Xiao
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
Primordial Jade Winged-Spear
Staff of Homa
Calamity Queller
Deathmatch
Blackcliff Pole-
4pc
Long Night's Oath -
4pc
Vermillion Hereafter -
2pc+2pc
Gladiator's Finale + 
Viridescent Venerer
Priority substats: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate › ATK% › Energy Recharge
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
Faruzan shreds Anemo RES and buffs damage, Jean groups enemies while healing, and Bennett delivers a massive ATK boost.
Xiao's talents
Whirlwind Thrust
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
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
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
The maximum DMG Bonus is 25%.
Dissolution Eon: Heaven Fall
This effect lasts for 7s, and has a maximum of 3 stacks. Gaining a new stack refreshes the effect's duration.
Transcension: Gravity Defier
Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.
Xiao constellations
Increases Lemniscatic Wind Cycling's charges by 1.
When in the party and not on the field, Xiao's Energy Recharge is increased by 25%.
Increases the Level of Lemniscatic Wind Cycling by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
When Xiao's HP falls below 50%, he gains a 100% DEF Bonus.
Increases the Level of Bane of All Evil by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
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.
Sources: icy-veins.com, genshin-builds.com · Reflects patch 6.7 (2026-07-06) — the meta store re-ranks every patch, never edited by hand.
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