Cyno is a playable Electro character in Genshin Impact. He is one of the most powerful and thus popular characters for playing as Support. We decided to write this guide to help you learn more about Cyno. In our Genshin Impact Cyno Build and Best Team Comp post you will learn about Cyno’s talents, how they work and how to upgrade them. Also, you will read about his Constellations that will help you make Cyno even more powerful. After that, we have written Genshin Impact Cyno Build where you’ll see the weapon and artifact set. And at last, we have mentioned the best team comps for Cyno as Main DPS hero.
Genshin Impact All Characters List
The whole information is presented in tables. You can use the navigation bar above to move quickly to the information block that you are most interested in.
Below you can see the best weapon option for playing Cyno in Genshin Impact. Accompanied by the best Cyno artifact set and its stat priorities.
If you play this champion as a Support in your comp you should take the weapon and artifacts from the list below. They are believed to be the most effective ones in almost all situations.
Weapon
Staff of the Scarlet Sands
Weapon Substitutes: Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, Deathmatch, Blackcliff Pole.
Artifact Set
Thundering Fury (4-Piece)
Artifact Main Stats Priority:
Sub Stats Priority: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery > Energy Recharge / ATK%
Talent Priority
Invoker’s Spear > Sacred Rite: Wolf’s Swiftness > Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer
When you play Genshin Impact everything depends not only on your main character but also on the composition. You should learn how elements complement each other and build the best team for your main. Below you can see the best team composition for Cyno with two DPS and support character. Also, we have included alternative characters for each role that go well with Cyno too.
Cyno is the main DPS in the team. Cyno’s Elemental Burst infuses his Normal ATK with Electro. Fischl is an effective way to the battery the team. Collei will boost the Electro damage of Cyno through reactions. Kokomi can attach Hydro element to enemies continuously, and so react with Cyno’s and Electro DMG to trigger Electro-Charge.
How to Build Genshin Impact Cyno Team?
Good characters for this comp: Raiden Shogun, Yelan, Beidou, Xingqiu, Candace, Dendro Traveler, Kaedehara Kazuha, Zhongli, Dori, Kuki Shinobu.
If you want to know more about every teammate for Cyno you can click on the link below and find them in the list of all Genshin Impact characters that we have described.
Genshin Impact All Characters List
In case you are still not sure what champion you want to pick as main we have Genshin Impact characters tier list with explanations on how to build your best team.
Below you can see the list of talents that Cyno uses during the fight. Each of them we have described with the main characteristics.
Invoker’s Spear
Normal Attack
Normal Attack: Performs up to four consecutive spear strikes.
Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to enemies along the way.
Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer
Elemental Skill
Performs a swift thrust, dealing Electro DMG to opponents along the path. When Cyno is under the Pathsworn Pathclearer state triggered by the Elemental Burst “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.
Sacred Rite: Wolf’s Swiftness
Elemental Burst
Calls upon a divine spirit to indwell him, morphing into the Pactsworn Pathclearer.
Pactsworn Pathclearer
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 18s.
Featherfall Judgment
1st Ascension Passive
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
4th Ascension Passive
Cyno’s DMG values will be increased based on his Elemental Mastery as follows:
Pactsworn Pathclearer’s Normal Attack DMG is increased by 125% 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
Utility Passive
Gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on a Sumeru Expedition for 20 hours.
Every talent can be upgraded up to level 15. But to do so you will need to gather materials on particular days. The list of the needed materials for leveling Cyno’s talents is mentioned in the next block.
So here you can see all materials that you will need in order to level up Cyno’s talents.
Talent Level-Up Materials
Admonition Books: Teachings of Admonition, Guide to Admonition, Philosophies of Admonition.
Common Ascension Materials
Divining Scroll, Sealed Scroll, Forbidden Curse Scroll.
Weekly Boss Material
Mudra of the Malefic General
Genshin Impact Enhancement Progression Calculator
Some of them are required at the beginning for low levels and others are more advanced. We just wanted to focus your attention on material types in general.
In Genshin Impact characters have a specific upgrade system called constellation. You will need to get a specific item called Stella Fortuna to increase the level of constellation. Each character has their own version of Stella Fortuna, which you get by obtaining a duplicate of the character from Wishes.
Level 1
Ordinance: Unceasing 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 Judgement.”
Level 2
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.
Level 3
Precept: Lawful Enforcer
Increases the Level of Sacred Rite: Wolf’s Swiftness by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Level 4
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.
Level 5
Funerary Rite: The Passing of Starlight
Increases the Level of Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Level 6
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.”
Every Genshin Impact character has own set of constellations above you can see Cyno constellations list with descriptions.
In addition, there are ascension phases that increase the level cap for your character. After Cyno reaches the 20th level he can be ascended to the next ascension phase, up to phase 6, which allow getting 90th level.
Character Ascension Materials
Vajrada Amethyst: Vajrada Amethyst Sliver, Vajrada Amethyst Fragment, Vajrada Amethyst Chunk, Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone.
Thunderclap Fruitcore
Common Ascension Materials
Divining Scroll, Sealed Scroll, Forbidden Curse Scroll.
Local Specialty
Scarab
Genshin Impact Enhancement Progression Calculator
In order to level up ascension phases you’ll need materials. So the list of those required for Cyno is listed above.
Robin is a playable character in Honkai: Star Rail. She describes her life as a…
In this guide, we'll help you set up a stash so you can start selling…
Keepsakes in Hades 2 are instrumental in improving the abilities of the protagonist, Melinoë, by…
This website uses cookies.