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The best Genshin Impact Aloy buildLearn how to put together the best possible Aloy build in Genshin Impact.
Learn how to put together the best possible Aloy build in Genshin Impact.
Want to learn how to create the best build for Aloy in Genshin Impact?Aloy isGenshin Impact’s first crossover character: you’ll probably recognise her as the protagonist ofHorizon Zero Dawnand its upcoming sequelHorizon Forbidden West.
Aloy’s guest starring role in Genshin Impact was time-limited, and as of November 24th, 2021 she’s sadly no longer available to claim if you don’t already have her. However, if she is in your party already she’s yours to keep, so read on below for our suggestions on how to put together the best Aloy build in Genshin Impact.
Character Demo - “Aloy: Otherworldly Hunter” | Genshin ImpactWatch on YouTube
Character Demo - “Aloy: Otherworldly Hunter” | Genshin Impact
Best Aloy build: Weapons
If you’re familiar with Horizon Zero Dawn, you’ll know Aloy is a skilled archer in that game, so you’ll be unsurprised to learn that she wields a bow in Genshin Impact as well. With her established combat prowess, it’s also no wonder that she’s well-suited to a role as your party’s main DPS character.
Best Aloy build: Artifacts
Alternatively, since it’s not a bad idea to give some love to Aloy’s pure archery skills, consider switching out two pieces of the Blizzard Strayer set for two from theGladiator’s Finaleinstead. You’ll lose out on the higher levels of Elemental Reaction bonuses from having a full set, but you will gain an enviable +18% to Aloy’s Normal Attacks.
Best Aloy build: Ascension Materials
To fully ascend Aloy, you will need the following materials: 168 Crystal Marrows, 46 Crystalline Blooms, 36 Spectral Nuclei, 30 Spectral Hearts, 18 Spectral Husks, 9 Shivada Jade Chunks, 9 Shivada Jade Fragments, 6 Shivada Jade Gemstones, and 1 Shivada Jade Sliver.
Best Aloy build: Talents
All of Aloy’s Talents are honestly pretty good, unsurprisingly, but her best ones are those that make use of her bow skills. That means you probably want to focus on either her Normal AttackRapid Fireor her Elemental BurstProphecies of Dawn, depending on whether you’re building her first and foremost around her bow damage or her Cryo damage potential.
Here’s a full list of Aloy’s Talents in Genshin Impact:
Best Aloy build: Constellations
Uniquely among all Genshin Impact’s playable characters,Aloy has no Constellations. Attempting to view them reveals that all six levels share a name (“Star ofAnother World”) and a description (“The time has not yet come for this person’s corner of the night sky to light up”). In other words, there’s nothing to be done in this area of Aloy’s build, so my advice would be to focus on what else you can do with her.
How to get Aloy in Genshin Impact
Aloy was available for free for a limited time (October 13th-November 23rd, 2021 on PC) to players who had reached at leastAdventure Rank 20. Anyone who picked up Aloy during that time will get to keep her; but unfortunately if you didn’t play Genshin Impact during that period, or didn’t reach AR20 in time, then you’ve missed the opportunity to add her to your party. Furthermore, as a promotional crossover character it’s unlikely she’ll be returning periodically like the game’sother limited-time heroes.
However, if you booted up Genshin Impact at any point while she was available and you were eligible to claim her, but you didn’t yet do so, there’s some good news! She should still be waiting in your mailbox ready to download if you want her. In-game mail takes a whole year to expire, so just be sure to get her before October/November 2022.
That’s everything you need to plan your Aloy build if you were quick enough to nab her before she went away! If you weren’t so lucky, don’t worry: there are over 40 other heroes in the game who are more than worthy of a place in your party. If you want a thorough comparison of every hero in the game, check out ourGenshin Impact character tier listto see where everyone stands.
