Xinyan Rating and Best Builds

Xinyan is a 4-Star Pyro Claymore character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Xinyan's build, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!

Xinyan's Character Guides
Build Guide	Special Dish

Xinyan Rating and Info

Character Information

Xinyan
	Rating
	Rarity	★★★★
	Element	Pyro
	Weapon	Claymore
	Voice Actors	Laura Stahl (EN) Takahashi Chiaki (JP)

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration

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Xinyan's Stats

Xinyan's Ascension and Talent Material Summary

All Ascension Materials Needed
Violetgrass ×168 Agnidus Agate Sliver ×1 Agnidus Agate Fragment ×9 Agnidus Agate Chunk ×9 Agnidus Agate Gemstone ×6 Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×18 Silver Raven Insignia ×30 Golden Raven Insignia ×36 Everflame Seed ×46 Mora ×420,000
All Talent Materials Needed
Teachings of Gold ×9 Guide to Gold ×63 Philosophies of Gold ×114 Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×18 Silver Raven Insignia ×66 Golden Raven Insignia ×93 Mora ×4,957,500 Crown of Insight ×3 Tusk of Monoceros Caeli ×18

Xinyan's Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Can provide Shields and Physical DMG Boost. • Elemental Skill and Burst deal a combination of Physical and Pyro DMG.
Weaknesses
• Split scales off of either DEF for shields or ATK for DMG. • Must hit multiple enemies to maximize Pyro DMG on her Elemental Skill.

Best Builds for Xinyan

Main, Sub, and Support Builds for Xinyan

Physical Main DPS

Best Weapon	Redhorn Stonethresher
Replacement Weapons	1. Skyward Pride 2. Snow-Tombed Starsilver 3. Prototype Archaic
Best Artifacts	Pale Flame x2 Bloodstained Chivalry x2
Main Stats	Sands: ATK% or Energy Recharge
	Goblet: Physical DMG Bonus or ATK%
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	ATK, CRIT DMG

This Xinyan build finds use in both her Normal Attacks and her Elemental Burst to deal the most damage possible while being on the field.

Burst Sub-DPS

Best Weapon	Redhorn Stonethresher
Replacement Weapons	1. The Unforged 2. Serpent Spine 3. The Bell
Best Artifacts	Emblem of Severed Fate x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Physical DMG Bonus or ATK%
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	ATK, CRIT DMG

This Xinyan build focuses on dealing high Physical DMG through using her Elemental Burst. This build is very effective when you have her 2nd Constellation unlocked.

Shield Support

Best Weapon	Sacrificial Greatsword
Replacement Weapons	1. Redhorn Stonethresher 2. Whiteblind
Best Artifacts	Tenacity of the Millelith x4
Main Stats	Sands: DEF% or Energy Recharge
	Goblet: DEF%
	Circlet: DEF%
Substats	DEF%, Energy Recharge

This Xinyan build utilizes her Elemental Skill to provide a strong shield and to trigger the Tenacity of the Millelith artifact set buffs. This is only effective when you manage to hit more than one enemy with her Elemental Skill.

Xinyan's Talent Priority

	Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
1st	Normal Attack	Elemental Burst	Elemental Skill
2nd	Elemental Burst	Elemental Skill	Elemental Burst
3rd	Elemental Skill	Normal Attack	Normal Attack

If she were to be a Main DPS, upgrade her Normal Attack talents for the most on-field DMG followed by her Elemental Burst.

For Sub-DPS, level up her Elemental Burst first to deal the most Physical DMG in a quickswap team.

And if she were to be a Support character, level up her Elemental Skill first to have increased Shield durability.

Best Artifacts for Xinyan

Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	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.
2nd	Bloodstained Chivalry	2-PC: Physical DMG Bonus +25%.
	Pale Flame	2-PC: Physical DMG Bonus +15%.
3rd	Tenacity of the Millelith	2-PC: HP +20% 4-PC: When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the ATK of all nearby party members is increased by 20% and their Shield Strength is increased by 30% for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.

Best 4-Star Artifact for Xinyan

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Martial Artist	2-PC: Increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 15%. 4-PC: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 25% for 8s.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Xinyan Best Weapons

Top 3 Xinyan Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Redhorn Stonethresher	Base ATK: 542 Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 88.2% Skill Effect: DEF is increased by 28%. Normal and Charged Attack DMG is increased by 40% of DEF.
2nd	Skyward Pride	Base ATK: 674 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 36.8% Skill Effect: Increases all DMG by 8%. After using an Elemental Burst, Normal, or Charged Attack, on hit, creates a vacuum blade that does 80% of ATK as DMG to enemies along its path. Lasts for 20s or 8 vacuum blades.
3rd	Sacrificial Greatsword	Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 30.6% Skill Effect: After damaging an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Xinyan

Weapon	Weapon Information
Whiteblind	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: DEF 51.7% Skill Effect: On hit, Normal or Charged Attacks increase ATK and DEF by 6% for 6s. Max 4 stacks. This effect can only occur once every 0.5s.

All Recommended Weapons for Xinyan

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Redhorn Stonethresher	Gacha
Skyward Pride	Gacha
Beacon of the Reed Sea	Gacha
Song of Broken Pines	Gacha
Wolf's Gravestone	Gacha
The Unforged	Gacha
Sacrificial Greatsword	Gacha
Serpent Spine	Battle Pass
Akuoumaru	Gacha
Lithic Blade	Gacha
Favonius Greatsword	Gacha
Royal Greatsword	Starglitter Exchange
Luxurious Sea-Lord	Event
Whiteblind	Crafted
Snow-Tombed Starsilver	Crafted
Prototype Archaic	Crafted
The Bell	Gacha
Debate Club	Gacha
Skyrider Greatsword	Chests
Ferrous Shadow	Gacha

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Xinyan Best Team Comp

Best Characters and Strategies

Character	Element	Weapon
Bennett	Pyro	Sword
	· Pyro Elemental Resonance Boosts ATK. · Elemental Burst can further increase DPS.
Albedo	Geo	Sword
	· Can easily apply shields via Crystalize reactins. · Provides supplemental DMG within large AoE.
Diona	Cryo	Bow
	· Can easily apply Shields with Elemental Skill. · Elemental Burst provides Heals.
Tartaglia	Hydro	Bow
	· Xinyan's shield can protect Tartaglia while in melee stance. · Can Trigger Vaporize under Xinyan's shield.

Xinyan Best Constellations

Fila Ignium

Constellation and Effects

	Xinyan's Constellations
C1	Fatal Acceleration Upon scoring a CRIT hit, increases ATK SPD of Xinyan's Normal and Charged Attacks by 12% for 5s. This can only occur once every 5s.
C2	Impromptu Opening Riff Revolution's Physical DMG has its Crit Rate increased by 100%, and will form a shield at Shield Level 3: Rave when cast.
C3	Double-Stop Increases the Level of Sweeping Fervor by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4	Wildfire Rhythm Sweeping Fervor's swing DMG decreases opponent's Physical RES by 15% for 12s.
C5	Screamin' for an Encore Increases the Level of Riff Revolution by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6	Rockin' in a Flaming World Decreases the Stamina Consumption of Xinyan's Charged Attacks by 30%. Additionally, Xinyan's Charged Attacks gain an ATK Bonus equal to 50% of her DEF.

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

	Rating	Constellation Effect / Merits
C2	★★★	• Riff Revolution's Physical DMG has its CRIT Rate increased by 100%, and will form a shield at Shield Level 3: Rave when cast.
C4	★★☆	• Sweeping Fervor's swing DMG decreases opponent's Physical RES by 15% for 12s

C2 Crits and Instantly Creates Shield

Having Xinyan's C2 makes her initial Burst cast to CRIT every time it's casted. If you want her to support the party, C2 also immediately creates her Level 3 shield. C4 also reduces Physical RES, which is great for herself and Physical team comps!

Xinyan Ascension and Talent Materials

Xinyan Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Violetgrass ×3 Agnidus Agate Sliver ×1 Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Violetgrass ×10 Agnidus Agate Fragment ×3 Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×15 Everflame Seed ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Violetgrass ×20 Agnidus Agate Fragment ×6 Silver Raven Insignia ×12 Everflame Seed ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Violetgrass ×30 Agnidus Agate Chunk ×3 Silver Raven Insignia ×18 Everflame Seed ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Violetgrass ×45 Agnidus Agate Chunk ×6 Golden Raven Insignia ×12 Everflame Seed ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Violetgrass ×60 Agnidus Agate Gemstone ×6 Golden Raven Insignia ×24 Everflame Seed ×20

Xinyan Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Wed/Sat/Sun Teachings of Gold	Treasure Hoarders Treasure Hoarder Insignia	Childe Challenge Reward Tusk of Monoceros Caeli
Guide to Gold	Silver Raven Insignia
Philosophies of Gold	Golden Raven Insignia

Talent Materials per Level

Xinyan Talents and How to Use

Normal Attack

Normal Attack: Dance on Fire
Perform up to 4 consecutive strikes. Charge Attack Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous spinning attacks against all nearby enemies. At the end of the sequence, perform a more powerful slash. Plunge Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Elemental Skill

Sweeping Ferver
Xinyan brandishes her instrument, dealing Pyro DMG on nearby enemies, forming a shield made out of her audience's passion. The shield's DMG Absorption scales based on Xinyan's DEF and on the number of enemies hit.

Elemental Skill creates a Pyro Shield

Xinyan's Elemental Skill attacks nearby enemies with Pyro DMG, and forms a shield. The amount of DMG absorption that the shield can handle is based on her DEF stat, along with the number of enemies hit by the attack.

Hitting 3 enemies with the attack will conjure flames on her shield, dealing AoE Pyro DMG to nearby enemies for a certain period of time.

Elemental Burst

Riff Revolution
Strumming rapidly, Xinyan launches nearby enemies and deals Physical DMG, hyping up the crowd. The sheer intensity of the atmosphere will cause explosions that deal Pyro DMG to nearby enemies.

Explosive Elemental Burst

Xinyan's Elemental Burst is a brief Pyro damage over time blast, with an initial Physical DMG burst that launches enemies. This Pyro Blast will last for a brief amount of time, and is also great for taking down Cryo shields.

With C2, this initial Physical Damage will always crit and form the best shield level.

Passive Talent 1

The Show Goes On, Even Without An Audience...
Decreases the number of enemies Sweeping Fervor must hit to trigger each level of shielding. ・Shield Level 2: Lead-In requirement reduced to 1 enemy hit. ・Shield Level 3: Rave requirement reduced to 2 enemies hit or more.

Passive Talent 2

...Now That's Rock 'N' Roll!
Characters shielded by Sweeping Fervor deals 15% increased Physical DMG.

Passive Talent 3

A Bad Recipe
When a Perfect Cooking is achieved on an DEF-boosting dish, Xinyan has a 12% chance to obtain double the product.

Passive Talent creates more DEF-boosting Food

Similar to Noelle, Xinyan's Passive Talent allows her to cook more DEF boosting food. this allows you to create more dishes while saving more ingredients in the process.

How to Get Xinyan

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All Current Wish Banners
Piercing Shot's Crimson Wake	Conjuring Chiaroscuro
Wanderlust Invocation	Epitome Invocation

Xinyan is available at a normal rate on all Standard Wish Banners except Beginner's Wish.

Xinyan last received a rate-up during Phase 1 of Version 5.0 from August 28, 2024 to September 17, 2024 in Mualani and Kazuha's banners, but has since returned to normal rates.

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Xinyan's In-Game Information

Xinyan Character Profile

Nation	Liyue
Title	Blazing Riff
Vision	Pyro
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Height	Medium Girl
Faction	"The Red Strings"
Constellation	Fila Ignium
Birthday	October 16
Special Dish	Rockin' Riffin' Chicken!

Xinyan Voicelines

Thoughts About Xinyan

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Beidou	She's got a great personality, that one! The guys in the crew love that rock and roll of hers. Me? We have common ground, just... not when it comes to taste in music.
Chongyun	I avoid Xinyan's performances like the plague. That heated atmosphere... Even if you don't intend to get involved, it still... Let's just say that it gets me all hot and bothered.
Gaming	Xinyan's music is fire! No pun intended. Man Chai goes crazy for it - always gets him moshing away like a mad gremlin. I'd love to do a joint show together one day. "Roaring Beasts: A Rock 'N' Roll Wushou Dance." Whaddya think, has it got legs?
Keqing	You know what, I think her music rocks. Too noisy by traditional standards, for sure, but I don't care. Good music is good music. And good music should reach the widest possible audience.
Qiqi	...Who?
Xiangling	Xinyan always comes to the Wanmin Restaurant for a late-night snack! She gobbles up all the new dishes that the likes of Xingqiu and Chongyun don't go near... and nine out of ten times, she enjoys them too! She's great!
Xingqiu	Where does Xinyan perform? Anywhere from Chihu Rock to Yujing Terrace — no spot is untouched by her disruptive presence... A quiet day when I can curl up with a good book is a rare treasure indeed.
Yun Jin	The elders of the troupe are always harping on about rock 'n' roll being a bad influence. Needless to say, they never approve of me going to see Xinyan's shows. "It's for your own good," they say. Hmph, all it's really about is their inability to accept anything new. Whatever, those old fogies can't tell me what to do. I'm going to keep rocking out at Xinyan's gigs, every week, and that's that.

Xinyan's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Baizhu	About Baizhu Dr. Baizhu's prescriptions are the tops at preserving my voice. I did an impromptu performance for him as thanks, but... the snake he keeps around his neck fainted away. Haha, now it ducks up Dr. Baizhu's sleeve every time I'm around. I only discovered afterwards that snakes are very sensitive to vibrations.
Beidou	About Beidou Her? She speaks her mind and has a big heart, and we get on great. The Crux's adventures are real epic. They've given me tons of inspiration in the past! I even wrote them a song. Nowadays, I just need to sing the first line, and most all sailors will join in. It's fast becoming a new sea shanty, it is.
Chongyun	About Chongyun He's one interesting guy. He looks introverted enough, but there was this one time when he came to one of my performances. A friend brought him or something, and he had some words for me, but I couldn't hear 'em over the music. Before I knew it, he was right up there on the stage with me, singing and rockin' his heart out. Guess you really can't judge a book by its cover!
Gaming	About Gaming The first time Gaming told me I had a bad case of rock 'n' roll fever, I checked my forehead to see if he was right. My temperature was fine, so I denied it. But he insisted it was true. We went back and forth arguing about it for hours before I realized it was all just a misunderstanding. Gaming explained that it was just another way to say you're a fan of something. Hahaha, there's never a dull moment when Gaming's around. Anyway, I've definitely come 'round to rock 'n' roll fever as an expression - I'll have to work it into the lyrics next time I write a song!
Hu Tao	About Hu Tao I've no clue what she's thinking going around looking all happy-clappy like that when she's the head of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. Always greets me cheerily too, saying "I like people who play with fire, they're good for business" or somethin' like that... She's a bit bizarre, I tell you.
Ningguang	About Ningguang Y'know, the Millelith used to get in my way all the time. Can't set up a stage here, can't perform there. Real bother, it was... Ahem. But after I wrote to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I heard that the Tianquan amended one of Liyue's... Uh, some rule or something. She designated some spots for performances to take place, so long as you apply. 'sigh' It's still a load of trouble if you ask me, but it's better than being harangued by those Millelith every time, so...
Xiangling	About Xiangling I have dinner at the Wanmin Restaurant often. If Xiangling's got some time one her hands, we'll chat till it's real late. Eh? You wanna know what I order? See... I actually eat everything she makes. It's never the same thing, and the flavor's different each time, too. Ooh, she's the rock star of the culinary world, he is!
Yun Jin	About Yun Jin Tell you a secret ー but you gotta keep it that way, you hear? She’s fond of rock ‘n’ roll. Comes to watch me at least three times a week no matter how packed her schedule is. You’d think that the head of Heyu Tea House’s troupe would be into finer arts and all, eh? But I guess it gets suffocating after a while. Haha.
Zhongli	About Zhongli There was this one fellow who invited me to perform at his place, back when there weren't many who would give my music the time of day. I was touched, let me tell you what. Like, hey, someone gets it! I agreed right away... But when I got there, I found out that he was the consultant at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. What a weird guy. I mean, how was that appropriate?

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