Aino is the first Hydro Claymore character in Genshin Impact. She's an off-field Sub-DPS who can enable Hydro reactions. As a 4-star unit, Aino is very F2P-friendly and can be solid in many teams, especially Lauma's teams in Genshin Impact. Here are the builds for Aino in Genshin Impact, including her best weapons, artifacts, and Constellations.

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Aino Build Overview In Genshin Impact

Aino Build Overview In Genshin Impact

Weapons

  1. Skyward Pride

F2P Weapons

  1. Master Key
  2. Flame-Forged Insight
  3. Makhaira Aquamarine
  4. Rainslasher
  5. Mailed Flower

Artifact Sets

  • 4pc Silken Moon's Serenade
  • 4pc Noblesse Oblige

Stats

  • Timepiece: Energy Recharge
  • Goblet: Elemental Mastery
  • Circlet: Elemental Mastery

Substats

  • Energy Recharge
  • Elemental Mastery

Best Aino Weapons In Genshin Impact

Best Aino Weapons In Genshin Impact

Weapons

Why It's Good

Skyward Pride

As a character that depends on her Elemental Burst to deal DMG and enable Hydro reactions, it's important to build Aino with high Energy Recharge. The 5-star Claymore also grants her high Base ATK on top of Crit Rate and a little bit of DMG. But it's one of the best weapons for Aino because of its Energy Recharge Substat.

Master Key

If Aino is operating in a team that has at least one other character from Nod-Krai, you can build her with the Master Key Claymore in Genshin Impact. It's a very good option for Aino as it grants her a lot of Energy Recharge on top of up to 240 Elemental Mastery, which is insane for a 4-star weapon.

Flame-Forged Insight

Flame-Forged Insight is another great weapon for Aino in Genshin Impact. It grants her a lot of Energy and Elemental Mastery when she triggers the Electro-Charged, Lunar-Charged, Bloom, and Lunar-Bloom reactions. Not to mention, the weapon itself has an Elemental Mastery Substat.

Makhaira Aquamarine

Ma­kha­i­ra Aq­ua­ma­rine adds another supportive layer to Aino's gameplay in Genshin Impact. Since she already has a lot of Elemental Mastery from her build, Aino will be able to grant herself and her team an ATK% buff.

Rainslasher

Rainslasher gives Aino a lot of Elemental Mastery while it slightly increases her DMG. It's not the best choice for Aino, but it's good enough if there are no better options available.

Best Aino Artifacts In Genshin Impact

Best Aino Artifacts In Genshin Impact
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Artifact Sets

Why It's Good

Silken Moon's Serenade

Silken Moon's Serenade is the perfect artifact set when building Aino in Genshin Impact. As a Nod-Krai character, Aino is able to fully activate the effect of Silken Moon's Serenade, which will allow her to increase her team's Elemental Mastery and Lunar reaction DMG. Moreover, Silken Moon's Serenade buffs Aino's Energy Recharge, which further increases the set's value for Aino.

Noblesse Oblige

If Aino doesn't have access to Silken Moon's Serenade, and you want to build a classic Aino, build her with the Noblesse Oblige set. It increases her Elemental Burst DMG while buffing the team's ATK%. It's definitely not comparable to Silken Moon's Serenade, but it's good enough to keep Aino a viable off-field support in Genshin Impact.

Aino Constellations In Genshin Impact

Best Aino Constellations In Genshin Impact

Constellations

Effect

Importance

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.

Priority

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.

High

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.

High

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, and Lunar-Bloom reactions is increased by 15%.

Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam: DMG from the aforementioned reactions will be further increased by 20%.

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September 28, 2020
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