Faruzan C2 onwards has 18 seconds of burst uptime, and her burst's effect lasts for 4 seconds, so realistically it lasts for 22 seconds. So she actually has the longest uptime in Xiao teams. And considering she has a 20 seconds cooldown just like Furina, she should be used before everyone else. Ofcourse specifically with Furina, Benny, Faru, her being last for Furina stacks is better but everywhere else her burst first is almost better.
@@squallleonhart1463 Ganyu freeze 1. kinda sucks by todays standards, and 2. is an AOE team whereas Xiao is also AOE and there is an entire side of single target. I wouldn't call it Xiao's fault.
@@squallleonhart14631:30 clear for his side seems like the obvious threshold to meet. Slower means the other side needs to carry you, faster gives the other side a lower bar.
I already had Furina, I got Xianyun because I love Diluc, I got C6 Faruzan by getting Xianyun (I had her at C1), and somehow I got an early Jade spear in the standard banner with the wishes I got after leveling Xianyun. I guess I will become a Xiao main now.
All I meed now is 1 more constellation of Faruzan! I’m getting annoyed - I’ve gotten useless weapon eye of perception and 2 Noelle (already c6 since long time) and still no c6 faruzan
And Diluc is benched once again 😂 Seriously: I want Xiao because I want all the Anemo boys. But I‘ve been a Diluc main way back when, so I don’t think Xiao will be strong enough to compete anytime soon. And I can easily deploy Faruzan with Wanderer. Yet - we will see :D
Correction: C6 Faruzan doesn't need to be the last in the rotation. Her burst will last until the end of Xiao's burst. She can be even the 2nd in the rotation, cuz the last trig of her burst buff will continue, even if it ends the cooldown.
i just want to add that players should normal attack to cancel the plunge with spear users, that lets you get faster plunges. other than that, very in-depth. great vid!
On that note too, while Yelan isn't an ideal teammate you'll get off her hydro attacks by doing the attack canceling after your plunge, making her an okay Furina alternative in the Triple Anemo comp.
i agree with you saying xiao > wanderer for abyss content. i value his aoe more than wanderer’s ease of use. dps-wise my calcs placed them VERY similarly prior to xianyun, but with the release of xianyun, i’m seeing higher dps from the xiao team
Glad for an in-depth breakdown. Most just skim past Xiao and say yeah, Xianyun buffs him and moves on. I had to search how to maximize her buff for him on my own and now, future Xiao mains won't have to go through that because of you. Thanks.
could you please share your build? i just got him after years of choosing other characters on the joint banners (which i regretted) and i just wanna play him tbf. i have xianyun, c1 furina and unfortunately i have a c0 faruzan because i am very unlucky with her (the only time i got her was when she was free on the sumeru event). i have him with homa lv83 7/6/8 for now and i switch between marechausee and vermilion. i’d appreciate any tips)
this is quite realistic if you hyper invest. I have c0 xianyun, c4 bennet and c6 faru, i dont have furina, and im hitting 100k plunges in abyss with 98 crit rate.
Faruzans stuff at c2 actually lasts 22 seconds so its the biff witht the longest uptime in xiao teams and thus can be used at the start of the rotation. For pre c2 however yeah, you generally want to use it last
The problem with pre c6 faruzan is she doesnt apply ress shred concistantly her burst the thingy that goes around is what applies the ress shred if you have c6 you get the ress shred by hitting an enemy with an anemo atk further more you get allot more er from it you can run faruzan on 200 er so you can run tenacity aswell which is another 20% atk your xiao er also becomes way more manageable this is excluding the crit dmg c6 faruzan does allot more than it says
@@nonno5104 that's not what I'm debating. C6 faruzan is much better. I'm talking about the part where he said that faruzan has the lowest uptime in the team and thus should be used last
@@wishes2052 this sounds like rotation extension. Why would you do it? For a bit more fanfare? On xiao mains website the recommended rotation is faruzan EQ into furina stuff
i presonally would like hoyo to continue making characters that support old characters that have fallen off a bit like Cr and shenhe its a good way to keep old players summoning for something new without having to bench thier trusty main dps characters, expensive teams aren't bad if they are still top tier it only becomes an issue when they are both expensive and mediocre
Hu Tao and Xiao have been GREATLY buffed since their release. I need Ganyu buffs NOW! Hopefully Natlan/Snezhnaya come through. Just a strong anemo shielder would be incredible.
great video. A couple of missed points, 1) faruzan (especially after c2) has really long uptime and can be used as the first one in the rotation to max uptime on other buffs. 2) Xianyun decreases the value of attack, making homa/marichause/anemo goblet all better than their attack counterparts. 3) your plunges are slow, there's no need to get to the full height of his jump to get high plunge damage. Also, I think you underrated his power level. This is more of an opinion and I get that he's locked behind a c6 faruzon, 2 5 star charichters, and 5star weapons, but if you have those his power is very very high for a c0.
Yea on best teams on all dps, xiao is now the best anemo carry and only below Alhaitham, Neuv, and arguably Hutao. I’d still say Triple Anemo still better at AOE than hutao.
One thing that’s nice about this team is that all of the supports pretty much have the same cooldowns and uptime so rotations are really flexible. If your Xianyun is using TTDS like mine then I recommend using Furina’s E, Faruzan’s E and Q, Furina Q, then Xianyun E and Q. This way you drain the most amount of health with Furina’s skill, squeeze out more uptime from Furina ult and have a little more time to stack fanfare, use TTDS, and still get a lot of uptime on Faruzan’s burst since her res shred lingers for a few seconds after each one of her burst ticks. This rotation will also give you a little more uptime on noblesse if you’re running it on your Xianyun (Edit: this is assuming your Faruzan is C2+)
My favorite Genshin's creator finally made video about my favorite main. What a surprise before re-run banner. All the truth about greatest lament. Agree, Xiao is all about making all pieces work togehter. So far I need 4 constellations to achieve final form as a walkin spender. It is worth to mention that Bennett is still most comfortable pick aside Furina, Xiao alongside Xianyun and C6 Faruzan goes brrr.
So nice that you’re doing such an extensive review! I’ve been waiting a year to pull him. Have C1R1 XY and C6 Faruzan ready for him, and almost a complete Vermillion set, with good stats. Will pull Furina when she reruns.
Thanks for mentioning Xinxiu in Xiao. People just don’t know that Xinxiu actually works pretty well with Xiao. 5:24 When Xiao burst is down he can use Xinxiu burst and do normal attacks. Also the burst provides resistance to Xiao while plunging and can weave in a atttack while plunging also.
15:23 It's worth noting that Xiao's Normals are significantly more important than his burst. Normals >> Burst > Skill. Crowning his Normals increases the scaling by 7.6% on almost all his damage (though this will be watered down somewhat if you're playing with Xianyun's flat dmg buff). Meanwhile crowning his burst gives 4.5% DMG Bonus, or a single substat's worth. Even when he only has the DMG bonus in his base kit, that's just a 2.2% damage increase. With Furina and an Anemo goblet it falls to 1.5%.
the fact that his talent level priority recommendation in the game is still showed as burst>normal>skill hurts😭 its been almost 2 years and they still havent changed it
I don't have most of his recommended teammates or care much about good teams tbh, I want him purely because I like him as a character lol. I wanted to save up for furina but my next featured five star is guaranteed.... I'm so tempted lmaooo
I have found the best rotation is: Furina Skill Faruzan Ult Xianyun Skill Furina Ult Xianyun Ult Furina Skill has the most uptime, with 30 secs Faruzan after C2 effective uptime is 22 seconds, so it's actually the second longest lasting buff. Xianyun Skill has 20 seconds of uptime, while her ult has only 16, so you can actually use stuff in the middle and still get the most uptime out of both Furina's Ult has 18 seconds uptime. When you get to Xianyun, you will have around 15-16 seconds of uptime in everything, and also get the most uptime out of the vv shred because her ult swirls, which I think is the ideal scenario. I have been using this rotation with Heizou because I don't have Xiao yet, and it feels way better, and everything ends at almost the same time. EDIT: I found a comment talking about how Faruzan's Ult atually has 22 seconds uptime after C2 and it's right. I tested it and it felt even better than what I had before (Faruzan ult after Furina) Credits to @Feliopepoffo
so much time wasted, just go faruzan ult > furina skill + ult > xiangyun skill plunge + ult > xiao or faruzan ult > xianyun skill plunge + burst > furina skill + burst > xiao if u want furina burst to last xiao's entire duration
@@qwertysysysyysysysyzz It doesn't take a lot of time to do it the way I said, and actually you waste Ult uptime for either Xianyun or Furina because Xianyun Skill can take a lot of time to be casted
Funny enough all the detail in the video tells me Xiao is the opposite of what I want for my account because I like switching it up often compared to making one build as good as it can be. Thanks for the breakdown talking about the supports’ artifacts and builds as well.
I got C6 Faruzan this banner but I'm gonna hold off on getting Xiao for now. I don't have Xianyun, Furina or PJWS. Hopefully next year when he reruns, I have PJWS or more components to his team. For now, I know I won't be able to invest in him that much if I do get him. Gaming is here to satisfy my plunge attack gameplay desires.
I had Xiao for a while half built, but I liked to play Wanderer more... Now I like both because they have different teams! They feel so different now! I love Furina Faruzan Xianyun team
I've used Xiao on 2pc vv 2pc atk%, tenacity Zhongli, thrilling Sucrose, and Bennett, for years at this point. I do 70k+ plunge in large aoe and have 36*d every single abyss with a Xiao team aside from weird air enemy halves. He is double crowned, 97cr with like 180 or 190cd and sig weapon so well invested. But know you do NOT need all of these ceiling units for him to work well and feel good.
@@POTATOLOVERRRR powercreep definitely slowed down as of late, in terms of dps. Tho yeah, 1.3-1.5 were brutal if you didn't have Dan IL or Jingliu And for supports... yeah, we're in the middle of the first wave. But again, the first year tends to have more powercreep (see genshin 1.2-2.1)
I’ve kind of been enjoying Xiao. Albedo, Xinyun and Zhongli. Will be interesting to see how it performs when I get c4 albedo on his next rerun (c3 now it’s a long term project)
I scratched my plunging itch with Xianyun and C6'd faru along the way for my Wanderer. I'm a happy camper now that I can build a pogo team and floating team
I'm at 10 pity and only have 68 wishs saved saved up. The most I'll do is a 10 pull to try my luck. I'm not gonna go all in since I'm waiting for a few character reruns.
I've only just started playing again after 2 years (my phone couldn't handle the game at the time and I only just got it installed on my steamdeck.) Sadly, I just missed his banner, but my level of simping knows no bounds. I'm a low spender, so I'm treating this more like a long term investment where I have time to get together his best stuff while i wait what's probably going to be a year for him to rerun 🤣This guide has been super useful for that, so thank you!
F2p xiao user here. If you don't have xianyun, farzuna or furina he will do max 30k (good enough if you ask me)( he is on white tassle so will do more with better wepons)
I've had Xiao since he released and he was awesome as an account's first 5* (every character is) but Hu Tao quickly surpassed him. I really like his playstyle but I have definitely felt the pain of low-investment Xiao just not feeling good, especially next to one of if not the strongest DPS in the game who also is fairly low-investment to get the majority of her potential (c1 and homa are pretty easy goals to achieve tbh, and her supports are universally good so you want to pick them up on any account anyways). I've felt similarly about Eula, and I love both Eula's and Xiao's playstyles so I have always wanted to make them work, and I am glad that Xiao has gotten so many upgrades over the past year. I was on hiatus when Furina came out so I missed her and have to catch a rerun, but I got Xianyun easily and will work on c6 Faruzan over time so its nice to see that Xiao finally has the tools to be a nice project to work on :)
xiao was my first limited 5 star DPS, I will get anything for him, older teams for him did struggle a bit but I did 36 star with him in every abyss since patch 2.0. getting C6 Faruzan sure is a key to make him perform better, and Xianyun do give him a great buff and better heal, as for Furina she finally found good use in my account as I was so disappointed by her cause i did not have any of the fontaine DPS and she did not add much a value before this patch.
For those who still wnt to use Faruzan pre c6 like I did, just use emblem on her + fav bow and ER sands, it will fix her energy needs. This is specifically for those who don't have any better supports cuz even before c6 she still buffs anemo dmg and high ER helps battery xiao too
2pc exile also exists! People forget about it bc it's a 4* set but it's good if you need more er since the only 5* 2pc er set is emblem. Assuming you get good er rolls, the value you get from the 2pc is bigger than the loss from using a 4 stay set. That's what i use on my faruzan
In this abyss i used C0 xiao C6 faruzan C4 jean and a c0 xianyun and was doing 130k upto 155k was the max i saw was honestly surprised and it frees up bennet and furina for other teams that needed them more
So many things have been trying to pull me away from my fav character xiao so I skipped him 2 times in a row and with the horrible banner I was considering skipping him again but this video is helping me stay on track a lil bit😭
I have Furina, Xianyun, and just got C6 Faruzan so I hope I’m able to use Xiao now. I got him last year, I was still pretty new to the game but loved Xiao after doing the Lantern Rite quest, so I really wanted to get him, even after losing the 50/50 yo Jean I worked hard to get him. I haven’t been that dedicated to getting a character ever since so the fact that I haven’t used him much at all due to not liking his playstyle and not having a good team for him always made me feel sad. But I have good characters for him now, I just have to build them and try them out! :D
Still on the fence for Xiao, got Xianyun (for Diluc), Furina C2, and c6 Faruzan (for Wanderer (got c5 from standard and c6 from a weapon banner pull). Also have an unused Homa from losing 50/50 on Neuvillette's weapon.
I think you’re in a great position to build him, but at the end of the day it’s about what you enjoy. If you rly like his gameplay and want him I think you’re in an amazing position, but if you don’t rly want him or are only feeling like pulling him because you have his best supports then I wouldn’t
May out pulls for Xiao be blessed. I love him and I have Faruzan 6C, and i hate the character. The only reason Im happy is that she can be of use with Xiao.
Managed to get C6 Faruzan by risking a few more four-star pulls post-Xianyun, but reeeally not feeling his upcoming banner, so back in the queue he goes. Do have Juanderer, though, so there may be some shenanigans to be had in his stead~
I'm using the best team with Xianyun Furina and Faruzan, I tried to get Xianyun's weapon but Nahida weapon came instead I thought about going for granted but instead I'm going after the jade spear if everything goes well I can get Xiao's weapon and Yae miko, I already tried to get her once but I lost to 75/25 I hope everything goes well this time, so I'll make my xiao perfect, simply the best character in the game deserves it
xiao physical with Xianyun is very comfy in overworld. Cuz its insta great dmg without relying on both ults. 4pc shima also works really well on xiao this way.
Glad to see you covering my favorite character. I got Xiao in his last run with Alhaitham and R5’d his weapon. Furina I acquired pretty early and pulled her weapon as well. I managed to get Xianyun and her weapon as well as C6 Faruzan on this banner. Extremely hyped to see my favorite character finally dealing damage comparable to my C2 Raiden/C6 Sara and my Neuv/Furina teams. Dishing out 120k on average with his burst plunges which I’m still working on increasing but I’m so happy he’s finally back in the spotlight!
Mmm i think you should use faruzan first in rotation since her burst duration is 18, but shred res last 4 seconds so its 22 in total. Then furina, her burst last 18 seconds and lastly xianyun
Another funny Xiao comp is Xiao salad Hyperbloom. Use Xiao's anemo infused burst normals instead of plunging and have Fischl on the team with an off field hydro and dendro. Xiao swirls Fischl's electro and triggers Hyperbloom, so you stack EM on Xiao. Strictly worse than Sucrose's version, though. It's just a funny alternative.
I love your content Jello! I really wanna know... where do you buy your genshin figurines??? Ive been looking for good quality ones but have a hard time finding some
I was using R1 deathmatch on him for years until I just wished for pjws (I got lucky thank god). if you have the pulls/are ok losing to yae’s weapon then I suggest wishing for pjws but otherwise I believe most people would say deathmatch is slightly better than blackcliff (though I would check the keqingmains damage calculations to know for sure as I’m going off memory). though there’s always the chance of getting pjws from standard, I waited for years and never got it so being able to guarantee it on the banner was the best option for me - I already have furina/xianyun/c6 faruzan so I felt comfortable using the wishes for his weapon to finally max him out
I would just keep blackcliff if I were you. The crit rate is kinda useless if you have Marechausse Hunter set. But if you use 2 pc or Vermillion then it's fine Ultimately it's your choice.
The urge of getting Xiao is strong for me since his plunge playstyle was really fun in the recent combat event and I already had what he needs (Furina, Xian Yun, C6 Faruzan, and an unused lvl 90 Homa), even tho my main team is C4 Wanderer with Faruzan over the past year. Should I get him, or should I save for the upcoming new characters?
What would I build Jean with, if I have her C4 and want to use her as a sub for Xianyun? Alongside C6 Faruzan and Furina for Xiao. Although I only have Deathmatch R5 for him atm 😅
Huh, wish I had joined your discord. I would've gladly let you use my Xiao as he does ~190k plunges and I'm noticing that most testers struggle to get past 110k.
My Faruzan is C3, I have furina and Xianyun. Just recently I got his signature weapon from standard banner and should I pull for him later in the next phase? Thanks
Its really up to you actually, i used c3 faruzan since wanderer's first banner and she's still buffs xiao. As far i can remember im still hitting 100k per plunge without faruzan's c6 (my xiao is well invested btw)
albedo is good with xiao, furina, xianyun, cause he have very long skill aswell giving u crystal which u don't need to spend time to refresh ur skill, and it feels very nice cause xiao long onfield make sheilder duration isn't reliable furina also buff albedo, so his additional damage if nice u build albedo properly too
can someone please tell me what to do i have c6 fruina. and xianyun as well as the jade weapon but i hear that kazuha and neuvalette are coming and i love all 3 of them but i have only guarantee for 1 and am in 74 pity with 50-50 should i lement?
All you need to know about xiao: 1. you need to built whole team around him to be somewhat useful 2. his c6 doesnt work if there 1 enemy. 3. itto is better xiao with more convenient kit and actual particles' generation during burst + attack resilience.
Xiao with his best team is basically like pretty much any Neuvillette comp. Extremely good in any content. Single target, AoE, multi wave, etc. However, I prefer to bring my Xiao team in overworld instead of my Neuvillette team just because they have better exploration capabilities.
I was planning getting Yae Miko, but I just pulled Xiao's BIS weapon. I do have Furina, C6 Faruzan and Xianyun. Not sure what to do here! I wonder how big his damage will be with this team.
I know its not his best team (not even in the top) but ny main team is Xiao Yelan Baizhu YaeMiko and its the most FUN I've had after growing tired of his gameplay (but its true that as a main xiao i have him a little pampered with good arts and his weapon....)
Xiao is not underrated or trash. The thing is you need very very high investment for him. If you are f2p or WKM player just don't pull him it's not worth unless you like character. The only I regret pull is Xiao.
@@leonardomeloni69 Xiao is able to dish out big numbers with a much higher frequency than gaming as he doesn't need the vv shred, the vaporize reaction and he doesn't need to stay within bennets circle.
@@leonardomeloni69 very true my gaming does 140k plunges while my xiao barely pushes 66k plunges at equal investment levels so it really isnt worth getting xiao
@@ominouswin6308 "doesnt need vv shred" furina does. Furina also gets the vv shred in Ga Ming while Ga Ming doesnt if you dont want to lose Bennett uptime and if Bennett is not C6. Plunge speeds are the same and if you catch Man Chai in mid air Ga Ming is even faster lol Im sorry wtf this is laughable, the lack of vaporize is a downside of ANEMO, not pyro or hydro characters. Bennett's burst is the only valid argument there, but even then you can run double hydro. Not optimal, but probably still better because he can finish things off with his skill rather than burst in Aoe (where Xiao is supposed to shine) And with Xianyun + C6 Bennett, virtually any character rivals Xiao in single target now. Considering Xiao is supposed to do more damage than Wanderer now, we can say Xianyun has killed all serious anemo carries
while doing ulti i found that zhongli shield is a must 🤷🏻♂️ otherwise enjoy being interrupted every time you counter a big monster. he is my main dps since he came out in 2021 and zhongli was a before/after
I've been having a lot of luck with faruzan, i've gotten C4 faruzan (full f2p, and all copies in the current banner), not sure if i'll be able to get the 6th one.
question: I have homa and pjws but my pjws is r2. I have furina, faruzan (c6), and jean that I was likely going to make his main team. I already have good pieces for hunter from farming for lyney, neuvi, and furina, so would it be a significant enough dmg loss to use pjws instead of homa with that set? it looks too good and homa is on raiden (I'm lazy and don't want to have to constantly swap weapons if I can avoid it)
@@JelloImpact got it, ty! also, if my jean is already on 4pc vv, what should I put on faruzan (c6)? is tenacity still best if there isn't a shielder on the team or would noblesse be better?
Xiao has been a character i wanted for years ! and now that im playing again hes about to be out and im so bummed that i wasnt able to get a c6 Faruzan...i unfortunatly got 12 coppies of freaking Noelle TTnTT Fortunatly tho i have a c2 Xianyun...so now im tryna figure out how to make Xiao work with her and no Faruzon
Edit: faruzan can be used before Bennet and still get full uptime, to allow Bennet to get more uptime
Faruzan C2 onwards has 18 seconds of burst uptime, and her burst's effect lasts for 4 seconds, so realistically it lasts for 22 seconds. So she actually has the longest uptime in Xiao teams. And considering she has a 20 seconds cooldown just like Furina, she should be used before everyone else. Ofcourse specifically with Furina, Benny, Faru, her being last for Furina stacks is better but everywhere else her burst first is almost better.
What do u mean when saying that he can 36 stars, who is the other team? Because if it's Ganyu freeze he can't...
@@squallleonhart1463 Ganyu freeze 1. kinda sucks by todays standards, and 2. is an AOE team whereas Xiao is also AOE and there is an entire side of single target. I wouldn't call it Xiao's fault.
@@sclom5676 it depends on how u see it, neuv can solo abyss meanwhile
@@squallleonhart14631:30 clear for his side seems like the obvious threshold to meet.
Slower means the other side needs to carry you, faster gives the other side a lower bar.
I already had Furina, I got Xianyun because I love Diluc, I got C6 Faruzan by getting Xianyun (I had her at C1), and somehow I got an early Jade spear in the standard banner with the wishes I got after leveling Xianyun.
I guess I will become a Xiao main now.
Welcome to the society!
Yup you have all the requirements needed, go farm some vermillion set and then you'll be lamenting 100k plus
Now I got everything except PJWS. I’m so annoyed I keep getting Keqing from standard banner.
All I meed now is 1 more constellation of Faruzan! I’m getting annoyed - I’ve gotten useless weapon eye of perception and 2 Noelle (already c6 since long time) and still no c6 faruzan
And Diluc is benched once again 😂
Seriously: I want Xiao because I want all the Anemo boys. But I‘ve been a Diluc main way back when, so I don’t think Xiao will be strong enough to compete anytime soon. And I can easily deploy Faruzan with Wanderer.
Yet - we will see :D
I’ve been a Xiao main since 1.3. To this day he’s still my favorite.
Correction: C6 Faruzan doesn't need to be the last in the rotation. Her burst will last until the end of Xiao's burst. She can be even the 2nd in the rotation, cuz the last trig of her burst buff will continue, even if it ends the cooldown.
i just want to add that players should normal attack to cancel the plunge with spear users, that lets you get faster plunges. other than that, very in-depth. great vid!
On that note too, while Yelan isn't an ideal teammate you'll get off her hydro attacks by doing the attack canceling after your plunge, making her an okay Furina alternative in the Triple Anemo comp.
u can also dash, which personally feels more comfy for me than attacking
@@Cajun_Seasoning not with spear users, no
@@Cajun_Seasoning dash is for Claymore user i believe, you can't do that with polearm user
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I agree, Jello, Xiao, Furina, Faruzan, Cloud Retainer team is one of the most fun team that I ever played!
I managed to clear faster than my neuvilette team with xianyun in the new artifact domain,
My neuv used to clear the fastest
i agree with you saying xiao > wanderer for abyss content. i value his aoe more than wanderer’s ease of use. dps-wise my calcs placed them VERY similarly prior to xianyun, but with the release of xianyun, i’m seeing higher dps from the xiao team
Glad for an in-depth breakdown. Most just skim past Xiao and say yeah, Xianyun buffs him and moves on. I had to search how to maximize her buff for him on my own and now, future Xiao mains won't have to go through that because of you. Thanks.
My Xiao is doing 180k plunges in the abyss. This is with C0 Xianyun, C6 Faruzan and C0 Furina. He's busted if you are dedicated enough.
what weapons then probably all 5 stars on everyone or cap
@@qwertysysysyysysysyzz???
could you please share your build? i just got him after years of choosing other characters on the joint banners (which i regretted) and i just wanna play him tbf. i have xianyun, c1 furina and unfortunately i have a c0 faruzan because i am very unlucky with her (the only time i got her was when she was free on the sumeru event). i have him with homa lv83 7/6/8 for now and i switch between marechausee and vermilion. i’d appreciate any tips)
this is quite realistic if you hyper invest. I have c0 xianyun, c4 bennet and c6 faru, i dont have furina, and im hitting 100k plunges in abyss with 98 crit rate.
@@georgethepotat0keep fishing for high rv artifacts, keep grinding ig
Faruzans stuff at c2 actually lasts 22 seconds so its the biff witht the longest uptime in xiao teams and thus can be used at the start of the rotation. For pre c2 however yeah, you generally want to use it last
The problem with pre c6 faruzan is she doesnt apply ress shred concistantly her burst the thingy that goes around is what applies the ress shred if you have c6 you get the ress shred by hitting an enemy with an anemo atk further more you get allot more er from it you can run faruzan on 200 er so you can run tenacity aswell which is another 20% atk your xiao er also becomes way more manageable this is excluding the crit dmg c6 faruzan does allot more than it says
@@nonno5104 that's not what I'm debating. C6 faruzan is much better. I'm talking about the part where he said that faruzan has the lowest uptime in the team and thus should be used last
Either way, it would be better to go furina E, Faruzan EQ, furina q, Xianyun E Q into Xiao.
@@wishes2052 this sounds like rotation extension. Why would you do it? For a bit more fanfare? On xiao mains website the recommended rotation is faruzan EQ into furina stuff
@@DoT_TD why wouldn't you want more of the fanfare dmg % buff on Xiao's burst? You're wasting it otherwise.
i presonally would like hoyo to continue making characters that support old characters that have fallen off a bit like Cr and shenhe its a good way to keep old players summoning for something new without having to bench thier trusty main dps characters, expensive teams aren't bad if they are still top tier it only becomes an issue when they are both expensive and mediocre
Hu Tao and Xiao have been GREATLY buffed since their release.
I need Ganyu buffs NOW!
Hopefully Natlan/Snezhnaya come through.
Just a strong anemo shielder would be incredible.
Funny how ganyu used to be the best dps of the 3, now she’s the worst
@@ednatopg3074 she's got her spotlight when mona and venti still worked, now they don't and she's irrelevant
@@ednatopg3074I remember when Ganyu used to be the first "Neuvillette" where she could solo the Abyss.
great video. A couple of missed points, 1) faruzan (especially after c2) has really long uptime and can be used as the first one in the rotation to max uptime on other buffs. 2) Xianyun decreases the value of attack, making homa/marichause/anemo goblet all better than their attack counterparts. 3) your plunges are slow, there's no need to get to the full height of his jump to get high plunge damage. Also, I think you underrated his power level. This is more of an opinion and I get that he's locked behind a c6 faruzon, 2 5 star charichters, and 5star weapons, but if you have those his power is very very high for a c0.
Yea on best teams on all dps, xiao is now the best anemo carry and only below Alhaitham, Neuv, and arguably Hutao. I’d still say Triple Anemo still better at AOE than hutao.
One thing that’s nice about this team is that all of the supports pretty much have the same cooldowns and uptime so rotations are really flexible.
If your Xianyun is using TTDS like mine then I recommend using Furina’s E, Faruzan’s E and Q, Furina Q, then Xianyun E and Q. This way you drain the most amount of health with Furina’s skill, squeeze out more uptime from Furina ult and have a little more time to stack fanfare, use TTDS, and still get a lot of uptime on Faruzan’s burst since her res shred lingers for a few seconds after each one of her burst ticks. This rotation will also give you a little more uptime on noblesse if you’re running it on your Xianyun
(Edit: this is assuming your Faruzan is C2+)
My favorite Genshin's creator finally made video about my favorite main. What a surprise before re-run banner. All the truth about greatest lament. Agree, Xiao is all about making all pieces work togehter. So far I need 4 constellations to achieve final form as a walkin spender.
It is worth to mention that Bennett is still most comfortable pick aside Furina, Xiao alongside Xianyun and C6 Faruzan goes brrr.
So nice that you’re doing such an extensive review! I’ve been waiting a year to pull him. Have C1R1 XY and C6 Faruzan ready for him, and almost a complete Vermillion set, with good stats. Will pull Furina when she reruns.
Marechaussee = Mar-eh-show-say
You can get it next time dude! Nice vid
Thanks for mentioning Xinxiu in Xiao. People just don’t know that Xinxiu actually works pretty well with Xiao. 5:24
When Xiao burst is down he can use Xinxiu burst and do normal attacks. Also the burst provides resistance to Xiao while plunging and can weave in a atttack while plunging also.
15:23 It's worth noting that Xiao's Normals are significantly more important than his burst. Normals >> Burst > Skill. Crowning his Normals increases the scaling by 7.6% on almost all his damage (though this will be watered down somewhat if you're playing with Xianyun's flat dmg buff). Meanwhile crowning his burst gives 4.5% DMG Bonus, or a single substat's worth. Even when he only has the DMG bonus in his base kit, that's just a 2.2% damage increase. With Furina and an Anemo goblet it falls to 1.5%.
the fact that his talent level priority recommendation in the game is still showed as burst>normal>skill hurts😭 its been almost 2 years and they still havent changed it
If you have c6 Xiao you could fuck anything else and just level up his skill.
The exodia of pieces. What a good reference!
yess I’m waiting for the yae guide 😝
I don't have most of his recommended teammates or care much about good teams tbh, I want him purely because I like him as a character lol. I wanted to save up for furina but my next featured five star is guaranteed.... I'm so tempted lmaooo
I have found the best rotation is:
Furina Skill
Faruzan Ult
Xianyun Skill
Furina Ult
Xianyun Ult
Furina Skill has the most uptime, with 30 secs
Faruzan after C2 effective uptime is 22 seconds, so it's actually the second longest lasting buff.
Xianyun Skill has 20 seconds of uptime, while her ult has only 16, so you can actually use stuff in the middle and still get the most uptime out of both
Furina's Ult has 18 seconds uptime.
When you get to Xianyun, you will have around 15-16 seconds of uptime in everything, and also get the most uptime out of the vv shred because her ult swirls, which I think is the ideal scenario.
I have been using this rotation with Heizou because I don't have Xiao yet, and it feels way better, and everything ends at almost the same time.
EDIT: I found a comment talking about how Faruzan's Ult atually has 22 seconds uptime after C2 and it's right. I tested it and it felt even better than what I had before (Faruzan ult after Furina)
Credits to @Feliopepoffo
so much time wasted, just go
faruzan ult > furina skill + ult > xiangyun skill plunge + ult > xiao or faruzan ult > xianyun skill plunge + burst > furina skill + burst > xiao if u want furina burst to last xiao's entire duration
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It doesn't take a lot of time to do it the way I said, and actually you waste Ult uptime for either Xianyun or Furina because Xianyun Skill can take a lot of time to be casted
@@eduardogarcia6318 wrong, you use xianyun skill before their bursts and it takes as long as kazuha plunge so not long at all
Funny enough all the detail in the video tells me Xiao is the opposite of what I want for my account because I like switching it up often compared to making one build as good as it can be.
Thanks for the breakdown talking about the supports’ artifacts and builds as well.
I got C6 Faruzan this banner but I'm gonna hold off on getting Xiao for now. I don't have Xianyun, Furina or PJWS. Hopefully next year when he reruns, I have PJWS or more components to his team. For now, I know I won't be able to invest in him that much if I do get him. Gaming is here to satisfy my plunge attack gameplay desires.
Xiao was my first main and has continued to stay a mainstay of my team. He's easily my favorite character.
I had Xiao for a while half built, but I liked to play Wanderer more... Now I like both because they have different teams! They feel so different now! I love Furina Faruzan Xianyun team
I've used Xiao on 2pc vv 2pc atk%, tenacity Zhongli, thrilling Sucrose, and Bennett, for years at this point. I do 70k+ plunge in large aoe and have 36*d every single abyss with a Xiao team aside from weird air enemy halves. He is double crowned, 97cr with like 180 or 190cd and sig weapon so well invested.
But know you do NOT need all of these ceiling units for him to work well and feel good.
I really like that no character gets power creeped. Hoyo always releases a unit that buffs old characters.
Poor venti crying in corner
Yup, they actually care about game balance, unlike many other gacha companies (and non gacha, too). Hopefully HSR goes a similar path
Itto, diluc, venti, kekwin, klee, ect
@@kwayke9no hsr is only making characters that are better than the character before that
@@POTATOLOVERRRR powercreep definitely slowed down as of late, in terms of dps. Tho yeah, 1.3-1.5 were brutal if you didn't have Dan IL or Jingliu
And for supports... yeah, we're in the middle of the first wave. But again, the first year tends to have more powercreep (see genshin 1.2-2.1)
I’ve kind of been enjoying Xiao. Albedo, Xinyun and Zhongli. Will be interesting to see how it performs when I get c4 albedo on his next rerun (c3 now it’s a long term project)
LAMENT
I scratched my plunging itch with Xianyun and C6'd faru along the way for my Wanderer. I'm a happy camper now that I can build a pogo team and floating team
I'm at 10 pity and only have 68 wishs saved saved up. The most I'll do is a 10 pull to try my luck. I'm not gonna go all in since I'm waiting for a few character reruns.
I've only just started playing again after 2 years (my phone couldn't handle the game at the time and I only just got it installed on my steamdeck.) Sadly, I just missed his banner, but my level of simping knows no bounds. I'm a low spender, so I'm treating this more like a long term investment where I have time to get together his best stuff while i wait what's probably going to be a year for him to rerun 🤣This guide has been super useful for that, so thank you!
31:32 xianyun's weapon most Definitely comes before her constellations
I lucked out and got her weapon instead of C1 and I agree. I was using Favonious and upon getting the weapon, I immediately got 13K higher per plunge
her weapons passive also buffing in aoe is really nice too
I agree. I’ll also take comfort and smooth rotations over extra dps
F2p xiao user here. If you don't have xianyun, farzuna or furina he will do max 30k (good enough if you ask me)( he is on white tassle so will do more with better wepons)
Yeah, he does around 30k (could be higher or lower depending on artifacts) without any support, just by himself.
well mine dose 65k-70k with zhongli albedo and bennet, maybe you did not build him right.
faruzan has the longest duration and should be used first generally in XXFF team imo
I call it the Mora-Cheese hunter set :-p
He's my first ever 5*. After I got Xianyun, I also had my first ever abyss 36* with him.
Thank you so much for giving teammates build tips ^ ^
I've had Xiao since he released and he was awesome as an account's first 5* (every character is) but Hu Tao quickly surpassed him. I really like his playstyle but I have definitely felt the pain of low-investment Xiao just not feeling good, especially next to one of if not the strongest DPS in the game who also is fairly low-investment to get the majority of her potential (c1 and homa are pretty easy goals to achieve tbh, and her supports are universally good so you want to pick them up on any account anyways). I've felt similarly about Eula, and I love both Eula's and Xiao's playstyles so I have always wanted to make them work, and I am glad that Xiao has gotten so many upgrades over the past year. I was on hiatus when Furina came out so I missed her and have to catch a rerun, but I got Xianyun easily and will work on c6 Faruzan over time so its nice to see that Xiao finally has the tools to be a nice project to work on :)
xiao was my first limited 5 star DPS, I will get anything for him, older teams for him did struggle a bit but I did 36 star with him in every abyss since patch 2.0. getting C6 Faruzan sure is a key to make him perform better, and Xianyun do give him a great buff and better heal, as for Furina she finally found good use in my account as I was so disappointed by her cause i did not have any of the fontaine DPS and she did not add much a value before this patch.
For those who still wnt to use Faruzan pre c6 like I did, just use emblem on her + fav bow and ER sands, it will fix her energy needs. This is specifically for those who don't have any better supports cuz even before c6 she still buffs anemo dmg and high ER helps battery xiao too
2pc exile also exists! People forget about it bc it's a 4* set but it's good if you need more er since the only 5* 2pc er set is emblem. Assuming you get good er rolls, the value you get from the 2pc is bigger than the loss from using a 4 stay set. That's what i use on my faruzan
In this abyss i used C0 xiao C6 faruzan C4 jean and a c0 xianyun and was doing 130k upto 155k was the max i saw was honestly surprised and it frees up bennet and furina for other teams that needed them more
Although i didnt end up using bennet in this abyss so i could of had him instead of jean but full anemo team seemed like a fun idea
Finally Xiao came home 😅😅 great video , thx
So many things have been trying to pull me away from my fav character xiao so I skipped him 2 times in a row and with the horrible banner I was considering skipping him again but this video is helping me stay on track a lil bit😭
Mariachi Band Hunter artifacts set…
Nice!
I want those!
.Every time I see you I remember Jack from Supernatural. Nice video btw 🤟🏽
I have Furina, Xianyun, and just got C6 Faruzan so I hope I’m able to use Xiao now. I got him last year, I was still pretty new to the game but loved Xiao after doing the Lantern Rite quest, so I really wanted to get him, even after losing the 50/50 yo Jean I worked hard to get him. I haven’t been that dedicated to getting a character ever since so the fact that I haven’t used him much at all due to not liking his playstyle and not having a good team for him always made me feel sad. But I have good characters for him now, I just have to build them and try them out! :D
Still on the fence for Xiao, got Xianyun (for Diluc), Furina C2, and c6 Faruzan (for Wanderer (got c5 from standard and c6 from a weapon banner pull). Also have an unused Homa from losing 50/50 on Neuvillette's weapon.
I think you’re in a great position to build him, but at the end of the day it’s about what you enjoy. If you rly like his gameplay and want him I think you’re in an amazing position, but if you don’t rly want him or are only feeling like pulling him because you have his best supports then I wouldn’t
@@tinocabral4201I ended up getting him! still needing to farm artifacts and talent mats.
May out pulls for Xiao be blessed. I love him and I have Faruzan 6C, and i hate the character. The only reason Im happy is that she can be of use with Xiao.
Managed to get C6 Faruzan by risking a few more four-star pulls post-Xianyun, but reeeally not feeling his upcoming banner, so back in the queue he goes. Do have Juanderer, though, so there may be some shenanigans to be had in his stead~
I don’t have Xiao yet but I have his best supports and his best weapon so I am excited to pull him
I really want xiao but with arlecchino rumored to be playable and I'm low on primos, I can't get him
I'm using the best team with Xianyun Furina and Faruzan, I tried to get Xianyun's weapon but Nahida weapon came instead I thought about going for granted but instead I'm going after the jade spear if everything goes well I can get Xiao's weapon and Yae miko, I already tried to get her once but I lost to 75/25 I hope everything goes well this time, so I'll make my xiao perfect, simply the best character in the game deserves it
i have furina c1 and jean, im pulling for xiao but i dont have bennet or faruzan, what do i do?
xiao physical with Xianyun is very comfy in overworld. Cuz its insta great dmg without relying on both ults. 4pc shima also works really well on xiao this way.
I oddly have all 3 chars he needs.. Been trying to find a real DPS and he fits, but idk man still on the fence.
Quick I saw a speck of mud on hoyoverses unlicked boots it's your time
Glad to see you covering my favorite character. I got Xiao in his last run with Alhaitham and R5’d his weapon. Furina I acquired pretty early and pulled her weapon as well. I managed to get Xianyun and her weapon as well as C6 Faruzan on this banner. Extremely hyped to see my favorite character finally dealing damage comparable to my C2 Raiden/C6 Sara and my Neuv/Furina teams. Dishing out 120k on average with his burst plunges which I’m still working on increasing but I’m so happy he’s finally back in the spotlight!
Mmm i think you should use faruzan first in rotation since her burst duration is 18, but shred res last 4 seconds so its 22 in total. Then furina, her burst last 18 seconds and lastly xianyun
Another funny Xiao comp is Xiao salad Hyperbloom. Use Xiao's anemo infused burst normals instead of plunging and have Fischl on the team with an off field hydro and dendro. Xiao swirls Fischl's electro and triggers Hyperbloom, so you stack EM on Xiao.
Strictly worse than Sucrose's version, though. It's just a funny alternative.
I've found that crit/anemo dmg Xiao does better than EM Xiao on this team, but yea, it's a funny team, especially in the overworld.
I love your content Jello! I really wanna know... where do you buy your genshin figurines??? Ive been looking for good quality ones but have a hard time finding some
Would it be better to wish on the jade spear or just buy the bp and get the death match? I’m using blackcliff on him rn
I was using R1 deathmatch on him for years until I just wished for pjws (I got lucky thank god). if you have the pulls/are ok losing to yae’s weapon then I suggest wishing for pjws but otherwise I believe most people would say deathmatch is slightly better than blackcliff (though I would check the keqingmains damage calculations to know for sure as I’m going off memory). though there’s always the chance of getting pjws from standard, I waited for years and never got it so being able to guarantee it on the banner was the best option for me - I already have furina/xianyun/c6 faruzan so I felt comfortable using the wishes for his weapon to finally max him out
I would just keep blackcliff if I were you.
The crit rate is kinda useless if you have Marechausse Hunter set.
But if you use 2 pc or Vermillion then it's fine
Ultimately it's your choice.
The urge of getting Xiao is strong for me since his plunge playstyle was really fun in the recent combat event and I already had what he needs (Furina, Xian Yun, C6 Faruzan, and an unused lvl 90 Homa), even tho my main team is C4 Wanderer with Faruzan over the past year. Should I get him, or should I save for the upcoming new characters?
What would I build Jean with, if I have her C4 and want to use her as a sub for Xianyun? Alongside C6 Faruzan and Furina for Xiao. Although I only have Deathmatch R5 for him atm 😅
Huh, wish I had joined your discord. I would've gladly let you use my Xiao as he does ~190k plunges and I'm noticing that most testers struggle to get past 110k.
I didn’t activate the artifact set because I didn’t notice it was desert pavilion 😂
Also I don’t mind showcasing a more relatable build so others know they can reach this point even without crazy investment
@@JelloImpact fair enough, but maybe having one that does 190k would help show his potential is far greater than believed.
My Faruzan is C3, I have furina and Xianyun. Just recently I got his signature weapon from standard banner and should I pull for him later in the next phase? Thanks
Its really up to you actually, i used c3 faruzan since wanderer's first banner and she's still buffs xiao. As far i can remember im still hitting 100k per plunge without faruzan's c6 (my xiao is well invested btw)
@@jaysii9736 Hmm, feels like I should get him then, thanks !
Only if u like his playstyle.
Peak gameplay
if your Faruzan isnt c6 is there any point using her?
After 2 years of waiting my Xiao finally making 80+k per plunge 🥳
pretty trash, 2 yrs ago that was already very possible with a shitty xiao bennett sucrose zhongli team and 4 star weap
albedo is good with xiao, furina, xianyun, cause he have very long skill aswell giving u crystal which u don't need to spend time to refresh ur skill, and it feels very nice cause xiao long onfield make sheilder duration isn't reliable
furina also buff albedo, so his additional damage if nice u build albedo properly too
hi is a non c6 faruzan actually worth it to build like just c2 for xiao? or stick to my c6 bennet until i c6 my faruzan?
C2 and she does better than Bennet.
He has great 4 start options black cliff and the battle pass 4 star weapon forgot the name of it
Faruzan also came on itto banner before as well
Hoping I can get him in a week! I spent my wishes on Xianyun though, so hope for the best, expect the worst.
Can u do a video about what to spend starglitter on, i thought the black cliff was a good option
Are you planning on making a Miko guide too?
can someone please tell me what to do i have c6 fruina. and xianyun as well as the jade weapon but i hear that kazuha and neuvalette are coming and i love all 3 of them but i have only guarantee for 1 and am in 74 pity with 50-50 should i lement?
I got a question, I'm planning to use my furina on my gaming, xianyun team. Who's a good replacement for her on neuvi team?
I hope you can make yae miko guide soon because i have so many questions and your videos are best at understanding characters
All you need to know about xiao:
1. you need to built whole team around him to be somewhat useful
2. his c6 doesnt work if there 1 enemy.
3. itto is better xiao with more convenient kit and actual particles' generation during burst + attack resilience.
Xiao with his best team is basically like pretty much any Neuvillette comp. Extremely good in any content. Single target, AoE, multi wave, etc. However, I prefer to bring my Xiao team in overworld instead of my Neuvillette team just because they have better exploration capabilities.
my sayu is tripple crowned while my jean is uhhhh lvl 50 so i have to use sayu with faruzan and furina until i get xianyun
I have skyward spine r2 but i also have missive wind r5. Which one are better?
I was planning getting Yae Miko, but I just pulled Xiao's BIS weapon. I do have Furina, C6 Faruzan and Xianyun. Not sure what to do here! I wonder how big his damage will be with this team.
my best team before xianyun was xiao, benny, faruzan and tankfei, thats how i got my first 100k plunge
I know its not his best team (not even in the top) but ny main team is Xiao Yelan Baizhu YaeMiko and its the most FUN I've had after growing tired of his gameplay (but its true that as a main xiao i have him a little pampered with good arts and his weapon....)
Xiao is not underrated or trash. The thing is you need very very high investment for him. If you are f2p or WKM player just don't pull him it's not worth unless you like character. The only I regret pull is Xiao.
well said
And even then, without a signature weapon Ga Ming is better both in single target and aoe😂
Jello purposefully avoids saying certain things
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Xiao is able to dish out big numbers with a much higher frequency than gaming as he doesn't need the vv shred, the vaporize reaction and he doesn't need to stay within bennets circle.
@@leonardomeloni69 very true my gaming does 140k plunges while my xiao barely pushes 66k plunges at equal investment levels so it really isnt worth getting xiao
@@ominouswin6308 "doesnt need vv shred" furina does.
Furina also gets the vv shred in Ga Ming while Ga Ming doesnt if you dont want to lose Bennett uptime and if Bennett is not C6. Plunge speeds are the same and if you catch Man Chai in mid air Ga Ming is even faster lol
Im sorry wtf this is laughable, the lack of vaporize is a downside of ANEMO, not pyro or hydro characters.
Bennett's burst is the only valid argument there, but even then you can run double hydro. Not optimal, but probably still better because he can finish things off with his skill rather than burst in Aoe (where Xiao is supposed to shine)
And with Xianyun + C6 Bennett, virtually any character rivals Xiao in single target now. Considering Xiao is supposed to do more damage than Wanderer now, we can say Xianyun has killed all serious anemo carries
while doing ulti i found that zhongli shield is a must 🤷🏻♂️ otherwise enjoy being interrupted every time you counter a big monster. he is my main dps since he came out in 2021 and zhongli was a before/after
u just have massive skill issue
Xiao is just the best character
I've been having a lot of luck with faruzan, i've gotten C4 faruzan (full f2p, and all copies in the current banner), not sure if i'll be able to get the 6th one.
I’m playing him with C6 Faruzan, Xianyun, and Zhongli. I have Furina, but I want to build Xianyun to heal better before using her.
can someone tell me if xiao, sucrose, furina, bennett is a good team? or do i need to replace anyone? (tried for C6 faruzan but couldnt get her)
skyward spine vs r3 deathmatch which is better for xiao?
I have got 5 Faruzan on this banner, ending up having c6
Ayaka isn’t really meta, and he probably outperforms her. Hu Tao might have more damage in single target, but he’s definitely better than her in AoE
So if I have his signature weapon is it better to get vermillion artifacts for him?
question: I have homa and pjws but my pjws is r2. I have furina, faruzan (c6), and jean that I was likely going to make his main team. I already have good pieces for hunter from farming for lyney, neuvi, and furina, so would it be a significant enough dmg loss to use pjws instead of homa with that set? it looks too good and homa is on raiden (I'm lazy and don't want to have to constantly swap weapons if I can avoid it)
Depends how much over crit you’re getting after the 36 from mariachi
@@JelloImpact got it, ty! also, if my jean is already on 4pc vv, what should I put on faruzan (c6)? is tenacity still best if there isn't a shielder on the team or would noblesse be better?
Tenacity is always better. Doesn’t need a shield to give the buff!
homa is better regardless
Xiao has been a character i wanted for years ! and now that im playing again hes about to be out and im so bummed that i wasnt able to get a c6 Faruzan...i unfortunatly got 12 coppies of freaking Noelle TTnTT
Fortunatly tho i have a c2 Xianyun...so now im tryna figure out how to make Xiao work with her and no Faruzon
I heard opportunity cost and had flashbacks to my ap macro class