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Xiangling is a 4-star Pyro Polearm user that best functions as a Pyro Sub-DPS in Genshin Impact. See Xiangling's best builds, artifacts and weapons, teams, and all known info about her here!
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Despite Xiangling being one of the starter characters that came out with Genshin Impact, it can be argued that only a few Pyro units have been able to go toe to toe with her when it comes to the many weapon options she has, the simplicity and ease of use, and the near-unbeatable amounts of Pyro application and damage that she can output without needing to be on-field for more than 3 seconds. This not only makes her a robust and simple unit in a game with growing mechanics, but makes her efficient and effective as Xiangling only needs to be invested into once and can be slotted into any and every team afterwards. When comparing Xiangling to other Pyro DPS units, one advantage that Xiangling has over the others is that she does not have to be On-Field to perform, meaning her supportive capability skyrockets, and her damage ceilings far surpass the other Pyro Sub-DPS units by virtue of her Pyronado's long duration. In high-level content, this makes her a highly sought after Pyro teammate, and makes her viable in nearly every situation where the enemy is not resistant or immune to Pyro. |
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| Stat | Base Value |
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| HP | 2342 |
| ATK | 48 |
| DEF | 144 |
| Elemental Mastery | 0 |
| Stat | Max Value |
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| HP | 10875 |
| ATK | 225 |
| DEF | 669 |
| Elemental Mastery | 96 |
| Stats indicated above are obtained from Xiangling's base values. These numbers also exclude the character's equipped weapon, artifacts, talents, or other passive effects that are not innate to the character. | |
| All characters start with 5% CRIT Rate, 50% CRIT DMG, 100% Energy Recharge, 0 Elemental Mastery, 0% Healing Bonus, and 0% Elemental DMG bonus before any additional stats are applied. The table above includes such values. | |
| The Level 20 stats indicated for this character are calculated before their first ascension. |
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• High AoE Elemental Burst DMG. • Elemental Burst has strong Pyro application on enemies. • Elemental Burst retains its DMG buffs even after switching out, which is useful for starting her Elemental Burst during a point where all buffs are active. |
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• High Elemental Burst energy cost, requiring another Pyro unit, or high investment into Energy Recharge if on her own. • Elemental Skill does not deal consistent Pyro DMG, and oftentimes is mainly used to generate energy or to apply Pyro to swirl. • Elemental Skill's attacks can be difficult to manage since it auto-targets and is not guaranteed to hit. |
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Engulfing Lightning Engulfing Lightning Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 55.1% Skill Effect: ATK increased by 28% of Energy Recharge over the base 100%. You can gain a maximum bonus of 80% ATK. Gain 30% Energy Recharge for 12s after using an Elemental Burst. |
Staff of the Scarlet Sands Base ATK: 542 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 44.1% Skill Effect: The equipping character gains 52% of their Elemental Mastery as bonus ATK. When an Elemental Skill hits opponents, the Dream of the Scarlet Sands effect will be gained for 10s: The equipping character will gain 28% of their Elemental Mastery as bonus ATK. Max 3 stacks. Staff of Homa Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 66.2% Skill Effect: HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 0.8% of the wielder’s Max HP. When the wielder's HP is less than 50%, this ATK Bonus is increased by an additional 1% of Max HP. The Catch Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 45.9% Skill Effect: Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%. Favonius Lance Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 30.6% Skill Effect: CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s. |
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Emblem of Severed Fate Emblem of Severed Fate 2-PC: Energy Recharge +20%. x44-PC: Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way. |
Artifact Sub Stats 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate 3. CRIT DMG 4. Elemental Mastery |
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| An example of a Bennett-Xiangling duo core team, and can support a wide variety of DPS units. |
Example of a more niche but still effective Overload team for Xiangling. |
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When building Xiangling as a Sub-DPS, her preferred stats can be incredibly situational, but the general rule of thumb is to outfit her Energy Recharge to meet her requirements, making Engulfing Lightning and Emblem of Severed Fate her best-in-slot equipment.
As a rule of thumb, anything that gives ATK, Elemental Mastery, CRIT, or Energy Recharge is something that Xiangling can use to good effect.
| Stat | Goal Value |
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| Energy Recharge | 180% or above |
| CRIT Rate | 50 ~ 60% |
| CRIT DMG | 160% or above |
| Elemental Mastery | 50 - 300 |
While Xiangling's needs can differ from team to team, Energy Recharge should almost always be at least 180% since that gives her enough energy to Burst off-cooldown if she has a Pyro battery with her. Otherwise, go as high as you can.
Her CRIT stats are more or less the same in terms of breakpoint, but Elemental Mastery can be optimized for less or more depending on the potency of the elemental reaction. More is good if she is in Melt or Vaporize teams.
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Xiangling's primary role as a Sub-DPS is to deal damage with her Elemental Burst, so it needs to be prioritized first with her Elemental Skill at 2nd. Her Normal Attack is left for last unless you need her to act as a Main DPS.
Right off the bat, Xiangling can make use of any polearm in the game as she can utilize nearly any stat aside from HP and DEF. However, there is a clear advantage in picking Energy Recharge weapons and CRIT weapons for her.
Engulfing Lightning and The Catch are able to provide DMG benefits to her while lowering her Energy Recharge requirements, whereas Staff of the Scarlet Sands and Staff of Homa can increase her DMG and even out her CRIT stats.
| Best Weapons for Xiangling | |
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| Energy Best-in-Slot | Engulfing Lightning Engulfing Lightning Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 55.1% Skill Effect: ATK increased by 28% of Energy Recharge over the base 100%. You can gain a maximum bonus of 80% ATK. Gain 30% Energy Recharge for 12s after using an Elemental Burst. |
| This weapon synergizes well with Xiangling's need for Energy Recharge and ATK, and is arguably her Best-in-Slot for convenience if you need to meet her requirements first. | |
| Damage Best-in-Slot | Staff of the Scarlet Sands Staff of the Scarlet Sands Base ATK: 542 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 44.1% Skill Effect: The equipping character gains 52% of their Elemental Mastery as bonus ATK. When an Elemental Skill hits opponents, the Dream of the Scarlet Sands effect will be gained for 10s: The equipping character will gain 28% of their Elemental Mastery as bonus ATK. Max 3 stacks. |
| On paper, this is Xiangling's Best-in-Slot for damage, but is only truly her Best-in-Slot if her Energy Recharge requirements have already been met. | |
| High CRIT | Staff of Homa Staff of Homa Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 66.2% Skill Effect: HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 0.8% of the wielder’s Max HP. When the wielder's HP is less than 50%, this ATK Bonus is increased by an additional 1% of Max HP. |
| High-performing alternative that sees use in both its high base ATK and high CRIT DMG passive, with Xiangling highly valuing both. Runs into the issue of needing her Energy Recharge requirements met before this weapon becomes truly effective. |
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| F2P Energy | The Catch The Catch Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 45.9% Skill Effect: Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%. |
| This is both Xiangling's best 4-star and best F2P option, providing ER and an Elemental Burst-specific buff, which is where almost all of her damage comes from, making this highly effective. | |
| Energy Option | Favonius Lance Favonius Lance Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 30.6% Skill Effect: CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s. |
| If you do not have The Catch, Favonius Lance is a viable option that actually lowers Xiangling's Energy requirements due to its passive. | |
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When it comes to Artifact Sets for Xiangling, 4-pc. Emblem of Severed Fate stands out as the premier choice due to how much Energy Recharge you build and how much it can contribute to her damage.
If that is currently off the table, then Crimson Witch of Flames and Noblesse Oblige works as decent alternatives, with the former buffing her Pyro DMG and the latter buffing her Burst DMG, both of which are welcome benefits.
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| Best-in-Slot | Emblem of Severed Fate Emblem of Severed Fate 2-PC: Energy Recharge +20%. 4-PC: Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way. |
| Xiangling's Best-in-Slot by a large margin, increasing both her damage and reliability by making Energy Recharge a focal point of her build. Due to its availability in the Artifact Strongbox, this is realistically Xiangling's best general option no matter the situation. |
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| Overload | Crimson Witch of Flames Crimson Witch of Flames 2-PC: Pyro DMG Bonus +15%. 4-PC: Increases Overloaded, Burning, and Burgeon DMG by 40%. Increases Vaporize and Melt DMG by 15%. Using an Elemental Skill increases 2-Piece Set effects by 50% for 10s. Max 3 stacks. |
| This set is mostly taken if Xiangling is functioning in an Overload team, or if she does not have 4-pc. Emblem. | |
| Niche | Noblesse Oblige Noblesse Oblige 2-PC: Elemental Burst DMG +20%. 4-PC: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack. |
| A niche choice in scenarios where Xiangling does not have Emblem, and no one on the team is using Noblesse. | |
| 4-Star Alt | The Exile The Exile 2-PC: Energy Recharge +20% 4-PC: Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 2 Energy for all party members (excluding the wearer) every 2s for 6s. This effect cannot stack. |
| Increases Xiangling's Energy Recharge, and gives her the power to feed energy to everyone else but herself. Useful early on, but should be traded for Emblem when you can. | |
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| Substats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK > Energy Recharge |
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| Summary: • Energy Recharge is her default due to her high energy requirements, with ATK% being geared for her Pyro-focused teams, and Elemental Mastery for her reaction-focused teams. • CRIT Rate is favored over CRIT DMG since Xiangling's Pyronado will usually be performing reaction-based damage in the right setups. |
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List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses
As opposed to the units that need to be placed in specific team comps to really shine, Xiangling remains a flexible pick in any team comp, being most common in Vaporize teams with Bennett.
Xiangling's job in most teams is to either be the enabler for their DPS units' elemental reactions by applying Pyro to the enemy, or being the trigger for elemental reactions with her Elemental Burst's damage scaling.
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Team Summary Together with Bennett, Xiangling fits into a variety of teams that make use of her high-frequency Pyro application, creating a feedback loop of constant transformative damage with characters like Tartaglia, Wriothesley, Neuvillette, and Raiden. Alternate Teammates Xiangling and Bennett also have a place in Mono-Pyro teams, with someone like Lyney being able to make use of their dual-Pyro presence to add to his damage. |
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Team Summary Xiangling can also be paired with someone like Chevreuse, letting her slot into Overload teams easily with her high Pyro application. |
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Team Summary Xiangling can also function as the Pyro element upkeeper in burn teams, often paired with units like Emilie or Nahida to facilitate burning damage, then to characters like Alhaitham and Arlecchino who can extend it, or characters like Wriothesley and Lohen who can do amplified damage off of it. |
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Main DPS Mavuika can benefit off Xiangling via the raw damage that she provides, and the energy particles that Mavuika generates for her team. |
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Main DPS A great ally for Xiangling since she can proc Vaporized hits often while inside Ayato's Hydro circle and during his combo. |
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Main DPS Mizuki's entire playstyle revolves around triggering Swirl from off-field allies. Xiangling contributes Pyro to her teams very well. |
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Main DPS Kinich can use Xiangling's Pyronado to keep up burning stacks on the enemy, but using Xiangling leaves his team sustainless, which can be detrimental to Kinich. |
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Main DPS Mualani is a great choice to take advantage of Xiangling's Pyro application, guaranteeing Vaporized hits every time. However, in a more optimal scenario, Mualani does not need this much Pyro application due to her slow attacks. |
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Main DPS Provides Chasca her Pyro Shadowhunt Shell, but may run into the issue of needing Chasca to remain closer to the ground. |
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| Xiangling's Constellations | |
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Crispy Outside, Tender Inside Enemies hit by Guoba's attacks have their Pyro RES reduced by 15% for 6s. |
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Oil Meets Fire The last attack in a Normal Attack sequence applies the Implode status onto the enemy for 2s. An explosion will occur once this duration ends, dealing 75% of Xiangling's ATK as AoE Pyro DMG. |
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Deepfry Increases the Level of Pyronado by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
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Slowbake Pyronado's duration is increased by 40%. |
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Guoba Mad Increases the Level of Guoba Attack by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
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Condensed Pyronado For the duration of Pyronado, all party members receive a 15% Pyro DMG Bonus. |
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| C1 | ★★☆ | • Pyro Resistance reduction on enemies substantially increases her DMG and any other Pyro character. |
| C4 | ★★★ | • Pyronado lasting longer simply equals to more Pyro based reactions and more damage. |
Pyronado is the tool that makes Xiangling an overall amazing Sub-DPS character. Pyronado having amazing consistency in applying Pyro on enemies is what makes Elemental Reaction team comps very strong, so extending its duration is a huge boost to party DMG.
Below are the Ascension Materials needed for Xiangling:
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Below are the Talent Materials needed for Xiangling:
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| Normal Attack: Dough-Fu |
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| Performs up to five consecutive spear strikes.
Charge Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to enemies along the way. Plunge Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact. |
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| 1-Hit DMG | 42.1% |
| 2-Hit DMG | 42.1% |
| 3-Hit DMG | 26.1%+26.1% |
| 4-Hit DMG | 14.1%*4 |
| 5-Hit DMG | 71.0% |
| Charged Attack DMG | 122% |
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 25.0 |
| Plunge DMG | 63.9% |
| Low/High Plunge DMG | 128%/160% |

Xiangling has one of the fastest Normal Attacks in the game, which allows you to pull off different combos and attack variations. Due to this, Xiangling has high mobility and is great at evading. In Constellation Level 2, the final hit of her Normal Attack will apply Pyro DMG.
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| Summons Guoba the Panda. Guoba continuously breathes fire at the enemy, dealing AoE Pyro DMG.
Flavor Text: Guoba loves to eat spicy food. Problem is, his stomach can't handle something this spicy. |
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| Flame DMG | 111% |
| CD | 12.0s |

Xiangling's Elemental Skill summons Guoba, a small bear that spits fire. Melt and Vaporize are very strong reactions that can deal high amounts of damage. With this in mind, you should switch into Hydro or Cryo characters after summoning Guoba.

Once Xiangling reaches Ascension 4, Gouba will leave a Chili Pepper after disappearing. Picking up the Chili Pepper will increase the character's attack damage by 10%! Though small, this is nevertheless an excellent addition to Xiangling's toolkit as a sub DPS.
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| Displaying her mastery over both fire and polearms, Xiangling sends a Pyronado whirling around her. The Pyronado will move with your character for so long as the ability persists, dealing Pyro DMG to all enemies in its path. Flavor Text: There will never be enough heat. Never. |
| Attribute | Effect (Lvl 1) |
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| 1-Hit Swing DMG | 72.0% |
| 2-Hit Swing DMG | 88.0% |
| 3-Hit Swing DMG | 110% |
| Pyronado DMG | 112% |
| Duration | 10.0s |
| CD | 20.0s |
| Energy Cost | 80 |

Xiangling's Elemental Burst, the Pyronado, launches a fire ring that spins around her for a number of seconds. This is very effective against enemy mobs, and a great way to set up quick Elemental Reactions like Melt, Vaporize, and Overload.
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| Increases the flame range of Guoba by 20%. |
| Beware, It's Super Hot! |
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| When Guoba Attack's effect ends, Guoba leaves a chili pepper on the spot where it disappeared. Picking up a chili pepper increases ATK by 10% for 10s. |
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| When Xiangling cooks an ATK-boosting dish perfectly, she has a 12% chance to receive double the product. |

Attack food is best made by Xiangling. When she cooks ATK boosting food, she has as 12% chance of cooking two of the same dish.
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Ancient Flame Ablaze
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Xiangling received a rate-up during Phase 2 of Version 6.6 from June 9, 2026 to June 30, 2026 as part of Lohen's release banner and Mavuika's rerun banner.
In addition, she shared this rate-up period with fellow 4-stars Bennett and Mika.
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In addition, Xiangling is available at a normal rate on all Standard Wish Banners except Beginner's Wish.
This means you can get her from Wanderlust Invocation, Epitome Invocation, and the current Character Event Wishes.

Players can get a free copy of Xiangling by simply completing Floor 3, Chamber 3 of the Spiral Abyss! Players do not need to full 3 star the chamber, so going in without a fully ascended level 90 character is not needed.
The Spiral Abyss can be unlocked once the player reaches Adventure Rank 20!
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People still forget that the true main DPS of the National team is Xiangling, and you always build a team around her, even if it's a Raiden National team or other variants.