Discover Xiao, the Guardian Yaksha of Liyue, in Genshin Impact. Learn about his biography, powerful skills, passive talents, constellations, ascension materials, and optimal DPS builds with recommended weapons and artifacts.
Xiao, also known as the "Guardian Yaksha," is one of the "Mighty and Illuminated Adepti" of Liyue. Despite his youthful appearance, he has a history spanning thousands of years. He has a particular fondness for Almond Tofu, as it reminds him of the "dreams" he used to consume.
Biography:
Name: Xiao
Sex: Male
Birthday: April 17th
Constellation: Alatus Nemeseos
Region: Liyue
Affiliation: Liyue Adeptus
How to Obtain: Event Wish - Invitation to Mundane Life
Skills Talents
| Talents | Icon | Name | Notes |
| Normal Attack | | Whirlwind Thrust | Perform up to 6 rapid strikes. Charged Attack: Dive down and impact the ground, causing damage relative to the falling height. Can only be triggered in mid-air. |
| Elemental Skill | | Lemniscatic Wind Cycling | He lunges forward, dealing Anemo DMG to enemies along the path. Can be used in mid-air. Has 2 charges to begin with. |
| Elemental Burst | | Bane of All Evil | Takes on the form of the yaksha that terrified both demons and archons alike millennia ago. For its duration, increases Xiao’s attack range and DMG, while converting damage type to Anemo and enhancing Xiao’s jumping ability. Maintaining this form continuously drains Xiao’s HP. |
Passive Talents
| Type | Icon | Name | Info |
| Talent 1 / Ascension 1 | | Evil Conqueror - Tamer of Demons | Starting Bane of All Evil increases Xiao’s DMG by 5%. After this, Xiao’s DMG continues to increase by 5% every 3s until the skill ends. Max 25% increase. |
| Talent 2 / Ascension 4 | | Dissolution Eon - Heaven Fall | When Lemniscatic Wind Cycling is used, increases all subsequent Lemniscatic Wind Cycling’s DMG by 10% for 6s. Max 3 stacks. Duration refreshes with new stacks. |
| Talent 3 / Unlocked Auto | | Transcension - Gravity Defier | Decreases all party member’s falling DMG by 30%. The greatest effect out of all Talents of the same type prevails. |
Constellations
| Level | Icon | Name | Effect |
| 1 | | Dissolution Eon - Destroyer of Worlds | Increases Lemniscatic Wind Cycling’s charges by 1. |
| 2 | | Annihilation Eon - Blossom of Kaleidos | When in party but not the currently active character, Xiao’s Energy Recharge is increased by 25%. |
| 3 | | Evil Conqueror - Wrath Deity | Increases the Level of Lemniscatic Wind Cycling by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 4 | | Transcension - Extinction of Suffering | When Xiao’s HP falls below 50%, gains a 100% DEF Bonus. |
| 5 | | Evolution Eon - Origin of Ignorance | Increase the Level of Bane of All Evil by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 6 | | Evil Conqueror - Vigilant Yaksha | During Bane of All Evil, hitting 2 or more enemies with a Charged Attack grants Lemniscatic Wind Cycling 1 additional charge and reduces Lemniscatic Wind Cycling’s CD by 1s. |
Ascension Materials
| Ascension | Max Lv. | Mora | Elemental Material 1 | Elemental Material 2 | Local Specialty | Common Material |
| 1st | 20 | 20,000 | 1 Vayuda Turquoise Silver | None | 3 Qingxin | 3 Slime Condensate |
| 2nd | 40 | 40,000 | 3 Vayuda Turquoise Fragment | 2 Juvenile Jade | 10 Qingxin | 15 Slime Condensate |
| 3rd | 50 | 60,000 | 6 Vayuda Turquoise Fragment | 4 Juvenile Jade | 20 Qingxin | 12 Slime Secretions |
| 4th | 60 | 80,000 | 3 Vayuda Turquoise Chunk | 8 Juvenile Jade | 30 Qingxin | 18 Slime Secretions |
| 5th | 70 | 100,000 | 6 Vayuda Turquoise Chunk | 12 Juvenile Jade | 45 Qingxin | 12 Slime Concentrate |
| 6th | 80 | 120,000 | 6 Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone | 20 Juvenile Jade | 60 Qingxin | 24 Slime Concentrate |
Builds
Anemo DPS Build
This build empowers Xiao’s Normal Attack and low CD Elemental Skill damage.
Weapons
| Weapon | Type | Rarity | Icon | Notes |
| Primordial Jade Winged-Spear | Polearm | | | On hit, increases ATK by 3.2/3.9/4.6/5.3/6% for 6s. Max 7 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.3s. Full stacks increase Skill DMG by 12/16/20/24/28%. |
| Halberd | Polearm | | | Normal Attacks deal an additional 160/200/240/280/320% DMG. Can only occur once every 10s. |
Artifact Sets
| Artifact Set | Icon | 2 Piece Bonus | 4 Piece Bonus |
| Gladiator’s Finale | | ATK +18% | If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%. |
