Genshin Impact has introduced a brand new patch Version 4.0 As Light Falls Without Reason releasing the brand new region Fontaine and with it comes an assortment of new classes of bosses and enemies to defeat and farm materials of. Players should definitely keep in mind the new Elite enemies which are the Breacher Primuses, Large Breacher Primuses, and the Tainted Hydro Phantasms. These Enemies in particular currently available in the open world located at the new 4.0 Fontaine region. As such will drop an assortment of materials. Additionally, they will appear in the future Spiral Abyss rotations of Version 4.0.
The enemies discussed today can be farmed by following the Adventurer’s Handbook. The new mobs are all classified as high-tier Elite enemies. This means it may prove to be difficult to fight especially if the bosses are put in the Spiral Abyss. In this guide, we will give tips and tricks to navigate and defeat the new enemies of Version 4.0 in Genshin Impact.
How to defeat new enemies in Genshin Impact Version 4.0
Here we have listed the new enemies in the Genshin Impact version 4.0 update with tips to defeat them.
Tainted Hydro Phantasms
Today, with the Oceanids extirpated from Fontaine, strange elemental life forms have appeared in the waters. It is said that in Egeria’s era, the Oceanids often lived alongside humans and lived in the springs of clear waters dotted across the lands, and through this, they connected the waters of the world. But most died with their god, and for the survivors, the world no longer has any god they recognize.
Tainted Water-Splitting Phantasm/Tainted Water-Spouting Phantasm
- Materials Dropped: Drop of Tainted Water, Scoop of Tainted Water, Newborn Tainted Hydro Phantasm
- Classification: Tainted Hydro Phantasms
- Damage inflicted: Hydro
Attack Patterns and Abilities
- Bubble Shot: Fires a projectile at the player, dealing 50% ATK as Hydro DMG.
- Enraged State: Periodically enters an enraged state where it will use enhanced attacks and become immune to being Frozen. Freezing the Tainted Hydro Phantasm for more than 8 seconds will also force it to enter this state.
- Raging Stream: While in the enraged state, fires a continuous stream of water that deals 40% ATK as Hydro DMG every 0.5 seconds.
- Furious Blast: While in the enraged state, fires a large projectile at the player, dealing 100% ATK as AoE Hydro DMG on hit.
- Repel: While in the enraged state, if the player is close, charges then inflate itself to deal 100% ATK as AoE Hydro DMG around itself.
Tips to defeat Tainted Water-Splitting Phantasm/Tainted Water-Spouting Phantasm in Genshin Impact Version 4.0
The Tainted Water Phantasm has an immunity to the Hydro element. So it is advisable to defeat the enemy using non-Hydro elements. The enemy will also be immune to being Frozen at one point. Other than that the Phantasm is easily defeated by many strong strikes and does not have a complicated mechanism as the other highly classified and new enemies. Be sure to avoid its attacks by using i-frames or just timing your dodges. This would prove to be effective, especially in the Spiral Abyss. The best way to defeat it is to use Dendro or Pyro attacks.
Breacher Primuses
A strange and mysterious life form that mostly appears in Elynas. The nature of a Breacher Primus defies known categories: they are not animals, plants, Shroom-Kin, or Elementals. The debate among scholars of Sumeru never formally reached a consensus on just what it is, until it was finally banned as a research topic. It has no known similarities with any other creatures on Teyvat.
1. Large Overgrown Breacher Primus
- Materials Dropped: Alien Life Core, Foreign Synapse, Rift Core
- Classification: Breacher Primuses
- Damage inflicted: Physical, Dendro
Attack Patterns and Abilities
- Melee Combo: Performs 2 or 3 melee attacks, dealing 60% ATK, 60% ATK, 60% ATK as Physical DMG.
- Single Shot: Fires a projectile at the player, dealing 60% ATK as Physical DMG.
- Abyssal Barrage: Summons a black hole from which it fires many pellets, each dealing 50% ATK as Physical DMG.
- Stressed State: Periodically enters a stressed state, during which it will gain a Dendro shield and fire waves of Lushmissiles at the player, with each Lushmissile dealing 75% ATK as Dendro DMG. The shield can be broken using Elemental Reactions and is weakest to Electro. A single Arkhe attack, Pneuma or Ousia, will also instantly destroy the shield. Once the shield is broken, the Breacher Primus will become paralyzed for a long period of time. Once paralyzed, the exposed core counts as a Weak Point.
Tips to defeat Large Overgrown Breacher Primus in Genshin Impact Version 4.0
The enemy deals both Physical and Dendro damage and has a total of 3x movesets that can be easily dodgeable. Travelers need to keep an eye out when it is in its Stressed State as it gains a Dendro shield and deals Dendro DMG.
The shield can be broken using the new Pneuma/Ousia mechanics in one shot. Although those are not necessary players can easily use Elemental Reactions too best to least good Element to use Electro > Hydro > Pyro. Other elements are useless in breaking the shield in this case.
2. Large Shatterstone Breacher Primus
- Materials Dropped: Alien Life Core, Foreign Synapse, Rift Core
- Classification: Breacher Primuses
- Damage inflicted: Physical, Geo
Attack Patterns and Abilities
- Melee Combo: Performs 2 or 3 melee attacks, dealing 60% ATK, 60% ATK, 60% ATK as Physical DMG.
- Single Shot: Fires a projectile at the player, dealing 60% ATK as Physical DMG.
- Elastic Smash: Transforms into a slinky and leaps forward 1 to 4 times, dealing 60% ATK as AoE Physical DMG.
- Stressed State: Periodically enters a stressed state, during which it will gain a Geo shield and repeatedly smash down, causing quakes that deal 100% ATK as AoE Geo DMG. The shield is weakest to Blunt Attacks. A single Arkhe attack, Pneuma or Ousia, will also instantly destroy the shield. Once the shield is broken, the Breacher Primus will become paralyzed for a long period of time. Once paralyzed, the exposed core counts as a Weak Point.
Tips to defeat Large Shatterstone Breacher Primus in Genshin Impact Version 4.0
The enemy deals both Physical and Geo damage and has a total of 3x movesets that can be easily dodgeable. Travelers need to keep an eye out when it is on its Stressed State as it gains a Geo shield and deals Geo DMG.
The shield can be broken using the .new Pneuma/Ousia mechanics in one shot. Although those are not necessary players can easily use Elemental Reactions too, such as Electro > Hydro > Pyro > Cryo. Other elements are useless in breaking the shield in this case.
3. Overgrown Breacher Primus
- Materials Dropped: Alien Life Core, Foreign Synapse, Rift Core
- Classification: Breacher Primuses
- Damage inflicted: Physical, Dendro
Attack Patterns and Abilities
- Single Shot: Fires a projectile at the player, dealing 60% ATK as Physical DMG.
- Stressed State: Periodically enters a stressed state, during which it will gain a Dendro shield and fire waves of Lushmissiles at the player, with each Lushmissile dealing 75% ATK as Dendro DMG. The shield is weakest to Electro. A single Arkhe attack, Pneuma or Ousia, will also instantly destroy the shield. Once the shield is broken, the Breacher Primus will become paralyzed for a long period of time. Once paralyzed, the exposed core counts as a Weak Point.
Tips to defeat Overgrown Breacher Primus in Genshin Impact Version 4.0
The enemy deals both Physical and Dendro damage and has a total of 1 move-set that can be easily dodgeable. Travelers need to keep an eye out when it is in its Stressed State as it gains a Dendro shield and deals Dendro DMG.
The shield can be broken using the new Pneuma/Ousia mechanics in one shot. Although those are not necessary players can easily use Elemental Reactions too best to least good Element to use Electro > Hydro > Pyro. Other elements are useless in breaking the shield in this case.
4. Shatterstone Breacher Primus
- Materials Dropped: Alien Life Core, Foreign Synapse, Rift Core
- Classification: Breacher Primuses
- Damage inflicted: Physical, Geo
Attack Patterns and Abilities
- Single Shot: Fires a projectile at the player, dealing 60% ATK as Physical DMG.
- Stressed State: Periodically enters a stressed state, during which it will gain a Geo shield and repeatedly smash down, causing quakes that deal 100% ATK as AoE Geo DMG. The shield is weakest to Blunt Attacks. A single Arkhe attack, Pneuma or Ousia, will also instantly destroy the shield. Once the shield is broken, the Breacher Primus will become paralyzed for a long period of time. Once paralyzed, the exposed core counts as a Weak Point.
Tips to defeat Shatterstone Breacher Primus in Genshin Impact Version 4.0
The enemy deals both Physical and Geo damage and has a total of 1 move-set that can be easily dodgeable. Travelers need to keep an eye out when it is on its Stressed State as it gains a Geo shield and deals Geo DMG. The shield can be broken using the new Pneuma/Ousia mechanics in one shot. Although those are not necessary players can easily use Elemental Reactions too, such as Electro > Hydro > Pyro > Cryo. Other elements are useless in breaking the shield in this case.
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