Mona Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Mona is a 5-Star Hydro Catalyst character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Mona's build, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!

Mona

Story Quest

Mona's Character Guides
Build Guide	Specialty Dish

Astrolabos Chapter
Beyond This World's Stars	Act 2	Act 3

Mona Rating and Info

Character Information

Mona
Rating
Rarity	★★★★★
Element	Hydro
Weapon	Catalyst
Voice Actors	EN Voice Actor: Felecia Angelle JP Voice Actor: Kohara Konomi

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
N/A

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Mona's Stats

Mona's Strengths and Weaknesses

Best Builds for Mona

Sub-DPS and Support Builds for Mona

Sub-DPS	Burst Sub-DPS
	Hydro Sub-DPS
Support	Burst Support

Burst Sub-DPS

Best Weapon	Skyward Atlas
Replacement Weapons	1. Memory of Dust 2. The Widsith 3. Mappa Mare
Best Artifacts	Emblem of Severed Fate x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	Energy Recharge, CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK%

This Sub-DPS build for Mona will provide her with the highest Elemental Burst DMG without Elemental Reactions. We recommend meeting your Energy Recharge needs (+150%) through the substats.

Hydro Sub-DPS

Best Weapon	Skyward Atlas
Replacement Weapons	1. Memory of Dust 2. The Widsith 3. Mappa Mare
Best Artifacts	Heart of Depth x2 Noblesse Oblige x2
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK%

This Sub-DPS build for Mona increases her overall Hydro DMG. It is best used when Mona only requires her base Energy Recharge to use her Burst off-cooldown. Between our two Sub-DPS builds, choose the one you have better substats for!

Burst Support

Best Weapon	Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers
Replacement Weapons	1. Prototype Amber 2. Hakushin Ring 3. Favonius Codex
Best Artifacts	Noblesse Oblige x4
Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge
	Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	Energy Recharge, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%

This Support build for Mona sacrifices her DMG for more team-wide utility. Having her Elemental Burst always ready is a priority in this build, so try to find the sweet spot depending on your team comp!

Mona's Talent Priority

Mona's Elemental Burst is the key trait in what makes her a top tier character in Genshin Impact, so leveling it up first is a priority. Her Elemental Skill and Normal Attacks can be left for 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Best Artifacts for Mona

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Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Noblesse	2-PC: Elemental Burst DMG +20%. 4-PC: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
2nd	Emblem	2-PC: Energy Recharge +20%. 4-PC: Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.
3rd	Heart of Depth	2-PC: Hydro DMG Bonus +15%.
	Noblesse	2-PC: Elemental Burst DMG +20%

Best 4-Star Artifact for Mona

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
The Exile	2-PC: Energy Recharge +20% 4-PC: Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 2 Energy for all party members (excluding the wearer) every 2s for 6s. This effect cannot stack.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Mona Best Weapons

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Top 3 Mona Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Skyward Atlas	Bonus Stat: ATK 7.2% Skill Effect: Increases Elemental DMG Bonus by 12%. Normal attack hits have a 50% chance to earn the favor of the clouds, which actively seeks out nearby enemies to attack for 15s. Dealing 160% ATK DMG. Can only occur once every 30s.
2nd	The Widsith	Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 12.0% Skill Effect: When a character takes the field, they will gain a random theme song for 10s. This can only occur once every 30s. Recitative: ATK is increased by 60%. Aria: Increases all Elemental DMG by 48%. Interlude: Elemental Mastery is increased by 240.
3rd	Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers	Bonus Stat: HP 7.7% Skill Effect: When switching characters, the new character taking the field has their ATK increased by 24% for 10s. This effect can only occur once every 20s.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Mona

Weapon	Weapon Information
Mappa Mare	Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 36 Skill Effect: Triggering an Elemental reaction grants a 8% Elemental DMG Bonus for 10s. Max 2 stacks.

All Recommended Weapons for Mona

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Skyward Atlas	Gacha
Memory of Dust	Gacha
Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds	Gacha
The Widsith	Gacha
Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers	Gacha
Solar Pearl	Battle Pass
Hakushin Ring	Crafted
Mappa Mare	Crafted
Prototype Amber	Crafted
Favonius Codex	Gacha
Emerald Orb	Gacha

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Mona Best Team Comp

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Best Characters and Strategies

Character	Element	Weapon
Bennett	Pyro	Sword
	· Bennett can easily set up high-DMG Elemental Bursts when used before Mona's Elemental Burst. · Bennet can trigger Vaporize Reactions and provide healing.
Klee	Pyro	Catalyst
	· Klee and Mona's Normal Attacks can easily trigger Vaporize. Klee benefits from Mona's decoy to reduce aggro.
Sucrose	Anemo	Catalyst
	· Sucrose reduces Elemental Resistance and provides crowd control. · The combination deals heavy Hydro Swirl DMG with high Elemental Mastery.
Fischl	Electro	Bow
	· Fischl can easily trigger AoE DMG with Electro-Charged reactions.

Mona Best Constellations

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Constellation and Effects

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

C1 for More Support Buffs

Mona's 1st Constellation is a huge buff to her as a support for Elemental Reaction-based teams. What makes it so good is that the buff applies as long as you're hitting an Omen-affected enemy, meaning if you hit an enemy just before her Omen buff expires, you will still get a full 8s Elemental Reaction buff!

Mona Ascension and Talent Materials

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Mona Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Philanemo Mushroom ×3 Varunada Lazurite Sliver ×1 Whopperflower Nectar ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Philanemo Mushroom ×10 Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×3 Whopperflower Nectar ×15 Cleansing Heart ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Philanemo Mushroom ×20 Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×6 Shimmering Nectar ×12 Cleansing Heart ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Philanemo Mushroom ×30 Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×3 Shimmering Nectar ×18 Cleansing Heart ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Philanemo Mushroom ×45 Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×6 Energy Nectar ×12 Cleansing Heart ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Philanemo Mushroom ×60 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone ×6 Energy Nectar ×24 Cleansing Heart ×20

Mona Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Tue/Fri/Sun Teachings of Resistance	Whopperflowers Whopperflower Nectar	Lupus Boreas Challenge Reward Ring of Boreas
Guide to Resistance	Shimmering Nectar
Philosophies of Resistance	Energy Nectar

Talent Materials per Level

How to Use Mona

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Direct Enemy Aggro to Decoy

Elemental Skill: Mirror Reflection of Doom

Her Elemental Skill, Mirror Reflection of Doom, will leave behind a decoy that taunts nearby enemies, and using the hold version makes Mona backstep upon cast.

Combining Mona's unique dash and her Elemental Skill allows for some quick emergency escape for safety.

Amplify Elemental Reaction Damage

Elemental Burst: Stellaris Phantasm

Mona's key focus is her ability to drastically amplify Elemental DMG with her Elemental Burst, Stellaris Phantasm.

Mona's ability places a debuff bubble on enemies that not only amplifies the damage dealt to them but also deals an explosion of Hydro damage when the bubble is popped. Using the Hydro explosion to trigger Melt or Vaporize will deal massive amounts of damage.

Able to Dash Across Water

Unlike most characters, Mona is able to continue dashing across the surface of the water, making it significantly easier to traverse. Although it doesn't last much longer than a standard Dash, it proves long enough to cross most rivers smoothly.

Mona cannot dash while already on water, so be sure to start dashing when you are still on land. Also, watch your stamina bar while dashing – Mona will drown just like other characters if she runs out of stamina in the water.

Select Mona When Crafting Ascension Materials

Mona's Passive Talent “Principium of Astrology” has the potential to refund 25% of the materials used when crafting Ascension Materials. This will allow you to save time on hunting for rare crafting materials, so be sure to always choose Mona when crafting these items.

Mona Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Ripple of Fate

Mirror Reflection of Doom

Illusory Torrent

Stellaris Phantasm

Come 'n' Get Me, Hag!

Waterborne Destiny

Principium of Astrology

How to Get Mona

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Mona Character Skins

Mona's Alternate Outfit

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Mona's In-Game Information

Character Thoughts About Mona

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Diluc	The land of Mondstadt, by the Anemo Archon's grace, is bountiful. I see no need for the harvest forecasts of astrologers.
Fischl	Fischl: Aha, yes, Mona, the mighty astrologer... Mona, who once had the vanity to probe the fate of the Prinzessin der Verurteilung herself! She wound up a trembling wreck, overborne and overmastered. Oz: 'whispering' The poor lass was trying desperately not to laugh. It was no easy task.
Klee	Mona is the best! It's so much fun when she comes to play with me and Albedo. She talks about all these amazing things, and I don't understand most of it but... Ah, I just love it when Mona comes round!
Layla	Mona Megistus, the Astrologist... Her astrology column in The Steambird is well-known among Rtawahist scholars. Her articles always cover super specialized topics, but can still be appreciated by non-academics. That's no easy feat... Huh? Her name seems to just roll off my tongue? Uh, that's just because... I have a lot of respect for... amazing people.
Lisa	Mona? She seems to be an excellent mage, but I'm not a part of their Hexenzirkel. The idea of Irminsul exploration and formal tea parties just leaves me cold.
Venti	Oh, that astrologer? How should I put it? Fortune-telling and my singing are the same: Both lead to you being so poor you can't even cough up the money for a drink! ... You think that astrology is a cultural tradition, so at least still has some value? Hmph, so rude. In that case, so too is singing, so it still has its value too!

Mona's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Albedo	About Albedo Albedo? Ah... I envy his ability to solely focus on his research without getting bogged down in mundane worldly affairs. What a wonderful life! If that batty old lady hadn't had one too many screws loose, perhaps that's the life I'd be living by now myself...
Diluc	About Diluc Diluc Ragnvindr. His constellation, Noctua, represents vigilance in the darkness of night... A lone guardian keeping watch, longing for the splendor of dawn, yet destined to solitude in the dark days preceding its arrival. ...Or, wait, maybe Noctua's the one tied to wealth...?
Jean	About Jean You mean the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius? her constellation is Leo Minor, which represents strength and responsibility shouldered too young... Though the lioness has been separated from her ride for a long time, she grows from strength to strength, and the day will come when she is ready to return as its glorious leader.
Kaeya	About Kaeya Kaeya Alberich? He's a Pavo Ocellus. Destined for greatness and grandeur... and to hide ugly realities behind a layer of charm and elegance. He believes he has made a clean break with his past, but one day fate will catch up with him. When it does, he will have a major decision to make.
Klee	About Klee Ah yes, Alice's daughter. She's in the custody of the Knights of Favonius, and Albedo looks after her too. She's blessed to have Trifolium as her constellation, which represents good luck. I'm slightly envious... 'smirk' Although, if I'd been blessed with good luck, I suppose I never would have had the great honor of running into that old woman, would I...
Lisa	About Lisa A Tempus Fugit... The constellation derives its name from the hourglass, and stands for knowledge and time - or rather, the trade-off between them. As each grain of sand falls down, a moment of time - of life, even dies for good. To stop the unrelenting flow of sand, one would have to turn the hourglass on its side. But once the sand comes to rest, it remains motionless forever... Hmm, maybe 'becomes lazy' is more accurate than 'comes to rest,' in this case.
Venti	About Venti Venti? The bard that sits around doing nothing all day? What's so interesting about him? Sure, I guess I can take a look... Huh, that's weird, the scryglass, it's... I can't see a thing... this wind... i can't... open my eyes! No, my hat! Ah! My clothes, stop! The wind's going to strip all my clothes off! Make it stop, make it stop! ... Alright! I'll never do this again!

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Kaeya	Layla	Mika	Qiqi
Rosaria	Shenhe	Alhaitham	Baizhu
Collei	Kaveh	Kirara	Nahida
Tighnari	Traveler (Dendro)	Yaoyao	Beidou
Cyno	Dori	Fischl	Keqing
Lisa	Raiden	Razor	Sara
Shinobu	Traveler (Electro)	Yae Miko	Albedo
Gorou	Itto	Ningguang	Noelle
Traveler (Geo)	Yun Jin	Zhongli	Ayato
Barbara	Candace	Kokomi	Mona
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