Cyno is a character of Genshin Impact 5.2. See Cyno's, best DPS Build guide, best weapon tier list, material, rating, tier, best team comp with Nahida, & guide for Cyno.
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 Best Teams For Cyno | Staff Of The Scarlet Sands | ||||
Cyno Tier & Review
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| Electro | Polearm | |||||||||
| How To Get? | |||||||||||
| Obtained through Wishes (Limited Banner) | |||||||||||
| DPS | Sub-DPS | Support | Healer | ||||||||
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| ▶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 Cyno
| Strengths |
|---|
| - Increases damage with Elemental Mastery making him great for reactions. - Quick and easy to use attack with sufficient AoE for group battles. - Very long up-time of Elemental Burst. |
| Weakness |
| - Very low resistance making him prone to interruption. - Fairly difficult to build since you need to balance ATK, Energy Recharge and Elemental Mastery. |
Cyno Best Build
Cyno Electro DPS Build
| Weapon | Staff Of The Scarlet Sands |
|---|---|
| Substitute | 1. Primordial Jade Winged-Spear 2. Staff Of Homa 3. Ballad Of The Fjords 4. White Tassel (F2P) |
| Best Artifact | Thundering Fury x4 |
| Artifact Stats | Sands: Elemental Mastery Goblet: Electro DMG Bonus Circlet: Crit Rate/DMG |
| Priority Sub-Stats | 1. Crit Rate/DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% 4. Elemental Mastery |
Aim For 150+ Elemental Mastery
When you are using Cyno, you will often deal reactions with other members of the team. Having a fairly high Elemental Mastery is great to because of this. After achieving Elemental Mastery, you can focus on CRIT Rate, DMG and ATK%.
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Cyno Best Weapon
Main DPS Build Weapons
| Weapon | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Best | Staff Of The Scarlet Sands | CRIT Rate 44.1% (Lvl. 90) - Signature weapon of Cyno. - Increases CRIT Rate significantly. - Increases ATK with Elemental Mastery making it easy for you to focus on EM. |
| 2nd | Primordial Jade Winged-Spear | CRIT Rate 22.1% (Lvl. 90) - Greatly boost ATK stats. - CRIT Rate sub stat makes building Cyno easier to build. |
| 3rd | Staff Of Homa | CRIT DMG 66.2% (Lvl. 90) - Greatly increases CRIT DMG and ATK of Cyno. - Passive is not often activated but even without it Cyno should produce huge damage with this weapon. |
| 4th | Ballad Of The Fjords | CRIT Rate 27.6% (Lvl. 90) - Decent CRIT Rate Stat stick. - Cyno is mainly used with multiple elements for reaction so the effect of the weapon is easily activated. - Elemental Mastery greatly helps with Cyno's DMG. |
| 5th | Deathmatch | CRIT Rate 36.8% (Lvl. 90) - Great CRIT Rate substats. - Increases Defense and ATK. - ATK% Buff depends on the number of opponents. |
| 6th | Blackcliff Pole | CRIT DMG 55.1% (Lvl. 90) - Huge Stat Stick for CRIT Damage. - Effect of weapon does not work well with Boss opponents. |
| F2P | White Tassel | CRIT Rate 23.4% (Lvl. 90) - Normal ATK DMG Boost. - Easy to R5 because it is a 3 star weapon. - CRIT Rate Substat is also fairly high. - Low Base Stat. |
CRIT Stat Weapons Are Recommended
Cyno mostly want weapons that increase CRIT Rate and DMG. Weapons that gives additional Elemental Mastery or ATK while having a CRIT sub-stat works exceptionally well with Cyno.
All Weapon ListCyno Best Artifacts
Cyno Main DPS Build
Best Artifacts For Cyno Main DPS Build
| Artifacts | |
|---|---|
| Best | Thundering Fury 4-Piece |
| Substitute 1 | Gilded Dreams 4-Piece |
| Substitute 2 | Thundersoother 4-Piece |
Artifact Stat Priority
| Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / ATK% |
|---|---|
| Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / ATK% |
| Main:Elemental Mastery / ATK% Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / ATK% |
| Main: Electro DMG Bonus Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / ATK% |
| Main: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / ATK% |
Choose The Artifact With Best Sub-Stats
While Thundering Fury seems to deal most damage, Substats would be a more important factor in this build. Choose the artifact with better stats. Elemental Mastery is also an important stat to gather since most of the damage of Cyno comes from Electro reactions.
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Cyno Best Team Comp
Premium Team For Cyno
| DPS | Support | Sub-DPS | Healing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyno | Fischl | Furina | Baizhu |
| Details | |||
| - Cyno will be the main DPS in this team. - Fischl is an effective way to battery the team. - Furina will be the Sub-DPS dealing powerful Hydro DMG while providing DMG Buff. - Baizhu keeps the whole party's HP up and well while providing additional resistance to interruption for Cyno. | |||
Other Characters That Works With Cyno
| Character | Sub | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Fischl | Raiden Shogun Dori | - Raiden Shogun is also an amazing Battery but she needs more on-field time. - With huge investment, you can also use Dori as a battery for Cyno. |
| Furina | NahidaDendro Traveler Kazuha | - Nahida and Kazuha can also be amazing buffers for Cyno. You can opt to pick Nahida or Kazuha instead of Furina if you do not have a team-wide healer. |
| Baizhu | JeanZhongli | - Jean is a good option when you plan to use Furina in the team. - Zhongli for shields and resistance shred for enemies. You must slot a healer if you are using Zhongli when Furina is in the team. |
Free To Play Friendly Party
| DPS | Sub-DPS | Reaction | Heal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyno | Fischl | Dendro Traveler | Barbara |
| Details | |||
| - This team functions the same as above but with easily obtained character. | |||
Cyno Ascension Materials
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Materials Needed for Level Ascension
| Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80 |
|---|
| Vajrada Amethyst Sliver x 1Vajrada Amethyst Fragment x 9Vajrada Amethyst Chunk x 9Divining Scroll x 18Sealed Scroll x 30Forbidden Curse Scroll x 12Scarab x 108Thunderclap Fruitcore x 26 |
| Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90 |
| Vajrada Amethyst Sliver x 1 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment x 9Vajrada Amethyst Chunk x 9Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone x 6Divining Scroll x 18Sealed Scroll x 30Forbidden Curse Scroll x 36Scarab x 168Thunderclap Fruitcore x 46 |
Scarab Farming Routes
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Talent Materials For Cyno
| Enemy Drops (Samachurls) | Domain Drops (Mon/Thur/Sun) | Big Boss Drops (Raiden Shogun Puppet) |
|---|---|---|
| Divining Scroll | Teachings Of Admonition | Mudra Of The Malefic General |
| Sealed Scroll | Guide To Admonition | |
| Forbidden Curse Scroll | Philosophies Of Admonition |
Cyno 's Recommended Talent Priority
| Talent | Level Up Priority |
|---|---|
| Normal Attack: Invoker's Spear | ★★★・・ |
| Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer (Elemental Skill) | ★★★★・ |
| Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness (Elemental Burst) | ★★★★★ |
Cyno Skill Guide & How To Use Cyno
Recommended Rotation For Cyno
| Recommended Rotation | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Use off-field supports. |
| 2 | Switch to Cyno and use Elemental Burst. |
| 3 | Use a combination of Normal Attack and skill to deal damage. |
| 4 | After the Elemental Burst end, switch back to no. 1 |
Uses Of Cyno's Elemental Skill
Deals Electro Damage In A Small AoE
Extends Duration The Cooldown Of Elemental Burst
When used during Cyno's Elemental Burst, Elemental Skill will extend the duration of Elemental Burst. Using Elemental Skill to extend the Cooldown can reduce the downtime of Burst to 3 seconds if you have enough Energy Recharge.
Uses Of Cyno's Elemental Burst
Imbue All Attacks With Electro Damage
While his Elemental Burst is active, all of Cyno's Normal, Charged, and Plunge attacks will be imbued with Electro. Combine with different setups in order to deal continuous Electro reactions before it expires!
Resistance To Electro-Charged DMG and Boost Elemental Mastery
You will get a bonus of 100 EM during the Elemental Burst of Cyno. This makes Cyo an amazing character for Electro reaction focused teams.
Shortens The Cooldown Of Elemental Skill
While Elemental Burst is active, the Elemental Skill animation and AoE is wider and changes the cooldown of it from 7 seconds to 3 seconds.
Cyno Wish & Constellation Guide
Should You Get Or Wish For Cyno?
Pull For An Easy To Use Electro DPS
Cyno is an excelent DPS that is able to quickly deal electro damage with his Elemental Skill and Normal attacks. It is recommended to pull for Cyno if you like to main an Electro DPS.
Best Constellation For Cyno
| Rating | Constellation Effect |
|---|---|
| ★★★★・ | C1: Ordinance: Uncreasing Vigil After using Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness, Cyno's Normal Attack SPD will be increased by 20% for 10s. If the Judication effect of his Passive Talent Featherfall Judgment is triggered during Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer, the duration of this increase will be refreshed. You need to unlock the Passive Talent "Featherfall Judgment." |
| ★★★★★ | C2: Ceremony: Homecoming Of Spirits When Cyno's Normal Attacks hit opponents, his Electro DMG Bonus will increase by 10% for 4s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.1s. Max 5 stacks. |
| ★★★・・ | C3: Precept: Lawful Enforcer Increases the Level of Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| ★★★・・ | C4: Austerity: Forbidding Guard When Cyno is in the Pactsworn Pathclearer state triggered by Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness, after he triggers Electro-Charged, Superconduct, Overloaded, Quicken, Aggravate, Hyperbloom, or an Electro Swirl reaction, he will restore 3 Elemental Energy for all nearby party members (except himself.) This effect can occur 5 times within one use of Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness. |
| ★★★・・ | C5: Funerary Rite: The Passing Of Starlight Increases the Level of Secret Rite: CHasmic Soulfarer by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| ★・・・・ | C6: Raiment: Just Scales After using Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness or triggering the Judication effect of the Passive Talent "Featherfall Judgment," Cyno will gain 4 stacks of the "Day of the Jackal" effect. When he hits opponents with Normal Attacks, he will consume 1 stack of "Day of the Jackal" to fire off one Duststalker Bolt. "Day of the Jackal" lasts for 8s. Max 8 stacks. It will be canceled once Pactsworn Pathclearer ends. A maximum of 1 Duststalker Bolt can be unleashed this way every 0.4s. You must first unlock the Passive Talent "Featherfall Judgment." |
Constellation 2 For Boost In Damage
Constellation 2 can boost the Electro DMG Bonus of Cyno allowing him to deal more fatal damage to enemies.
Cyno Skills & Talents Details
Normal Attack: Invoker's Spear
Normal Attack
| Effect |
|---|
| Performs up to 4 consecutive spear strikes. |
| Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Hit DMG | 49.3% | 53.3% | 57.3% | 63% | 67% | 71.6% | 77.9% | 84.2% | 90.5% | 97.4% | 104.2% |
| 2-Hit DMG | 47.9% | 51.8% | 55.7% | 61.3% | 65.2% | 69.7% | 75.8% | 81.9% | 88% | 94.7% | 101.4% |
| 3-Hit DMG | 29.3%+29.3% | 31.7%+31.7% | 34.1%+34.1% | 37.5%+37.5% | 39.9%+39.9% | 42.6%+42.6% | 46.3%+46.3% | 50.1%+50.1% | 53.8%+53.8% | 57.9%+57.9% | 62%+62% |
| 4-Hit DMG | 75.9% | 82.1% | 88.2% | 97.1% | 103.3% | 110.3% | 120% | 129.7% | 139.4% | 150% | 160.6% |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Charged Attack
| Effect |
|---|
| Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way. |
| Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charged Attack DMG | 122.4% | 132.2% | 142.3% | 156.5% | 166.5% | 177.9% | 193.5% | 209.2% | 224.8% | 241.9% | 259.0% |
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Plunging Attack
| Effect |
|---|
| Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact. |
| Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plunge DMG | 63.9% | 69.1% | 74.3% | 81.8% | 87% | 92.9% | 101.1% | 109.3% | 117.5% | 126.4% | 135.3% |
| Low Plunge DMG | 128% | 138% | 149% | 164% | 174% | 186% | 202% | 219% | 235% | 253% | 271% |
| High Plunge DMG | 160% | 173% | 186% | 204% | 217% | 232% | 253% | 273% | 293% | 316% | 338% |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer (Elemental Skill)
| Effect |
|---|
| Performs a swift thrust, dealing Electro DMG to opponents along the path. When Cyno is under the Pathsworn Pathclearer state triggered by Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness, he will instead unleash a Mortuary Rite that deals thunderous AoE Electro DMG and extends the duration of Pathsworn Pathclearer. |
| Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | Lv12 | Lv13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill DMG | 130.4% | 140.2% | 150% | 163% | 172.8% | 182.6% | 195.6% | 208.6% | 221.7% | 234.7% | 247.8% | 260.8% | 277.1% |
| Mortuary Rite DMG | 156.8% | 168.6% | 180.3% | 196% | 207.8% | 219.5% | 235.2% | 250.9% | 266.6% | 282.2% | 297.9% | 313.6% | 333.2% |
| Pactsworn Pathclearer Duration Bonus | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s | 4s |
| CD | 7.5s | 7.5s | 7.5s | 7.5s | 7.5s | 7.5s | 7.5s | 7.5s | 7.5s | 7.5s | 7.5s | 7.5s | 7.5s |
| Mortuary Rite CD | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s | 3s |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness
| Effect |
|---|
| Calls upon a divine spirit to indwell him, morphing into the Pactsworn Pathclearer. |
Pactsworn Pathclearer
| Effect |
|---|
| Cyno's Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks will be converted to Electro DMG that cannot be overridden. ・Cyno's Elemental Mastery and resistance to interruption will increase, and he gains immunity to Electro-Charged DMG. |
| Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | Lv12 | Lv13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Hit DMG | 78.3% | 84.7% | 91% | 100.1% | 106.5% | 113.8% | 123.8% | 133.8% | 143.8% | 154.8% | 165.7% | 176.6% | 187.5% |
| 2-Hit DMG | 82.5% | 89.2% | 95.9% | 105.5% | 112.2% | 119.9% | 130.4% | 141% | 151.5% | 163% | 174.5% | 186% | 197.5% |
| 3-Hit DMG | 104.6% | 113.2% | 121.7% | 133.8% | 142.4% | 152.1% | 165.5% | 178.9% | 192.2% | 206.8% | 221.4% | 236% | 250.6% |
| 4-Hit DMG | 51.7%+51.7% | 55.9%+55.9% | 60.1%+60.1% | 66.1%+66.1% | 70.3%+70.3% | 75.1%+75.1% | 81.8%+81.8% | 88.4%+88.4% | 95%+95% | 102.2%+102.2% | 109.4%+109.4% | 116.6%+116.6% | 123.8%+123.8% |
| 5-Hit DMG | 130.8% | 141.5% | 152.2% | 167.4% | 178% | 190.2% | 206.9% | 223.7% | 240.4% | 258.7% | 276.9% | 295.2% | 313.4% |
| Charged Attack DMG | 101.1% | 109.3% | 117.5% | 129.3% | 137.5% | 146.9% | 159.8% | 172.7% | 185.7% | 199.8% | 213.9% | 228% | 242.1% |
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Plunge DMG | 63.9% | 69.1% | 74.3% | 81.8% | 87% | 92.9% | 101.1% | 109.3% | 117.5% | 126.4% | 135.3% | 144.2% | 153.1% |
| Low Plunge DMG | 128% | 138% | 149% | 164% | 174% | 186% | 202% | 219% | 235% | 253% | 271% | 288% | 306% |
| High Plunge DMG | 160% | 173% | 186% | 204% | 217% | 232% | 253% | 273% | 293% | 316% | 338% | 360% | 382% |
| Elemental Mastery Bonus | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Basic Duration | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s |
| CD | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s |
| Energy Cost | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Featherfall Judgment
| Effect |
|---|
| When Cyno is in the Pactsworn Pathclearer state activated by Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness, Cyno will enter the Endseer stance at intervals. If he activates Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer while affected by this stance, he will activate the Judication effect, increasing the DMG of this Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer by 35%, and firing off 3 Duststalker Bolts that deal 100% of Cyno's ATK as Electro DMG. Duststalker Bolt DMG is considered Elemental Skill DMG. |
Authority Over The Nine Bows
| Effect |
|---|
| Cyno's DMG values will be increased based on his Elemental Mastery as follows: ・Pactsworn Pathclearer's Normal Attack DMG is increased by 150% of his Elemental Mastery. ・Duststalker Bolt DMG from his Passive Talent Featherfall Judgment is increased by 250% of his Elemental Mastery. |
The Gift Of Silence
| Effect |
|---|
| Gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on a Sumeru Expedition for 20 hours. |
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