Mysterious Source Automaton Configurator in Genshin Impact: Guide

Automaton of a mysterious source in World Boss of Natlan. The enemy has a special mode that activates near the owners of the Blessing of the Night Spirit - it creates special pillars of solid phlogiston, which can only be climbed by characters belonging to the Children of the Echo tribe.

In this guide, we will tell you how to open the Mysterious Source Automaton: Configurator and how to defeat it using special heroes and tactics. We will indicate which Exaltation Materials drop from the boss and which characters require them to level up.

In a separate guide, read the guide to the boss with a similar name - Overseer.

How to get to the Mysterious Source Automaton: Configurator in Genshin Impact

The Mysterious Source Automaton is located in one of the cave locations of Natlan.

Start your journey from teleport, located on the border between the Toyek Creeks and Coatepec Mountain. From there, head southwest toward a wooden bridge that spans a gap between two small mountains. When you reach the planks, look down.

Go down into the cave and go deeper until you reach the underground teleporter.

From the point of movement there is a view of a small location, in which the arena with the boss is located.

Who to take into the squad to fight the Automaton of the Mysterious Source: Configurator

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The boss uses Electro in battle, although the enemy's resistance is the same for all elements and equals 10%. However, at the beginning of the battle, the resistances increase to 60%.

Additionally, the Mysterious Source Constructor begins charging a spherical lightning cannon. The attack can be interrupted by entering the energy field located on top of the solid phlogiston pillars that the boss creates and destroying the mechanisms on them with any attack.

Since only a character belonging to a tribe can climb the pillars on their own Venti and others, however this is less convenient than the Natlan skills, since the boss can interrupt the jump with an attack.

Interrupting the boss's attack will slightly reduce his HP and lower his resistances. Also, being in the Night Spirit state significantly brings the activation of the boss's ability closer. Without the Night Spirit state, the Automaton will use its skill after 40 seconds. To fulfill all these conditions, it is recommended to take any Geo character of Natlan to the squad, for example, the free Kachina.

Character selection

Here is a list of heroes that can be used to defeat the Mysterious Source Automaton. For convenience, they are divided by roles in the team.

Main dd

The character that deals the main damage. It can have any element, but it is recommended to take characters that can enter the Night Spirit state to quickly lower the enemy's resistance, causing his powerful attack:

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Mualani	Hydro	Catalyst	Enters the Night Spirit state and begins to move on a surf shark, placing marks on enemies. The basic attack activates marks and deals high damage to one target. Convenient in battles with bosses not only due to damage to one enemy, but also due to high evasion ability.
Neuvillette	Hydro	Catalyst	In battle, he uses powerful charged attacks, attacking Hydro enemies from a distance. By collecting Source Drops, he can heal himself, which is useful during unexpected attacks from the boss.
Tartaglia	Hydro	Bow	The skill can change the stance from close to long range, which will allow you to avoid the boss's attacks and deal high Hydro damage at the right moment. Elemental Explosion will allow you to hit one target with instant damage.
Ayato	Hydro	One handed sword	Can't boast as high instant damage as the previous heroes, but he consistently attacks with fast Hydro attacks from his hand after activating the skill. His ult also allows him to the team as a Hydro applicator for reactions.
Kinich	Dendro	Two-handed sword	Dendro is a damage dealer who fights in the Night Spirit stance. Kinich clings to enemies and deals high damage to them while infused. It is advisable to build squads for him using Burning or Bloom.
Al-Haytham	Dendro	One handed sword	A melee fighter who fights with normal or charged attacks with Dendro damage after activating an elemental skill. Thanks to the ability, he can quickly close in on enemies, and with his ult, he can deal damage over an area.
Tignari	Dendro	Bow	Plays off charged attacks that hit Dendro with damage. Can speed up the charging of attacks by activating the skill. His elemental burst also deals high damage to a single target.
Harlequin	Pyro	A spear	A strong Pyro damage dealer who plays through the Life Debt mechanic, which gives her infusion and prevents her from healing. Deals high damage, but requires careful gameplay.
Hu Tao	Pyro	A spear	Pyro damager who spends his HP. Hu Tao plays through charged attacks, and her damage depends on her health level. She can heal herself with her ult.
Eimia	Pyro	Bow	Pyro main DD, attacks with fast normal hits under infusion. Convenient because it can deal a lot of damage to one target from a distance, without taking damage from the boss.
Clorinda	electro	One handed sword	Has gameplay similar to Harlequin, tied to Life Debt, but requires healing to maintain the debuff. In battle, enters a stance with E, and then deals Electro damage with normal attacks.
Raiden	electro	A spear	A versatile Electro damage dealer who can be either a main DD or an element applicator or "battery". Electro attacks from his pocket along with the active character, and his ult deals high damage and restores the team's energy.
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow	Cryo DD, who uses charged bow strikes in combat, which deal area damage. Can also act as a convenient sub-DD for applying Cryo status.
Ayaka	Cryo	One handed sword	Deals high Cryo damage with both normal and charged attacks under infusion, as well as with a skill or ult. Since bosses are not susceptible to Freeze, it is better to compose a party for Ayaka in this case using other reactions.
Wriothesley	Cryo	Catalyst	Another Cryo damage dealer who attacks mostly in melee and uses normal and charged attacks. Spends his HP, but also restores it.
Navia	Geo	Two-handed sword	A Crystallize reaction damage dealer that increases his damage from absorbed crystals. He works best in teams that can inflict a lot of elemental status.
Wanderer	Anemo	Catalyst	Uses Anemo attacks and also enters a state that allows him to fly. He can easily dodge the boss's attacks and attack him at the same time.

Sub dd

Secondary damage dealers that help the main DD deal damage and weaken the boss:

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Kachina	Geo	A spear	A sub-DD for Night Spirit teams, capable of attacking with Geo both on the field and from the pocket. Can climb the pillars of solid phlogiston that the boss places.
Ye Lan	Hydro	Bow	Hydro sub-DD, playing from the ult. Deals its own damage from the pocket and buffs the active damager. Can move quickly with E-shka.
Xingqiu	Hydro	One handed sword	Budget version of Ye Lan. Attacks without being on the battlefield, reduces incoming damage and slightly heals the active hero.
Furina	Hydro	One handed sword	A versatile heroine who, depending on her stance, can attack with E-type creatures or heal allies. Also provides strong buffs to the team.
Xiangling	Pyro	A spear	Uses an elemental explosion to deal high Pyro damage to an area. Used primarily to trigger or close reactions.
Dehya	Pyro	Two-handed sword	Creates a field and attacks both from the pocket and on the battlefield with the ult. Diverts some of the incoming damage, increasing the team's survivability.
Nahida	Dendro	Catalyst	Sub-DD for Dendro Reactions. Places marks on enemies that activate when reactions are triggered, and increases elemental mastery of allies with an elemental explosion.
Emilia	Dendro	A spear	A secondary damage dealer, most often seen in Burning squads. Creates an area that deals constant Dendro damage inside.
Yae Miko	electro	Catalyst	Places totems that periodically attack the enemy Electro. Removes them with an ult and deals high damage.
Fischl	electro	Bow	Summons Oz the raven, who, alone or together with the active character (if there are constellations), deals Electro damage to enemies and gives a lot of status for reactions.
Rosary	Cryo	A spear	A sub-DD tied to a small area of the ult that gives a Cryo element to reactions. Also increases the crit chance of allies depending on the value of this stat itself.
Kazuha	Anemo	One handed sword	Draws in enemies and inflates elements. Can absorb any element with the Ult, except Dendro and Geo. Set Wearer emerald shadow.
Sucrose	Anemo	Catalyst	Performs the same functions as Kazuha, but can also increase the elemental mastery of allies, act as a "battery" or carrier Epic of dragons.

Sapports

characters that are needed not so much for damage, but for distributing buffs, healing or shields:

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Shilonen	Geo	One handed sword	Geo buffer that reduces enemy resistance to party ' elements. Like Kachina, it can climb phlogiston structures.
Zhongli	Geo	A spear	A strong shielder that can protect the squad from most damage. Also reduces the resistances of nearby enemies.
Yun Jin	Geo	A spear	Increases damage of normal attacks, and if constellations are present, the speed of strikes. Absorbs part of incoming damage with E and can pump up energy for the team.
Kokomi	Hydro	Catalyst	Heals the team with a skill from the pocket or with normal attacks during the ult. Works well as a or driver if needed.
Sijwin	Hydro	Bow	Can't apply much Hydro status, but has strong healing. Also will enhance sub-DD skills that work from the pocket.
Bennett	Pyro	One handed sword	A versatile that provides attack power and heals allies within a limited area.
volumes	Pyro	A spear	Pyro is a hero who provides the team with a reliable shield. With C6, he increases the damage of normal attacks.
Bai Zhu	Dendro	Catalyst	Dendro is a that can heal the entire team, provide shields, and apply a status for subsequent reactions.
Yao Yao	Dendro	A spear	Summons a Yuegui bunny that, depending on the HP of allies, either heals them or deals damage to enemies.
Cookies	electro	One handed sword	Spends some of his health and creates an area around himself that heals party and damages nearby enemies. Useful for triggering reactions with Electro.
Dione	Cryo	Bow	Cryo shield and healer in one person. When using Sacrificial Bow can serve as a battery. If there are constellations, it gives mastery of the elements.
Laila	Cryo	One handed sword	It has a strong shield and is also a reliable Cryo applicator for reactions.
Jean	Anemo	One handed sword	A strong Anemo healer who can use his ult to restore HP to the entire squad at once. He can wear the Viridescent Venerer set and inflate the elements.

Top Teams

Squad options for fighting the Mysterious Source Automaton: Configurator:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Mualani Tartaglia Ayato	Kachina Shilonen	Xiangling	Kazuha Sucrose Jean	Group through reaction of Steam with different Hydro damagers. Geo character on the second slot will help to quickly weaken the boss, climbing on columns of phlogiston. Anemo hero inflates elements or absorbs them for reactions. On Xiangling it is necessary to get a high indicator of mastery of elements.
Kinich	Emilia Nahida	volumes Dehya	Kachina	A squad with Kinich through the reaction Burning. Pyro status on the boss is applied by Toma or Dehya, they also protect the squad from damage. Emilia or Nahida cause Burning and maintain it. Kachina is needed to weaken the boss during the ult, which he will enter faster due to Kinich's Night Spirit.
Al-Haytham Tignari	Nahida Dendro GG	Cookies	Fischl Yae Miko Raiden	A team with Dendro as a melee or ranged damage dealer. In this team, all characters cause various reactions with Dendro and Electro, and resonances increase elemental mastery and speed up energy recovery.
Harlequin	Xiangling Dehya	Bennett volumes	Kazuha Zhongli	Mono-Pyro squad with Harlequin and Pyro Resonance. For , you can put Bennett for the attack power buff or Toma if you have constellations. For the last hero, choose Kazuha for Dispersion or Zhongli for resistance cut and a strong shield.
Clorinda	Fischl Yae Miko Raiden	Sijwin Kokomi Barbara	Furina	Squad via reaction Charged, as well as Electro and Hydro resonance. Since all sub-DDs summon creatures, Sijwin will significantly increase their damage. However, if Sijwin is not on the , she can be replaced by any Hydro healer.
Wriothesley Ganyu Ayaka	Xiangling	Bennett	Shilonen Kazuha	Since Freeze doesn't work on bosses, Cryo damage dealers can play through Status Melt from Xiangling and Bennett. The last slot can be filled with Kazuha or Shilonen, but the girl is a priority, as she will help weaken the boss if he activates his ability after 40 seconds from the start of the fight.
Navia Raiden	Xiangling	Bennett	Ye Lan Xingqiu	A versatile team with sub-DDs playing from elemental explosions from the pocket. As a damage dealer, you can put Navia through Crystals or Raiden, who will do the main damage with her ult.
Wanderer	Faruzan	Ganyu Rosary Keia	volumes Dehya	A squad with a Wanderer and an Anemo damage boost from Faruzan. Cryo and Pyro heroes not only attack from the pocket, but also give attack power and crit chance to Scaramuccia from his ive skill.

Budget detachments

Several F2P character teams available to all players:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Kachina	Xiangling	Barbara	Keia	Xiangling and Kaeya attack from the pocket, dealing heavy damage with their ultimates and causing Melt. Kachina helps them both on and off the field, and also weakens the boss by climbing the Phlogiston Pillars. Barbara heals the team.
Ember	Xiangling	Kachina	Lynette Noelle	A group with Ember at the head, who attacks from a distance. Xiangling helps her and gives Pyro Resonance. Kachina, as in the previous squad, weakens Automaton. The last slot can be used for Dispersion or a shield healer.

Ancient Ruins Builder Attacks and Abilities

During combat, the Mysterious Source Automaton: Configurator attacks Electro with damage, aimed shots, and area-of-effect attacks.

Shot in the air

The boss charges up Electro energy and shoots it upwards. After a few seconds, the energy returns to the ground, dealing area damage. Watch the mark on the field to avoid HP reduction from the enemy's attack.

Aimed Shot

The Ancient Ruins Builder aims his laser at the active character and then fires a powerful strike in a straight line.

Moving

The enemy dashes and approaches the character to perform a melee attack.

Laser Circular Strike

Summons two Electro Lasers that spin around the boss and deal damage.

Electric projectiles

Uses his two weapons to fire Electro projectiles over a period of time, dealing damage in an area in front of him.

claw strike

Transforms into a paw with three claws that are charged with Electro. After a moment, it drops to the ground and powerfully hits the area.

Laser strikes in a straight line

Hit with two lasers in parallel lines in different directions, first vertically and then horizontally. Most often attacks before the cannon charges.

Adaptive countermeasures

Begins charging the Spherical Lightning Cannon and summons two pillars of solid phlogiston with energy fields on top. Climb onto the phlogiston and stand in the field to interrupt the ability's charge.

Spherical Lightning Cannon

If the charge fails to be interrupted, it unleashes the power of Electro Lightning across the entire arena.

How to Beat Ancient Ruins Builder in Genshin Impact

Since the boss's skills have some peculiarities, familiarize yourself with them in advance to make the fight with him easier and easily defeat the Mysterious Source Automaton: Configurator.

Before the fight, use potions and food with buffs

To make battles easier, it is better to use potion buffs that will increase the damage of the characters. They can be crafted at any alchemy table with a small amount of materials. When choosing a potion, you should rely on the heroes of which elements are present in the squad. For example, if the team consists of Pyro and Electro characters, then it is worth getting Pyro and Electro potions. Please note that you cannot strengthen the heroes playing from physical. damage.

Potion	Effect	Crafting recipe
flame oil	Increases the Pyro damage of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 frog + 1 fiery flower (stamen) + 100 pestilence.
whirlpool oil	Increases the Hydro damage of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 frog + 1 lotus cup + 100 mora.
frosty butter	Increases cryo damage of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 lizard tail + 1 misty flower (corolla) + 100 pestilence.
storm oil	Increases Anemo damage of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 lizard tail + 1 serving of dandelion seeds + 100 mora.
thunder oil	Increases the Electro damage of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 frog + 1 electro crystal + 100 pestilence.
Essence of Stillness	Increases the Geo damage of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 frog + 1 cor lapis + 100 mora.
forest oil	Increases Dendro's damage for all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 lizard tail + 1 dusk rose + 100 mora.

A very important source of the buff is food - unlike potions, it can enhance not only elemental damage, but also other characteristics, such as attack, crit chance. hits, healing, etc. Choose food, focusing on what the problems are: damage or defense of the squad.
The table shows the most beneficial dishes for the buff. There are many recipes in the game to strengthen the characters, you can cook any other option depending on your resources.

Food	Effect	Crafting recipe
Delicious "Temptation of the Adept"	Increases the attack power of all party by 372. and crit chance. hit by 12% for 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	4 ham + 3 crab + 3 shrimp meat + 3 matsutake.
Delicious meat platter	Increases physical damage to all party by 40% for 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	1 ham + 1 bacon + 1 sausage + 1 mint.
Delicious soup "Three tastes"	Increases the shield strength of all party by 30% for 300 seconds. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	2 hams + 2 poultry + 1 bamboo shoot + 1 mushroom.
delicious lotus biscuits	Increases the Defense of all party by 235. within 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	4 almonds + 2 flour + 2 oils + 1 sugar.
Delicious aromatic puree	Increases the attack power of all party by 228. within 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	6 potatoes + 4 sour cream + 3 peppers (seasoning).
Delicious unagi chazuke	Increases the healing bonus of all party by 20% for 300 seconds. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	4 eels + 3 rice + 3 seaweed + 1 salt.
Delicious "Grow Mountain"	Increases crit chance. hit all party by 20% for 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	3 raw meat + 3 potatoes + 1 fireweed + 1 cheese.

Include characters from the Echo Children tribe in your party

If you can't defeat the boss within 40 seconds before his ult activates, put a Natlan character on Geo's team who can climb onto the solid phlogiston summoned by the Automaton. If the hero enters its energy field and destroys the accumulator, the boss will lose some HP and also have reduced resistance to elements.

Interrupt the charges

Climb onto the resulting ledges to destroy the mechanism on them and paralyze the Ancient Ruins Builder.

Use s

The boss has many targeted attacks or area attacks. If you can't dodge, use shield or healer abilities to help your team survive the incoming damage.

Boss Achievements

At the moment 5.1 versions There is only one achievement available for defeating the boss - "The Moon Has Not Rise Yet".

The moon has not risen yet

Condition of achievement: While the Mysterious Source Automaton: Configurator is charging its Sphere Lightning Cannon, break the accumulator and interrupt the process. Reward: 5 source stones.

To complete the achievement, wait for the boss to perform the Adaptive Countermeasure attack. This can be sped up by hitting the Automaton with a character in the Night Spirit state. Use the Echo Children's abilities to climb onto the solid phlogiston and break the accumulator by entering the energy field and attacking the mechanism with any melee attacks. This must be done on both ledges at once.

Rewards for defeating the Mysterious Source Automaton

After defeating the Mysterious Spring Automaton, an Artery Flower will appear on the field, which can be opened by spending 40 Resin. The following resources are available from it:

Adventure EXP ×200.
mora.
The core of the mysterious source with a golden inscription is the material for the exaltation Lan Yan.
Shards, fragments, pieces and gems amethyst Vajrad - resources for upgrading Electro characters.

Artifacts:

5-4⭐Gladiator’s Finale.
5-4⭐Itinerant ensemble.
4-3⭐Exile.
4-3⭐Instructor.
4-3⭐Healer.
4-3⭐Lightning Shaman (Crown of the Mind).

We hope this guide helped you get to the Mysterious Source Automaton in Genshin Impact and kill it. Write comments, if you have any questions about the battle. Read variousWorld and weekly opponents in Genshin Impact.

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Olga

1 month ago

This boss ruined the previous abyss for me. There are no pumped-up characters from Natlan and there won't be any. But this time I came up with a counter to it. Zhong's Column. You can place it next to the boss's column, climb it and jump to the right one. Then, with the same old man, hit the mechanism and jump to the second column. There is enough time to do all these machinations.
Last time I tried to do this with Ka Ming, but in the end he didn't jump as high.

amenpeshd

2 months ago

Sitlali jumps, but be careful with the stamina

anyam1111

3 months ago

I hit with a pack of Xiao, Fischl, Furin, Yao Yao

Xiao jumps with his ult right to the height of the columns, while Oz, the guests and the hare beat the boss himself conveniently

FullBass

4 months ago

If anyone is interested, Kazuha is good at climbing columns.

Stevie

I fly up to the columns every now and then) that's also a good option. I hit with it

tasyaivse

Is it possible to climb these columns using the Mavuiki e-stick?

Ferskani

Answer tasyaivse

If Kachina climbs in, then Mavuika must too.

Sophie

Yes, I checked ✔️

Vakhtang

5 months ago

Well, what a cringe. After a long break (somewhere since the release of XSR), I went in, played around, Mauvica dropped out (there was a guarantee), tried to loot resources from this boss with it. It's so stuffy. The damage goes through 0. Well, I understand, Raiden is a very ancient character, as is Ganyu, as is Yanfei. There is simply NO ONE to climb these columns. Geo gg? Yeah, he'll go down from a single laser spit. Cool, awesome. Of course, I don't have characters from the new regions, even 4*. Okay, you can get Kachina from the event, but then you have to level her up first. So, it turns out, I have to go play other bosses and recraft resources? Well, that's even more cringe.

Oil cake

Answer Vakhtang

So you play badly. I ed and it easily with an overload squad, just with the outdated Raiden. With food I take it out in one rotation. Without food - it remains to kick a little. A pack of Raiden Fischl Syanka Chevrez.

Rico

Well, you seem to be a noob, with or without Mavuika I can take down this good guy in one go, if you don't want to get hit, go outside the range of the ult and run until he hits you

Arthur

At the very least, you can still get "Too late, mechanism!"
Defeat the Mysterious Source Automaton: Configurator while it is paralyzed.

Mysterious Source Automaton Configurator in Genshin Impact: Where to Find and How to Defeat