Best Qiqi Stellar-Conduct Build: Energy Recharge Burst Support Guide
The strongest approach for Qiqi’s Stellar-Conduct setup in Genshin Impact leans on two pillars: an Energy Recharge-focused weapon and a support-leaning artifact suite such as the Noblesse Oblige set. The idea is to keep her burst online while she amplifies the team’s damage and keeps reactions flowing.
After her Stellar-Conduct improvements, Qiqi can function as a dependable support within Stellar-Conduct teams. She’s especially helpful alongside characters like Sandrone, since she can boost all of Sandrone’s Stellar-Conduct reactions while also adding sustainability. With that in mind, this guide lays out the best Qiqi build for pairing her with characters like Sandrone.
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Quick facts: Qiqi Stellar-Conduct setup
- Recommended weapon approach: Energy Recharge weapon plus a supportive artifact set like Noblesse Oblige
- Support artifact options: 4pc Noblesse Oblige, 4pc Ocean-Hued Clam
- Energy-focused alternative: 2pc Energy Recharge + 2pc Energy Recharge
- Main stats suggested: Energy Recharge timepiece, ATK% goblet, ATK% circlet
- Constellation value guide includes tiers such as Negligible, Low, Medium, High, and Priority
Qiqi Stellar-Conduct Best Build
- Freedom-Sworn
- Skyward Blade
- Fleuve Cendre Ferryman
- Favonius Sword
- 4pc Noblesse Oblige
- 4pc Ocean-Hued Clam
- 2pc Energy Recharge + 2pc Energy Recharge
- Timepiece: Energy Recharge
- Goblet: ATK%
- Circlet: ATK%
- Energy Recharge
- ATK%
Qiqi Stellar-Conduct Best Weapons
Since Qiqi is meant to support, Freedom-Sworn is a particularly good pick because it strengthens her supportive impact. When she runs alongside Sandrone, Freedom-Sworn lets Qiqi raise Sandrone’s ATK% and Charged Attack damage during fights, while also increasing Qiqi’s Elemental Mastery for extra damage when she triggers Stellar-Conduct via normal combat or her Elemental Burst.
In testing, Freedom-Sworn only performs well on Qiqi if she can reliably cast her Elemental Burst every rotation thanks to sufficient Energy Recharge. Because Freedom-Sworn doesn’t provide Energy by itself, it’s a poor choice if her burst uptime is already inconsistent. The clean solution is to run an Energy Recharge Sands, stack substats that add more Energy Recharge, and include teammates who help recharge her Elemental Burst.
Skyward Blade’s passive isn’t especially helpful for Qiqi’s plan, but the weapon still works as a solid “stats-only” option. It’s particularly useful when Qiqi can’t maintain one burst per rotation, since it provides a large Energy Recharge amount (55%) and also grants a strong Base ATK that scales well with the ATK% you build into her.
If you don’t own Skyward Blade, Fleuve Cendre Ferryman can still cover Qiqi’s Energy issues. It’s an F2P-friendly alternative that supplies Energy Recharge through both its passive effect and its substat.
Favonius Sword is also a workable option because it feeds Energy to the whole team rather than just Qiqi. That makes it a decent choice if you want her to help generate Energy for everyone’s rotations. Still, it comes with a major drawback: Favonius Sword’s low Base ATK means Qiqi loses a significant portion of her total ATK, so it should be used only when you truly need the Energy support.
Qiqi Stellar-Conduct Best Artifacts
You can build Qiqi in a more traditional support style focused on casting her Elemental Burst and granting the team a 20% ATK buff. The Stellar-Conduct damage she deals through her Elemental Burst won’t benefit from Noblesse Oblige’s Elemental Burst damage bonus, but that doesn’t outweigh the value of the ATK% team buff she provides.
If you want a second way for Qiqi to contribute damage, Ocean-Hued Clam is a strong fit. When Qiqi heals herself or allies, the set tracks the amount healed and then triggers an explosion every 3.5 seconds, dealing Physical damage.
That Physical damage scales only with Qiqi’s healing output and nothing else. Even so, the damage can still work with Stellar-Conduct setups, because Physical damage is affected by resistance reduction from the reaction your team applies.
With Ocean-Hued Clam, Qiqi can stay in her support role without needing a Crit-focused or Elemental Mastery-heavy build. Give her ATK% and Energy Recharge, and her kit plus the set will handle the rest.
2pc Energy Recharge + 2pc Energy Recharge
If Qiqi still struggles with Energy even after choosing an Energy Recharge timepiece and using an Energy-focused weapon, consider swapping away from the 4-piece plan. Instead, run two two-piece Energy Recharge sets so she can burst every rotation, preventing the kind of rotation failures that can derail Stellar-Conduct teams.
There’s also a reasonable chance Genshin Impact will add future supportive artifact sets for Stellar reactions, since new playstyles tend to get matching sets in major updates. Don’t overcommit to only one farming route right now—use what you already have and wait for more details on upcoming content.
Qiqi Stellar-Conduct Best Constellations
This section walks through every Qiqi constellation and assigns a value to each one. Here’s what those value labels mean:
- Negligible: The constellation contributes almost nothing to the kit, and it’s better to skip it.
- Low: The constellation provides only a slight improvement. It’s not recommended.
- Medium: The constellation isn’t very important unless you’re using it as a stepping stone toward a stronger one.
- High: The constellation noticeably improves the kit, though it still isn’t a must-have milestone.
- Priority: The constellation adds major value and is worth prioritizing if you’re progressing toward her higher constellations.
C1 – Ascetics of Frost
When the Herald of Frost’s hits connect with an opponent marked by a Fortune-Preserving Talisman, Qiqi regenerates 2 Energy.
Radiance: Stellar-Conduct: When the Herald of Frost’s attacks and coordinated attacks hit opponents, Qiqi also regenerates 6 Elemental Energy. This can trigger once every 6 seconds.
C2 – Frozen to the Bone
Qiqi’s Normal and Charged Attack damage against opponents affected by Cryo increases by 15%.
Radiance: Stellar-Conduct: Qiqi’s ATK increases by 50%.
C4 – Divine Suppression
Opponents marked by a Fortune-Preserving Talisman have their ATK reduced by 20%.
When the healing from the Fortune-Preserving Talisman activates, the nearby party member with the lowest HP percentage receives an extra healing instance equal to 180% of Qiqi’s ATK.
C6 – Rite of Resurrection
Using Adeptus Art: Preserver of Fortune revives all fallen nearby party members and restores 50% of their HP.
This effect can trigger only once every 15 minutes.
Additionally, after using Adeptus Art: Preserver of Fortune, Qiqi gains 4 stacks of Glimpse of Mystery. When the current active character (not Qiqi) deals Stellar-Conduct damage, 1 stack of Glimpse of Mystery is consumed, and the damage dealt is increased by an amount equal to 600% of Qiqi’s ATK. The Glimpse of Mystery effect lasts up to 12 seconds, and using Adeptus Art: Preserver of Fortune refreshes the stack count.
