Xilonen is planned to rerun in Genshin Impact’s 6.2 second phase, dropping this December. She plays as a strong Sub-DPS or Support character with her Elemental Resistance abilities. For those needing a new Support on the team, Xilonen is a great pick! She can even apply some Burst effects when paired correctly. But how do you make a build just right for her?
💪Xilonen’s Strengths & Weaknesses
Xilonen’s best attribute in her kit is her Elemental Shreds. Basically, whenever you’re facing enemies with strong Elemental Resistance to that of your team, Xilonen’s abilities can quickly demolish said resistance. This makes your team’s Elemental application on enemies hit a lot harder. In this sense, Xilonen can play a strong balance between being a healer and skill buffer. For more information about Genshin Impact and its updates, we can help! Find a genshin top up with us today!
There aren’t many noticeable downsides to Xilonen except for some very situational factors. For one, Xilonen’s Elemental Shred buffs and on-field Burst healing cannot activate when there’s another Geo character on the team. You must commit to her being the only Geo. Besides that, Xilonen is also a single-targeting character, which may take some adjusting.
CharacterRarityElementWeapon🐆Xilonen🐆⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🟡Geo🟡⚔️Sword⚔️
🗡️The Best Weapons for Xilonen
Even though Xilonen helps heal her teammates, you’ll want to focus on her Energy Recharge stat. This is to help decrease the cooldown between each healing Burst skill use. Improving Xilonen’s other stats like defense is only really useful when leaning into Sub-DPS. Otherwise, anything that helps with skill usage and Elemental Shred is strong for Xilonen.
RankingWeaponDescription1🎵Peak Patrol Song🎵Base Attack: 542
Bonus: Defense +82.7%
Gain “Ode to Flowers” after Normal or Plunging Attacks hit an opponent: Defense increases by +8% and gain an +10% All Elemental damage bonus for 6 seconds. Max 2 stacks. Can trigger once per 0.1 seconds. When this effect reaches 2 stacks or the 2nd stack’s duration is refreshed, all teammates’ All Elemental damage bonus is increased by +8% for every 1,000 Defense Xilonen has, up to a maximum of +25.6%, for 15 seconds.2🕊️Freedom-Sworn🕊️Base Attack: 608
Bonus: Elemental Mastery +198
Increases damage by +10%. When characters with Freedom-Sworn trigger Elemental Reactions, they gain a Sigil of Rebellion (once every 0.5 seconds). This triggers even if they aren’t on the field. When Xilonen reaches 2 Sigils, they will be consumed which grants nearby teammates +20% Attack and +16% Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack damage for 12 seconds. Once triggered, Xilonen gains no Sigils for 20 seconds. The same buffs from the Millennial Movement series do not stack.3🗡️Favonius Sword🗡️Base Attack: 454
Bonus: Energy Recharge +61.3%
Critical Hits have a +60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate +6 Energy for Xilonen. Can only occur once every 12 seconds.4🧵Cinnabar Spindle🧵Base Attack: 454
Bonus: Defense +69%
Elemental Skill damage is increased by +40% of Defense. The effect will be triggered no more than once every 1.5 seconds and will be cleared 0.1 seconds after the Elemental Skill deals damage.
🏺The Best Artifacts for Xilonen
When it comes to Xilonen’s Artifacts, you can get away with choosing the set you need for your playstyle. Otherwise, the best sets are all-rounders that can boost her Defense and Elemental Skill damage stats. There are even pieces that can increase her Geo damage specifically if you’d like to lean into DPS.
RankingArtifactDescription1♞Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City♞2-PC: When a nearby teammate triggers a Nightsoul Burst, Xilonen regenerates 6 Elemental Energy.
4-PC: After Xilonen triggers a reaction, all teammates gain a +12% Elemental damage bonus for the involved Elemental Types for 15 seconds.2💭Husk of Opulent Dreams💭2-PC: Defense +30%
4-PC: Xilonen equipped with this Artifact set will obtain the Curiosity effect in the following conditions: When on the field, Xilonen gains 1 stack after hitting an opponent with a Geo attack, triggering a maximum of once every 0.3 seconds. When off the field, Xilonen gains 1 stack every 3 seconds. Curiosity can stack up to 4 times, each providing +6% Defense and a +6% Geo damage bonus. 3🛡️Defender’s Will🛡️2-PC: Defense +30%
4-PC: Increases Elemental Resistance by +30% for each element present among your characters in the party.
🗣️The Best Teams for Xilonen
Since Xilonen can play as both a healer and major buffer with her Burst, she plays exceptionally well in Hypercarry teams. By building a Hypercarry team, all buffs can be focused on one Main-DPS character. This promises the ultimate power distribution and healing.
