UPDATED FOR 1.5 😁!
Table of Contents
- 1 PSA #1: Healers are the white mages of the group, and you NEVER f**k with the white mage (cause they decide whether or not you get up from that charging Stonehide Lawachurl)
- 2 PSA #2: Both Qiqi’s abilities scale with ATK. She may be tiny but she’s 100% pent up rage; she’s probably angry cocogoats aren’t real. Elsa ain’t got nothing on Qiqi
- 3 WEAPON #1 (Recommended for that IcyHot relief): Sacrificial Sword
- 4 PSA #3: Sacrificial Sword can make Qiqi’s long CD extremely tolerable (not that it’s that bad). If you have R2+ Sacrifical Sword, take it
- 5 WEAPON #2 (Recommended for early healing): Skyrider Sword
- 6 ARTIFACT #1 (Recommended for focus healing): Maiden Beloved
- 7 ARTIFACT #2 (Recommended for early energy): The Exile
PSA #1: Healers are the white mages of the group, and you NEVER f**k with the white mage (cause they decide whether or not you get up from that charging Stonehide Lawachurl)
PSA #2: Both Qiqi’s abilities scale with ATK. She may be tiny but she’s 100% pent up rage; she’s probably angry cocogoats aren’t real. Elsa ain’t got nothing on Qiqi
Two stages to this healing:
1) Hitting enemies while E is up will heal based off Qiqi’s ATK
2) It will provide healing overtime, whether or not you’re hitting enemies, based on a tick
This is why most of the time Qiqi’s healing feels much more effective than usual. Incoming Healing Bonus% is a rare buff that’s extremely beneficial for overall healing output
IMPORTANT TIP: The healing on-hit is based off Qiqi’s ATK, not the current character’s
Talent Leveling Order: E > Q > Normal
WEAPON #1 (Recommended for that IcyHot relief): Sacrificial Sword
How do I get it D: ? – It’s time to roll boys (gacha)
PSA #3: Sacrificial Sword can make Qiqi’s long CD extremely tolerable (not that it’s that bad). If you have R2+ Sacrifical Sword, take it
Favonius Sword is also a great alternative, which helps tolerate Qiqi’s 80 cost Q. If you have Festering Desire from the event, and have no one using it, it’s also alright for the energy recharge — still highly recommended to use Sacrificial or Favonius though
WEAPON #2 (Recommended for early healing): Skyrider Sword
How do I get it D: ? – You get one from Pan Guan’er, but the rest gacha
Technically, you can run Prototype Rancour if you don’t have any other sword, but you’ll begin to notice the lack of energy recharge (as other than her E, her Q is the only other heal
ARTIFACT #1 (Recommended for focus healing): Maiden Beloved
How do I get it D: ? – Valley of Remembrance Domain (AR 30 locked, 20 Resin per run)
If your team has a shield comp, 4-set Millelith will do much better, as the additional ATK and shield strength far outweighs the little bonus of healing 4-set Maiden provides to Qiqi’s already ridiculous healing
You can technically run 4-set Noblesse if you don’t have anyone else running it, but for maximizing quick heals Maiden is recommended
ARTIFACT #2 (Recommended for early energy): The Exile
How do I get it D: ? – Confront Stormterror Domain (60 Resin per run) or steal some chests
Main stats:
| Sands | Goblet | Circlet |
|---|---|---|
| ER% | ATK% | Healing Bonus% |
Substats: CRIT% > CRIT DMG > ATK (ATK% if not main stat) > ER/EM
If you want other characters let me know. Hope this helped. Bye.
pssst the domain to get maiden’s beloved is wrong, it’s valley of remembrance
Oh, good catch LOL. Fixed!
How is she compared to Jean?
Kind of hard to say, as both excel in their own right. Jean for sure has higher instant healing due to her Q, as well as doesn’t have her passive healing locked behind her abilities (since all she has to do is Normal Attack a few times). Plus, Jean has a much higher DPS potential.
However, Qiqi’s Q and A4 passive make it so allies can heal themselves on marked enemies. Not to mention she can fit well in melt/freeze comps since her Cryo application isn’t all too bad + she doesn’t self-proc Cryo on herself like Barbara does with her E. Only big con about Qiqi is her E CD, but otherwise she’s a solid healer. If you have both, it just means you can run them in either of your 2 teams for Abyss, so it’s a win-win!
Now Qiqi is a Cryo healer instead of Hydro healer, but does the new (for 2.3) Ocean-Hued Clam set work for her too?
Uhh it’s a bit iffy last time I checked. The set definitely works, but her E is on such a long CD/doesn’t heal as often to really maximize. If her ult can be used a lot for the burst healing, then it’s good, but otherwise you’re better off running Maiden or Millelith.
Looking forward to the Ocean Clam update.
From what I hear, it still doesn’t make her a meta character but my god, I started a new account with her and early game, the flat healing-scaled bonus damage kills everything so hard.
Yeah Qiqi does get meme’d on pretty hard, but overall she’s still a great healer. As for her guide update, I’ll most likely update all the older characters around 2.5 just in case there are new artifacts being released.
If i plan to use Militeth on my ZL, since it doesn’t stack, should i remove militeth that’s currently on my Qiqi for Maiden?
Ocean Hued will do!