Do you need a shield for Xiao?

When Xiao's HP falls below 50%, he gains a 100% DEF bonus. While helpful due to Xiao's HP drain from his Ultimate, this problem can be easily solved by using a Shield character and a healer (more information on team compositions above).
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Does Xiao have a shield?

In this state, Xiao is rather squishy and open to taking tons of damage, so having a shielder helps mitigate this issue. Xiao, Sucrose/Jean, Zhongli, Albedo: This is one of Xiao's most popular teams. Zhongli provides a strong shield for Xiao, while Albedo deals tons of off-field DPS.
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Does ganyu need shield?

Ganyu, while really powerful, can easily be defeated when hit by enemies. And is easily one shot by bosses if you are not able to dodge. It is important to have a shield character in your team when using Ganyu as Main DPS.
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What does Xiao need?

In total, you'll need 1 Vayuda Turquoise Sliver, 9 Vayuda Turquoise Fragments, 9 Vayuda Turquoise Chunks, 6 Vayuda Turquoise Gemstones, 18 Slime Condensate, 30 Slime Secretions, 36 Slime Condensate, 46 Juvenile Jade and 168 Qingxin to get him Ascended to Lv 80/90.
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What do you need to build Xiao?

What are the Xiao materials? Xiao's materials are fairly standard for a Liyue character. You'll need Juvenile Jade, Slime Condensate, and Qingxin Flower, along with items in the Vayuda series.
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ULTIMATE XIAO GUIDE! Best Xiao Build - Artifacts, Weapons, Teams



Which weapon is best for Xiao?

The five-star Primordial Jade-Winged Spear has long been the best pick for Xiao, and that's why it's currently featured on the epitome invocation banner alongside his rerun. That, and because it's his weapon.
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Does 2 piece noblesse work on Xiao?

#2 Playing him with Noblesse Oblige

However, Noblesse only boosts the original burst damage and not the weapon infusions. So it will not enhance weapon infusion for characters like Noelle, Diluc, and Xiao. As a result, building Xiao with Noblesse is worthless.
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What book does Xiao need?

Xiao's required talent books are those of Prosperity; Teachings of Prosperity, Guide to Prosperity, and Philosophies of Prosperity. These can be obtained by clearing the Taishan Mansion domain trial on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
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What boss does Xiao need?

Items Required to Ascend Xiao To Max Level:

You will need 18 Slime Condensates, 30 Slime Secretions, and 36 Slime Concentrates. Juvenile Jade: miHoYo will introduce a new boss, Ancient Geovishap, in update 1.3, that will drop Juvenile Jade after you slay it. You will need approximately 46 pieces of this item.
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Does Xiao need Juvenile Jade?

Note 1: Xiao requires 46 Juvenile Jade (among other things) to reach level 90. If that's too much, then you'll need 26 Juvenile Jade to be viable at level 80. Note 2: It's possible to use the alchemy table's new conversion function.
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Is Ganyu F2P friendly?

Even without the perfect build, the free-to-play options available are more than enough to let Ganyu shine! Ganyu's paid build revolves around her Artifacts, so there's not much change in her F2P build.
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Is Ganyu still broken?

Regardless of everyone's opinion, Ganyu is still the most broken character in the game. Her charged shot can eliminate any opponent in seconds. Furthermore, she can play the role of both the main damage dealer and support character.
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Is Ganyu still the best DPS?

Ganyu is often considered the best DPS character in Genshin Impact with no real competition. However, many players disagree with this because she neither belongs to the Pyro element nor is she a Sword, Polearm, or Claymore user.
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Is Xiao better than Ganyu?

Otherwise, they'll find Xiao incapable of regaining his Elemental Burst. Therefore, if players are aiming for simplicity, then Ganyu is the easier character. But if they're aiming for more action in battle and a bit more challenge, then Xiao would be more satisfying to play.
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Is Xiao a DPS or support?

Xiao is a unique on-field Anemo DPS character that has high damage potential in Genshin Impact. With some key support characters, he can be taken even further. Here are the five best characters to use with Xiao in Genshin Impact.
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Does Xiao need low HP?

For stats go for Elemental mastery, Attack%+ flat, Crit%+ damage and Defence. Ignore HP since Xiao will be the lowest HP character in the game. Xiao works well with Shield supports due to his low HP pool.
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Can I get Xiao after his banner?

Are you guaranteed to get Xiao in Genshin Impact? Not quite. You're not guaranteed to get Xiao, even if you pull from his banner. Luckily, Genshin Impact does feature a Mercy system.
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How many materials does Xiao need?

To level up Xiao's Talents to the max, players need the following resources from fighting Slimes: 18 Slime Condensate. 66 Slime Secretions. 93 Slime Concentrate Lieutenant's Insignia.
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How old is Zhongli?

Like Venti, Zhongli's true age is never specified. It's said that Morax is over 6000 years old, as he helped shape the geography of Liyue. Over 6000 years old is a vague number, but it confirms that Zhongli isn't anywhere below 6000 years. Predictably, this makes Zhongli the oldest character in Genshin Impact.
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Is skyward spine good for Xiao?

Skyward Spine: This 5-star rated weapon grants Xiao increased attack speed and a critical strike chance of 8%. Every attack dealt with this weapon has a 50% chance of triggering a "vacuum blade." This deals 40% of Xiao's attack damage to enemies inside a small radius.
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Does Xiao trigger swirl?

Does Xiao trigger swirl? Xiao is of the anemo element, meaning the one and only reaction he can trigger is Swirl, which spreads and increases the damage of pyro, hydro, cryo, or electro.
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Does Sucrose work with Xiao?

Use Xiao's Elemental Burst and perform plunge attacks along with his Elemental Skill. Once Xiao's Burst runs out, use Sucrose or Venti's abilities to generate energy for Xiao.
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Does Xiao need energy recharge?

If you aren't using a second Anemo character, you may want to focus on energy recharge rate as Xiao burns through energy quickly. Xiao works best as a carry DPS – he should be active on the field as often as possible. The best team composition for Xiao ensures he has ample healing and protective shields at all times.
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Is Sucrose a good battery for Xiao?

Because same-Element Particles would grant a larger sum of Energy, Xiao's best Battery would include characters like Sucrose, Kazuha, Jean, and Venti.
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Is Xiao worth pulling?

Xiao is still perfectly capable of dealing huge chunks of damage to all sorts of bosses, and can effortlessly clear Abyss 12 with the right team. Being Anemo, Xiao is very simple to play, which more casual players would gladly prefer.
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