Honkai Star Rail’s Jiaoqiu is a dashing specimen and is the Yaoqing’s ‘illustrious’ healer – but don’t let that fool you. Jiaoqiu is actually a nihility character who excels at applying debuffs to cause damage over time to enemies. Here’s everything we know about his best build including light cones and relics, and who to team him up with.
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Here’s everything in our Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu build:
What is the best Honkai Star Rail Jiaoqiu build?
Jiaoqiu is a five-star character who walks the path of the nihility and uses the fire element.
| Best light cone | Those Many Springs |
| Light cone substitute | Eyes of the Prey, Resolution Shines as Pearls of Sweat |
| Best relic set | Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters |
| Planar ornaments | Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise |
| Main stats | -Body: effect hit rate -Feet: attack -Planar sphere: fire damage boost -Link rope: energy regeneration |
| Sub-stats | Effect hit rate, speed, attack |
This fiery fox works best when he has a high effect hit rate stat, as it boosts his talent – Hearth kindle – along with the efficiency of his Ashen Roast stacks. He also needs some attack, so that his attacks can hit nicely.
His best light cone is Those Many Springs, and the best relic set for Jiaoqiu is the Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters – especially paired with a set of Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise planar ornaments. He fits in very well in both debuff-focused and damage over time teams, or mono-fire if that’s what you’re into.
What are the best light cones for Jiaoqiu?
A light cone that boosts effect hit rate is key for Jiaoqiu. His signature light cone, Those Many Springs, is his best in slot as it fits his kit perfectly. There are some other great four-star options, especially Eyes of the Prey, that can work very well for him too.
| Light Cone | Effect | How to obtain |
| Those Many Springs (five-star) | Increases Jiaoqiu’s effect hit rate by 50%. After he uses a basic attack, skill, or ultimate to attack an enemy, there is a 60% base chance to inflict Unarmored. When in the Unarmored state, enemy targets take increased damage for two turns. If the target is under damage over time state inflicted by Jiaoqiu, there is a 60% chance to upgrade Unarmored to Cornered, which deals even more damage for two turns | Light cone banner alongside Jiaoqiu |
| Eyes of the Prey (four-star) | Increases Jiaoqiu’s effect hit rate by 20% and increases damage over time by 24% | All banners |
| Before the Tutorial Mission Starts (four-star) | Increases Jiaoqiu’s effect hit rate by 20%. When he attacks enemies that have reduced defense, he regenerates four energy | Event exclusive |
| Good Night and Sleep Well (four-star) | For every debuff the target enemy has, the damage dealt by Jiaoqiu increases by 12/15/18/21/24%, stacking up to three times. This also applies to damage over time | All banners |
What are the best relics for Jiaoqiu?
Here are the best relic sets you can choose for Jiaoqiu. Remember to pay attention to the main and substats of each piece, as they can make or break a build.
| Relic set | Effect | How to obtain |
| Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters | Two equipped: Increases damage Jiaoqiu deals to debuffed enemies Four equipped: Increases crit rate by 4%. Jiaoqiu deals 8/12% extra crit damage to enemies with two/three debuffs. If Jiaoqiu inflicts a debuff onto an enemy, these effects increase by 100% for one turn |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Dreamdive in the Reverie |
| Prisoner in Deep Confinement | Two equipped: Increases attack Four equipped: For every DOT the target has, Jiaoqiu ignores 6% of the target’s defense when dealing damage. This is valid for up to three DOTs |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Darkness in Fyxestroll Garden |
| Messenger Traversing Hackerspace | Two equipped: Increases speed Four equipped: Not recommended |
Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Elixir Seekers in the Alchemy Commission |
Planar ornaments
| Relic set | Effect | How to obtain |
| Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise | Two equipped: Increases Jiaoqiu’s effect hit rate by 10%. His attack also increases by an amount equal to his current effect hit ratio | World 5 of the Simulated Universe |
| Sprightly Vonwacq | Two equipped: Increases Jiaoqiu’s energy regeneration by 5%. When his speed reaches 120 or higher, his action in battle forwards by 40% when entering combat | World 4 of the Simulated Universe |
| Fleet of the Ageless | Two equipped: Increases Jiaoqiu’s maximum HP by 12%. When his speed reaches 120 or higher, all allies’ attack increases by 8% | World 3 of the Simulated Universe |
Relic stat recommendations
Even if you have an effect hit rate boosting two-piece, we recommend getting some substats (and a main stat) of it, too. Other than that, attack, speed, and energy regeneration are key stats for Jiaoqiu.
Main stats:
- Body – effect hit rate
- Feet – attack
- Planar sphere – fire damage bonus
- Link rope – energy regeneration
Sub- stats:
- Effect hit rate
- Speed
- Attack
- Energy regeneration
What are the best Jiaoqiu team comps?
Jiaoqiu is a nihility character that dishes out damage over time, but also applies debuffs to enemies. This makes him quite flexible in terms of team comps. He works especially well with Acheron, but can slot nicely into a Dr. Ratio or Kafka team focusing on debuffs or damage over time.
Note that while using Jiaoqiu in a team with Pela is excellent for hampering enemies, be careful using his ultimate on frozen enemies. His character trial places him in a team with Misha, but the freeze aspect of Misha’s kit means that the stacks from Jiaoqiu’s ultimate do not hold up. This isn’t the biggest issue, but it is something to note.
 Jiaoqiu |
 Acheron |
 Pela |
 Gallagher |
| Jiaoqiu |
 Robin |
 Dr. Ratio |
 Aventurine |
| Jiaoqiu |
 Kafka |
 Black Swan |
 Huohuo |
| Jiaoqiu |
Dr. Ratio |
 Moze |
Aventurine |
| Jiaoqiu |
 Feixiao |
Moze |
Aventurine |
What are Jiaoqiu’s abilities?
Here’s Jiaoqiu’s entire kit, including which skills apply Ashen Roast, and which can do a hefty, fiery, bit of damage to the entire enemy lineup.
Active skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack: Heart Afire | Deals fire damage to a single target enemy, based on Jiaoqiu’s attack stat |
| Skill: Scorch Onslaught | Deals heavy fire damage to a single target enemy and less fire damage to adjacent targets. This skill has a 100% base chance to inflict one stack of Ashen Roast on the primary target |
| Ultimate: Pyrograph Arcanum | Sets the number of Ashen Roast stacks on an enemy to the highest possible number. Jiaoqiu then activates a Zone to deal fire damage based on his attack stat to all enemies. While in the Zone, enemies take increased ultimate damage and have a >50% base chance of getting one stack of Ashen Roast. While the Zone exists, this can trigger six times. For each enemy target, it can trigger once per turn. This resets every time Jiaoqiu uses his ultimate. The Zone lasts for three turns and disappears if Jiaoqiu is knocked out |
Talent:
| Skill | Effect |
| Quartet Finesse, Octave Finery | When Jiaoqiu hits an enemy with a basic attack, skill, or ultimate, there is a 100% base chance to inflict one stack of Ashen Roast on them. At one stack, they take higher damage, which builds up the more stacks they get. Ashen Roast caps at five stacks, and lasts for two turns. When an enemy gets inflicted with Ashen Roast, they are also considered as Burned, taking fire damage over time based on Jiaoqiu’s attack |
Technique:
| Skill | Effect |
| Fiery Queller | After using his technique, Jiaoqiu creates a dimension, lasting 15 seconds, that inflicts fire damage onto enemies when entering battle. This is equal to 100% of Jiaoqiu’s attack stat, with a 100% base chance to inflict Ashen Roast |
Bonus abilities:
| Skill | Effect |
| Hearth Kindle | For every 15% of Jiaoqiu’s effect hit rate over 80%, his attack increases by 60%, up to a maximum of 240% |
| Pyre Cleanse | Regenerates 15 energy at the beginning of battle |
| Seared Scent | While the Zone exists, enemies entering combat get Ashen Roast. The number of stacks matches the highest number of stacks currently possessed by any unit on field |
What are Jiaoqiu’s eidolons?
If you’re pulling for more than one copy of Jiaoqiu – just like we are at Pocket Tactics – you can unlock some extra boosts for his kit.
| Eidolon | Effect |
| E1 – Pentapathic Transference | Allies deal 40% increased damage to enemies with Ashen Roast. Whenever applying Ashen Roast via his talent, Quartet Finesse, Octave Finery, Jiaoqiu applies an extra stack of Ashen Roast |
| E2 – From Savor Comes Suffer | When an enemy target has Ashen Roast, the multiplier for fire damage over time increases by 300% for the target |
| E3 – Flavored Euphony Reigns Supreme | Increases Jiaoqiu’s skill level by two, up to a maximum of 15. Also increases his basic attack level by one, up to a maximum of ten |
| E4 – Leisure In, Luster Out | When a Zone exists, enemies attack gets reduced by 15% |
| E5 – Duel in Dawn, Dash in Dusk | Increases Jiaoqiu’s ultimate level by two, up to a maximum of 15. Also increases his talent level by two, up to a maximum of 15 |
| E6 – Nonamorphic Pyrobind | When an enemy target gets defeated, their Ashen Roast stacks transfer to the enemy with the lowest number currently on field. The maximum amount increases to nine stacks, and each stack reduces the target’s all-type resistance by 3% |
What are Jiaoqiu’s ascension materials?
Jiaoqiu requires the immortal materials from the Xianzhou Luofu to get ascended, but also needs boss drops from the Memory Zone Meme – Shell of Faded Rage on Penacony.
| Required level | Credits | Materials |
| 20 | 4k | Five immortal scionette |
| 30 | 8k | Ten immortal scionette |
| 40 | 16k | Three raging hearts and six immortal aeroblossoms |
| 50 | 40k | Seven raging hearts and nine immortal aeroblossoms |
| 60 | 80k | 20 raging hearts and six immortal lumintwigs |
| 70 | 160k | 35 raging hearts and nine immortal lumintwigs |
What are Jiaoqiu’s talent materials?
Here are all the materials you need to upgrade Jiaoqiu’s talents and make sure he’s really firing things up in battle.
- 41 immortal scionette, 56 immortal aeroblossom, and 58 immortal lumintwig
- Obtain from synthesis, mara-struck enemies, and simulated universe enemies
- 15 fiery spirits, 72 starfire essence, and 139 heaven incinerators
- Obtain from the Bud of the Nihility calyx in the Alchemy Commission, on the Xianzhou Luofu
- 12 regret of infinite ochema
- Obtain from the Phantylia boss in Scalegorge Waterscape
- 11 tracks of destiny
- Three million credits
Skill trace priority:
- Ultimate > talent > skill > basic attack
Who is Honkai Star Rail’s Jiaoqiu?
Finally, we get a male foxian character to balance out Honkai Star Rail’s Tingyun and Honkai Star Rail’s Yukong. Employed as a military healer under General Feixiao from the Xianzhou Yaoqing, he has cunning behind his smile. His family is well known in the Alchemy Commission.
Jiaoqiu is particularly interested in prescribing spicy foods as curative medicines, which fits well with his use of the fire element and flame-filled drip marketing artwork.
The Xianzhou Luofu is eagerly waiting to welcome us back, so why not turn your attention to characters like Honkai Star Rail’s Bailu, Honkai Star Rail’s Jing Yuan, and Honkai Star Rail’s Yanqing?