Xinyan Guide and Best Builds for Genshin Impact

Xinyan's main build is as a DPS, focusing on ATK stats with the added benefit of being able to create small shields to nullify damage while on-field.

BiS Weapon	Redhorn Stonethresher
Alternative Weapons	Verdict Serpent Spine Skyward Pride The Unforged Song of Broken Pines Luxurious Sea-Lord
Best Artifacts	Pale Flame + Bloodstained Chivalry — 2 Piece Pale Flame — 4 Piece
Main Stats	Sand Stats: ATK % / Energy Recharge Goblet Stats: Physical DMG Circlet Stats: CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate
Substat Priority	CRIT DMG CRIT Rate ATK % Energy Recharge DEF %
Talent Priority	Normal Attack Elemental Burst Elemental Skill

Xinyan primarily wants weapons which boost her ATK, with Redhorn Stonethresher being her best option and weapons such as Verdict and Serpent Spine being great alternative weapons.

Her best artifact set as a Physical DPS is the 2 piece effects of Bloodstained Chivalry and Pale Flame which both boost Physical DMG by 25%. 4 Piece Pale Flame is also essentially as powerful but requires you to effectively manage the artifacts stats. With regards to stat prioroties, CRIT DMG tends to be a little more important than CRIT Rate because of Xinyan's second Constellation Impromptu Opening which provides a guaranteed CRIT for the Physical DMG of her Elemental Burst.

Xinyan can also be built as a supportive character instead of an offensive character, instead focusing on building up DEF % to increase her shield strength.

BiS Weapon	Sacrificial Greatsword
Alternative Weapons	Whiteblind Favonius Greatsword Katsuragikiri Nagamasa
Best Artifacts	Tenacity of the Millelith
Main Stats	Sand Stats: DEF % / Energy Recharge Goblet Stats: DEF % Circlet Stats: DEF %
Substat Priority	Energy Recharge to Requirements DEF % ATK %
Talent Priority	Elemental Skill Elemental Burst Normal Attack

Xinyan is much easier to build as a Shield support with her BiS weapon being Sacrificial Greatsword so that she can maintain 100% uptime on the Shield generated by her Elemental Skill. This therefore helps support her best artifact set Tenacity of the Millelith which requires the Level 3 shield to attack regularly and ensure that Tenacity of the Millelith is always providing both the ATK gain for the party and the Shield Strength for Xinyan.

Xinyan's Shield scales off of DEF, which is your best stat outside of ensuring you reach your Energy Recharge requirements.

Listed below are some recommendations for Xinyan's Energy Recharge requirements. The majority of the time she is paired with Bennett and therefore follows the "Double Pyro" row.

Scenario	On-Field DPS	Support
Solo Pyro	190 - 220%	165 - 175%
Double Pyro	170 - 190%	155 - 165%
Triple Pyro	150 - 170%	140 - 150%

Xinyan tends to have different requirements if she is on-field or played as a support. As a support she should ideally be using Sacrificial Greatsword meaning she can use her Elemental Skill twice in a rotation, this gives her more Energy even if she is off-field more.

Xinyan's Elemental Skill Sweeping Fervor deals Pyro DMG to nearby opponents and hits different levels depending on the amount of opponents hit:

Shield Level	Ascension 0	Ascension 1
Level 1: Ad Lib	0 - 1	0
Level 2: Lead-In	2	1
Level 3: Rave	3	2

As shown in the table, at Ascension 1 with the passive "The Show Goes On, Even Without An Audience...", the required number of enemies is decreased. At level 3: Rave, the shield will also occasioanlly deal Pyro DMG in an AoE around Xinyan.

Xinyan's Elemental Burst is very unique in the fact it deals both Physical DMG and also Pyro DMG. This does however come with the downside of scaling off of different things.

Main DPS	Support	Support	Support
Xinyan	Bennett	Furina	Xianyun

As a Claymore character, Xinyan has higher Plunging Attack scaling than most of the characters in the game. This makes her a good candidate for Plunging teams with Xianyun. Alongside great DMG buffs from Furina and Bennett as well as Elemental Infusion from C6 Bennett she can deal powerful Plunge Attacks.

Main DPS	Sub DPS	Sub DPS	Support
Xinyan	Fischl Yae Miko Raiden Shogun	Rosaria Kaeya	Bennett

This team focuses on her Physical build, allowing her to deal damage through the Superconduct reaction using Cryo and Electro characters. Fischl and Raiden Shogun are the ideal Electro characters for this providing great off-field Electro DMG and also lowering Energy Requirements. Rosaria is the best option for off-field Cryo application as well as Physical RES Shred at C6. Kaeya is an alternate option if you do not have Rosaria or she is being used in another team.

Main DPS	Sub DPS	Support	Support
Lyney	Xiangling	Bennett	Xinyan
Main DPS	Sub DPS	Sub DPS	Support
Hu Tao	Xingqiu	Yelan	Xinyan

These are a few examples of teams in which Xinyan can be a more supportive unit for. Lyney greatly benefits from having exclusively Pyro characters in his team while the increased interruption RES can help with Charged Attacks. With Hu Tao on the other hand Xinyan provides Pyro as well as defensive support instead of Healing as Hu Tao deals increased DMG below 50% HP.