Polearms
Xiao's 5-star weapon, the Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, is not as mandatory as the Amos Bow is for Ganyu. While it is the best in slot for him, many other weapons perform well enough.
So... if you're F2P or cannot afford this spear, no worries! We'll go on to other cheaper options for Xiao.
These next two options are for low spenders: we generally recommend the Blackcliff Pole above the Deathmatch, but it has just rotated out of Paimon's shop, so if you have no other options, Deathmatch will do fine. Blackcliff Pole's CRIT DMG substat just goes better with Xiao's CRIT Rate ascension stat. You can pair the Deathmatch with a CRIT DMG helm, or the Blackcliff with a CRIT Rate helm.
Finally, a completely F2P weapon would be the White Tassel.
The White Tassel will tide you over until you're able to buy the Blackcliff Pole from the shop.
We do not recommend this due to the low Base ATK as well as the fact that this adds DMG to normal attacks only, while Xiao's DPS also comes from Plunge Attacks and Elemental Skills.
Artifacts
We recommend either a 2-piece Viridescent Venerer + 2-piece Gladiator's Finale, or a 4-piece Gladiator's Finale.
A 4-piece Glads would be better, but harder to farm as there is no specialised domain for it.
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