Xiao almost made me give up... Genshin Character Review!

I like how Hoyoverse designed Xiao in terms of story, It's a pretty sad one, but he's definitely got a lot of fans, thus I do love how certain new characters are giving out buffs to older characters like Xianyun for Xiao and Diluc and Jean with Furina, I'd say they're doing a very solid job on keeping early characters relevant.

As I said before, playing for fun rather than focusing on meta is your best choice, You can pretty much play how you want, when you want and what you want, Xiao is still a strong character, And yes he's gotten buffs with Xianyun and Faruzan, he is still one of the coolest looking characters in the game and that's one of the reasons why I would pull for him, and besides he's a yearly character, so it's best to pull for him.

We all love a sneakily sneaking partner for more wishes! ❤ I know I'll be watching this over and over again as I slowly build my Xiao on my alt! He might be my favorite male character in the game.

I got xiao as my second 5 star because I hadn't yet learned wish planning and got lucky with an early 5050 win. Unfortunately I wasn't that interested in him so he was left unbuilt for the longest time (and we don't talk about how I thought he was HP scaling due to his HP draining technique because of Hu Tao SaurusnessDisguise). After the Chasm quest however I started to really like him as a character, and thus finally began building him properly. I've only recently managed to get enough ER on him, and I now really enjoy using him! Even used him in the last abyss :D

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I've been maining Xiao since his release in 1.3, he was my first limited 5* and I love him. I've gone in a journey these past 3 years when it comes to artifacts and teams just like you. I ended up pulling for PJWS as his first big upgrade on his first rerun because the best I could do was blackcliff. He's my first triple crowned and I've spoiled him. While I'm not getting past C1 (which took me 2 reruns to get), I do horizontally invest in his teammates a lot (we don't talk about the Faruzan Incident Of Christmas 2022). In early AR before I got Zhongli, I'd play Benny, Qiqi, Xingqiu to keep him alive. I didn't play double geo often because by the time I finally got Jean, the team felt underwhelming for hard content, so my go-to was combinations of Benny, Zhongli, Venti if mobs, Faruzan if harder content. Luckily I got my last Faruzan cons in a weapon banner! Speaking of her, I remember waiting for someone like her since they released Gorou for Itto, hoping another anemo DPS would bring the anemo Sara/Gorou character. It was sad that they constellation locked her kit so heavily, but she was finally here! Now of course I'm playing his new team, the one Xiao mains are calling FFXX. I had C2'd Furina before knowing she'd be good with Xiao, just because I loved her and wanted a broken C2 archon. I would've pulled for Cloud Retainer regardless since she was one of my favorite NPCs, so her being anemo (I collect them all) and a Xiao support was a dream come true. The leakers doomposted her so badly during her beta calling her a Jean sidegrade (maybe for non-plunge teams), or shitting on the fact her buff is only for single target (in the end it was nonsense, it's so good) or that she used to have CC like Sucrose's but got removed, but I knew she'd be top tier for Xiao if only for the fact her healing bird follows him around. Benny and Jean's circle impact and their burst durations really holds Xiao back and made me not bring him to a lot of moving bosses. But now? You can take him anywhere! Being able to run around and plunge anywhere is AMAZING. And no one has energy issues anymore as it's triple anemo! It doesn't feel punishing if a Xiao burst is wasted like before. Plus, Crabaletta and buddies can help with their sub-DPS. It really has everything going on for him to the point meta dudebros who dislike Xiao even recognize it's a super good team. But yeah, I can relate to trying to squeeze Xiao in as many abyss cycles as possible just to play him. In 2.x it was harder and I'd only take him to floors 9-10, except for things like the triple maguu kenki appearances. But in 3.x+ I made it a thing to try to do it with what I call polearm boy impact (Xiao in one side, Cyno on the other) whenever was possible. Cyno is another main of mine that had little upgrades over time that made him better, but even if he's in a good place right now he's still judged by his old worth and issues (that his current supports can deal with). But no matter, normally it's quite doable especially in 4.2+. The only problem now? Cyno's best team and Xiao's best team... both have Furina. So if I want to play them both, one has to deal without her lmao.

100% agree on pulling for who you like rather than caring about meta. We have that luxury in Genshin and don't have powercreep, better to take advantage of that, in my opinion. Do what makes you happier. You can take that mindset when deciding between cons or a new character. Me personally, I really like Xiao and I really wanted to get Xianyun mainly for him, but I also wanna C6 him so this patch I had to ask myself: "In which case would I be happier? Having Xianyun but still C1 Xiao, maybe C2, or no Xianyun but C2-C4 Xiao (considering I already have Furina and C4 Faruzan)? When I made that question, the answer was clear. 😁 Xiao has had multiple reruns and Xianyun is new, better to seize the opportunity for his cons and get her in her rerun. Thou I wanna be clear that in the case of Xiao, if you wanna give him more power, Xianyun would have been a better choice. C6'ing Xiao is not really worth it from the research I have done. I wanna do it anyway 'cause I wanna spoil him that way, but it's not really necessary. 😆 Great video as always, Saurus. 😁

Xiao was very powerful back then but the problem is that lots of older characters are forgotten due to powercreeping. By the time Sznehznaya will come even Inazuma characters will be a distant memory in meta teams. In terms of what makes a character good, I prefer the lore. Cause meta only cares about numbers and overlooks the potential of each character. Like, I have seen people clearing abyss floors with Neuvilette or Tartalgia but so many of these whales or content crators do not use characters like Beidou, Sayu, Yanfei well enough to make a proper guide for them. It's not just investment, some people don't know how to use them so they only recommend what is easy then the F2Ps waste their primos on characters they do not even enjoy for meta sake.

I'm too related to this hard story of trying to get Xiao just got him today After a pain of farming knowing that I have all the quests and events done all what was left for me was exploring

I skipped Xiao for the first 3 years of the game, and just pulled him on this current banner. Originally skipped because he just seemed like an edgelord, but i really liked how they've developed his character over the years. Bro was casually flying a kite with Zhongli this year. Wut. XD I don't need to pull for meta anymore, so i really just pulled him for the fun of it. That said, Faruzan and Xianyun have definitely helped him raise his dmg potential to keep up with more modern characters.

I love Xiao way to much, since I started playing. I love his game play!! I shall follow your advice and better my Xiao!! Also thank you for you video, amazing as always!!

He's my first saved 5 star limited banner. I returned playing during end of 2.6 banner, he re run on 2.7 along with Yelan. Both of them came home early! Now he have new team mates... Furina, Xianyun and Faruzan. Previously he was always shielded by Zhongli but now he loves joining Zhongli's adeptus friend. 😊

Ahhh Xiao, I love that Yaksha but he made me work for him! I sort of feel like everyone has a Xiao wishing story. I wished for Xiao on EVERY banner he ran and lost my 50/50 until Alhaitham's debut. I decided screw it, I'm not going to wait anymore I want him so I'm wishing. Meanwhile my Jade spear was already r3 with a spare thanks to the standard banner and wishing for the scribe's dendro stick and losing (grrrrr) so I was ready for him too. I also fully stand by the applauding of your partner buying you genesis crystals today as I did the day it happened because the joy you got from GETTING Xiao was worth it. 🥰 I can't stand Faruzan's personality so it's excellent that Xianyun brought me more joy from my Xiao because she sneakily gives him a chance to plunge without being at the mercy of cooldown times! Maybe one day we'll mesh and I can build her and try with Xiao OR my Wanderer but until then she'll sit at 20/40 and wait 😎It's nice to know that she'll work though when I do get around to it. Until then Cloud Retainer will keep him safe.

your videos are legit so good 😍 i love that i can get characters on their reruns and come here and get amazing advice!! also xiaos voice lines are SO funny to me for whatever reason HAHA

xiao was the character that carried me out of the mid game into late game!

I will admit, especially early on I didn't much care for Xiao personality wise. He felt a little 'too' angsty... but as a unit, he was my main DPS for probably longer than anyone even to this day. His play style is easy to learn, all he needs is a few decent supports to buff him up and he just rips things to shreds, and to top it all off, his artifacts are beyond easy to farm... (if you aren't trying to min max one of his 4pc sets).

ROFL @2:50. One of my biggest fears is someone walking in while Lisa is climbing a cliff.😅 Totally love your character reviews. Please keep them coming! 😊 I like Xiao's story. Esp during the Chasm story. Unfortunately I have lots of trouble with plunging attacks in general. Can't seem to get the flow going on mobile. So he is a skip for me this banne

Xiao was my 2nd 5 star, I tried his playstyle, I became a Xiao main, I dedicated my free time to build him, and I just love him so much. I got lucky this banner ang got 2 constellations, next time I hope to finally get C6 Xiao 😂

Love him so much. He is not the best in term of meta but I feel like most people still playing him are loyal servants who are willing to go through hell to build and pull for amazing teams for him. We got Faruzan and now Xianyun. Still going strong 🙌 And still farming Vermillion... send help... 💀