Hello! I’m on the fence which one to use in a tourney defenses. If costumed one isn’t rogue I wouldn’t give it second thought. I find evade very useful 
I have her on max and I want to give her talents so I don’t know what talent path to take, of the plain Lix or costumed one. Fell free to post comments with pros and cons. Thanks!
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I chose non costume because the greater mana reduction can buy you more time. I love mana control, the more the better. When I use rubys first charge for example, it’s a 25% reduction in mana to a single target. Even that 25% doesn’t seem like enough sometimes. So I would always opt for a greater mana cut.
Most of the time I use the original version since the mana cut is higher. The only time I would use Rogue cLi Xiu is in Bloody Battle tournaments where the Evade and the extra damage to all is more useful
Edit : And in Rush, monk Li Xiu + 4% mana node charges in 6 tiles so she’s useful even in 5* tournaments in Holy stacks vs Alfrike
Original version as tank in 4* tourneys rocks
Costume version can work pretty well in raid defense as a wing due to the bigger AoE damage and the rogue talent. Also for farming easier map stages the costume version is better.
It’s really bad that one can’t effectively emblem her to be equally useful on both sides. Her regular form needs to go defense + hp, however her costume form should be all attack. Sadly this isn’t possible. If you emblem her costume side on attack path, her regular goes on HP + partially attack path.
Sadly, there are too many good monks in the game so she barely sees any emblems at all
That’s true, but Lix is still one of the best 4* holies for tournaments. She’s very annoying every time I play against her.
For me, as a vc2p, the access to heroes is primary from S1. From those, the good monks are Bane, Wu Kong, Joon and Li Xiu. Joon is a 5* whom I don’t have, so I can gladly spare a full set of emblems for Li Xiu. Furthermore, if you intend to ever use her in Raid Tournament Defense or anywhere else, she will be simply cannon fodder if you don’t give her a substantial amount of emblems. Limit Break isn’t even as important as is embleming her.
I agree with you, whoever controls mana, controls the game, most of the times (as l9ng as TileGod is not good nor bad in the match!). Thats why non-costumed 20% less mana imho is better than the costumed 10% less mana, regardless of the fact that non -costumed does less damage (150% instead of 180%).
Well, if your game depends on rogues evade (!), then costumed LiXiu suits you best!
i prefer Li Xiu with costume bonus over costume Li Xiu for the bigger mana reduction, but also her class. Monk can resist ailments, and i find that more crucial than just a dodge of a special skill
Both version are good in different situation. I limit break and emblem her for full health path for normal version, so she get full attack path for costume version.
I use normal version for tank in 4* rush attack tournament. She is one of the best choice. Monk charge faster thank rogue and can resist mana block ailment. More mana cut is also good for rush attack as well.
I use costume version for flank or wing in 4* bloody battle and buff booster tournament. She is comparable to Wu Kong costume. She hit less damage than Wu Kong costume but the mana cut will delay attacker skill by at least 1 turn and she also has no drawback. I also use costume version for me auto farm team.
Thank you guys for your help and your time, you’ve been a huge help! Cheers and good luck in your future endeavors 
The way I see it, there isn’t a very meaningful difference between a 10% mana cut or 20% mana cut - for an attacker, one match of 3 tiles is more than 20% mana for even very slow heroes to overcome this. The key thing is that heroes that are ready to fire are now prevented from doing so, which even a 1% mana cut would accomplish.
So because of that I would always use Costumed Li Xiu, for the slightly bigger damage (honestly doesn’t matter much, dealing damage isn’t her primary purpose but more is more) and as you already said the rogue evade talent is quite useful… a 2nd way that she can be a really annoying opponent to face on defense.
It’s situational as others have said.
I have set my Li Xiu to the no costume version and only flip as and when the need arises
Yep, that’s exactly why I think cLixiu is a slightly better option, but that’s me. Poll says different
I still haven’t maxed the special skill on the costume side of my Li Xiu. Otherwise, I’d be looking to choose a version depending on the talent needed.
I agree but it’s 20% to all colors and with some luck, she might fire twice before dying. Also, she is more defensive than c version so more suitable for tank position. All in all, if you use her for damage, then you are doing something wrong. She is tank who prevents specials charging, not a main damage dealer