Mona is an extremely skilled and unique astrologist. In Genshin Impact, others who practise the craft are in it for the money. However, Mona lives a thrifty life and has vowed to never use astrology for profit. Unfortunately, this vow has led to a constant worry about her financial state.
Our Genshin Impact Mona guide will help you work out which weapons and artifacts to use with this five-star hydro character, as well as give you a rundown on her skills and ascension costs. Mona can be used in either a support or sub DPS role and her ability to dash over water makes her an asset even when exploring.
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.
The best Genshin Impact Mona build
As mentioned above, Mona excels in either a support or sub DPS role. We’ve included suitable weapons and artifacts for both choices, so you can choose whichever path you prefer. We recommend pairing her up with a pyro character like Bennett or Diluc in order to trigger vaporize.
Which weapon should you use?
If you’d like to use Mona as a sub DPS character, we recommend using The Widsith. If you’d prefer to go for support, equip the Skyward Atlas.
| Weapon | Effect |
| The Widsith |
When a character takes the field, they will gain a random theme song for ten seconds: Recitative: Attack is increased by 60% The effects only occur once every 30 seconds |
| Skyward Atlas | Increases elemental damage by 12%. Normal attacks have a 50% chance to earn the favour of the clouds, the clouds seek out nearby enemies to attack for 15 seconds, dealing 160% attack damage. This can only happen once every 30 seconds |
Which artifact set should you use?
The Noblesse Oblige artifact set works great for whatever build you choose, so go ahead and equip a full set or just two if you can’t get your hands on more. Heart of Depth will provide a nice boost to hyrdro damage if you need something in the meantime.
| 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 |
What are 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:
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| 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 |
What are 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 |
What does it cost to ascend Mona?
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 |
There you have it! That’s everything you need to know about Genshin Impact’s Mona. 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.
