Xie Zi Jing: The "Anti-BS" Scorpion Queen Who Melts Dodgers

Overview

Xie Zi Jing, often dubbed the "Scorpion Demoness" (or just the Scorpion Lady by the community), is a 5-star Dark (Purple) hero from the Journey family, originally released during the 2024 Lunar New Year event. She arrived as a direct answer to the dodge-heavy meta dominated by heroes like Costumed Kadilen and Bastet. As a Fighter class hero, she has the tenacity to revive and keep applying pressure. While her stats have aged, her unique toolkit—specifically the ability to ignore dodge, dispel before hitting, and apply uncleanseable poison—keeps her relevant in specific niche scenarios.

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Hero Art & Visuals

The artwork is... certainly memorable. While some players expected a seductive demoness in the vein of Diaochan, we got a literal half-woman, half-scorpion hybrid that looks like she woke up on the wrong side of the arachnid bed. The intense expression and the sheer number of limbs make her look ready to tear through defenses—or at least complain to the manager about them. It's a stark, monstrous departure from the more "human" Journey heroes, fitting for a character whose nickname is literally "Scorpion Spirit."

General Info

Hero Stats

Stat Analysis in 2026: Let's be blunt: Xie Zi Jing's stats are showing their age.

• Attack (1025): Once considered high, this is now well below the average for modern attackers, who regularly push 1300+ base attack.
• Defense (976) & Health (1730): These durability stats are fragile by modern standards. Modern tanks and bruisers sit at 1300 Defense and 2500+ Health.
• LB2 Comparison: Even with a second Limit Break, her stats (~1264 Atk / 1203 Def / 2133 HP) barely catch up to the base stats of heroes released in late 2025. She relies entirely on her mechanic utility rather than raw stat-checking.

Special Skill: Wrathful Sting

Skill Analysis: "Wrathful Sting" is a technical marvel designed to dismantle specific defenses.

1. Ignore Dodge: This is her headline feature. Unlike most heroes who can miss against a dodge buff, Xie Zi Jing always connects. This makes her a hard counter to C.Kadilen, Bastet, and the myriad of Rogue/Glass passives.
2. Priority Dispel: She dispels buffs from the target and nearby enemies before dealing her DoT. This removes Taunt (unless it's undispellable), Defense Up, or Ailment Immunity buffs (like Aramis or Hathor) before they can protect the team. Note: She does not deal direct damage, so she won't trigger "damage on hit" passives, but also won't kill low HP enemies instantly.
3. Uncleanseable Poison: 1257 damage over 3 turns is massive (~419 per turn). Because it's uncleanseable, once it lands, the enemy will take that damage unless they have ailment immunity beforehand (which she might dispel) or passive resistance.

By the Numbers

Let's break down the math behind the sting.

• Mana Speed: Fast. She requires 8 tiles to charge. With a lvl 29 mana troop or a Magic troop, she can charge in 7 tiles. Her passive gives her a 50% chance to gain 10% mana when receiving a buff, allowing her to potentially charge in just 6 tiles in a buff-heavy team.
• Damage Output:
  • Direct Damage: 0. She deals no direct impact damage.
  • DoT Damage: 1257 total over 3 turns to 3 targets.
  • Total Output: 1257 x 3 = 3,771 damage.
  • With Journey Family Bonus (3 heroes): If the duration extends to 6 turns (100% chance), the damage potential doubles to ~2,514 per enemy, totaling ~7,542 damage. This is team-wiping potential if stalled.
• Passives Impact: The 50% chance for 10% Mana/Health on buff receipt significantly increases her effective speed and sustain. In a team with buffers like C.Hathor or Nautica, she can chain specials rapidly.

Family Bonus, Passives, Aether Power & Unique Abilities

The Journey family is all about momentum and extending the suffering of your enemies.

Family Bonus

Analysis: This is arguably the strongest part of her kit if you commit to the family. With 2 or 3 Journey heroes, you have a 75-100% chance to extend her poison to 4, 5, or 6 turns. A 6-turn uncleanseable poison is practically a death sentence for the enemy team, draining over 2500 HP slowly while they can do nothing about it.

Passives

Analysis: These passives turn her into a self-sustaining engine.

• Mana on Buff: Essential for cutting tile requirements. Pair her with heroes that buff continuously (e.g., Hulda, C.Hathor) to make her functionally "Very Fast."
• Health on Buff: Provides passive healing, mitigating her lower base health pool.

Aether Power

Analysis: Counterattack. A decent defensive tool. Since she is likely to be targeted due to her threat level, reflecting 60% damage helps chip down attackers. It's not as game-breaking as "Dodge" or "Ailment Immunity," but it adds some punishment to AoE hitters.

Legacy & Modern Relevance

• Historical Context: Upon release, Xie Zi Jing was a terror. The combination of ignoring dodge and high uncleanseable damage made her a staple in top-tier defenses, often flanked by other Journey heroes. She was the answer to the "Dodge Meta."
• Power Creep Analysis: Her stats have fallen off a cliff. Modern heroes have 30-40% higher survivability. Furthermore, the rise of "Toon" passives (75% chance to resist ailments) hurts her significantly, as her primary damage source can be completely ignored by a lucky passive roll.
• Modern Viability Verdict: Niche / Situational. She is no longer a top-tier defender. On offense, however, she remains a High-Value Counter. You bring her specifically to delete C.Kadilen teams, dispel taunts, or melt high-defense teams that lack ailment immunity. She is a scalpel, not a hammer.

Costume & Costume Bonus

At the time of writing, Xie Zi Jing does not have a costume. If one is released, expect it to update her stats to modern standards and potentially add direct damage to her special skill.

Emblem Path Analysis

As a Fighter, she can revive, which synergizes perfectly with her DoT role (revive -> DoT continues ticking).

The Punisher (Attack Path)

• Path: Attack > Health > Defense
• Pros: Maximizes the Poison DoT damage. DoT scales with the Attack stat, so every node increases the guaranteed damage she deals.
• Cons: Leaves her already fragile stats even more exposed. She might die before firing.

The Survivor (Defense/Health Path)

• Path: Health > Defense > Attack
• Pros: Ensures she survives long enough to fire her special at least once. Utilizes the Fighter revive talent more effectively by keeping her in the fight.
• Cons: Slightly lower poison damage per turn.

Final Recommendation

For most players in 2026, the Defense/Health path is recommended. Her poison is deadly enough at base; the priority is ensuring she lives through the alpha strike of modern 1300% snipers to actually use it.

Strengths

• Hard Counter to Dodge: Ignores dodge buffs 100% of the time.
• Priority Dispel: Removes defensive buffs (Taunt, Defense Up) before applying ailments.
• Uncleanseable Damage: Once the poison sticks, it's guaranteed damage (bypassing cleansers).
• Synergy King: Becomes exponentially stronger with other Journey heroes.

Weaknesses

• Fragile Stats: Can be one-shot by modern snipers.
• No Direct Damage: Cannot finish off a low HP enemy instantly; they might fire one last time before the poison tick kills them.
• Passive Resists: "Toon" passives, Monks, and Clerics can resist/withstand the poison application, rendering her turn wasted.
• Ailment Immunity: Heroes like Aramis or updated Gargoyles who prevent ailments entirely (undispellable) shut her down if they fire first.

Best Game Modes

• War Attack: Specifically against Dodge tanks or teams relying on buff-heavy defenses.
• Bloody Battle: She shines here. Since healing is disabled, her uncleanseable poison is permanent damage that cannot be recovered.
• Buff Booster: Her passives grant her mana and health for every buff, making her incredibly fast and durable in this mode.

Advanced Strategy & Team Compositions

Xie Zi Jing is not a "plug and play" hero; she needs a team that supports her mechanics.

Sample Team Ideas

1. The Journey Core: Xie Zi Jing + Sha Wujing + Chang'e.
   • Why: Activates the 3-hero family bonus. XZJ's poison extends to 6 turns. Sha Wujing provides healing and dodge. Chang'e prevents enemy buffs. This trio was once the strongest defense in the game.
2. The Buff Engine: C.Hathor + Xie Zi Jing + Nautica.
   • Why: C.Hathor and Nautica provide constant buffs. XZJ's passive triggers constantly, feeding her mana and health, allowing her to fire every 2-3 turns.

Counters & Anti-Synergies

• Counters (Strong against XZJ): Aramis (Undispellable ailment immunity), Toon Families (High resist chance), Gargoyles (Stoneskin resists poison damage).
• Anti-Synergies: DoT Overwriters. Don't pair her with other Poison heroes (like C.Sartana) unless you time them carefully, as the weaker poison might overwrite the stronger one.

Advice for New Players

If you pull her, level her! A fast dispeller who bypasses dodge solves many difficult map stages and raid puzzles. She doesn't need high troops to be effective, as her mana passive helps her charge. Focus on keeping her alive.

Advice for Veterans

She is a luxury tool. Do not put her on defense; she is free food for Toon attackers. Use her on offense to dismantle C.Kadilen/Bastet teams. Do not spend Alpha Aethers on her unless you use her daily in wars; her stats gain from LB2 isn't enough to make her a tank, and her utility works fine at LB1.

Community Corner: Hot Takes & History

• The Launch Reaction: "She looks like an unreasonable auntie unable to get her way at a market sale!" - Anonymous Forum User.
• The Realization: "People are complaining about this?! Fast 900 damage to all... Guaranteed and without any possibility to avoid it via counterattack, dodge or ailment immunity buff?! And fighter class?! You guys are funny!" - Forum User realizing her potential.
• The "Scorpion" Debate: Players were initially confused why she was a literal scorpion monster while others were human. "I was not expecting The Rock’s scorpion king form."

Final Thoughts

Xie Zi Jing remains the queen of "No." Dodge? No. Taunt? No. Cleanse? No. While her stats have been eroded by the sands of time (and power creep), her ability to bypass the most annoying defensive mechanics in the game ensures she will always have a spot on the bench for specific wars. She isn't the meta-defining monster she was in 2024, but when you see a dodge team, you'll be glad you have the Scorpion Auntie on speed dial.

Verdict: A specialized scalpel for offense. Bench for defense.

(Costume note: Still waiting for that makeover, SG!)