Aino Guide and Best Builds for Genshin Impact

Strengths

• Aino provides Decent Hydro application.
• Counts as a Nod-Krai character for Moonsign buffs and Artifact sets.
• Provides 80 EM buff from C1.
• C6 brings DMG buffs for specific reactions that are boosted further with Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam.

Weaknesses

• Unlike other Nod-Krai characters, Aino's Moonsign Benediction: Force Limit Analysis provides no other effects aside from the Moonsign level increase meaning Aino essentially has 1 less passive.
• Does very little damage, while all her talents do is increase their damage.

Aino is best built as a supportive character both to provide buffs and also a stack of Moonsign for the party.

Aino's main purpose is to be a support, and what better weapon to build than Favonius Greatsword which helps support the entire team. Other alternatives include weapons that provide a hefty amount of Elemental Mastery such as the recently available Flame-Forged Insight. Flame-Forged insight is best for Bloom teams specifically but if you are looking for a generic weapon to allow Aino to be built for any situation, use Favonius.

Aino generally wants to be built with the Natlan artifact set Silken Moon's Serenade to buff the team. That being said, other characters may already use this artifact in their build and therefore you need to build Aino with either Noblesse Oblige or Instructor.

Aino is incredibly easy to build stat-wise, simply wanting Elemental Mastery in Bloom teams. In generalist teams, Aino wants to be built with enough ER and CRIT Rate to have no issues being a support, but the added Elemental Mastery is nice to have. Build around 150-200% ER with the lower bounds being with C4, and the higher bounds being without.

Build recommendations assume a "decently built" level of artifact rolls alongside Aino's best weapon. Using other weapons may increase or decrease certain stats relative to these recommendations.

• HP: 17,000 - 19,000
• ATK: 1050 - 1150
• Elemental Mastery: 750 - 800
  • +60/120 From Silken Moon's Serenade
• Energy Recharge: 150 - 200%
  • +20% From Silken Moon's Serenade
• CRIT Rate: Enough for Fav

To put it simply, use Aino's Skill > Burst > Swap characters. Aino is very easy to play as a support but you should also make sure to consider that Precision Hydronic Cooler's AoE and fire rate is increased with Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam. Therefore depending on how many Nod-Krai characters are in your party, your burst will act differently.

In teams, Aino provides Hydro application, buffs for the team both via weapons and artifacts but also though enabling Ascendant Gleam for the party if another Nod-Krai character is present.

Aino can be a great choice in Flins teams allowing you to free up other characters such as Yelan or Furina for other teams without losing much damage. Without Ineffa, Aino will be required in Flins's teams to trigger Moonsign.

In Lauma teams, Aino again enables Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam however with Lauma this is a double-edged sword as it also means that Lauma cannot crit Bloom's anymore. Instead, you are able to fully utilise artifact sets and increase Lauma's personal damage which is a perfectly viable trade-off.