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Though small and cute, this feline has a wild will. Due to an enormous hatred, Diona will give her all to ruin the alcohol industry in Genshin Impact, but she will need a reliable team and a build that maximizes her abilities to do so. Even if she acts as an undercover bartender at the Cat’s Tail, Diona will always lend a paw to her teammates with her rigid shield or by recovering the health of those who help her in her anti-wine crusade. Carrying a kitty in your team is always good luck, even more so if she is an all-around healer.
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The Best Diona Build in Genshin Impact
Diona is a 4-star character that came out very early during Genshin Impact‘s launch; however, she is still a very competitive party member. This is because she functions as a healer, shielder, and also like a battery. She works much better in the Cryo compositions of Freeze. When having Diona on your team, the best tactic is to keep her off-field and only when you need to apply Cryo or give aid to the rest of your team. Since she doesn’t stand out in terms of damage and her Burst is static, keeping enemies in the same area is hard.
The Best Artifacts for Diona
The default artifact set recommended for support characters is Noblesse Oblige, which is ideal for Diona to improve her Healing stats and shield strength. This set also suits Genshin Impact builds for characters that scale with HP and improves Diona’s Cryo application buff.
| Artifact Set | Effects | How to Acquire |
|---|---|---|
| Noblesse Oblige | 2-Pieces: Elemental Burst DMG +20%. 4-Pieces: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members’ ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack. | Clear Pool and Mountain Cavern is a Domain in Mt. Aocang, Liyue. |
Best Alternatives
Emblem of Severed Fate set is best to use Diona as a battery for DPS to help them recharge Burst like Eula or Ganyu. Meanwhile, Maiden Beloved improves the amount of healing Diona grants.
| Artifact Set | Effects | How to Acquire |
|---|---|---|
| Tenacity of the Millelith and Emblem of Severed Fate | 2-Pieces: HP +20%. 2-Pieces: Energy Recharge +20%. | Ridge Watch Domain in Stone Gate, between Mondstadt and Liyue. |
| Momiji-Dyed Court Domain in Yashiori Island, Inazuma. | ||
| Tenacity of the Millelith and Maiden Beloved | 2-Pieces: HP +20%. 2-Pieces: Character Healing Effectiveness +15%. | Ridge Watch Domain in Stone Gate, between Mondstadt and Liyue. |
| Valley of Remembrance Domain, close to Dawn Winery and Dragonspine, Mondstadt. |
Best Main and Sub-Stats
All Diona’s abilities improve the higher her HP stat, so you should look for the main stat of each artifact to be HP% or Healing Bonus, except for the Flower, which is always for life. However, if you want it to work more like a battery or spawn her Burst, it’s best to go for Energy Recharge. Forget about Cryo DMG Bonus because Diona’s DMG is too low; Cryo RES is a better bet for her.
- Sands: Energy Recharge / HP%
- Goblet: HP%
- Circlet: HP% / Healing Bonus
- Substats: HP% > Energy Recharge > HP
The Best Weapons for Diona
Elegy for the End is one of the best weapons for Diona if you are looking for Energy Recharge. Still, unfortunately, the passive of this bow provides Elemental Mastery, something that this archer does not fully exploit.
| Weapon | Effects | How to Acquire |
|---|---|---|
| Elegy for the End | 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. | Weapon Event Wishes. |
The Best 4-Star and F2P Weapons for Diona
If you don’t have a 5-star weapon suitable for Diona, Sacrificial Bow is more balanced for her gameplay. Sacrificial allows you to collect more elemental particles and shorten the time it takes to reuse her Burst. However, if you are looking for Diona to have better damage. In that case, Favonius Warbow is a better choice in Genshin Impact, although it is necessary to have it in R5 and to have a build for Diona focused on CRIT DMG.
| Weapon | Effects | How to Acquire |
|---|---|---|
| Sacrificial Bow | After damaging an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. It can only occur once every 30s. | From any banner. |
| Favonius Warbow | CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. It can only occur once every 12s. | From any banner or A Long Shot Quest. |
The Best Teams for Diona
The most recommended team for Diona in Genshin Impact is the Freeze team, along with more archers. It will mainly help DPS Ganyu get faster energy for her Burst. Venti will lower RES, while Mona will apply Hydro element to the enemies, leaving them frozen and giving the team a DMG buff. Of course, there are alternatives; teams with another Cryo member also benefit from elemental consonance.
| Freeze team | Superconduct team | Mono-Cryo team |
|---|---|---|
| Ganyu Mona Diona Venti | Eula / Freminet Fischl Rosaria Diona | Ayaka/Ganyu Shenhe Diona Kazuha |
If you are already a veteran in the game, you probably have your Diona benched; if not, it is relatively easy to obtain as it is 4-stars. However, the rarity of this kitty doesn’t detract from her potential; you can even turn this kitty into a DPS with the Amos’ Bow and the Blizzard Strayer set with CRIT stats. More characters have been released, and Diona has nothing to envy them, thanks to the new builds that renew the life of the characters in Genshin Impact.
