I just realized I typed A LOT, so I apologize in advanced. All of this data is found within the game itself. But all of this I adore about him, beyond his actual screen time I do not know more than everyone. I just dove into his lore and voicelines, and a lot of them showcase a lot of details that are very somber, very nihility coded, and as a whole his voicelines where he cares for Sushang, Yanqing, Yunli are sweet and adorable. For example, his character story part 3 says: "As oil from the chili bubbled, he picked up a herb from the cauldron to taste. When his already numbed sense of taste finally picked up on the spice, a jolt of current ran through him. He felt alive for the first time! It was a sensation that bordered on pain." Like these things are dark from him, and showcases a lot of the depresion he got from the war at the Xianzhou, when he tried to save as many lives, but he still regrets he couldn't save everyone, which that was his main goal. He put himself essentially impossible expectations and stresses over them, similarly to how he is with curing Feixiao from her condition that is unknown to us Also, his voiceline "About Hanya and Xueyi" says: "Those two sisters epitomize the failures of the Xianzhou Alliance - no one can live well and no one can die well. If even death is a luxury, then what kind of monsters have we become?" He showcases that he despises some of the Xianzhou believes and that thing probably, I am assuming, came from his time as a war medic. The end with "What kind of monsters have we become" just hits hard and makes me more interested in learning more, in the future, and in 2.5 since he is with Hoolay right now
@@ManCarSua Hey. Thats really cool. Wow. Most people playing those gachas have favourites...without a foundation to explain why that is. You on the other hand did the direct opposite...explaining everything you found out so far...and build your own opinion on his personality based on what you found. I wish everyone could be like that. Actual reasons they could explain themselves with to why they like or dislike something. Awesome man. Keep it going. And have fun with Foxian lord of cooking.
@@mhbarney8499 Thank you so much! I wish for you all the best and thank you for the comment. I really appreciate hearing those words. Hope you're having an amazing day, and wish you the best in all
@@ManCarSua I pulled for him to make Acheron ult easier even though I'm not into his design too much his animations are really nice. I also see in a future rerun vertical investment in getting E1 for him or even E2 if I ever start to like DoT teams. Now I'm with no jades but that fine. I'm not interested in the next two banners because I'm not into follow up teams.
That is fair honestly, Acheron ult goes off super quickly and I love that. I personally am a huge fan of his design, and his backstory does seem pretty cool, so I cannot wait to see him in 2.5 and what they will reveal to us. His E1 already is so strong, and his E2 sounds super strong for DoTs yeah. And that is fair, we have goten a LOT of Follow up attacks characters as of recently
Ok I'm glad I'm not the only one who was having issues with the Jiaoqiu demo, because it was weird. I understand they don't like putting other five-stars in teams for these demos (the only time I can think they did that was Bronya being on Boothill's demo team but I could be misremembering) but yes it is weird that the team wasn't more focused on showcasing how his ultimate buffs ultimate damage. Like if they put a second damage dealer on the team alongside Misha, that would've worked great. And yeah, they could've definitely put a different, much more fitting relic set on him
Yes literally, like it felt super clunky and weird to play him. It took FOREVER to complete his demo. They also gave him a team with only Misha's ult when Jiaoqiu's whole Gimmick is him increasing the parties' ultimate damage. I feel like Asta being there is what made things even clunkier. As for 5 stars they could have added the Trailblazer I feel, for "sustain" in Preservation and a damage ultimate. Also brought Maybe Dan Heng or Pela who would have infinitely benefited a lot more from him Also rather than having 1 big enemy, a few waves of smaller enemies would be more appropiate to showcase his ultiamte aura I feel, especially since he is amazing for Pure Fiction
If it was JQ Tingyun Misha it would have worked Way Better! Misha has a high ult cost. Asta was out of place. They could've even done, Dan Heng & Phys TB (which they've done before) and it would've worked Great
@@nkosiezikalala5267 honestly so true. It would showcase more ultimates too and a significant damage buff as well. I forgot how insanely high Misha's costed And if I recall correctly, don't trials have increased Energy Recharge for all characters to begin with? Dan Heng would have been great, especially because he could have been the unit running the pioneer set
Honestly fair. And based that you got him regardless. His demo was awful for me, because it was not what I expected or had in mind. But after having got him, he is incredibly fun and I adore him
I can kinda get why they chose the team they did, Misha's DMG is all in his ultimate, Asta's speed boost helps Jiaoqiu and Misha get stacks with more turns, and her ATK boost benefits both as well. The fight did feel slow and awkward, but also took a bit more thought than demos tend to. I just don't understand, at all, why they seemingly intentionally throw such an unflattering and nonsensical build on him. That's where they fail to showcase him in my eyes, idk if it's a lowest common denominator thing and they don't want the demo to outclass even the laziest casual build? It feels strange for sure
@@0v_x0 That is true, I personally wish they had added other teamates to make us benefit of it, or something like Pure Fiction styled demo since he thrives in there and showcases the aura debuff. I think they did that for Jade. But yeah, the relic set just felt so awkward Also I feel like yeah, they make demos be less flattering than an actual build, but even then, builds usually have the cohesion to make it work much more easily. I mainly feel this will give casual players a bad idea of Jiaoqiu
@@ManCarSua for sure. It seems like more than just nerfed stats, it's actually misleading. I'm even surprised they gave him over 140 EHR, usually they don't even hit break points for characters. Tho they gave harmony MC 345 break effect IIRC but that's their baby. They should have given a more demonstrative demo like they did for Jade tho
@@0v_x0 Damn what, I didn't realize they gave the Harmony MC that much Break Effect, that is wild. I did enjoy Jade's demo a lot, I wish they had done that for Jiaoqiu too
Even if 5 star Guinaifen isn't all he is, something tells me that him being 5 star Guinaifen might have been the entire point of his kit. Hoyo seems to be releasing Xianzhou characters made specifically to powercreep previous characters (Yunli, Jiaoqiu, Lingsha), and, as a lore enthusiast, I'm betting that this is leading up to the lore drop that the Xianzhou Alliance steals all their technology.
Huh that honestly sounds really cool. A lot of the new Xianzhou characters do really feel like better versions of some previous characters. But still, I really like some of their designs and how they synergize with each other. As a lore theory, them stealing technologies sounds actually very much like something they could hint at. Not literally via their characters, but as a cool reference sounds epic. I love that
@@ManCarSua when I mentioned this theory to my friends, I also brought up Feixiao being kind of like a mix between Acheron and Boothill, but that seems like kind of a stretch
@@sanguinetales yeaaaah. They also have a hive mind Ai within the Shackling Prison that has 107 thousand entities making it up as a prisoner. They literally say they don't know how they got caught, that they want to escape and destroy all organic life, and that they suspect they are only alive because the Xianzhou alliance is conducting research and running trials on them to understand their technology (despite the Xianzhou technology being more advanced than them) and that once they are done with them, they will be terminated So yeah, that also showcases the whole stealing others stuff
YESSSS YOU ARE SO RIGHT, That would have been such a cool gimmick to give him. Something like that blessing in Simulated Universe, when DoTs take effect, heal party members, I would have loved that
@ManCarSua that is so true I forgot about that blessing I've been unga boonga with acheron and erudition I've forgotten the DOT roots that let me clear when I first started
@@Why_So_Mean I will always remember that blessing because it carried the hell out of me when I was still building characters and fighting Swarm Disaster. I adored that so much
to me it feels like it's often the case with supports and their demos. Sparkle speedtuned to go after your dps, robin's ult were taking so long to charge it felt like she had zero energy regeneration and so on
I never felt like I had that much of a problem with them in that regard. To me, the speed tuning for Sparkle though felt better mainly because it would allow you to ult, with her Crit Dmg buff being in effect, but I can see how it could be seen as a negative
Huh, I see I see, I am guessing this is for more like End game content, as like Divergent Universe/Simulated Universe Expantion modules? I haven't had any issues with Jiaoqiu applying debuffs so far, he has been consistent, but I will admit I am not 100% of the time looking at it, I just guide myself off Acheron's counter. Thanks for explaining the math to me there!
@@ManCarSua Against weak enemies like those of pure fiction. They have less Resistance. So 140 should be 100% for them. It's only against elites and bosses (since they have higher resistances to debuffs)
@@Dado_nastro Oh yeah, Pure Fiction is a lot easier to land those. I was referring more like towards enemies like The Doom Beast in Apocalyptic Shadow, or even Kafka and the 2 Fragmentum monsters. At 140 EHR it didn't feel like I was losing any procs vs them Also again, thank you for helping me keep myself informed and telling me this. I appreciate it a ton!
Personally I wished they Put is E4 into his Base kit, It would have enabled some interesting Sustainless 0-cycle shinanagans. Or imagine a 5% Atk Reduction per AshenRoast Stack! Either Way, Running him with Gui instead of Pela Has been So SO Goood! Pela's Uptime sucks when you use her ult and kill a wave, and now it's wave 2 and everyones not debuffed. Also, since JQs burn stacks Firekiss, his Gui synergy is kinda insane! Gui literally applies enough Vuln. to out do JQ's LC so its money!
E4 would have been a nice addition. I don't think it was needed, but it helps a ton, similarly to that one Sampo Ascension buff. I wish we had gotten actual healing from him. Like the blessing from Simulated Universe Him and Little gui are amazing and it makes me so happy to have them. I adore the fact that the 2 of them work so well together and that he even helps Little Gui stack firekiss faster aaaa I want his E2. Since it would allow Guinaifen and Kafka to do the most unethical amounts of damage
I have his E1 and light cone after skipping a few characters. I am so so tempted to get that juicy E2 for dot or even regular Acheron teams. I might even get him to E6 over time too because that eidolon is insane. He is also a bit future proof as more ult based units come out, so he was a must pull for me.
That E2 essentially multiplying his DoT by 4 is absolutely wild, especially for DoT teams, and if his DoT counts as Burn, which I think it should, that would make Guinaifen even more busted with Kafka. His E6 is just insanely busted for absolutely 0 reason and I adore that so much. And yessss, him being focused on ults and damage enhancing makes him a nice staple for the future
Longest demo ever lol. His Eidolons are the strongest damage amp I've seen. At E6, Acheron's damage basically doubles and in PF the fodder enemies die as they spawn/take turn.
Yeah the demo took 10000 years to complete sadly. His Eidolons are so strong I was surprised legitimately. In PF he would 100% be a massive menace. I remember seeing E1, and I was shocked, and it kept becoming more insane (Aside from E4, but still)
@@ManCarSua I run him with Jing Yuan, Topaz, and Huohuo, and even though that’s not the best team I love it so much I’m just waiting for another ult-focused character that I like because I didn’t pull Acheron but regardless I’m still having so much fun with him and his kit, it’s much more universal than people let on
@@melancholyanist That team sounds like a lot of fun! I definitely want to try it just to see how it feels. And yesss hopefully with new Ult based DPS we will see him flourish even harder
I have very high hopes for him. They managed to make Topaz, the literal definition of niche, a really good character, and now we have a universal AoE Topaz in the form of Jiaoqiu.
Me too, Jiaoqiu geniunely has been a massively fun and great addition for my team, so I am happy to have gotten him, and I like to test out different teams with him. As a whole, him buffing Ultimate damage is something I adore as a mechanic. I am just a bit upset this doesn't buff Dr Ratio's Follow up, triggered by his ultimate stacks. That being said, it may be pretty neat on Yunli though I hope. I am still testing teams, and so far he has felt incredible. So I am really happy
@@MACA_Zeon Oh absolutely. I've also been using him in DoT teams. His fire DoT does help Little Gui stack her fire kiss if she hasn't put a fire debuff on an enemy yet, that is very helpful. Not to mention if you get his E2. He now does quadruple DoT damage, meaning Kafka and Guinaifen's ultimate essentially trigger 3 more waves of Jiaoqiu DoT for no reason at all
@@jamesdavid2893 Yeah they are considered DoTs, but Gui triggers any burn effects. And from the description it says Ashen Roast counts as enemies being burnt, so it does combo well if you have his E2, or just chip in a little bit of extra damage
Noooooo he doesn't suck. They literally just were robbed of a proper Jiaoqiu. Like my guy was built in that demo like a god damn cereal that was left to sog on milk for 5 days straight
And actually, i want to brag a little:> My lucky streak pretty much still continues because i've got both him and his lightcone with 60 pulls i saved during this version 🎉 I like the guy, i know a lot of people really don't like him for whatever reason, to me it's feels like sampo situation with a lot of people hating the guy essentially for his little "possibly a villain flare"
YOOOOOO let's goooo. Honestly, I am happy hearing this lucky streak! Congratulations on having gotten both him and his LC within 60 pulls, that is awesome! A lot of people tend to misrepresent characters, so it is rough when that happens sadly
Hace you heard how in gacha games they sometimes put out limited units that the developers know people are going to skip? Like it happened with boothill and his little to no history (yet) and the latest genshin limited character coming right before a big update? I think Jiaoqiu was meant to be one of those units on paper 😅 i dont really like his design nor his lore but i really want him for my dot and future acheron team
Yeah, they pretty much keep doing that to Yoimiya, and that makes me so upset because she is one of my favorite characters in Genshin, despite how poor her performance is in comparisson to other DPS characters. I can see him being one of those characters on paper sadly, but I still adore the character he is from what I know, but I understand why some don't like him, and that is valid
I saw the demo I was so confused. If Hoyoverse wants people to pull JQ this isn’t how they should do it. I know how good he is but I had to choose between JQ and Fexiao next patch
Yeah the build for the demo was absolutely trash sadly, so I am so upset. This will discourage people from actually pulling for him. Also, that is understandable. Feixiao will likely be turbo broken given the hype behind her, and they've been trying new mechanics, so I am hyped to see what she and Moze will do as Hunt units in this new meta ideology They cooked with March 7th, so I am eager to see more hunt
For the story trials they always do noblesse with the same set of artifacts, they have never changed them lmaooooo. But on the actual trial demos they get what Hoyo assumes is their best in slot But yeah, I am all too familiar to the Genshin Noblesse pain, and the 101% crit Keqing and Tighnari
I started playing this game just cause I wanna have him, so I'm quite new and have no idea how strong is strong and how weak is weak. I've seen a ton of doomposts prior to release though, but I was determined to get him. Fox man go brrr. (I got him and his LC in the end)
Beautiful fox man do go brrrr, I adore him so much. There always is a lot of doomposting, which can be upseting at times. I hope you've been enjoying the game so far!
Honestly i pulled him because I'm getting all the nihility units but he ended up being much better than what people were saying about him. Genuinely went from doing no more than 500k on a 5 man acheron ult to between 900k and 1 mill
Same, I've been getting all Nihility Characters, and most of their LCs because it is my favorite path and platstyle. People have been saying he is awful when he is, in my opinion, one of the best characters for PF, and really good in the other 2 game modes. Also, 900k to 1 mill holy moly
@ManCarSua my man , what's good about the path is that it is the most versatile one in the game . If you have every character they just complement each other only leaving you needing two sustainers
I got him E0S1 I am out of pulls and have to start sawing for robin but once his rerun comes around I will get him E2 And yes this is the kazuha situation all over again and the best part is that Kazu and JQ share a voice actor (I am sorry that this happened twice but at the same time it is also comedic irony)
Oooooh that is understandable, I wish you the best of luck on his rerun. I am currently debating if I go for his E2 now, at least I do want that E1 because just 40% increase is too insane. And yes, it is just comedic irony at that point. I really hope they release another character people love that Jiaoqiu's kits help break how overpowered the new character can be, and have people appreciate Jiaoqiu
My Jiaoqiu is E1S1 and runs 4pc DoT with the fire/break planar - I dont have a good EHR planar for him - but I love him very very much. I feel like they trying to undersell him because hes a male character. 🙃
Niiice that is awesome! Honestly his E1 is just absurdly overpowered, so congrats on getting it! I am still debating if I'll get it aaaa. But it is all super cool and I adore them. And yeah, they screwed up his release a bit sadly
@@ManCarSua I won the 50/50 on his character banner then I was punished for my greed on his LC but then I was blessed with a happy accident for his E1 - I’m super happy and hope he’ll gets a Kazuha like redemption arc
We deserve justice for our boy, he is so god damn amazing and his character is one that I geniunely love a ton, so I cannot wait to learn more from him and see how he overcomes Hoolay
Thank you!! I adore how amazing of a job Jiaoqiu does with Acheron. They both work so amazingly well and I adore them. I also use Gepard instead of Aventurine, with the Trend of the Universal Market LC (the Topaz one). I love drawing the aggro to Geppie and watching enemies burn and gimme more stacks xD
That demo did him so dirty like bruh he actually does so well when he’s on a set that does take advantage of his gameplay 😭 It felt like they were going Fashion Star Rail only for the red color palette bc I genuinely see no good reason to put him on a crit set when he doesn’t even crit (it’d be a different story if his kit did actually capitalize on having crits); I’m all for “build however you wish”, I’m just saying if you want him to crit, at least give him a good crit ratio 😭😭😭
They really did, it felt super slow and like huh?? OMG not fashion star rail loool. The crit set just confused me so much. I was like "Huh let hoyo cook, okay", but then it was so slow and I cannot help but laugh at how crazy all of this is
I can kind of see why they'd run pioneer on Jiaoqiu, as the 2pc effect isn't that bad. However, running 4pc makes no sense, like wtf were they cooking.
Yeah, as a 2 pc set it would have been lovely to soo. But then they were for 4pc and I was so confused that Jiaoqiu was getting a buff on his crit stats They were burning the hoyo kitchen
my guy, i think you didn't rant enought😂i figured that they did not even try the slightest to sell him with the trial, the trial team is complete horseshit and makes no sense what so ever 😂 try runing jq with silitary healing, then you should be able to keep his ult up by simply spaming basic attack 😄i save my jades for Fate Stay Night colab and in a year i should have around or above 800 tickets😂loved that xenoblade chronicles music in the background btw 🙂👍
I had a need to vent when I saw that build. It is also true that his team was just absolute cheeks, the Misha did no damage at all and it took him 5 business days to recharge it again. Solitary Healing is a great LC to have, I absolutely adore it and I may start using it when I am not running Huo Huo by his side. I wish you the best of luck in your pulls when the Fate Stay Night collab arrives! And I adore the Xenoblade Chronicles OST, it brings me so much joy and peace
As a jiaoqiu lover to oblivion and i went ham on pre farming, I HATE THE MFS WHO KEEP TELLING ME HE IS A BETA MALE AND THAT I SHOULDVE SAVE MY GUARANTEED FOR LINGSHA (i only have natasha and lyxn.). ON HAND I PULLED FOR HIM DESPITE ALREADY HAVING 198 NIHILITY CHARACTERS. (Love him)
OMG IKR. People really should let us just vibe. They want to scream and spread their perspective on why Jiaoqiu is bad, but they don't let people express why they like him and think he is good. All Nihility Characters are top tier, I adore them so much honestly
@@ManCarSua honestly as a firm jiaoqiu d rider (that's what people call me and yk I'll stand by it then.), but his personality is so full of wholesome ness, like when he was planning on giving Scott a LAXATIVE. Mf was gonna resort to giving Scott taco bell x10. I also saw someone say serval better for Acheron than jiaoqiu...SERVAL.
@@mobileChroniclesofgenshin Jaioqiuc is both wholesome and a menace. And I love that about him. Not the taco bell tho lmaooo xD Also omg really? Serval? Huh?
@@ManCarSua yeah...the words are-- "Serval is a better dot character for Acheron sure." "NV serval is better" (in an Acheron team comp with Gallagher😭)
Jiaqiu is a future prof character even actually in the acharon team, Dot, and the fire team he cook😂; the same thing will happen again like topaz later people will regret not pulling for him ,when a character that maximiz his ability at 200%😂 come out.
I think so too, he has the potential to help out in so many different teams, and his E1 still makes him even more overpowered with essentially a permanent +40% dmg increase. I do agree people will realize that he is actually a lot more power than they think. Also, he already works incredbly in other teams too, I've had a good amount of fun using him with Boothill, despite him not doing much Ult Damage, and even Jingliu too when paired with Huohuo and Tingyun
Yeah, either of them would have worked have been much been much better. Or make the trial feel like a Pure Fiction Round. Similarly to how they did with Jade's Trials
He is incredibly good in my personal opinion. I've had a lot of fun trying him in multiple teams. Especially Erudition Based ones in PF. It sucks they kinda did him dirty here
I cant tell you how much people were telling me that he was nerfed to the ground (which how do you nerf a character that hasnt released yet) and that he wasnt worth pulling, but I liked his character and looks made me pull for him; I didn't even do his trial. I honestly feel like Hoyo really didnt want to make money with him or they erroneously thought that he wouldnt sell. I have zero regrets pulling him and I am loving playing him.
Same honestly, so many people have been telling me too that Jiaoqiu simply isn't worth it and he has essentially become useless and only a good choice if you have Acheron, but he actually does do so much with his debuffs that it does feel great to use him. I just feel like Nihility will often be labeled as worse than Harmony, since people rarely ever complain when their team is buffed in comparisson to when an enemy is debuffed.
saying that he has a little over his EHR is like complaining all non break units have 20-something break on the trial version, those are like 4 sub stats gone towards something they don't care nor would impact their damage, that's too nitpicky for me but I have to admit the relic set is kinda weird choice I've heard he is not a "true" DoT unit until e2 so maybe that's why they didn't put him on prisoner but having him on 24% crit rate on a crit set is dumb haha
Oh yeah. I can admit that me nitpicking that EHR is overkill. I just wanted more to hysterical scream at. But it isn't that big of a deal. He really isn't a DoT unit, but he does benefit most from that set. At his core, he is a debuffer and I love that about him. We've had TOO MANY Nihility DPSs, so now I am glad to see a true supportive character
So I grabbed JQ but I’m skipping his lightcone (rerun maybe?), still able to hit 150 EHR and 147 Spd on the Musketeer/Von set and lightcone. Mainly plan on using him with my Archeron, my question is what lightcone should I use? I have Before the Tutorial and Eyes of the Prey both S5. Want to save for Lingsha next for my Firefly team.
That is perfectly fair honestly, it doesn't feel like a must have light cone. 150 EHR is amazing and the fact you have 147 SPD makes me low key jealous, that is awesome. I personally like using Eyes of Prey as an alternative for the lack of EHR. Also, if I recall correctly, Jiaoqiu's passive talent makes it so that your damage gets amplified, but it doesn't reduce enemies' defenses. So Before the Tutorial Mission's passive effect would not trigger (unless you have pela or SW on your team too to provide an enemy with that DEF reduction) If you can somehow reach 140% EHR without an LC, then Solitary Healing (The one from the Herta Shop) provides a really nice amount of Energy Recharge.
@@ManCarSua Thanks! I’ve been trying out teams with Pela and teams with Sparkle to see what works better. Leaning toward Sparkle at this point seems to do more damage despite no 2nd Nihility, so it’s Eyes of the Prey then. Maybe I should also save up for E2 Acheron 😆
Honestly the E2 is really strong. But even at E0, I find that the buffs that both Sparkle (and alternatively Robin somehow) provide are strong enough to just be with 1 Nihility. So at E2, you just become insanely broken
For those who don't know, the reason why everyone's talking about how badly Jiaoqiu was nerfed, its because he was In the beta. In the 2.4 beta he went through a massive series of nerfs that fundamentally broke a massive utility role he would've had and even reduced some of his Acheron synergy. While i don't doubt he's still good considering how many people are insistent on it, HSR has an absurdly volatile meta, so good doesn’t really cut it, not for most people, especially with new units on the horizon. It sucks, too, bc i love his design, but i really can't see him as a good investment anymore, especially with sparkle on banner and feixiao and possibly aventurine, an, imo, way better teammate than Jiao for acheron that i still don't have, around the corner. Still, if you still love him regardless, pull him if you want, but i can't pull him in good faith, not with how bad my luck is.
I do know that he was nerfed, but they speak as if it killed the character as a whole. He can stand his ground and does the job he needs to do at the current moment I feel. It does suck his other, even more insane Acheron synergies are gone, but he still provides a lot of power to her I feel The meta is incredibly volatile yeah, so it will be rough to see that. We saw that a lot with DoTs and Follow ups being everywhere and then having a drought based on the patch. I personally feel his buff being an aura, and him buffing ults makes him more future proof than people think His design and his lore are amazing, so I hope to see more of him in the near future, especially in 2.5 when we see cutscenes of him potentially speaking with Hoolay. Aventurine is a much better support, mainly for the sustain, though I sometimes replace him with Gepard + Universal Market LC (the one with Topaz on it), since it makes Geppie apply burns on enemy turns and he draws a lot of aggro. Also, I hope your luck gets better soon and you can get the next characters that are within your sight as soon as possible! I wish you the best and hope all goes well
Heh. Guess I was too determined to get Jiaoqui since I already have him and his LC fully raised but forgot to do the trial run yet 😅 He’s been very -cool- hot to play. Even with far from perfect relics he’s so smooth (so far EHR 170 and SPD140 but other stats are meh). His dot powers surprised me. It’s satisfying see all the new additions of enemies enter the battle and just star burning 😂 I like his design and character. He can be slightly unnerving and secretive behind his sly smile. Acting more in the moral grey areas than a typical “hero”. But he also cares deeply about his closest and about his healing. The duality makes him interesting to me.
Same honestly. Honestly skipping the trial was the best thing you did. I got his LC and I may or may not get his E1 and E2 this patch. He geniunely seems like such a cool and interesting character. Oh yeah, even with not the most optimal relics he pops off. Him being a massive damage amp is perfect. Which reminds me, the misha we got did like 0 damage ;-; I cannot wait for us to see more Jiaoqiu lore in future patches. I am especially hyped for 2.5
He made my acheron go from 500k damage to fucking 900k on pure fiction. Plus he actually makes acheron works in pure fiction, she was bursting so much. The team as e2s0 acheron, e0s1 jiaoqiu, e0s1 sparkle and e1s0 fu xuan
His trial is geniunely the first time I have ever felt like I was being stupid and like I couldn't play the game It didn't help that in one attempt, all enemies attacked Jiaoqiu and left him at 31hp He is so god damn good for Ratio and Acheron. I adore him so much
I know they don't want to have two 6 star in a demo, but come on he is an Acheron support or at least put him in a dot team. I pulled for him (e0s1) even though I was disappointed in the nerfs (really wanted that tiny pre-beta heal of his) because I like husbandos and I plan to over invest in my Acheron team.
Yeah, another 5 star would not be possible. But other characters would have benefited better. Or the format of the battle being like PF, as they did for Jade. Pairing him with Serval, who ult spams would have been cool. Or have Little Gui, to trigger more fire reactions since she is boosted right now
HE'S OP ASFF people were tripping saying "he's mid, skip." "got nerfed, skip." Nowaday's i don't listen to the media on characters before release in general as people may be wrong, his va is kazuha and people said kazuha was mid, after they saw his value they got furious for skipping, so yeah i don't trust those who call a new character mid until release. that being said i believe he is THE support for dps that cater to ultimate damage or favor debuffs so he has loads of team's, people were mad tripping on him because his design wasnt to their liking. he does something no debuffer does until his' release, debuff enemies without touching them, that's broken as then his' debuffs have 100% uptime. People dont see that though. Just design.
Yeah, I do find him to have A LOT of potential teams and scenarios where he can easily pop off and provided a solid amount of support and help, especially with how universal his damage amp is in general, on top of having the extra damage boost on all ultimates from his own ultimate aura, and that is where he will 100% be focused on. I have had some moderate success with him in my team for Jingliu, Tingyun, Huohuo and him. It is nice to just spam Jingliu ult, not the best, but a solid alternative I have enjoyed. I still can't believe some people keep saying he looks like an NPC tho. And yeah, his Aura effect is so god damn good to just constantly debuff enemies I still remember when people said Kazuha was mid, awful, just "a 5 star Sucrose that cannot group enemies like she does" (Because of Sucrose C1, Ult and Sac Frags). But he is now one of the most op. Also, same went for Kokomi honestly, a lot of people said she was just a heal stat stick, and ended up being meta due to her hydro application.
@ManCarSua jiaoqiu will 100% be focused on ultimate dmg dps teams or teams that love debuff application. imo he's like the Kafka of Debuffing rn as he debuff's without touching them meaning no matter how fast the enemies are going, his' debuff's cannot be removed until his ult turn runs out, no debuffer can do this except him currently. Jiaoqiu with Acheron is crazy you've basically got an ult up every turn with him, he also work's with firefly I tested out. 👍
Yeah, not in power, but at least in how the community tends to react with many already calling him bad, despite him being good. POWER wise, nah, Kazuha is always gonna be top tier and a must have, Jiaoqiu has his uses, but isn't as universal or massively op
So many people saying he is bad because his def shred is smaller the pelas. Humm, hello guys?? He doesn’t have only that in his kit?? Plus his def reduction isn’t tied to his burst, he has permanent uptime even against waves of mobs, he buffs ultimate damage, he is sp positive (if you use huohuo he actually only has to skill once for the hole BATTLE) plus he contributes with consistent damage because of his dot
Yeah, it does bother me that some people have been saying he isn't good enough or he cannot be meta because of his numbers. But his kit has so much utility it is insane
That's awesome! Mono Quantum is such an insanely fun team to play. I adore it so much. And I just love Sparkle being able to have us spam skill points Will you go for her LC? Or are saving for future characteres better?
@@ManCarSua my free to play acc probably wont be getting 5 stars anymore bc i have 9 limited 5 stars and all standard banner chars with 3 normal 5 star lc and yea getting pulls will be so hard with this slowly updating content :(
@@Zhuxificated that is understandable. Getting to farm jades has been a bit rough. Hopefully we get a new Swarm Disaster/Gold and Gears/Divergent Universe soon, so we can farm even more jades again
I mean we already have Guinaifen for that kind of playstyle. Him being able to apply debuffs without taking action is what to me makes him worth being a 5 star
The 4 piece set might’ve been wrong but they did hit his EHR requirements. Relics don’t roll perfectly hence wasted stats. I think misha is an ult dmg dealer kinda like Acheron that’s why they pair him with her. Either way hoyo fix ur game pls.
Yeah, at the end of that the EHR being at 140 at minimum is what matters. Misha is an Ult, damage dealer, but it hasn't been working well. I know he pops off with Super Break though, but in other aspects fails sadly
Depending your needs, 2pc Pioneer + 2pc Messenger (or 2pc Prisoner in deep confinement). I also bear the 4pc Eagle set (yes the Wind one) has been neat for him. Alternative just 4pc Prisoner set works too That is understandable. He is a fine character to skip in my opinion. I feel like he does have some future proof pros to him. But also, with how good Harmony is, it can be hard to actually slot him in vs other characters. I think his E1 makes him insanely powerful though, but base he can he skipped That being said, he can work well with other teammates besides acheron due to the dmg amp he provides with his passive. You can skipe the rest of the comment if you wish. It is just me yapping. But yeah, hope you have a wonderful day The dmg for all other ults in his own ult. I so far he's worked well for me with Boothill and Kafka too. And somewhat decently with Ratio (I still prefer to run Robin) and Jingliu (with Tingyun + Huohuo, it is nice to just upkeep his field and her empowered state)
Depending your needs, 2pc Pioneer + 2pc Messenger (or 2pc Prisoner in deep confinement). I also bear the 4pc Eagle set (yes the Wind one) has been neat for him. Alternative just 4pc Prisoner set works too
Acheron E6 and this guy E6 is not even a comparison, he is not that broken at all and no not because of his demo, E6 Acheron is broken they're not even in the same league.
Yeah, Acheron E6 is by far the best DPS Eidolon. It would be completely unfair to compare the 2 of them, but as a team they are massively overpowered. But I do believe he is pretty strong, and to a certain extent he is broken, in the right conditions Also, is that profile pic, Guyver? If so, that is awesome
I feel like his LC is good. Especially if you are aiminh for his breakpoint. But it doesn't seem as busted as others. It is a nice debuff to have so the party can Access even more damage. I'd say if you are unsure don't get it Though just for that, I'll try to do some damage testing with him and see how it goes. And I'll get back to you later
@@NekuroWinkel01 So, in testing things out With Acheron, for me went from roughly 540k to 670k on her ults, which is a lot of damage to increase, but also somewhat negligable since Jiaoqiu already hyper speeds up her damage output with his Ashen Roast passive For Dr Ratio, it was kinda odd to play with, I think it went from 63k to 74k, on follow up attack, but I still prefer Robin for that matter over Jiaoqiu if the aim is more damage since ADV Forward 100% for the entire party is busted And, in regards to Kafka, it increased my damage from roughly 216k to 223k, again, which isn't a lot, but was still. I used the Eyes of Prey (Sampo's LC as a replacement). Also Guinaifen does proc his Ashen roast, so it is nice for E2 His LC is pretty good, and I could probably use it a lot better, but I feel it is a good option mainly to reach his EHR requierment. However, this LC does work pretty well on characters like Guinaifen or even Black Swan too, which is really nice as an alternative for them too You can skip it, I don't see it as a necessity, but it seems like a decent universal option for supportive nihilities on whether they apply a DoT or are paired with a DoT unit
my ratio team was actually wanted to see how well a Robin pair with Jiaoqiu with his LC be for ratio, LC also increase robin damage by quite a bit and, the LC give ratio the 100% uptime needed for 100% FUA, because without it, you only got two debuff on the enemy before ratio land his debuff, but those 80% failed were massive hit :/, that's one of the thing I've tested jiao with yunli and that also give yunli a new height lol Do you think it's possible to check robin damage too? with and without the LC Oh ya, I also not sure if his E1 or LC is better lol
