Diona Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Diona is a 4-Star Cryo Bow character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Diona's build, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!

Diona

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The Cat and the Cocktail	Act 2	Act 3

Diona Rating and Info

Character Information

Diona
Rating
Rarity	★★★★
Element	Cryo
Weapon	Bow
Voice Actors	EN Voice Actor: Dina Sherman JP Voice Actor: Izawa Shiori

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
N/A	N/A

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Diona's Stats

Diona's Strengths and Weaknesses

Best Builds for Diona

Support Builds for Diona

Recommended Roles for Diona
Support Buffer Support Healer Support

Buffer Support

Best Weapon	Elegy for the End
Replacement Weapons	1. Sacrificial Bow 2. Favonius Warbow
Best Artifacts	Noblesse Oblige x4
Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge or HP%
	Goblet: HP%
	Circlet: Healing Bonus or HP%
Substats	Energy Recharge, HP%, HP

This build utilizes Diona as a buffer thanks to the Noblesse Oblige artifact set. This set is recommended if you currently don't have anyone else in the party who uses Noblesse Oblige.

Healer Support

Best Weapon	Elegy for the End
Replacement Weapons	1. Sacrificial Bow 2. Favonius Warbow
Best Artifacts	Tenacity of the Millelith x2 Emblem of Severed Fate x2
Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge or HP%
	Goblet: HP%
	Circlet: Healing Bonus or HP%
Substats	Energy Recharge, HP%, HP

This Diona build specializes on pure support from healing and providing a shield to the party. This build is especially vital if you want Diona's Elemental Burst to be ready as soon as you can.

Diona's Talent Priority

Diona's Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst are both essential in keeping your party members alive, so level them up to increase their effectiveness. We don't recommend leveling up her Normal Attack talent as it's not necessary and the DMG is very lackluster.

Best Artifacts for Diona

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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	Tenacity	2-PC: HP +20%
	Emblem	2-PC: Energy Recharge +20%%
3rd	Tenacity	2-PC: HP +20%
	Maiden	2-PC: Character Healing Effectiveness +15%.

Best 4-Star Artifact for Diona

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Instructor	2-PC: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80. 4-PC: Upon triggering an Elemental Reaction, increases all party members' Elemental Mastery by 120 for 8s.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Diona Best Weapons

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Top 3 Diona Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Elegy for the End	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 12.0% Skill Effect: Increased Elemental Mastery by 60. Gain sigils when dealing damage with Elemental Skill or Burst every .2s even when off-field. At 4 sigils, all sigils will be consumed and Elemental Mastery is increased by 100 and ATK increased by 20% for 12s. Once the effect is triggered, you cannot gain Sigils for 20s. The same buffs from the Millennial Movement series does not stack.
2nd	Sacrificial Bow	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 6.7% Skill Effect: After damaging an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s.
3rd	Favonius Warbow	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 13.3% Skill Effect: CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Diona

Weapon	Weapon Information
Recurve Bow	Bonus Stat: HP 10.2% Skill Effect: Defeating an opponent restores 8% HP.

All Recommended Weapons for Diona

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Elegy for the End	Gacha
Sacrificial Bow	Gacha
Favonius Warbow	Gacha
Recurve Bow	Chests

List of Bows

Diona Best Team Comp

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Diona Freeze Team

Main DPS	Support	Support	Support
Ayaka	Mona	Venti	Diona

Diona can function in almost any Cryo team comp to function as a shielder, healer, and a battery tp recharge the energy of the Cryo Main DPS.

Diona Physical Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Eula	Fischl	Beidou	Diona

Similar to the freeze team, Diona functions as a shield and healer unit for Physical team. In this example Diona provides Energy for Eula's high Elemental Burst cost while protecting Eula with a shield while she deals damage.

Diona Fridge Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Support
Ayato	Shinobu	Traveler (Dendro)	Diona
Kokomi	Shinobu	Nahida	Diona

Diona is also an excellent support for any Freeze + Dendro core type team comps. Diona can freeze enemies who have Hydro applied to them since Dendro does not interact with cryo. At C6, she can further improve Bloom damage from her Elemental Burst.

Diona Best Constellations

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Constellation and Effects

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

C1 Is Good Enough

For players willing to invest a little bit more for Diona, unlocking her first constellation is a good stopping point. Her Elemental Skill already provides 4 Elemental Particles, so adding a buff that gives her 15 energy after using her burst will help keep it consistently used after cooldown.

C2 is Great for Co-op

Diona's 2nd Constellation not only provides you a stronger shield, but will also create shields for other players in co-op play. If you want to protect your friends from certain doom, get Diona's 2nd Constellation!

C6 Can Be Amazing

On paper, her C6 can be an amazing utility that she provides. However, it can be somewhat tricky to take advantage of this.

Her Elemental Burst applies Cryo on enemies via pulses, so it can mess with certain Elemental Reactions that your Main DPS should have otherwise been the one to create.

Diona Ascension and Talent Materials

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Diona Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Calla Lily ×3 Shivada Jade Sliver ×1 Firm Arrowhead ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Calla Lily ×10 Shivada Jade Fragment ×3 Firm Arrowhead ×15 Hoarfrost Core ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Calla Lily ×20 Shivada Jade Fragment ×6 Sharp Arrowhead ×12 Hoarfrost Core ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Calla Lily ×30 Shivada Jade Chunk ×3 Sharp Arrowhead ×18 Hoarfrost Core ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Calla Lily ×45 Shivada Jade Chunk ×6 Weathered Arrowhead ×12 Hoarfrost Core ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Calla Lily ×60 Shivada Jade Gemstone ×6 Weathered Arrowhead ×24 Hoarfrost Core ×20

Diona Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Mon/Thu/Sun Teachings of Freedom	Ranged Hilichurls Firm Arrowhead	Childe Challenge Reward Shard of Foul Legacy
Guide to Freedom	Sharp Arrowhead
Philosophies of Freedom	Weathered Arrowhead

Talent Materials per Level

How to Use Diona

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Elemental Skill Creates Shields

Diona's Elemental Skill Icy Paws allows her to launch projectiles that deal damage, while also creating a shield for protection.

The duration of her shield is based on the number of Icy Paws that hit an enemy. Keep in mind that you can press or hold her elemental skill, which means you can hold it to launch more Icy Paws and create a better shield.

Shields Scale with HP

The amount of damage that her shield can absorb is based on her max HP, which is why it is best to get artifacts that focus on boosting her HP.

Shields for Nearby Characters Unlocked at C2

Upgrading to Constellation Level 2 allows her to create shields for nearby characters, making it an effective support skill during co-op play.

Elemental Burst Heals Characters Inside its Radius

Her Elemental Burst, Signature Mix, creates an AoE that deals Cryo damage to enemies within the area and heals characters at the same time. The area that the burst covers is wide, making it great against huge enemy mobs, and set up Elemental Reactions.

More Suited for Support

Diona's supportive abilities make her a great character to have in your party. As such, it is recommended to build her as a support, who can protect other characters in the field and potentially create Elemental Reactions.

Diona Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Kätzklein Style

Icy Paws

Signature Mix

Cat's Tail Secret Menu

Drunkards' Farce

Complimentary Bar Food

How to Get Diona

Pull from Any Active Banner

All Current Wish Banners
Epitome Invocation	Tapestry of Golden Flames
Everbloom Violet	Wanderlust Invocation

Diona is available at a normal rate on all Standard Wish Banners except Beginner's Wish. This means you can get her from Wanderlust Invocation, Epitome Invocation, and the current Character Event Wishes.

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Pull from Version 3.5 Phase 2 Banners

Version 3.5 Phase 2 Banners
The Heron's Court	The Transcendent One Returns

Diona will receive a huge drop-rate boost in Ayaka and Shenhe's rerun banner. It will run from March 21, 2023 until April 11, 2023 Sucrose and the new 4-star Mika will also be on rate-ups in Phase 2.

Diona's In-Game Information

Diona Voicelines

Thoughts About Diona

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Diluc	Diona's attitude towards me is... how should I put it? Rather rigid. I've yet to find the opportunity to speak with her properly. I'm not sure if it's an issue with my family line or— Oh? It's not? She simply despises alcohol? Huh... I never thought I'd come across another bartender like myself in Mondstadt.
Eula	Diona? She's a miracle worker when it comes to making cocktails, and to my surprise, we get along really well. She infiltrated a tavern with the hopes of tearing down the wine industry, while I infiltrated the knights to exact my revenge on them. A kindred spirit it seems...
Kaeya	Have you tried one of Diona's drinks? Oh right, you're still underage. Haha, such a shame, it truly is — to not be able to revel with you in such bliss.
Klee	Diona is the best! I like listening to her, last time I heard her say, "I'm gonna destroy the wine industry in this city if it's the last thing I do!" And I'm gonna help her using my bombs! ...I don't know what a wine industry is though. Is it a monster?
Venti	There's a special drink known far and wide at Cat's Tail. But it ah... ahh... ACHOO! 'sniffs' How about you go and fetch one for me? I'll be truly thankful, I promise.
Xiangling	Diona, from Springvale! Ah, I heard she mixes a great drink, so I came specifically to see her! I thought perhaps I could use her secrets in my cooking, and bring out more flavors. But the tips she gave — like soaking lizard tails in beer, or putting bits of smoked fish in dandelion wine — all came out really awful. 'sigh' Guess it's up to me to work it out myself, then.

Diona's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Albedo	About Albedo Alchemy genius? Hmm... I wonder if he knows of a way to finally help me make a drink that people don't like?
Barbara	About Barbara How come all my fans are drunk middle-aged men, while Barbara's are all young people...? Hmph! So stupid. Forget it!
Diluc	About Diluc Diluc... I can't stand him! If there was no Diluc, there would be no Mondstadt wine industry; if there was no Mondstadt wine industry, Daddy wouldn't drink; and if Daddy didn't drink... he would keep me company. Ohhhh...
Jean	About Jean Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius... A rare, mature adult who doesn't drink... But perhaps a little too earnest, cause is it just me, or are the Knights overdoing it a bit on protecting me?
Kaeya	About Kaeya How is it that even a captain is a disgusting boozehound! You know, that guy who's got that laugh! He downs drink after drink. Ugh!
Klee	About Klee Every time Klee wants to play with me, I take her somewhere far from the tavern. Alcohol and explosives... yeah, that's a dangerous combination! I mean, do I want to destroy the wine industry of Mondstadt? Yes, but not in that sense!
Lisa	About Lisa Lisa is so nice and gentle! But... how can such a gentle person also be a regular drinker!? Ohhhh... Why!? ...There's really no hope for Mondstadt, is there?
Venti	About Venti Venti? I'm not familiar with him... He's a bard? Oh, he must be that guy who sings tunes to entertain the drunkards. Well, then I don't like him, no no no...
Xiangling	About Xiangling Xiangling once gave me a "so-awful-it-goes-with-nothing" food combination she came up with, saying how it tasted absolutely terrible, blah blah blah... It didn't work, no use at all. All my little cat ears heard that night was "One more cup of that good stuff!" 'sigh'<

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