Updated for Version 5.1
Xilonen is a 5-star Geo Sword character in Genshin Impact who offers RES Shred via her Elemental Skill and single-target healing from her Elemental Burst. She can also maximize Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City’s 4pc effect to provide a 40% DMG Bonus. Learn about Xilonen’s best builds, best weapons, best artifacts, and best teams in this quick guide.
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Character Overview
Pros
- Jack of all trades; she heals, she buffs, she looks hot while doing it.
- Already a great support at C0, but still has plenty of room for vertical investment.
- Able to provide long-duration buffs that also persist through new enemy waves.
- Extremely cheap to build with barely any stat requirements.
- Has a place in nearly any team.
Cons
- Has no grouping capability, which can be felt when she replaces Kazuha in a team.
- Similarly, she does not provide interruption resistance at C0, which is noticeable when replacing Zhongli.
- Has poor personal damage before C6.
Playstyles
Off-Field Support
Xilonen increases her teammates’ damage with her RES Shred and supportive gear like 4pc Scroll. She quickly activates her buffs with minimal field time and casts her Burst when necessary to keep the team alive.
On-Field DPS
At C6, Xilonen becomes a decent on-field DPS. This playstyle is also possible at C0, but its viability is still being looked into. As such, this guide focuses solely on her support playstyle.
Stay tuned for Xilonen’s Extended Guide for more info on her on-field playstyle!
Talents
Level and Talent Priority
Skill > Burst >> Character Level
Xilonen’s RES Shred scales with her Skill; leveling it should be prioritized. Her healing scales with her Burst, which should be leveled until her sustain feels comfortable.
Xilonen can be leveled to 90 to further increase her healing and, where applicable, max out her signature weapon’s 3200 DEF cap more easily. This is optional, however: her healing is already comfortable at lower investment, and it is very easy to reach 3200 DEF even at Level 80/90.
Overall, leveling Xilonen to Lv. 90 is a lower priority than upgrading the team’s DPS units.
There is no need to level Xilonen’s Normal Attack Talent unless she is played as an on-field DPS.
Talent Overview
Normal Attack | Ehecatl’s Roar
Talent Description
Normal Attack
Performs up to 3 rapid strikes.
Charged Attack
Consumes a fixed amount of Stamina and performs a forward kick.
Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact, both based on Xilonen’s DEF.
Nightsoul’s Blessing: Blade Roller
When in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state, Xilonen will enter the Blade Roller mode. While in this mode, Xilonen’s Normal Attacks will allow her to perform up to 4 kicks using her roller blades, and she will be unable to use Charged Attacks.
When she uses Normal and Plunging Attacks in this mode, they will switch to being based on her DEF, and she will deal Nightsoul-aligned Geo DMG that cannot be overridden.
During her Nightsoul’s Blessing state, Xilonen’s Normal and Plunging Attacks will be converted to Geo DMG and scale with her DEF. This is largely irrelevant until she is C6, as that is when an on-field Xilonen playstyle becomes potent.
Elemental Skill | Yohual’s Scratch
Talent Description
Let the rhythms of passion resound throughout the land! Xilonen switches to high-speed combat blading gear and rushes forward a certain distance before dealing Nightsoul-aligned Geo DMG based on her DEF.
After using this, Xilonen will gain 45 Nightsoul points and enter the Nightsoul’s Blessing state. In this state, she will shift to the Blade Roller mode.
Source Samples
Xilonen has 3 Samplers with her that can generate different Soundscapes based on her other party members’ Elemental Types, decreasing nearby opponents’ corresponding Elemental RES while active.
The initial recorded Source Sample within each Sampler will be Geo, and for each party member who is Pyro/Hydro/Cryo/Electro, 1 Geo Sampler will change to that corresponding Element.
While Xilonen is in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state, the Geo Source Sample she carries will always be active. After unlocking her Passive Talent, “Netotiliztli’s Echoes,” Xilonen can trigger said Passive Talent’s effects to regenerate Nightsoul points for herself. When her Nightsoul points hit the maximum, she will consume all her Nightsoul points and activate the 3 Source Samples she has on hand for 15s.
When the Source Samples are active, nearby opponents’ corresponding Elemental RES will decrease. Source Sample effects of the same Elemental Type cannot stack. Xilonen can trigger these effects even when off-field.
Nightsoul’s Blessing: Xilonen
Continuously consume Nightsoul points. When these points are depleted or if used again, this Nightsoul’s Blessing state will end. This state has the following traits:
Switches to the Blade Roller mode, increasing Xilonen’s Movement SPD and climbing speed, and she can perform high-speed leaps in Ocelot Form while climbing.
Xilonen’s Nightsoul’s Blessing has the following restrictions: When in this state, Xilonen’s Nightsoul points have a 9s time limit. After this limit passes, her Nightsoul points will immediately expire.
After Xilonen’s Nightsoul points have expired while she is in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state, she will no longer be able to generate Nightsoul points via the Passive Talent “Netotiliztli’s Echoes.”
Xilonen’s Skill grants her 3 Samplers that start as Geo and change based on the Elements of her teammates; each Pyro / Hydro / Electro / Cryo teammate changes 1 Sampler to their corresponding Element. Note that duplicate Elements still provide unique Samplers (e.g., 2 Pyro teammates means 2 Pyro Samplers).
When her Skill is used, Xilonen enters the Nightsoul’s Blessing state with 45 Nightsoul points and a max of 90 Nightsoul points. During her Nightsoul’s Blessing state, any Geo Samplers will be active, reducing the enemies’ Geo RES by up to 36% (at C0). Using her A1 Passive, Xilonen can get Nightsoul points with her Normal or Plunging Attacks at a rate of 35 Nightsoul points each. When her Nightsoul points reach the maximum of 90 (so after 2 Normal / Plunging Attacks), she will activate her Samplers, reducing enemies’ RES to the corresponding Elements by up to 36% (at C0) for 15s.
Elemental Burst | Ocelotlicue Point!
Talent Description
Activates the Phlogiston Stereo DJ Controller (Portable) at full power, dealing Nightsoul-aligned AoE Geo DMG based on Xilonen’s DEF.
Additionally, she will trigger the following effects based on her different Source Samples:
If she has at least 2 Source Samples that have had their Elemental Types changed, Xilonen will play an Ebullient rhythm, healing nearby active characters at intervals based on her DEF.
If she has fewer than 2 Source Samples that have had their Elemental Types changed, Xilonen will start up an Ardent rhythm, which will play two additional beats that deal Nightsoul-aligned AoE Geo DMG based on her DEF.
Xilonen’s Burst has 2 distinct effects depending on the Elements of her Samplers. It will first deal Nightsoul-aligned AoE Geo DMG. Then, if at least 2 Samplers are non-Geo (that is, if there are at least 2 Pyro / Hydro / Electro / Cryo teammates), she will trigger a healing-over-time effect that lasts for 12s and heals the active character every 1.5s. Otherwise, her Burst will deal 2 additional Nightsoul-aligned AoE Geo DMG hits.
Ascension 1 Passive | Netotiliztli’s Echoes
Talent Description
While in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state:
- If Xilonen has at least 2 Source Samples that have had their Elemental Types changed, she gains 35 Nightsoul points when her Normal or Plunging Attacks hit opponents. Can be triggered once every 0.1s.
- If Xilonen has fewer than 2 Source Samples that have had their Elemental Types changed, her Normal and Plunging Attacks deal 30% increased DMG.
Xilonen’s A1 Passive is what allows her RES Shred to persist after her Nightsoul’s Blessing state ends. While in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state, if she has at least 2 non-Geo Samplers, she will gain 35 Nightsoul points when her Normal or Plunging Attacks hit enemies. Otherwise, she will gain a 30% Normal and Plunging Attack DMG Bonus.
Ascension 4 Passive | Name
Talent Description
This passive not only increases Xilonen’s healing through a 20% DEF increase, but also triggers an additional “fake” Nightsoul Burst. This is beneficial because this Nightsoul Burst can trigger effects such as 2pc Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City’s effect or Mualani’s A4 Passive, granting more Energy or an additional stack of Wavechaser’s Exploits, respectively.
Ascension 4 Passive | Portable Armored Sheath
Talent Description
While in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state, when Xilonen’s Nightsoul points reach the maximum, she will trigger an effect equal to that of her Nightsoul Burst. This effect can be triggered once every 14s.
Additionally, when nearby party members trigger a Nightsoul Burst, Xilonen’s DEF is increased by 20% for 15s.
This passive not only increases Xilonen’s healing through a 20% DEF increase, but also triggers an additional “fake” Nightsoul Burst. This is beneficial because this Nightsoul Burst can trigger effects such as 2pc Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City’s effect or Mualani’s A4 Passive, granting more Energy or an additional stack of Wavechaser’s Exploits, respectively.
Ascension 4 Passive | Name
Talent Description
This passive not only increases Xilonen’s healing through a 20% DEF increase, but also triggers an additional “fake” Nightsoul Burst. This is beneficial because this Nightsoul Burst can trigger effects such as 2pc Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City’s effect or Mualani’s A4 Passive, granting more Energy or an additional stack of Wavechaser’s Exploits, respectively.
Night Realm’s Gift | Blessing of Forge-Fire
Talent Description
After her Nightsoul points are fully depleted, Xilonen will switch to consuming Phlogiston to maintain her Nightsoul’s Blessing.
While in an area with Phlogiston Mechanics within Natlan, she can use Nightsoul Transmission: Xilonen. When the active character is currently sprinting, climbing, in a movement mode caused by certain Talents, or at a certain height in the air, the following will trigger when switching to Xilonen: Xilonen will enter the Nightsoul’s Blessing state and gain 20 Nightsoul points. In this situation, Xilonen’s Nightsoul points have a 4s time limit, after which her Nightsoul points will immediately expire. After she uses Yohual’s Scratch within this time limit, her Nightsoul point time limit will be extended by 9s. Nightsoul Transmission can be triggered once every 10s by your own team.
Additionally, while in Natlan, Xilonen will not consume Stamina when climbing while in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state.
The standard exploration Talent every Natlan character has, which lets them consume Phlogiston when they run out of Nightsoul points in Natlan to extend their Nightsoul state.
Constellations
Constellation 1 | Sabbatical Phrase
Xilonen’s Nightsoul point and Phlogiston consumption in her Nightsoul’s Blessing state is decreased by 30%, and her Nightsoul point time limit is extended by 45%.
Additionally, when Xilonen’s Source Samples are active, she can also increase nearby active characters’ interruption resistance.
Along with overworld quality of life, this Constellation provides interruption resistance equal to that of Beidou’s Elemental Burst and Hu Tao’s Elemental Skill for the active character while Xilonen’s Samplers are active.
Constellation 2 | Chiucue Mix
Xilonen’s Geo Source Sample will always remain active. Additionally, when her Source Samples activate, all nearby party members will gain effects corresponding to the active Source Sample that matches their Elemental Type:
– Geo: DMG +50%.
– Pyro: ATK +45%.
– Hydro: Max HP +45%.
– Cryo: CRIT DMG +60%.
– Electro: Restore 25 Energy, decrease Elemental Burst CD by 6s.
This Constellation allows Xilonen to shred Geo RES at all times, even without using her Skill. It also provides a different buff to each teammate depending on their Element. Note that each buff is only given to characters matching the Element, not teamwide.
Constellation 3 | Tonalpohualli’s Loop
Increases the Level of Yohual’s Scratch by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Talent levels for Xilonen’s Skill, increasing its RES Shred to up to 45% (at TL13).
Constellation 4 | Suchitl’s Trance
After Xilonen uses Yohual’s Scratch, she will grant all nearby party members the Blooming Blessing effect for 15s.
Characters with Blooming Blessing deal 65% of Xilonen’s DEF as increased Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG. This effect will be removed after triggering 6 times or when the duration ends.
When you hit more than one opponent, trigger counts will be consumed based on the number of opponents hit. The counts for each party member with Blooming Blessing are counted independently.
Provides the team with an Additive Base DMG Bonus to Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks after using her Skill that expires after 6 triggers or 15s. This DMG Bonus scales with Xilonen’s DEF and does not have a cap, and the trigger limit is counted independently for each party member.
Constellation 5 | Tlaltecuhtli’s Crossfadeame
Increases the Level of Ocelotlicue Point! by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Talent levels for Xilonen’s Burst. The extra healing is largely unnecessary, so this is only a stepping stone to her C6.
Constellation 6 | Imperishable Night Carnival
When Xilonen is in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state, when she sprints, leaps, or uses Normal or Plunging Attacks, she will gain Imperishable Night’s Blessing, ignoring the limitations of her Nightsoul’s Blessing state and increasing the DMG dealt by her Normal and Plunging Attacks for 5s.
During this time:
– Her Nightsoul’s Blessing time limit countdown will be paused. Xilonen’s Nightsoul points, Phlogiston, and Stamina will not decrease, and when her Nightsoul points reach the maximum, her Nightsoul’s Blessing state will not end either.
– Xilonen deals 300% of her DEF as increased Normal and Plunging Attack DMG while in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state.
– She heals nearby party members for 120% of her DEF every 1.5s.
She can gain 1 Imperishable Night’s Blessing once every 15s.
This Constellation makes an on-field Xilonen playstyle significantly more competitive by providing her Normal and Plunging Attacks with a large Additive Base DMG Bonus based on her DEF for 5s after entering her Nightsoul’s Blessing state. Stay tuned for Xilonen’s Extended Guide for more details on this playstyle!
Additionally, Xilonen heals all party members every 1.5s during this 5s window, which lets her skip her Burst in teams with 2 Pyro / Hydro / Electro / Cryo characters and enables her healing in Triple Geo or Pure Geo teams.
Combos
Combo Notation
- N = Normal Attack
- C = Charged Attack
- A = Aimed Shot
- P = Plunging Attack
- E = Elemental Skill
- tE = Tap Skill
- hE = Hold Skill
- Q = Elemental Burst
- D = dash (cancel)
- J = jump (cancel)
- W = walk (cancel)
- > = switch character
- ( ) = these actions are optional; please refer to the notes below
- [ ] = repeat these actions the specified number of times
| E N2 | Quickly maxes out Xilonen’s Nightsoul points to activate her RES Shred. Perfect for support Xilonen, since she generally wants to let the team’s damage dealers take the field as fast as possible. |
| E Q N2 or Q > Team > E N2 | If the healing from Xilonen’s Burst is needed, most notably in Furina teams. |
Mechanics
Source Samples
Xilonen has 3 Samplers which are Geo by default. For each party member who is Pyro / Hydro / Electro / Cryo,1 Sampler changes to that corresponding Element.
While the Samplers are active, they decrease the corresponding Elemental RES of nearby opponents based on the Elemental Types of your party members, with a maximum reduction of 36% at C0.
Nightsoul
Nightsoul’s Blessing
A special mechanic unique to Natlan characters that increases their mobility and combat ability. Nightsoul’s Blessing can be used in or out of combat and consumes alternative stamina meters called Nightsoul and Phlogiston points to enhance their damage or to explore. As of Xilonen’s release, all Natlan characters enter the Nightsoul’s Blessing state by using their Skill.
Nightsoul’s Blessing can also be used to activate artifact set effects, in this case Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City.
Nightsoul Burst
When your team has at least 1 Natlan character, teammates (including non-Natlan characters) can trigger Nightsoul Bursts by dealing Elemental damage to enemies. The more Natlan characters in the team, the more often Nightsoul Bursts can be triggered: the cooldown between triggers is 18s / 12s / 9s in teams with 1 / 2 / 3+ Natlan teammates, respectively. Nightsoul Bursts are used to activate Natlan artifact sets and character Talents.
Artifacts
ER Requirements
Calcs for ER requirements made by Ac1d.
| Base ER Requirements | ER Reduced per Favonius Proc | ||
| Solo Geo | 1 Skill | ~230–280% | ~25–35% |
| 2 Skills | ~120–135% | ~10–15% | |
| Double Geo | 1 Skill | ~140–180% | ~10% |
| 2 Skills | ~100–120% | ~5% |
The higher end of the ranges assumes that Xilonen funnels her Skills, while the lower end assumes she catches her own particles. Calcs for ER requirements also assume 4pc Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City; note that using other artifact sets results in higher ER requirements.
Calcs also assume Xilonen uses her Burst every rotation, as casting her Burst only when available doesn’t require building any ER%.
Use the Energy Recharge Calculator to determine exact requirements for your team and rotation, especially if using a different artifact set. For more details on how equipping Favonius weapons affects your team, please use Ac1d’s Favonius Mastersheet.
Artifact Stats
 Sands |  Goblet |  Circlet |
| Energy Recharge or DEF% | DEF% | DEF%, CRIT Rate (with Fav) or Healing Bonus |
Stat Priority: ER% (until requirement) > CRIT Rate (if using Favonius) > DEF% (until 3200 DEF, if using signature) > Flat DEF
Xilonen is incredibly easy to build when played as a support. Her high healing makes anything beyond 1 DEF% main stat unnecessary, and there is no need to farm a Healing Bonus Circlet or chase DEF% substats. There is also no point in building for Xilonen’s personal damage. Even with her signature weapon, she only needs 1 DEF% main stat and around 9 median-roll DEF% substats, or 2 DEF% main stats and zero substats, to reach the 3200 DEF cap (at Level 80/90).
Instead, you are better off spending your Resin on the team’s DPS units once Xilonen has a 4pc set with correct main stats and the bare minimum for substats (enough ER% if you frequently use her Burst for healing, and CRIT Rate to reliably trigger Fav).
Artifact Sets
 4pc Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City | Xilonen’s best artifact set by far. It provides a significant 40% DMG Bonus team buff that is far beyond any alternatives, as well as reducing her ER requirements with its 2pc effect which is amplified by her A4 Passive’s “fake” Nightsoul Burst. |
All artifact sets listed below are strictly worse than Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City. If you do not have a 4pc Scroll set, it is highly worthwhile to spend a couple days in the Domain to get one. Use 4-star pieces if needed.
 4pc Noblesse Oblige | Noblesse is an alternative for teams with ATK-scaling DPS units in the unlikely scenario where it is impossible to reliably Crystallize the correct Element for 4pc Scroll. However, this scenario is exceedingly rare thanks to Scroll’s long duration, since Xilonen usually only needs to proc the set effect once per rotation. Additionally, such teams typically already have 1 character holding 4pc Noblesse. This set also forces Xilonen to use her Burst to activate its 4pc effect, which may not be ideal in some teams. |
 4pc Instructor | Much the same as Noblesse, Instructor is an alternative in the very niche scenarios where Xilonen is unable to reliably react with the correct Element. Its 120 EM buff is valuable for DPS units that use Amplifying or Additive Reactions. Once again, this scenario is exceedingly rare and can usually be easily solved with careful rotation setups, since Xilonen can get away with only activating Scroll once per rotation. |
 4pc Archaic Petra | Archaic Petra offers 5% less DMG Bonus than 4pc Scroll, has a worse trigger condition, and has half the buff duration. Not a very good deal. And since both Archaic Petra and Scroll require Xilonen to react with the “correct” Element, there is no situation where Archaic Petra is worth using over Scroll. Xilonen can instead let one of her teammates equip this set, who can then take the field after her and pick up the Elemental Shard she creates to buff the corresponding Element even further. |
Weapons
 Peak Patrol Song | Xilonen’s signature weapon and general Best-in-Slot. It provides a valuable and easy-to-stack DMG Bonus to further increase her supportive capabilities. Its passive cap is also very easy to max out, with a DEF% main stat and a few DEF% substats being enough for a Lv. 80/90 Xilonen. |
 Favonius Sword | Xilonen’s second-best option overall. She has an easy time activating its passive as she can build CRIT Rate without sacrificing much, plus she deals multiple hits during her field time. Favonius Sword also conveniently takes care of Xilonen’s ER requirements in most teams. |
 Freedom-Sworn | Freedom-Sworn is an option for teams that benefit from the Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack buff, and where Xilonen is already using her Burst every rotation. It is generally worse to force her Burst every rotation solely to activate Freedom-Sworn rather than simply running Favonius Sword. |
| Any ER% / DEF% Sword That is Already Leveled and Not in Use | Skyward Blade, Sacrificial Sword, Sapwood Blade, Cinnabar Spindle, Festering Desire, Fleuve Cendre Ferryman If Favonius Sword is unavailable, any already leveled ER% Sword is usable as a placeholder. DEF% Swords can also be used as they increase Xilonen’s healing, but this is generally less valuable than reaching her ER requirements more easily. |
 Skyrider Sword | A cheap alternative, accessible to both older and newer players. The ER% secondary stat is helpful for reaching Xilonen’s ER requirements but less useful than DEF% otherwise. Skyrider Sword takes less resources to level than a 4-star or 5-star Sword, but it still has a relatively high ER% secondary stat (only <10% below Sacrificial Sword). It can also conveniently be foddered into a future Favonius. |
 Flute of Ezpitzal | Another cheap alternative, and a good option if Xilonen’s ER requirements are low. Flute of Ezpitzal is free and has a DEF% secondary stat to increase Xilonen’s healing. You can even get away with not leveling it, since it already provides 31% DEF at Level 1. This weapon is an acceptable placeholder if there is no available Favonius Sword and Xilonen has no need for extra ER%. |
 Any Other Sword | If no weapon with a useful passive is available — nor any weapon with a usable secondary stat — Xilonen can equip whatever unused Sword is lying around (Dull Blade included). |
Teams
Rotation Notation
- N = Normal Attack
- C = Charged Attack
- A = Aimed Shot
- P = Plunging Attack
- E = Elemental Skill
- tE = Tap Skill
- hE = Hold Skill
- Q = Elemental Burst
- D = dash (cancel)
- J = jump (cancel)
- W = walk (cancel)
- > = switch character
- ( ) = these actions are optional; please refer to the notes below
- [ ] = repeat these actions the specified number of times
Teambuilding
Generalist Geo Support
Xilonen is a flexible buffer and can slot into a wide variety of teams across all playstyles. Her role in the team is similar to that of a 4pc Viridescent Venerer support, with 4pc Scroll’s hefty DMG Bonus on top. Her healing also provides sustain; this role consolidation frees up a team slot for an extra support or DPS, further increasing team damage.
Notable Synergies
Hydro
Hydro units often scale with HP and thus have access to far fewer buffers than ATK-scaling units. As such, Xilonen is an especially synergistic teammate thanks to her RES Shred and DMG Bonus.
 Furina | The fact that Xilonen is a healer creates natural synergy with Furina, who actively needs a healer. Despite Xilonen’s healing being only for the active character, it is good enough to decently stack Fanfare while providing the rest of her benefits (RES Shred, 4pc Scroll). |
 Neuvillette | Neuvillette appreciates Xilonen’s Hydro RES Shred, DMG Bonus, and her ability to seamlessly slot into any of his teams. In his teams with Furina, Xilonen also helps stack Fanfare faster. Since Neuvillette usually uses his Skill at the start of the rotation, Xilonen can easily trigger 4pc Scroll for the Hydro DMG Bonus. |
 Mualani | Mualani highly values Xilonen’s buffs and their long duration compared to other buffs which usually don’t cover all of her hits. Xilonen’s A4 also provides Mualani with an additional stack of her A4’s Wavechaser’s Exploits to further increase her Burst’s damage. |
Pyro
Xilonen is another great buffer for Pyro damage dealers. Her RES Shred also conveniently doesn’t require complicated setups; she can shred Pyro RES where it would otherwise be impossible. However, she can have issues activating 4pc Scroll in some Vaporize teams.
 Bennett | Despite Xilonen and Bennett both being healers, they can be played together with no problem as they each provide distinct and powerful buffs — a large Flat ATK buff in Bennett’s case. He can also battery any of the Pyro damage dealers on the team. |
 Arlecchino | Arlecchino is a powerful carry unit and appreciates strong buffers to maximize her DPS, Xilonen included. Since she starts her rotations with her Skill, ensuring Pyro 4pc Scroll is also easier. Note that Arlecchino is unable to receive any healing from Xilonen. |
 Lyney | Since Lyney is a ranged Bow user, the loss of, say, Zhongli’s shield is more noticeable. As such, Xilonen is a high-risk, high-reward teammate for him, unless she is paired with a shielder. |
 Hu Tao | Xilonen enables Hu Tao to play Double Hydro teams without losing out on Pyro RES Shred unlike her other Double Hydro teams. Xilonen’s Burst can be skipped if Hu Tao is not playing with Furina to keep her below 50% HP for her A4 Passive. |
 Xiangling | In teams where Xiangling is used solely for her Pyro application (e.g., Mualani teams), she can use 2pc Scroll with Xilonen to have significantly reduced ER requirements thanks to Xilonen’s “fake” Nightsoul Burst proccing the 2pc effect. |
Electro
Xilonen can increase the damage output of Electro characters, particularly in Aggravate and Electro-Charged teams. She can also be played in Quickbloom, though team slots in that archetype are more contested.
Cryo
Xilonen is a great pick for Freeze teams with Furina, but she has less synergy with Freeze outside of those teams because of Freeze teams’ restrictive teambuilding. Instead, she synergizes more with Melt and Mono Cryo teams; she can shred Cryo RES in Melt teams where 4pc Viridescent Venerer holders would struggle, and she is a solid buffer for Mono Cryo.
Geo
 Navia | Xilonen is a great fit in Navia teams, providing Geo Particles, Geo RES Shred, and DMG Bonus. However, due to Xilonen’s lack of off-field Geo application, Navia will need to rely more on herself to generate Elemental Shards. |
 Chiori | Chiori and Xilonen form a strong core that can be slotted into many teams. Unlike a Chiori–Zhongli core, Xilonen does not enable Chiori’s second doll but compensates with strong buffs. |
 Itto | Although Itto typically prefers Mono Geo teams, he can be played in a Double Geo team with Xilonen and 2 Pyro / Hydro / Electro / Cryo off-field damage dealers to benefit from Xilonen’s strong (de)buffs. |
Anemo
Although Xilonen doesn’t buff Anemo units, she can still pair with an Anemo support holding 4pc Viridescent Venerer to buff the team’s damage output together.
 Kazuha | While Xilonen and Kazuha may seem to overlap in their roles, as both offer RES Shred and DMG Bonuses, they can still be paired together to buff a DPS unit. |
Notable Anti-Synergies
Although Xilonen has great synergy with a wide variety of teams and teammates, she still has some anti-synergies.
 Physical Carries | Eula, Freminet Neither Xilonen nor 4pc Scroll has any way to buff Physical damage. This makes her a poor option for Physical teams, and they are better off running Physical buffers or units that can enable Superconduct. |
 Mono Anemo Carries | Xiao, Wanderer Xilonen is unable to shred Anemo RES or react with Anemo to trigger 4pc Scroll. |
 Healers | Jean, Sigewinne, Charlotte, Sayu, Dori, Mika, etc. There is no point in running a second healer when Xilonen already comfortably keeps the team alive. Instead it’s better to slot in more buffers or damage dealers. |
 Dendro Carries | Alhaitham or Tighnari (outside of Double Electro teams), Kinich Xilonen has no way to buff Dendro damage dealers; she can neither shred Dendro RES, nor react with Dendro to buff a Dendro DPS with 4pc Scroll. As such, Dendro carries are better off running units that can directly increase their damage. |
Example Teams
This is not a comprehensive list of teams. The inclusion or exclusion of any given team does not necessarily reflect its power level.
“Mono Element” Teams
Neuvillette’s standard hypercarry team with Xilonen as a more offensive alternative to Zhongli, trading a comfortable shield for stronger buffs. If Kazuha is unavailable, Lynette is a decent substitute, especially since her Burst’s Taunt helps Neuvillette perform his Charged Attacks in peace.
Getting interrupted is also, of course, a non-issue with C1 Neuvillette.
Sample Rotation (Kazuha)
Neuvillette E > Furina ED N1 > Xilonen EQ N2 > Kazuha tEPQ > Furina Q > Neuvillette C E C Q > Xilonen E N2 > Kazuha tEP > Neuvillette 2[C]
Sample Rotation (Lynette)
Neuvillette E > Furina ED N1 > Xilonen EQ N2 > Lynette E N1 Q > Furina Q > Neuvillette C E C Q > Xilonen E N2 > Lynette E N1 > Neuvillette 2[C]
A powerful Mono Pyro team built around maximizing Arlecchino’s damage by stacking buffs. Note that there is no point in using Xilonen’s Burst since Arlecchino cannot be healed.
Although Kazuha’s DMG Bonus and the RES Shred from 4pc Viridescent Venerer are solid buffs to Arlecchino’s damage, she can afford to trade some DPS and run Zhongli for his comfortable shield instead.
Sample Rotation (Kazuha)
Arlecchino E > Bennett EQ > Xilonen E N2 > Kazuha Q/tEP¹ > Arlecchino N1 C combo
¹Use Kazuha’s Burst if available, otherwise use his Skill.
Sample Rotation (Zhongli)
Arlecchino E > Bennett EQ > Xilonen E N2 > Zhongli hED N1 > Arlecchino C combo
Another strong Mono Pyro team, with Lyney as the on-field damage dealer.
Zhongli is a comfortable pick with some buffs, while Chiori trades that for solid personal damage. This team also makes great use of her C1, for those lucky enough to have it.
Sample Rotation (Zhongli)
Lyney C > Zhongli hED N1 > Bennett EQ > Xilonen E N2 > Lyney 3[C] QE¹/C² E
¹Cancel Lyney’s Burst with his Skill after colliding with enemies.
²You can substitute Lyney’s Burst with an additional Charged Shot if his Burst is unavailable.
Sample Rotation (Chiori)
Lyney C > Xilonen E N2 > Chiori 2[E] > Bennett EQ > Lyney 4[C] QE¹/C² E
¹Cancel Lyney’s Burst with his Skill after colliding with enemies.
²You can substitute Lyney’s Burst with an additional Charged Shot if his Burst is unavailable.
Xilonen can slot into Wriothesley’s Mono Cryo teams to boost his damage output together with buffers like Shenhe.
Chiori deals off-field damage — which Xilonen also buffs — and enables Geo Resonance for some extra DMG Bonus as long as the Crystallize shield stays intact. This team also makes good use of Chiori’s C1, for those lucky enough to have it.
Sample Rotation
(Wriothesley N1)¹ > Chiori 2[E] > Xilonen E N2 > Shenhe hE Q > Wriothesley E combo (Q)²
¹First rotation only.
²Use Wriothesley’s Burst if available, otherwise do an additional N3C.
Xilonen is a solid pick for Ayato’s Mono Hydro teams as she consolidates both healing and buffs. This role consolidation is especially valuable here since Ayato has no way to stack Furina’s Fanfare and would otherwise have to trade a buffer for a healer.
Sample Rotation (Kazuha)
Xilonen Q > Furina ED N1 Q > Xilonen E N2 > Kazuha tEP > Ayato E combo Q > Xilonen E N2 > Kazuha hEP > Ayato E combo
Sample Rotation (Yelan)
Xilonen Q > Furina ED Q > Yelan Q N1 E N1 > Xilonen E N2 > Ayato E combo Q > Xilonen N1 E N2 > Yelan N1 E N1 > Ayato E combo
Vaporize / Melt Teams
Mualani, who scales with HP, has limited access to buffs that boost her damage, so she greatly appreciates Xilonen. She is also a Hydro Catalyst unit and, as such, can easily set up for Hydro Scroll.
Sample Rotation (Kazuha)
(Mualani N1)¹ > Xilonen E N2 > Kazuha tEP > Xiangling (Q)² E > Mualani E combo (Q)³ N1C
¹First rotation only.
²Use Xiangling’s Burst if available.
³Use Mualani’s Burst if available.
Sample Rotation (Sucrose)
(Mualani N1)¹ > Xilonen E N2 > Sucrose N1 E > Xiangling (Q)² E > Mualani E combo (Q)³ N1C
¹First rotation only.
²Use Xiangling’s Burst if available.
³Use Mualani’s Burst if available.
A variant of Hu Tao’s Double Hydro team with Xilonen for extra buffing. Xilonen is an especially strong pick for teams with Furina, since her inclusion means that the team doesn’t have to trade buffs for healing to stack Fanfare. Note that it is near impossible to get Pyro Scroll in this team.
Since Hu Tao does not want healing, Xilonen’s Burst can be skipped as long as players are comfortable with only Xingqiu’s damage mitigation. With Furina, the Burst is necessary for stacking Fanfare.
Sample Rotation (Furina)
Xilonen Q > Furina ED Q > Xilonen E N2 > Yelan Q N1 E N1 > Hu Tao E combo > Yelan E combo¹
¹Use Normal Attacks for as long as it takes to catch particles.
Sample Rotation (Xingqiu)
(Xilonen Q)¹ > Xingqiu Q N1 > Xilonen E N2 > Yelan Q N1 > Xingqiu ED N2 > Yelan E N2 > Hu Tao E combo > Yelan E
¹Only use Xilonen’s Burst if her healing is needed.
Neuvillette’s Vaporize teams are competitive with his hypercarry teams — and Xilonen further boosts their damage. Her near-unconditional RES Shred is especially valuable in a Burnvape team. The team’s flex unit can provide buffs (e.g., an Anemo support) or personal damage (e.g., Emilie).
Note that Xiangling’s range forces Neuvillette closer to enemies; although stronger, this Vaporize variant can be more difficult to play with C0 Neuvillette compared to his Vaporize teams with Zhongli.
Sample Rotation (Kazuha)
Neuvillette E N1 > Xilonen N1 E N2 > Kazuha tEP > Xiangling Q E > Neuvillette C Q E C > Xilonen E N2 > Xiangling N2 ED > Kazuha (Q) tEP > Neuvillette 2[C]
Sample Rotation (Emilie)
Neuvillette E N4¹ > Xilonen E N2 > Emilie N1 E > Xiangling Q ED> Neuvillette C Q E C > Xilonen E N2 > Xiangling N2 E > Neuvillette 2[C]
¹Use Normal Attacks to catch Neuvillette’s Skill particles and remove any lingering Dendro aura, creating a Hydro aura for Xilonen to proc 4pc Scroll.
Sample Rotation (Lynette)
Neuvillette E N1 > Xilonen N1 E N2 > Lynette E N1 > Xiangling Q E > Neuvillette C Q E C > Xilonen E N2 > Xiangling N2 ED > Lynette EQ > Neuvillette 2[C]
Xilonen can slot into Wriothesley’s Melt teams to shred Cryo RES where Anemo units would struggle (or have poor uptime). The high Pyro application from Xiangling makes it difficult to trigger Cryo Swirl, so Xilonen’s near-unconditional RES Shred is especially valuable here.
Similarly, the long duration of 4pc Scroll’s DMG Bonus compared to other buffs is convenient since it can only be triggered at the start of each rotation.
Sample Rotation
(Wriothesley N1)¹ > Xilonen E N2 > Bennett Q E > Xiangling Q E > Wriothesley E combo (Q)²
¹First rotation only.
²Use Wriothesley’s Burst if available.
Freeze Teams
Xilonen is a great healer option in Freeze teams with Furina, which would otherwise have to swap a buffer for a healer. She provides similar buffs to Kazuha, while also stacking Fanfare at a rate not much slower than Charlotte. However, she lacks grouping, which Freeze teams and especially Ayaka value very highly.
Sample Rotation
Xilonen Q > Furina E Q > Shenhe tEQ > Xilonen E N2 > Ayaka ED Q N2CD N2C > Shenhe tE N2 > Xilonen E N2 > Ayaka D N2C E N2C
Similar to the Ayaka variant, Xilonen slots into Wriothesley’s Freeze teams with Furina to provide both buffs and healing to stack Fanfare. Yelan offers a ramping DMG Bonus and off-field damage, while Shenhe offers more buffs.
Sample Rotation (Yelan)
Xilonen Q > Furina E N1 Q > Xilonen E N2 > Yelan EQ N1 > Wriothesley E combo (Q)¹ > (Yelan E N3)²
¹Use Wriothesley’s Burst if available.
²Optionally use a second Yelan Skill for more Energy.
Sample Rotation (Shenhe)
Xilonen Q > Furina E N1 Q > Shenhe hE N1 Q > Xilonen E N2 > Wriothesley E combo (Q)¹
¹Use Wriothesley’s Burst if available.
Aggravate / Quickbloom Teams
Both Clorinde and Fischl deal significant damage and thus appreciate Xilonen’s buffs. Kirara offers interruption resistance and, at C6, a DMG Bonus, while Nahida offers more personal damage and her Burst’s EM buff.
Since Clorinde has plenty of self-sustain, Xilonen can skip her Burst entirely even in the Nahida variant, or save it as a panic button for emergencies.
Sample Rotation (Kirara)
Fischl N1 E or N2 Q¹ > Xilonen E N2 Q > Kirara shE² > Clorinde E combo Q
¹Use Fischl’s Skill if available; otherwise, cast her Burst.
²Use Kirara’s Short Hold Skill for better shield and particle generation.
Sample Rotation (Nahida)
(Fischl E)¹ > Xilonen E(Q) N2 > Nahida E Q N1 > Fischl N1 E or N2 Q² > Clorinde E combo Q
¹First rotation only.
²Use Fischl’s Skill if available; otherwise, cast her Burst.
Xilonen can slot in as a more offensive alternative to Zhongli or Baizhu in Cyno’s Dendro teams, at the price of the comfort of interruption resistance. She offers strong buffs, and the long duration of both her RES Shred and 4pc Scroll’s DMG Bonus matches well with Cyno’s long field time.
Sample Rotation (Furina)
(Cyno E)¹ > Xilonen EQ N2 > Furina ED Q > Nahida E Q > Cyno EQ combo
¹First rotation only.
Sample Rotation (Fischl)
Fischl N1 E > Xilonen EQ N2 > Nahida E Q N1 > Fischl N2 Q > Cyno EQ combo
Geo Teams
Xilonen easily slots into Navia’s teams to further increase their damage output, especially Navia’s popular Double Geo variants. She is a strong buffer for Navia and synergizes well since they both want Pyro / Hydro / Electro / Cryo teammates — Xilonen to activate her Samples, Navia to stack Crystal Shrapnel.
Although Xilonen’s healing is redundant with Bennett, it’s still worth using her Burst with Furina to stack Fanfare faster.
Sample Rotation (Fischl)
(Fischl E)¹ > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Fischl N1 E or N2 Q² > Navia hE N3D N2 > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE N3D N2
¹First rotation only.
²Use Fischl’s Skill if available; cast her Burst otherwise.
Sample Rotation (Furina)
Xilonen Q > Furina ED N1 Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Navia hE N3D N2 > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE N4
Sample Rotation (Xiangling)
(Bennett E)¹ > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Bennett Q E > Xiangling Q E > Navia hE N3D N2 > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE N3D N2 > Bennett E N1 > Xiangling N2
¹First rotation only.
Xilonen elevates Noelle Double Hydro teams by buffing both the off-field Hydro units and Noelle. Although her healing is redundant, her buffs still make her more than worth running.
Sample Rotation
Furina ED Q > Xilonen E N2 > Yelan Q N1 E N1 > Noelle E Q N3 > Xilonen E N2 > Noelle combo > Yelan E N1 > Noelle combo
Credits
caramielle., clevernt, charliex3000, haafr, caxia5, hessey, lizz71, ac1d, polomo, lostguide
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