Mona Megistus is a playable Hydro character in Genshin Impact.
An astrologist of great skill and equally-great pride, Mona has taken up residence in Mondstadt to avoid incurring the wrath of her master after unwittingly reading the latter's diary.
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Profile
Introduction
A mysterious young astrologer who proclaims herself to be "Astrologist Mona Megistus," and who possesses abilities to match the title. Erudite, but prideful. Though she is often strapped for cash and lives a life of thrift, she is resolved to never use astrology for profit... It is this very resolution that has caused her to constantly fret about money.
Description from Official Website[3]
Personality
A mysterious young astrologer who proclaims herself to be "Astrologist Mona Megistus," and who possesses abilities to match the title. Erudite, but prideful.
In-game character attributes text
Mona is unique among astrologers — others may speak with great ostentation for money, but Mona has never done so. Nor does she dress up or mince her words, even if her results are unpleasant to hear: "You won't amount to anything even if you join the Adventurers' Guild." "You've got no chance with him. In fact, he will soon leave you" — such is the nature of her rejoinders.
Her blunt nature has resulted in plummeting numbers of people coming to have their fortunes told. But Mona isn't one to complain, for that just leaves her with more time for her personal research.
But when one speaks of research, one also speaks of the necessity of purchasing texts and research apparatus. Mona's only income comes from her contributions to The Steambird's "All Things Astrological" column. Every paycheck is spent first on her research. Books from Liyue, an astrolabe from Sumeru... all of these come with a hefty price tag, and by the time Mona regains her senses, there's only enough of her income left for her to scrape by each month.
”It matters not. Astrologers must rid themselves of material desires. Only by ridding oneself of clutter can one see the true world around them." So says Mona, coughing loudly all the while to cover the sound of her growling stomach.
Today, too, is another day Mona worries about Mora.
Description from forum announcement[4]
Mona is an astrologist who takes her passion seriously. She is very knowledgeable in this subject in part and respects her master, although it is implied that she is also scared of them. She combines her astrology skills with hydromancy, which makes her a well-known, if still growing astrologist. In part due to her astrology, Mona can tell whether or not a person is lying and can even sense their intentions just from a single glance.
Being obsessed with astrology however gives Mona a sense of pride with her passion, but this also serves as a double-edged sword; any Mora she gets her hands on is immediately spent on astrology-related materials, regardless of its cost. She only realizes too late when she has run out of Mora to meet her daily needs, often going without shelter or food for days on end. She does not tolerate those who disrespect her.[5]
Appearance
Mona has light skin, a curvy build, and pale green eyes. She also has long black hair which she wears in two pigtails, and wears a compass-like gold earring on her left ear. The ends of Mona's pigtails are decorated with two gold compass ornaments.
Mona wears a purple and black leotard with gold lining. She wears purple sleeves and black gloves, along with a short purple cloak with red lining, buttoned with a compass ornament hanging above her chest. On top of her head rests a purple witch hat, decorated with gold decals, black ribbon and another compass ornament. A similar one is seen wrapped around her right thigh.
Combat Info
Talents
| Icon | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
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Ripple of Fate | Normal/Charged Attack |
| Normal Attack: Perform up to 4 water splash attacks that deal Hydro DMG. Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to deal AoE Hydro DMG after a short casting time. | ||
|
Mirror Reflection of Doom | Elemental Skill |
| Creates an illusory Phantom of fate from coalesced waterspouts. The Phantom has the following special properties:
Hold: Utilizes water currents to move backwards swiftly before conjuring a Phantom | ||
|
Illusory Torrent | Alternate Sprint |
| Alternate Sprint: Mona cloaks herself within the water's flow, consuming stamina to move rapidly. When under the effect of Illusory Torrent, Mona can move at high speed on water. | ||
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Stellaris Phantasm | Elemental Burst |
| Mona summons the sparkling waves and creates a reflection of the starry sky, applying the Illusory Bubble status to the opponents in a large AoE. Illusory Bubble: Traps opponents inside a pocket of destiny and also makes them Wet. Renders weaker opponents immobile. When an opponent affected by Illusory Bubble sustains DMG, it has the following effects:
Omen: During its duration, increases DMG taken by opponents. | ||
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Come 'n' Get Me, Hag! | Passive Talent 1 |
| After she has used Illusory Torrent for 2s, if there are any opponents nearby, Mona will automatically create a Phantom. A Phantom created in this manner lasts for 2s, and its explosion DMG is equal to 50% of Mirror Reflection of Doom. | ||
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Waterborne Destiny | Passive Talent 2 |
| Increases Mona's Hydro DMG Bonus by a degree equivalent to 20% of her Energy Recharge rate. | ||
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Principium of Astrology | Passive Talent 3 |
| When Mona crafts Weapon Ascension Materials, she has a 25% chance to refund one count of one material out of all the crafting materials used. | ||
| Talent Leveling Materials | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent Level-Up Material |
 9 Teachings of Resistance |
 63 Guide to Resistance |
 114 Philosophies of Resistance |
| Common Ascension Material |
 18 Whopperflower Nectar |
 66 Shimmering Nectar |
 93 Energy Nectar |
| Weekly Boss Material |
 18 Ring of Boreas | ||
Constellation
| Level | Icon | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Prophecy of Submersion | The effects of Hydro-related Elemental Reactions are enhanced for 8s after any of your characters in the party hit an opponent affected by an Omen:
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| 2 | 
|
Lunar Chain | When a Normal Attack hits, there is a 20% chance that it will be automatically followed by a Charged Attack. This effect can only occur once every 5s. |
| 3 | 
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Restless Revolution | Increases the Level of Stellaris Phantasm by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 4 | 
|
Prophecy of Oblivion | When any character in the party attacks an opponent affected by the Omen status effect, their CRIT Rate is increased by 15%. |
| 5 | 
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Mockery of Fortuna | Increase the Level of Mirror Reflection of Doom by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 6 | 
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Rhetorics of Calamitas | Upon entering Illusory Torrent, Mona gains a 60% increase to the DMG her next Charged Attack per second of movement. A maximum DMG Bonus of 180% can be achieved in this manner. The effect lasts for no more than 8s. |
Each Constellation activation requires a Stella Fortuna.
Ascensions
| Ascension Phase |
Level |  |
Character Ascension Material |
Local Specialty |
Common Material | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 40 |
20,000 |  1 Varunada Lazurite Sliver |
None |  3 Philanemo Mushroom |
3 Whopperflower Nectar |
| 2 | 40 50 |
40,000 |  3 Varunada Lazurite Fragment |
 2 Cleansing Heart |
10 Philanemo Mushroom |
15 Whopperflower Nectar |
| 3 | 50 60 |
60,000 | 6 Varunada Lazurite Fragment |
4 Cleansing Heart |
20 Philanemo Mushroom |
12 Shimmering Nectar |
| 4 | 60 70 |
80,000 |  3 Varunada Lazurite Chunk |
8 Cleansing Heart |
30 Philanemo Mushroom |
18 Shimmering Nectar |
| 5 | 70 80 |
100,000 | 6 Varunada Lazurite Chunk |
12 Cleansing Heart |
45 Philanemo Mushroom |
12 Energy Nectar |
| 6/MAX | 80 90 |
120,000 |  6 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone |
20 Cleansing Heart |
60 Philanemo Mushroom |
24 Energy Nectar |
Base Stats
The character's base stats before and after each Ascension:
| Ascension Phase |
Level | HP | ATK1 | DEF | Energy Recharge2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 810 | 22 | 51 | - |
| 20 | 2,102 | 58 | 132 | - | |
| 1 | 20 | 2,797 | 77 | 176 | - |
| 40 | 4,185 | 115 | 263 | - | |
| 2 | 40 | 4,678 | 129 | 294 | 8.0% |
| 50 | 5,383 | 148 | 338 | 8.0% | |
| 3 | 50 | 6,041 | 167 | 379 | 16.0% |
| 60 | 6,752 | 186 | 424 | 16.0% | |
| 4 | 60 | 7,246 | 200 | 455 | 16.0% |
| 70 | 7,964 | 220 | 500 | 16.0% | |
| 5 | 70 | 8,458 | 233 | 531 | 24.0% |
| 80 | 9,184 | 253 | 576 | 24.0% | |
| 6/MAX | 80 | 9,677 | 267 | 607 | 32.0% |
| 90 | 10,409 | 287 | 653 | 32.0% |
1 Does not include weapon ATK value.
2 Characters get specialized stats starting at Ascension 2.
Availability
- Standard Wish Wanderlust Invocation (Indefinite)
Event Wishes
Mona is not featured in any event wishes.
| Wish | Name |
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Change History
- December 28, 2020 - Mona's portrait used in official media was silently updated to feature more details.
- Mona was released.
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