Qiuyuan is a 5★ Aero Sub-DPS who excels in Echo Skill-focused team compositions, offering massive buffs, strong utility, and smooth gameplay. This guide breaks down everything you need to know from skills and talents to Echo builds, rotations, weapons, and recommended teams.

Who Is Qiuyuan? Kit Overview

Qiuyuan is an easy-to-play Echo Skill enabler with a very straightforward Forte management mechanic. His kit revolves around generating Forte Points, enhancing his Basic Attacks, and boosting his team's Echo Skill damage.

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Forte Generation

His Forte Bar caps at 600 points.
Basic Attack 3 generates 100 points.
Once the first segment fills, his Enhanced Basic Attack becomes available:
- This enhanced combo has 4 hits, each generating 100 Forte Points.
Heavy Attack generates 100 points per use.
Intro Skill immediately grants 400 Forte Points.

Resonance Liberation

His Liberation doesn’t increase his own damage much.
Instead, it grants additional Crit DMG (up to +30%) to the current active resonator based on Qiuyuan’s Forte Points.
Highly valuable for buffs, not personal DPS.

Resonance Skill

Triggers automatically when Qiuyuan is attacked.
Makes him briefly immune and stagnates nearby enemies.
Provides Echo DMG when he has 400/600 Forte Points.
Exploration Bonus: lets Qiuyuan run through the air like a wuxia hero — but consumes stamina, and unsafe over water.

Outro Skill

Offers a massive 50% Echo Skill DMG amplification for 14 seconds.
Only applies to the next resonator you switch to.

Talent Priority

Forte Circuit
Resonance Liberation
Resonance Skill
Intro Skill
Basic Attacks

Qiuyuan’s whole kit depends on fast Forte generation and strong buff uptime, making these priorities essential.

Best Echo Sets & Stat Priorities

Qiuyuan’s Echo build is flexible depending on which team he supports.

Recommended Echo Sets

3pc Law of Harmony + 2pc Moonlight Clouds
Best for Phrolov/Phrolova teams.
5pc Moonlight Clouds
Excellent for Galbrena-focused Echo DPS teams.
5pc Sierra Gale
If using Qiuyuan as a main damage dealer.

Main & Substats Priority

4-Cost Echo (Main Echo)

Fenrico
Main stat: Crit Rate / Crit DMG

3-Cost Echoes

Aero DMG + Aero DMG, or
Aero DMG + ATK%

1-Cost Echoes

Flat ATK

Recommended Total Stats

65%+ Crit Rate
High Crit DMG
130%+ Energy Regen
Heavy Attack DMG Bonus
ATK% → Flat ATK

Qiuyuan Rotation Guide

Intro → Echo → Basic Attacks (to fill Forte) → Liberation → Heavy Attacks (1–3) → Resonance Skill → Outro

Clean, fast, and built for supporting Echo Skill carries.

Best Weapons for Qiuyuan

1. Emerald Sentence (Best-in-Slot)

Heavy Attack DMG bonus
Further strengthens his supportive capabilities
Best for all Echo Skill–centric teams

Alternative Options

Command of Conviction
Lunar Cutter
Emerald of Genesis

Best Teams for Qiuyuan

Qiuyuan is strong in any Echo-centered comp but shines especially in these lineups:

1. Galbrena DPS Team

Galbrena • Qiuyuan • Shorekeeper

Rotation Example
Shorekeeper: Res Skill → Echo → Res Lib → Outro →
Qiuyuan: Intro + Echo → Basic → Res Lib → Heavy → Res Skill → Outro →
Galbrena: Intro → Basic → Res Skill → Echo → Res Lib → Basic → Outro

Perfect for maximizing Echo Skill DMG across all characters.

2. Phrolova Team

Phrolova • Cantarella • Qiuyuan

Rotation Example
Phrolova: Basic 1–3 → Echo → Heavy → Res Lib → Outro →
Qiuyuan: Intro + Echo → Basic → Res Lib → Heavy 1–3 → Res Skill → Outro →
Cantarella: Intro → Basic 3 → Res Skill → Res Lib → Heavy → Skill → Basic → Skill → Echo → Outro

Echo damage ramps significantly with Qiuyuan’s buffs.

3. F2P-Friendly Team

Qiuyuan • Mortefi • Shorekeeper

A simple yet effective budget setup for newer players.

Qiuyuan Sequences (Constellations) Breakdown

S1: Small Crit Rate boost — not essential.
S2: Great improvement for Echo Skill buffing — highly recommended.
S3: Must-have for Qiuyuan DPS builds; increases Res Lib damage.
S4: Underwhelming; minor ATK value.
S5: Major boost to overall damage output.
S6: Massive DPS jump. Adds new damage source + grants 100% Crit DMG after using Resonance Skill.

Conclusion

Strengths

Excellent Echo Skill DMG buffer
Short on-field time
Smooth rotations and easy Forte generation
Strong support for specialized comps

Weaknesses

Personal damage is weak at S0
Echo Skill DMG units are still limited
Needs S3+ to function as a real DPS unit

Qiuyuan is a flexible, supportive Sub-DPS who elevates Echo Skill–based teams to their full potential. Whether you're running Galbrena, Phrolova, or a F2P setup, he remains one of the best buffers for advanced players looking to extract maximum value from their Echo rotations.