Genshin | Mona Best Build & Weapon Guide

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Mona is a character of Genshin Impact 5.2. See Mona's, DPS build 2024 guide, best weapon tier list, artifact set, team comp, f2p team, talent materials, & tier for Mona.

Table of Contents

Character Guide & Tier
Best Build
Best Weapon
Best Artifacts
Best Team Comp
Ascension & Talent Materials
How To Use Skills
Should You Get & Constellation Guide
Skill Description & Details

Mona Articles
Best Teams For Mona			The Widsith

Mona Tier & Review

Rarity		Element		Weapon
		Hydro		Catalyst
How To Get?
Can be pulled from both Standard & Limited-time Banners
DPS	Sub-DPS		Support		Healer
-	A		S		-
▶All Character Tier List

**The Tiers above are ranked in 6 levels. With SS being the highest and D the lowest.
Tiers: SS → S → A → B → C → D

** Tiers above are at Zero Constellations

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Strengths & Weakness Of Mona

Strengths
- Can provide one of the most powerful buffs in the game - Can restrict the movements of lightweight enemies - Alternate sprint can let her traverse across bodies of water quickly
Weakness
- Short duration for Elemental Skill - Bubble mechanics can be difficult to understand for beginners - Taunt does not work on bosses

▼ Details about Mona below.

Mona Best Build

Mona Burst DPS Build

Weapon	Skyward Atlas
Substitute	1. Lost Prayer To The Sacred Winds 2. Oathsworn Eye 3. Favonius Codex 4. Thrilling Tales Of Dragon Slayers 5th. Hakushin Ring (F2P)
Best Artifact	Emblem Of Severed Fate x4
Artifact Stats	Sands: ATK% / Energy Recharge Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus Circlet: Crit Rate/DMG
Priority Sub-Stats	1. Crit Rate/DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% 4. Elemental Mastery

This build focuses on increasing the damage for Mona's Burst, while also ensuring that she has a good uptime for her Burst. The damage will depend on Mona's CR/CD and Energy Recharge instead of through her ATK%.

Mona Hydro Main DPS

Weapon	Lost Prayer To The Sacred Winds
Substitute	1. Skyward Atlas 2. The Widsith 3. Solar Pearl 4. Oathsworn Eye 5. Mappa Mare (F2P)
Best Artifact	Heart Of Depth x4
Artifact Stats	Sands: ATK% Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus Circlet: Crit Rate/DMG
Priority Sub-Stats	1. Crit Rate/DMG 2. ATK% 3. Energy Recharge 4. Elemental Mastery

Mona Best Weapon

Burst DPS Build

	Weapon	Details
Best	Skyward Atlas	ATK 33.1% (Lvl. 90) - Elemental Damage Bonus will benefit all of Mona's attacks - Better because of non-conditional Elemental DMG Bonus
2nd	Lost Prayer To The Sacred Winds	CRIT Rate 33.1% (Lvl. 90) - High Crit Rate sub-stat makes building CR/CD easy - Requires Mona to stay on the field, not that good for a Burst DPS build, but will work as a stat stick
3rd	Oathsworn Eye	ATK 27.6% (Lvl. 90) - Provides both ER and ATK increase to Mona
4th	Favonius Codex	Energy Recharge 45.9% (Lvl. 90) - Both ER sub-stat and weapon skill will help Mona to have a good Burst uptime
5th	Thrilling Tales Of Dragon Slayers	HP 35.2% (Lvl. 90) - HP Sub-stat will not benefit Mona - Main use is its weapon skill wherein it increases the ATK of the character you switch to when you switch off Mona
6th (F2P)	Hakushin Ring	Energy Recharge 30.6% (Lvl. 90) - Free to Play option - Best with an Electro-charge team, but can work with any other team comp as a stat stick weapon

Either Go For ER or CR/CD

The goal is to have Mona's Burst available as much as possible so having an Energy Recharge is good for Mona. She also converts ER to Hydro DMG. If you have any CR/CD weapons available, that would also work seeing as Mona's Burst does Crit!

Hydro Main DPS Build

	Weapon	Details
Best	Lost Prayer To The Sacred Winds	CRIT Rate 33.1% (Lvl. 90) - High Crit Rate sub-stat makes building CR/CD easy - Mona as main DPS will be able to take advantage of the Elemental DMG conditional weapon skill
2nd	Skyward Atlas	ATK 33.1% (Lvl. 90) - Elemental Damage Bonus will benefit all of Mona's attacks
3rd	The Widsith	CRIT DMG 55.1% (Lvl. 90) - All of the weapon skill's random effect all benefits Mona - Crit DMG sub-stat will make building CR/CD easier
3rd	Solar Pearl	CRIT Rate 27.6% (Lvl. 90) - With Mona as main DPS, you can juggle between her Normal ATK, Skill, and Burst to increase the DMG between all of them
4th	Oathsworn Eye	ATK 27.6% (Lvl. 90) - ATK% sub-stat is good for increasing overall ATK
5th (F2P)	Mappa Mare	Elemental Mastery 110 (Lvl. 90) - Good for running an Elemental-focused team comp

All Weapon List

Mona Best Artifacts

Mona Burst DPS Build Artifacts

Best Artifacts For Burst DPS Build

	Artifacts
Best	Emblem Of Severed Fate 4-Piece
Substitute 1	Emblem Of Severed Fate (2-Piece) Noblesse Oblige (2-Piece)
Substitute 2	Heart Of Depth (2-Piece) Noblesse Oblige (2-Piece)

Artifact Stat Priority

	Main: Flat HP Sub: Crit Rate/DMG / Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: Crit Rate/DMG / Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: ATK% / Energy Recharge Sub: Crit Rate/DMG / Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: Hydro DMG Bonus Sub: Crit Rate/DMG / Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: Crit Rate/DMG Sub: Crit Rate/DMG / Energy Recharge / ATK%

Build At Least 180% Energy Recharge

For a Burst DPS Build, you need to have at least 180% Energy Recharge in order to have a good Burst uptime. With the Emblem of Severed Fate set, you can even get an increase in your Burst DMG depending on the Energy Recharge.

Build CR/CD As Much As You Can

Mona's Burst crits so having a good CR/CD ratio is great for increasing her DPS. You can build around 50/100 CR/CD to ensure a good chunk of damage whenever she uses her Burst.

Mona Hydro Main DPS Build Artifacts

Best Artifacts For Hydro Main DPS Build

	Artifacts
Best	Heart Of Depth 4-Piece
Substitute 1	Heart Of Depth (2-Piece) Gladiator's Finale Or Any other 2-Piece ATK% artifact (2-Piece)

Artifact Stat Priority

	Main: Flat HP Sub: Crit Rate/DMG / ATK% / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: Crit Rate/DMG / ATK% / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: ATK% Sub: Crit Rate/DMG / ATK% / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Hydro DMG Bonus Sub: Crit Rate/DMG / ATK% / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Crit Rate/DMG Sub: Crit Rate/DMG / ATK% / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery

Build CR/CD & ATK%

As a main DPS, you will need a good chunk of CR/CD and ATK% in order for Mona to deal good damage across all of her attacks. Energy Recharge and Elemental Mastery can also be built, but these can be an afterthought for the sub-stats.

Mona Best Team Comp

Premium Team For Mona

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Enabler / Support	Sub-DPS
Mona	Fischl	Kuki Shinobu	Kazuha
Details
- A electro-charged team centered around Mona - Fischl & Kuki Shinobu will secure continuous Electo application - Kuki can heal the team - Kazuha will apply elemental shred and even CC enemies for Mona's Burst

Other Characters That Works With Mona

Character	Sub	Details
Fischl Kuki Shinobu	Yae Miko	- Can easily apply Electro with her Elemental Skill - Will provide additional DMG with her Burst
Kazuha	Sucrose Venti	- Both can fill Kazuha's role - Venti's only better against small enemies since he can group them easily with his Burst

Free To Play Friendly Party

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Enabler	Support
Mona	Layla	Sucrose	Diona
Details
- A freeze comp for Mona - Layla and Diona together can easily do Permafreeze with Mona - Sucrose will apply Elemental Shred

Notes About Team Comps For Mona

Mona is a versatile character. She's strong enough that she can be a main DPS and she's equipped with support abilities, allowing her to slot into a Support role. Mona can work in most Hydro-focused team comps!

Mona Ascension Materials

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Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Varunada Lazurite Sliver x 1 Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 9 Whopperflower Nectar x 18 Shimmering Nectar x 30 Energy Nectar x 12 Philanemo Mushroom x 108 Cleansing Heart x 26
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Varunada Lazurite Sliver x 1 Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 9 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone x 6 Whopperflower Nectar x 18 Shimmering Nectar x 30 Energy Nectar x 36 Philanemo Mushroom x 168 Cleansing Heart x 46

Philanemo Mushroom Farm Routes

Philanemo Mushroom Farm Routes

Philanemo Mushroom Farm Routes

Talent Materials For Mona

Enemy Drops (Whopperflower)	Domain Drops (Tue/Fri/Sun)	Big Boss Drops (Andrius)
Whopperflower Nectar	Teachings Of Resistance	Ring Of Boreas
Shimmering Nectar	Guide To Resistance
Energy Nectar	Philosophies Of Resistance

Mona 's Recommended Talent Priority

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Ripple of Fate	★★★・・
Mirror Reflection of Doom (Elemental Skill)	★★★★・
Stellaris Phantasm (Elemental Burst)	★★★★★

Mona Skill Guide & How To Use Mona

Recommended Rotation For Mona

Recommended Mona Rotation
1	Use Elemental Skill to build energy
2	When Burst becomes available, make sure that your main DMG-dealing attack from another character is available
3	Use Mona's Burst as set-up for big damage
4	Switch to your main damage dealer and use their attack to trigger Mona's Burst's aftereffect
5	Repeat Step 1

Uses Of Mona's Elemental Skill

Distract Enemies With Taunt

Mona's Elemental Skill is a taunt for enemies, meaning while it's active, they will turn their attention to it instead of you. It also periodically applies Hydro to enemies around it.

Move Backwards By Holding

Holding Mona's Elemental Skill displaces her to the back while leaving a phantom. It is a great move for doing a strategic setup & evasion.

Uses Of Mona's Elemental Burst

Set Up For High Damage

Mona's Elemental Burst doesn't necessarily do high damage by itself, but it is a great set-up for high-damage combos. This is due to the effect that it applies which increases damage taken by enemies affected by it.

Restricts Enemies

Besides the increased damage, Mona's Burst also restricts the movement of lightweight enemies. Note that heavy enemies will be unaffected by this, but they will still have the lingering effects of the Burst.

Mona Wish & Constellation Guide

Should You Get Or Wish For Mona?

No Need To Target Mona When Pulling

Mona is a great support that can boost the damage output of the whole team. However, she can appear at any banner anytime. It is recommended to focus on limited characters over Mona.

Best Constellation For Mona

Rating	Constellation Effect
★★★★・	C1: Prophecy Of Submersion When any of your own party members hits an opponent affected by an Omen, the effects of Hydro-related Elemental Reactions are enhanced for 8s: - Electro-Charged DMG increases by 15% - Vaporize DMG increases by 15% - Hydro Swirl DMG increases by 15% - Frozen duration is extended by 15%
★★・・・	C2: Lunar Chain When a Normal Attack hits, there is a 20% chance that it will be automatically followed by a Charged Attack. This effect can only occur once every 5s.
★★★・・	C3: Restless Revolution Increases the Level of Stellaris Phantasm by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★★・	C4: Prophecy Of Oblivion When any party member attacks an opponent affected by an Omen, their CRIT Rate is increased by 15%.
★★・・・	C5: Mockery Of Fortuna Increases the Level of Mirror Reflection Of Doom by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★・・・・	C6: Rhetorics Of Calamitas Upon entering Illusory Torrent, Mona gains a 60% increase to the DMG of her next Charged Attack per second of movement. A maximum DMG Bonus of 180% can be achieved in this manner. The effect lasts for nor more than 8s.

No Cons Or C1 Is Recommended

Since it's hard to acquire cons for Mona and that she's already highly viable without it, having her at C0 si okay. If you can, get her to C1 since the increase in Hydro damage is great especially when running her in Vaporize or Electro-charged comps.

Mona Skills & Talents Details

Normal Attack: Ripple Of Fate

Normal Attack

Effect
Performs up to 4 water splash attacks that deal Hydro DMG.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
1-Hit DMG	37.6%	40.4%	43.2%	47%	49.8%	52.6%	56.4%	60.2%	63.9%	67.7%	71.4%
2-Hit DMG	36%	38.7%	41.4%	45%	47.7%	50.4%	54%	57.6%	61.2%	64.8%	68.4%
3-Hit DMG	44.8%	48.2%	51.5%	56%	59.4%	62.7%	67.2%	71.7%	76.2%	80.6%	85.1%
4-Hit DMG	56.2%	60.4%	64.6%	70.2%	74.4%	78.6%	84.2%	89.9%	95.5%	101%	107%

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Charged Attack

Effect
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to deal AoE Hydro DMG after a short casting time.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
Charged Attack DMG	150%	161%	172%	187%	198%	210%	225%	240%	255%	269%	285%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Plunging Attack

Effect
Calling upon the power of her Wind Spirits, Sucrose plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Anemo DMG upon impact with the ground.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
Plunge DMG	56.8%	61.5%	66.1%	72.7%	77.3%	82.6%	89.9%	97.1%	104%	112%	120%
Low Plunge DMG	114%	123%	132%	145%	155%	165%	180%	194%	209%	225%	240%
High Plunge DMG	142%	153%	165%	182%	193%	206%	224%	243%	261%	281%	300%

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Mirror Reflection of Doom (Elemental Skill)

Effect
Creates an illusory Phantom of Fate from coalesced waterspouts.

Phantom

Effect
Has the following special properties: ・Continuously taunts nearby opponents, attracting their fire. ・Continuously deals Hydro DMG to nearby opponents. ・When its duration expires, the Phantom explodes, dealing AoE Hydro DMG.

Hold

Effect
Utilizes water currents to move backwards swiftly before conjuring a Phantom. Only one Phantom created by Mirror Reflection of Doom can exist at any time.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
DoT	32%	34.4%	36.8%	40%	42.4%	44.8%	48%	51.2%	54.4%	57.6%	60.8%	64%	68%
Explosion DMG	133%	143%	153%	166%	176%	186%	199%	212%	226%	239%	252%	266%	282%
CD	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Stellaris Phantasm

Effect
Mona summons the sparkling waves and creates a reflection of the starry sky, applying the Illusory Bubble status to opponents in a large AoE.

Illusory Bubble

Effect
Traps opponents inside a pocket of destiny and also makes them Wet. Renders weaker opponents immobile.When an opponent affected by Illusory Bubble sustains DMG, it has the following effects: ・Applies an Omen to the opponent, which gives a DMG Bonus, also increasing the DMG of the attack that causes it. ・Removes the Illusory Bubble, dealing Hydro DMG in the process.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
Illusory Bubble Duration	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s	8s
Illusory Bubble Explosion DMG	442%	476%	509%	553%	586%	619%	664%	708%	752%	796%	841%	885%	940%
CD	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s
Energy Cost	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Omen

Effect
During its duration, increases DMG taken by opponents.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
DMG Bonus	42%	44%	46%	48%	50%	52%	54%	56%	58%	60%	60%	60%	60%
Omen Duration	4s	4s	4s	4s	4s	4s	4s	4s	4s	4s	4s	4s	4s

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Illusory Torrent (Alternate Sprint)

Alternate Sprint

Effect
Mona cloaks herself within the water's flow, consuming stamina to move rapidly. When under the effect of Illusory Torrent, Mona can move at high speed on water.Applies the Wet status to nearby opponents when she reappears.

Stamina Consumption	10
Continuous Stamina Consumption	15s

Passive Skills

Come 'n' Get Me, Hag!

Effect
After she has used Illusory Torrent for 2s, if there are any opponents nearby, Mona will automatically create a Phantom. A Phantom created in this manner lasts for 2s, and its explosion DMG is equal to 50% of Mirror Reflection of Doom.

Waterborne Destiny

Effect
Increases Mona's Hydro DMG Bonus by a degree equivalent to 20% of her Energy Recharge rate.

Principium Of Astrology

Effect
When Mona crafts Weapon Ascension Materials, she has a 25% chance to refund a portion of the crafting materials used.

Characters With Same Role As Mona　

Best Characters With Same Role

SUB DPS
Emilie SS	Furina SS	Nahida SS	Xiangling SS
Xingqiu SS	Yae Miko SS	Yelan SS	Chiori S
Fischl S	Kuki Shinobu S	Raiden Shogun S	Albedo A
Ayato A	Beidou A	Collei A	Dendro Traveler A
Support
Baizhu SS	Bennett SS	Furina SS	Kazuha SS
Nahida SS	Xilonen SS	Zhongli SS	Chevreuse S
Diona S	Jean S	Kokomi S	Kuki Shinobu S
Mona S	Nilou S	Raiden Shogun S	Sucrose S

Character Tier Lists

Tier Lists
Best Character Tier List	Reroll Tier List
Best Teams For Each Character	Meta Team Comps

All Characters

Characters By Rarity
★5			★4
Characters By Roles
DPS List		Support List		Healer List
Characters By Element
Pyro	Hydro		Anemo		Electro
Dendro		Cryo		Geo
Characters By Nation
Mondstadt		Liyue		Inazuma
Sumeru		Fontaine		Natlan

All Playable Characters

★5 Star Characters
Albedo	Alhaitham	Aloy	Anemo Traveler
Arlecchino	Ayaka	Ayato	Baizhu
Chasca	Childe	Chiori	Clorinde
Cyno	Dehya	Dendro Traveler	Diluc
Electro Traveler	Emilie	Eula	Furina
Ganyu	Geo Traveler	Hu Tao	Hydro Traveler
Itto	Jean	Kazuha	Keqing
Kinich	Klee	Kokomi	Lyney
Mona	Mualani	Nahida	Navia
Neuvillette	Nilou	Qiqi	Raiden Shogun
Shenhe	Sigewinne	Tighnari	Venti
Wanderer	Wriothesley	Xianyun	Xiao
Xilonen	Yae Miko	Yelan	Yoimiya
Zhongli	-	-	-
★4 Star Characters
Amber	Barbara	Beidou	Bennett
Candace	Charlotte	Chevreuse	Chongyun
Collei	Diona	Dori	Faruzan
Fischl	Freminet	Gaming	Gorou
Kachina	Kaeya	Kaveh	Kirara
Kujou Sara	Kuki Shinobu	Layla	Lisa
Lynette	Mika	Ningguang	Noelle
Ororon	Razor	Rosaria	Sayu
Sethos	Shikanoin Heizou	Sucrose	Thoma
Xiangling	Xingqiu	Xinyan	Yanfei
Yaoyao	Yun Jin	-	-

The Traveler

The Traveler & Their Elements
Pyro			Hydro			Anemo			Electro
Dendro				Cryo				Geo

Unreleased Characters

Capitano	Citlali	Columbina
Dainsleif	Dottore	Hroptatyr
Iansan	Ifa	Lan Yan
Mavuika	Nicole	Pantalone
Pierro	Pulcinella	Rerir
Rhinedottir	Sandrone	Skirk
Surtalogi	Tsaritsa	Varka
Vedrfolnir	Xbalanque	-

Story Characters

Ajaw	Alice	Egeria
Guizhong	Kamuna Harunosuke	Kusanali
La Signora	Lumine	N/A
Teppei	Tomo	Vennessa

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