Dangerous exploration in Genshin Impact: how to build squads and complete all challenges

Dangerous research into updates 3.8, in which you need to help the adventurer Pei Xiu with geographical research. Despite the plot introduction, the event is dedicated to testing the abilities of the characters and combat skills. It will have to fight against difficult opponents, using a variety of teams and avoiding the repetition of heroes in different rounds.

In this guide, we'll show you how to assemble units for the Dangerous Research and complete all the challenges without using characters again.

Event dates

Event starts July 27, 2023 at 10:00 Moscow time (on the Europe server) and will last until August 7. The event consists of 5 stages that open every day.

How to start the Dangerous Research event

To gain access to the event, the following conditions must be met:

• Reach 20 adventure rank.
• Complete the mission of the Archons "Song of the Dragon and Freedom».

After the start of the event, you must complete the introductory quest "Integrated cartography' to access the event.

Complex geography

Go to the quest marker located to the south from the city Sumeru, near the Chinvat Gorge. Speak to the adventurer by name Pei Xu. The man will tell you that he is not well versed in Sumeru, but he still needs to visit some very dangerous places. If the Traveler helps him, he will complete the check much faster.

Guide for the Dangerous Research event in Genshin Impact

The event consists of five stages, each of which includes three rounds. Challenges do not have a time limit, but are divided by difficulty and require the composition of a variety of squads to receive all rewards.

Each stage has 4 difficulty options. On the first three lvl opponents depend on world level player, and on the last all enemies have a fixed lvl 95. You can find out the level of enemies before the battle by reading the information on the difficulty card.

To one stage, you need to collect three teams - one for each round. It is extremely important that the characters are not repeated in rounds and that the new compositions are unique.

Pay attention to the elemental affiliation of opponents and try to make teams equal in damage so that each of them can their part of the test.

If the unit diversity requirement is met, a buff will appear. Buffs stack up and spawn 1 per round. The maximum number is 3 buffs in round 3.

Valley of paths and forks

To simplify the age of the test, choose the highest possible level that you can - you will receive rewards for the rest automatically. At the same time, in each round it is recommended do not reuse characters, as this affects the receipt of rewards.

In the first stage, there is earth artery anomaly, affecting opponents in rounds%

• When an enemy's HP falls below 15%, they are marked. After 12 sec. an enemy with a mark will restore 30% HP. This effect can trigger 1 time per enemy.

Also, for the composition of the units, bonuses are given that simplify the age:

• non-recurring 4 characters: Increases attack power by 30%.
• non-recurring 8 characters: When the character hits an enemy with a skill or ult, the hit damage of regular/charged/falling attacks is increased by 18.75%, and crit. the chance of normal/charged/falling attacks is increased by 12.5%.
• non-recurring 12 characters: Hitting enemies with normal attacks deals 3.5 true damage once per second. Charged/falling attack hits fire a Steel Pulse that inflicts every XNUMX sec. physical damage to nearby enemies.

Round 1

In the first round, you will have to fight with various Hermits, including Stone Enchanter, Windhunter, and Leaf Circle Dancer.

Also, when fighting, only the first bonus effect is active. Since it gives an attack power buff, it is best to take into the squad those characters to whom this buff is useful (for example, it is worth abandoning Ayato and others.

Round 2

In the second round, you must fight hilichurls.

The second buff enhances regular and charged attacks, so when assembling a team, you should pay attention to the characters that deal most of the damage from them. In addition, many opponents have cryo shields, which requires a Pyro character in the squad. In this case, the following heroes are well suited: Sayno.

Round 3

In the third round, the opponents are Hydro and Electro Geovishap.

The third buff also aims to buff normal, charged, and falling attacks. In addition to it, previous buffs are also valid in this round. Focusing on them, you can take characters for battle: Ganyu.

For fulfilling all the conditions of the stage, you can receive the following rewards:

• source stones x80.
• Hero's Wit x6.
• Adventurer Experience x18.
• Gain Ore.

leafy puffin

In the second stage, a special anomaly of the arteries of the earth, which strengthens all opponents in the round:

• All bosses have powerful skills that deal increased damage to characters.

Make squads without repeating heroes to get additional damage bonuses:

• non-recurring 4 characters: increases max. Character HP by 30%.
• non-recurring 8 characters: when the character's HP is above 70%, the chance of a crit. hit increases by 11.3%, and crit. damage - by 22.5%.
• non-recurring 12 characters: When a character is healed or protected by a shield, every 3.5 sec. A shock wave is created that deals true damage.

Round 1

In the first round, opponents will be various Fatui Skirmisher: Anemo Fighter.

When four characters are recruited into the squad, the first buff is activated, which will increase the max. Character HP. In order to use it with maximum benefit, it is best to take into the team those heroes whose abilities are scaled from HP. For example, well suited Bai Zhu.

Round 2

In the second round, you will face Lavachurl with thunder helmet.

The second buff increases the crits of characters whose health is above 70%. Thus, the squad should not take Dione) to keep HP above 70%.

Round 3

Win in the third round Lavachurla with stone shell.

Since there are many opponents with shields in the last round, it is advisable to take a character with a Geo element or a two-handed sword in their hands into the squad (Laila).

After fulfilling all the conditions of the stage, take the rewards:

• source stones x80.
• Hero's Wit x6.
• 3 pieces of each type of materials for the exaltation of Sumeru weapons.
• Gain Ore.

cool spring

Anomaly of the arteries of the earth, acting in the third stage of the event:

• During the challenge, special vines periodically spawn, chasing nearby heroes and exploding, dealing Dendro damage to both characters and nearby enemies. As the battle progresses, their size and damage gradually decrease, but the spawn rate increases.

Since this anomaly deals damage to enemies too, try to move around the battlefield so that the vine hits enemies and attacks them. In addition to damage, she will put the Dendro effect on them, which can help in causing additional reactions.

Also make teams so that the characters in them do not repeat in order to get additional buffs:

• non-recurring 4 characters: Increases energy recovery by 36%.
• non-recurring 8 characters: Elemental Burst damage is increased by 18.75%, and activating it increases the damage of all elements of all party by 7.5% for 8 sec. The effect stacks up to 3 times.
• non-recurring 12 characters: Hitting an elemental blast on an enemy releases a Steel Pulse that inflicts P. damage to nearby enemies. Each character can trigger this effect once every 8 sec.

Round 1

In the first round, you must fight various Hydro Mimics.

Since all opponents constantly have resistance to the Hydro element, you should not take damage dealers of this element into the squad (Ayaka and others.

Round 2

In the second round, the opponents will be sacred beasts (Dendro and Electro).

The second buff from the characters in the squad amplifies their elemental burst and increases the elemental damage of the heroes after it is activated, so you should pay attention to team lineups that deal a lot of damage from their ult. Suitable for this criterion Itto.

Round 3

In the third round, you must fight with pristine designs.

All of the above buffs are active in this round. If the characters do not have enough damage, to defeat the Primordial Constructs, add heroes with an Electro element to the squad to defeat them faster. The following characters are best suited for this round - Xingqiu and others).

After ing the tests, take the rewards:

• source stones x80.
• Hero's Wit x6.
• Adventurer Experience x18.
• Gain Ore.

Cursed foothills

Anomaly of the arteries of the earth, which operates in the fourth stage:

• Every 8 sec. each vassal restores 10% HP to the enemy leader and increases his physical and elemental resistance.

If the team does not have enough damage to quickly destroy the leader, try to immediately remove all the vassals so that they do not give healing.

In addition, the stage has bonus effects for unique characters in the squad:

• non-recurring 4 characters: Increases the Elemental Mastery of all party by 160.
• non-recurring 8 characters: When a character performs any reaction with Dendro, resistance to all elements, as well as physical. damage to enemies is reduced by 35% for 6 sec.
• non-recurring 12 characters: When the character performs the Dendro reaction against the enemy, at the place of the enemy every 3 sec. A wave is created that deals true damage.

Round 1

First round opponents: hilichurly.

At this stage, it is recommended to try to use any reactions, since the buff gives a good increase in mastery of the elements. Also suitable for heroes Eimia and others).

Round 2

In the second stage, you will have to fight with various Ruin threshers.

Take characters to the Dendro squad to call reactions to activate the second buff. Good fit Dendro Traveler. As a for them, you can take any Electro, Pyro and Hydro heroes.

Round 3

Opponents to face in the third round: various troopers, jumpers.

As in the previous step, try to keep the Dendro's Activate Reactions buff active to increase the outgoing damage. In this case, they will perform well. Fischl and so on.

For completing the test conditions, you can receive rewards:

• source stones x80.
• Hero's Wit x6.
• 3 each of Li Yue's Weapon Ascension Materials.
• Gain Ore.

Cave of Ferocious Streams

In the fifth stage, an anomaly of the arteries of the earth also operates:

• At the beginning of the test, a Plasma Field appears in the arena. As the stage progresses, it expands towards the center of the arena. Characters inside the Plasma Field every 4 seconds. take Electro damage.

The field itself does not hit very hard. Take a Shielder or a Healer to your squad to save yourself from the damage of the field. If it is not possible to take a , any Anemo character with a coupler can help in the age, which will pull the enemies out of the field.

Bonus effects of the fifth stage:

• non-recurring 4 characters: Increases attack power by 30%.
• non-recurring 8 characters: When the character invokes the Dispel reaction, the opponent's defense is reduced by 40% for 6 seconds.
• non-recurring 12 characters: When the character causes the Dispel reaction, at the location of the enemy every 3 seconds. a shock wave is created that deals true damage.

Round 1

First round opponents: ghosts.

There are quite a lot of Pyro enemies in this round, so the best solution would be to take Hydro or Cryo characters to deal with them faster. Perfect fit Ganyu. Keep in mind that most of the opponents have resistance to the Pyro element, so it is not recommended to take heroes of this element.

Round 2

Enemies of the second round: Electro, Hydro, Cryo and Geo ghosts.

In the second round, a buff is available that cuts off the defense of opponents after calling the Dispel reaction. For this reason, it is recommended to take any Anemo character to the squad: Jean and others. Also, since Cryo has the most enemies and they have resistance to this element, you should not take the characters of this element.

Round 3

In the third and final round, you must fight various Mirror Maiden Fatui.

The last buff is also related to Dispelling, so you need to take an Anemo character for in this battle (Tignari and others.

For completing the stage, you can receive the following rewards:

• source stones x80.
• Hero's Wit x6.
• Adventurer Experience x18.
• Gain Ore.

Awards

When all the test conditions are met, you can get the following resources:

• Source Stone x420.
• Hero's Wit x30, Adventurer XP x56 and Wanderer XP x4.
• Magic amplification ore x25 and Superior Enhancement Ore x50.
• Various materials for pumping weapons.

We hope our guide helped you get through Dangerous Research in Genshin Impact and figure out how to build squads to get all the rewards. If you have any questions, please ask them in commentswe will definitely answer. follow the section Genshin impact on the site so as not to miss new guides.