Changli Guide – Builds, Teams, and How to Play

Changli Rotations

Rotations should always be taken with a grain of salt. Enemies are NOT sandbags and WILL ATTACK YOU. Several factors such as Parries, Dodge Counters, and being knocked back will affect how you approach the rest of your rotation.

Main DPS Forte Circuit Loop

This is Changli’s primary rotation when used in the main DPS role. In order to consistently pull it off, you’ll have to buffer her heavy attack inputs by holding the key during another attack’s animation. This is done to avoid using True Sight: Charge, as True Sight: Conquest deals more damage and regenerates more Resonance energy while still providing Changli with all of her Forte’s benefits.

If you opted to use Viridblaze Saurian instead of Inferno Rider, you can summon it at any time while on the ground, as the combo is too short to do it twice.

Sub-DPS Forte Circuit Loop

Changli’s sub-DPS combo differs slightly from the standard Forte loop. The main difference is that this time around, True Sight: Charge is a desirable move as it is quicker than True Sight: Conquest which is important as a sub DPS where speed is the name of the game. Additionally, her Resonance Liberation is an afterthought as you will generally only be able to use it every other rotation. However, this only matters in Tower of Adversity or when fighting Tactical Holograms, as in the overworld, this rotation is more than enough to either heavily damage or outright kill most enemies, including bosses.

Once again, if you opted to use Viridblaze Saurian instead of Inferno Rider, you can summon it at any time of while on the ground, as the combo is too short to do it twice.

Parry Windows

Disclaimer: This is a work-in-progress section and will be updated as we learn more.

Character Synergies

Recommendations

	Verina
	Verina, being an universally strong support, synergises well with all main and sub-DPS characters thanks to the ATK and All DMG Amplify effects that she offers. Changli, who likes dealing damage, and preferably a lot of it, is no exception to that.
	Buffs
	• 15% Team-wide All DMG Amplify • 20% Team-wide ATK buff • Rejuvenating Glow and Bell-Borne Geochelone

	Baizhi
	Baizhi, being usually an alternative or backup support pick, shares similar buffs with Verina, albeit with the caveats of not being team-wide and needing interaction with an on-field item she drops.
	Buffs
	• 15% All DMG Amplify • 15% ATK buff • Rejuvenating Glow and Bell-Born Geochelone

	Jianxin
	Providing a wide-range pull and Resonance Liberation DMG Amplify effect, Jianxin can massively increase Changli’s effective clear speed, and the shields she provides can mitigate the danger posed by all the random hits the player fails to spot due to flashiness of Changli’s kit.
	Buffs
	• Gather • Shields • 38% Resonance Liberation DMG Deepen • Moonlit Clouds and Impermanence Heron OR Rejuvenating Glow with Originite: Type IV

	Yinlin
	Aside from the Resonance Liberation DMG Amplify effect she provides on Outro, Yinlin’s Chameleon Cipher is a great secondary source of damage for Changli who can trigger its effect on cooldown thanks to her multihit attacks.
	Buffs
	• 25% Resonance Liberation DMG Deepen

	Encore
	Being the most obvious premium synergy for a sub-DPS Changli, Encore greatly appreciates the Fusion DMG Amplify effect from Changli’s Outro. However, Encore’s rotation has to be cut short to allow for her Cosmos Rupture to cast while the secondary Resonance Liberation DMG Amplify buff from Changli’s Outro is still active. Depending on your Encore’s investment level and the fight’s circumstances, this may or may not be a DPS increase over simply running her full rotation.
	Buffs
	• N/A

	Chixia
	The general online discourse seems to forget that Chixia exists and that she also likes Changli’s Fusion DMG and Resonance Liberation DMG Amplify effects for the exact same reasons as Encore. While admittedly a tough sell over just using Changli as the main DPS instead, it’s still very much a valid synergy for all the Chixia enjoyers out there.
	Buffs
	• 25% Team-wide Basic Attack DMG (Resonance 6)

	Calcharo
	Seeing Calcharo as a valid synergy with a Fusion element DPS might raise some eyebrows initially, but it all becomes clear once you realise that most of Calcharo’s damage is considered as Resonance Liberation damage. While Changli will never provide the same quality of support as Jianxin or especially Yinlin, Calcharo will still greatly benefit from the Jinzhou Secretary-General’s Outro.
	Buffs
	• N/A

Honourable mentions

	Yangyang
	A rather unpopular pick that in the case of Changli can actually lead to some worthwhile results. Yangyang’s damage and pulling power are nothing to write home about until all of her Resonance Chain nodes are unlocked, but her Outro’s energy regen effect allows for certain Resonance Liberation shenanigans that would be too impractical to pull off otherwise, like getting two casts in a single Changli rotation. Not that you’d ever need to do that with her damage numbers, though. Otherwise, she’s a pretty solid budget sub-DPS pick to support Changli if you do not have anyone else raised.
	Buffs
	• 20 Resonance Energy regenerated over 5 seconds • 20% Teamwide ATK Buff (Resonance 6) • Moonlit Clouds and Impermanence Heron OR Rejuvenating Glow with Originite: Type II

	Taoqi
	Another Resonance Skill-oriented character, and yet another instance of Taoqi turning out to be extremely mid, even if invested into and played optimally. While Changli undeniably would love to make use of Taoqi’s Resonance Skill DMG Amplify Outro, she runs into the issue of Taoqi’s rotation being very slow without giving her a rank 5 Discord. Still, she’s not the worst character you can pair Changli with if you’re on a budget, provided you have Discord.
	Buffs
	• Shields • 38% Resonance Skill DMG Deepen • Moonlit Clouds and Impermanence Heron

	Mortefi
	Between True Sight attacks not counting as a basic attack and his first Resonance Chain node only triggering on actual Resonance Skill casts instead of all Resonance Skill damage, Mortefi’s Resonance Liberation barely does anything before unlocking his 6th Resonance Chain node. With it, he becomes a lot more useful thanks to the extra attack he provides. Although by that point, you might realise that there are other, cheaper options if it’s just ATK you’re looking for, and Mortefi is better used somewhere else.
	Buffs
	• 38% Heavy ATK DMG Deepen • 20% Teamwide ATK Buff (Resonance 6) • Moonlit Clouds and Impermanence Heron

Team Comps

Premium

As main DPS

As sub-DPS

Budget

As main DPS

As sub-DPS

Skill Priority

1. Resonance Skill
2. Resonance Liberation
3. Forte Circuit
4. Basic Attack
5. Intro Skill

Changli’s True Sight attacks, which serve as her primary source of damage, take their attack multipliers from the Resonance Skill node and count as Resonance Skill DMG despite being called Basic Attacks in their descriptions. While prioritising her Forte Circuit second might look like a sound idea, her Resonance Liberation provides a greater boost in damage output in comparison.

Weapons

The best weapon for Changli unsurprisingly turns out to be her signature sword Blazing Brilliance. Between its high base attack, critical damage bonus secondary stat, and the ridiculous amount of Resonance Skill DMG Bonus it provides, that small extra bit of ATK% from its weapon skill locks it in as the best DPS--oriented sword. If pulling for it is not an option, Emerald of Genesis is a more than acceptable backup pick, sporting the same high base ATK and some quality of life in the form of extra energy regen.

As far as 4★ swords go, it's mostly business as usual. Commando of Conviction proves itself yet again to be the single best budget sword in the game, sporting a high ATK% bonus for its rarity when combined with its active effect. If you prefer a quick-swap playstyle though, you might be more interested in Lunar Cutter instead. Sure, it doesn’t buff Changli’s attack as well as the Commando, but the buff also isn’t reliant on an Intro skill being cast. The battle pass-exclusive Lumingloss, while a really good sword overall, scales extremely poorly with ranks on Changli due to her not using “real” basic attacks that often. To shake things up a little, Sword#18’s base stats prove to be just enough to make it a usable option for Changli. While you likely won’t be able to utilise its active effect, worry not - you aren’t missing out on much.

If none of these options are available, Sword of Night is as always a reasonable stand-in until a better weapon can be acquired.

Weapon Name	Comparison	Notes
Blazing Brilliance	116.28%	Changli’s signature weapon unsurprisingly offers best-in-class performance. It provides a ton of crit damage and Resonance Skill DMG Bonus, with the only downside being that the latter buff comes from stacks that have to be generated. Not that it’s difficult or anything.
Emerald of Genesis	100%	The generic 5★ sword proves itself yet again by being generic. It offers everything Changli would want, albeit only in modest amounts. Can be made slightly more useful by fine tuning Changli’s rotation to use her skill twice early for more ATK.
Commando of Conviction	85.23%	Currently the budget sword, offering a lot of ATK with the trivial activation condition of an Intro skill cast. Unless you manage to go 15 seconds without casting Changli’s Intro, it beats out all other budget options without it even being a competition.
Lunar Cutter	82.63%	A sidegrade to Commando of Conviction, offering a smaller boost in exchange for triggering regardless of Intro Skill usage.
Lumingloss	80.48%	A slightly more premium bonking stick. While normally a very strong alternative to Commando of Conviction, in Changli’s case it’s almost exclusively carried by its high ATK% secondary stat. Better given to someone else, but it will more than suffice if you wish to use it.
Sword#18	79.74%	Another sword carried by its ATK% secondary stat, except this time you likely won’t be able to use its active effect. Not that you’ll miss out on much as its bonus only applies to heavy attacks, which Changli does exactly two of during her entire rotation.
Sword of Night	75.16%	Reasonable alternative if no other offensive options are available.
Originite: Type II	70.06%	An overall terrible sword that in Changli’s case realistically makes you play without an active effect. Could potentially find some use in the future with the Rejuvenating Glow set, but that day isn’t today, tomorrow or even next week. A strictly worse Sword of Night.
Guardian Sword	64.73%	Dipping below the general handicap line, Guardian Sword brings to the table a terrible base ATK stat, a useless HP% secondary stat, and two Echo substats’ worth of Resonance Skill DMG Bonus. Not worth more than a passing glance.
Overture	63.28%	A utility-focused sword that enables faster rotations for certain characters by granting them more Concerto energy. Unfortunately, Changli is not one of those characters and is better off using another weapon.
Sword of Voyager	60.35%	If Guardian Sword wasn’t worth more than a passing glance, then Sword of Voyager doesn’t even earn the dignity of remembering that it exists. It offers Changli absolutely nothing of value to her kit and comes with the lowest base ATK in the weapon class. Most useful as XP fodder for Sword of Night.

Echoes

Sonata effects

Damage

Set Effect	Comparison	Notes
Molten Rift 5p	100%	The current best option for Changli, regardless if played as a main or sub DPS due to how good her individual performance is. Even as a sub DPS, the damage boost it provides Changli will outweigh the value from Moonlit Clouds’ buffs.
Lingering Tunes 5p	90.79%	An alternative set suffering from a six second ramp-up period and an unfavourable buff type, as ATK% is easy to acquire from other sources. Since Changli doesn’t have a damaging Outro, the second effect of the set is also completely wasted.
Molten Rift 2p + Lingering Tunes 2p	89.97%	This combination should only ever be used as a transition set.

Utility

Set Effect	Comparison	Notes
Moonlit Clouds 5p	N/A	Used to buff the main damage dealer of the party on Outro if Changli is used in the sub-DPS role. Should absolutely not be used as of writing this guide, as the buffing potential it provides does not make up for Changli’s individual performance loss.

Active Echo Recommendation

Molten Rift: Inferno Rider - The technically-best option for Changli if running the Molten Rift set. Not that the bar is set particularly high considering that every Fusion element Echo released to date is just depressing to use. Its 12% Fusion and Basic Attack DMG Bonuses are locked behind a lengthy 3-hit combo animation that can only be cancelled around two seconds in if you don’t want to miss out on the buff. Depending on your equipped Echoes and weapon, this buff might be insignificant enough that applying it will be more trouble than it’s worth. Always try to use it during another character’s combo to pre-buff before starting an actual skill rotation.

Molten Rift: Viridblaze Saurian - If you came to the conclusion that Inferno Rider is too annoying to fit into the team’s rotation, then this oversized komodo is your only realistic alternative as of version 1.1. By using it, you trade the raw damage output and Fusion buff of Inferno Rider for the convenience of not having to deal with quickswaps and potentially being able to summon it twice during Changli’s skill rotation. It also doesn’t interrupt the equipped character’s actions, which to be honest, is the only objectively good thing about it as its damage is very mediocre on a good day and not even a true AoE. With that in mind, treat the Saurian only as an honourable mention.

Lingering Tunes: Mech Abomination - The only viable choice for the Lingering Tunes set if you insist on using it. It deals a somewhat respectable amount of damage and buffs your attack by 12% for 15 seconds. It also provides its benefits without sacrificing character field time or interrupting any actions, which is certainly a perk worth pointing out.

Moonlit Clouds: Impermanence Heron - The best pick for Changli if she’s running the Moonlit Clouds set as a sub-DPS. Not that you should, but alas. While it does nothing to buff Changli herself, it doubles down on the buffing aspect of the Moonlit Clouds set, providing more ATK to the next character you’ll be switching her to.

Mainstat and Substats

Cost	Stat
4	Critical Rate % / Critical DMG %
3	Fusion % / ATK %
3	Fusion %
1	ATK %
1	ATK %

When selecting your 4-Cost Echo main stat, be mindful of your equipped weapon’s secondary stat. Swords with innate critical chance bonus will prefer Critical DMG%, while the rest will prefer Critical Rate%.

If using Blazing Brilliance, you also might want to consider ATK% on one of your 3-Cost Echoes due to the sheer amount of Resonance Skill DMG the weapon provides her with. Although it puts you at the mercy of substat RNG more than usual, even a single Resonance Skill DMG Bonus roll is enough to surpass any realistically achievable double Fusion% setup.

Sub stats priority

Sub Stat Priority

Energy Regeneration (until 35%) > Crit Rate = Crit DMG > ATK% > Resonance Skill DMG > Flat ATK > Resonance Liberation DMG > Heavy Attack DMG = Basic Attack DMG