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Genshin Impact Talents & Skills Guide

Xingqiu talents, skills, passives and Constellations

Talents & Skills Guide

Deals Hydro damage and creates Rain Swords that reduce damage taken and improve resistance to interruption. Creates a sword-rain attack that triggers coordinated Hydro strikes from normal attacks.

12 ability entries1 Normal Attack1 Elemental Skill1 Elemental Burst2 Ascension Passive1 Utility Passive6 Constellation
Talent controls: Normal Attack, Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst have separate buttons. Tap, hold, recast and airborne requirements vary by talent. Passives and Constellations trigger through their listed conditions; they do not have separate activation commands. Energy, cooldown and unlock requirements appear with the talent.

Normal Attack

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Guhua Style
Normal Attack
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
PC: Left Mouse Button | PlayStation: Circle | Xbox: B | Mobile: Attack icon. Charged attack: hold Attack where supported; plunging attack: press Attack while airborne.

Performs up to five sword strikes.

Cooldown / cost: Charged Attack Stamina Cost: 20.0

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Elemental Skill

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Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen
Elemental Skill
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
PC: E | PlayStation: R2 | Xbox: RT | Mobile: Elemental Skill icon. Use the tap, hold or recast variant described for this talent.

Deals Hydro damage and creates Rain Swords that reduce damage taken and improve resistance to interruption.

Cooldown / cost: CD: 21.0s

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Elemental Burst

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Guhua Sword: Raincutter
Elemental Burst
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
PC: Q | PlayStation: Triangle | Xbox: Y | Mobile: Elemental Burst icon. Requires sufficient Energy and an available cooldown.

Creates a sword-rain attack that triggers coordinated Hydro strikes from normal attacks.

Cooldown / cost: CD: 20.0s; Energy Cost: 80

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Ascension Passive

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Hydropathic
Ascension Passive
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Requires the listed talent unlock or trigger.

When Rain Swords break or expire, heals the current character based on Xingqiu's maximum HP.

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Blades Amidst Raindrops
Ascension Passive
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Requires the listed talent unlock or trigger.

Grants Xingqiu a Hydro damage bonus.

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Utility Passive

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Flash of Genius
Utility Passive
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Requires the listed talent unlock or trigger.

Has a chance to refund materials when crafting character talent materials.

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Constellation

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The Scent Remained
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Increases the maximum number of Rain Swords by one.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 1

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Rainbow Upon the Azure Sky
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Extends Raincutter's duration and reduces enemy Hydro resistance when sword-rain attacks hit.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 2

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Weaver of Verses
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Increases the level of Guhua Sword: Raincutter by three.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 3

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Evilsoother
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

While Raincutter is active, increases damage from Fatal Rainscreen.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 4

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Embrace of Rain
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Increases Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen level by three.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 5

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Hence, Call Them My Own Verses
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Strengthens every third sword-rain attack and restores energy to Xingqiu.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 6

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Plan a team around these talents

Read the Elemental Skill and Burst separately from passive talents and Constellations. A listed Constellation effect should only be included in your plan when unlocked.

GetCheatBeacon's practical checklist for Xingqiu:

  • Which talent needs field time, and which can contribute after switching characters?
  • What Energy, cooldown or unlock requirements are listed for the effect you want?
  • Which teammate covers the gap in your current party?
  • Test a rotation you can repeat before investing further. This reference is not a ranked artifact or weapon build.

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