

Hydro / Sword
Xingqiu
Juvenile Galant
★★★★A young man carrying a longsword who is frequently seen at book booths. He has a chivalrous heart and yearns for justice and fairness for all.
- Nation
- Liyue
- Affiliation
- Feiyun Commerce Guild
- Constellation
- Fabulae Textile
- Birthday
- October 9
- Vision
- Hydro
- Weapon
- Sword
Talents
Guhua Style
Normal Attack
Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.
Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.
Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-aur to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Guhua Sword - Fatal Rainscreen
Xingqiu performs twin strikes with his sword, dealing Hydro DMG. At the same time, this ability creates the maximum number of Rain Swords, which will orbit the character.
The Rain Swords have the following properties:
When a character takes DMG, the Rain Sword will shatter, reducing the amount of DMG taken.
Increases the character's resistance to interruption.
20% of Xingqiu's Hydro DMG Bonus will be converted to additional DMG Reduction for the Rain Swords.
The maximum amount of additional DMG Reduction that can be gained this way is 24%.
The initial maximum number of Rain Swords is 3.
Using this ability applies the Wet status onto the character.
Guhua Sword - Raincutter
Initiate Rainbow Bladework and fight using an illusory sword rain, while creating the maximum number of Rain Swords.
Rainbow Bladework
Normal Attacks will trigger consecutive sword rain attacks, dealing Hydro DMG.
Rain Swords will remain at the maximum number throughout the ability's duration.
These effects carry over to other characters.
Passive talents
Ascension 1
Hydropathic
When a Rain Sword is shattered or when its duration expires, it regenerates the current character's HP based on 6% of Xingqiu's Max HP.
Ascension 4
Blades Amidst Raindrops
Xingqiu gains a 20% Hydro DMG Bonus.
Automatically
Flash of Genius
When Xingqiu crafts Character Talent Materials, he has a 25% chance to refund a portion of the crafting materials used.
Constellations
IThe Scent Remained
Increases the maximum number of Rain Swords by 1.
IIRainbow Upon the Azure Sky
Extends the duration of Guhua Sword - Raincutter by 3s. Decreases the Hydro RES of enemies hit by sword rain attacks by 15% for 4s.
IIIWeaver of Verses
Increases the Level of Guhua Sword - Raincutter by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
IVEvilsoother
Throughout the duration of Guhua Sword: Raincutter, the DMG dealt by Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen is increased by 50%.
VEmbrace of Rain
Increase the Level of Guhua Sword - Fatal Rainscreen by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
VIHence, Call Them My Own Verses
Activating 2 of Guhua Sword - Raincutter's sword rain attacks greatly increases the DMG of the third. Xingqiu regenerates 3 Energy when sword rain attacks hit enemies.
Build costs
Ascension
Level 1 → 90, all six phases
Talents
All three combat talents, level 1 → 10