Iniquitous Baptist in Genshin Impact: How to Find and Defeat [Guide]

The monstrous baptist Sumeru. It is a mysterious creature that came from the Abyss and is able to control several elements at once and hide behind shields. It drops the materials necessary for pumping some characters.

In this article, we will tell you where to find and how to defeat the Iniquitous Baptist, as well as which characters need materials from it.

How to get to the Iniquitous Baptist in Genshin Impact

You can find the Iniquitous Baptist in the Gavireh Lajaward Desert, underground. special there are no conditions for opening, as you don't need to complete certain quests to unlock it.

Please note that you cannot jump to this enemy from the top of the location, since there is no abyss in the ground above him. The only way to get in is to follow the ground path that leads inland. To do this, use the southeast teleport, which is located at the fork in the road.

Follow the western path until it leads to a cave. The trail is short and without forks, you can use flowers along the way to replenish your stamina. Soon a turn will open that will lead to a large interior space.

The arena is in the center. It is more convenient to fly to her.

When you get closer, you will notice three elements of different elements swirling in the center. Get close to them to make the boss appear.

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Where to find the Iniquitous Baptist boss in Genshin Impact (route)

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Whom to take in the squad for the battle with the Iniquitous Baptist

Iniquitous Baptist - a boss with four elements at once (Cryo, Pyro, Electro and Hydro). Its base resistance to all types of damage is 10%. In addition, the enemy is able to create shields of various elements, significantly increasing his resistance to this element.

The monstrous baptist has a rather low amount of HP compared to, for example, Downed Seteha, but significantly outperforms him in attack. He also deals a lot of area damage, making it difficult to avoid attacks. Therefore, for a comfortable battle, you should think about protecting the squad and put a shield or a healer in the team (if necessary, you can choose both).

The main condition is to take characters that can cause elemental reactions in order to be able to temporarily paralyze the boss.

Character selection

Let's take a look at the heroes that are handy in the battle with the Iniquitous Baptist.

Main DD

Characters who are in combat most of the time and deal the most damage.

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Ayaka	Cryo	One handed sword	Deals massive Cryo damage with ult, E-shka, and charged attacks. In addition, due to its sprint, it has good mobility.
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow	Deals high damage from a distance, and is also able to damage the ult in an area. Able to destroy the elemental cores of the rings from afar.
Ayato	Hydro	One handed sword	Attacks Hydro with damage when using an elemental skill and an elemental explosion. Abilities have a fast cooldown, so Ayato has the ability to quickly trigger reactions and remove shields.
Tartaglia	Hydro	Bow	Deals Hydro damage quickly with normal and charged attacks, both melee and ranged. Tartaglia's ult will help to remove most of the boss's health in one hit, until he hangs up his shields.
Hu Tao	Pyro	A spear	A damage dealer that deals the main damage from charged attacks. Can heal himself from elemental explosions.
Eimia	Pyro	Bow	Deals damage quickly with normal attacks while infused from a distance. The skill has a small cooldown, so it is convenient for destroying elemental rings and shields.
Kli	Pyro	Catalyst	Since it is a catalyst, it can constantly deal elemental damage from medium and close range.
Raiden	electro	A spear	Deals massive damage with her ult and can also elemental skill attacks while in pocket.
Keqing	electro	One handed sword	It has an infusion, as well as a small cooldown and a cheap ult, which will allow you to continuously attack the boss. In addition, it is quite mobile and will be able to avoid area damage from the boss.
Yae Miko	electro	Catalyst	It can act as a main damage dealer, as well as a sub-DD, since it deals a lot of Electro damage both from normal attacks and from the ult, and from the pocket.
Sayno	electro	A spear	Does a lot of damage under her ult, providing high damage and constant Electro to take down shields.
Tignari	Dendro	Bow	It will deal a lot of damage, but you need to pay attention to the allies so that the team can easily remove all the shields.

Sub-DD

A character that deals additional damage and buffs while ing the main damage dealer.

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Xiangling	Pyro	A spear	Elemental Explosion, as well as Goba's summoning, are capable of dealing massive damage from the pocket, as well as causing reactions.
Xingqiu	Hydro	One handed sword	Versatile Hydro that deals damage in conjunction with normal main-dd attacks. Able to reduce incoming damage and heal a little.
Ye Lan	Hydro	Bow	Her ult works almost the same as Xingqiu's ult, but it also increases the outgoing damage of the damage dealer.
Fischl	electro	Bow	Summons a raven that exists on the field and deals additional Electro damage. If there are constellations, it hits together with the attacks of other characters.
Beidou	electro	Two-handed sword	Can protect the team with his skill, as well as deal damage with his ult.
Mona	Hydro	Catalyst	Attacks with Hydro damage from the pocket and destroys a huge part of the opponent's health with his elemental burst, and also gives a buff to allies with Omen.
Rosary	Cryo	A spear	Deals Cryo damage in an area and also increases crit. chance. It has great mobility due to the peculiarities of its elemental skill, which allows you to teleport to the enemy.
Nahida	Dendro	Catalyst	A lot of damage from the elemental skill. Can also give out Elemental Mastery with an ult.

Sub-dd if possible, it is better to pick a different element than main-dd, since the boss owns several elements and the team should be diverse.

A character that s the unit with healing or shields.

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Bennett	Pyro	One handed sword	Able to heal, as well as give a buff to the attack. His skill has a low cooldown, so he can quickly trigger reactions to destroy elemental rings.
Zhongli	Geo	A spear	Possesses the strongest shield in the game. In addition, he can deal quite a lot of Geo damage with his ult.
volumes	Pyro	A spear	Hangs a shield and also deals Pyro damage outside of the battlefield.
Dione	Cryo	Bow	Provides the squad immediately with shields and heal. Charged attacks, ult and skill give the effect of Cryo, so it helps to remove the boss's shields.
Laila	Cryo	One handed sword	Cryo shielder that deals damage from the pocket.
Kokomi	Hydro	Catalyst	Gives a lot of healing, Hydro status, and also deals damage during the ult.
Barbara	Hydro	Catalyst	Doesn't grant as much Hydro status as Kokomi, but can instantly heal all characters.
Dory	electro	Two-handed sword	Heals the active character and restores their energy. Proper positioning of the ult will help to constantly trigger reactions.
Cookies	electro	One handed sword	Cookie's skill is very handy for triggering Electro reactions, besides being able to heal.
Yao Yao	Dendro	A spear	Provides permanent Dendro with status and healing.
Bai Zhu	Dendro	Catalyst	Will give a shield and Dendro to remove Electro cores.

Top Teams

The best result will be shown by teams that combine all the necessary elements to fight against the enemy. This complicates the choice of a squad somewhat, since mono-elemental packs do not work with this enemy, and it is not always easy to pick up a good combination of heroes of 3-4 different elements.

Below we present the strongest and most convenient commands for the battle with the Iniquitous Baptist.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Ayaka	Mona	Xiangling	Bennett	A strong squad that can easily remove all types of shields. Bennet heals and buffs the team, Mona buffs with Omen. It is important for Ayaka to gain a large amount of energy recovery so that she presses her ult on the cooldown. Xiangling will deal additional damage and provide a base for the Meltdown reaction.
Ayato	Nahida	Cookies	volumes	A detachment from the Budding reaction, containing all the necessary elements. Ayato and Nahida deal high damage of their own while inflicting Budding. Dendro cores explode either by Kuki or by Toma, providing additional damage. Tom in this team is better to collect in HP for the sake of the strength of the shield.
Tartaglia	Nahida	Fischl	Bennett	Command from Vegetation and Stimulation reaction. Tartaglia, Fischl, and Nahida deal damage, with Tartaglia acting as the active character for the duration of the stance. Tartaglia will remove the Pyro shields, Nahida will come in handy against the Electro and Hydro phases. Bennet is needed to remove Cryo, heal and increase attack.
Raiden	Ye Lan	Xiangling	Bennett	A national squad that can easily deal with the enemy. It is advisable to save the explosion of the elements until the stage of paralyzing the enemy in order to bring down a large amount of HP at once. The cores in the rings will be quickly destroyed by switching heroes of different elements. During the Hydro phase it is better to attack as Raiden.
Sayno	Mona	Bennett	Bai Zhu	The team plays on Saino's Stimulation and damage. Mona is needed to increase Saino's damage, so in this squad she can not be put on stats, but given attack power he receives from allies.
Eimia	Yae Miko	Xingqiu	Kokomi	Command from reactions Overload + Charged. Hydro and Electro statuses can be maintained on the enemy at the same time, due to which Eimiya will be able to implement two reactions at once with his attacks. Yae Miko and Xingqiu deal ive damage, Kokomi heals.
Kli	Ye Lan	Fischl	Dione	A team similar in principle to Eimiya's squad. Klee hits the enemy, Ye Lan and Fischl deal ive damage and grant a status. Dione provides a shield, healing and Cryo to remove the enemy's defenses.
Hu Tao	Ye Lan	Rosary	Zhongli	Ye Lan and Rosaria ively damage and freeze enemies for Hu Tao to hit Cryo with increased damage. Zhongli cuts resistances and provides protection for the squad, the main thing - place his column so that it does not break ice from frozen enemies. Hu Tao deals a lot of damage when playing in an active position.
Al-Haytham	Barbara	Beidou	volumes	A very protected unit from the Stim reaction, where the main damage is dealt by al-Haytham and Beidou. The second need to score a good amount energy recovery, since there is no other Electro in the squad. Toma provides a shield, while Barbara provides instant healing and a periodic Hydro status.

Budget detachments

A few examples of units for beginners from standard characters:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Keia	Lisa	Barbara	Noelle	FTP squad with DD-Key, both through elemental and physical damage. Lisa will cause reactions and Barbara will provide a heal. Noelle will give you a shield as well as some extra healing or damage.
Ember	Keia	Barbara	Lisa	A command that contains all the elements that can appear on the Iniquitous Baptist. Will easily remove all shields, but requires more careful play, as it has no protection other than healing.
Lisa	Xiangling	Barbara	Collei	Detachment through Dendro reaction with Xiangling and Kollei. Lisa is the backbone of the group here and does most of the damage.

Boss attacks and abilities

During the battle, the Iniquitous Baptist can perform several variations of attacks. Let's consider them in more detail.

Teleportation

Claps his hands and goes into the portal behind him, reappearing at a random point on the battlefield.

Elemental Rings

Raises her arms, casting a triangle above herself, then lowers it to the ground and creates three elemental rings with cores in the center. If they are not removed, then after a certain time they explode with area damage.

Elemental Shields

Absorbs elements and creates elemental shields. Their element is determined randomly, and after removing the protection, the boss is paralyzed for 5 seconds. If one shield has not been removed in 30 seconds, then the enemy changes it to a new one belonging to another element.

Shields change in a sequence that can be recognized in advance by the mechanisms flying around the boss. Their elemental affiliation, clockwise from the top, indicates the order in which he will create shields of certain elements.

elemental explosion

Creates two balls of different elements that explode in an area after a short time. The monstrous baptizer absorbs the energy of one of the balls, turning it into a shield.

Energy Blades

By pulling out four energy blades from the abysses, which are automatically aimed at the nearest character.

Create elemental core

Removes his shield and creates a core, which can be Cryo, Pyro, Hydro or Electro elements. If you destroy the appeared core, then the enemy is paralyzed.

cryo phase

cryo dome

Cryo closes with a dome that explodes after a moment, dealing area damage.

Attack with ice blades

Unleashes a series of three attacks with the blades of Elemental Cryo. The last attack consists of two blades at once and deals increased damage.

Pyro phase

fireballs

Raises four fireballs from the ground, which are successively thrown at the player. Each ball deals area damage.

Flashes of flame

Iniquitous Baptist creates five small ones around him that explode with Pyro damage. The attack is easy to avoid by first moving to the side.

Hydro phase

hydro balls

Aims with balls filled with the Hydro element. To avoid getting hit, it's better to go in one specific direction, because the boss throws them off in order in one direction.

hydro blade

Coats hands with Hydro infusion and casts a spell, then attacks with Hydro blades.

Electro phase

Electro spheres

Fires several Electro spheres at the character.

Electro spears

Materializes two spears and plunges them into the ground. Operates in a narrow zone in front of the boss, so the damage is easily avoided by first moving to the side.

Lightning strike

Aims at the active character with lightning. The attack is direct and does not follow the hero, so it is enough to run away sharply.

How to defeat Iniquitous Baptist in Genshin Impact

Let's take a closer look at how to kill the Iniquitous Baptist.

Keep in mind that the boss's elements change every day, and he can only attack and create shields of three elements at a time.

To find out what elements he owns on a particular day and make it easier to select a team and fight, pay attention to the elemental affiliation of the lights that fly in the arena.

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.

Team up with Pyro, Cryo, Hydro, Dendro and Electro characters

Iniquitous Baptist generates rings and shields of different elements, including Pyro, Electro, Hydro, Cryo. In total, it can have four combinations of 3 random elements.

Electro+Pyro+Cryo.
Hydro+Pyro+Cryo.
Electro+Pyro+Hydro.
Hydro + Cryo + Electro.

To counter them, you need to pick up reverse elements in order to successfully defeat the enemy. Below we list which elements are most effective against boss elements:

Против Pyro Hydro attacks are best, Cryo and Electro will also work.
Hydro Dendro and Cryo elements are best removed, Electro and Pyro also work, but weaker.
electro it is easier to remove Pyro with the elements, as well as Cryo, Dendro and Hydro.
Cryo the Pyro element counteracts well, in its absence, you can take Electro heroes.

Also, shields and cores in the rings will help to remove Anemo blow-up, but it will work weaker than a suitable element.

Destroy ring cores with elemental attacks

Attack the cores of the rings with elements to trigger a reaction and destroy them. To do this, you need to use charged attacks of archers, normal attacks under infusion, E-patches and burst of elements. Destruction of the cores will weaken the Iniquitous Baptist and paralyze it.

If you did not have time to destroy the nuclei, then go beyond the limits of the rings present. This way you can avoid damage.

Strategy for cryo phase

Cryo shield is best removed by Pyro and Electro elements. He is also additionally protected by a Cryo dome and attacks with ice blades.

If possible, it is better to remove the shield from it with ranged characters, since the dome has a small radius of destruction and it is easier not to get under attack.

Strategy for the Pyro Phase

Pyro Shield is easier to remove with Hydro and Cryo elements. Watch out for Flame Bursts and AoE Ground Attack to avoid losing HP.

Strategy for the Electro Phase

Pyro and Dendro element work best against Electro Shield. It is during the protection of this element that the boss has the greatest variety of attacks, so you should be especially careful. Watch out for the cast of Electro balls and lightning. If necessary, run away from them, sharply dodging to the sides.

The boss has a melee attack in the form of two blades, which attacks nearby enemies.

Strategy for the Hydro phase

Attack the Iniquitous Baptist with Dendro, Cryo, Pyro and Electro elements to take it down faster. During this, the boss can cast Hydro's attacks with balls and blades, so be careful.

Use shields and healers

Iniquitous Baptist deals a lot of area damage with different elements. Provide your team with strong defenses to avoid wasting time dodging attacks and quickly destroy shields.

How long does the Iniquitous Baptist recover?

Iniquitous Baptist has a standard 3 minute cooldown, like most bosses. You can track the appearance of the boss in Adventurer's Handbook. To update it, you need to teleport to another part of the map or completely exit the game for this time.

Iniquitous Baptist Achievements

There are three achievements for fighting the Iniquitous Baptist:

At such moments, words will be superfluous

When the Iniquitous Baptist performs ancient chants, destroy all elemental rings to paralyze him. Reward - 5 primogems.

Exclusion method

Defeat the Iniquitous Baptist who has absorbed all the powers of the elements. Reward: 5 Primogems. Please note that this achievement will take minimum 4 days, since it is necessary to kill the boss in all possible combinations of elements.

In a separate guide, they told and showed in detail How to get the Elimination Method achievement.

Alienation…

Defeat the Iniquitous Baptist without breaking its protective dome. Reward: 10 Primogems.

In a separate guide, they told and showed in detail How to get the Aloof achievement.

Iniquitous Baptist Rewards

After defeating the Iniquitous Baptist, the following rewards can be obtained by spending 40 units resin:

Ascension materials for Electro, Cryo, Hydro and Pyro characters:

Shards, fragments, pieces, gems Vajrada.
Shards, fragments, pieces, gems Jade Shivada.
Shards, fragments, pieces, gems Lapis Lazuli Varunada.
Shards, fragments, pieces, gems Agate Agnidus.

Artifacts:

5-4⭐Gladiator’s Finale.
5-4⭐Itinerant ensemble.
4-3⭐Berserk.
4-3⭐Instructor.
4-3⭐Exile.

We hope that this guide helped you learn how to get to the world boss Iniquitous Baptist and defeat him. If you have any questions, ask them in the comments. Stay tuned for new releases guide to other bosses.

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Avi

3 months ago

At first I thought it was some kind of flower, but when I found out it was a weirdo from the abyss

Danil

You don't need to complete a quest to open it? Seriously? Is it okay that only the finished Sorush from some Sumeru quest will allow you to remove the purple crystals on the way to the boss room? No? We'll probably skip this and not even mention it? Great, thank you very much, you really helped.

Last edited 3 months ago by Danil em

Daria

Answer Danil

Hello! Are you going to the boss along the same route described in the guide? At the time of writing, following this route, the help of quest items was not required.

Catherine

8 months ago

I'm his hater after he was added to the theater on the 10th floor
recommend packs for ing it

Rina

Answer Catherine

I easily ed Haytham, Nahida, Xingqiu and Bennett. Of them, only Bennett was 90.

Mavrusha

1 year ago

Add Kirara to Bai Zhu, she also needs the Ring of Eternal Darkness to ascend 🤝🏻

Answer Mavrusha

Hello! Thank you, added.

pezt

2 years ago

Is it an Invoker?

Nicolay

Cryo dome can be broken by Noel🤣

Last edited 2 years ago by Nicolay

alder

can you tell me how to open the age next to it?

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silveross

Answer alder

There are two ages near the boss. One is unlocked by the quest "When the Light of Khvarna Manifests". To open the second one, you need to find a spirit core nearby.

Chukchanka

To get the “Exclusion Method” achievement, you need to defeat the baptist in all 4 possible combinations of elements, allowing him to absorb these nucleoli at the beginning.

kefir

the campaign must be wetted before the onset of a new day and it will change the elements

Nyash

We figured out the dome, but there are still some misunderstandings about the achievement for the powers of all elements.
Today, the guy from the abyss appeared with a pyro element, but the achievement is still missing. ))

Answer Nyash

Alternatively, you need to kill him in all variations, and not just see all 4 elements. We need a couple more days to check.

He seems to change elements with the dawn of a new day, because today he finally became a pyro

phanqtrang

tell me how to get "Aloof", I ran around him when he had a bfl shield, but still no achievement

First name

Answer phanqtrang

Krch, everything turned out to be a little dreary. I just beat him exclusively in those moments when the shield was removed from him for a change.

1. What is a protective dome? How much I ran around him, I never cast.
2. For the Elimination Method, you need to defeat it several times, see all 4 elements? For with three does not roll.
3. It does not appear for me with a pyro element, even with re-enters. Once a day, the options for the elements are updated, or what?
So many questions, so few answers.

Hello!
1. Protective Dome is his ability that he creates while he has a Cryo Shield on him. Something like an ice shell) The boss casts abilities quite randomly, and sometimes you have to wait a long time for the right one.
2. Most likely, yes, all 4.
3. Thanks for the information! We, too, cannot pull it out with the Pyro element in any way. Now there is a suspicion that this may be a bug on the part of the game. We will collect more information and clarify this point.

Answer Daria

No, it doesn’t work with cryo shells, and you can’t break it, it just bursts with damage. 🙁 Did you get an achievement with her?
I heard somewhere that he can just cast the bubble for himself. Maybe in the pyro version? I already around him as soon as I did not dance.
I wrote to technical about the pyro element.

Doshik

I knocked down the balls around the edges (these are the three that he puts at the beginning) and while he was stunned, he hit the maximum, as soon as a shield appeared (any pyro\hydro\electro) ran around until he again went into a state of scatter of balls, then the same new and it worked👍

Answer Doshik

Thanks, this method really helped. Yesterday I didn't have the strength to check it.

Paralytic

How did you prepare everything so quickly?
Thank you very much)
I'm going to save resources for Bai Ju)

Sergio

Answer Paralytic

We try our best to help! 🙂 Happy farming!

Iniquitous Baptist in Genshin Impact: Where to Find and How to Defeat