City of Gold in Genshin Impact: where to find, how to open and complete the dungeon

The city of gold Genshin impact - dungeon with artifacts for Anemo damage and elemental mastery. This tomb, once the epitome of an age of splendor, fell with the advent of King Deshret and ushered in a new era of chaos. Now it is guarded only by golden-eyed warriors on the surviving ruins of watchtowers.

The guide tells how to open the City of Gold, where it is located and what units are best to go through it.

Where is the City of Gold located on the map in Genshin Impact

The City of Gold dungeon is on the west side of the temple golden land of dreams.

How to open the City of Gold

The easiest way to get to the City of Gold is from the bottom teleportation point. Please note that in order to get to the dungeon, you do not need to climb rocks or walk along the top of the desert. The dungeon is right below.

After you teleport, turn slightly to the left and start hovering. A pillar of sand in the air and a tall tower can serve as a reference point. Fly to her right.

During the flight, turn the camera down, then you will notice the roof of the dungeon. It stands out well thanks to the scarlet elements. Go down to the dungeon and open it just like any other.

General information about the dungeon

The city of gold has several difficulty levels called the Desert Citadel. The choice of lvl depends on which opponents you have to fight and what rewards are given at the end of the age. The higher the lvl, the higher the value and rarity of rewards that can be obtained for 20 original resin or 1 thick.

When ing, the Anomaly of the Earth will help, acting in this way:

• When a character activates the Dispel reaction on an enemy, all party receive 50% Anemo damage for 10 seconds.

Enemies in the City of Gold

Opponents vary depending on the level. They consist of molds. On different difficulties, only their number and elements change.

• Level I: Hydro, Pyro, Cryo and Electro Slimes, Pyro Carrier.
• Level II: Pyro and Cryo slimes, Electro molder and Cryo slime.
• Level III: Hydro and Pyro slimes, Geo and Hydro slimes.
• Level IV: Pyro and Hydro slimes, Geo, Cryo and Hydro slimes.

To unlock a certain level of the dungeon, you need to reach the desired adventure rank. In addition, the game gives recommendations on the lvl of characters (“squad level”) for a comfortable age.

• Level I - 59.
• II Level - 69.
• III Level - 80.
• IV Level - 90.

The best characters to complete the City of Gold

Following from the requirements of the Anomaly of the Earth, Anemo heroes are required for the dungeon. To them it is worth adding other elemental sub-dps that can deal damage while in the pocket. This way they will be able to deal with opponents of opposite elements, and Anemo damage dealers will start to hit more painfully thanks to the Dispel reaction.

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Wanderer	Anemo	Catalyst	Attacks Anemo with auto attacks. It is good at dealing with groups of enemies, but it is vulnerable and needs good protection.
Xiao	Anemo	A spear	Deals a lot of Anemo damage. But it is worth considering that Xiao tends to throw enemies to the sides during his ult, which can be inconvenient.
Faruzan	Anemo	Bow	Will additionally strengthen Anemo characters.
Sucrose	Anemo	Catalyst	Provides a screed and a buff to elemental mastery.
Heizo	Anemo	Catalyst	A cheaper and more accessible analogue of the Wanderer gameplay, which has similar mechanics.
Jean	Anemo	One handed sword	Healer and damage dealer rolled into one. Thanks to the Anomaly of the Earth buff, he will be able to deal even more damage with his elemental skill and ult.
Kazuha	Anemo	One handed sword	Excellent screed and reinforcement of allies. The Anemo damage buff will be especially useful if the hero has a crit build.
Xiangling	Pyro	Pyro	A spear	A pocket Pyro dd capable of dealing damage to the crowd while being an inactive character.
volumes	Pyro	Pyro	A spear	Protects the unit with a shield. Deals Pyro damage: small, but enough to inflate Anemo for the heroes.
Bennett	Pyro	Pyro	One handed sword	Buffs allies with attack power and heals.
Mona	Hydro	Catalyst	The damage buff is due to the ult mechanic. Can apply Hydro status to multiple enemies at the same time.
Xingqiu	Hydro	One handed sword	Hydro damage and a little healing after the ult.
Kokomi	Hydro	Catalyst	Good heal, puts a lot of Hydro on enemies.
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow	As an ult, he can constantly attack enemies with Cryo damage.
Dione	Cryo	Bow	Provides good protection for the squad.
Dory	electro	Two-handed sword	Heal and restore energy. This is especially true if the damage dealer has an expensive ult (for example, Xiao).
Yae Miko	electro	Catalyst	AoE electro damage.
Kuki Shinobu	electro	Sword	Gives Electro status to inflate and restore HP to the squad.

The table below lists the command options for completing the dungeon.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Wanderer	Faruzan	Xingqiu	Dory	The Wanderer deals the main damage, Faruzan buffs him. Xingqiu does extra damage, especially against Pyro slimes. Dory restores energy and heals.
Wanderer	Yae Miko	Mona	Sayu	Wanderer along with Yae Miko deals damage, which is increased by Mona's ult. Sayu is healed by the detachment, but instead of her, the Genie is also successfully placed.
Heizo	Xiangling	Kazuha	Bennett	A very strong team where Heizo attacks on the field, Xiangling under Kazuha's buff deals damage ively, and Bennet heals and buffs the team.
Xiao	Faruzan	Zhongli	Jean	Almost entirely Anemo squad focused on Xiao's damage. In such a team, Xiao is maximally protected and will not experience problems with gaining energy for the ult.

Recommended food and potions

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.

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.

If there are problems with survivability, and the squad often dies or loses health from enemy attacks, then it makes sense to use potions to increase elemental resistance - this way the characters will increase resistances and become less susceptible to damage received. But this will only work on those enemies that attack with some element, and not physical. In addition, the element of the potion must match the element that the enemy is damaging.

Potion	Effect	Crafting recipe
Heat Shield Potion	Increases the Pyro resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 butterfly wings + 1 flaming flower (stamen) + 100 pestilence.
Draining Potion	Increases the Hydro Resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 butterfly wings + 1 lotus cup + 100 mora.
Frost Shield Potion	Increases the cryo resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 crystal core + 1 misty flower (corolla) + 100 pestilence.
Wind Barrier Potion	Increases Anemo's resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 crystal butterfly + 1 serving of dandelion seeds + 100 mora.
Isolation Potion	Increases the Electro Resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 butterfly wings + 1 electro crystal + 100 pestilence.
Potion of Dustproof	Increases the Geo Resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 butterfly wings + 1 cor lapis + 100 mora.
Potion of antidendro	Increases Dendro's resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 Crystal Butterfly + 1 Twilight Rose + 100 Mora.

How to the City of Gold

For a quick and comfortable age of the dungeon, you should follow the following tips:

• Take the characters of Anemo elements. The dungeon buff greatly enhances them, so the age will become easier. However, keep in mind that those heroes who play in the build from crits, and not from elemental mastery, will receive a large increase in damage.
• Don't forget other elements. The characters Hydro, Pyro, Cryo and Electro will show themselves best, since Anemo heroes can inflate these elements. Ideally, the allies should be able to deal damage from the pocket while the main damage dealer (Anemo) attacks himself.
• Use a screed. Enemies appear in several waves and not in very large groups, but this will still make it easier to .
• It is better to choose heroes that can deal damage in an area, rather than single-target masters. It will take a long time to kill each enemy separately.
• Take a healer or shielder, as attacks from a group of enemies are more difficult to dodge.

Thus, the ideal age implies a team composed according to the formula: Anemo character who can pull enemies together + sub-dd, attackers from the pocket + healer or shield. Such functions are performed by many heroes, so you can create your own squad from those who are suitable for these roles.

Artifacts and other rewards

After ing the dungeon for 1 thick resin you can get the following sets of artifacts:

Name	Set	Rarity	ive Effects
Chronicles of Halls in the Desert		⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts:  Anemo damage bonus 15%. 4 parts:  After being hit by a charged strike, attack speed is increased by 10%, and the damage of normal, charged and falling attacks is increased by 40%. The effect lasts 15 seconds.
Paradise lost flower		⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts:  Increases Elemental Mastery by 80. 4 parts:  Increases the damage dealt by Budding, Vegetation, and Bloom by 40% on the character equipped with this set. If the carrier causes these reactions on its own, the effect will increase by another 25%. Each summation lasts 10 seconds. The effect stacks up to 4 times, occurs once every 1 seconds, and activates even if the character is not active.
Gambler		⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: Increases the damage of elemental skills by 20%. 4 parts: Instant recovery of elemental skill cooldown after defeating an enemy. The effect does not trigger more than once every 1 seconds.
Small miracle		⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: Resistance to all elements +20%. 4 parts: Elemental damage taken increases resistance to the corresponding element by 30% for 10 sec. Activates every 10 seconds.

Additional rewards:

• mora (1850-2525);
• adventure experience (100);
• friendship experience (15-20).

We hope our guide helped you learn how to open and complete the City of Gold, as well as what artifacts and rewards you can get. If you have any difficulties or have questions, write about it in the comments. Follow others Genshin Impact guides Online.