Chimera Bone Sihuacoatl in Genshin Impact: How to Find and Defeat

In Genshin ImpactThe enemy of Sihuacoatl Chimeric Bone is a local legend that can be fought in one of the “Trials of the Night” under the lands of Natlan – in the Realm of Night. This dangerous spiritual enemy is able to fly between dendro mounts and attack from above, so the player cannot do without archers in the battle.

From this guide, you will learn how to find and defeat Sihuacoatl Chimeric Bone. We will tell you about the enemy's combat techniques and explain how to choose the right squad and fulfill the conditions for opening all the achievements.

Sihuacoatl Chimeric Bone Achievements: How to Unlock All

As with the local legends “Balachko” and “Sappho Among the Waves”, this ghostly warrior will give the player three new achievements if the following conditions are met:

• Achievement 1 (+5 Primogems): defeat Sihuacoatl Chimera Bone in battle;
• Achievement 2 (+10 Primogems source): defeat the warrior and at least onceDuring the fight, destroy all the Dendro Markers before Cihuacoatl finishes its aerial attack phase on its own;
• Achievement 3 (+20 Primogems): defeat Cihuacoatl in battle while she is above ground.

Please note that the achievements for the battle with Cihuacoatl cannot be obtained at the same time – you will have to dedicate a separate battle for each.

Where is the “Chimeric Bone Cihuacoatl”

To get to the arena to fight Sihuacoatl Chimera Bone, head to the western slope of Mount Coatepec: first, teleport to Tetikpak Peak (see the marker on the map above), and then run towards the waters of Ameyalco. On the descent, you will see a dark obelisk with glowing symbols, through which you can teleport to the Realm of Night.

The area where Sihuacoatl awaits is the location of the Test of Precision, where you must demonstrate your skills in destroying the dendro mounts along which the enemy moves with the Grappling Hook. The battle will begin as soon as you approach the ghostly warrior.

Combat Techniques of the “Chimera Bone Sihuacoatl”

This projection of the warrior is endowed with a significant number of attacks, sharpened for different distances. Let's consider what Sihuacoatl is capable of:

• Close combat

The projection of the warrior from the People of the Springs has only two movesin case you get too close: she will swing her cannon at you, or follow up with a crushing attack from above.

• Ranged Combat

The vast majority of the warrior's attacks are shots from afar. Performing one of them, Cihuacoatl jumps to the side and immediately fires a salvo of six dendro shells.

Sometimes the enemy spends a little time charging his weapon, after which he sends out one aimed volley, which explodes into a dendro flash upon impact.

Sihuacoatl's final ranged attack is the “pull-up shot”: the ghost throws the vine aside and dashes, followed by a charged shot with six dendro projectiles at once.

• Transition to the air phase

One of the key phases of the fight begins after the warrior's special attack: the girl spins the cannon, launches it under her feet, causing dendro splashes to fly at the player, and then three green mounts appear in the air.

• Attacks and jumps on marks in the air

As soon as dendro marks appear above the platform, Sihuacoatl pulls herself up to one of them and starts shooting at the player. Sometimes the warrior jumps between the mounts to take a better position for shooting. Note that in this phase, only reduced damage goes through her.

Remember that air mounts cannot be destroyed in 1-2 shots, and they have 100% resistance to Anemo, Geo, Cryo and Dendro attacks.

Best squads

The battle with Sihuacoatl requires the presence of pyro and/or electro archers in the squad (not necessary for getting the first achievement), because you will have to quickly get rid of green marks so that the warrior does not have time to finish a series of techniques in the air.

The enemy doesn't have any special resistance to any elements — the main thing is that you feel comfortable playing in a pack with the usual damage dealers, while allocating a slot for shooters. Below we will indicate several examples of suitable squads and the main points of gameplay:

• F2P squads

From the “free” options, you can assemble at least two squads: one will be played through Catalysis (we put Sethos as the main DD, and for him we recruit dendro characters + one electro, for example Fischl), and the second – through combustion and steam, as well as possible reactions with dendro (we put Ember as the best epic archer, and Yan Fei for attacks under the target). Do not forget about the support characters: Barbara will help with the heal, and if you take Cookie instead, new options for reactions with electro will appear.

• Legendary Hero Squads

When choosing from legendary heroes, consider: there should be someone in the squad who is capable of destroying dendro mounts. A pyro archer-damage dealer would be an ideal option (Eimiya or Lini), but you can leave this task to the support, and deal the main damage from the ground with any suitable member of the squad. The Geo Archon shield is ideal for preserving the health of units, but it can easily be replaced by any healer or Bai Zhu. Your must-have support is Fischl, who is capable of destroying mounts both with a bow and by placing a raven under them.

How to defeat “Chimera Bone Sihuacoatl”

Now let's figure out what tactics will help you defeat Sihuacoatl Chimera Bone without any problems:

• Make it a rule to use food buffs in fights against local legends, because such enemies have a large supply of HP. In the fight against Sihuacoatl, flasks that increase the damage dealers' elemental damage will work well.

• During the air attack phase, there is an opportunity to almost completely reduce the number of hits received. To do this, you need to use the blind zone: try to immediately move to the mark on which the warrior hangs, and hit from under her – Sihuacoatl is not able to direct hits downwards.

• Sihuacoatl's volleys hit hard, but are quite slow. Therefore, your movement speed in charged attack mode is enough to move sideways and shoot continuously. If your DD is an archer and must constantly maintain the tension of the bowstring, do not be afraid to attack during enemy volleys (pay attention to the video demonstration below).

Tips for the second achievement

The second achievement imposes an important condition on the battle: you need to have time to destroy all the dendro mounts and not allow Sihuacoatl to jump to the ground on her own. To do this, you need a pyro or electro archer in your team: fire shots will put periodic damage on the mark by burning, and shock will provoke vegetation (separately electro depletes targets' durability faster). It is better to use these elements in a bundle to get rid of the mounts as quickly as possible.

Important: if you destroy the mark on which Sihuacoatl hangs, the rest will automatically disappear. Such an attempt will not be counted. Therefore, you first need to get rid of the free mounts yourself, and then finish off the one from which the warrior falls.

Tips for the third achievement

To get the last achievement, it is better not to invest in attacks on the hovering Sihuacoatl until her HP drops to a minimum. Damage to the hovering warrior is cut almost in half, but on the ground this debuff is disabled. Try to hit as much as possible from the bottom, and save the last couple of hits for the moment when the enemy rises to one of the marks.

How to repeat the fight with “Chimeral Bone Sihuacoatl”

Regardless of the outcome, at the end of the trial the character will be teleported to the obsidian obelisk in front of the arena – with its help you can leave the location, as well as restart the duel with the ghost warrior.