Cloud Retainer, or as she is called, Xianyun has finally arrived with the latest update of Genshin Impact. Her skills are focused on supporting teammates by providing buffs and healing at the same time. Xianyun’s kit is interesting as her buffs works well with plunge characters like Xiao and GaMing at the same time also opening avenues for some fun niche comps where Catalyst or Hutao with her skill active is used as a plunge unit.
Xianyun was one of the most anticipated characters and many players have opted to pull for her. If you are one of them, who got her and is looking forward to building her, this guide will help you in forming the best Xianyun build.
Contents
- Best Xianyun build: Skills
- Xianyun’s constellation
- Xianyun Ascension materials
- Artifacts for best Xianyun build
- Xianyun’s weapon
- Best teams for Xianyun
Genshin Impact: Xianyun’s Skills
Xianyun is a character who can buff enemies and provides plunging attack damage to allies. Her ultimate also increases allies’ jumping power so that they can perform plunging attack. Here is a brief overview of her kit.
- Normal Attack: Performs a set of 4 attacks dealing Anemo damage
- Skill: Can be used three times. Xianyun will enter a state where she will not take fall damage for a limited time. On entering the third stage, Xianyun will jump high and on clicking your NA button she will perform a plunge attack dealing AoE Anemo damage.
- Elemental Burst: Xianyun summons Starwicker, which increases the jumping height of the team and heals the party. Starwicker gets 8 stacks and will lose one every time an ally will perform a plunge attack. This will in turn deal Anemo damage to enemies.
For talent upgrade priority:
- Ultimate -> Skill=Normal Attack
Genshin Impact: Xianyun Constellations
Here is a breakdown of Xianyun’s constellations. Do note, Constellation 3 and 5 are excluded as they provide a +3 level to her skill and ultimate respectively.
- Constellation 1: Skill gets two charges in total.
- Constellation 2: Buffs party members plunge attack more based on Xianyun’s ATK.
- Constellation 4: When her ultimate is active, using her skills 1/2/3 times provides healing to team members based on 50%/80%/150% of Xianyun’s ATK
- Constellation 6: Increases Crit DMG of characters when you use her skill.
Genshin Impact: Xianyun ascension and talent level up materials
Xianyun needs the following materials for her to be completely leveled up.
Ascension Materials
- Mora: 420,000
- Boss Materials (Solitary Suanni): 46x Cloudseam Scale
- World Material: 168x Clearwater Jade
- Enemy Material: 18x Divining Scroll, 30x Forbidden Scroll and 36x Forbidden Cursed Scroll.
- Gemstone: 1x Vayuda Turquoise, 9x Vayuda Turquoise Fragment, 9x Vayuda Turquoise Chunk, 6x A Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone
Talent level up materials
- Mora: 4,957,500
- Talent Books: 9x Teachings, 63x Guide, 114x Philosophies of Gold
- Enemy Materials: 18x Divining, 66x Forbidden, 93x Forbidden Cursed Scroll
- Crowns: 3x
- Boss Material (All-devouring Narwhal): 18x Lightless eye of the Maelstrom
Genshin Impact: Xianyun best artifacts
Xianyun has 2 best-in-slot artifact sets that you can farm. Besides that, we will also provide a few 2-piece set alternatives if you lack a complete 4-piece set to achieve the best Xianyun build.
- Viridescent Vereneer: Can decrease elemental resistance from enemies.
- Songs of Days Past: Can provide buffs regardless of element.
You can also use any two piece attack and two piece Energy recharge.
For artifact stats focus on the following
- High attack. Anything over 2000 will be fine.
- Energy Recharge around 200
- Attack Headpiece and Goblet
- Sand can be Attack or Energy, depending on your substats.
Genshin Impact Xianyun: Best Weapon options
Xianyun prefers high attack weapons that can provide her with some energy. Here are some of the best weapons in the game for her.
- Crane’s Echoing Call: Her signature best-in-slot with high attack and a proc that provides buffs and energy for the team.
- Oathsworn Eye: Is a f2p event weapon that provides high attack and Energy Recharge.
- Skyward Atlas: Can act as an attack stat stick.
- Favonius Codex: Great support weapon but will require a bit of Crit focused build.
Genshin Impact Xianyun team guide
Getting the best from her kit by putting her in a team is a core part of the best Xianyun build. She provides a few fun team compositions which can be fun to play.
- Xianyun, Xiao, Faruzan, Furina
- Gaming, Furina, Xianyun, Bennet (If c6)
- Xianyun, Hutao, Yelan, Zhongli
- Xianyun, Bennet (c6), Diluc, Furina
You can create some wacky and fun team comp with Xianyun. She might not be the meta character yet, but she is a lot of fun to play.
Genshin Impact version 4.4 will also bring the rerun banners of Xiao and Yae Miko during its second phase. You can pull for Xiao if you want to get the most of Xianyun’s kit if you want to.
