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*However, the main quirk about her is that her powers won’t truly come alive until players unlock the second Constellation of Xinyan in Genshin Impact. C2 Xinyan increases her Burst’s CRIT Rate by 100% and will form a shield. This can also be important to note when considering her best items.
Updated October 4, 2022, by Nahda Nabiilah: While Xinyan’s role in Genshin Impact is rather complicated, focusing on one aspect of her kit isn’t. The best two play styles to use Xinyan is by either making her a shielder or a Support Burst DPS. Making her a shielder strips her away from all of her damage and leaves her with a specific and minor role. As for playing her as a Sub-DPS, Xinyan won’t be best at that role, but definitely decent. In the end, it’s up to players how to operate their Rockstar.
Shielder Xinyan Build In Genshin Impact
Playing Xinyan as a shielder is very simple since all players have to do is give her as much DEF as possible. Doing so will strengthen her shield and make her a reliable shielder for any Xinyan team composition in Genshin Impact.
Best Artifacts for Shielder Xinyan
There are not many artifacts that focus on boosting characters’ defense, but here are the best ones for a shielder Xinyan:
4pc of Husk of Opulent Dreams: This artifact set grants Xinyan up to 54% defense, which will help her team stand against hard-hitting attacks. 2pc of Defender’s Will and 2pc of Husk of Opulent Dreams: Just like Husk, 2pc of Defender’s Will has 30% defense. Combine both passives, and Xinyan’s defense will increase by 60%. However, Defender’s Will is a 4-star artifact, which means lower main and sub-stats than a 5-star. For that, it is always better to put the 4-star artifacts on flowers and feathers to minimize the stat loss. 4pc Tenacity of the Millelith: At her Rave state, Xinyan will continuously deal Pyro damage in a small AoE as long as her shield is intact. This allows her to refresh 4pc Tenacity’s effect, granting the team 20% ATK and 30% Shield Strength. The Shield Strength bonus is especially great as it helps the protection to be harder to break.
Best Weapons for Shielder Xinyan
Just like artifacts, Xinyan’s Claymore should also possess the defense stat:
Whiteblind: On maximum refinement, Whiteblind can increase Xinyan’s DEF by up to 99. 7%, but without activating the passive, it will only grant 51. 7% DEF. This weapon is forgeable in Genshin Impact. R5 White Iron Greatsword: It’s a basic 3-star Claymore that buffs Xinyan’s defense by 43. 9%. Sacrificial Greatsword: Sacrificial is also viable if players have an issue with Xinyan’s Energy. Furthermore, this weapon series also allows the Rockstar to reset her Skill’s cooldown, allowing better shield uptime.
Sub-DPS Xinyan Build In Genshin Impact
For a Support Burst Xinyan, maximizing her Elemental Burst should be the way to go. This role only works when Xinyan achieves her C2 and gets her 100% CRIT Rate. Players can then focus on giving her as much CRIT DMG as possible through her artifact sets and Claymore.
Best Artifact for Sub-DPS Xinyan
The best two artifact sets choices to enhance Xinyan’s performance as a quick swap DPS:
2pc of Bloodstained Chivalry and 2pc of Pale Flame: Increases Xinyan’s Physical DMG by 50%, which will be crucial to maximizing her Burst DMG. 4pc of Noblesse Oblige: Slightly increases Xinyan’s Burst DMG by 20% and enhances her team’s ATK% by 20%.
Best Weapons for Sub-DPS Xinyan
C2 Xinyan grants her the ability to CRIT at a 100% rate. Taking that into consideration, players can go with:
Redhorn Stonethresher: This Genshin Impact Claymore is perfect for Xinyan. It gives her defense while massively increasing her CRIT DMG. Blackcliff Slasher: Blackcliff weapons are known to possess the CRIT DMG attribute. If players don’t have Redhorn Stonethresher, they should definitely go for Blackcliff Slasher since it’s their best F2P choice.
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