Genshin Impact’s Aloy is a very unique five-star character, and the only one we’ve seen make the journey into Teyvat from a different game world. This cryo bow wielding beauty hails from the colossally popular Horizon Zero Dawn, and is here to share her sharp-shooting techniques with you. In our Genshin Aloy build guide, we go over her kit, best artifacts and constellations, how to get her, and more.
If you’re brand new to the title, we recommend you check out our Genshin Impact tier list to find out which character is best, and our Genshin Impact codes guide to get some freebies. You can also find something new to play by taking a gander at our list of the best gacha games available now on iOS and Android.
Genshin Impact Aloy
Classed as one of Genshin’s rarest characters, Aloy is a five-star cryo bow wielder who was given out to players for free as part of a crossover with Horizon Zero Dawn. Unfortunately, she’s no longer available, and is probably sat collecting dust in may players’ accounts.
However, while many underestimate her, she does have her uses. Her skill infuses her normal attacks with cryo, and she deals quick, wide-spanning AoE damage with her burst. Her bust has a low cooldown and energy requirement, and her skill generates plenty of cryo particles, making her a great quickswap unit who can battery other cryo characters.
Unfortunately, she doesn’t have any constellations, and the long cooldown on her skill means her cryo application is pretty inconsistent, and that energy regeneration isn’t as steady as it at first seems.
Regardless, if you’ve got her, there’s nothing stopping you from flaunting her – she fits well in those aforementioned cryo-fuelled quickswap teams, and a well-built Aloy is a rare gem for you to show off. In this guide, we’ll be focusing on the best quickswap build for Aloy. If you’re hoping to use her as a support or a main DPS in a permafreeze team, check out the detailed, community-led Keqingmains Aloy guide.
Can you still get Aloy in Genshin Impact? As mentioned above, unfortunately, the event that rewarded new players a copy of Aloy in the mail is now over. It ran for more of a year, but came to an end in 2022. Hoyoverse hasn’t confirmed whether Aloy will ever be coming back, but, considering she doesn’t have constellations and hasn’t had a banner since her release, we think it’s unlikely unless they hold another event crossover with a future Horizon title. We’ll be sure to update this guide if we find out more!
What’s the best Genshin Aloy weapon? Like many characters, the best weapon for Aloy depends on how you want to use her. In quickswap teams, Polar Star is the best choice as Aloy can easily build two stacks during the first rotation.
Alternatively, if you’re looking for a four-star option, Stringless at refinement rank five gives her a nice increase to both her skill and burst damage.
Weapon Description How to get
Polar Star Base stat: crit rate Skill: elemental skill and elemental burst damage increases by 12%. After a normal attack, charged attack, elemental skill, or elemental burst hits an opponent, gain one stack of Ashen Nightstar for 12 seconds. When 1/2/3/4 stacks of Ashen Nightstar are present, your attack increases by 10/20/30/48%. The stack of Ashen Nightstar created by the normal attack, charged attack, elemental skill, or elemental burst is counted independently of others Gacha
Stringless Base stat: elemental mastery Skill: increases elemental skill and elemental burst damage by 24% Gacha
What are the best Genshin Aloy artifacts? Generally, the best artifact set for Aloy is Emblem of Severed Fate, especially in melt-focused teams. It’s a resin-efficient and universal set that’s easy to farm and provides her with a nice boost to her elemental burst damage and energy recharge.
Alternatively, you can combine two pieces of Wanderer’s Troupe with two pieces of Blizzard Strayer, offering both a boost to her elemental mastery which helps her reaction driving, and increase cryo damage to help her personal damage output.
Artifact set Description
Emblem of Severed Fate Two equipped: energy recharge +20% Four equipped: increases elemental burst damage by 25% of energy recharge. You can obtain a maximum of 75% bonus damage in this way
Two piece Wanderer’s Troupe/two piece Blizzard Strayer 2WT: elemental mastery +80 2BS: cryo damage +15%
What are Genshin Aloy’s Skills? Active skills
Skill Description
Rapid fire (normal) you can hit the enemy with up to four consecutive shots with your bow
Rapid fire (charged) Charging allows you to perform a more precise aimed shot that deal additional damage. Should you fully charge the arrow, you deal additional cryo damage
Rapid fire (plunging) You shoot a number of arrows in mid-air, before landing with a might strike to the ground, causing AoE damage
Frozen wilds You deal cryo damage as Aloy throws a freeze bomb, and upon exploding it splits into many smaller bombs that also cause inflict freeze upon your foes
Prophecies of dawn After throwing cyro power cell in the air, Aloy shoots it with an arrow to cause AoE cry damage
Passive skills
Skill Description
Combat override After recieving the coil effect from freezing wilds, Aloy gets a 16% increase to damage, while nearby allies recieve a boost of 8%
Strong strike When in the rushing ice state, Aloy’s cryo damage increases by 3.5% every one second up to a maximum of 35%
Easy does it Animals that drop fowl, raw meat,, or chilled meat will not startle when party members approach them
What are Genshin Aloy’s constellations? Unlike other Genshin Impact characters, Aloy doesn’t have any constellations, and can only be upgraded through levels and gear alone.
What are Genshin Aloy’s ascension materials?
Ascension Cost (mora) materials
0 to 1 20,000 One shivada jade sliver, three crystal marrows, three spectral husks
1 to 2 40,000 Three shivada jade fragments, two crystalline blooms, 10 crystal marrows, 15 spectral husks
2 to 3 60,000 Six shivada jade fragments, four crystalline blooms, 20 crystal marrows, 12 spectral hearts
3 to 4 80,000 Three shivada jade chunks, eight crystalline blooms, 30 crystal marrows, 18 spectral hearts
4 to 5 100,000 Six shivada jade chunks, 12 crystalline blooms, 45 crystal marrows, 12 specteral Nucleus’
5 to 6 120,000 Six shivada jade gemstones, 20 cystalline blooms, 60 crystal marrows, 24 spectral nucleus’
You can find out more about other upcoming characters by taking a look at our Genshin Impact Yae Miko, Genshin Impact Thoma, and Genshin Impact Gorou guides.
Genshin Impact’s Aloy is a very unique five-star character, and the only one we’ve seen make the journey into Teyvat from a different game world. This cryo bow wielding beauty hails from the colossally popular Horizon Zero Dawn, and is here to share her sharp-shooting techniques with you. In our Genshin Aloy build guide, we go over her kit, best artifacts and constellations, how to get her, and more.
If you’re brand new to the title, we recommend you check out our Genshin Impact tier list to find out which character is best, and our Genshin Impact codes guide to get some freebies. You can also find something new to play by taking a gander at our list of the best gacha games available now on iOS and Android.
Genshin Impact Aloy
Classed as one of Genshin’s rarest characters, Aloy is a five-star cryo bow wielder who was given out to players for free as part of a crossover with Horizon Zero Dawn. Unfortunately, she’s no longer available, and is probably sat collecting dust in may players’ accounts.
As mentioned above, unfortunately, the event that rewarded new players a copy of Aloy in the mail is now over. It ran for more of a year, but came to an end in 2022. Hoyoverse hasn’t confirmed whether Aloy will ever be coming back, but, considering she doesn’t have constellations and hasn’t had a banner since her release, we think it’s unlikely unless they hold another event crossover with a future Horizon title. We’ll be sure to update this guide if we find out more!
Like many characters, the best weapon for Aloy depends on how you want to use her. In quickswap teams, Polar Star is the best choice as Aloy can easily build two stacks during the first rotation.
Generally, the best artifact set for Aloy is Emblem of Severed Fate, especially in melt-focused teams. It’s a resin-efficient and universal set that’s easy to farm and provides her with a nice boost to her elemental burst damage and energy recharge.
What are Genshin Aloy’s Skills?
Active skills
Skill Description
Rapid fire (normal) you can hit the enemy with up to four consecutive shots with your bow
Rapid fire (charged) Charging allows you to perform a more precise aimed shot that deal additional damage. Should you fully charge the arrow, you deal additional cryo damage
Rapid fire (plunging) You shoot a number of arrows in mid-air, before landing with a might strike to the ground, causing AoE damage
Frozen wilds You deal cryo damage as Aloy throws a freeze bomb, and upon exploding it splits into many smaller bombs that also cause inflict freeze upon your foes
Prophecies of dawn After throwing cyro power cell in the air, Aloy shoots it with an arrow to cause AoE cry damage
Passive skills
Skill Description
Combat override After recieving the coil effect from freezing wilds, Aloy gets a 16% increase to damage, while nearby allies recieve a boost of 8%
Strong strike When in the rushing ice state, Aloy’s cryo damage increases by 3.5% every one second up to a maximum of 35%
Easy does it Animals that drop fowl, raw meat,, or chilled meat will not startle when party members approach them
What are Genshin Aloy’s constellations?
Unlike other Genshin Impact characters, Aloy doesn’t have any constellations, and can only be upgraded through levels and gear alone.
Ascension Cost (mora) materials
0 to 1 20,000 One shivada jade sliver, three crystal marrows, three spectral husks
1 to 2 40,000 Three shivada jade fragments, two crystalline blooms, 10 crystal marrows, 15 spectral husks
2 to 3 60,000 Six shivada jade fragments, four crystalline blooms, 20 crystal marrows, 12 spectral hearts
3 to 4 80,000 Three shivada jade chunks, eight crystalline blooms, 30 crystal marrows, 18 spectral hearts
4 to 5 100,000 Six shivada jade chunks, 12 crystalline blooms, 45 crystal marrows, 12 specteral Nucleus’
5 to 6 120,000 Six shivada jade gemstones, 20 cystalline blooms, 60 crystal marrows, 24 spectral nucleus’
You can find out more about other upcoming characters by taking a look at our Genshin Impact Yae Miko, Genshin Impact Thoma, and Genshin Impact Gorou guides.
