Aloy Rating and Best Builds

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

Aloy's Character Guides
Build Guide	Special Dish

Aloy Rating and Info

Character Information

Aloy
	Rating
	Rarity	★★★★★
	Element	Cryo
	Weapon	Bow
	Voice Actors	Giselle Fernandez (EN) Takagaki Ayahi (JP)

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
	-	-

Character Tier List | Best Characters

Aloy's Stats

Aloy's Ascension and Talent Material Summary

All Ascension Materials Needed
Shivada Jade Sliver ×1 Shivada Jade Fragment ×9 Shivada Jade Chunk ×9 Shivada Jade Gemstone ×6 Mora ×420,000 Crystalline Bloom ×46 Crystal Marrow ×168 Spectral Nucleus ×36 Spectral Husk ×18 Spectral Heart ×30
All Talent Materials Needed
Teachings of Freedom ×9 Guide to Freedom ×63 Philosophies of Freedom ×114 Mora ×4,957,500 Crown of Insight ×3 Spectral Nucleus ×93 Spectral Husk ×18 Spectral Heart ×66 Molten Moment ×18

Aloy's Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• High Cryo Elemental Burst DMG with low Energy Cost. • Can convert her own Normal ATKs into Cryo. • Debuffs Enemy ATK while buffs Party Members' ATK.
Weaknesses
• Coil Stacks depend on Enemies being hit by the scattered Bombs deployed by her Elemental Skill. • Conversion of Normal ATK into Cryo depends on Coil stacks. • No Constellations. • Low Normal Attack DMG

Best Builds for Aloy

Main DPS Builds for Aloy

Quickswap Burst Main DPS

Best Weapon	Thundering Pulse
Replacement Weapons	1. Skyward Harp 2. The Stringless 3. Prototype Crescent
Best Artifacts	Wanderer's Troupe x2 Blizzard Strayer x2
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Cryo DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	Energy Recharge, CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK%

This Main DPS build for Aloy focuses on dealing reaction-based Elemental DMG from her Elemental Burst. It is best suited for Reverse Melt (Cryo on Pyro) quickswap teams where characters simply use their Elemental Skills and Bursts to deal DMG.

Aloy's Talent Priority

1st	2nd	3rd
Elemental Burst	Elemental Skill	Normal Attack

Since quickswap is Aloy's best type of team comp, we will want to prioritize her Elemental Burst, with her Elemental Skill following after.

Best Artifacts for Aloy

Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Blizzard Strayer	2-PC: Cryo DMG Bonus +15%.
	Wanderer's Troupe	2-PC: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80
2nd	Blizzard Strayer	2-PC: Cryo DMG Bonus +15%.
	Gladiator's Finale	2-PC: ATK +18%.
3rd	Emblem of Severed Fate	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.

Best 4-Star Artifact for Aloy

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

Aloy Best Weapons

Top 3 Aloy Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Thundering Pulse	Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 66.2% Skill Effect: Increases ATK by 20% and grants Thunder Emblem. At stacks 1/2/3, Normal Attack DMG is further increased by 12/24/40%. Each stack has an individual duration and are gotten through: • Normal Attacks with Elemental DMG (duration 5s) • Casting an Elemental Skill (duration 10s) • Having less than 100% Energy (disappears at full Energy)
2nd	Skyward Harp	Base ATK: 674 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 22.1% Skill Effect: Increases CRIT DMG by 20%. Hits have a 60% chance to inflict a small AoE attack, dealing 125% Physical ATK DMG. Can only occur once every 4s.
3rd	The Stringless	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 165 Skill Effect: Increases Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG by 24%

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Aloy

Weapon	Weapon Information
Prototype Crescent	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: ATK 41.3% Skill Effect: Aimed Shot hits on weak points increase Movement SPD by 10% and ATK by 36% for 10s.

All Recommended Weapons for Aloy

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Thundering Pulse	Gacha
Polar Star	Gacha
Aqua Simulacra	Gacha
Skyward Harp	Gacha
The Stringless	Gacha
Predator	Event
Mouun's Moon	Gacha
Rust	Gacha
Prototype Crescent	Crafted
Windblume Ode	Event
Blackcliff Warbow	Starglitter Exchange
Royal Bow	Starglitter Exchange

List of Bows

Aloy Best Team Comp

Best Characters and Strategies

Character	Element	Weapon
Xiangling	Pyro	Polearm
	• Applies Pyro DMG.
Bennett	Pyro	Sword
	• Greatly Increases Aloy's attack.
Kazuha	Anemo	Sword
	• Debuff's Cryo Resistance of enemies with the Viridescent Venerer set. • Increases Aloy's Cryo DMG.
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow
	• Increases Aloy's Cryo DMG. • Taunted enemies make it easier to build Coil Stacks.

Aloy Best Constellations

Nora Fortis

Aloy does not have any constellations apart from the placeholder constellations, Star of Another World. As such, it is currently impossible to increase or unlock any of her constellations.

Aloy Ascension and Talent Materials

Aloy Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Shivada Jade Sliver ×1 Crystal Marrow ×3 Spectral Husk ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Shivada Jade Fragment ×3 Crystalline Bloom ×2 Crystal Marrow ×10 Spectral Husk ×15
Lv.50→Lv.60	Shivada Jade Fragment ×6 Crystalline Bloom ×4 Crystal Marrow ×20 Spectral Heart ×12
Lv.60→Lv.70	Shivada Jade Chunk ×3 Crystalline Bloom ×8 Crystal Marrow ×30 Spectral Heart ×18
Lv.70→Lv.80	Shivada Jade Chunk ×6 Crystalline Bloom ×12 Crystal Marrow ×45 Spectral Nucleus ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Shivada Jade Gemstone ×6 Crystalline Bloom ×20 Crystal Marrow ×60 Spectral Nucleus ×24

Aloy Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Mon/Thu/Sun Teachings of Freedom	Specters Spectral Husk	La Signora Molten Moment
Guide to Freedom	Spectral Heart
Philosophies of Freedom	Spectral Nucleus

Talent Materials per Level

Aloy Talents and How to Use

Constellations are Locked

Aloy's Constellations are currently unavailable, and there is no way to increase her constellations. It is possible that an event where you can unlock it may happen in the future!

Normal Attack

Normal Attack: Rapid Fire
Perform up to 4 consecutive shots with a bow. Charge Attack Performs a more precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG. While aiming, biting frost will accumulate on the arrowhead. A fully charged frost arrow will deal Cryo DMG. Plunge Attack: Fires off a shower of arrows in mid-air before falling and striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Elemental Skill

Frozen Wilds

Aloy throws a Freeze Bomb that explodes on impact. The Freeze Bomb then splits up into Chillwater Bomblets that explode upon contact with enemies after a short delay. Both bomb types deal Cryo DMG. When either bomb type hits an enemy, the opponent's attack is reduced and Aloy gets 1 Coil stack. Aloy can gain up to 1 Coil Stack every 0.1s. Coil ・Each stack increases Aloy's Normal ATK DMG. ・ At 4 stacks, all stacks are cleared. Aloy then enters the Rushing Ice state, which further increases her Normal ATK DMG and converts her Normal ATKs to Cryo DMG. ・While in this state, Aloy can't obtain new stacks. Coil effects will be cleared 30s after Aloy leaves the field. Flavor Text: You think that's too cold? Guess you've never been to The Cut.

Deal AoE Cryo DMG with Aloy's Elemental Skill

Aloy throws a Freeze Bomb that explodes upon impact and deals Cryo DMG. This bomb also releases Chillwater Bomblets that explodes and deals Cryo DMG upon contact with enemies. This attack is great for small enemy mobs!

Infuse with Cryo and Increase Normal ATK DMG by Stacking Coils

Whenever Aloy's Elemental Skill hits an enemy, Aloy gains 1 Coil Stack that increases her Normal ATK. Upon collecting 4 Coil Stacks, Aloy enters the Rushing Ice State which converts her Normal Attacks into Cryo DMG for 10 seconds.

Elemental Burst

Prophecies of Dawn
Aloy throws a Power Cell filled with Cryo at a targeted direction, then detonates it with an arrow, dealing AoE Cryo DMG. Flavor Text: Whether ''Zero Dawn'' referred to hope or extinction no longer matters. Aloy has already saved her world, and fate of this one is still being forged by its own heroes.

Use Aloy's Elemental Burst on Mobs

During her Elemental Burst, Aloy throws a Power Cell and shoots it in mid-air, letting her deal AoE Cryo Damage over a large area. This attack works best on large enemies and mobs, especially when paired with the Hydro element to trigger Freeze.

Guide to Elemental Reactions

Passive Talent 1

Combat Override
When Aloy gains a Coil stack from Frozen Wilds, her ATK is increased by 16%, while nearby party members' ATK is increased by 8%. This effect lasts 10s.

Passive Talent 2

Strong Strike
When Aloy is in the Rushing Ice state conferred by Frozen Wilds, her Cryo DMG Bonus increases by 3.5% every 1s. A maximum Cryo DMG Bonus increase of 35% can be gained in this way.

Passive Talent 3

Easy Does It
When Aloy is in the party, animals who produce Fowl, Raw Meat or Chilled Meat will not be startled when approached.

Sneak up on certain Animals

Aloy's passive talent, Easy Does It, lets you sneak up on animals that produce Fowl, Raw Meat, or Chilled Meat!

How to Get Aloy

No Longer Available on PS4, PS5, Mobile and PC

As of now, there is no way to get Aloy from any event or banners. Aloy was only available for free on all platforms from October 13 to November 24, 2021 during Version 2.1 and 2.2, as part of the Horizon Zero Dawn collaboration!

Previously Available in Version 2.1 and 2.2

PS4/PS5	09/01/2021
All Platforms	10/13/2021
Deadline	11/24/2021

How to Get Aloy in Version 2.1 and 2.2

To get Aloy, you needed to reach Adventure Rank 20, and log-in during September 1 for PS4/PS5 Players to October 13 for all platforms during the Horizon Zero Dawn Collab! You get her via in-game mail.
Version 2.1 Patch Notes and Summary

Aloy's Signature Bow for PS Players

Weapon No Longer Available to Claim

Along with Aloy, her signature 4-star Bow Predator was released for free for only PlayStation players. While players could get Predator by linking PSN to Mobile and PC, the weapon's special skill only activates on the PlayStation.

Like Aloy herself, the claiming period for the Predator bow has already ended.

Predator Stats, Skill, and How to Get

Aloy's In-Game Information

Aloy Character Profile

Nation	Mondstadt
Title	Savior From Another World
Vision	Cryo
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Height	Medium Girl
Faction	Wandering Heroine
Constellation	Nora Fortis
Birthday	April 04
Special Dish	Satiety Gel

An outcast since birth, Aloy grew up in a harsh mountain wilderness near the tribe that shunned her. Fostered by an expert hunter, she trained to hunt with cat-like grace and deadly accuracy – but the things she most wanted to learn, he could not teach her. Most of all, she burned to know the circumstances of her birth – who her parents were, and why she was shunned by the tribe.

Her quest for answers swept her into a wider and more dangerous world than she ever could have imagined. She encountered strange and powerful new tribes, ancient ruins rife with mysteries, and dangerous enemies, both human and machine.

Eventually she learned that her origins and destiny were deeply tied to the fate of the world itself, and fought an epic battle to save it against the evil forces of an artificial intelligence from the ancient past.

She thought that this would be the end of her journey. But there is always more to an adventurer's tale. She has now come to Teyvat in search of a new challenges.

In this brave new world, Aloy is ready for the hunt!

Horizon Zero Dawn Crossover

Aloy is the Main Protagonist of the game Horizon Zero Dawn, and arrived in Teyvat in a crossover as a collab character for Genshin Impact! She is also the first ever collab character to arrive in Genshin, which may mean that more collaboration characters may appear in the future!

Aloy's Voice Actor

English Voice Actor Currently Unknown

Aloy's English voice actor is currently not officially revealed, only indicated by a long dash ''—'' in her in-game profile. It is speculated that Aloy's actual voice actor in Horizon Zero Dawn, Ashley Burch, is the same voice actor for Aloy in Genshin Impact.

Unlike other languages, English is the only language setting whose official voice actor for Aloy is unknown.

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