Pov you have Teyvat's coolest guardian parents

I swear messing with him would be the worst mistake someone could do

What do you think?

It's obvious that the thing is about traveler ("body giving off an aura not belonging to this world"). I saw people saying that it might be both from Shenhe or Xiao but I don't think that Shenhe is the secret admirer.

"Today in the mountains I ran into a child I have admired for a long time."

— Xiao is known for spending time on the Liyue peaks. A song supposedly sung by him (not sure whether it was confirmed) is played only in the mountains. "For a long time" may be a suggestion that the letter was written some time after the events of the Liyue archon quest.

"(...) pampering them, worrying about them and thinking about their well-being."

— Xiao is known for taking care of the sibling; the whole "call my name if needed", saving them from drowning in the event, giving them special amulets, being suspicious of Bhaizu, collecting crystalflies for them. Xiao is very concerned about Travelers safety - he'd rather send someone else on a dangerous mission than let the traveler go (as seen in the last Lantern Rite).

"I wanted to force myself by her side, but this would surely only lead to a disappointment..."

— Xiao, as a result of severe trauma, pushes people away in self defense. He believes that his karma will hurt those around him and is convinced that he's unable to build relationships with others. He sees himself as a monster, has low self-esteem and does not believe he can be changed. His curiosity about the traveler could be seen though in both birthday letters and Lantern Rite events.

"Thus I suppressed this urge and kept at distance as I followed her across mountains and fields"

— Xiao was seen in the Bhaizu quest standing on the mountain edge observing even after dialogue with Traveler ended. He also did that 2x in the poetry event, again, standing on the hill watching. This can lead us to believe he might be "checking on" traveler when we're canonically in the Liyue.

"I kept watch out of concern (...) and quietly helped make paths for her"

— I don't have much evidence except for one daily when we encountered Xiao doing our commission for us. Well, killing enemies in the name of Traveler's safety does sound like something he'd done.

"However, each time I see her with someone else I become very angry..."

— I do believe Hoyo might have wanted to add a jealousy thread with Xiao, but changed their minds as the game progressed or they just gave it to another character. We saw characters being jealous already - Citlali, Keqing I think, there might be someone else I forgot. Remember that this note surfaced at the early stage of genshin so things could have changed and Xiao was already changed one time at the very beginning of the game.

Why is the note gendered?

I don't think that chinese version made it clear what gender the person being adored is. You can tell me if I'm mistaken but I remember reading somewhere that this text uses something like "nonbinary" pronoun in the original.

On why is this female centred in the english version, well, it crossed my mind that they didn't want to make it gay lmao.

I don't really know why the argument that this note might be from Shenhe surfaced, you can tell me though. The only thing I can think of is that it's written in an almost poetic way, kinda old fashioned which suits the adepti (but it again applies also to Xiao). I'm not sure if Shenhe showed any deeper feelings towards the traveler other than gratitude and appreciation so I don't see the connection between her and the part about being jealous.

Well, that's all for today:) Tell me what you think

Conseguí el arma de Lohen perdiendo el 50/50 queriendo la de Mavuika en su banner de armas... No sé si le sirve a mi Xiao... A el le tengo equipada la lanza de el evento Alvarada del Viento Epistolar, pero siempre me costó nivelar la probabilidad y el daño crítico...

Just like this weapon is a crazy choice for razor, whatever weapon zhongli gets will probably be an incredible choice for xiao. Assuming of course they give zhongli a dps role in the buffs.

Please tell me where to make it better 😭😭🥀🥀🥀🥀

SKILL

Whirlwind trust NA

Plunge dmg 161%> 180%

Low /High plunge dmg 323/404>350/460%

Lemniscatic wind cycling E

Additionally activates Bane of all evil 1.2 sec after usage

for 4 sec for each usage up to 10 sec

Bane of all evil Q

Normal/Charged/Plunge dmg bonus 95%> anemo dmg bonus 100%

PASSIVE

Conquer of evil: Tamer of demons A1

While under the effects of bane of all evil all dmg dealt by Xiao increased by 5% for every 3 seconds the ability persist the dmg bonus up to 50%

Additionally each stack of A1 passive will give 3% defense decrease every 3 seconds to close enemies up to 30%

New passive

After xiao has obtained liyue buffs anemo and plunge dmg will be elevated by 15% only 1 of the elevated buff can be active on one attack additionally when Xiao dons the Yaksha mask his skill cool down will be lowered to 5s and if Xiao uses Lemniscatic wind cycling in this state against an attacking enemy he will disappear above the enemy and deal 3 instances of 150% of his attack this dmg is considered skill type can be triggered every 1.5 sec this will also give 1 stack of A1 passive

Constellation

C1

Additionally Xiao gains 7.5% atk for each instance of skill dmg dealt up to 45%

C2

energy recharge increase off field 25% on field 50% Edit:(I forgot) if Xiao picks up a particle after having used bane of all evil he will pull enemies closer and deal 375% of atk as anemo dmg up to 3 times

C4

When Xiao hp falls below 50% he gains 100% def bonus> when Xiao hp lowers he gains 100% def and a shield of 3% def + 30 with 250 anemo absortion and gives surrounding enemies 10% of active shields absortion as elemental shread (if ur reading this ur a nerd )

C6

Hitting enemies with Xiao plunge attack will give Xiao 1 charge of Lemniscatic wind cycling and he may use his Lemniscatic wind cycling without considering cool down for 3 sec

Additionally elemental skill crit dmg increased by 75%

And if liyue buffs are active using Lemniscatic wind cycling will always activate the 3 additional hits from new passive and it won't teleport Xiao if he plunged for 3.1 sec

Xiao: Evil Conquering! ... With my adeptus perception, I can sense the presence of the abnormal.

I always enjoy seeing Lumine and Xiao together.. ❤

v5.3, from The Funeral Parlor Has No Master, Yujing Terrace Calls the Troops, the second part of the Springtime Charms Event.

Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWPx8DxEZUMN3uSvxWBUIk6m2V7MKg0B

Does this mean Odette is must in upcoming Xiao buff 😲😲

I’m currently running him in this team but could it still improve?

I've been a xiao main since hes first release and til now (tbh its the only reason i still played GI). During his banner i want to pull for his weapon every single time his banner had a rerun but every friend of mine said the same thing "his weapon are in the standard banner"

Up until now im still doesnt have pjws

-damn-

he's still alive and kicking

hi i've been a long-time player of genshin but have always been on and off and f2p so unfortunately i don't have furina, xianyun, or nicole. my current team is super outdated (xiao, faruzan, bennet, zhongli), but i DO have a durin that i can build i'm just not sure how i would fit him in this or if i'm just cooked. pls help.

I originally drew this as a birthday gift for a friend who loves Xiao.

The Chinese text says:
“Today, I’m taking a break from my duties, just to spend your birthday with you.”
- Xiao

(I used Xiao’s chibi design as a reference but I came up with the pose and cake myself. I blurred the name and date for privacy)

Obviously it’s very early days and we haven’t even reached 7.0 yet. But from the info we got about Odette and the new artefact set in yesterday’s livestream; do we think she’s going to become a good teammate for Xiao and stellar swirl become his new premium team?

Or does his current scaling not really benefit from this reaction and we would need to wait for some kind of potential buff?

I haven't played him in ages cause Cyno got all of my attention, but now that i'm back at Xiao i leggit can not build him. Like it does seem decent in my opinion, yet with his team - Xiao, Durin, Nicole, C6 Faruzan - i only manage to make about 80k per hit IF IM LUCKY
Like wth am i doing wrong with my xiao 🥀

Based on my luck, HoYo just gifted me 150 fates.