QiongjiuBuild and Guide

Character Summary

Qiongjiu (QJ) is a single-target damage dealer designed around the Action Support mechanic. QJ is among the premier damage dealer options within her single-target niche. QJ’s Ultimate Skill, an Action Support self-buff, makes up the bulk of her damage. To briefly cover her incredible damage potential:

• QJ’s Ultimate provides her 3 stacks of Action Support II - a +30% Action Support self-buff, and (at max Confectance Index) an additional Action Support for a total damage multiplier of 360%/ 450% per cast.

• QJ’s Action Support II buff not only stacks with repeated casts, but does not expire between turns, allowing her to carry forward her unused stacks indefinitely.

• QJ's Ultimate Skill has no cooldown, and she gains 1 point of Confectance Index each time she deals damage. With her high Confectance Index gain, she easily refunds the cost of her skill cast, ensuring 100% uptime on her Ultimate Skill self-buffs.

Fixed Keys

Fixed Keys core to Qiongjiu’s function are:

• 04-01 - Targeted Training: Qiongjiu’s Defense Down II, applied before the allied units’ attack, is one of the easiest DEF shred debuffs to apply to enemy targets. This is an exceptional key that noticeably improves teamwide damage output. 

Fixed Keys of contextual relevance that supplement Qiongjiu’s core function are:

• 02-01 - Concentration: The additional 3 starting Confectance Index improves Qiongjiu’s first turn damage output by allowing her to take advantage of her conditional +1 Action Support instance at 6 Confectance Index for 4 Action Support procs where she would otherwise only get 3.

• 02-03 - Efficient Planning: Cleanse is needed to bypass certain boss mechanics (e.g., Deichgraf DEF buff). Qiongjiu’s dispel, applied after her Action Support, is one of the easiest buff dispels to apply to enemy targets.

• 04-03 - Point of Vulnerability: Allows Qiongjiu to function in some limited capacity as an AOE damage dealer in what is otherwise an overwhelmingly ST-oriented kit. While Qiongjiu generally has more than enough single-target damage to smash through any obstacle in her way, there are times when her added AOE contribution makes those obstacles ever-so-slightly more manageable (e.g., Tumorhynchus).

Mod Key

QJ’s Mod Key changes her Action Support damage type to deal Burn damage. Importantly, this allows QJ to capitalize on Vector’s potent Burn damage buffs/ debuffs. As well, Vector passively increases QJ’s Action Support to push her per turn damage potential even higher:

• Vector’s passive, Perception Shielding, increases the attack count of Burn damage support attacks by +1 (and at V1, +2).

• With Qiongjiu’s Mod Key and Vector’s passive, QJ’s per turn damage potential increases to 3 (base) + 1 (Ultimate self-buff) + 1/ 2 (V0/ V1 Vector) for a staggering 6 Action Support procs per turn.

Character Function

QJ easily slots in any team: at the core of every team is its damage dealer and QJ’s exceptional damage output makes her a valuable asset to any setup. QJ performs well across all game modes. Naturally, as an exceptional single-target damage dealer, she is good against bosses.

Character Synergies

QJ’s damage output is overwhelmingly attributed to her Action Support, which only triggers when allied units make targeted attacks against nearby enemies. As such, QJ needs to be paired with enablers to consistently fire off all 3/4 Action Support procs every turn. Thankfully, given her simple trigger condition, this is not particularly hard. Notably, several characters are especially well-equipped to fulfill this role (e.g. Tololo, Daiyan, Belka, Ullrid, Makiatto).

Vertebrae Breakpoints

SSR characters are reviewed at V0/V1 strength. However, for those especially dedicated players, it is worth noting QJ’s significant dupe powerspikes at:

• V3: At V3, QJ’s Action Support applies Overburn, which can be used to trigger Sharkry’s Wise Support (up to 3 times per turn). This potent synergy significantly increases teamwide damage for QJ-Sharkry by letting QJ act as the sole enabler for Sharkry, freeing up team slots that would otherwise have been reserved for Overburn applicators (i.e. Ksenia + Krolik).

Fixed Keys core to Qiongjiu’s function are:

• 04-01 - Targeted Training: Qiongjiu’s Defense Down II, applied before the allied units’ attack, is one of the easiest DEF shred debuffs to apply to enemy targets. This is an exceptional key that noticeably improves teamwide damage output. 

Fixed Keys of contextual relevance that supplement Qiongjiu’s core function are:

• 02-01 - Concentration: The additional 3 starting Confectance Index improves Qiongjiu’s first turn damage output by allowing her to take advantage of her conditional +1 Action Support instance at 6 Confectance Index for 4 Action Support procs where she would otherwise only get 3.

• 02-03 - Efficient Planning: Cleanse is needed to bypass certain boss mechanics (e.g., Deichgraf DEF buff). Qiongjiu’s dispel, applied after her Action Support, is one of the easiest buff dispels to apply to enemy targets.

• 04-03 - Point of Vulnerability: Allows Qiongjiu to function in some limited capacity as an AOE damage dealer in what is otherwise an overwhelmingly ST-oriented kit. While Qiongjiu generally has more than enough single-target damage to smash through any obstacle in her way, there are times when her added AOE contribution makes those obstacles ever-so-slightly more manageable (e.g., Tumorhynchus).

Attachment Bonus

1. Phase Strike: Deals 15% increased damage to targets with Phase Element debuffs.

2. [Elemental] Boost: When dealing [Elemental] damage, the damage is increased by 20%.

Phase Strike is the standard set across all characters due to its universal compatibility and negligible damage difference compared to [Elemental] Boost sets. The 5% difference between +15% Phase Strike and +20% [Elemental] Boost translates to only a 1~3% overall damage increase. Farming new sets and calibrating existing ones both demand stamina; by focusing on fewer shared Phase Strike sets, players can allocate more stamina towards attachment calibration for higher attachment quality and better overall performance.

Attachment Substat Priority

Crit DMG% >= ATK% > Flat ATK > Crit Rate

Important! There is already more than enough damage within the character roster to meet the damage thresholds to clear at-level content. Endlessly rerolling calibration% in pursuit of incremental higher numbers has minimal impact on actual gameplay performance. To the average player, attachment calibration min-maxing is unnecessary.