Xiangli Yao Build Guide

What to know before spending pulls

His full Capacity and Intuition loop works at S0. Pair him with a teammate who amplifies Electro or Liberation damage, such as Yinlin, before spending for an extra copy. The main execution goal is completing all three Law of Reigns casts inside Intuition rather than leaving the mode with Hypercubes unused.

Do you need the signature weapon?

Verity's Handle is Xiangli Yao's featured weapon. At level 90 it has 588 ATK and 24.3% Crit Rate. It grants 12% Attribute DMG Bonus, then Liberation grants 48% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus for 8 seconds. Each Skill cast extends that effect by 5 seconds, up to three extensions, matching the three Law of Reigns cycles. Stonard is the accessible 4-star alternative with 413 ATK and 20.3% Crit Rate. Casting a Skill grants 18% Liberation DMG Bonus for 15 seconds. Verity's Handle has the stronger and longer Intuition package; Stonard activates from the Skill already used in every cycle.

Another character copy or the weapon?

S1 means Xiangli Yao's first Resonance Chain upgrade. Each Law of Reigns launches six extra Convolution Matrices, with each dealing damage equal to 8% of that Skill's multiplier. Verity's Handle instead supplies Crit Rate, Attribute damage, and a large Liberation bonus extended by Skill casts. S1 adds damage specifically to the three Law of Reigns payoffs; the weapon improves Cogitation Model, Revamp, Law of Reigns, and the rest of his Liberation-classified window. His full loop works without either.

Advice for your account

Easy rotation

Before Liberation, use Deduction and normal attacks to build Capacity. At 100 Capacity, Skill becomes Decipher; cast it for Liberation-classified damage, then use Normal Attack shortly afterward for Mid-air Attack Revamp. Cast Cogitation Model to enter Intuition with three Hypercubes. Use Divergence for two Performance Capacity, then immediately use Normal Attack for Revamp to gain three more. At five Performance Capacity, Skill becomes Law of Reigns; cast it to spend the gauge and one Hypercube. Repeat the Performance Capacity setup and Law of Reigns until all three Hypercubes are consumed, then build Concerto Energy and use Outro.

Opening vs. repeat cycles

A prepared opener can enter with Intro, use Deduction, and finish Capacity with the normal string before Cogitation Model. If Liberation is already ready and team buffs are short, enter Intuition first and prioritize its three Hypercubes. Intuition ends as soon as the third Law of Reigns consumes the final Hypercube, so do not delay the last cast for another action that only exists inside the mode.

Why this skill priority

Forte Circuit and Liberation lead because Decipher, Performance Capacity, Hypercubes, Law of Reigns, Revamp, and Intuition form the complete damage loop. Basic Attack and Resonance Skill follow because their normal and transformed versions supply both Capacity gauges used by the Forte.

Required buffs and assumptions

The fast Intuition route assumes Divergence and its Revamp follow-up both hit: Divergence gives two Performance Capacity and Revamp gives three, exactly reaching the five needed for Law of Reigns. Dodges can change the route because Unfathomed grants two Performance Capacity and is also Liberation damage.

Energy Regen target

No minimum Energy Regen target is listed in the current build data. Cogitation Model is required to enter Intuition and obtain the three Hypercubes, so Energy Regen matters whenever the team cannot fund every damage window. Abyss Surges is the listed option that directly supplies 12.8% Energy Regen.

Troubleshooting