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Portrait of Xianyun

★★★★★AnemoCatalyst

Xianyun

Passerine Herald

One of the Mighty and Illuminated Adepti of Jueyun, known as "Cloud Retainer." Expert in all kinds of mechanical contraptions, her heart now turns towards the affairs of the mortal world, through which she walks under the name "Xianyun."

Region
Liyue
Released
Version 4.4
GenGuru tier
A Support

Overview

  • Plunging Attack support
  • Healer

Xianyun turns plunging into a real attack style. Her Elemental Burst heals the party and summons Starwicker, which follows the active character, keeps healing, and makes them jump higher. While Starwicker has stacks, every Plunging Attack the active character lands also adds bonus damage based on Xianyun's ATK, which is the heart of her kit.

Her Elemental Skill lets her leap up to three times and finish with Driftcloud Wave. Hitting enemies with that wave gives the team Plunging Attack CRIT Rate. Build her for ATK, since both the plunge bonus and her healing scale with it, and add enough Energy Recharge to have her burst every rotation.

Weapons

Best first. Every catalyst on this list links to its page.

  1. Crane's Echoing Call ★★★★★

    Her signature catalyst. Boosts the whole party's Plunging Attack damage and gives her Energy each time a teammate plunges.

  2. Favonius Codex ★★★★

    A 4-star with Energy Recharge and team Energy from crits. A very steady option.

  3. Sacrificial Fragments ★★★★

    A 4-star that can reset her skill cooldown, giving you more Driftcloud Waves.

  4. Oathsworn Eye ★★★★

    ATK, plus extra Energy Recharge for a short time after her skill.

  5. Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers ★★★

    A 3-star that gives a big ATK boost to the next character you swap to. Useful in budget teams.

Artifact sets

  1. Viridescent Venerer 4-piece

    Shreds enemy RES with Swirl. Useful when your plunging damage dealer swaps elements.

  2. Song of Days Past 4-piece

    Her steady healing builds up a flat damage bonus for the active character's next few hits, plunges included.

  3. Gladiator's Finale + Shimenawa's Reminiscence 2-piece each

    Two ATK bonuses, which raise both her plunge bonus and her healing.

Main stats and substats

Sands
ATK% or Energy Recharge
Goblet
ATK%
Circlet
ATK% or Healing Bonus
Substats
ATK% > Energy Recharge > ATK > CRIT Rate

Talent priority

  1. Elemental Burst Stars Gather at Dusk
  2. Elemental Skill White Clouds at Dawn

Teams

  • Xiao plunge

    Xiao's plunging attacks get her flat damage bonus on every hit. Faruzan shreds Anemo RES and Furina buffs damage.

  • Gaming plunge

    Gaming plunges constantly, so her bonus works on every attack. Bennett buffs ATK and Xingqiu adds Hydro.

  • Budget plunge

    All 4-stars besides Xianyun. Xiangling adds Pyro damage from off the field while Gaming plunges.

Tips

  • Cast her burst before your plunging carry starts. Starwicker follows the active character and grants the bonus for each plunge.
  • Starwicker has a limited number of stacks, so use them quickly rather than spacing them out.
  • Each Skyladder leap before Driftcloud Wave makes the wave hit harder and wider. The team Plunging CRIT Rate buff grows with the number of enemies the wave hits, so aim it at a group.
  • Her higher jump height also makes plunging in the overworld much easier.

Other character guides recommend Xianyun as a teammate in these teams.

See every team comp, grouped by reaction.

Base stats at level 90

Base HP
10409
Base ATK
335
Base DEF
573
ATK
28.8%

Talents

Normal Attack Word of Wind and Flower
Normal Attack Summons swirling winds to perform up to 4 attacks, dealing Anemo DMG. Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina and launches a Breeze Bolt in a straight line that deals Anemo DMG to opponents along its path. Plunging Attack Gathers the power of Anemo and plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Anemo DMG upon impact with the ground.
Elemental Skill White Clouds at Dawn
Xianyun enters the Cloud Transmogrification state, in which she will not take Fall DMG, and uses Skyladder once. In this state, her Plunging Attack will be converted into Driftcloud Wave instead, which deals AoE Anemo DMG and ends the Cloud Transmogrification state. This DMG is considered Plunging Attack DMG. Each use of Skyladder while in this state increases the DMG and AoE of the next Driftcloud Wave used. Skyladder Can be used while in mid-air. Xianyun leaps forward, dealing Anemo DMG to targets along her path. During each Cloud Transmogrification state Xianyun enters, Skyladder may be used up to 3 times and only 1 instance of Skyladder DMG can be dealt to any one opponent. If Skyladder is not used again in a short period, the Cloud Transmogrification state will be canceled. If Xianyun does not use Driftcloud Wave while in this state, the next CD of White Clouds at Dawn will be decreased by 3s.
Elemental Burst Stars Gather at Dusk
Brings forth a sacred breeze that deals AoE Anemo DMG and heals all nearby characters based on Xianyun's ATK. It will also summon the "Starwicker" mechanism. Starwicker ·Continuously follows the active character and periodically heals all nearby party members based on Xianyun's ATK. ·Starts with 8 stacks of Adeptal Assistance. While Adeptal Assistance is active, nearby active characters in the party will have their jump height increased. ·When the active character completes a Plunging Attack, Starwicker will consume 1 stack of Adeptal Assistance and deal AoE Anemo DMG. Only 1 Starwicker can exist simultaneously.
Passive talent Galefeather Pursuit
Each opponent hit by Driftcloud Waves from White Clouds at Dawn will grant all nearby party members 1 stack of Storm Pinion for 20s. Max 4 stacks. These will cause the characters' Plunging Attack CRIT Rate to increase by 4%/6%/8%/10% respectively. Each Storm Pinion created by hitting an opponent has an independent duration.
Passive talent Consider, the Adeptus in Her Realm
When the Starwicker created by Stars Gather at Dusk has Adeptal Assistance stacks, nearby active characters' Plunging Attack shockwave DMG will be increased by 200% of Xianyun's ATK. The maximum DMG increase that can be achieved this way is 9,000. Each Plunging Attack shockwave DMG instance can only apply this increased DMG effect to a single opponent. Each character can trigger this effect once every 0.4s.
Passive talent Crane Form
Increases gliding SPD for your own party members by 15%. Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.

Constellations

C1 Purifying Wind
White Clouds at Dawn gains 1 additional charge.
C2 Aloof From the World
After using a Skyladder from White Clouds at Dawn, Xianyun's ATK will be increased by 20% for 15s. Additionally, the effects of the Ascension Talent "Consider, the Adeptus in Her Realm" will be enhanced: When the Starwicker created by Stars Gather at Dusk has Adeptal Assistance stacks, nearby active characters' Plunging Attack shockwave DMG will be increased by 400% of Xianyun's ATK. The maximum DMG increase that can be achieved this way is 18,000. Each Plunging Attack shockwave DMG instance can only apply this increased DMG effect to a single opponent. Each character can trigger this effect once every 0.4s. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Consider, the Adeptus in Her Realm."
C3 Creations of Star and Moon
Increases the Level of Stars Gather at Dusk by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 Mystery Millet Gourmet
After using Skyladder 1/2/3 times during one White Clouds at Dawn Cloud Transmogrification state, when a Driftcloud Wave unleashed during that instance hits an opponent, it will heal all nearby party members for 50%/80%/150% of Xianyun's ATK. This effect can be triggered once every 5s.
C5 Astride Rose-Colored Clouds
Increases the Level of White Clouds at Dawn by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 They Call Her Cloud Retainer
After Xianyun uses 1/2/3 Skyladders within one Cloud Transmogrification caused by White Clouds at Dawn, the CRIT DMG of a Driftcloud Wave created in this instance of Cloud Transmogrification will be increased by 15%/35%/70%. Within 16s after Xianyun has used Stars Gather at Dusk, White Clouds at Dawn will not enter CD. This effect will be canceled once she has used White Clouds at Dawn 8 times.