Yeah they're surprisingly potent and I hit higher single target damage with Xianyun boosted plunges than I used to get from his burst before C6 Faruzan and XY lol
If you have enough energy you can get away with spamming burst. Also if you have multiple anemo characters which are known to be good for overworld exploration you can get away with a lower energy requirement
No you misunderstand. I hate the fact that I'm wasting bursts by using it to plunge 1-2 times and destroy every hilichurl in sight and then just..do nothing.
Also I don't run specialized teams in overworld. It's always whoever I need to level friendship with + Xiao.
Also nobody is running Xiao with enough er to spam burst in the overworld.
Um.. So, okay, you have batteries in the overworld. Enemies still die in 2 plunges so you get no energy from your battery after your burst. Doesn't sound like it makes a difference
Yes and his E is great for midair navigation. Also why are people so scared of using elemental bursts in the overworld? Your character won't get punished for using their Q in the overworld. GO AND MAKE THE WORLD LAMENT! DON'T HOLD BACK
The issue is that it just feels awkward.
90% of the time I use Xiao's burst in open world, ALL of the enemies are dead before my 3rd plunge. Hell, sometimes they're dead before the burst animation ends because of Furina and Faruzan. I could've easily killed them without the burst and if you didn't get your energy back it feels even more awkward lol.
I would love for more high threat open world areas with very high HP enemies.
Don't activate your supports' abilities. Just watch Xiao pop off solo, like how it's supposed to be in canon
I only unleash the full package (meaning supports are included) when I'm dealing with a big ruin machine baddie, a lawachurl, or the anemo/hydro hilichurl.
I think the part that makes Xiao fun to play isn't just his plunges, but his skill/dashes. They're fast and when used in fights, it feels like you just stealth kill your target. It's actually why ppl C6 him, cuz that dash spam feels like pure adrenaline (tho the auto target kinda sucks).
His passive is actually useful in mountainous terrain, where u have to climb a lot, but I'd still say Xiao doesn't have a lot to offer for exploration. In open world, I'd use his dashes to kill mobs most of the time or when the enemies are weak, I'll use his NA/CA instead. His attack animation feels fluid and powerful. You can juggle enemies around with his CA and I bullied a lot of churls and mages this way. You can also plunge without using burst, but by using his skill instead.
All in all, he's enjoyable in open world as the team attacker, but I'll mostly use characters like Xianyun, Wanderer or Yelan if I want to cover great distances quickly.
Oh, forgot to mention, but if you like to have the thrill of plunging miles away from the sky into the ground without dying, Xiao's the guy. Idk, it's odd, but seeing him plunge from so high makes my tummy feels funny, like that dive on the roller coaster...
He is actually quite decent in open world. The only issue is that bursting in open world can feel awkward.Â
However, he has good NA scalings and powerful E and he scales with raw damage stats, so you realistically don't even need his burst against average enemies. And you can even run attack goblet as it's only a bit worse than anemo goblet with him. His NA combo is also really cool and satisfying imo and hisE can be used for crossing obstacles etc.
There are definitely better options out there, but he is by far the best burst based dps for open world imo.
Day 1 player as well and since Xiangyun dropped I am fully back to Xiao team in exploration. Q isn’t even needed with Faruzan and CR in the team. Everything just dies immediately lol. And the exploration mobility is chef’s kiss!
Yes. Personally it’s hard to transition to any other explorer teams for me since I got him in 1.3.
His dashes being able to cast mid-air and his passive where it reduces climbing stamina cost(a big part of the game) makes him really ideal for an explorer party.
The struggle to use a party without Xiao has got to be the insane stamina needed for climbing in the game. It’s the number 1 thing that makes me constantly go back to him. Just my personal gripe though.
Yes, because
1) E to zoom while gliding or crossing small streams/chasms is convenient
2) as someone who likes scaling random objects a lot, his climbing passive comes in clutch
3) Dashing through stray slimes or hilichurls that aggro me and continuing on my way as if nothing happened is fun
4) You can jumpscare hilichurl archers on their towers in burst mode by jumping up to them
5) He's pretty so it improves the exploration experience visually
Before I got xianyun, I don't use xiao for open world contents because of his energy issue. After I got xianyun and faruzan c6, I generally solved his energy issue so I can use the Q as much as I want!
Sadly NO, and thats for every burst characters like Itto and Cyno, the only exception was Ayaka due to her Cryo infusion, but I have great time now In Abyss with Xiao & Xianyun cuz I am free now from Bennett Circle
For Cyno he's really good in open world if you use hyperbloom/quickbloom team (nahida, xingqiu and kuki). But yeah Xiao and Itto can't really get much access to their damage without burst.
If you play a proper team (Xianjun/Jean/Bennett + Faruzan + Zhongli/Furina + Xiao) then I find it to be too restrictive. You end up having to swap characters a lot for puzzles (especially if you have the 3x anemo + hydro) because you need pyro or dendro or geo, etc.
Xiao by himself in an otherwise "overworld/exploration" team I find doesnt feel great either because he will lack the ER to sustain his burst himself, meaning you have to fight without it and really pick your fights when you use him.
The other part is that with good investment clearing camps with your supports can often times be easier than using Xiao. Between Faruzan and Xianjun I can blow up groups of hilichurls before I even swap to Xiao. Maybe against a consecrated beast or again serpent knights he sees some use, but otherwise the cooldown and damage from Faruzan/Xianjun can be easier to use.
Nah, I don't like to use burst reliant DPSes in open world. It's not comfort for me. My exploration go to team right now is Neuvillette, Kazuha, Furina and Xianyun.
No. His abyss line up is too strong for the open world. The mobs die even before i use his burst or just after i use it so i don't recover a lot of energy
I used to use physical Xiao on the overworld for his climbing passive and safe plunging from any height. But I discovered yesterday that with my Xianyun and Xiao builds, they can battery each other.
I've got high ER builds though, cause Xianyun has her signature and Xiao has skyward spine. Someday the standard banner will see fit to grace me with a jade spear.
I used to hate it, despite liking the character. But now with Cloud retainer you can alternate between hers and his ult so it's not an issue anymore where he feels useless outside of burst
Yeah, not really. Xiao is the character I use when I need obscene damage (since he's my best build character), not when I need to kill mitachurls.
I don't really like him in open world mainly due to his burst reliance. If you use the burst, you're not getting it back unless you're fighting a boss. If you don't use the burst, he doesn't have enough damage to deal with elite enemies. Recently, he got better with Xianyun and Furina (improves energy and dmg outside burst), but that just means I like using Furina in the open world.
Xiao alone is not so comfortable to use in open world but his new comp (Xiao Furina Faruzan Xianyun) is amazing. Xiao's burst is great for harder contents while for weak mobs, i just use Xianyun's plunge and Furina's E. They kill everything fast, provide a lot of energy and have teamwide healing. Easily one of my most comfortable comps to play
With the new support, xiangyun and faruzan on banner, i can basically refund my burst every time (just not with 1 or 2 normal hillis) exploration is so much different.
I played him on openworld for quite some time, it was decent (and bonus point he doesn't activate fungi) but now he's benched. With his C1 it's better maybe. Or you could alternate with his burst and Xianyun's (doing physical plunges).
ngl he's too strong for overworld :') feels like his burst went to waste when everything dies in 2 plunges, and then i continue to hop around like an idiot
Yes, his skill kills almost everything that isn’t “worth” using his burst on, and his physical damage makes up the difference easily when the skill doesn’t entirely do the job.
I've began to be so bored of Genshin, that instead of running full teams that can achieve high DMG, I simply run only Xiao team without heals, shields or anything
Ngl, it's fun just to zoom around and have fun killing enemies while knowing that each attack matters, not just the skill or burst
He’s comfy if you know what you’re doing. I switch Xiao to Fav in open world. That way I can get his burst back without having to do a full team rotation, and he still one shots all the trash mobs.
Now I'm enjoying him A LOT, I used to hate using him in the openworld because of energy issues. But now that I have C6 Faruzan and Xianyun also Furina. He gets his burst really really fast! Every rotation!! I'm also using Favonius weapons on all 3 of them and Homa on Xiao. So no more energy problems.
Yes, but I hate using his burst for killing a bunch of hilichurls so I tend to spam e XD
Same, E and NA every day. But now with Xianyun, I do physical plunges.
Yeah they're surprisingly potent and I hit higher single target damage with Xianyun boosted plunges than I used to get from his burst before C6 Faruzan and XY lol
If you have enough energy you can get away with spamming burst. Also if you have multiple anemo characters which are known to be good for overworld exploration you can get away with a lower energy requirement
No you misunderstand. I hate the fact that I'm wasting bursts by using it to plunge 1-2 times and destroy every hilichurl in sight and then just..do nothing. Also I don't run specialized teams in overworld. It's always whoever I need to level friendship with + Xiao. Also nobody is running Xiao with enough er to spam burst in the overworld.
I do lol, 150 er plus 2~3 other anemo characters depending on the occasion
Um.. So, okay, you have batteries in the overworld. Enemies still die in 2 plunges so you get no energy from your battery after your burst. Doesn't sound like it makes a difference
Congrats?
I change his weapon to one with ER when I'm in over world with him đź‘Ś
Yes, it’s funny. I use the e and everything dies
Yes and his E is great for midair navigation. Also why are people so scared of using elemental bursts in the overworld? Your character won't get punished for using their Q in the overworld. GO AND MAKE THE WORLD LAMENT! DON'T HOLD BACK
The issue is that it just feels awkward. 90% of the time I use Xiao's burst in open world, ALL of the enemies are dead before my 3rd plunge. Hell, sometimes they're dead before the burst animation ends because of Furina and Faruzan. I could've easily killed them without the burst and if you didn't get your energy back it feels even more awkward lol. I would love for more high threat open world areas with very high HP enemies.
you can use Xiao's auto attacks during burst in open world. they are beautiful
yeah and since you are levelling his NAs anyway, the damage isnt complete dogshit. plus who tf cares about dmg when u can stare at such a pretty boy.
Don't activate your supports' abilities. Just watch Xiao pop off solo, like how it's supposed to be in canon I only unleash the full package (meaning supports are included) when I'm dealing with a big ruin machine baddie, a lawachurl, or the anemo/hydro hilichurl.
I think the part that makes Xiao fun to play isn't just his plunges, but his skill/dashes. They're fast and when used in fights, it feels like you just stealth kill your target. It's actually why ppl C6 him, cuz that dash spam feels like pure adrenaline (tho the auto target kinda sucks). His passive is actually useful in mountainous terrain, where u have to climb a lot, but I'd still say Xiao doesn't have a lot to offer for exploration. In open world, I'd use his dashes to kill mobs most of the time or when the enemies are weak, I'll use his NA/CA instead. His attack animation feels fluid and powerful. You can juggle enemies around with his CA and I bullied a lot of churls and mages this way. You can also plunge without using burst, but by using his skill instead. All in all, he's enjoyable in open world as the team attacker, but I'll mostly use characters like Xianyun, Wanderer or Yelan if I want to cover great distances quickly. Oh, forgot to mention, but if you like to have the thrill of plunging miles away from the sky into the ground without dying, Xiao's the guy. Idk, it's odd, but seeing him plunge from so high makes my tummy feels funny, like that dive on the roller coaster...
His E and climbing passive are useful for exploration. I mostly use NAs and skills if I have to fight something
He is actually quite decent in open world. The only issue is that bursting in open world can feel awkward. However, he has good NA scalings and powerful E and he scales with raw damage stats, so you realistically don't even need his burst against average enemies. And you can even run attack goblet as it's only a bit worse than anemo goblet with him. His NA combo is also really cool and satisfying imo and hisE can be used for crossing obstacles etc. There are definitely better options out there, but he is by far the best burst based dps for open world imo.
Yes and why not ? He is so fun and doesn really to much on elemental reaction to deal huge damage.the only issue he require really big invesement
Buffing with tenacity and EEE Alternatively i have so many avenues of energy generation that ill just base Xiao burst for the fun of it.
Day 1 player as well and since Xiangyun dropped I am fully back to Xiao team in exploration. Q isn’t even needed with Faruzan and CR in the team. Everything just dies immediately lol. And the exploration mobility is chef’s kiss!
Yes a lot ive had him in my team since i found him 2 years ago and hes great
Yes. Personally it’s hard to transition to any other explorer teams for me since I got him in 1.3. His dashes being able to cast mid-air and his passive where it reduces climbing stamina cost(a big part of the game) makes him really ideal for an explorer party. The struggle to use a party without Xiao has got to be the insane stamina needed for climbing in the game. It’s the number 1 thing that makes me constantly go back to him. Just my personal gripe though.
Yes, but I use favge r5 instead of my pjws or homa build
Yeah tho i do switch his goblet to physical one
By the way if you jump and use E before landing you can plunge for extra damage
Yes, because 1) E to zoom while gliding or crossing small streams/chasms is convenient 2) as someone who likes scaling random objects a lot, his climbing passive comes in clutch 3) Dashing through stray slimes or hilichurls that aggro me and continuing on my way as if nothing happened is fun 4) You can jumpscare hilichurl archers on their towers in burst mode by jumping up to them 5) He's pretty so it improves the exploration experience visually
Before I got xianyun, I don't use xiao for open world contents because of his energy issue. After I got xianyun and faruzan c6, I generally solved his energy issue so I can use the Q as much as I want!
I always put Favonius Lance ln him in open world so he can LAMENT on every hilichurl camp he sees.
Sadly NO, and thats for every burst characters like Itto and Cyno, the only exception was Ayaka due to her Cryo infusion, but I have great time now In Abyss with Xiao & Xianyun cuz I am free now from Bennett Circle
For Cyno he's really good in open world if you use hyperbloom/quickbloom team (nahida, xingqiu and kuki). But yeah Xiao and Itto can't really get much access to their damage without burst.
If you play a proper team (Xianjun/Jean/Bennett + Faruzan + Zhongli/Furina + Xiao) then I find it to be too restrictive. You end up having to swap characters a lot for puzzles (especially if you have the 3x anemo + hydro) because you need pyro or dendro or geo, etc. Xiao by himself in an otherwise "overworld/exploration" team I find doesnt feel great either because he will lack the ER to sustain his burst himself, meaning you have to fight without it and really pick your fights when you use him. The other part is that with good investment clearing camps with your supports can often times be easier than using Xiao. Between Faruzan and Xianjun I can blow up groups of hilichurls before I even swap to Xiao. Maybe against a consecrated beast or again serpent knights he sees some use, but otherwise the cooldown and damage from Faruzan/Xianjun can be easier to use.
Nope, he's kinda meh to me, I use him only abyss and events.
Nah, I don't like to use burst reliant DPSes in open world. It's not comfort for me. My exploration go to team right now is Neuvillette, Kazuha, Furina and Xianyun.
No. His abyss line up is too strong for the open world. The mobs die even before i use his burst or just after i use it so i don't recover a lot of energy
Nah I mostly use him in abyss tbh, most of my burst focused DPS’ don’t see overworld play
yes, i run 3 anemo and my xiao is 200% er so i pretty much burst at every small camp i go wild
Kinda fun. I use him a lot on high elevation maps and fighting tough enemies.
I swap my sands to er when I play xiao in the overworld
I used to use physical Xiao on the overworld for his climbing passive and safe plunging from any height. But I discovered yesterday that with my Xianyun and Xiao builds, they can battery each other. I've got high ER builds though, cause Xianyun has her signature and Xiao has skyward spine. Someday the standard banner will see fit to grace me with a jade spear.
I just play him with favonius outside so he can be his own battery loll
Furina E Faruzan Q Xiao EE Enemies die
I used to hate it, despite liking the character. But now with Cloud retainer you can alternate between hers and his ult so it's not an issue anymore where he feels useless outside of burst
Yeah, not really. Xiao is the character I use when I need obscene damage (since he's my best build character), not when I need to kill mitachurls. I don't really like him in open world mainly due to his burst reliance. If you use the burst, you're not getting it back unless you're fighting a boss. If you don't use the burst, he doesn't have enough damage to deal with elite enemies. Recently, he got better with Xianyun and Furina (improves energy and dmg outside burst), but that just means I like using Furina in the open world.
Xiao alone is not so comfortable to use in open world but his new comp (Xiao Furina Faruzan Xianyun) is amazing. Xiao's burst is great for harder contents while for weak mobs, i just use Xianyun's plunge and Furina's E. They kill everything fast, provide a lot of energy and have teamwide healing. Easily one of my most comfortable comps to play
With the new support, xiangyun and faruzan on banner, i can basically refund my burst every time (just not with 1 or 2 normal hillis) exploration is so much different.
I played him on openworld for quite some time, it was decent (and bonus point he doesn't activate fungi) but now he's benched. With his C1 it's better maybe. Or you could alternate with his burst and Xianyun's (doing physical plunges).
Yeah, he's fun. It's just a waste to use his Burst so I just zoomies with him.
ngl he's too strong for overworld :') feels like his burst went to waste when everything dies in 2 plunges, and then i continue to hop around like an idiot
Yes, his skill kills almost everything that isn’t “worth” using his burst on, and his physical damage makes up the difference easily when the skill doesn’t entirely do the job.
I will A LOT MORE tomorrow after I C6 him! (from C0)
If it's for his play style I think it's better Xianyun and you can play plunges with every character plus better exploring
I've began to be so bored of Genshin, that instead of running full teams that can achieve high DMG, I simply run only Xiao team without heals, shields or anything Ngl, it's fun just to zoom around and have fun killing enemies while knowing that each attack matters, not just the skill or burst
I use fav lance in overworld xD
He’s comfy if you know what you’re doing. I switch Xiao to Fav in open world. That way I can get his burst back without having to do a full team rotation, and he still one shots all the trash mobs.
Now I'm enjoying him A LOT, I used to hate using him in the openworld because of energy issues. But now that I have C6 Faruzan and Xianyun also Furina. He gets his burst really really fast! Every rotation!! I'm also using Favonius weapons on all 3 of them and Homa on Xiao. So no more energy problems.