Aino — Build, Teams & Rating Genshin 6.7

Is Aino worth building?

Aino is a rare bargain: a 4-star Hydro unit who can shoulder Hydro application and EM buffing for a whole range of reaction teams, from Lunar-Charged to Lunar-Bloom. Being 4-star, almost anyone can own and max her quickly without needing fancy weapons or artifacts. What matters most is enough Energy Recharge to keep her Burst up; Silken Moon's Serenade is the standard but Noblesse Oblige or Instructor work fine too. For newer players she's well worth investing in early, since she stays useful across many teams for a long time.

Aino Build

Community consensus, patch 6.7 — free-to-play option included

Best weapons

Artifacts

4pc Silken Moon's Serenade
4pc Noblesse Oblige

Main & sub stats

SandsER / EM

GobletEM / Hydro DMG Bonus

CircletEM / CRIT

Priority substats: Energy Recharge (đủ ngưỡng) › EM › CRIT Rate (nếu dùng Favonius)

Talent priority

Q >> E — almost all her value is in the Burst; Skill can be skipped since she plays pure support.

Teams for Aino

Lunar-Charged

Aino

Flins

Fischl

Sucrose

Aino lays down the Hydro base, Flins carries the Electro damage, Fischl keeps Electro applied off-field, and Sucrose buffs EM while shredding RES.

Lunar-Bloom Support

Aino

Nefer

Lauma

Kuki Shinobu

Aino supplies Hydro and an EM buff for Bloom seeds, Nefer carries the damage, Lauma stacks deep buffs, and Kuki cleans up the Bloom seeds.

Hyperbloom

Aino

Nahida

Kuki Shinobu

Yelan

Aino and Yelan keep Hydro application thick, Nahida feeds Dendro, and Kuki triggers Hyperbloom to clear the seeds.

Aino's talents

Bish-Bash-Bosh Repair

Normal Attack
Performs up to 3 consecutive strikes.

Charged Attack
Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous spinning attacks against all nearby opponents.
At the end of the sequence, performs a more powerful slash.

Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Musecatcher

Aino throws a Musecatcher forward, dealing Hydro DMG and dragging her along behind it. When the dragging stops, Aino deals AoE Hydro DMG to nearby opponents.
Holding the Skill will cause it to behave differently.

Hold
Enter Aiming Mode to adjust the Musecatcher's throwing direction.

Precision Hydronic Cooler

Aino deploys a custom water-spraying device, the Cool Your Jets Ducky to establish a Focused Hydronic Cooling Zone.
While active, the Cool Your Jets Ducky will periodically fire water balls at nearby opponents, dealing Hydro DMG.

Modular Efficiency Protocol

Aino will be granted the corresponding buff effects based on the party's Moonsign.

Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam: Her Elemental Burst Precision Hydronic Cooler is enhanced: The Cool Your Jets Ducky will fire water balls more frequently, and the water balls will deal AoE Hydro DMG over a larger area of effect.

Structured Power Booster

Aino's Elemental Burst DMG is increased by 50% of her Elemental Mastery.

Moonsign Benediction: Force Limit Analysis

When Aino is in the party, the party's Moonsign will increase by 1 level.

Miniaturized Detection Sensor

Displays the location of nearby resources unique to Nod-Krai on the mini-map.
Additionally, Aino appears to be able to alter the Cool Your Jets Ducky's appearance in some way...

Combat Rotation

Cast Elemental Skill "Musecatcher" to hook toward the enemy, dealing Stage 1 Hydro DMG.
When the pull ends, the skill auto-detonates for Stage 2 AoE Hydro DMG.
Throw in a few Normal Attacks to build Energy, and squeeze in a Charged Attack spin if Stamina allows.
Once you've stacked 50 Energy, unleash the Burst "Precision Hydronic Cooler" to deploy the Cool Your Jets Ducky, which auto-fires Hydro water balls for 14 seconds.
Prioritize Elemental Mastery, since Burst DMG scales with 50% of Aino's EM.
If the party is under the "Ascendant Gleam" Moonsign, time the Burst then — the Ducky fires faster and covers a wider area.
While the field is active (14s), swap in your main DPS to attack inside it for Hydro application and elemental reactions.
Once the Skill's 10s cooldown is up, re-hook to reposition while the Burst's 13.5s cooldown keeps near-permanent uptime.

Aino constellations

C1

The Theory of Ash—Field Equilibrium

After Aino uses her Elemental Skill Musecatcher or her Elemental Burst Precision Hydronic Cooler, her Elemental Mastery will be increased by 80. The Elemental Mastery of other nearby active party members will be increased by 80 for 15s.

The Elemental Mastery-increasing effects of this Constellation do not stack.

C2

The Principle of Transference in Gear Differentials

If Aino is off-field while the Focused Hydronic Cooling Zone of her Elemental Burst Precision Hydronic Cooler is active, when your active party member hits a nearby opponent with an attack, the Cool Your Jets Ducky will fire an additional water ball at that opponent, dealing AoE Hydro DMG equal to 25% of Aino's ATK and 100% of her Elemental Mastery. This DMG is considered Elemental Burst DMG. This effect can be triggered once every 5s.

C3

Cake and the Art of Mechanism Repair

Increases the Level of Precision Hydronic Cooler by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C4

Butter and Cats and the Law of Energy Supply

When the Elemental Skill Musecatcher hits an opponent, it will restore 10 Elemental Energy for Aino. Energy can be restored to her in this manner once every 10s.

C5

Perpetual Turbine of Metal and Light

Increases the Level of Musecatcher by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C6

The Burden of Creative Genius

For the next 15s after using the Elemental Burst Precision Hydronic Cooler, DMG from nearby active characters' Electro-Charged, Bloom, Lunar-Charged, Lunar-Bloom, and Lunar-Crystallize reactions is increased by 15%.
Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam: DMG from the aforementioned reactions will be further increased by 20%.