Xiangli Yao
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Xiangli Yao

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Electro Gauntlets A tier Main DPS
Is Xiangli Yao worth it?

Free Liberation-scaling Electro DPS with a slow-field for survivability — completely overshadowed by Augusta in the current meta.

Updated for Version 3.5 · 2026-07-09

Role & Combat Style of Xiangli Yao

Primary Role
Main DPS
Combat Tags
Resonance Liberation Damage

Strengths & Weaknesses of Xiangli Yao

Strengths
  • Free Liberation-scaling Electro DPS with a slow-field for survivability
  • completely overshadowed by Augusta in the current meta.
Weaknesses
  • As the main DPS, Xiangli Yao needs a proper signature-tier weapon and matching 4-cost echo to hit full damage — a weak build falls off hard.
  • Xiangli Yao also competes for the main-DPS slot with other carries of the same element — not a character you can slot into any team and expect top results.

Quick Verdict

Is Xiangli Yao worth it?

Free Liberation-scaling Electro DPS with a slow-field for survivability — completely overshadowed by Augusta in the current meta.

Should I Pull?

Consider carefully — Xiangli Yao sits at A-tier, solid but not a top-priority pull unless you love the playstyle.

Should I Reroll for Xiangli Yao?

Not necessary — Xiangli Yao isn't strong enough to justify rerolling; prioritize an SS or S-tier pick instead.

Full reroll guide →

How to build Xiangli Yao

Best Xiangli Yao build

Best weapons
  1. 1Verity's Handle BiS
  2. 2Stonard
Main Echo

Tempest Mephis

Best echo sets
Echo Main Stat by Cost
4-costCrit Rate or Crit DMG
3-costElectro DMG or ATK%
1-costATK%
Substat Priority
  1. 1Energy Regen
  2. 2Crit Rate
  3. 3Crit DMG
  4. 4ATK%
Skill Leveling Priority

Forte Circuit › Resonance Liberation › Resonance Skill › Basic Attack › Intro Skill

Xiangli Yao skills

Core skills
Probe
Normal Attack

Basic Attack

Perform up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.


Heavy Attack

Perform a charged attack at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG.


Mid-air Attack

Perform a Plunging Attack from mid-air at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG.


Dodge Counter

Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.

Deduction
Resonance Skill

Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.

Cogitation Model
Resonance Liberation

Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG. Enter Intuition.
When in Intuition:
-Obtain 3 Hypercube(s). Each time Resonance Skill Law of Reigns is cast, consume 1 Hypercube(s). Intuition ends once all Hypercubes are consumed.
-Basic Attack and Heavy Attack are replaced with Basic Attack Pivot - Impale, which performs up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
-Resonance Skill Deduction is replaced with Resonance Skill Divergence, which deals Electro DMG.
-Dodge Counter is replaced with Dodge Counter Unfathomed, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.

Forever Seeking
Forte Circuit

Resonance Skill - Decipher

When Capacity reaches 100, Resonance Skill Deduction is replaced by Resonance Skill Decipher.
Consume 100 Capacity to cast Resonance Skill Decipher, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.


Resonance Skill - Law of Reigns

When Performance Capacity reaches 5 in Intuition state, Resonance Skill Divergence is replaced by Resonance Skill Law of Reigns.
Consume 5 Performance Capacity to cast Resonance Skill Law of Reigns, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.


Mid-air Attack - Revamp

Shortly after casting Resonance Skill Decipher or Resonance Skill Divergence, use Basic Attack to perform Mid-air Attack Revamp at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.


Capacity

Xiangli Yao can hold up to 100 Capacity.
Every Normal Attack Probe on hit grants Capacity.
Every Resonance Skill Deduction on hit grants Capacity.


Performance Capacity

Xiangli Yao can hold up to 5 Performance Capacity.
When in Intuition triggered by Resonance Liberation:
Obtain 1 Performance Capacity when Stage 1 of Basic Attack Pivot - Impale hits a target.
Obtain 2 Performance Capacity when Stage 2 or 3 of Basic Attack Pivot - Impale hits a target.
Obtain 2 Performance Capacity for every Resonance Skill Divergence on hit.
Obtain 3 Performance Capacity for every Mid-air Attack Revamp on hit.
Obtain 2 Performance Capacity for every Dodge Counter Unfathomed on hit.

Passives & support skills
Knowing
Inherent Skill
Gain 5% Electro DMG Bonus after casting Resonance Skill for 8s, stackable for up to 4 times.

Gain 5% Electro DMG Bonus after casting Resonance Skill for 8s, stackable for up to 4 times.

Focus
Inherent Skill
When in Intuition triggered by Resonance Liberation, Xiangli Yao's resistance to interruption is enhanced.

When in Intuition triggered by Resonance Liberation, Xiangli Yao's resistance to interruption is enhanced.

Principle
Intro Skill
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.

Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.

Chain Rule
Outro Skill
Xiangli Yao will call down a laser beam upon the first target the incoming Resonator's Basic Attack hits, deal...

Xiangli Yao will call down a laser beam upon the first target the incoming Resonator's Basic Attack hits, dealing Electro DMG equal to 237.63% of Xiangli Yao's ATK to an area. This effect lasts for 8s and can be triggered once every 2s, up to 3 times.

Tune Break: Gauntlets
Tune Break
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.

When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.

Xiangli Yao Resonance Sequences

S1Prodigy of Protégés
Resonance Skill Law of Reigns additionally launches 6 Convolution Matrices at enemies, each dealing Resonance Liberation DMG equal to 8% of the skill's DMG Multiplier.
S2Traces of Predecessors
Casting Resonance Skill or Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model increases Crit. DMG by 30% for 8s.
S3Ruins of Ancient
Casting Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model increases the DMG of the following Resonance Skill moves by 63% for 24s:
Decipher, Deduction, Divergence, and Law of Reigns.
This effect can be triggered up to 5 times.
S4Vessel of Rebirth
Casting Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model grants a 25% DMG Bonus to all team members' Resonance Liberation for 30s.
S5End of Stars
The DMG Multiplier of Outro Skill Chain Rule is increased by 222%. The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model is increased by 100%.
S6Solace of the Ordinary
The Hypercubes obtained from Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model are enhanced, increasing the DMG Multiplier of Resonance Skill Law of Reigns by 76%.

Xiangli Yao base stats

StatsLv.1Lv.90
HP85010,625
ATK34425
DEF1001,222
Crit. Rate
5%
Crit. DMG
150%

Crit. Rate / Crit. DMG: doesn't scale with level

Energy generation — worked out from the official skill data

SkillHits that build energyEnergy per full cast
Resonance Liberation1420
Normal Attack1413
Forte Circuit88
Resonance Skill16
Intro Skill15
One full cycle through every skill53

Every figure above is added up from the publisher's own per-hit energy values, not copied from anyone. Heads up: the publisher does not publish the cost of the Resonance Liberation in the data we can read, so we show what you gain and leave the threshold alone rather than guess it.

Materials for Xiangli Yao

Total to Lv.90 + max skills
Breakdown by rank Shell Credit ×170,000

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Xiangli Yao outfits

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Profile

Introduction

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A gentle soul with a sharp mind, whose relentless passion for Automata Mechanics always translates into constructive findings and insights.

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  • Voice actors: JP Kobayashi Chiaki · EN Shaun Mendum · KR Jung Eui Jin · CN BanMa

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