The best builds for Xinyan in Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact Xinyan build: put on a show with this Pyro performer.
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Looking for the best Genshin Impact Xinyan build? Liyue’s rockstar hadn’t really appeared in-game much until the recent Moonchase Festival, and the newLabyrinth Warriorsevent. Even now, she’s not usually considered one of thebest Genshin Impact characters, but as we all know, Genshin isn’t as much about who’s best as it is who you want to play with.
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That’s not to say Xinyan isn’t a capable party member, either. She can be a decent physical damage-dealer due to the physical component of her burst, and because her shield increases Physical damage, she’s also the perfect support pairing for a character likeEula. The good news is also that you can currently get her for free.
As part of the current Labyrinth Warriors event, you can invite her to your roster for the low price of 4,000 Aged Tokens—which you can get by participating in the trials. You’ll also have to complete all five as they unlock to conclude the ‘Path of Taishou’ quest, which is another condition for claiming her.
Once you do invite her, you’re going to want a great Genshin Impact Xinyan build, as well as some info about her ascension materials, and constellations. Keep reading for all the details.
Builds
The best Genshin Impact Xinyan build
Xinyan’s strength lies in her shield that boosts physical damage and her physical-based burst, meaning she is best as a damage-dealer, or as a shielder/support for another physical damage-dealer.
Physical DPS
It’s no wonder that Eula’s five-star claymore is a good fit for Xinyan, considering she is the game’s best physical damage-dealer. Song of Broken Pines grants a physical damage bonus of 4.5% as well as increasing attack by 16%. When you land a normal or charged attack, you gain a Sigil of Whispers. Once you have four of these, you gain another attack increase of 20%, and a normal attack speed boost of 12%, consuming the sigils.
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Of course, Song of Broken Pines hasn’t appeared on a weapon banner recently, so a good alternative would be the four-star Snow Tombed Starsilver, especially if you also have a Cryo party member. This claymore boosts physical damage by 7.5%, and hitting an enemy with a normal or charged attack has a 60% chance of forming an Everfrost Icicle that deals 80% AoE attack damage. Enemies affected by Cryo also receive 200% attack damage. You can get this claymore’s blueprint by finding the eight stone tablets scattered across Dragonspine.
Bloodstained Chivalry is a bit of a no-brainer here, since two-pieces boosts physical damage by 25%. Martial Artist, on the other hand, increases normal and charged attack damage by 15% with two-pieces. If you don’t have Bloodstained Chivalry, four-pieces of Martial Artist is also good, since when you use an elemental skill, you get a further normal and charged attack boost of 25%, which synergises well with Xinyan’s physical damage boosting shield.
How to unlock
How to get Xinyan in Genshin Impact
Xinyan is always available in Genshin Impact through the Wanderlust Invocation banner, though with so many characters, the chances of her dropping aren’t massive. You’re in luck, though, as the current Labyrinth Warriors event let’s you earn her without wishing at all.
Just as Thunder Sojourn let us inviteBeidouto our party if we earnt enough event currency, Labyrinth Warriors lets you do the same for Xinyan. You just need to complete the ‘Path of Taishou’ event quest, and earn enough Aged Tokens to invite her in the event menu.
Abilities
Xinyan’s abilities
Here are Xinyan’s abilities, passives, and Constellations:
Ascension materials
Xinyan Ascension materials
Character
In terms of Xinyan’s character ascension materials, you’ll need the usual Agnidus Agate that you can get from the Pyro Regisvine and the Pyro Hypostasis, but the former is the better option, as you’ll also need the Everflame Seeds it drops. There are also two world materials:
You can find Violetgrass across Liyue, but it’s especially common around Mingyun Village, Lingju Pass, and the Dunyu Ruins. Treasure Hoarder Insignias and their upgraded variants come from defeating Treasure Hoarders of varying world levels.
Talent
Here’s what you’ll need to ascend Xinyan’s talents:
Teachings of Gold can be farmed at the Taishin Mansion domain on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. As mentioned, Treasure Hoarder Insignias come from defeating Treasure Hoarders of different world levels.
The Tusk of Monoceros is a reward for beating the Childe weekly boss on level 70+, and the Crown of Insight comes from upgrading the Sacred Sakura of Inazuma, the Frostbearing Tree of Dragonspine, or from certain seasonal events, as with Labyrinth Warriors.
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