Aino is a 4-star Hydro Claymore wielder who functions as a powerful Hydro Support character. Her kit revolves around her Elemental Burst, which deploys the Cool Your Jets Ducky device to apply continuous off-field Hydro in an area and scale with Elemental Mastery. This Aino build guide covers her complete build optimization, including talent priorities, recommended weapons and artifacts, the best team compositions, and constellation value analysis.
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Aino Character Profile
Aino Information
| Character Information | ||
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Aino | Rarity | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
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| Progression Bonus | Elemental Mastery +96 | |
| Combat Role | Hydro Support / Reaction Enabler | |
Aino Kit Explanation
| Ability | Description |
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| Normal Attack: Bish-Bash-Bosh Repair | Performs up to 3 consecutive strikes with her claymore. Charged Attack drains Stamina to perform continuous spinning attacks. Plunging Attack strikes ground from mid-air. |
| Elemental Skill: Musecatcher | Aino throws a Musecatcher forward, dealing Hydro damage and dragging her along behind it. When the dragging stops, Aino deals area Hydro damage to nearby opponents. Holding the Skill allows entry into Aiming Mode to adjust the throwing direction. |
| Elemental Burst: Precision Hydronic Cooler | Deploys the Cool Your Jets Ducky device to establish a Focused Hydronic Cooling Zone. While active, it periodically fires water balls at nearby opponents, dealing Hydro damage for 14 seconds with a 50 energy cost. |
| A1 Passive: Modular Efficiency Protocol | When there are 2 or more Nod-Krai characters in the party (Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam), Aino's Elemental Burst has increased attack frequency and larger area of effect. |
| A4 Passive: Structured Power Booster | Aino's Elemental Burst damage is increased by 50% of her Elemental Mastery. |
| Moonsign Benediction Passive: Force Limit Analysis | When Aino is in the party, the party's Moonsign will increase by 1 level. |
| Utility Passive | Displays the location of nearby resources unique to Nod-Krai on the mini-map. |
Strengths and Weaknesses
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Aino Talent Priority
Aino's talent priority focuses on her Elemental Burst, which is her main source of utility and the primary talent worth leveling.
| Talent | Recomended Level | Priority Notes |
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| Elemental Burst | 9+ | Highest Priority - Primary source of Hydro application and reaction damage. Crown if using her frequently. |
| Elemental Skill | 6+ | Medium Priority - Mainly for particles and repositioning. Level for minimal damage improvement. |
| Normal Attack | 1+ | Low Priority - Not used for damage in support role. Skip leveling to save resources. |
Leveling Recommendation: Elemental Burst >> Elemental Skill > Normal Attack. Level Burst to 9-10 for maximum damage value, Skill to 6 for utility, leave Normal Attack at low levels.
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Aino Best Weapons
Aino's best weapon focuses on Energy Recharge and Elemental Mastery to ensure consistent Burst uptime and maximize her reaction damage and team support.
4-Star Weapons | ||
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| Option 1 | Favonius Greatsword (4★) |
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| Option 2 | Flame-Forged Insight (4★) |
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| Option 3 | Master Key (4★) |
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| Option 4 | Sacrificial Greatsword (4★) |
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Aino Best Artifacts & Stats
Aino's artifact selection focuses on the Silken Moon's Serenade set to maximize her Elemental Mastery buffs as a Nod-Krai character, with alternatives for different team compositions.
| Aino Artifacts & Stats | |
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Silken Moon's Serenade |
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Noblesse Oblige |
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Sub Stat | Energy Recharge (until 160-180%) > Elemental Mastery > CRIT Rate (Favonius users) > HP% / DEF% |
Aino Best Team Compositions
Aino excels in teams that leverage elemental reactions, particularly Lunar-Charged, Bloom, Hyperbloom, and Vaporize compositions.
1. Lunar-Charged Team
This is Aino's premier team composition, designed for Lunar-Charged teams with her Elemental Burst, especially when paired with Lunar-Charged supports.
| Main DPS | Sub DPS | Hydro Support | Anemo Support |
|---|---|---|---|
Flins (5★) | Ineffa (5★) | Aino (4★) | Kazuha (5★) |
Flins (5★) | Ineffa (5★) | Aino (4★) | Sucrose (4★) |
Team Synergy: Aino provides off-field Hydro application to trigger Lunar-Charged reactions for Flins and Ineffa's damage. Together with another Nod-Krai character, Aino activates Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam which increases her Burst's fire rate and area. Anemo characters provide grouping and resistance shred.
2. Lunar-Bloom Team
This team composition leverages Lauma's unique ability to convert standard Bloom reactions into Lunar-Bloom.
| Main DPS | Sub DPS | Hydro Support | Anemo Support |
|---|---|---|---|
Nefer (5★) | Lauma (5★) | Aino (4★) | Baizhu (5★) |
Columbina (5★) | Nahida (5★) | Aino (4★) | Baizhu (5★) |
Team Synergy: In Lunar-Bloom teams, Aino’s Hydro can react with Dendro applied by Dendro characters to generate Verdant Dew resources. Characters such as Nefer and Columbina, who are able to utilize Verdant Dew, can then utuilize these resources to deal Lunar-Bloom damage, enabling the team’s core damage output.
3. Lunar-Crystallize Team
Aino enables Lunar-Crystallize teams by providing consistent off-field Hydro application alongside Geo characters and a Lunar Reaction enabler.
| Geo DPS | Lunar Enabler | Hydro Support | Geo Support |
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Navia (5★) | Columbina (5★) | Aino (4★) | Zhongli (5★) |
Zibai (5★) | Illuga (4★) | Aino (4★) | Zhongli (5★) |
Team Synergy: Columbina converts standard Crystallize reactions into Lunar-Crystallize, summoning Moondrifts that deal Geo damage with CRIT potential. Aino provides consistent off-field Hydro application to trigger reactions. With Navia, she gains Crystal Shrapnel stacks from Lunar-Crystallize while Zhongli provides universal resistance shred and shield protection. With Zibai, she becomes the premier Lunar-Crystallize DPS built around DEF scaling and high-frequency Normal Attack reaction triggers. Illuga buffs reaction damage and increases Moonsign level, while Zhongli provides shielding. Moondrifts function as Geo constructs and resonate with Zhongli's Stone Stele for additional damage.
4. Bloom / Hyperbloom Team
Aino has excellent synergy with Bloom teams as she provides continuous off-field Hydro application while buffing Elemental Mastery and enabling Moonsign effects for enhanced reaction damage.
| Hydro Support | Dendro DPS | Hydro Sub DPS / Electro Enabler | Support |
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Aino (4★) | Nahida (5★) | Raiden Shogun (5★) | Zhongli (5★) |
Aino (4★) | Nahida (5★) | Nilou (5★) | Baizhu (5★) |
Aino (4★) | Alhaitham (5★) | Nilou (5★) | Baizhu (5★) |
Team Synergy: Aino's Burst applies consistent off-field Hydro to produce Dendro Cores with Dendro characters. Elemental Mastery-boosted Hyperbloom projectiles scale with her passive and EM buffs. Electro characters trigger Hyperbloom for massive single-target damage. While, these pure Bloom teams leverage Aino's off-field Hydro application and Elemental Mastery buffs to maximize Dendro Core damage.
Aino Constellations
Aino is functional at C0, but her constellations provide significant quality of life improvements and damage boosts for reaction-based teams.
Constellation Performance
| Rating | Explanation | |
| C1 | ★★★★★ |
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| C2 | ★★★★★ |
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| C4 | ★★★★ |
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| C6 | ★★★★ |
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Constellation Effect
| Constellation | Effect |
| C1 | The Theory of Ash—Field Equilibrium After using Elemental Skill or Burst, Aino's Elemental Mastery increases by 80. The Elemental Mastery of other nearby active party members increases by 80 for 15 seconds. Effects do not stack. |
| C2 | The Principle of Transference in Gear Differentials If Aino is off-field while her Burst's Focused Hydronic Cooling Zone is active, when active party members hit opponents, the Cool Your Jets Ducky fires an additional water ball dealing area Hydro damage equal to 25% of Aino's ATK and 100% of her Elemental Mastery. Triggers once every 5 seconds. |
| 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 Elemental Skill Musecatcher hits an opponent, it restores 10 Elemental Energy for Aino. Energy can be restored this way once every 10 seconds. |
| 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 15 seconds after using Elemental Burst, damage from nearby active characters' Electro-Charged, Bloom, Lunar-Charged, and Lunar-Bloom reactions is increased by 15%. With Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam, damage from these reactions increases by 35%. |
Conclusion
This comprehensive guide demonstrates Aino's position as one of Genshin Impact's premier 4-star Hydro Support characters, especially valuable in Nod-Krai teams and reaction-based compositions. Her unique Elemental Mastery scaling mechanics, Moonsign synergies, and flexible team compositions make her valuable across various content types. While she excels at C0, her constellations provide substantial improvements to team support and energy management.
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