Build your Xilonen using the best artifacts, weapons, and talents to use her as a support or a sub-DPS
Xilonen is a sword-wielding Geo character who was added to Genshin Impact in version 5.1 and to build her you need to maximize your defense. She is one of the ancient heroes of Natlan representing The Children of Echoes region. Her ability to skate on cliffs will help you out during explorations, but she can also be a great Geo DPS and support character in the team.
Genshin Impact Xilonen build: best artifacts
Like many other Geo characters, Xilonen relies a lot on defense scaling, so it goes without saying that you should focus the most on raising her defense. Use artifacts with defense as a main stat or sub-stat to maximize it.
Xilonen can play the role of both a healing support character who debuffs enemies, and a Geo sub-DPS depending on your build. If you want to make use of her supporting abilities then you should focus more on energy recharge and healing bonus to trigger her burst often, for your sub-DPS build, you should focus on critical damage and critical rate.
- 4-piece Scroll of the Hero of the Cinder City: This is Xilonen's signature artifact set, so if you have the desired stats, you should go for this four-piece set. Since Xilonen's kit relies on Nightsoul mechanics, it will further enhance her damage, considering it also increases the Elemental Damage dealt by all party members.
- 2-piece Husk of Opulent Dreams + 2-piece Ocean-Hued Clam: These artifact sets will help you improve Xilonen's support potential. The Husk of Opulent Dreams will give you a defense boost, while the Ocean-Hued Clam set will increase your healing bonus.
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Genshin Impact Xilonen build: best weapons
Most of the damage you will be dealing with Xilonen's abilities will scale on defense, so equip weapons with defense as a sub-stat. You really can't get enough of defense on her build.
- Peak Patrol Song: This is Xilonen's signature weapon, and if you manage to obtain it from the event banner, this should be your first choice for her. It increases Xilonen's defense massively, while also giving an elemental damage boost, depending on her defense stats.
- Flute of Ezpital: If you are an F2P player, you can craft this weapon at the Blacksmith. It pairs nicely with Xilonen, as it will give you a defense boost, when she uses her elemental skill.
- Favonius Sword: If your build relies more on her Elemental Burst, especially for healing, the Favonius Sword can increase your energy recharge which will charge up her ultimate quickly.
Genshin Impact Xilonen build: best talents
Her kit mostly depends on her elemental skill for decreasing the elemental resistances of enemies. To build Xilonen in Genshin Impact, the more you upgrade it, the better it will help in making an opponent vulnerable. Focus on her burst as your second priority, if you are relying on the healing and the damage dealt.
- Elemental Skill: Level 10
- Elemental Burst: Level 8-9
- Normal Attack: Level 7
