Xiangling Quick TL;DR DPS and Support Build Guide

PSA #1: DPS are the protagonists of your team. The rest of the members literally only exist to make the DPS look like a god
PSA #2: Both Xiangling’s abilities scale with ATK. She’s also currently the only spear user so get this girl a spear bro




A really helpful tip for her ultimate: the moment you activate it, run around a bit and slap everyone with it. The 3-stage hit damage stat is buggy, but the premise is the more you slap with fidget spinners = the more damage they do
Running in the opposite direction of the fidget spinners around your enemies also is an easy way to enhance Q damage. It’s not really recommended, as you should be normal attacking still, but it’s a neat way to quickly get pyro damage across!
PSA #3: Xiangling’s only flaw is her awkward pyro skills. Guoba is stationary and Pyronado can be inconsistent so most people run her as support > DPS compared to other DPS
Talent Leveling Order (DPS): Normal > E > Q
Talent Leveling Order (Support): Q > E > Normal
WEAPON #1 (Recommended for DPS): Crescent Pike
How do I get it D: ? – Forge (Prototype x1, Crystal Chunk x50, White Iron Chunk x50)

A GREAT alternative can be White Tassel, since it has scaling CRIT% and it has a consistent 48% damage buff to your normal attacks. Still Crescent Pike is recommended since you’ll be parsing + the weapon skill is practically made for Phys DPS
You can run Halberd as well until you have the resources to build Crescent Pike!
WEAPON #2 (Recommended for Support): Skyward Spine
How do I get it D: ? – It’s time to roll boys (gacha)

If you’re a F2P player don’t sweat the details. If you were lucky enough to get Favonius Lance, it’s a great alternative
Otherwise, Prototype Starglitter or White Tassel are great alternatives
ARTIFACT #1 (Recommended for DPS): Bloodstained Chivalry + Gladiator’s Finale
How do I get it D: ? – Bloodstained at Clear Pool and Mountain Cavern Domain (AR 35 locked, 20 Resin per run). Gladiators at any World Boss (40 Resin per run)


Why not 4-set Gladiator’s 2Board? Since Crescent Pike’s weapon skill procs additional, independent damage instances, plus the fact the weapon also provides Phys DMG%, it will overall provide a higher DMG bonus than the 35% normal attack DMG 4-set Gladiator’s provides
ARTIFACT #2 (Recommended for Support): Crimson Witch + Noblesse Oblige
How do I get it D: ? – Crimson at Hidden Palace of Zhou Formula Domain (AR 30 locked, 20 Resin per run). Noblesse at Clear Pool and Mountain Cavern Domain (AR 35 locked, 20 Resin per run)


Alternatively, 4-set Noblesse is perfectly fine as well. 4-set Crimson is a waste for Xiangling, as she can’t really get stacks due to her relatively long E CD
At early stages of the game, The Exile set is also not a bad choice for supporting, as it will help you spam your Q better (since at early stages, energy recharge weapons are pretty void for polearms)
Main stats (DPS):
Sands | Goblet | Circlet |
---|---|---|
ATK% | Phys DMG% | CRIT% or CRIT DMG |
Substats: CRIT% > CRIT DMG > ATK% (ATK if ATK% is main stat) > EM
Main stats (Support):
Sands | Goblet | Circlet |
---|---|---|
ER | Pyro DMG% | CRIT% or CRIT DMG |
Substats: CRIT% > CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK/EM
If you want other characters let me know. Hope this helped. Bye.