Genshin Impact Mona build

This Genshin Impact Mona build features all of the astrologist's skills, weapons, artifacts, and more, so if it's divination you seek, you're in the right place

Genshin Impact’s Mona Magistus is a five-star hydro catalyst wielder, and a great astrologist with the power of divination. In her words, ‘fate is called as such, for it can’t be changed’ – and we predict that your fate holds a powerful team comp with the help of this Genshin Mona build guide, featuring her skills, constellations, artifacts, and more.

If you already know everything about Mona, and need some information on other popular characters, take a look at our Genshin Impact Venti and Genshin Impact Albedo guides. We also have a Genshin Impact tier list so you can see where each of your party members rank, and a Genshin Impact codes list, just in case you’re after some extra primogems.

Genshin Impact Mona

Genshin Impact Mona birthday art showing her surrounded in stars and constellations

What’s the best Genshin Mona build?

Mona is a five-star hydro catalyst user and one of the most flexible supports in the game. She synergises well in freeze teams with powerful DPS like Ganyu or Ayaka and provides your team with a substantial damage boost. She’s cheap to build, can dish out some nasty damage, and doesn’t require much field time, making her a suitable option in quickswap teams, and her she’s capable of also acting as a DPS or sub-DPS under the right circumstances.

However, her kit is pretty tricky, and it takes quite a lot of practice (and, sometimes, a splash of luck) to make the most of her mechanics. Her burst is especially complicated and hard to time, and can be easily sabotaged by a misplaced turret, normal attack, or lingering construct. But, with some patience and TLC, Mona is certainly worth your while.

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What’s the best Genshin Mona weapon?

Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds is the best five-star option for Mona as long as you’re able to maintain at least one stack. The additional movement speed is great for helping her dodge attacks, and the crit rate stat makes her somewhat easier to build when it comes to artifacts.

Alternatively, Skyward Atlas is a great option, but requires you to build enough crit to support it. However, it can be a little tricky to get it to synergise with her perfect combo. Check out the super detailed Keqingmains Mona guide to find out more about her perfect combo and how to pull it off.

When it comes to four-star options, The Widsith charges into the lead, even outperforming its five-star competitors. It’s the perfect choice for most Mona builds and team comps, but underperforms in electro-charged teams.

Alternatively, Mappa Mare is an amazing choice, especially in vaporize teams. Plus, it’s F2P friendly as you can forge it and its refinements at the blacksmith.

Weapon Effect
Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds Base stat: crit rate
Skill: increases movement speed by 10%. When in battle, gain an 8% elemental damage bonus every four seconds. Max four stacks. Lasts until the character falls or leaves combat
Skyward Atlas Base stat: attack
Skill: increases elemental damage bonus by 12%. Normal attack hits have a 50% chance to earn the favour of the clouds, which actively seek out nearby opponents to attack for 15 seconds, dealing 160% attack damage. Can only occur once every 30 seconds
The Wisdith Base stat: crit damage
Skill: when a character takes the field, they will gain a random theme song for ten seconds:
Recitative – increases Attack by 60%
Aria – increases elemental damage by 48%
Interlude – increases elemental mastery by 240
The effects only occur once every 30 seconds
Mappa Mare Base stat: elemental mastery
Skill: triggering an elemental reaction grants an 8% elemental damage bonus for ten seconds. Max two stacks

Genshin Mona stood in Mondstadt

What are the best Genshin Mona artifacts?

For support Mona, Noblesse Oblige is the best option, offering an amazing buff to your team. For a more DPS-focused Mona, Heart of Depth is the best option due to its accessible uptime and high damage.

Artifact set Effect
Noblesse Oblige Two equipped: Elemental burst damage is increased by 20%.
Four equipped: Using an elemental burst increases all party members’ attack by 20% for 12 seconds
Heart of Depth Two equipped: 15% hydro damage bonus
Four equipped: Normal and charged attack damage is increased by 50% for 15 seconds after using an elemental skill

Artifact stat recommendations

DPS Mona main stats

  • Sands – attack%
  • Goblet – hydro damage
  • Circlet – crit rate or crit damage (try to maintain a 1:2 ratio)

DPS Mona sub-stats

  • Attack%
  • Energy recharge
  • Crit rate/crit damage
  • Elemental mastery

Support Mona main stats

  • Sands – energy recharge
  • Goblet – hydro damage bonus
  • Circlet – crit rate

Support Mona sub-stats

  • Energy recharge – prioritise until requirements are met (enough to comfortably burst off cooldown, roughly 200-300% in most builds)
  • Attack%
  • Elemental mastery
  • Crit rate/crit damage

Genshin Impact Mona birthday art showing her smiling and holding her hat

What are Genshin Mona’s skills?

Active skills:

Skill Effect
Ripple of Fate Unleashes up to four hydro attacks
Ripple of Fate (charged) Deals AoE hydro damage
Ripple of Fate (plunging) Deals AoE hydro damage on impact
Mirror Reflection of Doom (press) Summons a phantom that taunts enemeies and deals hydro damage, exploding on death, dealing AoE hydro damage
Mirror Reflection of Doom (hold) Moves backwards quickly before conjuring a phantom. Only one phantom can exist at a time
Stellaris Phantasm Traps opponents in a bubble of water, causing the wet status effect. When an enemy takes damage while in the bubble, the following effects occur: 
  • An Omen is applied, which gives a damage bonus, also increases the damage of the attack that causes it.
  • The bubble is removed, dealing hydro damage in the process
Illusory Torrent Stamina is consumed to move at high-speed over water

Passive skills:

Skill Effect
Come ‘n’ Get Me, Hag! After using Illusory Torrent for two seconds, Mona summons a phantom. The phantom created lasts for two seconds, and its explosion damage is equal to 50% of Mirror Reflection of Doom
Waterborne Destiny Increases Hydro damage by 20% of energy recharge rate
Principium of Astrology When crafting weapon ascension materials, Mona has a 25% chance to refund some of the materials used

Genshin Impact Mona with her hand to her mouth

What are Genshin Mona’s constellations?

Here are all the buffs you’ll receive when leveling up Mona’s constellations.

Constellation Effect
Prophecy of Submersion For eight seconds after a character hits an enemy affected by an Omen, electro-charged, vaporize, and hydro swirl damage is increased by 15%. Frozen duration is increased by 15%
Lunar Chain After a normal attack hits, there is a 20% chance it will automatically be followed by a charged attack. Can only occur once every five seconds
Restless Revolution Increases the level of Stellaris Phantasm by three
Prophecy of Oblivion When a character attacks an enemy affected by an Omen, their crit rate is increased by 15%
Mockery of Fortuna Increases the level of Mirror Reflection of Doom by three
Rhetorics of Calamitas

Upon entering Illusory Torrent, Mona gains a 60% damage increase to her next charged attack per second of movement.

A maximum damage bonus of 180% can be achieved. The effect lasts up to eight seconds

Genshin Impact Mona in combat

What are Genshin Mona’s ascension materials?

Make sure you keep hold of all your Philanemo Mushrooms, you’re going to need a lot to ascend Mona!

Required level Mora Materials
20 20,000 One Varunada Lazurite Sliver, three Philanemo Mushroom, three Whopperflower Nectar
40 40,000 Three Varunada Lazurite Fragment, two Cleansing Heart, ten Philanemo Mushroom, 15 Whopperflower Nectar
50 60,000 Six Varunada Lazurite Fragment, four Cleansing Heart, 20Philanemo Mushroom, 12 Shimmering Nectar
60 80,000 Three Varunada Lazurite Chunk, eight Cleansing Heart, 30 Philanemo Mushroom, 18 Shimmering Nectar
70 100,000 Six Varunada Lazurite Chunk, 12 Cleansing Heart, 45 Philanemo Mushroom, 12 Energy Nectar
80 120,000 Six Varunada Lazurite Gemstone, 20 Cleansing Heart, 60 Philanemo Mushroom, 24 Energy Nectar

Genshin Impact Mona: Mona and Klee on the bank of a lake in Mondstadt for the Windblume Festival.

What are Genshin Mona’s talent level up materials?

Here are all the talent level-up materials you need to ascend one of Mona’s talents to level ten. Get bonking them Whopperflowers!

Level Mora Materials
Two 12,500 Six whopperflower nectar, three Teachings of Resistance
Three 17,500 Three shimmering nectar, two Guide to Resistance
Four 25,000 Four shimmering nectar, four Guide to Resistance
Five 30,000 Six shimmering nectar, six Guide to Resistance
Six 37,500 Nine shimmering nectar, nine Guide to Resistance
Seven 120,000 Four energy nectar, four Philosophies of Resistance, one Ring of Boreas
Eight 260,000 Six energy nectar, six Philosophies of Resistance, one Ring of Boreas
Nine 450,000 Nine energy nectar, 12 Philosophies of Resistance, two Ring of Boreas
Ten 700,000 12 energy nectar, 16 Philosophies of Resistance, two Ring of Boreas, one Crown of Insight

There you have it! That’s everything you need to know about Genshin Impact’s Mona. If you want more information on Genshin’s magical people, then here is what we know about the Genshin Impact Hexenzirkel. Check out our Genshin Impact next banner guide and Genshin Impact update guide to see what’s happening in Teyvat. If you’re on the lookout for more games like this, take a look at our list of the best mobile RPGs and best gacha games on mobile.