over 7s).
Cast Bane of All Evil (Q, costs 70 energy, 18s cooldown): don the Yaksha Mask, converting all normal/charged/plunging attacks into Anemo DMG with wider AoE, and begin the continuous HP-drain state for 15 seconds.
During those 15 seconds, keep jumping and Plunging Attacking, weaving E dashes in mid-air to launch upward faster and drop into another plunge — chain E-into-plunge as fast as possible for max output.
Watch the HP bar closely since Bane of All Evil bleeds Xiao's own health the whole time; lean on party heals/shields to survive the full duration.
Let the Conqueror of Evil passive ramp: DMG dealt rises 5% every 3 seconds while masked, capping at 25%, so try to stay in the Burst state as long as safely possible.
When the Burst is about to end or HP gets dangerous, disengage and use any remaining E charges to dodge and reposition.
Recharge energy through normal attacks and elemental particles, then repeat the E-dash into Q into plunge-attack loop whenever 70 energy is ready again.

Xiao constellations

C1

Dissolution Eon: Destroyer of Worlds

Increases Lemniscatic Wind Cycling's charges by 1.

C2

Annihilation Eon: Blossom of Kaleidos

When in the party and not on the field, Xiao's Energy Recharge is increased by 25%.

C3

Conqueror of Evil: Wrath Deity

Increases the Level of Lemniscatic Wind Cycling by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C4

Transcension: Extinction of Suffering

When Xiao's HP falls below 50%, he gains a 100% DEF Bonus.

C5

Evolution Eon: Origin of Ignorance

Increases the Level of Bane of All Evil by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C6

Conqueror of Evil: Guardian Yaksha

While under the effects of Bane of All Evil, hitting at least 2 opponents with Xiao's Plunging Attack will immediately grant him 1 charge of Lemniscatic Wind Cycling, and for the next 1s, he may use Lemniscatic Wind Cycling while ignoring its CD.