With Diona on the Hu Tao banner, we thought it was the right time to make a Diona Best build guide. Find out the best weapons and artifacts for this bartender.

Diona is Cryo Bow user in Genshin Impact. Despite working as a bartender at Cat’s Tail, she despises alcohol and is hell-bent on destroying Mondstadt’s wine industry, a task made more difficult by the fact that her customers adore her concoctions. She is the daughter of Draff, a Springvale hunter.

Diona is ideally suited for a support position because she has the ability to both heal and defend friends. While Diona provides support, we prefer teaming her with Genshin Impact’s Razor for the superconduct reaction, which increases his physical assault.

Diona Best Build Guide

Strengths

• Able to create shields and recover allies’ HP. 
• AoE Elemental Burst heals and allows for multiple Cryo Reactions. 
• Passive Skill allows her to create more restorative food when cooking.

Weaknesses

• Low base health and defense. 

Genshin Impact Diona Abilities

Katzlein Style (Normal Attack)

• Normal Attack – Performs up to 5 consecutive shots with a bow.
• Charged Attack – Perform a more precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG.
• While aiming, biting frost accumulates on the arrowhead. A fully charged frost arrow will deal Cryo DMG.
• Plunging Attack – Fires off a shower of arrows in mid-air before falling and striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Icy Paws (Elemental Skill)

Fires an Icy Paw that deals Cryo DMG to opponents and forms a shield on hit. The shield’s DMG Absorption scales based on Diona’s Max HP, and its duration scales off the number of Icy Paws that hit their target.

• Press – Rapidly fires off 2 Icy Paws.
• Hold – Dashes back quickly before firing five Icy Paws. The shield created by a Hold attack will gain a 75% DMG Absorption Bonus.

The shield has a 250% Cryo DMG Absorption Bonus, and will cause your active character to become affected by Cryo at the point of formation for a short duration.

Signature Mix (Elemental Burst)

Tosses out a special cold brew that deals AoE Cryo DMG and creates a Drunken Mist in an AoE.

• Drunken Mist – Deals continuous Cryo DMG to opponents within the AoE. Continuously regenerates the HP of characters within the AoE.

Diona Best Weapons Build

1. Sacrificial Bow

Base Attack: 44

Bonus Effect: 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.

2. Favonius Warbow

Base Attack: 41

Bonus Effect: 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.

3. Recurve Bow

Base Attack: 38

Bonus Effect: HP 10.2% 

Skill Effect – Defeating an opponent restores 8% HP.

Diona Best Artifacts Build

1. Maiden Beloved

• Character Healing Effectiveness +15%.
• Using an Elemental Skill or Burst increases healing received by all party members by 20% for 10s.

2. Noblesse Oblige

• Elemental Burst DMG +20%.
• Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members’ ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.

3. Tenacity of the Millelith

• HP +20%
• When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the ATK of all nearby party members is increased by 20% and their Shield Strength is increased by 30% for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.

Diona Passive Talents

Complimentary Bar Food (Unlocked Automatically)

When a Perfect Cooking is achieved on a dish with restorative effects, there is a 12% chance to obtain double the product.

Cat’s Tail Secret Menu (Unlocked at Ascension 1)

Characters shielded by Icy Paws have their Movement SPD increased by 10% and their Stamina Consumption decreased by 10%.

Drunkards’ Farce (Unlocked at Ascension 4)

Opponents who enter the AoE of Signature Mix have 10% decreased ATK for 15s.

Diona Constellations

1. A Lingering Flavor (Constellation 1)

Regenerates 15 Energy for Diona after the effects of Signature Mix end.

2. Shaken, Not Purred (Constellation 2)

Increases Icy Paws’ DMG by 15%, and increases its shield’s DMG Absorption by 15%. Additionally, when paws hit their targets, creates a shield for other nearby characters on the field with 50% of the Icy Paws shield’s DMG Absorption for 5s.

3. A-Another Round? (Constellation 3)

• Increases the Level of Signature Mix by 3.
• Maximum upgrade level is 15.

4. Wine Industry Slayer (Constellation 4)

Within the radius of Signature Mix, Diona’s charge time for aimed shots is reduced by 60%.

5. Double Shot, On The Rocks (Constellation 5)

• Increases the level of Icy Paws by 3.
• Maximum upgrade level is 15.

6. Cat’s Tail Closing Time (Constellation 6)

Characters within Signature Mix’s radius will gain the following effects based on their HP amounts:

• Increasing Incoming Healing Bonus by 30% when HP falls below or is equal to 50%.
• Elemental Mastery is increased by 200 when HP is above 50%.

Diona is a perfect support character that helps in elemental reactions. You can pair her with Razor to get boosts from the Superconduct reactions. Pairing her with Klee and Diluc is another option to trigger Melt reactions. Childe/ Tartaglia is another strong team member for Diona to trigger Freeze reactions. You will be able to obtain Diona in the upcoming Hu Tao Banner. 

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