Cyno is a playable Electro character in Genshin Impact. Since he got buffed in Version 6.7 to work around the Stellar-Conduct reaction, it’s only fair to build him to take full advantage of those new mechanics. The best build for Stellar-Conduct Cyno includes Staff of the Scarlet Sands as the best weapon choice alongside the Disenchantment in Deep Shadow set. In this guide, I’ll go over the best Stellar-Conduct build for Cyno in Genshin Impact, including F2P alternatives.
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Cyno Stellar-Conduct Best Build Overview
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Best Weapons
Staff of the Scarlet Sands
Primordial Jade Winged-Spear
Song of the Vigil
Best Artifact Set
Disenchantment in Deep Shadow
Main Stats
Timepiece: Elemental Mastery
Goblet: Elemental Mastery
Circlet: Crit Rate or Crit DMG
Substats
Crit DMG
Crit Rate
Elemental Mastery
ATK%
Teams
Cyno + Odette + Ineffa + Columbina
Cyno + Cryo MC + Alyosha + Diona
Constellation
C1
C6
C2
C4
Cyno Stellar-Conduct Best Weapons
Staff of the Scarlet Sands
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Stats
542 Base ATK
44.1% Crit Rate
R1 Effect
The equipping character gains 52% of their Elemental Mastery as bonus ATK. When an Elemental Skill hits opponents, the Dream of the Scarlet Sands effect will be gained for 10s: The equipping character will gain 28% of their Elemental Mastery as bonus ATK. Max 3 stacks.
Building Cyno with the Staff of the Scarlet Sands still provides him with the best stats to trigger the hardest-hitting Stellar-Conduct reactions in Genshin Impact. This is mainly because the 5-star Polearm grants Cyno a huge amount of ATK based on his Elemental Mastery, giving players more freedom in how they build him. Staff of the Scarlet Sands additionally gives Cyno a massive amount of Crit Rate.
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To explain further, Cyno’s attacks scale with both ATK and Elemental Mastery. He needs both stats, especially Elemental Mastery, to amplify the Elemental reactions he triggers. This may leave some players torn between building Cyno with ATK and Elemental Mastery, and this is where Staff of the Scarlet Sands solves that issue by allowing players to stack as much Elemental Mastery on Cyno as possible while still giving him ATK through the weapon’s passive effect.
Primordial Jade Winged-Spear
Stats
674 Base ATK
22.1% CRIT Rate
R1 Effect
On hit, increases ATK by 3.2% for 6s. Max 7 stacks. This effect can only occur once every 0.3s. On max stacks, DMG dealt is increased by 12%.
Primordial Jade Winged-Spear has a high Base ATK and Crit Rate substat. Additionally, Cyno gains a decent amount of ATK% and DMG through the 5-star Polearm’s passive effect. Primordial Jade Winged-Spear is good for Cyno since he can maximize its ATK% stacks in one rotation and gain access to the DMG amplification. Building Cyno with the Primordial Jade Winged-Spear should make it easier to continue building him with Elemental Mastery, but it is still not as perfect as Staff of the Scarlet Sands.
Song of the Vigil
Stats
565 Base ATK
110 Elemental Mastery
R5 Effect
Triggering an Elemental Reaction regenerates 8 Elemental Energy for the equipping character. This effect can trigger once every 9s. On the other hand, triggering a Stellar Glimmer reaction increases their ATK by 40% for 12s. The aforementioned effects can trigger even when the character is not on the field.
Cyno can still work with weapons like Staff of Homa and Skyward Spine, but Song of the Vigil is a solid F2P replacement for most of these weapons. Whenever Cyno triggers any Elemental reaction, the 4-star Polearm regenerates energy for him and increases his Stellar-Conduct DMG. This should be enough to improve Cyno’s rotations and DPS in general.
Cyno Stellar-Conduct Best Artifacts
Disenchantment in Deep Shadow
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Artifact Set
Details
Disenchantment in Deep Shadow
2pc
ATK +18%
4pc
Increases Superconduct Reaction DMG by 80% and Stellar-Conduct Reaction DMG by 40%. When the wielder attacks opponents affected by Superconduct or Stellar-Conduct, this attack’s CRIT Rate is increased by 16%.
While the Gilded Dreams set is still good for Cyno, building a Cyno that can constantly trigger Stellar-Conduct requires a different option. For Stellar-Conduct Cyno, it’s better to go for the Disenchantment in Deep Shadow set to amplify every Stellar-Conduct reaction he triggers while increasing his ATK% and Crit Rate at the same time. This transforms Cyno into a strong Stellar-Conduct enabler, especially after you stack more Elemental Mastery into his build through his artifacts’ main stats and substats.
Cyno Stellar-Conduct Best Teams
Cyno + Odette + Ineffa + Columbina
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Cyno is a strong main DPS who can drive his team’s elements while he’s on the field. To trigger Stellar-Conduct, Cyno needs a character in his team that can transform Superconduct into the Stellar-Conduct reaction. This is where Odette joins the team to enable the Stellar-Conduct reaction and amplify it. With Cyno and Odette, the team is ready to trigger Stellar-Conduct and deal a lot of DMG.
After teaming Cyno with Odette, you can continue building the team by adding strong buffers like Beidou, Yae Miko, Alyosha, and Qiqi in Genshin Impact. They would make this team strong enough to support Cyno in dealing greater Stellar-Conduct reactions during combat. However, you can take one more step by including Ineffa and Columbina, who are another pair that can deal great DMG through their Lunar-Charged reactions. This pairing surprisingly synergizes with Cyno’s gameplay and allows him to trigger both Lunar-Charged, amplified by Ineffa and Columbina, and Stellar-Conduct, amplified by Odette. For me, it’s a more diverse team that can deliver, rather than using a traditional team format.
Cyno + Cryo MC + Alyosha + Diona
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You can build an F2P team for Cyno by replacing Odette with Cryo Traveler in Genshin Impact. They will also transform Superconduct into Stellar-Conduct and give Cyno enough buffs to deal higher DMG when he triggers it. Now that you created an F2P way to trigger Stellar-Conduct, you can add two more supports who can improve the team’s DPS. The best two to include with Cyno are Alyosha and Diona.
Alyosha provides an off-field Electro application that helps Cyno trigger more Stellar-Conduct, while also triggering the reaction himself. As for Diona, at C6, she amplifies the Stellar-Conduct reaction while also granting Cyno 200 Elemental Mastery while he’s within her Elemental Burst’s field.
Cyno Stellar-Conduct Best Constellations
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In this part, I’ll go over every Cyno constellation and give each one a value. The value is based on the constellation’s effect and placement. Here’s what every value means:
Negligible
The constellation barely adds anything. Skip it.
Low
The constellation offers a slight improvement, but not enough to matter. Not recommended.
Medium
Not important on its own, but worth it as a stepping stone toward a better constellation.
High
Offers a notable improvement. Still not worth prioritizing as a milestone.
Priority
Greatly adds value. It’s worth prioritizing as a milestone if you’re building toward it.
C1 – Ordinance: Unceasing Vigil
Effect
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.
Value
Priority
C2 – Ceremony: Homecoming of Spirits
Effect
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.
Value
High
C4 – Austerity: Forbidding Guard
Effect
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.
Value
Medium
C6 – Raiment: Just Scales
Effect
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.”
Value
Priority
Released
September 28, 2020
ESRB
Teen / Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
