Jiaoqiu’s Abilities and Leaks in Honkai Star Rail

Jiaoqiu is an emerging Fire Nihility character in Honkai Star Rail. Let’s take a look at what we currently know about him.

HoYoverse has officially announced the release of three new units for version 2.4 through their drip marketing campaign. The new units are Yunli, March 7th, and Jiaoqiu.

Jiaoqiu, a Fire Nihility unit, is anticipated to serve as a formidable support for Acheron. If you are seeking a replacement for Silver Wolf and a boost in the Acheron team’s power, Jiaoqiu is the perfect character for the job.

Continue reading to discover the current information available about Jiaoqiu’s gear in Honkai Star Rail.

Character Profile: Jiaoqiu from Honkai Star Rail

A promotional image of Honkai Star Rail characters. — HoYoverse

Jiaqiu is rumored to be a Fire character on the Path of Nihility.

As of now, Honkai Star Rail has made no mention of Jiaoqiu in its storyline. As a result, we are currently unaware of the character’s background.

Is there a release date for Jiaoqiu in Honkai Star Rail?

Jiaoqiu does not currently have a release date.

Similarly, HoYoverse has announced that he will be one of the featured 5-star characters in the latter half of version 2.4. Anticipate his availability to be towards the end of August, 2024.

Jiaoqiu Abilities in Honkai Star Rail

Jiaoqiu’s skills have been revealed on the Honkai Star Rail leaks subreddit. However, it is advisable for players to approach this information with caution until it is officially confirmed.

Basic Attack– Heart Afire
- Deals Fire DMG equal to 130% of Jiaoqiu’s ATK to a single enemy.
Skill – Scorch Onslaught
- Deals Fire DMG equal to 225% of Jiaoqiu’s ATK to a single enemy and 112.5% of Jiaoqiu’s ATK to enemies adjacent to him. Has a 100% base chance to inflict Ashen Roast on the primary target.
Ultimate – Pyrograph Arcanum
- Sets the number of Ashen Roast stacks on enemy targets to the highest number of Ashen Roast stacks present on the battlefield. Then activates a field and deals Fire DMG equal to 240% of Jiaoqiu’s ATK to all enemies.
- While inside the field, enemies take 18% additional Ultimate DMG, with a 65% base chance of being inflicted by Ashen Roast when taking action
- The Field lasts for 3 turns and is reduced by 1 after every turn. Field disappears once Jiaoqiu dies.
Talent – Quartet Finesse, Octave Finery
- When Jiaoqiu uses his Basic ATK, Skill, or Ultimate to hit an enemy, there is a 100% base chance of dealing 1 stack of Ashen Roast, increasing the extra DMG enemies receive by 18.75%, with each stack additionally increasing DMG by 6.25% to a max of 5 stacks. Ashen Roast will last 3 turns.
Technique- Fiery Queller
- After using the Technique, creates a special dimension that lasts for 15 second(s). After engaging enemies in the dimension, deals Fire DMG equal to 100% of Jiaoqiu’s ATK to all enemies and has a 100% base chance of applying 1 Ashen Roast Stack. Only 1 dimension created by allies can exist at the same time.

Jiaoqiu Eidolons in Honkai Star Rail

At Level 1, the Pentapathic Transference Talent boosts the damage dealt by 48% when an ally attacks an enemy target affected by Ashen Roast. Furthermore, each activation of this Talent also adds 1 stack to the current Ashen Roast stacks.
At Level 2, the skill “From Savor Comes Suffer”results in Ashen Roast being inflicted upon enemies, which can be likened to a Burn status. Those affected by Ashen Roast will experience a Fire damage over time effect at the beginning of every turn, equivalent to 300% of Jiaoqiu’s attack.
Level 3- The Dominance of Flavorful Euphony: Increases Skill Level by 2, with a maximum of Level 15. Also increases Basic ATK Level by 1, with a maximum of Level 10.
Leisure In, Luster Out at Level 4: While the Field is active, the ATK of enemy targets is diminished by 15%.
The level 5 skill, “Duel In Dawn, Dash In Dusk,”can be increased to Ultimate Lv. +2, with a maximum level of 15. Additionally, the talent level can also be increased to +2, with a maximum level of 15.
Nonamorphic Pyrobind at Level 6: Upon defeating the target, any existing Ashen Roast stacks will be transferred to the surviving enemy with the lowest number of stacks. The maximum number of Ashen Roast stacks is increased to 9, and each stack will decrease the All-Type RES of all enemies by 3%.