Honkai Star Rail’s Xueyi is one of the many unique characters we meet during our Trailblazing adventure aboard the Xianzhou Luofu. Straight-laced and serious, she’s a puppet who acts as judge for the Ten-Lords Commission, but she might just have a softer side beneath that serious surface. So let’s find out more about HSR’s Xueyi.
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Now, are all your circuits calibrated? If so, let’s get on with our Honkai Star Rail Xueyi guide.
When is Honkai Star Rail Xueyi’s release date?
Hoyoverse is yet to announce Honkai Star Rail Xueyi’s exact release date, but due to drip marketing, she gets her debut banner in the first half of the 1.6 update. We’ll be sure to update this section as soon as we know for sure!
What is Honkai Star Rail Xueyi’s element and path?
Thanks to Hoyoverse’s drip marketing, we can now confirm that Xueyi is a four-star quantum character who treads the path of the Destruction. While we don’t know anything about her kit right now, we can make some assumptions based on her path. Destruction characters are known to deal outstanding amounts of damage while also possessing great survivability. Here are some examples of other Destruction characters in the game:
All of these characters have unique kits that balance high damage output with some form of defense or healing, so we can presume that Xuyei’s kit will be similar. But, of course, we’ll be sure to update this guide as soon as we know more.
What are the best light cones for Xueyi?
Xueyi, as a four-star, doesn’t have a signature light cone, but there are some good options to equip her with. Make sure that whichever light cone you choose is on the path of the Destruction, in order to activate its skill.
| Light Cone | Effect | How to obtain |
| On the Fall of an Aeon (five-star) | Whenever Xueyi attacks, her attack increases by 8%, up to four times. When she inflicts weakness break, her damage increases by 12% for two turns | Purchase from Herta’s Store in the Simulated Universe |
| The Moles Welcome You (four-star) | When Xueyi uses a basic attack, skill, or ultimate against enemies, she gains one stack of Mischievous. Each stack increases her attack by 12% | All banners |
| Collapsing Sky (three-star) | Increases Xueyi’s basic attack and skill damage by 20% | All banners |
What are the best relics for Xueyi?
Xueyi needs a high attack stat, as it translates to the quantum damage she can dish out. As she releases, we’ll get a better idea of what she really needs, but you can prepare some quantum damage-boosting pieces or attack relics in advance.
| Relic set | Effect | How to obtain |
| Musketeer of Wild Wheat | Two equipped: Increases attack Four equipped: Xueyi’s speed increases by 6%, and his basic attack damage by 10% |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Drifting on Jarilo-VI |
| Genius of Brilliant Stars | Two equipped: Increases quantum damage Four equipped: When Xueyi deals damage to a target enemy, it ignores 10% of the enemy’s defense. If the target has quantum weakness, then it ignores an additional 10% |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Providence on Jarilo-VI |
| Ashblazing Grand Duke | Two equipped: Increases follow-up damage Four equipped: When Xueyi uses her follow-up attacks against an enemy, it increases her attack by 5% for every time the follow-up attack deals damage. This can stack up to eight times and lasts three turns. The effect disappears when a follow-up is next used |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Darkness on the Xianzhou Luofu |
Planar ornaments
| Relic set | Effect | How to obtain |
| Talia: Kingdom of Banditry | Two equipped: Increases Xueyi’s break effect by 16%. If her speed reaches 145 or higher, her break effect increases an extra 20% | Immersion Reward devices in World 4 of the Simulated Universe |
What are Xueyi’s abilities?
Xueyi has a very interesting skill in that she can break the weaknesses of enemies regardless of their type. Here are all of Xueyi’s skills and what they do.
Active skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack: Mara-Sunder Awl | Deals quantum damage to a single target |
| Skill: Iniquity Obliteration | Xueyi deals quantum damage to a single target and adjacent enemies |
| Ultimate: Divine Castigation | Deals quantum damage to a single target, and toughness depletion regardless of the enemy’s type. The more toughness depleted, the greater the damage of this move |
Talent:
| Skill | Effect |
| Karmic Perpetuation | When Xueyi and an ally deal damage to an enemy’s toughness, she accumulates stacks of Karma. When Karma reaches its upper limit, Xueyi immediately launches a follow-up attack on the target enemy, dealing quantum damage |
Technique:
| Skill | Effect |
| Summary Execution | When Xueyi uses her technique to attack an enemy to enter battle, she deals quantum damage to all enemies on the field |
Who is Honkai Star Rail’s Xueyi?
Honkai Star Rail’s Xueyi is a judge for the Ten-Lords Commission on the Xianzhou Luofu. We first meet her during our Trailblazing adventure, when Honkai Star Rail’s Dan Heng bumps into her alongside Honkai Star Rail’s Sushang and Honkai Star Rail’s Luocha. Upon seeing that Xueyi is injured, Dan and the others attempt to help her and soon find out that she’s actually a Xianzhou Puppet – essentially a highly advanced cyborg capable of closely imitating a real human.
Beyond this and the fact that she has a younger sister, Xueyi’s story and personality still remain quite mysterious, but we’re sure that we’ll get to know her better sooner or later.
That’s everything we know about Honkai Star Rail’s Xueyi so far. While you’re here, be sure to head over to our Geshin Impact tier list and Genshin Impact codes for a different kind of Hoyo fun.
