Cleft Protogens in Genshin Impact: How to Get Alien Debris and Alien Core

cleft protogens in Genshin impact - creatures that appear near Elinas. They are a form of life from another world, beyond the known species. From protogens, you can get cores and foreign fragments necessary for pumping weapons. Creatures are divided into two types: Dendro и Geo.

In this article, we will tell you where to find Rift Protogens, how to defeat them and get the Rift Core, Foreign Debris and Alien Cores.

Types of Protogen Fissures: How to Defeat

Cleft protogens are of two types - Stonecrushing Protogen и Germinating protogen. Depending on their type, they have increased resistance to Dendro or Geo element. In addition to elemental resists, all protogens belong to energy pneumonia. Hit a creature with an attack with this energy to deal a significant hit and break its protection.

Stonecrushing Protogen

This crevices protogen belongs to the Geo element and is divided into two types.

Fissure Rockbiter Protogen

The creature is distinguished by increased resistance to the Geo element. During the battle, they hang a shield of this element on themselves and make a series of attacks. Remove the shield with elemental reactions or pneumonia energy to weaken the mob.

Large Fissure Rockbiter Protogen

The Large Rockcrushing Protogen differs from its smaller variant in having increased Geo resistance, as well as more HP and attack.

Germinating protogen

The germinating cleft protogen also has two forms.

Germinating cleft protogen

Germinating protogens are resistant to the Dendro element. Like their Geo counterpart, in combat they shield themselves with their element and attack with proliferation projectiles. Use elemental reactions and pneuma or ousia energy to paralyze the protogen.

Large germinating cleft protogen

They also have a larger form called Big Sprouting Protogen, which has high Dendro resistance, HP, and attack power.

Where to find Cleft Protogens in Genshin Impact (farming routes)

Cleft protogens are found only in the Beryl region. All of them can be found 16 pieces.

Beryl District

All protogens spawn exclusively near Elinas. There are 4 main concentrations in this area.

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Jump down and go down to the very bottom, where there are two protogens guarding the precious chest.

Continue down the tunnel past the Melusine village until you reach the "Desolate Place" area, where you can find two more creatures.

Return to the surface. Two protogens are located to the west of the statue of the Archons.

Teleport to the move point in the northwest of Elinas. Two more enemies are located south of the teleport.

Two protogens are located north of the teleporter. Destroy the Beast Rift to make them appear.

Four creatures are located further north from the teleportation point.

Defeat them to unlock the precious chest.

How to get the Fissure Core, Foreign Fragment, and Alien Core

From all types of Protogen Fissures, the following resource options fall out - rift core, alien fragment, alien core. The rarity and quantity of the dropped materials depends on the rank of the adventure and the level of the opponents:

• cleft core (⭐ ⭐) - drop from Protogen Fissures of any level.
• foreign fragment (⭐⭐⭐) - can be knocked out from opponents level 40 and above.
• alien core (⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐) - Dropped from Protogen Fissures level 60 and above.

In addition to rare resources, these opponents drop mora, and you can also randomly knock out artifacts:

• Mora - from opponents of any level.
• Artifacts from the set "Berserk" 2⭐ from enemies level 20 and above; 3 ⭐ - from opponents of level 40 and above.
• Artifacts from the set "Instructor" 2 ⭐ from enemies level 20 and above; 3 ⭐ - from opponents of level 40 and above.
• Artifacts from the set "Exile" 2 ⭐ from enemies level 20 and above; 3 ⭐ - from opponents of level 40 and above.

Buying at the Paimon Store

Cores and debris cannot be purchased from any of the NPCs, but can be purchased from stardust and starlight. Only a strictly limited number of items are available for purchase per month. The assortment of the store is updated at the beginning of each month:

• cleft core - costs 5 stardust, you can buy 16 pieces.
• foreign fragment - costs 15 stardust, you can buy 12 pieces.
• alien core – Costs 2 Star Glitter, you can buy 8 pieces.

Recraft in Alchemy

Like other resources, cores and fragments can be created using Alchemy. Three low-level items can be crafted into a rarer variant. Creation cost:

• foreign fragment – 3 Rift Cores + 50 Mora.
• alien core – 3 foreign fragments + 125 pestilence.

For ease of creation, also use characters that add resources or return materials:

• Sucrose - gives a 10% chance to create an additional core.
• Dory - with a 25% probability will return the spent material back.

What is an alien core for?

Resources dropped from Fissure Protogens are required to Ascend the following weapons:

• one-handed sword wave shadow;
• a spear Fair Reward;
• catalyst The sparkle of clear waters.

We hope this guide has helped you figure out where to find Cleft Protogens in Genshin Impact and how to obtain Alien Cores and Alien Debris. If you have any questions, ask them in the comments. Read others Genshin Impact guides in the appropriate section of the site.