Qiqi

Qiqi

★★★★★
Cryo
Sword
Off-Field
Survivability
Builds Update5.5
Teams Update5.5

Best Artifacts

(2) HP +20%
(4) When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the ATK of all nearby party members is increased by 20% and their Shield Strength is increased by 30% for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.
This option is recommended only when paired with Sacrificial Sword to be able to maintain uptime on the ATK% buff from the set.
(2) Healing Bonus +15%.
(4) When the character equipping this artifact set heals a character in the party, a Sea-Dyed Foam will appear for 3 seconds, accumulating the amount of HP recovered from healing (including overflow healing). At the end of the duration, the Sea-Dyed Foam will explode, dealing DMG to nearby opponents based on 90% of the accumulated healing. (This DMG is calculated similarly to Reactions such as Electro-Charged, and Superconduct, but it is not affected by Elemental Mastery, Character Levels, or Reaction DMG Bonuses). Only one Sea-Dyed Foam can be produced every 3.5 seconds. Each Sea-Dyed Foam can accumulate up to 30,000 HP (including overflow healing). There can be no more than one Sea-Dyed Foam active at any given time. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.
This ranking assumes Qiqi does not get her Elemental Burst up often and is instead relying mainly on her Elemental Skill for healing. If she is in a team which funds her enough energy particles, or if she acts as the on-field DPS, this set can overtake Tenacity of the Millelith (4).
(2) Healing Bonus +15%
(4) When the equipping character heals a party member, the Yearning effect will be created for 6s, which records the total amount of healing provided (including overflow healing). When the duration expires, the Yearning effect will be transformed into the "Waves of Days Past" effect: When your active party member hits an opponent with a Normal Attack, Charged Attack, Plunging Attack, Elemental Skill, or Elemental Burst, the DMG dealt will be increased by 8% of the total healing amount recorded by the Yearning effect. The "Waves of Days Past" effect is removed after it has taken effect 5 times or after 10s. A single instance of the Yearning effect can record up to 15,000 healing, and only a single instance can exist at once, but it can record the healing from multiple equipping characters. Equipping characters on standby can still trigger this effect.
(2) Character Healing Effectiveness +15%
(4) Using an Elemental Skill or Burst increases healing received by all party members by 20% for 10s.
(2) ATK +18%.
(4) If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.
(2) When a nearby party member triggers a Nightsoul Burst, the equipping character regenerates 6 Elemental Energy.
(4) After the equipping character triggers a reaction related to their Elemental Type, all nearby party members gain a 12% Elemental DMG Bonus for the Elemental Types involved in the elemental reaction for 15s. If the equipping character is in the Nightsoul's Blessing state when triggering this effect, all nearby party members gain an additional 28% Elemental DMG Bonus for the Elemental Types involved in the elemental reaction for 20s. The equipping character can trigger this effect while off-field, and the DMG bonus from Artifact Sets with the same name do not stack.
This set is a great option if Qiqi is placed in a party with a character from Natlan. Do note that she may have a rough time triggering an elemental reaction if you are solely using her Elemental Skill.

Best Stats

Sands
ATK% / Energy Recharge
Goblet
ATK%
Circlet
Healing Bonus / ATK%
Substats
ATK% / Energy Recharge / ATK / CRIT Rate / DEF%
*Crit Rate only when using Favonius Sword **DEF% only when using Peak Patrol Song

Best Weapons

Base ATK454
Energy Recharge+61.3%
SourceWish
Composed
After dealing damage to an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40~80% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30~16s.
This is Qiqi's best option for maintaining skill uptime, assuming the Frost Herald is able to hit an enemy. Should the weapon proc, wait for the Frost Herald to disappear before using her skill again.
Base ATK454
Energy Recharge+61.3%
SourceWish
Windfall
CRIT hits have a 60~100% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12~6s.
This weapon can place higher if the team values the particles generated from it. Otherwise, it is preferred to use Sacrificial Sword or other available options.
Base ATK542
DEF+82.7%
SourceEvent Wish
Halcyon Years Unending
Gain "Ode to Flowers" after Normal or Plunging Attacks hit an opponent: DEF increases by 8~16% and gain a 10~20% All Elemental DMG Bonus for 6s. Max 2 stacks. Can trigger once per 0.1s. When this effect reaches 2 stacks or the 2nd stack's duration is refreshed, increase all nearby party members' All Elemental DMG Bonus by 8~16% for every 1,000 DEF the equipping character has, up to a maximum of 25.6~51.2%, for 15s.
Thanks to Qiqi's high base defense, you can get a meaningful amount of the buff from this weapon. While using this weapon, you must normal attack twice to activate the passive. DEF% stats can be considered if your team does not struggle with survivability.
Base ATK608
Energy Recharge+55.1%
SourceWish
Sky-Piercing Fang
CRIT Rate increased by 4~8%. Gains Skypiercing Might upon using an Elemental Burst: Increases Movement SPD by 10%, increases ATK SPD by 10%, and Normal and Charged hits deal additional DMG equal to 20~40% of ATK. Skypiercing Might lasts for 12s.
Base ATK565
Energy Recharge+30.6%
SourceForging
Forest Sanctuary
After triggering Burning, Quicken, Aggravate, Spread, Bloom, Hyperbloom, or Burgeon, a Leaf of Consciousness will be created around the character for a maximum of 10s. When picked up, the Leaf will grant the character 60~120 Elemental Mastery for 12s. Only 1 Leaf can be generated this way every 20s. This effect can still be triggered if the character is not on the field. The Leaf of Consciousness' effect cannot stack.
Base ATK510
Energy Recharge+45.9%
SourceFishing
Ironbone
Increases Elemental Skill CRIT Rate by 8~16%. Additionally, increases Energy Recharge by 16~32% for 5s after using an Elemental Skill.
Base ATK454
ATK+55.1%
SourceForging
Iwakura Succession
After casting an Elemental Skill, gain 1 Succession Seed. This effect can be triggered once every 5s. The Succession Seed lasts for 30s. Up to 3 Succession Seeds may exist simultaneously. After using an Elemental Burst, all Succession Seeds are consumed and after 2s, the character regenerates 6~12 Energy for each seed consumed.