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Portrait of Mona

★★★★★HydroCatalyst

Mona

Astral Reflection

A mysterious young astrologer who proclaims herself to be "Astrologist Mona Megistus," and who possesses abilities to match the title. Erudite, but prideful.

Region
Mondstadt
Released
Version 1.0
GenGuru tier
A Support

Overview

  • Hydro applier
  • Burst damage buffer

Mona is a Hydro support built around her Elemental Burst. It traps enemies in a bubble that keeps them Wet and places an Omen on them, which makes them take more damage from everything for a short time. That makes her a natural partner for Freeze teams and for characters who deal one large hit. Her Elemental Skill places a Phantom that taunts enemies and deals small Hydro damage. Her Alternate Sprint lets her move quickly and even across water.

One passive turns part of her Energy Recharge into Hydro damage, so Energy Recharge never feels wasted on her. Focus on her Burst first: Energy Recharge, then crits, then Hydro damage or ATK.

Weapons

Best first. Every catalyst on this list links to its page.

  1. Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers ★★★

    A 3-star that gives the next character you swap to a large ATK buff. One of the best support weapons for her, especially at high refinement.

  2. Prototype Amber ★★★★

    Craftable at the Blacksmith. Restores Energy and heals the party after her Burst.

  3. Favonius Codex ★★★★

    Energy Recharge and particles for the whole team. Needs some CRIT Rate on artifacts to trigger.

  4. Skyward Atlas ★★★★★

    A 5-star choice when you want her own Burst to hit hard: high base ATK, an ATK stat and an Elemental damage bonus.

Artifact sets

  1. Noblesse Oblige 4-piece

    The standard support set. Her Burst grants the whole team an ATK buff right before your main damage dealer attacks.

  2. Emblem of Severed Fate 4-piece

    Use this if you want Mona to deal damage herself. It turns her high Energy Recharge into extra Burst damage.

  3. Tenacity of the Millelith 4-piece

    Her Phantom triggers the four-piece team ATK bonus. Only worth it if no one else in the team already wears this set.

Main stats and substats

Sands
Energy Recharge
Goblet
Hydro DMG Bonus or ATK%
Circlet
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG or ATK%
Substats
Energy Recharge > CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK%

Talent priority

  1. Elemental Burst Stellaris Phantasm
  2. Elemental Skill Mirror Reflection of Doom

Teams

  • Ayaka Freeze

    Mona keeps enemies Wet so Ayaka can Freeze them, and her Omen raises Ayaka's burst damage. Shenhe and Kazuha add Cryo buffs and group enemies.

  • Ganyu Freeze

    Venti pulls enemies into one spot, Mona soaks them, and Ganyu's arrows Freeze the whole group. Diona shields Ganyu while she aims.

  • Budget Freeze

    An easy early-game team. Mona and Kaeya Freeze enemies together, Sucrose groups them and shares Elemental Mastery, and Diona protects the party.

Tips

  • Use her Burst right before your main damage dealer attacks. The Omen boost is short, so the biggest hit should land on the bubble.
  • Her Phantom taunts enemies away from your active character, which can save a fragile damage dealer from getting hit.
  • Her sprint is faster than walking, and after a couple of seconds near enemies it leaves a short Phantom behind that adds a little Hydro.
  • Do not cut Energy Recharge to fit more damage. Her passive already turns part of it into Hydro damage.

Other character guides recommend Mona as a teammate in these teams.

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Base stats at level 90

Base HP
10409
Base ATK
287
Base DEF
653
Energy Recharge
32.0%

Talents

Normal Attack Ripple of Fate
Normal Attack Performs up to 4 water splash attacks that deal Hydro DMG. Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to deal AoE Hydro DMG after a short casting time. Plunging Attack Gathering the might of Hydro, Mona plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Hydro DMG upon impact with the ground.
Elemental Skill Mirror Reflection of Doom
Creates an illusory Phantom of Fate from coalesced waterspouts. Phantom Has the following special properties: ·Continuously taunts nearby opponents, attracting their fire. ·Continuously deals Hydro DMG to nearby opponents. ·When its duration expires, the Phantom explodes, dealing AoE Hydro DMG. Hold Utilizes water currents to move backwards swiftly before conjuring a Phantom. Only one Phantom created by Mirror Reflection of Doom can exist at any time.
Elemental Burst Stellaris Phantasm
Mona summons the sparkling waves and creates a reflection of the starry sky, applying the Illusory Bubble status to opponents in a large AoE. Illusory Bubble Traps opponents inside a pocket of destiny and also makes them Wet. Renders weaker opponents immobile. When an opponent affected by Illusory Bubble sustains DMG, it has the following effects: ·Applies an Omen to the opponent, which gives a DMG Bonus, also increasing the DMG of the attack that causes it. ·Removes the Illusory Bubble, dealing Hydro DMG in the process. Omen During its duration, increases DMG taken by opponents.
Alternate Sprint Illusory Torrent
Alternate Sprint Mona cloaks herself within the water's flow, consuming Stamina to move rapidly. When under the effect of Illusory Torrent, Mona can move at high speed on water. Applies the Wet status to nearby opponents when she reappears.
Passive talent "Come 'n' Get Me, Hag!"
After she has used Illusory Torrent for 2s, if there are any opponents nearby, Mona will automatically create a Phantom. A Phantom created in this manner lasts for 2s, and its explosion DMG is equal to 50% of Mirror Reflection of Doom.
Passive talent Waterborne Destiny
Increases Mona's Hydro DMG Bonus by a degree equivalent to 20% of her Energy Recharge rate.
Passive talent Principium of Astrology
When Mona crafts Weapon Ascension Materials, she has a 25% chance to refund a portion of the crafting materials used.

Constellations

C1 Prophecy of Submersion
When any of your own party members hits an opponent affected by an Omen, the effects of Hydro-related Elemental Reactions are enhanced for 8s: · Electro-Charged DMG increases by 15%, Lunar-Charged DMG increases by 15%, Vaporize DMG increases by 15%, Hydro Swirl DMG increases by 15%, Lunar-Crystallize DMG increases by 15%. · Frozen duration is extended by 15%.
C2 Lunar Chain
When a Normal Attack hits, there is a 20% chance that it will be automatically followed by a Charged Attack. This effect can only occur once every 5s.
C3 Restless Revolution
Increases the Level of Stellaris Phantasm by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 Prophecy of Oblivion
When any party member attacks an opponent affected by an Omen, their CRIT Rate is increased by 15%.
C5 Mockery of Fortuna
Increases the Level of Mirror Reflection of Doom by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 Rhetorics of Calamitas
Upon entering Illusory Torrent, Mona gains a 60% increase to the DMG of her next Charged Attack per second of movement. A maximum DMG Bonus of 180% can be achieved in this manner. The effect lasts for no more than 8s.