Foreword
This time, we bring you the pull recommendations and build plan for Jiaoqiu, a foxian healer from the Xianzhou Yaoqing! As a Fire Nihility character, Jiaoqiu is a powerful support character and works exceptionally well with Acheron. Trailblazers, don't miss out on this opportunity!
✦Contents✦
[Strength Analysis]: Jiaoqiu can provide a rare vulnerability debuff for the team, offering versatile support. Under the same values, the damage increase from vulnerability is higher than that from defense reduction, making Jiaoqiu's damage boost quite substantial. Jiaoqiu is currently the most versatile Nihility support character. Trailblazers who lack damage-boosting support should definitely consider pulling for him, as he performs well across various gameplay scenarios.
[Skill Features]： Jiaoqiu’s Skill and Ultimate quickly inflict “Ashen Roast” stacks on enemies, significantly boosting the Recharge speed for Acheron. When an enemy target is afflicted with Ashen Roast, they are also considered as being Burned, making him a great pairing with characters like Kafka and Black Swan. Additionally, the damage increase from his Talent makes Jiaoqiu effective in other teams as well.
[Potential Future]: A powerful Nihility support character, Jiaoqiu can be paired with any team that benefits from the vulnerability debuff, and performs exceptionally well with Acheron or in DoT teams.
[Comparison of Similar Characters]: Comparison with other support characters like Pela and Silver Wolf
[Analysis of 4-Star Companions]: Guinaifen, Hook, Arlan
[Pull Advice]: E0+S0＞E1+S0＞E2+S0＞E2+S1 ＞E6+S1
Before providing everyone with the pull and build suggestions for [Jiaoqiu], I would like to ask:
✦Strength Analysis✦
Jingliu is a Fire-type character following the Path of Nihility. He can provide a rare vulnerability debuff for the team, offering versatile support. Under the same values, the damage increase from vulnerability is higher than that from defense reduction, making Jiaoqiu's damage boost quite substantial. As Acheron's best teammate, Jiaoqiu can not only accelerate Acheron's Recharging but also significantly boost her damage output. Additionally, Jiaoqiu has strong general support capabilities, making him a valuable addition to DoT teams and reducing the dependency on Ruan Mei as the other support character. Overall, Jiaoqiu is currently the most versatile Nihility support character. Trailblazers who lack damage-boosting support should definitely consider pulling for him, as he performs well across various gameplay scenarios.
✦Skill Features✦
Talent「Quartet Finesse, Octave Finery」
When Jiaoqiu hits an enemy with Basic ATK, Skill or Ultimate, there is a 100% base chance to inflict 1 stack of [Ashen Roast] on them. At 1 stack, increases DMG received by the enemy by 15%. Then, each subsequent stack increases this by 5%. Ashen Roast is capped at 5 stacks and lasts for 2 turns. When an enemy target is afflicted with [Ashen Roast], they are also considered as being Burned at the same time, taking Fire DoT equal to 180% of Jiacqiu's ATK at the start of each turn.
Jiaoqiu's core talents make him a highly versatile support character, enhancing the team's damage output while also providing a decent level of personal damage. Since [Ashen Roast] is considered a debuff, Jiaoqiu becomes the best teammate for Acheron in the current version.
Ultimate 「Pyrograph Arcanum」
Sets the number of [Ashen Roast] stacks on enemy targets to the highest number of [Asher Roast] stacks present on the battlefield. Then, activates a Zone and deals Fire DMG equal to 100% of Jiaoqiu's ATK to all enemies. While inside the Zone, enemy targets receive 15% increased Ultimate DMG, with a 60% base chance of being inflicted with 1 stack of [Ashen Roast] when taking action. While the Zone exists, this effect can trigger up to 6 times. And for each enemy target, it can only trigger once per turn. This trigger count resets every time Jiaoqiu uses Ultimate. The Zone lasts for 3 turns, and its duration decreases by 1 at the start of this unit's every turn. If Jiaoqiu gets knocked down, the Zone will also be dispelled.
The Ultimate rapidly stacks [Ashen Roast], thereby quickly boosting the team's overall damage output.
Skill 「Scorch Onslaught」
Deals Fire DMG equal to 150% of Jiaoqiu's ATK to a single target enemy and Fire DMG equal to 90% of Jiaoqiu's ATK to adjacent targets, with a 100% base chance to inflict 1 stack of [Ashen Roast] on the primary target.
Combined with Jiaoqiu's talents, it can apply 2 stacks of [Ashen Roast] to the primary target at once and apply 1 stack of [Ashen Roast] to adjacent targets.
Technique 「Fiery Queller 」
After using Technique, creates a special dimension that lasts for 15 seconds. After entering combat with enemies in this special dimension, deals Fire DMG equal to 100% of Jiaoqiu's ATK to all enemies, with a 100% base chance of applying 1 [Ashen Roast] stack.
Using the Technique will immediately provide a damage boost to the team at the start of the battle.
✦Potential Future✦
Jiaoqiu's exceptional support abilities and versatility make him a valuable addition to any team, and he is well worth pulling for to enhance your team’s performance. As Acheron's best teammate, he can be paired with Acheron to form a team of Acheron + Jiaoqiu + Pela/Sparkle + a survival character (Sparkle is a better fit if Acheron has Eidolon 2 or higher Eidolons). Alternatively, he can replace Ruan Mei in a DoT team, creating a team of Black Swan + Kafka + Jiaoqiu + Huohuo, freeing up Ruan Mei to join a Break team.
In other team compositions, any team that requires Pela can be replaced with Jiaoqiu. For example, teams like Jingliu + Bronya + Jiaoqiu + a survival character can be adjusted, or Jiaoqiu can serve as a versatile support in other teams, such as Dr. Ratio + Jiaoqiu + March 7th (The Hunt) + a survival character for lower rarity teams.
Jiaoqiu is currently the most versatile Nihility support character. Trailblazers who lack damage-boosting support should definitely consider pulling for him, as he performs well across various gameplay scenarios.
✦Comparison of Similar Characters✦
Pela: In terms of positioning, Jiaoqiue is more of an upgrade over Pela. While Pela can reduce the DEF of all enemies, Jiaoqiu provides a rare Vulnerability buff, which results in a higher damage increase compared to Pela.
Silver Wolf: Silver Wolf’s support abilities affect only single targets, while Jiaoqiu excels at handling multiple targets. Silver Wolf can reduce the DEF of a selected target, whereas Jiaoqiu increases damage for enemies with the [Ashen Roast]. Although Jiaoqiu provides a higher damage boost, the [Ashen Roast] requires some setup time to stack. Overall, Jiaoqiu offers higher and more versatile damage boosts in the current version.
✦Analysis of 4-Star Companions✦
Guinaifen: Fire Nihility character, acts as a support in a team.
She can inflict the Burn status on enemy targets and increase the damage taken by enemies affected by the Burn debuff.
Hook: Fire Destruction character, acts as a DPS character in a team.
She can efficiently utilize the Burn effect to enhance her own damage output while also recovering HP and Energy.
Arlan: Lightning Destruction character, acts as a DPS character in a team.
He increases damage by consuming his own HP without consuming skill points.
✦Pull Advice✦
Pull Advice: E0+S0＞E1+S0＞E2+S0＞E2+S1 ＞E6+S1
E1 provides great benefits to Jiaoqiu, offering increased damage and rapidly stacking the [Ashen Roast] debuff, which is crucial for Jiaoqiu. Therefore, it is recommended to prioritize obtaining E1 + S0 for Jioaqiu.
Jiaoqiu's E2 increases the DoT damage caused by [Ashen Roast]. When paired with a DoT team, Jiaoqiu's damage will see a very noticeable boost. When pairing Jiaoqiu with a DoT team, consider aiming for E2+S0.
Jiaoqiu’s E6 offers significant improvements, increasing the maximum number of [Ashen Roast] stacks. Additionally, each stack of [Ashen Roast] reduces the enemy's overall resistance. Most importantly, when an enemy target is defeated, [Ashen Roast] can be transferred to other enemies, allowing for quicker stacking of [Ashen Roast] stacks. Dedicated enthusiasts and players willing to invest can consider pulling E6+S1 or even E6+S5.
Note: The numbers before represent Jiaoqiu's Eidolon, while the numbers after represent signature Light Cone Superimposition.
Conclusion
Overall, Jiaoqiu, as a Fire limited 5-star character following the Path of Nihility, with its unique skill mechanics and powerful output capabilities, is truly enticing. Trailblazers who have Stellar Jades should definitely not miss out on the opportunity! If you think this guide is helpful, stay tuned! I will bring you more detailed guides in the future! ❤
