"The Red Strings"
Build guide · Genshin Impact
Blazing Riff
The best Xinyan build in Genshin Impact (Version 7.1) is Redhorn Stonethresher with Crimson Witch of Flames, DEF% sands, DEF% goblet, DEF% circlet.
By Lorenzo BrunoUpdated August 28, 2026Build source: derived from game data
Genshin Impact 4★ Pyro Claymore Shielder
Also works: A Thousand Blazing Suns, Fang of the Mountain King, "Ultimate Overlord's Mega Magic Sword", Blade of Atonement
#1
Elemental Burst
Max first
#2
Elemental Skill
Then
#3
Normal Attack
Next
Xinyan plays support in this Superconduct team built around Eula, with Beidou (sub DPS) and Bennett (support). Xinyan and Bennett give Pyro resonance (Fervent Flames: ATK +25%). Bennett heals, Beidou and Xinyan shield.
Xinyan plays support in this Overload team built around Razor, with Qiqi (support) and Bennett (support). Xinyan and Bennett give Pyro resonance (Fervent Flames: ATK +25%). Qiqi and Bennett heal, Xinyan shields.
Xinyan carries this Overload team as main DPS, with Fischl (sub DPS), Kaedehara Kazuha (support) and Bennett (support). Xinyan and Bennett give Pyro resonance (Fervent Flames: ATK +25%). Bennett heals, Xinyan shields.
Genshin Impact 4★ Pyro Claymore Shielder
Redhorn Stonethresher is the closest fit on the game's own numbers: Xinyan's kit multiplies DEF, and a weapon is ranked here on whether its ascension stat and its passive act on that stat. The Unforged, Whiteblind and A Thousand Blazing Suns come next. No playtested ranking has been imported for Xinyan, so this is arithmetic over the kit data rather than a damage measurement.
Run Crimson Witch of Flames on Xinyan, with Husk of Opulent Dreams and A Day Carved From Rising Winds behind it. Main stats are DEF% sands, DEF% goblet, DEF% circlet. Roll substats in the order Energy Recharge > DEF% > CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG.
Talent priority is Elemental Burst > Elemental Skill > Normal Attack. The Elemental Burst costs 60 energy, which is what an Energy Recharge target has to clear.
The strongest team is Eula, Beidou, Xinyan and Bennett, built around Xinyan: Pyro · Superconduct.
Normal Attack Performs up to 4 consecutive strikes.
Charged Attack Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous spinning attacks against all nearby opponents. At the end of the sequence, performs a more powerful slash.
Plunging Attack Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Talent level
10 is the cap from materials; C3 and C5 add +3.
| Attribute | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Hit DMG | 76.5% | 82.8% | 89.0% | 97.9% | 104.1% | 111.3% | 121.0% | 130.8% | 140.6% | 151.3% | 162.0% | 172.7% | 183.3% | 194.0% | 204.7% |
| 2-Hit DMG | 74.0% | 80.0% | 86.0% | 94.6% | 100.6% | 107.5% | 117.0% | 126.4% | 135.9% | 146.2% | 156.5% | 166.8% | 177.2% | 187.5% | 197.8% |
| 3-Hit DMG | 95.5% | 103.2% | 111.0% | 122.1% | 129.9% | 138.8% | 151.0% | 163.2% | 175.4% | 188.7% | 202.0% | 215.3% | 228.7% | 242.0% | 255.3% |
| 4-Hit DMG | 115.8% | 125.3% | 134.7% | 148.2% | 157.6% | 168.4% | 183.2% | 198.0% | 212.8% | 229.0% | 245.2% | 261.3% | 277.5% | 293.6% | 309.8% |
| Charged Attack Cyclic DMG | 62.5% | 67.6% | 72.7% | 80.0% | 85.1% | 90.9% | 98.9% | 106.9% | 114.9% | 123.6% | 132.4% | 141.1% | 149.8% | 158.5% | 167.3% |
| Charged Attack Final DMG | 113.1% | 122.3% | 131.5% | 144.6% | 153.9% | 164.4% | 178.8% | 193.3% | 207.8% | 223.6% | 239.3% | 255.1% | 270.9% | 286.7% | 302.5% |
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s | 40.0/s |
| Max Duration | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s | 5.0s |
| Plunge DMG | 74.6% | 80.7% | 86.7% | 95.4% | 101.5% | 108.4% | 118.0% | 127.5% | 137.0% | 147.4% | 157.8% | 168.3% | 178.7% | 189.1% | 199.5% |
| Low/High Plunge DMG | 149.1%/186.3% | 161.3%/201.5% | 173.4%/216.6% | 190.8%/238.3% | 202.9%/253.4% | 216.8%/270.8% | 235.9%/294.6% | 254.9%/318.4% | 274.0%/342.3% | 294.8%/368.2% | 315.6%/394.2% | 336.4%/420.2% | 357.3%/446.2% | 378.1%/472.2% | 398.9%/498.2% |
Xinyan brandishes her instrument, dealing Pyro DMG on nearby opponents, forming a shield made out of her audience's passion. The shield's DMG Absorption scales based on Xinyan's DEF and on the number of opponents hit. · Hitting 0–1 opponents grants Shield Level 1: Ad Lib. · Hitting 2 opponents grants Shield Level 2: Lead-In. · Hitting 3 or more opponents grants Shield Level 3: Rave, which will also deal intermittent Pyro DMG to nearby opponents.
The shield has the following special properties: · When unleashed, it infuses Xinyan with Pyro. · It has 250% DMG Absorption effectiveness against Pyro DMG.
Xinyan insists that these pyrotechnics are the apex of performative art, and that they are physical phenomena that have nothing to do with her Vision.
Talent level
10 is the cap from materials; C3 and C5 add +3.
| Attribute | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swing DMG | 169.6% | 182.3% | 195.0% | 212.0% | 224.7% | 237.4% | 254.4% | 271.4% | 288.3% | 305.3% | 322.2% | 339.2% | 360.4% | 381.6% | 402.8% |
| Shield Level 1 DMG Absorption | 104.0% DEF+501 | 111.8% DEF+551 | 119.6% DEF+605 | 130.1% DEF+663 | 137.9% DEF+726 | 145.7% DEF+793 | 156.1% DEF+864 | 166.5% DEF+939 | 176.9% DEF+1018 | 187.3% DEF+1101 | 197.7% DEF+1189 | 208.1% DEF+1281 | 221.1% DEF+1377 | 234.1% DEF+1477 | 247.1% DEF+1581 |
| Shield Level 2 DMG Absorption | 122.4% DEF+589 | 131.6% DEF+648 | 140.8% DEF+712 | 153.0% DEF+780 | 162.2% DEF+854 | 171.4% DEF+932 | 183.6% DEF+1016 | 195.8% DEF+1104 | 208.1% DEF+1197 | 220.3% DEF+1296 | 232.6% DEF+1399 | 244.8% DEF+1507 | 260.1% DEF+1620 | 275.4% DEF+1737 | 290.7% DEF+1860 |
| Shield Level 3 DMG Absorption | 144.0% DEF+693 | 154.8% DEF+762 | 165.6% DEF+837 | 180.0% DEF+918 | 190.8% DEF+1005 | 201.6% DEF+1097 | 216.0% DEF+1195 | 230.4% DEF+1299 | 244.8% DEF+1409 | 259.2% DEF+1524 | 273.6% DEF+1646 | 288.0% DEF+1773 | 306.0% DEF+1905 | 324.0% DEF+2044 | 342.0% DEF+2188 |
| DoT | 33.6% | 36.1% | 38.6% | 42.0% | 44.5% | 47.0% | 50.4% | 53.8% | 57.1% | 60.5% | 63.8% | 67.2% | 71.4% | 75.6% | 79.8% |
| Shield Duration | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s | 12.0s |
| CD | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s | 18.0s |
Strumming rapidly, Xinyan launches nearby opponents and deals Physical DMG to them, hyping up the crowd. The sheer intensity of the atmosphere will cause explosions that deal Pyro DMG to nearby opponents.
Xinyan used to end all her performances with this move. She didn't stop because it was dangerous, however, but because she didn't have a more epic finale in case someone shouted "Encore!"
Talent level
10 is the cap from materials; C3 and C5 add +3.
| Attribute | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill DMG | 340.8% | 366.4% | 391.9% | 426.0% | 451.6% | 477.1% | 511.2% | 545.3% | 579.4% | 613.4% | 647.5% | 681.6% | 724.2% | 766.8% | 809.4% |
| Pyro DoT | 40.0% | 43.0% | 46.0% | 50.0% | 53.0% | 56.0% | 60.0% | 64.0% | 68.0% | 72.0% | 76.0% | 80.0% | 85.0% | 90.0% | 95.0% |
| Duration | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s | 2.0s |
| CD | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s | 15.0s |
| Energy Cost | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Decreases the number of opponents Sweeping Fervor must hit to trigger each level of shielding. · Shield Level 2: Lead-In requirement reduced to 1 opponent hit. · Shield Level 3: Rave requirement reduced to 2 opponents hit or more.
Characters shielded by Sweeping Fervor deal 15% increased Physical DMG.
When a Perfect Cooking is achieved on a DEF-boosting dish, Xinyan has a 12% chance to obtain double the product.
Level 90 and every talent to 10
5,377,500
Mora 17 material lines
Ascension to 90
420,000
Mora 9 materials · 6 steps
All 3 talents to 10
4,957,500
Mora 3× the single-talent bill
Agnidus Agate Sliver ×1
Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×3
Violetgrass ×320,000Mora
Everflame Seed ×2
Agnidus Agate Fragment ×3Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×15Violetgrass ×1040,000Mora
Everflame Seed ×4Agnidus Agate Fragment ×6
Silver Raven Insignia ×12Violetgrass ×2060,000Mora
Agnidus Agate Chunk ×3Everflame Seed ×8Silver Raven Insignia ×18Violetgrass ×3080,000Mora
Agnidus Agate Chunk ×6Everflame Seed ×12
Golden Raven Insignia ×12Violetgrass ×45100,000Mora
Agnidus Agate Gemstone ×6Everflame Seed ×20Golden Raven Insignia ×24Violetgrass ×60120,000Mora
Total to level 90
420,000 Mora
Agnidus Agate Gemstone ×6Agnidus Agate Chunk ×9Everflame Seed ×46Agnidus Agate Fragment ×9Golden Raven Insignia ×36Agnidus Agate Sliver ×1Silver Raven Insignia ×30Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×18Violetgrass ×168
Teachings of Gold ×3Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×612,500Mora
Guide to Gold ×2Silver Raven Insignia ×317,500Mora
Guide to Gold ×4Silver Raven Insignia ×425,000Mora
Guide to Gold ×6Silver Raven Insignia ×630,000Mora
Guide to Gold ×9Silver Raven Insignia ×937,500Mora
Tusk of Monoceros Caeli ×1
Philosophies of Gold ×4Golden Raven Insignia ×4120,000Mora
Tusk of Monoceros Caeli ×1Philosophies of Gold ×6Golden Raven Insignia ×6260,000Mora
Tusk of Monoceros Caeli ×2Philosophies of Gold ×12Golden Raven Insignia ×9450,000Mora
Crown of Insight ×1Tusk of Monoceros Caeli ×2Philosophies of Gold ×16Golden Raven Insignia ×12700,000Mora
One talent to 10
1,652,500 Mora
Crown of Insight ×1Tusk of Monoceros Caeli ×6Philosophies of Gold ×38Golden Raven Insignia ×31Guide to Gold ×21Silver Raven Insignia ×22Teachings of Gold ×3Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×6All 3 talents to 10
4,957,500 Mora
Crown of Insight ×3Tusk of Monoceros Caeli ×18Philosophies of Gold ×114Golden Raven Insignia ×93Guide to Gold ×63Silver Raven Insignia ×66Teachings of Gold ×9Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×18
C1Upon scoring a CRIT Hit, increases ATK SPD of Xinyan's Normal and Charged Attacks by 12% for 5s. Can only occur once every 5s.
C2Riff Revolution's Physical DMG has its CRIT Rate increased by 100%, and will form a shield at Shield Level 3: Rave when cast.
C3Increases the Level of Sweeping Fervor by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4Sweeping Fervor's swing DMG decreases opponent's Physical RES by 15% for 12s.
C5Increases the Level of Riff Revolution by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6Decreases the Stamina Consumption of Xinyan's Charged Attacks by 30%. Additionally, Xinyan's Charged Attacks gain an ATK Bonus equal to 50% of her DEF.
Xinyan's outfit. A rocker's stage costume adorned with spikes.
Names, descriptions and art from the game data. Pick an outfit on the stage to see it full size.
Xinyan is a 4-star Pyro character from Liyue who uses a claymore, released in version 1.1.
Xinyan's abilities multiply DEF. That is read from the scaling rows on the Elemental Skill and Burst, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.
Redhorn Stonethresher is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star claymore with CRIT DMG as its ascension stat, and its passive acts on DEF. Whiteblind is the best 4-star alternative.
Crimson Witch of Flames. Its 2-piece bonus is: Pyro DMG Bonus +15% Its 4-piece bonus is: Increases Overloaded, Burning, and Burgeon DMG by 40%. Increases Vaporize and Melt DMG by 15%. Using Elemental Skill increases the 2-Piece Set Bonus by 50% of its starting value for 10s. Max 3 stacks.
Taking one talent from level 1 to 10 costs 1,652,500 Mora and 38× Philosophies of Gold among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.
Fatal Acceleration: Upon scoring a CRIT Hit, increases ATK SPD of Xinyan's Normal and Charged Attacks by 12% for 5s. Can only occur once every 5s.
Pyro
