Genshin Impact has never seen a character like Xilonen before. She’s a Geo character, but she can buff multiple elements and heal her teammates. With such strong supportive abilities, will Xilonen affect the meta, or can you afford to skip her?
Is Xilonen worth pulling in Genshin Impact?
Xilonen is shaping up to be an incredibly strong support for Pyro, Hydro, Electro, and Cryo teams. Xilonen’s flexibility and ease of use in Genshin Impact teams definitely make her worth your pulls. Even at Constellation 0 with 4-star weapons (Favonius Sword or Flute of Ezpitzal), she can enable your team to hit for bigger numbers while simultaneously keeping them alive.
Xilonen’s role in teams is similar to that of Kazuha, an Anemo unit who provides similar elemental buffs and debuffs. Xilonen can’t replace Kazuha’s crowd-control and sustained elemental application, but she can provide healing instead. If you’re looking for a buffer for your elemental teams, Xilonen is a good option and an alternative to Kazuha.
Outside of meta reasons, Xilonen is just nice to have for exploration. She skates faster than Kachina’s Turbo Twirly and saves stamina when climbing cliffs. She also generates some Phlogiston when other characters trigger their Nightsoul Transmission traversal abilities. There’s also the sheer cool factor of a DJ cat woman on rollerblades who can transform into a glittery ocelot. Her trailer theme is an absolute banger, too, if you haven’t checked it out already.
Are Xilonen’s Constellations worth it?
Xilonen is already strong at C0, but her Constellations further improve her abilities to various degrees. You don’t need Constellations for Xilonen to perform well against most enemies. I only recommend pulling for Constellations if you’re not saving up for future characters and/or you have the disposable income for extra wishes.
It’s not worth pulling for Xilonen’s first Constellation on its own. It improves her exploration perks by allowing her to skate for longer. Constellation 1 can mostly be considered a stepping stone on the way to Constellation 2.
If you do choose to pull for Constellations, Constellation 2 is my recommended stopping point for Xilonen. Constellation 2 improves Xilonen’s buffs based on the elements present in her team. It also allows her to support Geo DPS teams. If you want to play Xilonen specifically with Itto, Noelle, Albedo, or Chiori, Constellation 2 is a must-have.
Constellations 3 through 5 improve Xilonen’s supportive capabilities, but to a lesser degree. Constellation 6 allows Xilonen to become an on-field DPS. These higher Constellations exist for whales who want to hyper-invest into their Xilonen.
Is Xilonen’s signature weapon worth it?
Xilonen’s signature 5-star Sword is the Peak Patrol Song. It has a DEF% secondary stat with a passive that buffs your team’s elemental damage based on the equipping character’s DEF. In short, it improves Xilonen’s buffing abilities, making it Xilonen’s best weapon overall. Peak Patrol Song is worth it if you want a weapon that synergizes well with Xilonen’s kit.
Xilonen has perfectly usable 4-star options. Favonius Sword takes care of her Energy Recharge needs while providing more energy for the entire team. Flute of Ezpitzal can be crafted using billets and improves Xilonen’s healing. There aren’t any 4-star weapons that directly improve Xilonen’s unique kit, though. If you want a weapon that actually feels like it belongs on Xilonen, you’ll need Peak Patrol Song.
Don’t worry too much about how your weapon looks on Xilonen. During normal team rotations, you won’t actually see her weapon. Xilonen prefers to kick enemies with her rollerblades instead.
Should you pull for Xilonen’s C2 or her signature weapon?
Maybe you have the extra wishes for either Constellation 2 or Peak Patrol Song, but not both. Which one is better for your Xilonen?
For most teams, Xilonen’s Constellation 2 is better than R1 Peak Patrol Song. However, with the recent changes to Genshin Impact’s weapon banner, Constellation 2 can be about twice as expensive as a 5-star weapon. If you’d rather save some pulls for future Natlan characters like Chasca or Mavuika, Peak Patrol Song is the cheaper option. You can always obtain C2 Xilonen when she reruns.
If you plan to play Xilonen primarily with an Electro DPS, keep in mind that her C2 bonus for Electro is finicky. 25 energy is nice, for sure – and it affects the whole team, not just your Electro characters. But you won’t be able to take advantage of the extra energy or the 6s Burst cooldown reduction unless you specifically build your team for it.
