Cyno — Build, Teams & Rating Genshin 6.7

Is Cyno worth building?

Cyno is an on-field Electro main DPS with a flashy, high-energy empowered burst state. He needs an Aggravate or Quickbloom team with Nahida and Fischl to truly shine; left alone he's underwhelming. His ideal weapon is the Staff of the Scarlet Sands, but if you lack it, the 3-star White Tassel at R5 is a shockingly cheap and strong pick. For artifacts, run 4pc Gilded Dreams if you have an EM polearm, otherwise 4pc Thundering Fury. Keep enough Energy Recharge so his Burst chains don't stall, and mastering his Burst timing is the real key.

Cyno Build

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

Best weapons

Artifacts

4pc Gilded Dreams
4pc Thundering Fury

Main & sub stats

SandsElemental Mastery / ATK%

GobletElectro DMG Bonus

CircletCRIT DMG / CRIT Rate

Priority substats: Energy Recharge (đủ ngưỡng) › CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG › Elemental Mastery / ATK%

Talent priority

Q > E > NA — the Burst both triggers his empowered state and adds damage, so level it first, then Skill, then Normals.

Teams for Cyno

Cyno Aggravate

Cyno

Nahida

Fischl

Kuki Shinobu

Nahida spreads Dendro to sustain Aggravate, Fischl carries extra Electro damage, and Kuki both heals and adds Electro application.

Cyno Quickbloom

Cyno

Nahida

Xingqiu

Kuki Shinobu

Xingqiu spreads Hydro to seed Bloom cores, and Kuki triggers Hyperbloom to slam enemies with extra damage.

Cyno's talents

Invoker's Spear

Normal Attack
Performs up to 4 consecutive spear strikes.

Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way.

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

Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer

Performs a swift thrust, dealing Electro DMG to opponents along the path.

When Cyno is under the Pactsworn Pathclearer state triggered by Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness, he will instead unleash a Mortuary Rite that deals thunderous AoE Electro DMG and extends the duration of Pactsworn Pathclearer.

"This judgment brooks no choice. There is no rejection or acceptance here... We have both long been bound up in this conviction."

Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness

Calls upon a divine spirit to indwell him, morphing into the Pactsworn Pathclearer.

Pactsworn Pathclearer
Cyno's Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks will be converted to Electro DMG that cannot be overridden.
·Cyno's Elemental Mastery and resistance to interruption will increase, and he gains immunity to Electro-Charged DMG.

This effect will be canceled when Cyno leaves the field and lasts a maximum of 18s.

The secret rituals passed down within the ancient nation are as a final judgment to the General Mahamatra.
Whether now or in the past, whether great storm or serpent, none shall shake the majesty of the law.

Featherfall Judgment

When Cyno is in the Pactsworn Pathclearer state activated by Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness, Cyno will enter the Endseer stance at intervals. If he activates Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer while affected by this stance, he will activate the Judication effect, increasing the DMG of this Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer by 35%, and firing off 3 Duststalker Bolts that deal 100% of Cyno's ATK as Electro DMG.
Duststalker Bolt DMG is considered Elemental Skill DMG.

Authority Over the Nine Bows

Cyno's DMG values will be increased based on his Elemental Mastery as follows:
· Pactsworn Pathclearer's Normal Attack DMG is increased by 150% of his Elemental Mastery.
· Duststalker Bolt DMG from his Ascension Talent Featherfall Judgment is increased by 250% of his Elemental Mastery.

The Gift of Silence

Gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on a Sumeru Expedition for 20 hours.

A Star With Which to Start the Journey

If Cyno unleashes the Elemental Skill Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer while not in the Pactsworn Pathclearer state, he will enter Pactsworn Pathclearer for 6s.
Additionally, when in a Polestar Field, Cyno will enter the Radiance: Stellar-Conduct state.

Combat Rotation

Before engaging, make sure Cyno has the full 80 energy for his Burst (Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness) — without it you must wait for the next rotation.
Cast the Burst to transform into Pactsworn Pathclearer: Normal/Charged/Plunging Attacks convert to Electro DMG, Elemental Mastery rises, he gains immunity to Electro-Charged DMG, and the state lasts up to 18s (ends early if he leaves the field).
While in Pathclearer, keep landing Normal Attacks to build up toward the Endseer stance, which appears periodically during the transformation (Featherfall Judgment mechanic).
When the Endseer stance is active, press the Elemental Skill (Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer) at that moment to trigger Judication: +35% DMG on that Skill hit plus 3 extra Duststalker Bolts (~100% ATK Electro each).
If the Skill is used while already in Pathclearer, it instead fires the AoE Mortuary Rite, and if Pathclearer was entered via the Burst, this can extend the transformation's duration.
Keep alternating Normal Attacks with Skill presses every time Endseer appears, aiming to land as many Judications as possible within the 18s window.
When Pathclearer is about to expire, swap Cyno off-field to let his Burst cooldown (20s) tick down and to recharge energy for the next cycle; don't linger off-field too long or you lose the Elemental Mastery buff.
For reaction-based teams (Electro-Charged/Superconduct/Overloaded), have teammates pre-apply the base element before Cyno comes in, since his Skill/Burst only deal pure Electro DMG.

Cyno constellations

C1

Ordinance: Unceasing Vigil

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."

C2

Ceremony: Homecoming of Spirits

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.

C3

Precept: Lawful Enforcer

Increases the Level of Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C4

Austerity: Forbidding Guard

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 for all nearby party members (except himself.)
This effect can occur 5 times within one use of Sacred Rite: Wolf's Swiftness.

C5

Funerary Rite: The Passing of Starlight

Increases the Level of Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C6

Raiment: Just Scales

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.
"Day of the Jackal" lasts for 8s. Max 8 stacks. It will be canceled once Pactsworn Pathclearer ends.
A maximum of 1 Duststalker Bolt can be unleashed this way every 0.4s.
You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Featherfall Judgment."