Genshin Impact | Best Teams for Sandrone (Marionette)

Best Teams for Sandrone guide for Genshin Impact. Read about premium Stellar-Conduct, F2P Stellar-Conduct, and Lunar-Charged Stellar-Conduct teams, as well as her best builds, weapons, and artifacts.

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Sandrone Is Meant For Stellar-Conduct Teams

Sandrone is our first introduction to a new reaction called Stellar-Conduct, which is one of the two reactions collectively called Stellar Glimmer. Her main source of damage are her Charged Attacks, and her team setups are generally going to include an Electro applicator, a secondary Cryo character for both application and to activate Cryo Resonance (for the CRIT Rate boost), and a synergistic buffer that can give Stellar-Conduct DMG%, ATK% or Elemental Mastery buffs.

Stellar Glimmer Reactions

The official umbrella term for both Stellar reactions is Stellar Glimmer.

Stellar-Conduct builds on Superconduct as the base reaction, requiring Electro and Cryo application, but flips its mechanics so that rather than dealing damage, Stellar-Conduct deploys a special area called the Polestar Field that gives Cryo and Electro DMG% to the party while simultaneously lowering the Physical RES of the enemies inside the field.

Stellar Swirl, on the other hand, is converted from Cryo Swirl. Rather than a Polestar Field, this reaction creates a Stellar Vortex that deals damage after exploding and at intervals. The damage and range of the vortex increases the more Stellar Swirls are triggered.

Remaining within the bounds of this Polestar field enables the Radiance: Stellar-Conduct state, while triggering a single Stellar Swirl already applies the Radiance: Stellar Swirl state. The state is active for the entire party and depending on their abilities, this state grants each character specific buffs or advantages.

Sandrone Teammate FAQ

Sandrone does not need Miko to function as a Stellar-Conduct DPS, but she is currently the strongest Electro Off-Field Sub-DPS available for Sandrone's Stellar-Conduct team. Miko contributes a significant amount of personal damage to the total team output, so replacing her would cause a noticeable dip in the team's performance.

There are currently no proper alternatives to Yae Miko for Sandrone in terms of damage potential. The fact you can pick up Miko's C1 from the "To Temper Thyself and Journey Far" system also means you can get an extra 50% buff to Stellar-Conduct DMG for free.

Sandrone should still be usable with other Electro Sub-DPSes (like Beidou), but in order to reach her highest DPS potential, having Yae Miko is strongly recommended.

Note!

No Yae Miko? Options to Consider: - Try to vertically invest into Sandrone's Constellations and Signature Weapon. Notably, her Signature is a more accessible upgrade over her Constellations because her C1 is relatively underpowered, unless you have enough resources to aim for C2. └ Check here for more info about Sandrone's Signature Weapon versus her Constellations. - Wait for possible Miko replacements that might release with Snezhnaya. The chance of this happening is not guaranteed. - Invest into Odette's C2, which is her strongest Constellation both in terms of buffing value and personal damage. This should be enough to bridge the gap between a Sandrone team with Miko and one without. - Wait for Miko's rerun.

Assuming Free-to-Play standards, Sandrone without Yae Miko performs around the same level as older DPSes, such as Neuvillette or Arlecchino paired with new Supports like the Ineffa and Columbina duo or Nicole. But her being worth your pulls when your account is missing her current best teammate will still depend on your account state and personal in-game goals.

✔ Pull if: ✘ Don't pull if:

- You really like Sandrone as a character and enjoy her playstyle. - You aren't stressed about meta or clearing Stygian Onslaught at Difficulty 5 and 6. - You're missing a Cryo DPS and/or already have at least one or two other strong, SS or S tier team(s) for endgame content. - You plan to eventually get Yae Miko, or want to vertically invest in Sandrone's Constellations and Signature Weapon to compensate for Miko's absence.

Note!	Stygian Onslaught Difficulty 4 (Menacing) and 5 (Fearless) should be manageable even if you only have other Stellar-Conduct supports in Sandrone's team, but results may still vary depending on your character builds, rotation mastery and whether or not Sandrone is good against the featured bosses.

- You already have three different Meta DPSes like Mavuika, Zibai and Nefer and can comfortably bruteforce certain endgame content with such teams already. - You want to clear Stygian Onslaught Difficulty 5 and 6 consistently. - You don't enjoy Sandrone's gameplay. - You do have Yae Miko, but you strongly want to pull for other characters, such as the upcoming Snezhnaya characters. Enjoying the game is more important. - You don't have enough funds or do not want to vertically invest into Sandrone's Constellations or Signature Weapon.

Premium Stellar-Conduct Team

Team Composition & Equipment

Character	Weapon Artifacts & Stats
Sandrone	A Teaspoon of Transcendence Disenchantment in Deep Shadow x4 Main ATK% / ATK% / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% 3. Elemental Mastery
Yae Miko	Kagura's Verity Disenchantment in Deep Shadow x4 Main ATK% or Energy Recharge / ATK% / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% or Energy Recharge 3. Elemental Mastery └ Remember to complete Yae Miko's Witch's Revelation quest to enable her adjustments and Stellar-Conduct buffs!
Odette	Whitelake Frostfeather Heart of the Furnace x4 Main ATK% / ATK% / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% 3. Energy Recharge or Elemental Mastery
Alyosha	Engulfing Lightning └ Equip Favonius Lance if the team seems to be lacking Energy. Noblesse Oblige x4 Main Energy Recharge / ATK% / ATK% or CRIT Rate (for Favonius Lance) Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate (for Favonius Lance) or ATK%

Note!	Stellar-Conduct follows the same reaction formula as Lunar Reactions. This means that regular elemental DMG% Goblets do not buff Stellar-Conduct like other reactions, which is why Sandrone and Miko want to have ATK% Goblets instead.

Since Sandrone is a typical DPS, her ideal team follows the traditional formula of an elemental applicator to enable reactions and complementary buffing Supports.

Yae Miko is one of the few Cryo and Electro characters that will receive a Stellar-Conduct-related buff, and these adjustments allowed her to be paired alongside Sandrone as her best Electro Sub-DPS for this premium Stellar-Conduct setup.

Premium Stellar-Conduct Team Rotation

Substitute Characters

Character	Sub	Details
Alyosha	Qiqi Escoffier Beidou Diona Nicole Sucrose	- Alyosha's ATK and Stellar-Conduct DMG% are much appreciated, but they aren't too significant enough number-wise to make him a main-stay on Sandrone's team. So he can be replaced by any synergisitic sustain or buffer. - You can opt to include other Stellar-Conduct Off-Fielders such as Beidou and Diona. - Generic buffers like Sucrose, for RES Shred and EM buffs, or Nicole, for a shield and a teamwide ATK% buff, might also be flex options if they aren't occupied in other teams. - Nicole's teamwide ATK% buff and shield also have good mileage in this team, especially since Sandrone has a tendency to get interrupted while she uses her Charged Attacks.
Odette	Qiqi Escoffier Diona Beidou Nicole	- Replacing Odette means the DPS potential of the team is slightly lower due to losing Odette's personal DPS, but you can make do with other Off-Fielders that can either apply Cryo and/or Stellar-Conduct buffs. - Since Qiqi grants a Stellar Glimmer DMG% increase and Off-Field Cryo application, she is one of the stronger Odette substitutes in terms of buffing value. - Alternatively, characters cited as Alyosha alternatives above can also work in this slot.
Yae Miko	Beidou Fischl Alyosha	- Miko is the only 5-star Electro character that got Stellar-Conduct buffs so this might be hinting at her being the intended best option as of the moment. - However, it is also likely that Beidou, who also received similar buffs, should still produce serviceable results as a Yae Miko alternative. - Other Off-Field Electro characters like Fischl should also be usable in this slot, but more so for her Electro application rather than her damage. - Alyosha can also fill in the role of Electro applicator since his Burst hits are able to sustain the Stellar-Conduct reaction and the stacks associated with it. His personal damage cannot compare to Miko's however.

F2P Stellar-Conduct Team

Team Composition & Equipment

Character	Weapon Artifacts & Stats
Sandrone	Blade of Atonement or Mailed Flower Disenchantment in Deep Shadow x4 Main ATK% / ATK% / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% or Energy Recharge 3. Elemental Mastery
Diona	Sacrificial Bow Noblesse Oblige x4 Main ATK% / ATK% / CRIT Rate (for Favonius Sword) Sub 1. CRIT Rate (for Favonius Sword) 2. ATK% └ Remember to complete Diona's Witch's Revelation quest to enable her adjustments and Stellar-Conduct buffs!
Alyosha	Tamayuratei no Ohanashi └ Equip Favonius Lance if the team seems to be lacking Energy. Heart of the Furnace x4 Main Energy Recharge / ATK% / ATK% or CRIT Rate (for Favonius Lance) Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate (for Favonius Lance) or ATK%
Beidou	Favonius Greatsword Tenacity of the Millelith x4 Main ATK% or Energy Recharge / ATK% / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate (for Favonius Greatsword) 3. CRIT DMG or ATK% └ Remember to complete Beidou's Witch's Revelation quest to enable her adjustments and Stellar-Conduct buffs!

Note!	Stellar-Conduct follows the same reaction formula as Lunar Reactions. This means that regular elemental DMG% Goblets do not buff Stellar-Conduct like other reactions, which is why Sandrone wants to have an ATK% Goblet instead.

A Free-to-Play Stellar-Conduct team for Sandrone should include one buffed 4-star Electro or Cryo character, since their new abilities include some form of boost related to this reaction. The fourth slot can be any other generic buffer you have on hand, with RES Shredders and ATK% buffers being a little more preferable.

F2P Stellar-Conduct Team Rotation

Substitute Characters

Character	Sub	Details
Beidou	Iansan Rosaria Bennett Sucrose	- Following her Witch's Revelation buffs, Beidou at C6 provides Electro and Cryo RES shred, but she becomes a lot more replaceable otherwise. - Other options can include another Cryo character to apply more Cryo since Sandrone has low application, or ATK% buffers like Iansan. - Generic Supports that provide stats that Sandrone could make use of, such as Cryo RES shred or Elemental Mastery, can also be considered.
Diona	Qiqi Layla	- Diona is the direct alternative to Qiqi since they're both sustain-type characters that were buffed to synergize with Stellar-Conduct. You can use Qiqi here if you have her. - Layla is another decent alternative since Sandrone can take advantage of the comfort a shield provides while spamming her Charged Attacks. Her application also comed in handy due to how the Stellar-Conduct reaction operates and how it rewards reliable Cryo or Electro application.
Alyosha	Fischl Ororon Lisa Shinobu	- Fischl's personal damage should put her slightly ahead of other options when it comes to replacing Alyosha. Oz’s ability to attack from a distance also makes it easier for Sandrone to maintain her range advantage on enemies, which can help against certain situations such as when facing multiple targets or in avoiding hard-hitting boss attacks. - The other options won't have the same DPS and range capability as Fischl, so expect them to simply act as Electro applicators that contribute a modest amount of buffs.

Note!	Limited Cryo and Electro 5-star alternatives such as Odette or Yae Miko can always be flexed into the setup above if you happen to have them.

Lunar-Charged Stellar-Conduct Team

Team Composition & Equipment

Character	Weapon Artifacts & Stats
Sandrone	A Teaspoon of Transcendence Disenchantment in Deep Shadow x4 Main ATK% / ATK% / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% or Energy Recharge 3. Elemental Mastery
Columbina	Nocturne's Curtain Call Silken Moon's Serenade x4 Main Energy Recharge or HP% / HP% / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate or DMG 3. HP%
Ineffa	Fractured Halo Aubade of Morningstar and Moon x4 Main ATK% / ATK% or Elemental Mastery (EM) / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% 4. EM
Sucrose	Wandering Evenstar Viridescent Venerer x4 Main Elemental Mastery (EM) / EM / EM Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. EM

Note!	Stellar-Conduct follows the same reaction formula as Lunar Reactions. This means that regular elemental DMG% Goblets do not buff Stellar-Conduct like other reactions, which is why Sandrone wants to have an ATK% Goblet instead.

Lunar-Charged doesn't disrupt Stellar-Conduct triggers, so this the team setup is serviceable enough to some clear mid to endgame content, barring the greater difficulties such as Stygian Onslaught Fearless and Dire.

Additionally, Ineffa and Columbina can be paired with most On-Field DPSes, and Sandrone's kit doesn't have any special gimmick that would prevent her from being played alongside the Lunar-Charged duo.

Lunar-Charged Stellar-Conduct Team Rotation

Substitute Characters

Character	Sub	Details
Sucrose	Qiqi Escoffier Rosaria Yae Miko Beidou	- Sucrose's RES shred with the Viridescent Venerer and her innate EM sharing ability lets her be the ideal third teammate for Ineffa and Columbina. Sucrose becomes even more preferable since Sandrone and Stellar-Conduct do take EM into account - However, you can still replace her with some of Sandrone's favored teammates from either Stellar-Conduct team variants, such as the buffed Electro and Cryo characters, or a secondary Cryo character for Cryo Resonance.
Ineffa	Yae Miko Beidou Fischl Ororon Alyosha	- So long as Columbina is still there to enable Lunar-Charged, you can consider other Electro Sub-DPSes as alternatives to Ineffa. - Yae Miko, Beidou and Alyosha will favor Sandrone's Stellar-Conduct DMG more thanks to their related buffs, while Fischl is a more generic option for the sake of Electro application. - Damage might see a noticeable dip outside of the Stellar-Conduct characters if you replace Ineffa.
Columbina	Furina	- Replacing Columbina will depend on whether or not you have Ineffa in the lineup to ensure you can still convert the Electro-charged triggers into Lunar-Charged. - Since Sandrone is an On-Field DPS that will primarily use Charged Attacks, Hydro Supports that do not need Normal Attacks to apply their element will be the appropriate choice. - Only Furina can apply Hydro reliably in this case, but her Fanfare gimmick can cause the team to be on low HP if the team doesn't have a healer. It's recommended to flex a healer in the last slot, such as Escoffier, to mitigate the HP drain.

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