Day 1: Primo Geovishap battle
The Primo Geovishap boss in the Legend of the Vagabond Sword event is much like the regular encounter in Tianqiu Valley. However, there are a few caveats.
The most notable change here is the location. The original arena is quite huge, allowing you to avoid most of its attacks. In contrast, this event takes place in a slightly smaller domain.
When you combine this with certain modifiers, it can be a little hectic due to cramped spaces. For instance, the Primo Geovishap’s scales (i.e., stalagmites) will stay on the ground a lot longer. Depending on the modifier, these objects can pulse and cause explosions three times, five times, or continuously throughout the fight. Another major change is that the Primo Geovishap switches elements at intervals.
The Primo Geovishap is also a tad bit annoying due to its attack patterns. It loves to burrow underground, emerging only once it gets fairly close to you. This wastes a lot of precious seconds (especially if you selected a tight time limit). I would even suggest rushing it and tanking the hit to force it to pop out. Of course, just beware when your characters go below 70% HP. There’s one nasty flair that can kill your characters due to their health being slowly drained if they’re below the 70% HP threshold.
For my clear, I decided to use Qiqi, Ganyu, Albedo, and Diluc. Although Zhongli does have a +20% ATK bonus, I found that Albedo’s shields were more consistent. Additionally, I only opted to obtain 4,250 points (the bare minimum due to the event having seven challenge encounters). I picked Expert difficulty and had all the flairs enabled. I also selected the following main modifiers:
- 210-second time limit
- 25% opponent HP
- 20% ATK increase after an elemental burst
- 40% ATK reduction for characters without a shield
- 5x explosions from the boss’ scales
That does it for today’s challenge. We’ll keep you posted tomorrow and in the next few days once the other encounters become available, so stay tuned.
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