
Since it applies to other characters as well, this skill helps provide Hydro reactions and pairs nicely with Cryo Character to maintain freeze on the enemy. His burst is a powerful support skill that can reduce the damage taken with the use of his Rain Swords and deal Hydro DMG to the enemies as well. It does have a high energy cost of 80, making energy recharge a necessity for his artifact stats to use this as often as possible. The burst will last for 15 seconds, with a cooldown of 20 seconds. Xingqiu’s elemental burst, Guhua Sword – Raincutter, will summon the maximum number of Rain Swords. His Rain Swords will also remove the current existing element your character is affected with and replace it with Hydro. Its main use will be to provide DMG reduction to your DPS character, supply energy for his burst, and apply the wet status to enemies for reactions.

In battle, the swords will often be used up before the cooldown is over. However, it is paired with a long cooldown that makes using it limited. From a glance, this skill is useful for applying the wet statues to enemies. The cooldown for this skill is 21 seconds, but the swords will last 15 seconds if not shattered beforehand. 20% of Xingqiu’s Hydro Attack Bonus will be converted to additional DMG reduction that can go up by an additional 24%. The Rain Swords will also decrease the chance of a character getting interrupted with knockback when protected with his swords. When a character gets damaged, the sword will shatter to reduce the damage taken. After using his elemental skill, Xingqiu will summon the maximum amount of Rain Swords to orbit the current character. Xingqiu’s elemental skill, Guhua Sword – Fatal Rainscreen, allows him to deal twin Hydro strikes to the enemy. Building up this skill is optional if you plan to attack using Xingqiu. This attack doesn’t offer anything special that will go well with a support build. His normal attack talent, Guhua Style, will perform up to 5 strikes with his sword on an enemy.

Xingqiu’s primary use will be to use his elemental skill and burst then switch out to another character. Xingqiu’s skill set offers a variety of ways to deal Hydro DMG to the enemy with the use of his Rain Swords. However, Xingqiu loves to play pranks on the Chongyun. He first appears within the story to help the Traveler and Paimon find the Liyue volume of the Teyvat Travel Guide.įun Fact: Xingqiu and Chongyun are good friends. Xingqiu is a 4-star Hydro character from Liyue that wields a sword as his weapon of choice.

The Feiyun Commerce Guild would often be caught up in controversy because of his antics and pranks, but he somehow always manages to get away with it. Not even his father and older brother know this side of him. On the surface, he may appear calm and collected, but underneath that lies an adventurous and wild spirit. Xingqiu and his chivalrous natureįun Fact: Xingqiu has mastered the Guhua Clan’s martial arts style at a young age.Ī lot of parents in Liyue Harbor would wish for their children to turn as studious and polite as Xingqiu. He will often deal with any underhanded tactics he finds personally, but will not take credit for it He loves collecting rare books and would often go around Liyue to seek them out. Xingqiu has a strong sense of justice and will not tolerate any shady dealings in his presence. As a result, chivalry has become a part of Xingqiu’s mindset and impacts his everyday decisions. He would often read books about chivalrous heroes and has made it his life’s mission to be like the heroes from his books.

Xingqiu is the second son of the Feiyun Commerce Guild and is known to be smart yet mischievous.
