Xianyun
Passerine Herald
WindCatalystMt. AocangOne of the Mighty and Illuminated Adepti of Jueyun, known as "Cloud Retainer." Expert in all kinds of mechanical contraptions, her heart now turns towards the affairs of the mortal world, through which she walks under the name "Xianyun."
Base HP
10409
Base ATK
335
Base DEF
573
ATK
28.8%
Lv.1 → Lv.90 Ascension Materials
Wind
Word of Wind and Flower
Summons swirling winds to perform up to 4 attacks, dealing Anemo DMG.
Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina and launches a Breeze Bolt in a straight line that deals Anemo DMG to opponents along its path.
Plunging Attack
Gathers the power of Anemo and plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Anemo DMG upon impact with the ground.

White Clouds at Dawn
In this state, her Plunging Attack will be converted into Driftcloud Wave instead, which deals AoE Anemo DMG and ends the Cloud Transmogrification state. This DMG is considered Plunging Attack DMG.
Each use of Skyladder while in this state increases the DMG and AoE of the next Driftcloud Wave used.
Skyladder
Can be used while in mid-air. Xianyun leaps forward, dealing Anemo DMG to targets along her path.
During each Cloud Transmogrification state Xianyun enters, Skyladder may be used up to 3 times and only 1 instance of Skyladder DMG can be dealt to any one opponent.
If Skyladder is not used again in a short period, the Cloud Transmogrification state will be canceled.
If Xianyun does not use Driftcloud Wave while in this state, the next CD of White Clouds at Dawn will be decreased by 3s.
Do not shake Cloud Retainer's hand too tightly; cranes are quite adept at gripping.

Stars Gather at Dusk
Starwicker
·Continuously follows the active character and periodically heals all nearby party members based on Xianyun's ATK.
·Starts with 8 stacks of Adeptal Assistance. While Adeptal Assistance is active, nearby active characters in the party will have their jump height increased.
·When the active character completes a Plunging Attack, Starwicker will consume 1 stack of Adeptal Assistance and deal AoE Anemo DMG.
Only 1 Starwicker can exist simultaneously.
This is the newest invention in the "Lunastar Artifices" series, of which previous creations include the Supreme Cuisine Machine, the Snowdrift Mechanism, the Supreme Housekeeping Machine, the Floating Toting Device, and the Bloom Pruner. This series was intended for young humans Cloud Retainer held in great esteem, and so was not designed with a certain half-adeptus in mind. However, when offered Starwicker, a certain female disciple of hers had these emotionless words to say: "No thank you."
Cloud Retainer thus had no choice but to keep it herself.
Passive Talents

Galefeather Pursuit
Each Storm Pinion created by hitting an opponent has an independent duration.

Consider, the Adeptus in Her Realm
Each Plunging Attack shockwave DMG instance can only apply this increased DMG effect to a single opponent. Each character can trigger this effect once every 0.4s.

Crane Form
Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.
Grus Serena
1Purifying Wind
2Aloof From the World
Additionally, the effects of the Ascension Talent "Consider, the Adeptus in Her Realm" will be enhanced: When the Starwicker created by Stars Gather at Dusk has Adeptal Assistance stacks, nearby active characters' Plunging Attack shockwave DMG will be increased by 400% of Xianyun's ATK. The maximum DMG increase that can be achieved this way is 18,000.
Each Plunging Attack shockwave DMG instance can only apply this increased DMG effect to a single opponent. Each character can trigger this effect once every 0.4s.
You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Consider, the Adeptus in Her Realm."
3Creations of Star and Moon
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
4Mystery Millet Gourmet
5Astride Rose-Colored Clouds
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
6They Call Her Cloud Retainer
Within 16s after Xianyun has used Stars Gather at Dusk, White Clouds at Dawn will not enter CD. This effect will be canceled once she has used White Clouds at Dawn 8 times.
Character Ascension
Talent Upgrade (All 3 Talents)
Total Materials Required
Spiral Abyss Statistics
Usage Rate (Constellation)
Usage Rate (Characters, Weapons, Artifacts)
Builds
Builds
Xianyun (Speculation Build) | Build
Character Guide • Build: Xianyun | Update Date: 02/26/2024 | Editor: ._.samantha._.
• Best Weapon(s):
BIS buffing plunge damage, Energy Recharge requirements and the most ATK% for a catalyst.
Favonius Codex
Common 4 star option, helping with energy requirements of her team and her.
Oathsworn Eye
Event weapon, but provides ATK% and Energy Recharge.
Flowing Purity
Useless passive, but acts similarly to Oathsworn Eye. Good in Xiao Faruzan teams where Energy Recharge isn't as needed.
• Replacement Weapon(s):
Craftable options, but both suitable only in their niche. (Healing focus and Electro teams respectively.)
Ballad of the Boundless Blue, Wine and Song, Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers
Suitable free options, but there are always better options.
5 star catalysts
If the substat is ATK%, consider them for a statstick, as they tend to have higher base attack.
• Best Artifact Set:
• Second Best Artifact Set:
• Third Best Artifact Set:
• Main Stats Priority
<goblet> ATK%
<circlet> ATK% or Healing Bonus
• Substats Priority
Energy Recharge
ATK (unlikely to go over, but only up to 4500)
• Talent Priority
2) Elemental Skill: White Clouds at Dawn
N/A) Normal Attack: Word of Wind and Flower
• Notes:
Solo Anemo: 230-240%
Solo Anemo with Signature Weapon: 170-180%
Xiao + C6 Faruzan: 130-140%
Xiao + C6 Faruzan + Signature Weapon: 100%
Song of Days Past, Maiden Beloved, 2x 2-piece mixed sets:
Not bad, just resin inefficient, and there are a lot of good options. Healing focus builds do lose out a little on her buffs, but pairing her with Furina can make up for this.
Synergies
Xianyun | Team Composition and Synergy
Character Guide • Synergy: Xianyun | Update Date: 02/01/2024 | Editor: ._.samantha._.
Namecard

Xianyun: White Clouds
Namecard style. Those who the truth tell, commuted shall their sentence be. Be honest. When Cloud Retainer asked you, "Do you perceive one as merely some larger bird?", did you also append the thoughts, "Yes, and you talk, and fiddle with funny machines"?
Special Dish
Encompassing Gladness
Outfits
A Guest's August Omen
DefaultXianyun's outfit. These garments were not designed by any famous tailor, though at first glance, they appear to be made of the finest silks. Yet closer inspection reveals that the weave is not of silk, cotton, or linen, and a glow runs through it like an adeptus's feather coat. One can only imagine from what provenance she obtained such clothes...
According to the "Thrice Annotated Version of the Full Record of Pristine Pavilion," a roaming adeptus travels with the "Spirit of Eight Pure and Mighty Rose-Clouds," dancing through the air as though "riding light and striding lightning." Their lives, too, are long beyond mortal reckoning. What humans call a millennium is but time for a short rest for the adeptus in their abode. As the saying goes, "Night and day belong not in paradise." As for where the adepti dwell, the "Full Record of Pristine Pavilion" asserts that the sky is their pillow and the earth their mat, and that they may dwell in the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas — and this indeed seems to explain the countless adeptal encounters recorded in the annals of Liyue's history. This is one school of thought. Another can be found in the classic treatise on metal and stone, "Void-Pacing Stone Catalog." While showering praise upon the weird and wonderful rock formations of Jueyun Karst, "Stone Catalog" also proffers a warning: "The peaks of Jueyun tower up to lofty heights, striving to outdo one another... each belonging to a different master — Qingyun Peak to Moon Carver, Mt. Hulao to Mountain Shaper, Mt. Aocang to Cloud Retainer. The wise climb not a mastered mountain, nor quarry its rocks." Out of a similar veneration, descriptions of what the adepti actually look like are few and far between. Based on a handful of allusions to Cloud Retainer's appearance in the historian Zichang's "Stone Tablet Compilations," as well as scattered references in ancient songs, we can know that the adepti are ever-changing in form. To take Cloud Retainer as an example, when in human form, she is said to be "of elegant countenance, dressed in purpled robes and made up like a flower in full bloom"; whereas in bestial form, she "flies with grace, soaring among the clouds and crying out to the moon." Interestingly, one particular tale recounted in "Full Record of Pristine Pavilion" gives a further idea of the sublime character of the adepti. Once upon a time, a traveler happened upon Cloud Retainer while passing through Jueyun Karst. Taking out a self-made timepiece which he proudly dubbed a "Jade Bottle Float-Type Water Clock," he sought to impress his ingenuity upon the adeptus. But to his surprise, she instead summarily pointed out the flaws of using a float-type water clock to record the passing of time. Hearing this, the traveler begged for her guidance, which he eventually received before being sent back down the mountain. Such tales are apt to make mortals lament — it is only after meeting an adeptus, free and unfettered by the material world, that one can truly realize how insignificant our lives are.
What? A cursory change in one's appearance, and you barely recognize me? Hah, then let one dispel any doubt — one is in all things unconstrained and unabashed, free to live as one pleases, go where one desires, and journey with whomsoever one wishes. Nevertheless, ahem... In light of one's considerable renown... please call me "Xianyun" in public.
