Cyno Best Build, Weapon, & Team Guide for Ver. 5.8

Comprehensive Cyno guide for Genshin Impact. Learn Cyno's best build, and how to rerun for this 5-Star Electro DPS Polearm user.

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Cyno Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier

Character Profile

Gacha Art	Rarity
	Element	Electro
	Weapon	Polearm
	Ascend Stat	CRIT DMG 38.4%
	Region	Sumeru
	Birthday	June 23
	Roles	On-Field DPS
How To Get	Can only be pulled during Cyno's Limited-Time Banner (Currently not available)

Base Stats

Cyno is a 5-star Electro character that wields a Polearm in Genshin Impact. His gameplay focuses on being an On-Field DPS. He can deal massive Electro damage during his Elemental Burst while utilizing his Elemental Skill during the Endseer state for higher damage output. Lore-wise, Cyno serves as the General Mahamatra and has ties with the Akademiya.

Cyno's Tier & Rating

What Kind of Character is Cyno?

Cyno is an on-field Electro DPS who enters Pactsworn Pathclearer after using his Elemental Burst, where he deals most of his damage. He synergizes well with Nahida for her EM buffs and benefits from EM-scaling reactions like Aggravate, Hyperbloom, and Lunar-charged.

Cyno’s meta standing at base investment has been unstable due to glaring kit issues. His Burst state lasts long when played optimally, causing most supports’ abilities to expire mid-rotation. This limits support choices, teambuilding, and DPS potential, as Travelers often swap early to refresh support abilities.

Ineffa is a strong addition to Cyno’s teams, contributing high personal damage, enabling Lunar-charged, and providing both a shield and an Elemental Mastery buff. Together, these significantly boost his Hyperbloom team DPS, making Cyno more competitive and viable in harder end-game content even at low investment.

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Roles & Playstyle of Cyno and His Strengths and Weakness

On-Field DPS Cyno

Cyno is known to have problems with his supports' abilities running out while he's in his Elemental Burst state. His old team DPS at low investment was also underwhelming, but Ineffa and the Lunar-charged reaction does help to make him more competitive.

Pros and Cons of On-Field DPS Cyno

Best Build for Cyno

Cyno's best overall build focuses on his personal damage with an emphasis on Energy Recharge and Elemental Mastery. See below for the recommendations:

Find a Balance Between His Desired Stats

Weapon	Staff of the Scarlet Sands
Best Artifact	Thundering Fury x 4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Elemental Mastery Goblet: Electro DMG% Bonus Circlet: CRIT Rate or DMG
Priority Sub-Stat	Energy Recharge% > Elemental Mastery > CRIT
Recommended Team

Stat Goals For On-Field Cyno

Cyno's Energy requirements depend on his teammates. You always want to aim for another Electro teammate like Fischl to help generate Energy particles to charge his Elemental Burst. Interestingly, Ineffa lowers Cyno's Energy requirement even further since she can generate a generous amount of Energy every time her Elemental Skill hits.

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Best Weapon for Cyno

Cyno has very clear outliers for the best options in regards to his weapon choices. Elemental Mastery or CRIT are generally going to be his most sought-after stats. See below for the recommendations:

Premium Weapons for On-Field DPS Cyno

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Staff of the Scarlet Sands	Get from Limited Banner - Cyno's Signature Weapon is obviously going to be his best option. - CRIT Rate secondary stat makes reaching his Crit stat-goals easier. - Provides ATK% based on his Elemental Mastery. - When played with Ineffa, her EM buff isn't counted towards the weapon's passive.
2nd	Ballad of the Fjords	Get from the Battle Pass - CRIT Rate secondary stat makes reaching his Crit stat-goals easier. - Gives Elemental Mastery with 3 different Element types, which Cyno can achieve in a Hyperbloom comp. - Best at R5, but still very good even at R1.
3rd	Primordial Jade Winged-Spear	Get from Banners - CRIT Rate secondary stat makes reaching his Crit stat-goals easier. - ATK% buff from the passive is still usable on Cyno. - Increase DMG dealt is also nice to have. - Decent option for all his teamcomp variants.
4th	Staff of Homa	Get From Limited Banners - CRIT DMG secondary stat lets Cyno reach his stat-goals easily. - Mostly a stat stick. - Among the best generalist polearms, so if you have it, Cyno can use it.
5th	Deathmatch	Get From the Battle Pass - CRIT Rate secondary stat can help Cyno reach an ideal Crit Ratio. - Passive is usable but drops off in multi-target content. - Better at R5.

Cyno's signature weapon is the ideal weapon across all his team archetypes. Other 5-star options can't quite compare, but the Battle Pass polearm proves to be quite competitive with Staff of the Scarlet Sands at R5, and is decent or even equal to other 5-star weapons on Cyno.

Free To Play Friendly (F2P Weapons) for On-Field Cyno

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	Kitain Cross Spear	Inazuma Forgeable (Craftable) Weapon - Elemental Mastery secondary stat helps Cyno reach his EM stat goal. - Best at R5 - Provides Energy after a small delay following a skill activation. Good when Cyno is the sole Electro character, but still usable even when he's with another Electro character.
2nd F2P	White Tassel	Get From Banners or From Liyue Chests - CRIT Rate secondary stat helps Cyno reach the desired Crit ratio easier. - Increases Normal ATK DMG which is good for his Elemental Burst state. - Best at R5.

For Free-to-Play options, Kitain Cross Spear is a suitable choice regardless if you need the Energy or not, mostly due to the Elemental Mastery. White Tassel despite the low base attack can also be a viable weapon if you're lacking CRIT Rate.

Cyno Best Artifacts

Cyno's best Artifact usually stands out over other options, but the rest can be used as an alternative while you farm for his best set. See the recommendations below:

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Thundering Fury	★★★★★ - Cyno's best Aritfact set for all team compositions. - Resets the cooldown of his Elemental Skil whenever you trigger an Electro reactionl, allowing him to use his skill often for more Energy while also increasing his DPS. - Boosts damage dealt by Electro reactions.
Gilded Dreams	★★★・・ - An alright alternative to Thundering Fury due to the Elemental Mastery it gives. - Will not be as good as Thundering Fury (TF), so try to farm for a decent TF set regardless.
Flower of Paradise Lost	★★・・・ - Good in teams that can trigger Hyperbloom. - Still loses to the Thundering Fury set regardless.
2-pc. Electro DMG 2-pc. Elemental Mastery	★★・・・ - Any 2 piece combination of stats that Cyno likes such as Elemental Mastery can be used as a temporary set while you farm for a full Thundering Fury set. - You can use the set combination indicated here or alongside any of 2-piece of the following: - Gilded Dreams - Gladiator's Finale - Flower of Paradise Lost.

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT Rate or DMG / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Flat ATK Sub:CRIT Rate or DMG / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Elemental Mastery Sub: CRIT Rate or DMG / Energy Recharge
	Main:Electro DMG Bonus Sub:CRIT Rate or DMG / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: CRIT Rate or DMG Sub: CRIT Rate or DMG / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery

Prioritize Cyno's Energy Requirement

Even when Cyno is with another Electro teammate, he still needs to have around a decent amount of Energy Recharge to be able to use his Elemental Burst reliably, since it's his main source of damage. The exception to this rule is when he's paired with Ineffa, whose Energy generation is generous enough for Cyno to run a very small amount of Energy Recharge.

After ensuring he can charge his Burst up every rotation, finding a balance between Elemental Mastery and CRIT becomes the secondary focus. Always try to have a 1:2 ratio of CRIT Rate to DMG for the reliable DPS, and try to hit as close to his recommended Elemental Mastery number as possible.

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Best Team Comp Cyno

Premium Hyperbloom Team

DPS	Support	Support	Support
Cyno	Ineffa	Nahida	Xingqiu
Details
- Cyno as an On-Field Electro DPS can pair well with Ineffa and Lunar-charged in a Hyperbloom team. - Ineffa activates Lunar-charged, provides Energy for Cyno and a Shield for more interruption resistance. - Nahida is the Off-Field Dendro source to maintain Quicken (Dendro with Electro), provides an Elemental Mastery buff and allows this team to create Hyperblooms. - Xingqiu is the Hydro source. Lunar-charged requires a lot of Hydro application and Xingqiu can rapidly and consistently apply it.

Prior to Ineffa, Cyno's best team already involves specific Dendro reaction like Hyperbloom and Quicken together. With Ineffa, the Hydro and Electro in his teams can react to trigger Lunar-charged, which is slightly better than Electro-charged DPS wise.

But more importantly Ineffa's personal damage contributes significantly to Cyno's team DPS while also providing additional bonuses (shield and an EM buff) that Cyno can take advantage off. Note that Ineffa is not extremely necessary for Cyno, but if you want to ensure his damage is a bit more competitive into endgame content and if you have other teams to use her in, pulling for Ineffa can be worth considering if you have the means to do so.

Other Team Comps For Cyno

Cyno Aggravate Team

Team		Detail
Cyno	Nahida	- One of Cyno's popular teams that makes use of the Aggravate reaction, which boosts the damage of an Electro attack. - Baizhu provides healing, interruption resistance shield and a small buff to Aggravate damage. - Fischl contributes her own damage through her passive, which greatly benefits from the Aggravate reaction.
Baizhu	Fischl

F2P Friendly Team Comp

Team		Detail
Cyno	Yaoyao	- A F2P-friendly team comp using free or easily obtainable characters. - Triggers Hyperblooms while also maintaining decent Aggravate uptime. - No shield support so be wary of getting interrupted mid-attack. - Cyno can reliably trigger Fischl's Ascension 4 Passive in his Elemental Burst mode.
Xingqiu	Fischl

Team Rotation of Cyno and Combos

Basic Team Rotation for On-Field DPS Cyno

Cyno's team rotation, as stated, is very straightforward since you're generally going to be deploying your support abilities first before swapping into Cyno. Cyno has one optimal combo with his current best artifact set, 4-piece Thundering Fury, and another combo when he's equipped with a different set.

Optimal Cyno Combo

This combo assumes you have the 4-piece Thundering Fury equipped, since the Skill reset from the full set piece helps to fit as much Skill uses into his Burst state as possible, which helps to increase his personal damage. This is the optimal and most recommended combo overall.

If your Cyno isn't equipped with the Thundering Fury set, the above combo should still apply. But you will have less overall Skill usages due to the lack of the Skill reset. You can Normall attacks to fill in the gap while waiting for the Skill to come off cooldown.

Basics Of Using Cyno

Cyno is an On-Field Electro DPS who uses his Elementall Burst to enter a special state called Pactsworn Pathclearer to deal most of his damage. While in this state, Cyno's Normal, Charged and Plunge Attacks are infused with Electro, and his Elemental Mastery, interruption resistance and immunity to Electro-charged DMG also increases.

Elemental Burst State Is Cyno's Primary DPS Source

The bulk of Cyno's damage is condensed into his Burst state. This Burst has a relatively long duration and support abilities will often expire before his Pactsworn Pathclearer ends. This is one of Cyno's known gameplay issues, but it can be worked around by swapping out of Cyno's Burst early. Meeting his Energy Recharge requirements should be your first priority because of how important his Elemental Burst is.

Elemental Skill Extends Burst State Duration

When Cyno uses his Elemental Skill while in his Pactsworn Pathclearer state, Cyno instead releases an attack that deals AoE Electro DMG while also extending the duration of his Elemental Burst state by 4 seconds. Because using his Skill is important for his overall DPS (since it also triggers his Featherfall Judgment passive), the Pactsworn Pathclearer state will naturally last longer.

Favors Reactions that Scale with Elemental Mastery

Cyno is naturally built with Elemental Mastery because of his Ascension 4 Passive, Authority Over the Nine Bows. This passive increases the damage of his Normal Attacks in his Pactsworn Pathclearer and the damage of the Duststalker Bolts that are released whenever you successfully trigger his Ascension 1 Passive, Featherfall Judgment. This make it so that teams that focus around reactions that take into account Elemental Mastery are usually Cyno's best teams.

Lunar-Charged Is Very Good for Cyno's DPS

The Lunar-charged reaction introduced with Ineffa greatly boosted Cyno’s damage in his best team, which blends Quicken (Dendro + Electro) and Hyperbloom (Dendro + Hydro, then triggered by Electro).

Lunar-charged scales with the whole team’s stats, can CRIT, and uses Elemental Mastery (EM) in its formula, which is a stat that Cyno has a surplus of by default. Additionally, Ineffa also provides a shield and buffs EM for herself and the active character. It's easy to see that Cyno gains significant value from Ineffa, which makes this an excellent pairing as a boost for Cyno's team DPS.

Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Cyno

How To Use Cyno's Skills & Passives

Electro DPS That Enters a Special State After Using Elemental Burst

Cyno's team rotation is straightforward considering how he wants to have as much on-field time as possible. This makes it so that he'll always be last in the team rotation. His basic combo also involves using his Elemental Skill in his Pactsworn Pathclearer state at specific timings, which is fully explained below.

Pactsworn Pathclearer State Is His Primary Damage Source

Cyno's Elemental Burst puts him into a special state or stance called Pactsworn Pathclearer. This state enhances his Normal, Charged and Plunge attacks by infusing them with Electro, while also increasing his Elemental Mastery and resistance to interruption. This Burst state also works in tandem with both of his passives. Because his Elemental Burst is his strongest and most important ability, having enough Energy Recharge to use it every rotation should be a priority.

Elemental Skill Extends Pactsworn Pathclearer Duration

When in his Burst state, using Cyno's Skill's extends the duration of the state by 4 seconds. His Ascension 1 Passive, Featherfall Judgment, makes it so that you also need to time the usage of his Skill while in the Burst state at specific timings for more damage. More importantly, since you will always want to use Cyno's Skill while Pactsworn Pathclearer is active for DPS purposes, its duration is naturally going to be extended.

Ascension 1 Passive Requires You to Time Usage of His Skill

Cyno's A1 Passive Mechanics

While in the Burst state, an eye icon will occasionally flash on your screen. This means Cyno has entered his Endseer Stance, and it requires you have to activate his Skill whenever the eye lights up.

A successful Skill trigger whenever Endseer Stance happens increases the damage dealt by the Skill while also firing 3 additional bolts of Electro damage. This is a good part of his personal DPS, so ensuring you activate his Skill at the correct time is part of his optimal gameplay.

Good With Electro-Related Reactions That Scale With Elemental Mastery

Cyno typically wants to build Elemental Mastery to take advantage of his Authority Over the Nine Bows passive. This essentially buffs all of the important damage sources in his Burst state, which naturally makes him more synergistic with Electro reactions that scale well with more Elemental Mastery, such as Aggravate, Hyperbloom and Electro or Lunar-charged. Cyno's strongest teams will usually consist of either or all reactions working together.

Having Another Electro Teammate Helps With Energy

Playing Cyno with another Electro teammate to generate Energy particles is highly recommended, since it also activates Electro Resonance that increases Energy gain. This includes supports like Fischl and Ineffa that can act as potent batteries to charge Cyno's high cost Elemental Burst. Without another Electro teammate, Cyno's Energy requirement becomes too high, which can be hard to balance alongside his best offensive stats like CRIT and Elemental Mastery.

Pairing Him With Shield Supports Is Recommended

Having a shield makes playing Cyno more comfortable despite his increased resistance to interruption in his Burst state. This is because getting interrupted while Pactsworn Pathclearer is active is going to be a lot less forgiving because of his Endseer Stance timing. Missing one properly timed Skill use leads to lower DPS, which is something we want to avoid, especially in harder endgame content. A shield character that synergizes well with Cyno, such as Baizhu, Kirara and Ineffa help to avoid this problem entirely.

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

Prioritize Cyno's Constellations

Signature VS Constellations
C2 > C1 or Staff of the Scarlet Sands

C2 is a Good Stopping Point

Cyno's early constellations, like most DPS characters, are designed in a way to increase his damage. His best early constellations that are likely to provide a noticeable increase to his damage without going to C6, which is his top constellation overall, will be his C1 and C2. The attack speed buff (from C1) helps you perform specific ability rotations easier and the sizeable Electro DMG bonus (from C2) is easily maintained throughout combat, making both nice to have if you want to vertically invest in Cyno directly.

If you do not have a 5-star Crit spear, you can still consider getting Staff of the Scarlet Sands since it's one of the decent 5-star stat sticks for other spear characters that would appreciate the Elemental Mastery or Crit Rate it provides.

Recommendation if You Have Staff of Homa or Ballad of the Fjords
C2 > C1 > Staff of the Scarlet Sands

Other Crit Spears are Competitive

Staff of Homa, Ballad of the Fjords (both at base refinement and max refinement) and the Primordial Jade Winged-Spear will all provide similar results with minimal differences between each other and versus his Signature Weapon. The Staff of the Scarlet Sands starts losing its pull value if you have any of his good alternative Crit spears, so you're likely better off pulling for Cyno's constellations or his best supports' constellations instead.

Cyno's Constellations & Effects

Cyno's Constellation Name is Lupus Aureus

Lupus Aureus

Ascension Materials for Cyno Talents & Level

Character Level Talent

Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Vajrada Amethyst Sliver x 1 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment x 9 Vajrada Amethyst Chunk x 9 Divining Scroll x 18 Sealed Scroll x 30 Forbidden Curse Scroll x 12 Scarab x 108 Thunderclap Fruitcore x 26
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Vajrada Amethyst Sliver x 1 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment x 9 Vajrada Amethyst Chunk x 9 Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone x 6 Divining Scroll x 18 Sealed Scroll x 30 Forbidden Curse Scroll x 36 Scarab x 168 Thunderclap Fruitcore x 46

Scarab Farming Routes

Scarab Farming Route

Scarab Location & Farming Routes

Level 1	Default
Level 2	Teachings Of Admonition x3 Divining Scroll x6
Level 3	Guide To Admonition x2 Sealed Scroll x3
Level 4	Guide To Admonition x4 Sealed Scroll x4
Level 5	Guide To Admonition x6 Sealed Scroll x6
Level 6	Guide To Admonition x9 Sealed Scroll x9
Level 7	Philosophies Of Admonition x4 Forbidden Curse Scroll x4 Mudra Of The Malefic General x1
Level 8	Philosophies Of Admonition x6 Forbidden Curse Scroll x6 Mudra Of The Malefic General x1
Level 9	Philosophies Of Admonition x12 Forbidden Curse Scroll x9 Mudra Of The Malefic General x2
Level 10	Philosophies Of Admonition x16 Forbidden Curse Scroll x12 Mudra Of The Malefic General x2 Crown of Insight x1
Level 11	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 12	Unlocked via Constellation
Level 13	Unlocked via Constellation

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Who Is Cyno?

Sumeru's General Mahamatra

Although young, Cyno is Sumeru's General Mahamatra. He uses his authority to arrest any scholars who violate the rules and regulations of the Akdemiya. Any researcher guilty of this can expect the swift intervention of the General Mahamatra.

Known For His Unfunny Jokes

As much as Cyno's known for being the General Mahamatra, he's also known for telling jokes that are not funny for most people. It might be due to his delivery or the fact that he explains them in so much detail.

Lover Of Genius Invokation TCG

Cyno is a known lover of the Genius Invokation TCG. He loves collecting cards and playing against his friends and any person willing enough to battle against him.

Cyno Voice Actor & Their Notable Roles

English Voice Actor: Alejandro Saab

Japanese Voice Actor: IRINO Miyu

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