Xiaoqing "Lunar Musician Snake" Guide: 5 Star 5 Nature Cleric

Hero Review

Xiaoqing: The Rhythmic Reptile's Remedy

"Is this snake playing a drum or just beating the odds? We review Xiaoqing, the Lunar New Year healer with a penchant for distributing ailments and reflecting bad vibes. Find out if he's a slithering success or a percussion percussion failure in today's meta."

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Special Skill

Warding Off Evil

Mana Speed

Average

Recovers 40% health for all allies.
Lifts the latest cleansable status ailment from all allies and randomly distributes them on enemies.
All allies have a 60% chance to reflect any status ailment to a random character on the opposing team for 3 turns. (Status effects cast by characters, Minions and Fiends on the same side cannot be reflected.)

⚡ Tile Breakpoints Guide

10Base Tiles

12% Bonus

9Tiles

Family Bonus

Monthly Event - Lunar Year

Heroes become stronger when teamed with other unique Heroes of the same family.
The Lunar Year family features different Lunar Year Animal Heroes. Each Lunar Year Animal grants different bonus to the members of the Lunar Year family when paired with at least 1 other Lunar Year Hero.
This Hero gives the following Lunar Year (**) bonus to the members of the Lunar Year Family:
** Rabbit: +5% mana generation
** Ox: +10% defense
** Tiger: +10% attack
** Dragon: +15% critical chance
** Snake: +5% healing
** Rat: +15% Special Skill power
** Horse: -5% Received damage reduction
The members of this family have additional perks in the Lunar New Year event.

Passives

Inherent Abilities

Passive Skills

Stop Minions
Enemy Minions can't attack or use abilities.

Aether Power

Damage Reduction

At the start of each battle, all damage received by this Hero is reduced by -10% for 6 turns.

In battles with multiple waves, the effect is refreshed at the beginning of each wave.

Talents

Class Talent

Master Manashield

35% chance to resist negative mana effects and effects that prevent the use of Special Skills. If effects were resisted, the following effects are also activated:

This character and nearby allies recover 10% health.

Hero Coach Info

Ascension Support

Hero Coach Date

Available After

Jan 27th, 2027

How it works

By utilizing the Hero Coach, you can reach the Maximum Ascension of a Legendary hero instantly. This bypasses the requirement for rare 4★ Materials (like Alpha Aethers and Damaskus Blades) and ignores the traditional leveling time.

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Visiting Outfitter Info

Get this costume

Visiting Outfitter Date

🎭

No Costumes Available

This hero does not currently have any costumes in the game. As a result, they do not appear in the Visiting Outfitter events.

Matching Legendary Troops

Unwavering Cleric

Divine Cleric

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Unstoppable Fighter

Devoted Knight

These troops provide full Class Synergy bonuses when equipped on Cleric heroes of the Green element.

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Mana Optimization Strategy

How it works

By default, Xiaoqing has Average mana speed, requiring 10 tiles to charge. Equipping troops with a Mana Bonus can reach specific Breakpoints — the exact percentages where your tile count drops — allowing your hero to fire their special skill faster, with less tiles. Additionally, as a Cleric, this hero can unlock a +2% Mana Bonus through Emblems (Talent Tree). These bonuses can significantly lower the troop level required to reach these breakpoints.

Standard10Tiles

Optimized9Tiles

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5★ Mana Troop Set

8 Variants Matching

Default10 Tiles

Optimized

9Tiles

Required Level

LVL N/A

With +2% Emblem Bonus:

LVL 28

Need Bonus:12%

Combined bonuses:+13%

Breakpoint Achieved!

5★ Mana Troop Set

12 Variants Matching

Default10 Tiles

Optimized

9Tiles

Required Level

LVL N/A

With +2% Emblem Bonus:

LVL 29

Need Bonus:12%

Combined bonuses:+13%

Breakpoint Achieved!

Ancient Wizard

Magic Troop

Default10 Tiles

Optimized

9Tiles

Required Level

LVL 17

With +2% Emblem Bonus:

LVL 11

Need Bonus:12%

Combined bonuses:+13%

Breakpoint Achieved!

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Mana Troop

Default10 Tiles

Optimized

9Tiles

Required Level

LVL 23

With +2% Emblem Bonus:

LVL 17

Need Bonus:12%

Combined bonuses:+13%

Breakpoint Achieved!

General Information

Hero Name

Xiaoqing "Lunar Musician Snake"

Rarity
ElementNature
ClassCleric
Mana SpeedAverage
Skill Types
Cleansers Healers Reflectors Minions Counters
SourceMonthly Event - Lunar Year
FamilyLunar Year Family
Aether PowerDamage Reduction
CostumeBase
Release DateJan 27, 2025
Availability
Coach:Jan 27, 2027
HA10:Jan 27, 2027

Ascension Requirements

Tier

Food

Materials

Tier 2Ascension Cost

273K

★★★

★★★

★★

Tier 3Ascension Cost

442K

★★★

★★★

★★★

Tier 4Ascension Cost

708K

★★★★

★★★★

★★★★

★★★

Limit Break Requirements

Tier

Materials

Limit Break 1Unlock Cost

★★★★★

★★★★

★★★

LB 1 LevelsTotal Cost

★★★

Limit Break 2Unlock Cost

★★★★★

★★★★

★★★

LB 2 LevelsTotal Cost

★★★★

★★★★★

★★★★

★★★

Stats & Emblems

Simulation: 0 Emblems

Level				💪
4/80	1120	1182	2193	1154
4/85lb1	1207	1274	2364	1235
4/90lb2	1381	1457	2705	1395

Strategy

Mana Node

Talent Level

Calculated Bonuses

Attack

+225

Defense

+90 & +3%

Health

+136 & +3%

Mana

+2%

Healing

+4%

Resource Costs

Emblems

1,740

Master

Food

6,041,800

Iron

6,041,800

+18

+15

+18

+3%

+15

+3%

+18

+15

+18

+15

+18

+36

+2%

+4%

+50

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Overall Grade

Overall performance in the current meta

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Summon Value

Is this hero worth your gems and tokens?

Yes, Absolutely

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Yes, but only when featured

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Copies to Keep

How many copies are worth keeping and leveling?

None

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1 Copy

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2 Copies

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3+ Copies

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Limit Break Priority

Priority for applying Limit Breaks

LB2 (Alpha)

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LB1

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Emblem Path

General emblem path preference

Sword path (Attack when possible)

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Shield path (HP and Def when possible)

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Node Strategy

Specific node priority strategy

Atk > Def > HP

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Atk > HP > Def

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Def > Atk > HP

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Def > HP > Atk

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HP > Atk > Def

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Best Def Position

Best placement in a defense formation

Tank

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Flank

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Wing

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Primary Use (Max 3)

Top scenarios where this hero excels

Raids/War

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Defense

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Titans

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Tournaments

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Events

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Farming

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Visual Design

What do you think of the visual design?

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It’s ok

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions about Xiaoqing

What element and rarity is Xiaoqing in Empires & Puzzles? +

Xiaoqing is a 5 star Nature hero (Green) with legendary rarity.

What is Xiaoqing's special skill? +

Xiaoqing's special skill is called "Warding Off Evil". Recovers 40% health for all allies. Lifts the latest cleansable status ailment from all allies and randomly distributes them on enemies. All allies have a 60% chance to reflect any status ailment to a random character on the opposing team for 3 turns. (Status effects cast by characters, Minions and Fiends on the same side cannot be reflected.)

When was Xiaoqing released? +

Xiaoqing was released on Jan 27, 2025.

Which family does Xiaoqing belong to? +

Xiaoqing belongs to the Lunar Year Family. Heroes become stronger when teamed with other unique Heroes of the same family.. The Lunar Year family features different Lunar Year Animal Heroes. Each Lunar Year Animal grants different bonus to the members of the Lunar Year family when paired with at least 1 other Lunar Year Hero.. This Hero gives the following Lunar Year (**) bonus to the members of the Lunar Year Family: . ** Rabbit: +5% mana generation. ** Ox: +10% defense. ** Tiger: +10% attack. ** Dragon: +15% critical chance. ** Snake: +5% healing. ** Rat: +15% Special Skill power. ** Horse: -5% Received damage reduction. The members of this family have additional perks in the Lunar New Year event.

What are Xiaoqing's passive skills? +

Stop Minions: Enemy Minions can't attack or use abilities.

What is the mana speed of Xiaoqing? +

Xiaoqing has Average mana speed.

Hero Review

Xiaoqing: The Rhythmic Reptile's Remedy

Special Skill

Warding Off Evil

Family Bonus

Monthly Event - Lunar Year

Passives

Passive Skills

Aether Power

Damage Reduction

Talents

Master Manashield

Hero Coach Info

Hero Coach Date

How it works

Visiting Outfitter Info

Visiting Outfitter Date

No Costumes Available

Matching Legendary Troops

Mana Optimization Strategy

How it works

5★ Mana Troop Set

5★ Mana Troop Set

Ancient Wizard

Rebel Infiltrators

General Information

Xiaoqing "Lunar Musician Snake"

Ascension Requirements

Limit Break Requirements

Stats & Emblems

Simulation: 0 Emblems

Community Feedback

Overall Grade

Summon Value

Copies to Keep

Limit Break Priority

Emblem Path

Node Strategy

Best Def Position

Primary Use (Max 3)

Visual Design

Discussion

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions about Xiaoqing