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i REALLLY drooled on that rollerblade skating, hyped like a beaver on crack, but with nahida and HuTao coming up next, ain't nobody got time for that! XD
Lol, that's why I didn't choose a 5* till his banner came. I wanted dehya and jean both , so I waited till kinich banner and after losing 50/50 I got dehya there, and then I selected jean from free 5*. And guess what... I got kinich in the next 10 pulls too🎉
Jello so much thanks for making an updated mona guide I was looking for a while and nobody makes it with the new characters added in the game. Thanks for the effort
I was JUST hearing once again about how she can of course be good but she's just been outclassed and is more niche for high damage numbers. But I love her and at least levelled her to like 80, I just need an excuse to commit some resources to her kit. This will be my excuse! Plus to be fair if she's outclassed by Furina for example, it's nice to have a version 2.0 if I want that same niche in both sides of the abyss or in the theatre.
Yea same got her she was super recommended for a long time but furina just dropped and i got her. Then i lost my 50/50 shortly after. I levelled her for the standard pulls. But that was about it.
BTW most important when using mona in your rotation, use her skill, then swap to other units do your thing, then swap back into mona and catch her particles in her burst animation. Trust me this will save you alot of ER on her builds
She is insane with Mualani. I have a huge roster of characters, but after a few experimentations, Mualani + Mona is by far the most comfortable team I have for a huge damage without too much set up. The team consists of Mualani - Mona - Kazuha/Anemo Support - Xiangling/Thoma/Dehya (I personally use Xiangling as I have her at C6 so her Pyro application lasts longer) I slapped Mona with a 4pc Instructor Set, stats don't matter as long as the Sands is ER. Prototype Amber for the only source of healing. She's also at C3 as her C1 buffs Vaporize reactions too. Not to mention the Hydro Resonance helps with the damage as well. Mualani hits 400k-600k in my Floor 12 runs at C0 and with the event catalyst. Don't sleep on your Monas. I'm still using her a lot even when I own a C4 Furina.
@@levominhtam7300 No need to use Mona's skill, Mualani's skill is enough to recover Mona's burst. And also just stack er on Mona. This is how I use Mona and Mualani together
tbh the only flaw i only see with using mona is she only boosts 1 sharkbite with her q and i cld be wrong but zhongli might be better for comfort and MAYBE buffing (not rlly sure)
Mona's my #1- I put so much into her (my first lv.90 & triple crowned). And for a time she was even my Hydro DPS (cause that's what you do with your fave.) Meta or not, her buff has been very reliable. Lately I've been using her to buff my Wanderer (because I can.) I do wish Hoyo were willing to fix or make alternative versions for their older characters, because Mona's kit does have hiccups I'd like to see improved. The length of her buff is one, obviously. But I am most critical of how her C6 doesn't contribute much to her kit other than slightly improving her as a Hydro DPS. I'd rather they have leaned more into her Burst DMG or increasing the buff time. Little things like that.
Her burst is a debuff btw. It is factored after the elemental damage bonuses are applied to the damage formula since x enemy takes damage vs buff gives x damage the key word here is TAKES DAMAGE which = debuff on hoyo standards. This is why when you pair her up with furina the damage ceiling is off the charts.
@@monkeypoo8511ditto, Triple Crown DPS Main here. Started the game with only 5 Account Rerolls to pull her, then a month later on my first 30 Intertwined Fate Pulls I pulled her C1, now 8ish months later even though I still don't have Jean/Deyha I spent the 5 Star Selector on her C2 because she remains as my Main On-Field on a several of teams. That first banner I pulled on being Raiden's so basically the whole time I've never had to worry about Mona's ER either.
@@IveBeenWithBruma Mona's burst applies a debuff that gives damage bonus against the target. It is additive with other damage bonuses like Furina's, not multiplicative!
@@Daniel-su2ws additive yes but not factored the same way as other damage bonuses. It is applied after the damage formula of the attack/s not during it. Otherwise you wouldn't see such massive gains when using her with Furina.
I like running Mualani/Nahida/Dehya/Mona. You can actually do your preparation setup for Mualani in the right order to let Mona forward Vape her burst. Since Mona's burst is extremely strong if you run her as damage, the slight loss of buffs to Mualani is made up for by the fact you simply have 1.5 DPS characters at once, and the second one takes up almost no field time because all of her damage comes in a single button. The Hydro resonance from running Mona buffs both Mualani and Dehya in this team, and Nahida's team-wide EM buff helps Mualani and Mona's stat balancing needs a lot by not making them run much or any of their own EM for the forward Vape. The easing up on stat constraints lets both of them invest more into crit and their main damage stat (plus ER for Mona) to also make up for the lower raw support buffs from Mona's slot.
Awesome guide for Mona. Also, double hydro Raiden doesn't mind having Mona as one of the hydro units since Raiden is also a front-loaded DPS, who also resolves some of the ER issues Mona might have when not running 4Emblem. Side-note for Mona C4: giving 15% CR (to both on field and off field attacks) can be huge for front-loaded damage. Mona C4 is going to be one of the more common characters to have C4, as a result of being on the standard banner.
Mona really loves me coz she was my first ever 5 star who I got from the beginner's wish, and now I have her at C5. If I choose her from a free 5 star selector, that's gonna be my first ever C6 5 star. I used to love playing her - first as a carry and then as a support, especially for Ayaka and HuTao, but haven't used her since Furina came out. Glad to know that she can still be useful
Honestly I'm not surprised that she works well with Mualani - I've been using her in a C6 Nilou team, so, another HP-scaling forward vape carry with tremendous frontload, and it works like a charm
I remember u said u would talk about mona and make a video about that. well thanks alot this is exactly what many of us need. u are my best genshin content maker, u cover exactly what is needed to cover with proof and honesty. not too many people have ur qualities. so thanks again
Honestly the simple fact that his video footage is REAL and not just some random looped gameplay is so much nicer than other genshin content. To say nothing of how useful his data-driven analyses are etc.
Real. I really don't think there's anyone like Jello in the Genshin CC space. He has borderline ASMR calm while delivering hard straight facts. Resting sad face represent
13:06 im not exactly sure what he means, to my knowledge, there absolutely is a visual indicator for whether or not you got your swirl off properly in aggravate. it's when the text saying "swirl" appears onscreen. dendro cannot be swirled, so if it says "swirl" at all on the screen, it was an electro or quicken swirl, which is what you want
You forgot to mention instructor and exile, they're also very worthy artifact options. And prototype Amber can turn her into a pretty good pseudo healer if you combo it with a healing bonus circlet.
Don't forget Navia with Mona. Navia is so frontloaded you can fit 2 Navia skills during Mona's ult window and I genuinely prefer her over Furina in this team
Nice guide! There are details mentioned (mechanisms and character synergy) that are not commonly talked about. Mona has many drawbacks all things considered, but she does truly shine in the right environments.
Nuke Mona is actually insane. A year or so ago I was running support Mona in Abyss and she somehow nuked 120k. I think it was Bennett who caused the huge Vape nuke.
the problem with mona is candace heavily competes with her in the teams she would be great in. the fact that candace typically buffs an entire dps window, im not sure if mona is ever better than her without thrilling tales.
Love a good oppertunity to preach Mona, imo she's one of the Safest Characters you could possibly build as she's effectively immune to power creep. Mona's kit is so simple and simply good enough that it works with such a expansive range of the game's characters/teams, and as a debuffer her burst is an increase that stacks with other characters' buffs instead of competing. Case in point even Furina who's argued as a better Mona 1) doesn't invalidate Mona's debuff and 2) can actually work together with her. (Ntm having 2 characters that fill a similar/same role isn't a bad thing for something like Imaginarium Theatre where you're gonna need multiple teams) Not just saying this as a Mona Main either, I whole heartedly believe Mona will always have a solid use and even when she seems to start "falling off" the next new DPS Hotness like Arle will appear for her to rise to the occasion. As more Power Creep DPS Characters appear she'll always be there as a prebuilt stabilizing pillar you can plug into the team and go even if she isn't a permanent partner.
Thanks for the updated Mona guide! I have grown quite fond of her character over the nearly 2 years I've been playing. Plus, I enjoy your content! I will definitely go to Tacter and make a few comments; whatever it takes to throw my hat in the ring for Xilonen. I am very interested in her, but I am also needing to save those primos for Mauvika when she hits the banners. Currently, I have 10 wishes total. I don't know if this makes sense for your tacter content, but I am looking for some sage advice on how to pick the relevant pieces from my Instructor set for leveling up. I remember you said in one of your past artifact guides that the 4* Instructor set is definitely worth investing in...at least a few pieces. I had previously used all of mine to level up other 5* sets. But since then, I've let Instructor pieces build up in my inventory. Now my artifact inventory is near max limits, and every time I sit down to think about what pieces to level and which pieces should be fed into others, my eyes glaze over. I feel like this could be a nice little topic to explore on your Tacter page. Thanks for all the fun genshin content!
Thank you for the guide ! Amazing guide as always I crowned my mona's burst since 2 years ago ! Accidentaly used her with Arlecchino in imaginarium theater and turns out it's my fastest clear in the imaginarium theater
A few days ago I legitimately just requested Juice to make an updated Mona guide and she so kindly said she will add it to the line up, yet without prompting, here you are, this was so fantastic and helpful! Part of me wonders if its too early, like say before Mauvika comes out, but I find this super useful and hope we'll continue to see updated character guides, they are always so appreciated and I really enjoy deeper analysis and tutorials on how to get the best out of our characters and team synergies so thanks so much for always being so detailed and thorough, hardly anyone seems to do so so what a rarity and refreshing approach
my first 5-star, my first c6 5-star, tanked so bad with dendro and comps that dont rely on hypercarries but now that were back into 1.X's meta philosophy she's back into the spotlight, queen
Mona was one of the big reasons I played Genshin Impact (soundtrack also included) and I was fortunate enough to get her as my 1st 5 Star. This lady has never once been left behind as my account progressed, and even today she is part of 2 of my favorite teams to run.
I actually use Mona and Furina together in my Lyney Vape team, and it seems to work great! I find that I get bigger numbers and faster clears using Mona than I do even with a VV kazuha.
yeah me too. and it's not recent either, i've been using mona instead of VV characters forever. it's just more comfy and with the right sets you even buf MORE.
Well damn I pulled Kazuha last banner literally for the sole purpose of pairing up with my future Lyney. Can I ask what sets you guys use and why you prefer using Mona over Kazuha? I know next to nothing abt vape teams and thought swirling pyro was supposed to be easy 🤦♀️
Facts, I was about to write my own comment. Imo Mona is one of the few characters safe from Power Creep cause even Furina who's argued as a better Mona can 1) work with her and 2) neither invalidate the other. Mona's kit is simple enough that it works with such a expansive range of the game's characters/teams and as a debuffer her Burst is an increase that stacks with others' buffs.
@@mq8337 I wouldn't worry about it, Kazuha is still really strong and a lot of people will say that Lyney's best team is with Kazuha in, he's also basically a must for Lyney mono-pyro teams so I definitely wouldn't get down about it. I just wanted to share that I've had a lot of success with Mona in Lyney teams too :)
@@Photon-HL Haha thanks I do know that Kazuha’s very strong in “traditional” reaction teams - it’s just that I’ve focussed on anemo hypercarry and dendro reaction teams up until now which was why I was worried he wouldn’t find any use. Could I ask what weapon/ artifact set you’re running on Mona on the Lyney team?
My new favorite team is Arlecchino, Yelan, Mona C1 (thrilling tales and noblesse oblige) and Layla C4. Arlecchino gets a lot of buffs, vaporizes, and melts off. Also, everyone gets more HP from hydro resonance. You can substitute Layla for either Diona or Zhongli if you have them.
Idk why people don't use Mona with Arlecchino, she is the easiest character to build in those team comps. Give her 3* weapon, tenacity set with a lot of ER on every piece (actually main stats don't matter lol) and u ready to go. Double hydro or even classic showcase team with Kazu works amazing. Now since I got Mualani I play her alongside Mona, Instructor Dehya, Nahida. Hydro resonance, buffing, she can use almost whatever weapon she want since Mualani don't care about TTOD atk bufff. Love to see older characters getting better :)
Just a month ago I lose to Mona and was excited to build her, but almost all built on youtube are old news, they either saying Mona is complex or not good since Furina. Lo and behold, a new Mona video and a reason for me to build her.
Mona is really awesome as she can flex for almost any team by equipping _Noblesse, Tenacity, Deepwood, Instructor..._ She can even be the solo healer for Furina teams with a R5 *Prototype Amber,* while even maxing the _Song of Days Past_ buff! *Hydro Ressonance* and the ability to read *Thrilling Tales* for the team just make her that much more of a candidate for that last slot on a ton of teams. *Jack of all trades?*
Absolutely fantastic guide. It's such a shame that the Morgana archetype has fallen off as hard as it has, but considering Hoyoverse seems committed to keeping Cryo in the basement, it's not a surprise, either. Hell, Wriothesley didn't even warrant a mention as a DPS alternative. I get it, since no Cryo team is top S-tier biggest-numbers meta (especially Freeze) but it makes me so sad.
My girl is my first 5* 🎉 and I’ve had her since September 28th, 2020 so arguably one of the most senior Mona’s as well. I gotta bring her out and use her again.
I pulled mona a few weeks ago on the standard banner and I was kinda disappointed it wasn't Jean. At least I found a reason to build her and ill see how she goes.
At long last, the guide I've been waiting almost a year to be able to watch! I am a bit sad that you're sleeping on her damage potential so much (that Burst multiplier is nothing to sniff at if you've been able to build some decent crit and attack stats), and didn't mention that attack goblets are just as viable as hydro damage bonus in most cases because she gets a lot of hydro damage% from building ER... and you didn't talk about her sprint and taunt being useful in the overworld, which is why she's been the first slot of my overworld team for the entirety of the 2 years I've been playing! I always loved that you usually mention overworld utility as part of your closing thoughts - so few creators think to talk about relevance there, even though it's where we probably spend the majority of our time in the game. But seeing the teams you suggested was VERY interesting, and Arlecchino being one of the best options legitimately makes me a lot more interested in potentially pulling for her on her rerun 😂 because god I would love to be able to use Mona in the Abyss, after how long I've had her and how much I've invested.
I fully build my Mona back in the days of Morgana team supremacy, expecting that I would get Ganyu and have a team ready for her. Then I never got Ganyu and never once used Mona. It feels bad to see a level 90 character living on the bench, so I'm glad to see your updated team suggestions for her!
I'm a super casual player. Only one day to actually play long every week. So I just casually farm stuff whenever I got a little time, like the daily commute, mobile gamer because too busy... And I did not expect to actually have enough resources to build a lot of different characters. I mean, I have more than half of all of my characters fully built... I'm f2p so not that many characters, but still. Of course, I still don't know how to use most of them, I just copied whatever I get from the internet... just like this video teaching how to build Mona... I really appreciate this, btw. What I really want when playing is to finish quests, but I'm too busy to do them... Using up the daily resin is what I've just been doing most of the time and I fully built a lot of characters just by doing that... of course not triple crowned, just until talent lvl9...
Guys here me out, Plunge DPS Mona with Xiayun works really good, easily hitting 200-300k Plunge dmg. But there are 2 (+1) things what hinders the teams performance: 1st you will get interrupted by enemies after plunging therefore losing out on sooo much dmg and 2nd the hydro swirl setup for vv is also a pain in the ass. Also the only pyro option for this team is Xiangling, i really hope that Mavuika can replace her. But the Dps potential is insane since every plunge gets vaped and increased by mona's burst.
7:40 What a wonderful coincidence since I'm already pre-farming and saving up gems for the next Arlecchino rerun. Not only that but I've also been farming/building up my Mona to Abyss 12 specs lately just because I felt like it. It never really occurred to me before that those two could actually work together. NICE!
She was my first 5* from the fixed banner. But even 2 years later she's still level 20. Maybe I'll start using her when I get Ganyu and Venti. These two are the characters I want the most right now. I'm waiting for their next banner.
@@silverhetch3383 eu imaginei. Estou querendo eles só por gosto mesmo. Já tenho alguns times fortes e bem buildados. Acho q tá na hora de não me importar muito com meta pelo menos uma vez😅
From what I hear, Venti works surprisingly well with a Kinich, Bennett, Xiangling comp, since Kinich's aoe is able to hit everything Venti gathers. As for Ganyu, I would expect to see her in Lantern Rite as part of a Liuye themed Chronicled Wish. If so, you should probably get her while you have the chance. I fully expect cryo to be buffed when the Snezhnaya region is released sometime next year.
4:14 Noblesse is better on her unless there's another party member already running it (in which case I recommend giving that party member Cinder City instead of Mona), or if you're running a non-ATK scaling DPS. Noblesse is about 3.5% more damage and its 2PC set bonus really benefits Mona due to her really high Burst DMG multiplier. 2PC Cinder City doesn't really help her since she doesn't have Energy issues (because she ascends with ER and you build ER on her because of her A4). Mona is also already giving a lot of DMG% with her burst so giving ATK% is more value on her. Also because Cinder City only gives DMG% bonus to the elements involved in the reaction that triggers it, it can be a lot less overall team DPS vs Noblesse if you have 3 different Elements on the team (say for example in an Aggravate team or something like Raiden international, one of the characters will be missing out on the buff which could be a sub DPS or main DPS). Also if you're running Mona in a Vape team DMG% does nothing to Vape, so running Noblesse for ATK% for higher damage on the Vape triggering hit or Instructor for EM to increase the Vape damage is better.
%dmg does nothing for Vape? I'm pretty sure it does because Vape just adds another multiplier to the whole equation (just amplifies the dmg of the attack that triggers it - and that attack does benefit from %dmg; I think the only exception is Vape triggered from Swirling Pyro/Hydro onto a Hydro/Pyro affected enemy). It's the transformative reactions that don't benefit from %dmg. But yeah, I use 4pc Instructor on her in my Mualani team.
@@doug3454 DMG% doesn't amplify the Vape, just the base hit. ATK% is the same, but Noblesse provides a bigger damage bonus than Cinder City on the base multiplier. EM affects the reaction directly after base DMG is calculated.
I started a second account (FTP) and thinking of choosing Mona on my standard banner selector. Her playstyle is unique, and I'd like something new. Thanks for the timely info.
Finally i have found someone talking how good mona is in the Arlecchino team! It is so fun and easy to use! I am using a similar team, but sucrose on VV instead of bennet, works like a dream and has a bit of grooping and staggering :D
Mona is my favorite Standard 5star. Her design and her kit is very pleasing and you can play her any role. High constellation Mona DPS is so fun (i've only ever seen them in YT it's bc i only have 1 copy of Mona and it was from the free 5star event XD)
Freeze teams lasting longer on the omen buff is not a bug - poise damage breaks the Omen (even if does no actual damage i.e. Hu Tao using her skill). Frozen targets are immune to poise damage (meaning, you can’t trigger any if their hurt animations), so everything is working like it should - no poise damage = no bubble pop.
I had actually been having fun using Mona quite a bit leading up to Natlan and after release so, I pulled her C1 on the standard selector. This is validating! 😂
I build C0 Mona before for my Ayaka team but stop at lv70 because I failed to get Shenhe at that time, so the project stop there and now watching this give me the idea to continue to build her back, this time for my Arlecchino team like you suggesting here , thanks for the awesome guide
The problem with ayaka freeze is not that it's "fallen off". The damage it does is fine, more than strong enough to clear the abyss. It's just hard to play. Ayaka has energy issues, rotations are pretty strict, positioning and timing are crucial and not understanding enemy attack patterns can just screw you over massively. Also, swirling and absorbing pyro or electro off of an enemy with your anemo unit can be really detrimental.
Over the years i got c6 mona with free wishes from the standard banner and all my lost 50/50s. So i decided to build her and try every single combo you can imagine. My fave team for mona is a hyperbloom mona team with dream set kuki, deep woods traveler/nahida and c4 hp build kirara (for the dendro resonance). Its a pretty good team considering they are 4 stars and the fact that you get the traveler for free if you dont have nahida. Also, rotations are not strict. My mona runs a eof set, r5 widsith, with an energy sands and an atk goblet. Atk goblet is better than elemental goblet due to her passive of converting ER to elemental dmg bonus. The trick is to have over 200 ER to make up for the elemental goblet, in addition it will help with the eof set to maximize her burts dmg.
Nice video. I like that you are emphasizing that those teams are really good, even if not necessarily the most optimal. In a game where most players dont have all the characters that has a lot of value. Especially if you like a "worse" character more. Personally I really like Mona as a character but I struggle to put her into teams because I really dislike playing without a healer, so she often loses her spot in my teams to Barbara or Kokomi. I also wish the burst would last a bit longer as I dont enjoy the short burst windows and it would be cool if their would be some sick animation when her burst bubble explodes. The Arlecchino team looks neat though I will try that and didnt try the Mualani combination yet but that seems good.
Been playing mona forever, shes amazing for big number = dopamine haha. TTDS+instructor, fav+emblem, P. Amber+4pc maiden, noblesse and tenacity both work too, she can do it all!
I’m building Mona because she fills the exact niche I’m carving. I need a Furina/Navia/Xilonen comp. I *could* add Bennett there, but Furina needs that little extra hydro particle generation and also Arlecchino is using him (Cheveruse comp). So, insofar as a buffer for Navia’a attacks, it’s gotta be Mona. However, my C2 Yelan might also fill those shoes I’m just now realizing - her shots will be reduced by being on a claymore user but I her buff will ramp up all the same and I can definitely see it working and further fulfilling Furina’s energy needs… (Side-note: This video will be significantly outdated two weeks after releasing because she synergizes with Xilonen in ways she doesn’t with Kazuha)
Thank you for this, I actually pulled Mualani so I could make the Mona I just picked from the selector work ! Not having Mona for 4 years was a pain but I'm happy she has great teams now I don't have Emilie so I'm using Kazuha instead, but the VV short uptime doesn't match well with Mona short uptime. Hopefully Xilonen will be able to help
Mona imo is one of the best possible standard five stars you can get. She’s not the best hydro unit in the roster but I’d argue she fits in far more teams than most assume. I try to vary characters and teams between my two accounts but she’s the one character I use in both.
Perfect, I chose Mona as my free 5 star because I think I actually got all other characters from standard but not Mona. I have C1 Diluc, C2 Jean, C2 Qiqi, C0 tighnari, C0 dehya and C0 Keqing. But no Mona. So I finally have Mona. And she should make a splendid addition to my team making strategy. But rn farming the materials for wanderer cause I need him to be at least level 80 before I’m comfortable taking him out in the world level 9.
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Can I know when the stream is? I missed the Clorinde one because it was while I was asleep.
You could've covered navias team btw
i REALLLY drooled on that rollerblade skating, hyped like a beaver on crack, but with nahida and HuTao coming up next, ain't nobody got time for that! XD
Welp, I am already guaranteed for her, but... may be interesting since I've let anyone (except my sister with her RIDICULOUS gacha luck) pull for me.
wtf is tacter?
i wish i could participate but i'm not going to make an account just for that.
After 4 years of not getting Mona I got her on the 5* picker
then, of course, I lose my Kinich 50/50 to Mona
someone has a sick sense of humor
Lol, that's why I didn't choose a 5* till his banner came. I wanted dehya and jean both , so I waited till kinich banner and after losing 50/50 I got dehya there, and then I selected jean from free 5*.
And guess what... I got kinich in the next 10 pulls too🎉
Same😂
This is the exact same thing as my account lol. Finally got Mona on the 5* picker and then got her c1 on the kinich banner
i mean c1 mona isnt bad as it buff any hydro element reaction
Same lose to mona 😅😅
10 minutes ago i was thinking maybe i should start building mona and I've open my youtube and see this. This must have been fate doing its thing
It was decided by destiny
@@marlougallego1699Nice
@@marlougallego1699u could say ✨ordained by fate✨
written in the stars
fate is upon you
Jello so much thanks for making an updated mona guide I was looking for a while and nobody makes it with the new characters added in the game. Thanks for the effort
I was JUST hearing once again about how she can of course be good but she's just been outclassed and is more niche for high damage numbers. But I love her and at least levelled her to like 80, I just need an excuse to commit some resources to her kit. This will be my excuse! Plus to be fair if she's outclassed by Furina for example, it's nice to have a version 2.0 if I want that same niche in both sides of the abyss or in the theatre.
As someone who's got a LvL 20 Mona benched ever since I lost my 50/50 to her at least two years ago, I think this video is for me, lol.
She was my first 5 star on raiden banner maybe 4.× banner 😅
Yea same got her she was super recommended for a long time but furina just dropped and i got her. Then i lost my 50/50 shortly after. I levelled her for the standard pulls. But that was about it.
Lmao same. Day 1 player. First 50/50 loss for Venti. Now c3. Still level 50.
I build her enough just for theater
@@Kellexyz lv80. 2pc 2 pc attack cr headpiece CD weapon er sands hydro DMG bonus done for me
BTW most important when using mona in your rotation, use her skill, then swap to other units do your thing, then swap back into mona and catch her particles in her burst animation. Trust me this will save you alot of ER on her builds
She is insane with Mualani. I have a huge roster of characters, but after a few experimentations, Mualani + Mona is by far the most comfortable team I have for a huge damage without too much set up.
The team consists of Mualani - Mona - Kazuha/Anemo Support - Xiangling/Thoma/Dehya (I personally use Xiangling as I have her at C6 so her Pyro application lasts longer)
I slapped Mona with a 4pc Instructor Set, stats don't matter as long as the Sands is ER. Prototype Amber for the only source of healing.
She's also at C3 as her C1 buffs Vaporize reactions too. Not to mention the Hydro Resonance helps with the damage as well.
Mualani hits 400k-600k in my Floor 12 runs at C0 and with the event catalyst.
Don't sleep on your Monas. I'm still using her a lot even when I own a C4 Furina.
do you use mona's E? i'm afraid of her taking Mualani's vaporize but also afraid of not getting her burst up. I dont know how to solve that
@@levominhtam7300 No need to use Mona's skill, Mualani's skill is enough to recover Mona's burst. And also just stack er on Mona. This is how I use Mona and Mualani together
Any team recommendations for floor 12 chamber 2 ?
@@unicorn-yuuji I used Neuvillete first team, Raiden/Thoma/Bennet/Sara second team
tbh the only flaw i only see with using mona is she only boosts 1 sharkbite with her q and i cld be wrong but zhongli might be better for comfort and MAYBE buffing (not rlly sure)
Mona's my #1- I put so much into her (my first lv.90 & triple crowned). And for a time she was even my Hydro DPS (cause that's what you do with your fave.) Meta or not, her buff has been very reliable. Lately I've been using her to buff my Wanderer (because I can.)
I do wish Hoyo were willing to fix or make alternative versions for their older characters, because Mona's kit does have hiccups I'd like to see improved. The length of her buff is one, obviously. But I am most critical of how her C6 doesn't contribute much to her kit other than slightly improving her as a Hydro DPS. I'd rather they have leaned more into her Burst DMG or increasing the buff time. Little things like that.
Triple crowned mona gang 🤩🤩 and i agreee completely! Same same. Dps mona. Kit issue hoyo wtf. Love her ❤
Her burst is a debuff btw. It is factored after the elemental damage bonuses are applied to the damage formula since x enemy takes damage vs buff gives x damage the key word here is TAKES DAMAGE which = debuff on hoyo standards. This is why when you pair her up with furina the damage ceiling is off the charts.
@@monkeypoo8511ditto, Triple Crown DPS Main here.
Started the game with only 5 Account Rerolls to pull her, then a month later on my first 30 Intertwined Fate Pulls I pulled her C1, now 8ish months later even though I still don't have Jean/Deyha I spent the 5 Star Selector on her C2 because she remains as my Main On-Field on a several of teams.
That first banner I pulled on being Raiden's so basically the whole time I've never had to worry about Mona's ER either.
@@IveBeenWithBruma Mona's burst applies a debuff that gives damage bonus against the target. It is additive with other damage bonuses like Furina's, not multiplicative!
@@Daniel-su2ws additive yes but not factored the same way as other damage bonuses. It is applied after the damage formula of the attack/s not during it. Otherwise you wouldn't see such massive gains when using her with Furina.
Wasn't expecting a Mona video for this week 😳
I like running Mualani/Nahida/Dehya/Mona. You can actually do your preparation setup for Mualani in the right order to let Mona forward Vape her burst. Since Mona's burst is extremely strong if you run her as damage, the slight loss of buffs to Mualani is made up for by the fact you simply have 1.5 DPS characters at once, and the second one takes up almost no field time because all of her damage comes in a single button. The Hydro resonance from running Mona buffs both Mualani and Dehya in this team, and Nahida's team-wide EM buff helps Mualani and Mona's stat balancing needs a lot by not making them run much or any of their own EM for the forward Vape. The easing up on stat constraints lets both of them invest more into crit and their main damage stat (plus ER for Mona) to also make up for the lower raw support buffs from Mona's slot.
Dehya works well with her, i like dehya emilie kazuha mona, such a fun team
How do you run her as a DPS?
@@OrigamiShinigami Just look up Nuke Mona
I was running Mualani, Mona, Dehya, kazuha but heard he's not really good for that? I may need to take your suggestion about nahida
Awesome guide for Mona. Also, double hydro Raiden doesn't mind having Mona as one of the hydro units since Raiden is also a front-loaded DPS, who also resolves some of the ER issues Mona might have when not running 4Emblem.
Side-note for Mona C4: giving 15% CR (to both on field and off field attacks) can be huge for front-loaded damage. Mona C4 is going to be one of the more common characters to have C4, as a result of being on the standard banner.
I'm actually surprised he didn't mention using her ANND Furina with Bennett or something, it's hilarious
Ig i know now who i'm gonna C4 next, i was planning anyways but I still don't have Dehya so I needed a solid reason and now i won't really hold back
Mona really loves me coz she was my first ever 5 star who I got from the beginner's wish, and now I have her at C5. If I choose her from a free 5 star selector, that's gonna be my first ever C6 5 star.
I used to love playing her - first as a carry and then as a support, especially for Ayaka and HuTao, but haven't used her since Furina came out. Glad to know that she can still be useful
Honestly I'm not surprised that she works well with Mualani - I've been using her in a C6 Nilou team, so, another HP-scaling forward vape carry with tremendous frontload, and it works like a charm
Can u give me the full team units pls
@@Gigi_333 Nilou - Mona - Kazuha - Xiangling
(Yelan can work instead of Sucrose, Sucrose can replace Kazuha)
@@clementlassalle4317 dps nilou??
@@clementlassalle4317 i run mona w nilou too but bloom nilou
Tbh with visionary mode being a thing I think almost everybody shoukd build her. She's viable enough for it to be justified.
Yup. If i haven't built her already, i would for this reason.
I remember u said u would talk about mona and make a video about that. well thanks alot this is exactly what many of us need. u are my best genshin content maker, u cover exactly what is needed to cover with proof and honesty. not too many people have ur qualities. so thanks again
Honestly the simple fact that his video footage is REAL and not just some random looped gameplay is so much nicer than other genshin content. To say nothing of how useful his data-driven analyses are etc.
Real. I really don't think there's anyone like Jello in the Genshin CC space. He has borderline ASMR calm while delivering hard straight facts. Resting sad face represent
@@passwordyeah729 yeah well said
@@Treyentherul yeah giving these kind of data as chart and what not really provides value
13:06 im not exactly sure what he means, to my knowledge, there absolutely is a visual indicator for whether or not you got your swirl off properly in aggravate. it's when the text saying "swirl" appears onscreen. dendro cannot be swirled, so if it says "swirl" at all on the screen, it was an electro or quicken swirl, which is what you want
Jello I love Mona and you posting propoganda for her in 2024 is a dream come true!
Hell yeah
You forgot to mention instructor and exile, they're also very worthy artifact options. And prototype Amber can turn her into a pretty good pseudo healer if you combo it with a healing bonus circlet.
Thank you, Jello. For representing my main and first pull in the game.
Also, the red gems on her light up when she has her burst ready!
Red gems? TŌHSAKA! and of course the “defensless a~n~u~s”
Edit: could her red gems work as a catalyst to summon archer?
@@jetkirby3981 do you know when exactly is mona's i frame for her skill's hold? I can't time it well
@@moontim4620 It's a little more than half a second, but she is invincible longer than you might think so try going earlier than expected!
@@jetkirby3981 ok thanks
There are 2 big reasons why you should build Mona
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@@0rokuSakibrother ughhh, get a life 😭
@@squirrelegg3095You're in a Genshin video, you shouldn't be saying that to others mi amigo
@@totallyregulargiorno this came up on auto watch 😭🙏 again he needs to get a life
@@squirrelegg3095 Point still stands, you're in a Genshin video, you shouldn't be saying that to others in here, you know what I mean
Jello really loves that specific Mona thumbnail 💀
Don't forget Navia with Mona. Navia is so frontloaded you can fit 2 Navia skills during Mona's ult window and I genuinely prefer her over Furina in this team
Nice guide! There are details mentioned (mechanisms and character synergy) that are not commonly talked about. Mona has many drawbacks all things considered, but she does truly shine in the right environments.
Wow a Mona video in 2024 that's a wild surprise....But I am not complaining she is an awesome character🤣🤣🎉🎉
What a great moment. I just lost my 50/50 and she became my first C6 5*.
Jealous x.x
@@jetkirby3981fr😞, i only have her c1
@@jetkirby3981don’t think you should be jealous of someone that’s had to deal with the pain of that many 50/50 losses 😂
@@FknNeowww I play since day 1 so it's not that bad. Others had it worse. I'm lucky it took me this long.
Nuke Mona is actually insane. A year or so ago I was running support Mona in Abyss and she somehow nuked 120k. I think it was Bennett who caused the huge Vape nuke.
the problem with mona is candace heavily competes with her in the teams she would be great in. the fact that candace typically buffs an entire dps window, im not sure if mona is ever better than her without thrilling tales.
Love a good oppertunity to preach Mona, imo she's one of the Safest Characters you could possibly build as she's effectively immune to power creep.
Mona's kit is so simple and simply good enough that it works with such a expansive range of the game's characters/teams, and as a debuffer her burst is an increase that stacks with other characters' buffs instead of competing. Case in point even Furina who's argued as a better Mona 1) doesn't invalidate Mona's debuff and 2) can actually work together with her. (Ntm having 2 characters that fill a similar/same role isn't a bad thing for something like Imaginarium Theatre where you're gonna need multiple teams)
Not just saying this as a Mona Main either, I whole heartedly believe Mona will always have a solid use and even when she seems to start "falling off" the next new DPS Hotness like Arle will appear for her to rise to the occasion. As more Power Creep DPS Characters appear she'll always be there as a prebuilt stabilizing pillar you can plug into the team and go even if she isn't a permanent partner.
Thanks for the updated Mona guide! I have grown quite fond of her character over the nearly 2 years I've been playing. Plus, I enjoy your content! I will definitely go to Tacter and make a few comments; whatever it takes to throw my hat in the ring for Xilonen. I am very interested in her, but I am also needing to save those primos for Mauvika when she hits the banners. Currently, I have 10 wishes total.
I don't know if this makes sense for your tacter content, but I am looking for some sage advice on how to pick the relevant pieces from my Instructor set for leveling up. I remember you said in one of your past artifact guides that the 4* Instructor set is definitely worth investing in...at least a few pieces. I had previously used all of mine to level up other 5* sets. But since then, I've let Instructor pieces build up in my inventory. Now my artifact inventory is near max limits, and every time I sit down to think about what pieces to level and which pieces should be fed into others, my eyes glaze over. I feel like this could be a nice little topic to explore on your Tacter page. Thanks for all the fun genshin content!
Thank you for the guide ! Amazing guide as always
I crowned my mona's burst since 2 years ago ! Accidentaly used her with Arlecchino in imaginarium theater and turns out it's my fastest clear in the imaginarium theater
A few days ago I legitimately just requested Juice to make an updated Mona guide and she so kindly said she will add it to the line up, yet without prompting, here you are, this was so fantastic and helpful!
Part of me wonders if its too early, like say before Mauvika comes out, but I find this super useful and hope we'll continue to see updated character guides, they are always so appreciated and I really enjoy deeper analysis and tutorials on how to get the best out of our characters and team synergies so thanks so much for always being so detailed and thorough, hardly anyone seems to do so so what a rarity and refreshing approach
my first 5-star, my first c6 5-star, tanked so bad with dendro and comps that dont rely on hypercarries but now that were back into 1.X's meta philosophy she's back into the spotlight, queen
I am probably one of Mona's biggest fans, I have her c6 and triple crowned and she's never let me down. This had some good info for me!
Same! Talent level 10/13/13 but C5 I’m still building her till this day!
as C6 Mona owner, i think i should built her
I love Mona she was my first banner 5 star and I’ve always played her. I’m so happy she’s finally good
Mona was one of the big reasons I played Genshin Impact (soundtrack also included) and I was fortunate enough to get her as my 1st 5 Star. This lady has never once been left behind as my account progressed, and even today she is part of 2 of my favorite teams to run.
I actually use Mona and Furina together in my Lyney Vape team, and it seems to work great! I find that I get bigger numbers and faster clears using Mona than I do even with a VV kazuha.
yeah me too. and it's not recent either, i've been using mona instead of VV characters forever. it's just more comfy and with the right sets you even buf MORE.
Well damn I pulled Kazuha last banner literally for the sole purpose of pairing up with my future Lyney. Can I ask what sets you guys use and why you prefer using Mona over Kazuha? I know next to nothing abt vape teams and thought swirling pyro was supposed to be easy 🤦♀️
Facts, I was about to write my own comment. Imo Mona is one of the few characters safe from Power Creep cause even Furina who's argued as a better Mona can 1) work with her and 2) neither invalidate the other.
Mona's kit is simple enough that it works with such a expansive range of the game's characters/teams and as a debuffer her Burst is an increase that stacks with others' buffs.
@@mq8337 I wouldn't worry about it, Kazuha is still really strong and a lot of people will say that Lyney's best team is with Kazuha in, he's also basically a must for Lyney mono-pyro teams so I definitely wouldn't get down about it. I just wanted to share that I've had a lot of success with Mona in Lyney teams too :)
@@Photon-HL Haha thanks I do know that Kazuha’s very strong in “traditional” reaction teams - it’s just that I’ve focussed on anemo hypercarry and dendro reaction teams up until now which was why I was worried he wouldn’t find any use.
Could I ask what weapon/ artifact set you’re running on Mona on the Lyney team?
My new favorite team is Arlecchino, Yelan, Mona C1 (thrilling tales and noblesse oblige) and Layla C4. Arlecchino gets a lot of buffs, vaporizes, and melts off. Also, everyone gets more HP from hydro resonance. You can substitute Layla for either Diona or Zhongli if you have them.
Idk why people don't use Mona with Arlecchino, she is the easiest character to build in those team comps. Give her 3* weapon, tenacity set with a lot of ER on every piece (actually main stats don't matter lol) and u ready to go. Double hydro or even classic showcase team with Kazu works amazing.
Now since I got Mualani I play her alongside Mona, Instructor Dehya, Nahida. Hydro resonance, buffing, she can use almost whatever weapon she want since Mualani don't care about TTOD atk bufff.
Love to see older characters getting better :)
Prob cause enemy can just walk outside her totem
Just a month ago I lose to Mona and was excited to build her, but almost all built on youtube are old news, they either saying Mona is complex or not good since Furina.
Lo and behold, a new Mona video and a reason for me to build her.
Mona is really awesome as she can flex for almost any team by equipping _Noblesse, Tenacity, Deepwood, Instructor..._ She can even be the solo healer for Furina teams with a R5 *Prototype Amber,* while even maxing the _Song of Days Past_ buff! *Hydro Ressonance* and the ability to read *Thrilling Tales* for the team just make her that much more of a candidate for that last slot on a ton of teams. *Jack of all trades?*
aaaaaa I've been waiting for Mona! I love her as a character so much and am excited to use her! The Arlecchino team looks so sexy espc for my c1 Mona!
I came here because I lost my 50/50 on Mona and after knowing that she's good for support here I am want to learn how to build her
Moana is a good climber thats for sure
i love using energy stacked pa mona. she’s like a buffer healer that isnt tied to circle impact and synergizes with hydro reactions
Absolutely fantastic guide. It's such a shame that the Morgana archetype has fallen off as hard as it has, but considering Hoyoverse seems committed to keeping Cryo in the basement, it's not a surprise, either. Hell, Wriothesley didn't even warrant a mention as a DPS alternative. I get it, since no Cryo team is top S-tier biggest-numbers meta (especially Freeze) but it makes me so sad.
You know what's more huge than the buff? The thumbnail.
Perfect, I just got her C4 and wanted a current guide for her
My girl is my first 5* 🎉 and I’ve had her since September 28th, 2020 so arguably one of the most senior Mona’s as well. I gotta bring her out and use her again.
Instructor Mona with Prototype Amber and Healing Bonus Circlet is also quite good especially with Mualani
Mona is one of my favorites, I’m glad I’m gonna be able to use her again
I pulled mona a few weeks ago on the standard banner and I was kinda disappointed it wasn't Jean. At least I found a reason to build her and ill see how she goes.
At long last, the guide I've been waiting almost a year to be able to watch! I am a bit sad that you're sleeping on her damage potential so much (that Burst multiplier is nothing to sniff at if you've been able to build some decent crit and attack stats), and didn't mention that attack goblets are just as viable as hydro damage bonus in most cases because she gets a lot of hydro damage% from building ER... and you didn't talk about her sprint and taunt being useful in the overworld, which is why she's been the first slot of my overworld team for the entirety of the 2 years I've been playing! I always loved that you usually mention overworld utility as part of your closing thoughts - so few creators think to talk about relevance there, even though it's where we probably spend the majority of our time in the game.
But seeing the teams you suggested was VERY interesting, and Arlecchino being one of the best options legitimately makes me a lot more interested in potentially pulling for her on her rerun 😂 because god I would love to be able to use Mona in the Abyss, after how long I've had her and how much I've invested.
I was using her today 😅 not the best hydro but she's so pretty, outfit, ultimate... super cute and I'm addicted to sprinting with her water power😂
I fully build my Mona back in the days of Morgana team supremacy, expecting that I would get Ganyu and have a team ready for her. Then I never got Ganyu and never once used Mona. It feels bad to see a level 90 character living on the bench, so I'm glad to see your updated team suggestions for her!
I'm a super casual player. Only one day to actually play long every week. So I just casually farm stuff whenever I got a little time, like the daily commute, mobile gamer because too busy...
And I did not expect to actually have enough resources to build a lot of different characters.
I mean, I have more than half of all of my characters fully built... I'm f2p so not that many characters, but still.
Of course, I still don't know how to use most of them, I just copied whatever I get from the internet... just like this video teaching how to build Mona...
I really appreciate this, btw.
What I really want when playing is to finish quests, but I'm too busy to do them...
Using up the daily resin is what I've just been doing most of the time and I fully built a lot of characters just by doing that... of course not triple crowned, just until talent lvl9...
Guys here me out, Plunge DPS Mona with Xiayun works really good, easily hitting 200-300k Plunge dmg. But there are 2 (+1) things what hinders the teams performance: 1st you will get interrupted by enemies after plunging therefore losing out on sooo much dmg and 2nd the hydro swirl setup for vv is also a pain in the ass. Also the only pyro option for this team is Xiangling, i really hope that Mavuika can replace her. But the Dps potential is insane since every plunge gets vaped and increased by mona's burst.
7:40 What a wonderful coincidence since I'm already pre-farming and saving up gems for the next Arlecchino rerun. Not only that but I've also been farming/building up my Mona to Abyss 12 specs lately just because I felt like it. It never really occurred to me before that those two could actually work together. NICE!
She was my first 5* from the fixed banner. But even 2 years later she's still level 20. Maybe I'll start using her when I get Ganyu and Venti. These two are the characters I want the most right now. I'm waiting for their next banner.
Venti is not worth pulling anymore right now. Even Ganyu is only worth using if you already have her. (Ganyu Main here)
@@silverhetch3383 eu imaginei. Estou querendo eles só por gosto mesmo. Já tenho alguns times fortes e bem buildados. Acho q tá na hora de não me importar muito com meta pelo menos uma vez😅
From what I hear, Venti works surprisingly well with a Kinich, Bennett, Xiangling comp, since Kinich's aoe is able to hit everything Venti gathers.
As for Ganyu, I would expect to see her in Lantern Rite as part of a Liuye themed Chronicled Wish. If so, you should probably get her while you have the chance. I fully expect cryo to be buffed when the Snezhnaya region is released sometime next year.
So... I've got a C6 Mona, I'm gonna need that DPS Mona guide, stat.
I'm not sure why it's not mentioned but c4 gives a nice crit rate buff also so if you're at c3 you might consider getting it from the selector
After getting C6 Mona, I'm glad that at least one of her constellations is useful...
4:14 Noblesse is better on her unless there's another party member already running it (in which case I recommend giving that party member Cinder City instead of Mona), or if you're running a non-ATK scaling DPS. Noblesse is about 3.5% more damage and its 2PC set bonus really benefits Mona due to her really high Burst DMG multiplier. 2PC Cinder City doesn't really help her since she doesn't have Energy issues (because she ascends with ER and you build ER on her because of her A4). Mona is also already giving a lot of DMG% with her burst so giving ATK% is more value on her. Also because Cinder City only gives DMG% bonus to the elements involved in the reaction that triggers it, it can be a lot less overall team DPS vs Noblesse if you have 3 different Elements on the team (say for example in an Aggravate team or something like Raiden international, one of the characters will be missing out on the buff which could be a sub DPS or main DPS). Also if you're running Mona in a Vape team DMG% does nothing to Vape, so running Noblesse for ATK% for higher damage on the Vape triggering hit or Instructor for EM to increase the Vape damage is better.
%dmg does nothing for Vape? I'm pretty sure it does because Vape just adds another multiplier to the whole equation (just amplifies the dmg of the attack that triggers it - and that attack does benefit from %dmg; I think the only exception is Vape triggered from Swirling Pyro/Hydro onto a Hydro/Pyro affected enemy). It's the transformative reactions that don't benefit from %dmg.
But yeah, I use 4pc Instructor on her in my Mualani team.
@@doug3454 DMG% doesn't amplify the Vape, just the base hit. ATK% is the same, but Noblesse provides a bigger damage bonus than Cinder City on the base multiplier. EM affects the reaction directly after base DMG is calculated.
If you run nobless then you're most likely running an atk unit which will most likely use Bennett who you can put nobless on
@@hallyuniverse Oh, ok. I thought you meant %dmg is completely useless if you play Vape.
@@xeroc4691 But you could also put Noblesse on Mona and Cinder on Bennett. Though it's probably a pretty minor difference.
I started a second account (FTP) and thinking of choosing Mona on my standard banner selector. Her playstyle is unique, and I'd like something new. Thanks for the timely info.
Finally i have found someone talking how good mona is in the Arlecchino team! It is so fun and easy to use! I am using a similar team, but sucrose on VV instead of bennet, works like a dream and has a bit of grooping and staggering :D
how convenient i just pulled c1 mona
Mona is my favorite Standard 5star. Her design and her kit is very pleasing and you can play her any role. High constellation Mona DPS is so fun (i've only ever seen them in YT it's bc i only have 1 copy of Mona and it was from the free 5star event XD)
only 1 Mona in 4 years meanwhile i have c6 QiQi and Jean lmfao
My beloved Mona receiving this much love makes me so happy.
Freeze teams lasting longer on the omen buff is not a bug - poise damage breaks the Omen (even if does no actual damage i.e. Hu Tao using her skill).
Frozen targets are immune to poise damage (meaning, you can’t trigger any if their hurt animations), so everything is working like it should - no poise damage = no bubble pop.
I had actually been having fun using Mona quite a bit leading up to Natlan and after release so, I pulled her C1 on the standard selector. This is validating! 😂
I build C0 Mona before for my Ayaka team but stop at lv70 because I failed to get Shenhe at that time, so the project stop there and now watching this give me the idea to continue to build her back, this time for my Arlecchino team like you suggesting here , thanks for the awesome guide
Finally the most awaited mona guide!!!🎉
The problem with ayaka freeze is not that it's "fallen off". The damage it does is fine, more than strong enough to clear the abyss. It's just hard to play. Ayaka has energy issues, rotations are pretty strict, positioning and timing are crucial and not understanding enemy attack patterns can just screw you over massively. Also, swirling and absorbing pyro or electro off of an enemy with your anemo unit can be really detrimental.
She is an amazing nuker as well as a good teammate for Sethos/Keqing/Raiden/Miko lovers ❤️
Mona has been always part of my teams. I use Morgana and Ayaka Freeze so she's always been a staple
You've convinced me... I'm going to build my Mona for my Navia/Furina/Xilonen team
As a professional Mona coper, I actually think she has nice sinergy with Navia. It's enough to get omen on two shots and she can hold ttds + totm.
Great idea to pair her with Arlecchino, thanks! Before I somehow only thought of her when putting together freeze teams.
Haven't used her since I got her.
Over the years i got c6 mona with free wishes from the standard banner and all my lost 50/50s. So i decided to build her and try every single combo you can imagine. My fave team for mona is a hyperbloom mona team with dream set kuki, deep woods traveler/nahida and c4 hp build kirara (for the dendro resonance). Its a pretty good team considering they are 4 stars and the fact that you get the traveler for free if you dont have nahida. Also, rotations are not strict. My mona runs a eof set, r5 widsith, with an energy sands and an atk goblet. Atk goblet is better than elemental goblet due to her passive of converting ER to elemental dmg bonus. The trick is to have over 200 ER to make up for the elemental goblet, in addition it will help with the eof set to maximize her burts dmg.
Nice video. I like that you are emphasizing that those teams are really good, even if not necessarily the most optimal. In a game where most players dont have all the characters that has a lot of value. Especially if you like a "worse" character more.
Personally I really like Mona as a character but I struggle to put her into teams because I really dislike playing without a healer, so she often loses her spot in my teams to Barbara or Kokomi. I also wish the burst would last a bit longer as I dont enjoy the short burst windows and it would be cool if their would be some sick animation when her burst bubble explodes.
The Arlecchino team looks neat though I will try that and didnt try the Mualani combination yet but that seems good.
Mona was my first 5 star, I levelled her and her talents right away, and then very quickly never used her again
Not me playing Mona as main dps with her c2 just because she is iconic, she is fun to play as a main dps btw 😂
Mona has always been my No.1 Exploration team leader.
With 2 Anemo teammates for Stamina.
last being Dehya at Day. and Rosaria at Night.
Been playing mona forever, shes amazing for big number = dopamine haha. TTDS+instructor, fav+emblem, P. Amber+4pc maiden, noblesse and tenacity both work too, she can do it all!
I pulled her a few days ago.. maybe this is my sign to build her completely.
Her C0 was my last missing character from standard, and then the game gave me her C1 bonus instead of Raiden
Yay congrats, I guess 😅...
@@Moon4Tzuyu note i was pulling for Raiden.
I'm still waiting for that one character whose whole kit revolves around a big 1 hit frontloaded burst nuke.
Ngl when I started playing genshin, when I saw Mona I immediately fell in love with her character design. Still the same today
Been waiting for your Mona guide for a year - THANKS!
Mona still has one of the best designs in the game imo. I’m gonna choose her con every anniversary until I have C6!
Yesss a new Mona guide just as I finally have her!
I’m building Mona because she fills the exact niche I’m carving. I need a Furina/Navia/Xilonen comp. I *could* add Bennett there, but Furina needs that little extra hydro particle generation and also Arlecchino is using him (Cheveruse comp). So, insofar as a buffer for Navia’a attacks, it’s gotta be Mona.
However, my C2 Yelan might also fill those shoes I’m just now realizing - her shots will be reduced by being on a claymore user but I her buff will ramp up all the same and I can definitely see it working and further fulfilling Furina’s energy needs…
(Side-note: This video will be significantly outdated two weeks after releasing because she synergizes with Xilonen in ways she doesn’t with Kazuha)
perfect timing for this guide I just unlocked Mona from the free 5-star picker :))
I was wondering how Mona would run with Maulani on a team, that was a gem to find out about with her short buff on weapon. 💪
Imaginarium Theater really showcasing a lot of utility for all characters involved.
Thank you for this, I actually pulled Mualani so I could make the Mona I just picked from the selector work !
Not having Mona for 4 years was a pain but I'm happy she has great teams now
I don't have Emilie so I'm using Kazuha instead, but the VV short uptime doesn't match well with Mona short uptime. Hopefully Xilonen will be able to help
Mona imo is one of the best possible standard five stars you can get. She’s not the best hydro unit in the roster but I’d argue she fits in far more teams than most assume.
I try to vary characters and teams between my two accounts but she’s the one character I use in both.
I just got her because lost my 50/50. This is perfect timing
Perfect, I chose Mona as my free 5 star because I think I actually got all other characters from standard but not Mona. I have C1 Diluc, C2 Jean, C2 Qiqi, C0 tighnari, C0 dehya and C0 Keqing. But no Mona. So I finally have Mona. And she should make a splendid addition to my team making strategy. But rn farming the materials for wanderer cause I need him to be at least level 80 before I’m comfortable taking him out in the world level 9.