In this guide, we will analyze Yaksa's skills and their most effective use. We will select the best weapons, artifacts and partners in the squad.
Xiao's Genshin impact – A 5⭐ spearman whose only calling is to deal massive Anemo damage. Under no circumstances should you consider him as a sup-dd or support. According to the story, even at a young age, Xiao got into the service of one of the bloodthirsty Archons, who forced the young man to do terrible things. But during the Archon War, Zhong Li freed him and gave him a name. From then on, the demon hunter began to fight the remains of the gods, protecting Li Yue.
How to get Xiao
You can knock out Xiao during the period of his temporary banner in the character's prayer tab. You can see when the last rerun was and track the next one in a separate banner schedule for 2022.
Xiao's Strengths and Weaknesses
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- powerful area damage;
- high base crit chance. hits and attack power;
- ignores the physical shields;
- easy to learn;
- anemo element is equally good against any element;
- handy when exploring the world.
Like any hero, Xiao has and Cons:
- an expensive ult, without which the damage sags a lot;
- due to the nature of the Explosion of the Elements, a healer and a battery are required;
- It's hard to find good weapons.
Xiao's abilities and talents
Normal attack: Hits up to 6 times with a spear. The last 2 attacks have a long animation. It is better to interrupt them, despite the fact that they will rarely have to be used.
Charged attack: Throws a spear from the bottom up, dealing increased damage. Consumes stamina on cast.
Attack in the fall: flies down, attacking all monsters on the way. Upon landing, inflicts an AoE P. damage. Attacking while falling from any height does not cost health due to special mechanics.
Elemental Skill: In a special form, dashes forward a certain distance, dealing Anemo element damage to enemies it encounters. Has 2 charges and a long cooldown of 10 seconds. Can be used in flight.
If you use an E-shka while climbing a mountain, a small amount of stamina will be restored. It also works in flight.
elemental explosion: puts on a Yax mask, in which:
- starts to jump much higher;
- damage and range of attacks becomes greater;
- the spear is endowed with Anemo infusion, which is not repainted into another element;
- health is constantly decreasing, ignoring the shields of allies.
Ult is canceled when switching to another character or at the end of an action.
Passive Talents:
Talent | Bonuses |
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Conqueror of Evil: Demon Slayer | After using the ult, the damage dealt is increased by 5% and continues to increase by 5% every 3 seconds. until the end of the action. The maximum can be increased up to 25%. |
Call of Decay: Heaven's Fall | Within 7 sec. after using the E-shki, the damage of the next application will be increased by 15% for 7 seconds. The effect can stack up to three times, and the duration resets with each stack. |
Transcendence: Denying Gravity | While climbing, stamina will be consumed 20% slower. Does not stack with other passive talents that have the same effect. |
Constellations Xiao and which one is worth knocking out
number | Sozvezdie | bonus |
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1 | Age of Decay: Worldbreaker | Adds another charge to the E-shka. |
2 | Age of Extinction: Rise of the Kaleidos | Energy regenerates 25% faster when Xiao is in your pocket. |
3 | Conqueror of Evil: God of Wrath | +3 levels to elemental skill talents. |
4 | Transcendence: Disappearance from suffering | Defense increases by 100% when health drops below 50%. |
5 | Era of Evolution: Origins of Ignorance | +3 levels to Elemental Burst talents. |
6 | Conqueror of Evil: Defender of Yax | After hitting two or more enemies with a falling attack during an ult, one more charge is added to the E-shka. Within 1 sec. it can be applied ignoring the rollback time. |
Xiao is able to deal with any opponents and without constants. But if you want to increase his damage with his passive ability and generate a little more energy, it is recommended to get the first one. The rest are not so important and only lead to the most expensive and powerful - the sixth constellation.
Materials for leveling Xiao
Elevation materials
To max out your hero, prepare 1 Pestilence, 672 Hero Experience books, and:
Talent Materials
To upgrade all three talents, you need 3 Crowns of Insight, 4 Pestilence, and also:
Talent development priority
Initially, it is worth downloading all the skills. After all the talents are at level 6, you need to upgrade the normal attack and crown it to level 10. Then Elemental Explosion up to lvl 8, and lastly elemental skill up to lvl 6. Further strengthen at will, but you can leave it like that.
Best builds for Xiao in Genshin Impact
Best Artifacts
Set | Icon | Rarity | Set bonuses |
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Cinnabar afterlife | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Emerald Shadow + Gladiator's End | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Emblem of Severed Fate | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Berserk | ⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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When selecting artifacts, it is worth focusing not on bonuses from sets, but on parameters in additional characteristics. If the stats are not very good, it is better to wear pieces from different sets, which give good percentages to the desired parameters, and do without passive bonuses. This approach will give a lot more damage.
Also note that Ceremony of the Ancient Nobles will not buff fall attack damage during ult, it only increases the damage dealt by the ultimate ability itself. This set on Xiao is useless.
A selection of stats in artifacts
Artifact | Main stat | Additional stats |
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Flower of Life | HP |
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Feather of Death | ATK |
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The sands of Time | Attack Power% |
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space cup | Anemo Damage Bonus or Attack Power% |
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Crown of Mind | Crete. damage or crit chance. hits (selected based on the collected parameters, it is important that a balance is maintained) |
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Best weapon
When choosing weapons, problems can arise, since all crafting guns do not sit well on Yax, and good options are very expensive.
Weapon | Looks like | Rarity | Main characteristics | Passive Bonus |
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Jade Kite | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Passive: Attacking an enemy increases attack power by 3.2%–6% for 6 sec. The bonus stacks up to 7 times and occurs no more than once every 0.3 seconds. On the 7th spawn, Attack is increased by 12%–24%. The best spear to help balance crit chance and crit. damage. The passive stacks quickly on any hit and does a lot of damage. | |
Homa's staff | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Passive: +20%–40% HP. Increases attack by 0.8%–1.6% of your maximum health. Additionally increases attack by an additional 1%–1.8% of max. HP when the life bar drops below 50%. High basic attack with crit. damage can significantly increase damage. Due to the constant loss of HP during the ult, the lego bonus is activated, and the hero reaches less than 50% of his health quickly. One of the strongest weapons for spearmen. | |
Subduer of troubles | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Passive: +12%–24% Elemental Damage Bonus. Applying an E-shki grants a special effect for 20 seconds. It increases attack by 3.2%–6.4%, the bonus stacks up to 6 times. If the character is in the pocket, the bonus is doubled. Doubling the passive bonus is not always possible, as Xiao likes to be on the battlefield for most of the battle. However, the spear gives a lot of attack, which is very valuable for Xiao. | |
Whirlwind Conqueror | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Passive: +20% shield strength. Hitting enemies increases Attack by 4% - for 8 seconds. The bonus stacks up to 5 times, and occurs every 0.3 seconds. While under the shield, the attack bonus from the passive is increased by 100%. Another powerful spear, but requires a shield man in the squad. The charges stack quickly with any attacks. To achieve maximum damage, you must first gain the full bonus with normal hits, and then ult under buffs. | |
Celestial axis | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Passive: +8%–16% Critical Chance hit and +12% attack speed. A hit with a normal or charged attack has a 50% chance to summon a blade that deals 40%-100% damage in a small radius. The effect occurs every 2 seconds. If there are no above 5⭐ copies, you can put the axis. She will give recovery, which Xiao has a big problem with. The additional damage from the passive will rarely appear, since Xiao deals the main damage from attacks in the fall, but a little crit chance is also not bad. | |
Stone spear | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Passive effectt: Each Li Yue hero that is in the squad grants 7%-11% to attack power and 3%-7% to crit chance. The bonus stacks up to 4 times. 4⭐ an option that can strengthen the hero on a par with 5⭐ spears. But for maximum effectiveness, it limits the choice of characters and requires 5 exalted rank. | |
Mortal combat | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Passive: +16%-32% Attack Power and Defense when there are 2 or more enemies nearby. +24%–48% Attack Power when there are less than 2 enemies nearby. Battle Pass weapon. It simplifies the selection of artifacts, the passive gives a good damage bonus, which works stably. | |
Montenegrin peak | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Passive: After defeating an enemy, attack power is increased by 12% - 24% for 30 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times, and the duration of additional bonuses is independent of each other. Spear from the Paimon Shop. Gives more deathmatch, but the passive is useless when fighting bosses or rooms in the Abyss, where there is one powerful enemy. | |
favonia spear | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Passive: Once every 12-6 sec. Crete. Attacks have a 60%-100% chance to create energy particles that restore 6 health. energy. It is worth betting only if there are no better options and it is recommended to replace it if a stronger spear falls out. | |
Balaya brush | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Passive: +24%–48% normal attack damage. Best 3⭐ and at the same time a free option to start, which can be found in the chests of Li Yue. |
free spear The catch is not good for Xiao, since the passive (like the Noble set) does not work. It is better to give him as a friend to the hero, and Xiao leave Favonius until better times.
Characters and team composition for Xiao in Genshin Impact
The Demon Hunter is a very demanding character. Since the ult does not generate energy, you need to take an Anemo support to the squad, which will pour energy. And the constant decrease in health during the action of the ult requires the presence of a healer.
You can take a shielder, but there are more risks: while the shield is rebounding, the enemy will deal a decisive blow (or the shield may disappear, and switching to another hero will cancel Xiao's Elemental Burst, and the damage will go to waste). Thus, there is only one place left for the fourth character.
Consider heroes that work well with Xiao:
Character | Element | Weapon | Why is it suitable |
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Sucrose | Anemo | Catalyst | It will pull enemies and pour a lot of energy from the E-shki. If she is in the group, it is enough to get 120%–130% recovery from Xiao. Sucrose itself needs to be upgraded not into mastery, but into a dps build, since reactions in a pack with Xiao are not needed. |
Bennett | Pyro | One handed sword | A top support hero that gives extra attack and heals. |
Fischl | electro | Bow | Becomes a pocket damage dealer with an elemental skill. It will also give some Electro energy particles. |
Dione | Cryo | Bow | Gives a shield and heals. Generates a lot of energy. You can collect a full set of the Ceremony of the Ancient Nobles for her, which will increase Xiao's attack. |
Mona | Hydro | Catalyst | Thanks to the set of nobility, the epic of the dragon slayers and the special ability of Omen, Xiao's damage will be greatly accelerated. |
Venti | Anemo | Bow | It will pour a lot of energy, but you should not use his ult on small opponents, as the whirlwind will lift them into the air and Xiao will not be able to reach. It is worth taking only if there is no battery, since Venty realizes himself better with other heroes. |
Zhong Li | Geo | A spear | Cuts resistors and gives a nearly impenetrable shield. |
Barbara | Hydro | Catalyst | Free version with great healing. Can wear the Epic of the Dragonslayers and enhance Xiao. However, her E-shka puts the Hydro status on the active character, so you should use it carefully in the battle with the Cryo enemies. |
Jean | Anemo | One handed sword | It will free up one more place for another character, as it can immediately heal and fill energy. It is recommended to equip it with a Favonius or Ceremonial Sword to generate more Energy Motes. |
Sayu | Anemo | Two-handed sword | 4⭐ Jean's replacement. In her case, equipping the Favonius sword is a must. |
Raiden | electro | A spear | It will give a lot of energy from the ult, replacing the Anemo character and doing solid damage. |
Rosary | Cryo | A spear | Will pour a chance. crit hit, allowing you to collect more crit. damage. |
Xiangling | Pyro | A spear | Suitable as a pocket damage dealer. Be sure to take Bennett with her. |
Albedo | Geo | One handed sword | Huge and consistent damage. It is ideal to take in a pair with Zhong Li, but even without him it is great in a team with Xiao, as it does not require much attention. |
Squad examples
The backbone of the group | Sap-dd | Support | Hill/Shield/Support | Group features |
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Xiao | Sucrose | Bennett | Zhong Li | A team with good energy regeneration, healing, buffs and additional control of enemies that Sucrose could not pull off. In combat, Bennet sets up a buff and heal field, then Zhong Li gives a shield, summons a comet and cuts resistances, after which Xiao uses an elemental burst. Until Xiao ults, Jinn uses abilities to energize him and heal him. If Djinn has 4 constellation, after Bennett's ult, use Djinn's elemental explosion to increase Anemo damage. |
Xiao | Anemo gg | Noel | Barbara | Free team to start. The traveler does not generate many particles, so it is better to collect the Xiao energy indicator around 160%. |
Xiao | Albedo | Jean | Zhong Li | A powerful squad in which Xiao feels completely safe and does not think where he will land during the ult, so as not to receive damage. Control of opponents and good damage from minor heroes. If Jinn has the 4th constellation, she will lower the enemy's Anemo resistance and become the perfect companion for Xiao. |
Xiao | Xiangling | Sucrose | Bennett | Two Pyro heroes will increase attack power by 25%. Xiang Ling will be able to passively deal solid damage to enemies under Bennett's buff. Bennet will give attack and heal, and Sucrose will flood energy. One of the most popular and easy to use units: Bennett's ult → E-shka and Sucrose's ult → E-shka and Xiang Ling's ult → Xiao's ult. |
Xiao | Sucrose | Rosary | Dione | Anemo and cryo resonance. The team gives you a chance. crit, allowing you to disperse Xiao's damage due to a build with increased crit. damage. Rotation: E-shka, Ulta Sucrose → Shield, hill dion → Rosary's ultimate → Xiao's ultimate. |
Xiao | Mona | Bennett | Qi qi | Mona is fully focused on empowering Xiao equipped with nobles, epic and Omen. Qi qi is needed only for healing. |
Xiao | Raiden | Bennett | volumes | 25% attack bonus due to Pyro Resonance. Raiden gives a lot of energy. Volumes with 4 constellations will allow you to use the shield on cooldown. |
Xiao | Fischl | Anemo gg | Dione | Another inexpensive option with epic heroes. Fischl does a great job of implementing passive damage and a small energy boost for Xiao. The traveler will pull off small enemies and flood energy. If there is sucrose, it is better to put it instead of GG. Dione will also give additional particles, in addition, she will take responsibility for maintaining Xiao's HP. |
Xiao | Ganyu | Sucrose | Kokomi | A freeze squad that helps keep enemies in place. Rotation: Sucrose generates energy with skills → Gan Yu Elemental Explosion → Kokomi's E-shka → Xiao's Ultimate. |
Xiao | Venti | Xingqiu | Bennett | Venty gives a lot of energy, but if you use the ult on small enemies, the Whirlwind will lift them into the air and Xiao will not reach. Rotation: Bennett Ult → Venti Skills → Xing Qiu Skills → Xiao E-box with a quick switch to Elemental Burst to collect particles from the E-box to restore energy. |
How to play Xiao
Xiao is a selfish character, requiring a constant presence on the battlefield and a unit tailored to his needs. Yaxa's main damage comes from falling attacks during Elemental Explosion, which is expensive. It is also important to consider that under the ult it does not generate energy. Therefore, it is necessary to gain 120%–150% recovery and be sure to take a battery into the squad.
To facilitate the recovery of the ult, use the chips:
- with a charged ult, apply both charges of the E-kit and quickly activate the ult so that the current energy is spent, and the particles from the E-kit are absorbed and restore energy for the next use. When the time for Elemental Explosion ends, you need to use the E-shku again;
- it is Xiao who needs to pick up the particles that the second Anemo character generates so that he receives energy in full.
skybig nuance Ruin Hunter fights: Don't jump too high or the Ruin Hunter will fly high into the sky and start firing. If the squad does not have an archer, the battle may drag on.
Is it worth it to knock out Xiao
If a squad needs a strong Anemo damage dealer, then Xiao is an excellent character who, with the right leveling and team selection, can deliver huge damage. In addition, the wide variety of 2+2 set selection makes it easier to find the perfect stats in artifacts, which is very useful at any stage of the game.
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