It’s already been confirmed that Cyno is releasing in Version 3.1 of Genshin Impact which is less than a month away. As the General Mahamatra who’s been called the Protector of Sumeru and as someone who holds a very powerful position in the government of Sumeru, it was expected for him to be a dps character. Recent leaks have revealed his full kit so we have compiled them here for players to decide if they want to save their primogems for him.
Cyno’s Kit in Genshin Impact 3.1
Earlier whispers about Cyno’s kit compared his dash to that of Xiao’s and his elemental burst to that of Razor’s. We knew he’d be an electro dps, unlike Razor who’s primarily physical. As a Sumerian electro character, we can also expect him to work well in Aggravate and Quicken teams seeing how he’ll be applying electro with his normal attacks. We’ve transcribed his following talents and abilities for your convenience.
Normal Attack: Invoker’s Spear
Normal Attack: Performs up to four consecutive spear strikes.
Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way.
Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
E. Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer
Performs a swift thrust, dealing Electro DMG to opponents along the path.
When Cyno is under the Pactsworn Pathclearer state triggered by Sacred Rite: Wolf’s Swiftness, he will instead unleash a Mortuary Rite that deals thunderous AoE Electro DMG and extends the duration of Pactsworn Pathclearer.
“This judgment brooks no choice. There is no rejection or acceptance here… We have both long been bound up in this conviction.”
Q. Sacred Rite: Wolf’s Swiftness
Calls upon a divine spirit to possess him, morphing into the Pactsworn Pathclearer.
Pactsworn Pathclearer
- Cyno’s Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks will be converted to Electro DMG that cannot be overridden.
- Cyno’s Elemental Mastery and resistance to interruption will increase, and he gains immunity to Electro-Charged DMG.
This effect will be cancelled when Cyno leaves the field and lasts a maximum of 18s.
The secret rituals passed down within the ancient nation are as a final judgment to the General Mahamatra. Whether now or in the past, whether great storm or serpent, none shall shake the majesty of the law.
Passive Talents
The following talents are activated with Cyno’s character ascension.
Passive 1: Featherfall Judgment
When Cyno is in the Pactsworn Pathclearer state activated by Sacred Rite: Wolf’s Swiftness, Cyno will enter the Endseer stance at intervals. If he activates Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer while affected by this stance, he will activate the Judication effect, increasing the DMG of this Secret Rite: Chasmic Soulfarer by 35%, and firing off 3 Duststalker Bolts that deal 50% of Cyno’s ATK as Electro DMG.
Passive 2: Authority Over the Nine Bows
Cyno’s DMG values will be increased based on his Elemental Mastery as follows:
- Pactsworn Pathclearer’s Normal Attack DMG is increased by 100% of his Elemental Mastery.
- Duststalker Bolt DMG from his Ascension Talent Featherfall Judgment is increased by 250% of his Elemental Mastery.
Passive 3: The Gift of Silence
Gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on a Sumeru Expedition for 20 hours.
As we can see, his burst is indeed similar to Xiao’s and we can expect to use him as a swap and switch burst dps considering his normal attacks have a low combo of only 4 strikes. Players will most likely switch to Cyno, cast his E or Q, dish out a ton of electro damage and swap out for other characters to do their thing. With a kit like this, his electro damage must be very high and potent for him to be a viable electro dps like Yae Miko or Raiden Ei.