Qingxiao
Main DPS
Source: Game8 (updated September 25, 2026, Patch 3.7 Phase 2; released Patch 3.6 Phase 1), cross-referenced with allthings.how (updated August 20, 2026)
Build
Echo
Echo
Calamity Effigy | Heart of Evil's Purge (5pc) [primary — Aero DMG bonuses when Tune Strain is applied; weave its skill into combos]
- Alternative: Nightmare: Feilian Beringal | Sierra Gale (5pc) — Aero DMG + Heavy Attack DMG; Sierra Gale boosts Aero DMG after her Intro Skill
- 4-cost main stat: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
- 3-cost: Aero DMG Bonus + ATK% (one each, with Glint of Clouds); Aero DMG × 2 without Glint of Clouds
- 1-cost: ATK% × 2
Weapons
Weapons
- BiS sig: Glint of Clouds (R1) — 36.0% CRIT Rate; +12% ATK, stacking Aero DMG Bonus on Tune Strain - Shifting with near-constant uptime; Game8 says alternatives perform "significantly worse"
- #2: Red Spring (R1) — CRIT Rate; extra ATK, Basic Attack DMG passive
- #3: Emerald Sentence (R1) — CRIT Rate; Heavy Attack DMG amp on Echo Skill
- #4: Emerald of Genesis (R1) — CRIT Rate; extra ER, stackable ATK buff on Resonance Skill
- Best 4-star (Battle Pass): Feather Edge — CRIT Rate; ATK + Res. Liberation DMG
- 4-star (Battle Pass, F2P-friendly): Lumingloss — ATK%; extra Heavy Attack DMG on Resonance Skill
- 4-star: Sword#18 — ATK%; Heavy Attack DMG below 40% HP, healing
Stats
Stats (Level 90, S0)
- No numeric targets published for ATK, CRIT or Aero DMG; prioritize CRIT, then Aero DMG on 3-costs
- ER: ~125% for comfortable rotations (Game8: 125%; allthings.how: ~120–125%)
Forte
Forte priority
Forte Circuit > Res. Liberation > Basic Attack > Res. Skill = Intro Skill
Substats
Substats
CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > Energy Regen (to ~125%) > ATK% > ATK > Heavy Attack DMG = Res. Liberation DMG = Basic Attack DMG
Teams
Teams
- Best (Tune Strain): Qingxiao + Denia + Mornye (Lynae / Ciaccona / Sanhua for Denia; Shorekeeper for Mornye)
- Hypercarry: Qingxiao + Sanhua + Mornye
Rotation
Rotation
- Core combo: Intro → air and ground Basic Attacks → Res. Skill → Heavy Attack (hold) → Basic Attacks → Tune Break (any time) → Heavy Attack → Res. Liberation → Outro
- Forte: fill both Qin Heart (Sheathed Stance) and Sword Cadence (Drawn Stance) → Heavy Attack - Stringblade enters Ephemeral Transcendence
- Tune Strain team: Mornye (Liberation, High Syntony Field) → Denia (Liberation, Breakdown Form, second Liberation for Erosion Field) → Outro to Qingxiao → Skill to fill Forte → Heavy Attack into Ephemeral Transcendence → hold Attack to fill second Forte → Heavy Attack + Liberation → Outro to Mornye
Sequence priority
Sequences
- S1: +16% CRIT Rate; Swordlight Ward max 2; Exorcising Seal and Juque Perdition (400% ATK) — High value
- S2: +40% Heavy Attack - Stringblade DMG; Mindlock limit 15 → 25 — High value
- S3: +100% Res. Liberation CRIT DMG; Gathered Mind applies 2 Tune Strain - Interfered — Very high value (recommended stopping point)
- S4: +20% team ATK for 8s after Tune Strain - Shifting — Medium value
- S5: +100% Judgement DMG; −30% Flight Qi cost — Low value
- S6: Enemies take 40% more DMG from key skills; Juque Perdition upgraded; +20% Tune Strain - Interfered response — Very high value
Notes
Notes
- Limited 5-star. Game8 ranks: Main DPS SS (upgraded from S+ on Sep 10, 2026), ToA SS, Whimpering Wastes S+.
- Much weaker outside Tune Strain teams; few weapons fit her kit; burst-focused; Tune Strain ramp-up is weak in wave content like Whimpering Wastes.
- Mindlock: up to 15 stacks (25 with S2), 2% DMG per stack plus an extra 5% for the first 7 stacks; applies only to her Stringblade / Ephemeral Transcendence / Heaven's Reckoning / Liberation hits.
- Glint of Clouds R1: +12% ATK, 11.2% Aero DMG per stack (max 5); at max stacks the buff lasts 30s and ignores 10% DEF.
- Heart of Evil's Purge 5pc (allthings.how): +20% CRIT DMG and +30% Aero DMG for 15s on Tune Strain - Shifting.
Skill
Normal Attack
Description
Basic Attack - Stringblade
Press repeatedly or hold Normal Attack to perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG. Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 1 and Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 4 are in Sheathed Stance. Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 2 and Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 3 are in Drawn Stance.
Heavy Attack - Stringblade
When Qin Heart and Sword Cadence are full, Heavy Attack - Stringblade becomes available. Hold Normal Attack to consume STA and cast this skill, dealing Aero DMG. Casting this skill consumes all Qin Heart and Sword Cadence and sends Qingxiao into the Ephemeral Transcendence state.
Mid-air Attack - Stringblade
Press Normal Attack consecutively or hold it down to perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG. This skill is in Drawn Stance. After landing from Mid-air Attack - Stringblade Stage 3, press or hold Normal Attack within a certain time to cast Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 3. While in mid-air, Resonance Skill is replaced by Mid-air Attack - Stringblade Stage 3.
Plunging Attack
While in the Sword Flight state, Jump is replaced by Plunging Attack. Consume STA to perform a Plunging Attack, dealing Aero DMG. While out of the Ephemeral Transcendence state, press Normal Attack within a certain time after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 3.
Dodge Counter - Stringblade
Press Normal Attack within a certain time after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG. This skill is in Drawn Stance. Press or hold Normal Attack within a certain time after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 4.
Sword Glide
While in mid-air, Dodge is replaced by Sword Glide.
Resonance Skill
Description
Severing Note: Judgement
Deal Aero DMG. During this skill, gain 45 points of Qin Heart. While not in the Ephemeral Transcendence state, press or hold Normal Attack within a certain time after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 4.
Severing Note: Ascendant
While casting Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 2, Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 3, or Dodge Counter - Stringblade, Resonance Skill is replaced by Severing Note: Ascendant. Deal Aero DMG. This skill is in Drawn Stance.
Resonance Liberation
Description
Deal Aero DMG. Can be cast in mid-air close to the ground.
Forte Circuit
Description
Ephemeral Transcendence
While Qingxiao is in the Ephemeral Transcendence state, Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence and Dodge Counter - Ephemeral Transcendence become available.
Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence
Press repeatedly or hold Normal Attack to perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG. Before Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence becomes available, this skill's DMG Multiplier is increased by 100%. Can be cast in mid-air.
Dodge Counter - Ephemeral Transcendence
Press or hold Normal Attack within a certain time after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG. Before Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence becomes available, this skill's DMG Multiplier is increased by 100%. Can be cast in mid-air.
Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence
When Heart Sword Intent is full, Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence becomes available. Hold Normal Attack to cast the skill, dealing Aero DMG. Casting this skill consumes all Heart Sword Intent and ends the Ephemeral Transcendence state.
Mindlock
Mindlock stacks up to 15 times. Each time a Resonator in the team inflicts Tune Strain - Interfered on a target, inflict 1 stacks of Mindlock on the target. For each stack of Mindlock on the target, DMG taken from Qingxiao's following skills is Amplified by 2%, with an additional 5% per stack for the first 7 stacks. - Heavy Attack - Stringblade, Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence, Dodge Counter - Ephemeral Transcendence, Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence, Resonance Liberation - Billows Beneath Heaven.
Heaven's Clarity
Upon entering combat or casting Resonance Liberation Billows Beneath Heaven, gain Heaven's Clarity. When Sheathed Stance/Drawn Stance skills deal damage, the rates at which Qin Heart/Sword Cadence are obtained increase by 100%. When casting Heavy Attack - Stringblade, inflict 3 stacks of Mindlock on nearby targets, and enhance the next Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence: its DMG Multiplier is increased by 100% and it builds additional Off-Tune Level on the target. Switching to another Resonator ends the Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence enhancement. Casting Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence removes Heaven's Clarity.
Swordlight Ward
Casting Intro Skill - Tonality Shift or Heavy Attack - Stringblade grants 1 stacks of Swordlight Ward. Swordlight Ward stacks up to 1 times. When taking DMG from an enemy's attack, 1 stack of Swordlight Ward can be consumed to grant immunity to interruption and reduce DMG taken by 60% for 1s. This effect can be triggered once per second.
Sword Flight
While in the Sword Flight state, Qingxiao moves with a special animation. Moving in Sword Flight continuously consumes Flight Qi. - Casting the following skills sends Qingxiao into the Sword Flight state: Sword Glide, Heavy Attack - Stringblade, Mid-air Attack - Stringblade Stage 1, Mid-air Attack - Stringblade Stage 2, Severing Note: Ascendant, Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence, Dodge Counter - Ephemeral Transcendence, Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence, and Intro Skill - Tonality Shift. - Exit the Sword Flight state by: 1. Casting Mid-air Attack - Stringblade Stage 3 or Plunging Attack. 2. Triggering certain environmental interactions or Utilities. 3. Returning to the ground. 4. Switching to another Resonator. 5. Depleting all Flight Qi.
Sword Step
While in the Sword Flight state, hold Jump to leap up and dash forward a short distance. Sword Step can only be cast once during Sword Flight.
Qin Heart
Can hold up to 100 points. Dealing damage with Sheathed Stance skills grants Qin Heart. Qin Heart cannot be gained while in the Ephemeral Transcendence state.
Sword Cadence
Can hold up to 100 points. Dealing damage with Drawn Stance skills grants Sword Cadence. Sword Cadence cannot be gained while in the Ephemeral Transcendence state.
Heart Sword Intent
Can hold up to 100 points. Dealing damage with Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence or Dodge Counter - Ephemeral Transcendence grants Heart Sword Intent.
Intro Skill
Description
Deal Aero DMG. Casting the skill restores 30 points of Sword Cadence and grants Resonant Chime.
Resonant Chime
Casting Resonance Skill - Severing Note: Judgement grants 30 points of Qin Heart and removes Resonant Chime.
Outro Skill
Description
Deal Aero DMG equal to 800% of Qingxiao's ATK.
Inherent Skill
Description
Upon entering combat, gain 1 stacks of Gathered Mind.
After damage dealt directly by Resonators in the team defeats a target inflicted with the Mindlock effect: If Qingxiao does not have the Gathered Mind effect, gain Gathered Mind with stacks equal to the target's Mindlock stacks. If Qingxiao already has Gathered Mind and the target's Mindlock stacks are no fewer than Qingxiao's Gathered Mind stacks, Qingxiao's Gathered Mind stacks will be matched to the target's Mindlock stacks.
Gathered Mind
After Resonators in the team deal damage to a target, inflict Mindlock equal to Qingxiao's Gathered Mind stacks. This effect can only trigger 1 times on the same target. When Resonators in the team cast Tune Break, if the target has Tune Strain - Shifting, additionally inflict 1 stacks of Tune Strain - Interfered on the target. This effect can only trigger 1 times on the same target. When Qingxiao is knocked out, she can no longer gain Gathered Mind, and any existing Gathered Mind effect becomes inactive. Gathered Mind stacks up to 15 times and lasts for 30s.
Description
Qingxiao's following skills deal 2% more DMG per stack of Mindlock on the target, with an additional 5% per stack for the first 7 stacks. - Heavy Attack - Stringblade, Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence, Dodge Counter - Ephemeral Transcendence, Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence, Resonance Liberation - Billows Beneath Heaven.
Each time after a Resonator in the team inflicts Tune Strain - Interfered on an Overlord Class or Calamity Class target, additionally inflict 1 stacks of Mindlock on the target.
Description
Has a chance to produce special dishes when cooking.
Tune Break
Description
Qingxiao inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting on the target after dealing damage with skills. Each skill can only trigger this once for the same target. Qingxiao can respond to Tune Strain - Interfered. Responding to Tune Strain - Interfered: For each stack of Tune Strain - Interfered on the target, every point of Qingxiao's Tune Break Boost increases the total DMG Qingxiao deals to that target by 0.12%. While Qingxiao is in the team, the max stack limit of Tune Strain - Interfered on a target is increased by 1. Additionally, when the target's Off-Tune Level is full, Qingxiao can cast Tune Break on it. While on the ground and not in the Ephemeral Transcendence state, press Normal Attack within a certain time after casting Tune Break to cast Basic Attack - Stringblade Stage 3.
Motion value
Strings to Steel Normal Attack
| Damage type | Scaling | Kind | MV Lv 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 30.13% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 30.13% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 37.09% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 37.09% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 24.36% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 86.73% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 5.43% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 5.43% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 30.13% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 30.13% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 37.09% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 37.09% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 24.36% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 86.73% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 5.43% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 5.43% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 86.29% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 0% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 45.23% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 45.23% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 7.24% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 54.28% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 44.89% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 22.45% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 22.45% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 7.24% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 54.28% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 44.89% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 22.45% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 22.45% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 11.14% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 83.51% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 11.14% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 83.51% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 11.14% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 83.51% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 14.62% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 21.92% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 21.92% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 263.03% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 20.46% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 30.69% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 30.69% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 368.24% |
Severing Note Resonance Skill
| Damage type | Scaling | Kind | MV Lv 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resonance Skill | ATK | Damage | 28.4% |
| Resonance Skill | ATK | Damage | 33.13% |
| Resonance Skill | ATK | Damage | 28.4% |
| Resonance Skill | ATK | Damage | 33.13% |
| Resonance Skill | ATK | Damage | 20.88% |
| Resonance Skill | ATK | Damage | 20.88% |
| Resonance Skill | ATK | Damage | 97.42% |
| Resonance Skill | ATK | Damage | 41.76% |
| Resonance Skill | ATK | Damage | 41.76% |
| Resonance Skill | ATK | Damage | 194.84% |
Billows Beneath Heaven Resonance Liberation
| Damage type | Scaling | Kind | MV Lv 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resonance Liberation | ATK | Damage | 33.41% |
| Resonance Liberation | ATK | Damage | 33.41% |
| Resonance Liberation | ATK | Damage | 1,336.01% |
Tonality Shift Intro Skill
| Damage type | Scaling | Kind | MV Lv 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intro Skill | ATK | Damage | 39.79% |
| Intro Skill | ATK | Damage | 46.42% |
| Intro Skill | ATK | Damage | 39.79% |
| Intro Skill | ATK | Damage | 46.42% |
Formless Heart Sword Forte Circuit
| Damage type | Scaling | Kind | MV Lv 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 27.84% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 27.84% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 445.34% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 55.67% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 55.67% |
| Heavy Attack | ATK | Damage | 890.67% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 44.89% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 22.45% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 22.45% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 23.11% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 23.11% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 20.88% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 31.32% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 18.1% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 18.1% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 108.56% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 26.45% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 26.45% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 158.66% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 89.77% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 44.89% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 44.89% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 46.21% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 46.21% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 41.76% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 62.63% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 36.19% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 36.19% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 217.11% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 52.89% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 52.89% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 317.31% |
| Basic Attack | ATK | Damage | 0% |
Lingering Song Outro Skill
| Damage type | Scaling | Kind | MV Lv 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outro Skill | ATK | Damage | — |
Sequence
-
S1,Like Clouds That Meet and Drift Apart
Crit. Rate is increased by 16%.
The max stack limit of Swordlight Ward is increased to 2. Casting Heavy Attack - Stringblade additionally grants 1 stacks of Swordlight Ward.
Upon entering combat, gain 25 stack of Exorcising Seal. After Basic Attack - Stringblade, Mid-air Attack - Stringblade, or Basic Attack - Ephemeral Transcendence deals damage, if Qingxiao has Exorcising Seal, remove all Exorcising Seal stacks and trigger Juque Perdition, dealing Aero DMG equal to 400% of Qingxiao's ATK, considered Basic Attack DMG. This effect can be triggered up to once per second. For each stack of Exorcising Seal removed, the target takes 4% more DMG from Juque Perdition for 2s. Exorcising Seal stacks up to 25 times.
-
S2,Like Petals That Fall Without a Sound
The DMG Multiplier of Heavy Attack - Stringblade is increased by 40%.
After entering combat, the max stack limit of Mindlock on nearby enemies is increased to 25. The max stack limit of Gathered Mind from Inherent Skill - Sea of Thought, World of Dust is increased to 25.
Heaven's Clarity is enhanced: Casting Heavy Attack - Stringblade now inflicts 6 stack of Mindlock on nearby targets.
-
S3,Dreams Fade, Sword Abides
The Crit. DMG of Resonance Liberation - Billows Beneath Heaven is increased by 100%.
During Heavy Attack - Stringblade, gain World in Chorus stacks equal to the highest Mindlock stack count present among nearby enemies. World in Chorus: Each stack increases the DMG Multiplier of Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence by 3%. World in Chorus is removed after casting Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence.
The Gathered Mind effect of Inherent Skill - Sea of Thought, World of Dust now inflicts 2 stacks of Tune Strain - Interfered.
-
S4,Wherever the Road Leads, Side by Side
After a Resonator in the team inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting, their ATK is increased by 20% for 8s.
-
S5,Cold Steel That Longs to Warm the Snow
The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Skill - Severing Note: Judgement is increased by 100%.
While moving in Sword Flight, Flight Qi cost is reduced by 30%.
-
S6,Cleanse This Tarnished Age, Till All Runs Clear
Targets take 40% more DMG from Qingxiao's Heavy Attack - Stringblade, Heavy Attack - Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence, Resonance Liberation - Billows Beneath Heaven, and Juque Perdition.
During Heavy Attack - Stringblade, gain Exorcising Seal stacks equal to the highest Mindlock stack count present among nearby enemies.
For each stack of Mindlock on the target, the DMG of Juque Perdition taken by the target is Amplified by 2%. The first 7 stack additionally grant 5% DMG Amplification.
When Inherent Skill - To Know, To Banish is unlocked, the DMG of Juque Perdition on targets with Mindlock is increased by 2% for each stack of Mindlock. The first 7 stacks additionally grant 5% DMG increase.
The effect of Qingxiao's response to Tune Strain - Interfered is increased by 20%.