Cyno Best Teams and Team Compositions

Ineffa is currently one of Cyno’s most valuable teammate - paired with Hydro, she enables the Lunar-Charged reaction, which deals damage based on each characters CRIT and Elemental Mastery. These are both stats that Cyno builds high amounts of. At the same time, Ineffa will deal tremendous damage of her own from off-field, while providing a high amount of Electro particles for Cyno, buffing his Elemental Mastery via her Burst, and has a decently strong Shield to cover the sustain slot. Furthermore, her abilities all have high uptime for Cyno’s long rotations.

If Ineffa is unavailable or doesn’t work in your team, a different Electro unit should be used. Generally, the best will be Fischl or Iansan. Fischl deals good damage and can provide some Elemental Mastery and/or ATK % buffing if there is a second Hexerei character on the team. Iansan can provide an Attack buff and 40 DMG% via 4pc Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City, which will last for Cyno’s long field time. Kuki Shinobu can be used if you need a Healer.

Columbina is also one of Cyno’s most valuable teammates. She enables and buffs Lunar-Charged, while providing the Hydro needed to trigger the reaction. Pairing Columbina and Ineffa together results in great buffing for Lunar-Charged while they both deal excellent damage from off-field. This will also enable Ascendant Gleam, allowing Cyno to use Night of the Sky’s Unveiling, and allow a support to use Silken Moon’s Serenade for more buffing.

If Columbina is unavailable or you aren't playing a Lunar-Charged team, a differentHydro unit should be used. If using a Healer, Furina will be good, as her abilities have long durations, and she buffs DMG%, which is a stat Cyno tends to lack. Xingqiu can be a strong option in Hyperbloom teams, as he has the next longest uptime and by far the fastest Hydro application, which is especially great in Hyperbloom teams. Yelan is also a good option, but her slower Hydro application and shorter duration makes her less ideal than Xingqiu.

If using Hyperbloom, Lauma is by far the best Dendro option, providing excellent buffs to all Bloom reactions. She applies Dendro at 2 second intervals, which is enough to still get Lunar-Charged with Hydro appliers like Xingqiu and Furina, but not enough with Columbina. Lauma will also provide Ascendant Gleam when paired with Ineffa. Note that if using Lauma with Furina, it is recommended to have Lauma's Constellation 1 for healing.

If playing Hyperbloom and Lauma is unavailable, another Dendro should be used instead. Nahida provides the best buffing, but applies too much Dendro for Lunar-Charged. Baizhu is the next best option, particularly if using Furina, as he provides great healing for her Fanfare.

In a Lunar-Charged team, Durin is a fantastic option for the last slot, as he can trigger both Vaporize and Overload, allowing him to deal good damage while reducing the enemy’s resistance. His 20 second Burst duration is also good for Cyno’s long rotation length. Durin is also great for Cyno's Overload teams, providing the necessary off-field Pyro application to activate Chevreuse’s buffs, while also dealing good damage of his own.

Sucrose is a good option for Lunar-Charged, as she provides teamwide Elemental Mastery buffs and can lower enemy resistance with the 4pc Viridescent Venerer set effect. However, Cyno’s long field time results in Sucrose's buff uptime not being great here, so Durin is superior to her for this team slot.

If your team consists entirely of Electro and Pyro units, Chevreuse provides excellent buffs with great uptime. This makes Overload a viable team option for Cyno. Due to the team restriction, it's not quite as strong as his Lunar-Charged team at the moment, but is a strong alternative with more of a focus on Cyno's personal damage.

If playing Overload, you’ll need a second Pyro unit, one with off-field application in order to trigger Overload and activate Chevreuse’s buffs. If not using Durin, Xiangling is currently the next best option for this slot.