Aloy Build Guide — Best Weapons, Artifacts & Teams

Overview

Quick Build

Weapon

Increases ATK by 20% / 25% / 30% / 35% / 40% and grants the might of the Thunder Emblem. At stack levels 1/2/3, the Thun

Artifacts

Noblesse Oblige

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

Sands

ATK %

Main stat

Goblet

Cryo DMG

Main stat

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG

Substats

Energy Recharge until requirement > CRIT DMG = CRIT Rate > ATK %

Strengths

Great Freeze/Melt potential for teams.
Buffs your team's ATK and lowers enemies' ATK.
Low Energy Cost for Aloy's Elemental Burst.
Able to act as a strong Cryo Battery for teams.

Weaknesses

No constellations.
Coil Stacks depend on her Elemental Skill's bombs hitting enemies.
Unobtainable in-game if you were not here for the collaboration.

Talent Priority

Prophecies of DawnPriority: Max (10)

Primary source of damage or support. Level to 10 first.

Frozen WildsPriority: High (8-10)

Important for damage or support value. Level second.

Rapid FirePriority: Low (1-6)

Lowest priority. Level last or skip unless you have spare resources.

Substat Priority

1Sands

ATK %

2Goblet

Cryo DMG

3Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG

4Substats

Energy Recharge until requirement > CRIT DMG = CRIT Rate > ATK %

5CRIT Rate

6CRIT DMG

170

7Energy Recharge

140

Aloy Standard Rotation

Standard

Aloy's playstyle centers around her Elemental Burst, Prophecies of Dawn. This burst is a large Cryo AoE and can be used as a trigger for powerful Elemental Reactions. This Elemental Burst recharges quite quickly with a low 40 Energy cost, allowing you to set up other Elements while Aloy is off-field

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Aloy's playstyle centers around her Elemental Burst, Prophecies of Dawn. This burst is a large Cryo AoE and can be used as a trigger for powerful Elemental Reactions.

Weapons

5-star Weapons

Thundering PulseSBIS

CRIT DMG 66.2% · Base ATK 608

Increases ATK by 20% / 25% / 30% / 35% / 40% and grants the might of the Thunder Emblem. At stack levels 1/2/3, the Thunder Emblem increases Normal Attack DMG by 12/24/40% / 15/30/50% / 18/36/60% / 21/42/70% / 24/48/80%.

Polar StarABIS

CRIT Rate 33.1% · Base ATK 608

Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG increased by 12% / 15% / 18% / 21% / 24%. After a Normal Attack, Charged Attack, Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst hits an opponent, 1 stack of Ashen Nightstar will be gained for 12s.

Prototype CrescentAF2P Best

ATK 41.3% · Base ATK 510

Charged Attack hits on weak points increase Movement SPD by 10% and ATK by 36% / 45% / 54% / 63% / 72% for 10s. Prototype Crescent is the best F2P weapon you can use on Aloy since it provides a good amount of additional ATK%, and it is a weapon you can easily just craft.

Artifact Sets

SNoblesse ObligeBest in Slot

2pcElemental Burst DMG +20%

4pcUsing an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.

For this build, you want to use Noblesse Oblige for Aloy. It will boost her Burst DMG and also buff her teammates' ATK when she uses her Elemental Burst, which she will do often.

Sands

ATK %

Goblet

Cryo DMG

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG

AEmblem of Severed Fate

2pcEnergy Recharge +20%

4pcIncreases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.

Emblem of Severed Fate is another good option for the increased Elemental Burst DMG.

Sands

ATK %

Goblet

Cryo DMG

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG

BBlizzard Strayer

2pcCryo DMG Bonus +15%

4pcWhen a character attacks an opponent affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by 20%. If the opponent is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%.

Another solid option to build is Blizzard Strayer if you want to boost Aloy's personal damage further thanks to the additional Cryo DMG and heavy CRIT Rate bonuses in Freeze teams.

Sands

ATK %

Goblet

Cryo DMG

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG

Team Compositions

Aloy

Main DPS

Furina

Support

Kamisato Ayaka

Support

Jean

Sustain

This team leverages Aloy as a quick-swap burst DPS alongside Ayaka for immense Cryo damage. Furina provides team-wide buffs while Jean enables the Viridescent Venerer set and party healing.

Character Synergy

AloyMain DPS

Functions as a quick-swap Burst DPS who deploys her Elemental Skill and Burst before swapping to rotate through team members.

FurinaSupport

Her Salon Solitaire drains party HP to generate Fanfare stacks, providing a significant DMG bonus to Aloy's abilities.

Kamisato AyakaSupport

Serves as a secondary Cryo DPS, utilizing her high-scaling Burst to freeze enemies caught by Aloy's initial setup.

JeanSustain

Provides party-wide healing to maximize Furina's Fanfare stacks and uses Swirl to shred enemy Cryo resistance via Viridescent Venerer.

Talents & Constellations

Talents

Normal AttackRapid Fire

Performs up to 4 consecutive shots with a bow.

Normal Attack

Elemental SkillFrozen Wilds

Aloy throws a Freeze Bomb in the targeted direction that explodes on impact, dealing Cryo DMG. After it explodes, the Freeze Bomb will split up into many Chillwater Bomblets that explode on contact with opponents or after a short delay, dealing Cryo DMG. When a Freeze Bomb or Chillwater Bomblet hits an opponent, the opponent's ATK is decreased and Aloy receives 1 Coil stack. Aloy can gain up to 1 Coil stack every 0.1s. Coil ·Each stack increases Aloy's Normal Attack DMG. ·When Aloy has 4 Coil stacks, all stacks of Coil are cleared. She then enters the Rushing Ice state, which further increases the DMG dealt by her Normal Attacks and converts her Normal Attack DMG to Cryo DMG. While in the Rushing Ice state, Aloy cannot obtain new Coil stacks. Coil effects will be cleared 30s after Aloy leaves combat. You think that's cold? Guess you've never been to The Cut.

Elemental Skill

Elemental BurstProphecies of Dawn

Aloy throws a Power Cell filled with Cryo in the targeted direction, then detonates it with an arrow, dealing AoE Cryo DMG. _Whether "Zero Dawn" referred to hope or extinction no longer matters. Aloy has already saved her world, and the fate of this one is still being forged by its own heroes._

Elemental Burst

1st Ascension PassiveCombat Override

When Aloy receives the Coil effect from Frozen Wilds, her ATK is increased by 16%, while nearby party members' ATK is increased by 8%. This effect lasts 10s.

Passive

4th Ascension PassiveStrong Strike

When Aloy is in the Rushing Ice state conferred by Frozen Wilds, her Cryo DMG Bonus increases by 3.5% every 1s. A maximum Cryo DMG Bonus increase of 35% can be gained in this way.

Passive

Utility PassiveEasy Does It

When Aloy is in the party, animals who produce Fowl, Raw Meat, or Chilled Meat will not be startled when party members approach them.

Passive