Cyno Profile, Talents and Constellations
Cyno is a 5-Star Electro Polearm user in Genshin Impact who deals powerful damage using his alternate form from his Elemental Burst. This guide will focus on Cyno's best builds, artifacts, weapons and best team compositions.
Introduction — Cyno
Cyno is a 5-Star Electro Polearm Character in Genshin Impact. Our Cyno guide and best builds cover everything you need to know about Cyno's best builds, including skills, artifacts, team compositions and more. To learn more about Cyno, use the tabs above to switch to our build information for Cyno or their team compositions.
Cyno's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Extremely high damage in Stellar-Conduct teams.
- Can now enter the Pactsworn Pathsworn state of his Elemental Burst via his Elemental Skill, removing all of his Energy requirements and making his rotations much more flexible.
- Fast Electro application makes Cyno good at breaking enemy Elemental Shields.
- Produces a high amount of Electro particles, especially when using 4pc Thundering Fury which can allow supports to use less Energy Recharge.
- C1 is a good damage increase in Stellar-Conduct teams, and can be obtained for free via Temper Thy Fate.
Weaknesses
Damage is much lower without Stellar-Conduct.
- Can lose damage without proper timing for using his Skill in his Endseer intervals, especially in Stellar-Conduct teams.
- Constellations are much less powerful without Stellar-Conduct.
- Loses a lot of damage without Staff of the Scarlet Sands
Ascension Stat & Materials for Cyno
Cyno gains CRIT DMG each time he ascends, totalling 38.4% at level 90. The total Ascension material costs are listed below:
| Source | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Mora | 420,000 Mora |
| Boss Material | 46x Thunderclap Fruitcore |
| Ascension Material | |
| Local Specialty | 168x Scarab |
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Talent Materials for Cyno
Listed below are all the materials required to raise a single talent of Cyno's to level 10. Please check our Cyno build guide for recommendations on talent priorities.
| Source | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Mora | 1,625,500 Mora |
| Special Material | 1x Crown of Insight |
| Boss Material | 6x Mudra of the Malefic General |
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| Enhancement Material |
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Cyno's Talents
Normal Attack
Performs up to 4 consecutive spear strikes.
Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents 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.
Performs a swift thrust, dealing Electro DMG to opponents along the way.
When Cyno is in the Pactsworn Pathclearer state, he will instead unleash a Mortuary Rite that deals thunderous AoE Electro DMG. If Cyno enters the Pactsworn Pathclearer through the Elemental Burst Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness, unleashing Mortuary Rite will also extend the duration of the current instance of Pactsworn Pathclearer.
"This judgment brooks no choice. There is no rejection or acceptance here... We have both long been bound up in this conviction."
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.
The secret rituals passed down within the ancient nation are as a final judgment to the General Mahamatra.
Whether now or in the past, whether great storm or serpent, none shall shake the majesty of the law.
If Cyno unleashes the Elemental Skill Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer while not in the Pactsworn Pathclearer state, he will enter Pactsworn Pathclearer for 6s.
Additionally, when in a Polestar Field, Cyno will enter the Radiance: Stellar-Conduct state.
Cyno's Ascension Passive Talents
When Cyno is in the Pactsworn Pathclearer state, he 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.
Radiance: Stellar-Conduct
When Judication is triggered, Cyno will instead fire 3 Duststalker Bolts - Starsame to his front, dealing Electro DMG at 200% of his ATK. This DMG is considered Stellar-Conduct DMG.
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 Ascension Talent Featherfall Judgment is increased by 250% of his Elemental Mastery.
- Duststalker Bolts - Starsame from the Ascension Talent "Featherfall Judgment": 600% of Elemental Mastery.
Gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on a Sumeru Expedition for 20 hours.
Cyno's Constellations
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 Ascension Talent Featherfall Judgment is triggered during Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer, the duration of this increase will be refreshed.
You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Featherfall Judgment."
Radiance: Stellar-Conduct: When Cyno enters the Pactsworn Pathclearer state, he will also gain the Together We Rise effect: Elemental Mastery is increased by 200. During this time, when switching characters from Cyno on the field, the incoming active character will take on the Together We Rise effect for the remaining duration.
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.
Additionally, when characters affected by Together We Rise hit opponents with their Normal Attacks or Charged Attacks, their Stellar-Conduct DMG dealt is increased by 16%. This effect, which can trigger once every 0.1s, will remain active for the remaining duration of Together We Rise. Max 5 stacks.
Increases the Level of Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
When Cyno is in the Pactsworn Pathclearer state triggered by Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness, after he triggers an Electro-Charged, Lunar-Charged, Superconduct, Stellar-Conduct, Overloaded, Quicken, Aggravate, Hyperbloom, or Electro Swirl reaction, he will restore 3 Elemental Energy to all nearby party members (except himself). This effect can occur 5 times within one use of Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness.
When other characters affected by Together We Rise trigger the aforementioned reaction, they will also regenerate 20 Elemental Energy for Cyno. This effect can trigger once every 18s.
Increases the Level of Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
After using Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness or triggering the Judication effect of the Ascension 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. If Cyno is affected by Together We Rise, he will fire one Duststalker Bolt - Starsame instead.
Day of the Jackal" lasts for 8s. Max 8 stacks for each instance of Pactsworn Pathclearer. It will be canceled once Pactsworn Pathclearer from Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness ends.
A maximum of 1 Duststalker Bolt or 1 Duststalker Bolt - Starsame can be unleashed this way every 0.4s.
You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Featherfall Judgment."
Build Guide for Cyno
To learn all about Cyno's best weapons, artifacts and builds, check our dedicated Cyno build guide below:
Changelog
- 03 Jul. 2026: Updated for 7.0
- 11 Jun. 2026: Updated for V5
- 24 May 2026: Updated for 6.7.
- 10 May 2026: Updated for 6.6.
- 11 Mar. 2026: Updated for 6.5.
- 15 Feb. 2026: Updated for 6.4.
- 12 Jan. 2026: Updated for 6.2.
- 05 Jun. 2024: Reviewed for 4.7.
- 17 Jan. 2024: Guide added.