Want to learn how to develop the best build for Cyno in Genshin Impact? Cyno has been a familiar face to Genshin Impact fans for several years, having featured in one of the game''s early story scenes since 2020. However, the game needed to be released two years later for him to make his in-game debut.
Although not many Electro characters make for an effective main DPS, Cyno handily reinforces this trend with a set of intense normal and elemental attacks. Read on for more information about Cyno''s best weapons, artifacts, party members, and more.
In Genshin Impact, how do you make Cyno the main DPS?
Deathmatch is a four-star alternative.
Staff of the Scarlet Sands is a new polearm introduced in Version 3.1, and it is unsurprisingly, an excellent choice of weapon for Cyno, the brand-new polearm. With this polearm equipped, Cyno will gain a substantial amount of his Elemental Mastery as an ATK bonus, with another EM-scaled ATK bonus pinning in for 10 seconds whenever Cyno is defeated.
For Cyno, a brand-new 5-star weapon isn''t necessarily the most attainable goal, especially if you''ve just depleted your desire for it to get Cyno in the first place. The Deathmatch offers a strong 4-star alternative, allowing him to increase ATK and DEF when facing off against a single opponent.
Cyno requires a good mix of ATK and Elemental Mastery, but you have to choose from all-in on a single artifact set that boosts one stat or mix-and-match for a balance of the two.
The Gladiator''s Finale set will grant Cyno an additional 18% ATK bonus at two pieces. If you choose to concentrate entirely on ATK as Cyno''s primary artifact bonus, then you can equip four pieces from this set; then Cyno''s melee attacks with his polearm will benefit greatly from the Normal ATK DMG.
Gilded Dreams will provide Cyno with some helpful boosts. Cyno''s Elemental Mastery will be increased by 80 by two pieces. If you choose to focus fully on Elemental Mastery with Cyno''s artifacts, you may equip four pieces from this set. This will give Cyno buffs based on the element of his party members, including his ATK by 14% for every other Electro character in his party, and his Elemental Mastery by 50 for every party memeber with
To make the most of Cyno''s build, look for the following statistics and substats on his artifacts:
- Circlet of Logos: CRITs
- Sands of Eon: Elemental Mastery or ATK
- Goblet of Eonothem: Electro DMG Bonus
- Substats: Energy Recharge, CRITs, Elemental Mastery or ATK
Secondary: Chasmic Soulfarer (Elemental Skills)
If you like Cyno to function as your main DPS, you should make sure that his astonishing Elemental Burst is at an all-time high. It''s probable that you''ll go all out on his elemental abilities before focusing on his regular attack last (but not least).
Cyno''s talents and what they do are included in this list:
- Invoker''''s Spear (Normal Attack):
- Cyno performs up to four consecutive spear strikes.
- Cyno consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to enemies along the way.
- Cyno plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along his path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
- Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer (Elemental Skill): Cyno performs a swift thrust, dealing Electro DMG to opponents along his path. When Cyno is under the state triggered by his Elemental Burst, he will instead unleash a Mortuary Rite that deals thunderous AoE Electro DMG and extends the duration of Pathsworn Pathclearer.
- Sacred Rite: Wolf''''s Swiftness (Elemental Burst): Cyno calls upon a divine spirit to indwell him, morphing into the : 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. This effect will be canceled when Cyno leaves the field and lasts a maximum of 18 seconds.
- The Gift of Silence (Utility Passive): Cyno gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on a Sumeru Expedition for 20 hours.
- Featherfall Judgment (1st Ascension Passive): When Cyno is in the state activated by his Elemental Burst, he will enter the stance at intervals. If he activates his Elemental Skill while affected by this stance, he will activate the effect, increasing the DMG of his Elemental Skill by 35%, and firing off 3 that deal 100% of Cyno''''s ATK as Electro DMG.
- Authority Over the Nine Bows (4th Ascension Passive): Cyno''''s DMG values will be increased based on his Elemental Mastery. ''''s Normal Attack DMG is increased by 125% of his Elemental Mastery. DMG from his 1st Ascension Passive is increased by 250% of his Elemental Mastery.
- Cyno performs up to four consecutive spear strikes.
- Cyno consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to enemies along the way.
- Cyno plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along his path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
- Cyno performs up to four consecutive spear strikes.
- Cyno consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to enemies along the way.
- Cyno plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along his path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
- Main DPS: Cyno
- Sub-DPS: Xingqiu
- Sub-DPS/Support: Collei
- Healer/Support: Kuki Shinobu
Yelan replaces Xingqiu as the Sub-DPS for Hydro.
If Cyno has a 5-star Hydro character, you may opt for a co-DPS role.
Cyno will find it useful to have another Electro character in his party to act as elemental battery. In the end, Shinobu''s Elemental Skill can provide continuous Electro DMG and healing even if she''s off-field. Finally, round the team out with Collei to leverage the still-new reactivity between Electro + Dendro and Dendro.
How to level up Cyno in Genshin Impact
The following materials will be required for you to climb Cyno to complete success:
| Ascension Level | Materials |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Vajrada Amethyst Sliver, 3 Scarabs, 3 Divining Scrolls, and 20,000 Mora |
| 2 | 3 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment, 10 Scarabs, 15 Divining Scrolls, 2 Thunderclap Fruitcores, and 40,000 Mora |
| 3 | 6 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment, 20 Scarabs, 12 Sealed Scrolls, 4 Thunderclap Fruitcores, and 60,000 Mora |
| 4 | 3 Vajrada Amethyst Chunks, 30 Scarabs, 18 Sealed Scrolls, 8 Thunderclap Fruitcores, and 80,000 Mora |
| 5 | 6 Vajrada Amethyst Chunks, 45 Scarabs, 12 Forbidden Curse Scrolls, 12 Thunderclap Fruitcores, and 100,000 Mora |
| 6 | 6 Vajrada Amethyst Gemstones, 60 Scarabs, 24 Forbidden Curse Scrolls, 20 Thunderclap Fruitcores, and 120,000 Mora |
| Total | 1 Vajrada Amethyst Sliver, 9 Vajrada Amethyst Fragments, 9 Vajrada Amethyst Chunks, 6 Vajrada Amethyst Gemstones, 168 Scarabs, 18 Divining Scrolls, 30 Sealed Scrolls, 36 Forbidden Curse Scrolls, 46 Thunderclap Fruitcores, and 420,000 Mora |
Vajrada Amethyst pieces are quick enough to be hold of, since they''re quite readily weighed by Electro area managers; included in random levelling material rewards and purchased by vendors at lower levels. Finally, Thunderclap Fruitcores are exclusively dropped by defeated Electro Regisvines at Lvl 30+.
The following materials will be needed to perfection level one of Cyno''s active talents:
| Talent Level (+ required Ascension Level) | Materials |
|---|---|
| 2 (2) | 6 Divining Scrolls, 3 Teachings of Admonition, and 12,500 Mora |
| 3 (3) | 3 Sealed Scrolls, 2 Guides to Admonition, and 17,500 Mora |
| 4 (3) | 4 Sealed Scrolls, 4 Guides to Admonition, and 25,000 Mora |
| 5 (4) | 6 Sealed Scrolls, 6 Guides to Admonition, and 30,000 Mora |
| 6 (4) | 9 Sealed Scrolls, 9 Guides to Admonition, and 37,500 Mora |
| 7 (5) | 4 Forbidden Curse Scrolls, 4 Philosophies of Admonition, 1 Mudra of the Malefic General, and 120,000 Mora |
| 8 (5) | 6 Forbidden Curse Scrolls, 6 Philosophies of Admonition, 1 Mudra of the Malefic General, and 260,000 Mora |
| 9 (6) | 9 Forbidden Curse Scrolls, 12 Philosophies of Admonition, 2 Mudras of the Malefic General, and 450,000 Mora |
| 10 (6) | 12 Forbidden Curse Scrolls, 16 Philosophies of Admonition, 2 Mudras of the Malefic General, 1 Crown of Insight, and 700,000 Mora |
| Total | 6 Divining Scrolls, 22 Sealed Scrolls, 31 Forbidden Curse Scrolls, 3 Teachings of Admonition, 21 Guides to Admonition, 38 Philosophies of Admonition, 6 Mudras of the Malefic General, 1 Crown of Insight, and 1,652,500 Mora |
You''ll need to collect all three of Cyno''s talents once more, and that''s why: On Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays, Cyno''s books are available from Sumeru''s Steeple of Ignorance domain. Mudras of the Malefic General come from rewatching The Shogun''s boss fight "End of the Oneiric Euthymia" at Lvl 70+. Crowns of Insight can be obtained either through limited
Cyno''s constellations will be out of reach for many players, and they will take even the most dedicated mains quite a while to collect. Regardless, here''s what you''re pulling for when you roll his duplicates:
- Ordinance: Unceasing Vigil (C1): After using his Elemental Burst, Cyno''''s Normal Attack SPD will be increased by 20% for 10s. If the effect of his 1st Ascension Passive is triggered during his Elemental Skill, the duration of this increase will be refreshed.
- Ceremony: Homecoming of Spirits (C2): When Cyno''''s Normal Attacks hit opponents, his Electro DMG Bonus will increase by 10% for 4 seconds. This effect can be triggered once every 0.1 seconds. (Max 5 stacks.)
- Precept: Lawful Enforcer (C3): Increases the level of Sacred Rite: Wolf''''s Swiftness by 3, up to a maximum upgrade level of 15.
- Austerity: Forbidding Guard (C4): When Cyno is in the state triggered by his Elemental Burst, he will restore 3 Elemental Energy for all nearby party members (except himself) after he triggers Electro-Charged, Superconduct, Overloaded, Quicken, Aggravate, Hyperbloom, or an Electro Swirl reaction. This effect can occur 5 times within one use of Sacred Rite: Wolfs Swiftness.
- Funerary Rite: The Passing of Starlight (C5): Increases the Level of Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer by 3, up to a maximum upgrade level of 15.
- Raiment: Just Scales (C6): After using his Elemental Burst or triggering the effect of his 1st Ascension Passive, 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 . "Day of the Jackal" lasts for 8 seconds (max 8 stacks), and will be canceled once ends. A maximum of 1 can be unleashed this way every 0.4 seconds.
How to get Cyno in Genshin Impact
Cyno is a 5-star event wish limited character, which means he''s only available when his character event wish banner is running in the gacha. Currently, he''s making his debut from September 27th through October 14th, 2022. However, we do not know when the cycle will take hold, so if you''ve got your currencies and wishes saved up now is the time to pull for him!
Now that you understand all about Cyno in Genshin Impact, you might be interested in learning more about the many other playable characters available in the game. If your idea of an Electro polearm fighter has sparked your interest, why not check out our Raiden Shogun build guide to see how Cyno''s performance? Or, if you''re looking for a bigger picture, check out our Genshin Impact character tier list to see the results.
