7 Best Weapons For Xiangling In Genshin Impact (2023)

While many players primarily focus on the hype around 5* characters and weapons, they often overlook some of the most powerful builds you can achieve by making good use of the easy-to-collect 4* characters. Xiangling is one such character players should be building instead of chasing after 5* characters.

Xiangling is everybody’s favorite pyro cook from Liyue. She is a polearm user who comes paired with her trusty bear Guoba, and they are sure to wreck some pyro mayhem on your enemies. She has various builds that can suit different playstyles, each with unique synergies with other weapons. So let’s get into the 7 best weapons to use for all your Xiangling builds in Genshin Impact.

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Note: All stats given are at weapon level 90 with Refinement Rank 5.

Dragon’s Bane 7/7        

• Lvl. 90 Base ATK: Attack +454
• Lvl. 90 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery +221
• “Increases DMG against enemies affected by Hydro or Pyro by 20%.”

Those planning on running a purely Support Xiangling build will be pretty satisfied with the Dragon’s Bane build. The weapon is only a 4*, making it relatively accessible. It provides a reasonably hefty Elemental Mastery increase of 221 points to Xiangling. This buff to Elemental Mastery will allow your Elemental Reactions to generate massive damage numbers.

Not only that, but the weapon’s passive ability increases damage to opponents affected by hydro/pyro, making it quite suitable to run in vaporize or other Pyro element reaction-based comps. This is perfect for your essential skill and burst where you majorly rely on applying primary effects for reactions.

Calamity Queller 6/7

• Lvl 90 Base ATK: Attack +741
• Lvl 90 Bonus Stat: ATK +16.5%
• “Gain a 12% Elemental DMG Bonus. Obtain Consummation for the 20s after using an Elemental Skill, causing ATK to increase by 3.2% per second. This ATK increase has a maximum of 6 stacks. When the character equipped with this weapon is not on the field, Consummation’s ATK increase is doubled.”

The Calamity Queller is a 5* weapon that can only be obtained from the weapon’s banner via wishes. Despite its hefty price, this weapon possesses one of the most vigorous attacks boosts in the game that any polearm user would be happy to have.

Xiangling’s playstyle as a sub-DPS primarily relies on her elemental abilities and physical attacks. Each time you use Guoba, you receive further attack increases making you hit even harder. When you swap off Xiangling, your damage stack doubles, making it ideal for a sub-DPS swapping tool.

Wavebreaker’s Fin 5/7

• Lvl 90 Base ATK: Attack +620
• Lvl 90 Bonus Stat: ATK +13.8%
• “For every point of the entire party’s combined maximum Energy capacity, the Elemental Burst DMG of the character equipping this weapon is increased by 0.12%. A maximum of 40% increased Elemental Burst DMG can be achieved this way.”

If you can load your team with energy recharge, then the Wavebreaker’s Fin might be the 4* polearm for you. Being a 4* already makes it more accessible than most of the highest-tier weapons, and its buffs are nothing to scoff at, either. 

The robust attack increases will significantly boost your sub-DPS Xiangling’s damage output. Not only that, but the weapon’s passive skill will further boost your Elemental Burst damage by a whopping 80% if you have enough Energy Recharge on your team. This flexibility lets you lean into whatever build you want for your Xiangling and makes it a weapon we can highly recommend to free-to-play players.

Staff Of The Scarlet Sands 4/7

• Lvl 90 Base ATK: Attack +542
• Lvl 90 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate +44.1%
• “The equipping character gains 52% of their Elemental Mastery as a bonus ATK. When an Elemental Skill hits opponents, you will achieve the Dream of the Scarlet Sands effect for 10s: The equipping character will earn 28% of their Elemental Mastery as a bonus ATK. Max 3 stacks.”

Another solid pick for the sub-DPS Xiangling builds is the Staff of Scarlet Sands. This weapon is relatively challenging for most players to get their hands on it as it is a 5* banner weapon. However, if you have it, consider yourself lucky, as it’s quite a powerful tool to boost your damage numbers.

The weapon provides the extremely coveted Crit Rate stat that allows you to focus your artifacts on Crit Damage. Not only this, but players focusing on Elemental Mastery artifacts will also get a powerful Attack buff. This makes the weapon very efficient if you are going for a hybrid build.

The Catch 3/7

• Lvl 90 Base ATK: Attack +510
• Lvl 90 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge +45.9%
• “Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 32% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 12%.”

The Catch is everybody’s favorite free-to-play polearm. While acquiring it and getting it to R5 will require a lot (and we mean a lot) of fishing, it is perhaps the most important choice available to free-to-play players for Support Xiangling builds. If you do not already have a character who uses this weapon, hand its powerful buffs over to Xiangling.

This weapon at R5 provides a powerful buff to your Elemental Burst damage, which is what Support or sub-DPS Xiangling is primarily used for. It gives a compelling damage increase to her elemental burst, allowing her to showcase why she is considered one of the best characters among the four stars.

The Staff Of Homa 2/7

• Lvl 90 Base ATK: Attack +608
• Lvl 90 Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG +66.2%
• “HP increased by 20%. Additionally, it provides an ATK Bonus based on 0.8% of the wielder’s Max HP. When the wielder’s HP is less than 50%, this ATK Bonus is increased by 1% of Max HP.”

The Staff Of Homa is a premium 5* polearm that has become iconic in the community for its power. This is one of the best weapons to use if you are trying to build a sub-DPS Xiangling.

The weapon provides one of the most potent increases to your Critical Damage, letting your hits land harder than ever. This boost also applies to the damage dealt by Guoba or your Pyronado. While less utilized by Xiangling’s kit directly, the HP increase and Attack scaling of HP will help you inflate your damage numbers quite a bit. 

Engulfing Lightning 1/7

• Lvl 90 Base ATK: Attack +608 
• Lvl 90 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge +55.1%
• “ATK increased by 28% of Energy Recharge over the base 100%. You can gain a maximum bonus of 80% ATK. Gain 30% Energy Recharge for 12s after using an Elemental Burst.”

Players looking to use the best weapon for Xiangling need not look further than the Engulfing Lightning. This is another highly coveted 5* banner weapon that many players seek and is generally considered one of the most potent polearm weapons in the game.

The Engulfing Lightning provides a powerful Energy Recharge sub-stat that will let you cycle your Elemental Burst immediately after the cooldown ends with a bit more Support. Not only this, but the weapon skill allows you to stack this energy recharge and use it to increase your Elemental Burst’s damage directly. Those looking to utilize Xiangling’s Elemental Burst to the maximum will receive the best of both worlds.

Final Thoughts

That concludes our list of the best weapons for Xiangling in Genshin Impact. We hope this lets you find the right weapon in your inventory for her. Even if you do not have all the weapons on this list, we hope you got a good idea of what to look for in your bonus stats to make your Xiangling stronger.