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Ciaccona is a five-star Aero Resonator known for her Aero Erosion damage over time and strong support utility. She excels as a Sub-DPS or off-field enhancer, applying Aero debuffs and boosting team damage while contributing respectable sustained damage herself. Players build her to maximize Erosion effects, Aero damage bonus, and team synergy, especially in Aero-oriented teams.

Best Weapons for Ciaccona

Best-in-Slot Weapon

Woodland Aria
This is Ciaccona’s signature 5-star pistol and the top weapon choice. It increases ATK by a fixed percent and grants an Aero Damage Bonus when she inflicts Aero Erosion on enemies. Hitting targets with Aero Erosion further reduces their Aero resistance for a duration.

Why this matters: The Erosion damage bonus and resistance shred directly amplify Aero DPS for the whole team.

Alternative 5-Star Pistols

These are strong secondary choices if you do not have Woodland Aria:

• Static Mist – Provides energy regeneration and increases the next Resonator’s ATK after casting the Outro Skill.
• The Last Dance – Increases attack and boosts Resonance Skill damage after casting Intro Skill or Resonance Liberation.

4-Star Options

• Romance in Farewell – Craftable, increases ATK when damaging enemies affected by negative status effects.
• Relativistic Jet – Grants energy on Resonance Skill use and boosts ATK.

Best Echo Sets for Ciaccona

Echoes define Ciaccona’s overall effectiveness, either elevating her own damage or strengthening the team around her.

Gusts of Welkin (5-pc) – Best Overall Echo Set

This is Ciaccona’s top build for Aero Erosion damage. With five pieces equipped:

• Inflicting Aero Erosion increases Aero damage for all teammates by a substantial amount upon activation of Erosion effects.
• Ciaccona benefits from her own damage buff as well.
• This set works especially well with other Aero Resonators.

Recommended Main Echo:
Reminiscence: Fleurdelys – A 4-cost Echo that boosts Aero damage (and deals Aero damage itself), synergizing with the Gusts of Welkin set.

Moonlit Clouds (5-pc) – Support-Focused Set

If Ciaccona is used more as a utility or team buffer, Moonlit Clouds increases the ATK of the next Resonator when she uses her Outro Skill. This helps other damage dealers shine. It also provides energy regeneration to help her use Resonance Liberation more often.

Recommended Main Echo:
Impermanence Heron – Works well with this set to provide extra team benefits and some Energy Regen.

Early-Game or Hybrid Echo Options

• Gusts of Welkin + Sierra Gale (2-pc each) – Offers a mix of Aero and Heavy Attack damage, though it mainly benefits Ciaccona herself rather than the entire team.

Echo Stats Priorities

To fully optimize Ciaccona, choose Echo main stats and substats as follows:

Echo Main Stat Targets

• 4-Cost Echo: Crit Rate or Crit Damage
• 3-Cost Echoes: Aero Damage Bonus
• 1-Cost Echoes: ATK percent

Substat Priority

1. Crit Rate
2. Crit Damage
3. ATK%
4. Energy Regen
5. Resonance Liberation Damage

Since Ciaccona functions partly as a Sub-DPS, balanced crit and offense stats keep her damage consistent while ensuring her Resonance Liberation uptime stays strong.

Talent Priorities

Focus on leveling her abilities in the following order:

1. Resonance Liberation – This ability applies Aero Erosion and is core to maximizing her buffs.
2. Basic Attacks – These help maintain Erosion uptime and damage.
3. Forte Circuit – Boosts AoE damage potential.
4. Intro Skill – Useful but lower priority once other abilities are strong.

Leveling in this sequence ensures Ciaccona applies her damage and debuffs effectively while boosting team performance.

Best Teams for Ciaccona

Ciaccona works in many team compositions, and which team you pick depends on whether you are building around Aero Erosion or Spectro Frazzle:

Aero Erosion Team (Top Meta)

This lineup is currently considered one of Ciaccona’s best homes:

• Cartethyia (Main DPS, Aero) – Heavy Erosion damage dealer
• Ciaccona (Sub-DPS, Echo buffs)
• Chisa (Support) – Provides DEF shred, healing, and increases max Erosion stacks

Cartethyia benefits directly from Ciaccona’s Aero damage buffs, and Chisa’s support further improves consistency and survivability.

Alternative Aero Support:

• Aero Rover – A free unit option that can replace Chisa while still providing heals and Aero Erosion assistance.

Flexible Sub-DPS Teams

Even if you do not have an Aero main DPS, Ciaccona still contributes in Frazzle and mixed teams:

• Jiyan + Ciaccona + Aero Rover or Verina – Aero damage focused with support and healing from Rover or Verina.

Community theorycrafting also suggests teams like Zani with Phoebe or Yinlin when focusing on Frazzle builds alongside Ciaccona, though pure Aero setups generally outperform them until more Aero DPS units release.

Final Tips for Building Ciaccona

• Ciaccona’s signature weapon, Woodland Aria, maximizes her utility in Aero comps by boosting damage and lowering enemy Aero resistance for the whole team.
• If your roster is light on Aero Resonators, Moonlit Clouds is a strong choice that turns Ciaccona into a team buffer.
• Aim for a balanced Echo build with crit stats, Aero damage, and enough energy regeneration to keep her Resonance Liberation available.

Ciaccona rewards planning and synergy. She can elevate both basic damage output and team damage potential when built around the right weapons, Echo sets, and partners.

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