Diona Best Build Guide

Comprehensive Diona guide for Genshin Impact. Learn Diona's best build, best team, and voice actor for this 4-Star Cryo Support Bow user.

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Diona’s New Buffs on July 1

Diona's Icy Paw attack will trigger when teammates trigger Superconduct or Stellar-Conduct while her Burst at C6 will now grant a Superconduct and Stellar-Conduct buff as well. Her C6 will also increase her Max HP even outside of Radiance: Stellar-Conduct state.

Diona Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier

Character Profile

Gacha Art	Rarity
	Element	Cryo
	Weapon	Bow
	Ascend Stat	Cryo DMG Bonus 24.0%
	Region	Mondstadt
	Birthday	January 18
	Roles	Off-Field Survivability
How To Get	Available in all Banners at a low drop rate

Base Stats

Diona is a 4-star Cryo character who wields a Bow in Genshin Impact. Her gameplay focuses on support and healing, offering strong utility as a shielder and healer. Her Elemental Skill, "Icy Paws," fires Cryo projectiles that create a shield that scales with her max HP, making her effective at protecting teammates while applying Cryo. Her Elemental Burst, "Signature Mix," creates a "Drunken Mist" that heals allies over time and continuously deals AoE Cryo damage to enemies within its field. Lore-wise, Diona is a bartender at The Cat's Tail in Mondstadt, ironically determined to ruin the wine industry despite her unmatched talent for mixing drinks.

Diona's Tier & Rating

In combat, Diona is an Off-Field Support who provides both shields and healing. Her Elemental Skill provides a Shield when Tapped or Held, but its duration and the number of projectiles fired are lower when Tapped. Her Elemental Burst tosses a special cold brew, creating a circular field that periodically deals Cryo DMG to enemies and heals allies within it. Her kit makes her an excellent Survivability support.

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Roles & Playstyle of Diona and Her Strengths and Weaknesses

Off-Field Support Diona

Diona's kit is centered on being a Sustain Support for her allies. She can easily provide Shields with her Elemental Skill and healing with her Elemental Burst. Additionally, her Off-Field Cryo application makes her great for Melt teams.

Pros and Cons of Off-Field Support Diona

Best Build for Diona

Diona is Great as a Shield Support and Healer

Weapon	Sacrificial Bow
Best Artifact	Noblesse Oblige x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge / HP% Goblet: HP% Circlet: Healing Bonus or HP%
Priority Sub-Stats	Energy Recharge > HP% > CRIT Rate (If using Favonius Warbow)
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Stat Goals For Support Diona

The main stats you should focus on when building Diona are her Energy Recharge and HP. Good ER levels allow her to use her Elemental Burst each rotation for healing, while high HP increases her Shield's strength and the healing from her Elemental Burst.

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Best Weapon for Diona

Diona's weapon options are limited as there are few HP-scaling bows. Her best weapons are therefore those that provide Energy Recharge, since she relies on her Elemental Burst for healing. This allows her Artifacts to be fully focused on HP.

Premium Weapons for Support Diona

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Sacrificial Bow	Get from Banners - Lets Diona use her Elemental Skill repeatedly, which generates more Particles and helps maintain her shield's uptime. - The Energy Recharge substat is great for keeping her Elemental Burst available.
2nd	Elegy For The End	Get from Limited Banner - Provides a high Energy Recharge stat and buffs the team with 100 EM and 20% ATK. - At C6, Diona can provide a 300 EM buff, letting the team's Pyro DPS focus entirely on ATK.
3rd	Silvershower Heartstrings	Get from Limited Banner - A great HP stat stick that significantly increases Diona's Shield HP and healing. - She is unable to gain the 3 stacks needed for the full effect since she does not have access to the Bond of Life mechanic.

Sacrificial Bow is the best option for Support Diona since it provides Energy Recharge and can reset the cooldown of her Elemental Skill. Alternatively, other ER bows or Sigewinne's Signature Weapon are also good options to massively increase her HP.

F2P Options for Support Diona

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	Favonius Bow	Mondstadt Archon Quest Reward - A good source of Energy Recharge that also provides extra Particle generation. - Requires some CRIT Rate from artifacts to reliably trigger its passive.
2nd (Fishing)	End Of The Line	Sumeru Fishing Association Weapon - A good source of Energy Recharge, but the damage from its passive will be low since Diona is built with HP and ER instead of ATK.
3rd (Event)	Fading Twilight	Get from Limited Event - Decent Energy Recharge stat and increases Diona's damage dealt. - Obtainable from Version 2.7's flagship event.
4th (Chest)	Recurve Bow	Get from Banners or Open Chests - Good early game bow for Diona. - Mainly boosts HP meaning her Artifact set should be focused on Energy Recharge.

Favonius Bow is Diona's best F2P weapon since it increases her Energy Recharge and helps her generate more Energy Particles. Other great options include the End of the Line from the Sumeru Fishing Association and the event-exclusive Fading Twilight.

Diona Best Artifacts

Diona's best Artifact sets are supportive sets that can boost her teammates' damage or set pieces that can boost Energy Recharge and Max HP. See the recommendations below:

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Noblesse Oblige	★★★★★ - A lot of Cryo and Pyro DPS scale on Attack and this set allows Diona to buff ATK% as well. - The Elemental Burst DMG increase can also boost the damage of Diona's Elemental Burst.
Tenacity Of The Millelith	★★★★・ - Increasing the HP will give stronger shields and the ATK buff can be activated consistently when inside a polar star field in Stellar Comps.
Any HP% Any Energy Recharge	★★★・・ - Increasing Diona's HP and Energy Recharge gives her a sturdier Shield and better healing. - Best 2-pc set combination if you can't use a 4-pc set.

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat HP Sub: Energy Recharge / HP%
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: Energy Recharge / HP%
	Main: Energy Recharge or HP% Sub: Energy Recharge / HP%
	Main: HP% Sub: Energy Recharge / Flat HP
	Main: Healing Bonus or HP% Sub: Energy Recharge / Flat HP

For Sub-Stats, Energy Recharge and HP% Work the Best

Diona only needs HP and Energy Recharge to ensure her Elemental Burst has good uptime and her healing is decent. If using Favonius Warbow on her, make sure to build CRIT Rate on her sub-stats for the weapon effect.

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Best Team Comp Diona

Diona is Best Used with Pyro Damage Dealers

Shielder	DPS	Healer	Support
Diona	Mavuika	Xilonen	Citlali
Details
- Diona pairs well with any damage dealer who needs a shielder to prevent interruptions during their attack combos. - At C6, she excels as a support for Pyro damage dealers, as her hefty EM buff can greatly boost their Melt damage.

Since Diona can apply Cryo off-field, she's an excellent support for Pyro characters like Mavuika or Arlecchino, who can benefit from her shields and trigger Melt reactions. At Constellation 6, her Elemental Mastery buff further boosts the Melt damage of on-field Pyro characters within her Elemental Burst's AoE.

Other Teams for Diona

Stellar-Conduct Teams for Diona

Team		Detail
Diona	Sandrone	- A Stellar-Conduct team where a C6 Diona buffs the reaction's damage. - Diona acts as a Cryo battery for Sandrone and buffs her Elemental Mastery, increasing the Stellar-Conduct damage.
Yae Miko	Nicole

Free to Play Team

Team		Details
Diona	Sucrose	- Xiangling can deal powerful Melt damage, boosted by the Elemental Mastery buffs from Sucrose (and a C6 Diona). - Sucrose groups enemies with her Skill. If equipped with Sacrificial Fragments, she can use it multiple times in a row. - Bennett can funnel Energy to Xiangling.
Bennett	Xiangling

Diona's Team Rotation & Combos

Basic Team Rotation for Diona

Diona's rotation is very simple and easy to perform. If you want to use her Cryo application for a support character that can shred RES with an artifact set like Viridescent Venerer or Scroll set, use Diona's skills first before switching to that support.

Basics of Using Diona

Use Elemental Skill (Hold) to Create a Shield

Diona's Elemental Skill has two versions: a Tap and Hold version. The Hold version is more commonly used since the shield it creates has a longer duration. It also applies Cryo and hits 5 times, which makes Favonius Warbow or Sacrificial Bow good weapon choices for her.

▲ Diona's skill cooldown might make the Hold version seem less effective, but with Sacrificial Bow and its 5 attacks, she can easily trigger the weapon's passive and reset her skill's cooldown.

Increases Movement Speed and Decreases Stamina Consumption

Diona's first passive talent increases the movement speed and decreases the stamina consumption of any character protected by her shield by 10%.

Use Elemental Burst to Apply Cryo and Heal Characters

Diona's Elemental Burst targets an enemy and creates a circular field around them. It deals Cryo damage to enemies periodically and heals characters within its AoE. Diona's 6th Constellation enhances her Elemental Burst by granting a 200-point Elemental Mastery buff to allies within the field.

Witch's Revelation Buff Gives Her New Abilities

The new Witch's Revelation buff for Diona grants her a new passive talent and an enhancement to her 6th Constellation.

Besides the Stellar-Conduct-related buffs, the Max HP buff also increases the durability of Diona's shield. The coordinated attack also doesn't require Radiance: Stellar-Conduct, making her a viable Cryo applicator for Electro characters built as a Physical DPS.

Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Diona

How To Use Diona's Skills & Passives?

Support That Heals, Creates Shields And Applies Cryo

Diona is a supporter who can provide healing, shields and also apply Cryo with her Burst. She's best used in a Freeze, Superconduct/Stellar-Conduct or Melt team.

Elemental Skill Creates A Shield And Deals Damage

Diona's Elemental Skill creates a shield and deals multiple hits of damage to the enemy. This shield scales on her Max HP, making the Tenacity set one of her best artifacts to equip especially in a Superconduct team because of her Passive.

Sacrificial Bow and Favonius Warbow Are Her Best Weapons

Weapon	Sub Stat & Weapon Effect
Sacrificial Bow	Energy Recharge 30.6% (Lv90) After damaging an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40%/50%/60%/70%/80% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s/26s/22s/19s/16s.
Favonius Bow	Energy Recharge 61.3% (Lv90) CRIT Hits have a 60%/70%/80%/90%/100% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s/10.5s/9s/7.5s/6s.

*Table shows the Refine 1 to 5 weapon effects and max level stat given.

Diona's multi-hit Elemental Skill makes Sacrificial Bow and Favonius Warbow her best 4 star weapons. The multi-hit attacks allow Diona to have a higher chance to trigger the passives of these weapons even if they have low refines.

Elemental Burst Creates A Healing Field And Damages Enemies

Diona's Elemental Burst creates a healing field that can also damage enemies within its range. The healing is overtime, but the Cryo application is on the slower side, which makes it difficult to use her with Pyro characters who apply Pyro quickly.

Superconduct Can Trigger An Off-Field Attack

Diona's new Passive allows her to reuse her Elemental Skill's attack when Superconduct or Stellar-Conduct is triggered. This attack will happen every 3.5s after she has used her Elemental Skill.

C6 Buffs Elemental Mastery And Stellar-Conduct DMG

Cat's Tail Closing Time Constellation 6	- Increases Incoming Healing Bonus by 30% when the character's HP is 50% or less. - Increases Elemental Mastery by 200 when HP is above 50%. [ New Effects after Buff ] - Increases Diona's Max HP by 25%. - Increases the Superconduct and Stellar-Conduct Reaction DMG by 40% for characters within her Burst's range.

As a 4-star, Diona's best Constellation is her 6th. It increases the active character's Elemental Mastery by 200 within her Burst's range and increases her own HP by 25%. In Stellar-Conduct teams, this Constellation also provides a Reaction DMG buff.

Provides Movement SPD Buff & Enemy ATK Debuff

Outside of Diona's Constellation 6 buffs, her two other Passives give allies shielded by her Skill a Movement SPD buff and reduced Stamina Consumption. Her Burst also debuffs enemies' ATK by 10% when they are inside its range.

Should You Pull for Diona's Constellation Or Best Weapon?

Aim For C6 If Possible

C1 and C2 Are Good Functionality Upgrades

Diona's C1 restores 15 Energy after her Elemental Burst ends, lowering her energy requirements. Her C2 increases her shield's durability and allows it to apply to co-op teammates. While these are good upgrades, they aren't major changes, making her a viable support even at C0.

C6 Is Ideal But Not Necessary

Diona's C6 is her most notable Constellation. It provides different buffs depending on the active character's HP. If their HP is 50% or less, they receive an Incoming Healing Bonus. If it's above 50%, they gain an Elemental Mastery buff.

It also gives a 40% Superconduct and Stellar-Conduct buff which makes her a decent alternative to Qiqi who has a similar ability.

Diona's Constellations & Effects

Diona's Constellation Name is Feles

Feles

Ascension Materials for Diona Talents & Level

Character Level Talent

Materials Per Ascension Level

Lvl 20	Shivada Jade Sliver x1 Calla Lily x3 Firm Arrowhead x3
Lvl 40	Shivada Jade Fragment x3 Hoarfrost Core x2 Calla Lily x10 Firm Arrowhead x15
Lvl 50	Shivada Jade Fragment x9 Hoarfrost Core x4 Calla Lily x20 Sharp Arrowhead x12
Lvl 60	Shivada Jade Chunk x6 Hoarfrost Core x8 Calla Lily x30 Sharp Arrowhead x18
Lvl 70	Shivada Jade Chunk x3 Hoarfrost Core x12 Calla Lily x45 Weathered Arrowhead x12
Lvl 80	Shivada Jade Gemstone x6 Hoarfrost Core x20 Calla Lily x60 Weathered Arrowhead x24

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Materials Per Talent (Skill) Level

Level 1	Default
Level 2	Teachings Of Freedom x3 Firm Arrowhead x6
Level 3	Guide To Freedom x2 Sharp Arrowhead x3
Level 4	Guide To Freedom x4 Sharp Arrowhead x4
Level 5	Guide To Freedom x6 Sharp Arrowhead x6
Level 6	Guide To Freedom x9 Sharp Arrowhead x9
Level 7	Philosophies Of Freedom x4 Weathered Arrowhead x4 Shard Of A Foul Legacy x1
Level 8	Philosophies Of Freedom x12 Weathered Arrowhead x9 Shard Of A Foul Legacy x1
Level 9	Philosophies Of Freedom x12 Weathered Arrowhead x9 Shard Of A Foul Legacy x2
Level 10	Philosophies Of Freedom x16 Weathered Arrowhead x12 Shard Of A Foul Legacy x12 Crown of Insight x1
Level 11	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 12	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 13	Unlocked via Constellation

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Diona Skills & Talents Details

Who Is Diona?

An Alcohol-Hating Bartender at Cat's Tail

Due to her father's alcoholism, Diona developed a hatred for alcohol and vowed to bring down Mondstadt's alcohol industry by becoming a bartender who creates "strange" beverages. However, this endeavor backfired due to a blessing she had unknowingly received.

Blessed by an Oceanid

In the Version 4.1 event, Waterborne Poetry, it was revealed that the "spring fairy" at Springvale's pond was an Oceanid. Diona then realized that the fairy from her childhood memory was real and learned that the "curse" she thought she had was actually a blessing from Callirhoe.

Descendant of the Katzlein Bloodline

Diona's cat-like features, such as her ears and tail, stem from her being a descendant of the Katzlein bloodline. Her namecard implies that these features were not originally a trait of her bloodline, but were acquired after a prank by a certain individual.

Daughter of Draff

Diona's father is Draff, a hunter NPC in Springvale who sells hunted meat. Like Diona, her father also has Katzlein features.

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