S MECH Physical

Xentinel · Dawnbearing Crescent

Raiden Mei

TierS
RolesDPS · Support
Release8.7

Xentinel · Dawnbearing Crescent is Raiden Mei's S-rank MECH-type Physical katana user, protected by Grail of Infinitude. She builds Fighting Spirit with her Ultimates, then unleashes powerful Slashes and a Link Ultimate that splits the field in two. She instantly defeats BIO-type mobs, breaks shields fast and inflicts Stun, and she is also one of the best supports for Lunar Vow: Crimson Love and Ba-Dum! Fiery Wishing Star.

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Xentinel · Dawnbearing Crescent

DPS / Support (same gear)

Weapons

Dawnlight of Qilin: Peaceful Age BiS
S
Best in slot (official BBS recommendation).
PRI-ARM of Dawnlight of Qilin: +30% Crit DMG; on Xentinel, enemies take 20% more Total DMG from her, the team gains 20% Total, Elemental and Crit DMG, and Sentinel Slash triggers Time-frozen Domain when she leads.
Dawnlight of Qilin
A
The base signature katana: already unlocks her key team buffs.
Xentinel's signature katana: +20% Crit DMG; on her, enemies take 15% more Total DMG from her and the team gains 15% Total and Elemental DMG.
Seven Thunders of Retribution: Narukami
S
BBS "universal" option, only for its generic stats.
Herrscher of Thunder's PRI-ARM: on other katana users, its active is a Lightning slash that inflicts Paralyze Trauma, and it grants +45% Total DMG against enemies of a countered type.
Jizo Mitama
A
BBS transitional option.
Older katana Divine Key: summons Jizo Mitama to fight for up to 40s and grants up to +32% Total DMG against airborne enemies.

Stigmata

Every Year Anew T Top
Every Year Anew M Middle
Every Year Anew B Bottom
Best in slot: Crit, DEF shred and the team-wide buff all come from it. Craftable in the Foundry.
Set effects
2pCrit Rate +15%. On Xentinel: +30% more Crit Rate, and with Astral Ring active enemies lose 55% DEF and take 15% more Total DMG from buffed allies; as the leader she also breaks shields 100% faster.
3pUltimate, Combo ATK and QTE Crit Rate +30%. On Xentinel: landing her Ultimate or QTE, entering Stellar Outburst or entering battle as the leader gives the team the set buff for 25s, and enemies take 15% more Physical DMG from her.
Marco Polo T Top
Marco Polo M Middle
Marco Polo B Bottom
BBS transitional Physical set.
Set effects
2pAbove 25 combo hits, Combo and Charged ATKs deal 250% ATK of bonus Physical DMG on hit (CD: 5s).
3pAbove 25 combo hits, the wearer heals 200 HP every 5s.

Stat targets

  • Stigmata affixes: ATK on every piece
  • Crit Rate above 100% converts to Crit DMG when she leads (cap 120%)
  • S0 with full signature gear is enough for most players

Talent priority

Ultimate
Special ATK
Leader
Passive
Basic ATK
Evasion

Her set was craftable from v8.7 (2 Source Prisms + 600 Ether Fuel per piece) and the 9th-anniversary login gave a free selector.

Teams

Recommended teams

Grail of Infinitude DPS

Xentinel · Dawnbearing Crescent
Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon
Ba-Dum! Fiery Wishing Star

Her usual partners are Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon, Ba-Dum! and Hi♪ Love Elf♥. Ba-Dum! is Kiana, which gives Xentinel Physical Breach. Serapeum is the listed AstralOp.

Support for Lunar Vow: Crimson Love

Lunar Vow: Crimson Love
Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon
Xentinel · Dawnbearing Crescent

Lunar Vow with her Divine Key; Peregrine Sword is the other usual support for Bleed weather.

Law of Ascension support (Ba-Dum!)

Ba-Dum! Fiery Wishing Star
Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon
Xentinel · Dawnbearing Crescent

Xentinel gives Kiana Breach; swap her with Miss Espionage or others depending on the boss.

Guide

How to play

Core loop

  • Her Basic ATK restores SP quickly. Her Weapon Skill hurls Qilin (10 Stun Trauma, 20 SP, 7s CD) and chains into Basic ATK SEQ 3.
  • Each Ultimate is chosen by her Fighting Spirit stacks and gives her one more stack. At 2+ stacks, holding ATK spends them on Supreme Slash or Absolute Slash, which build Blade Force; at 2 Blade Force she unleashes Sentinel Slash (1,600% ATK, triggers her teammates' QTE).
  • Casting Combo ATK or Basic ATK SEQ 3 also triggers her Ultimate Evasion Skill, so she stays safe while attacking.

Astral Ring (Grail of Infinitude)

  • During Astral Ring Charging, her Ultimates consume her Stellar Drain to restore Astral Ring Intensity; she also recovers Intensity with her Slashes when she leads.
  • In Stellar Outburst, the team shares one big SP pool. Triggering Facet of Infinitude raises her Crit DMG, and she finishes with the Link Ultimate World-Splitting Light.
  • As the leader, every team member breaks shields 100% faster, and any Crit Rate above 100% turns into Crit DMG (Crit Rate caps at 120%).

Team bonuses

  • With a Kiana battlesuit on the team, both gain Physical or Elemental Breach (or extra DMG if they already have Breach).
  • With an Elysia battlesuit on the team, enemies take 15% more Total DMG from everyone.

Marisa Impact's Elysian Realm loops: Astral Ring Charging = Weapon, ATK, Ultimate twice, repeat. Stellar Outburst = Ultimate, Combo ATK x3, Weapon, repeat.

Strengths

  • Excellent Physical DPS in her match-ups, with instant kills on BIO-type mobs.
  • Huge shield-break and Stun utility for the whole team when she leads.
  • One of the best supports for Lunar Vow: Crimson Love, and a top Law of Ascension support for Ba-Dum! thanks to her Breach.
  • Lots of time-stop during Stellar Outburst.

Weaknesses

  • Her Stellar Outburst takes more real-life time because of its many animations.
  • Needs her full signature set to activate her team buffs.
  • Brings little to existing World Star teams as a support.
  • One of her passive sub-skills is still locked, waiting for a future character.

Notable dupes · Rank

S2
Solid upgrade

Her Weapon Skill triggers 3s of global Time Fracture, which is great in the Memorial Arena.

SS
Big upgrade

After her first Stellar Outburst as the leader, she can cast World-Splitting Light at once with full Crit bonuses: a big DPS jump.

SSS
Solid upgrade

World-Splitting Light deals an extra 520% ATK of Physical DMG.

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Updated September 24, 2026 · Version 9.0
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