Shadow of the Knight's Sword in Genshin Impact: How to Complete the Challenges

In Genshin ImpactThe Shadow of the Knight's Sword is a minigame in patch 5.1 and part of the global event “A Chromatic Ode to Candy and Roses”. As part of it, you will have to participate in various combat trials using trial characters and fighting various enemies. As a reward, you will receive Primogems, Ascension Materials, and Festival Frenzy. In this guide, we will tell you how to complete all its stages.

How to Start the Minigame “Shadow of the Knight's Sword”

Completing the Starter Quest

First of all, you will need to start the story quest “Surprise for Her”, which allows you to unlock access to all the trials of the main event. Next, take on the starter quest “Shadow of the Knight's Sword”.

You need to find Vihar and Safiya in Porto Ormos and talk to them. They will tell you about the filming of the movie and ask you to play the role of the Knight of Flowers. After talking to them, the quest will come to an end. As a reward for completing it, you will receive 10 thousand Mora, 2 Adventurer EXP, and 4 Wanderer EXP.

Important: In this minigame, you will be able to select trial characters, but they will be level 80 and have average equipment. For this reason, if most of the heroes in your team are trial characters, you will hardly be able to get a gold medal for the trial no matter how hard you try.

Swordsmanship, Simple and Reliable

Talk to Vihar and Safiy again, and then choose the first trial. Note that this page will show the enemies you will have to fight. You will also be able to choose a score multiplier – we recommend choosing the maximum one right away if you have well-leveled characters with signature weapons and optimal artifact sets.

Recommended Commands

Considering the main theme of the stage, it is necessary to assemble a team for the reaction of Par. It is advisable to use damage dealers whose damage depends on health, so Hydro main-DD is preferable. The activator of reactions should be Pyro sub-DD.

How to pass the test and get 5000 points

All enemies in the first stage will attack in groups of three (one medium or large enemy and two regular mobs), which makes them excellent targets for Vortex and subsequent Elemental Dispersion. For this reason, we highly recommend that you take the appropriate Anemo character (Kazukha, Venti or Sucrose).

We repeat again that it is better to cover Steam with a Hydro damage dealer. Therefore, first apply the Pyro status to enemies, and then take the main DD and start dealing Hydro damage to them. Mualani will cope with this role without any problems. However, no one forbids you to do the opposite.

Increasing the display level will increase the health and elemental mastery of the characters, and also activate an AoE attack called Knight's Shockwave, which will deal damage to nearby enemies. So try to increase this stat as quickly as possible.

Unbreakable Will

Talk to Vihar and Safiy again, and then select the second trial. Note that this page will display the opponents you will have to fight. You will also be able to choose a score multiplier – we recommend choosing the maximum one right away if you have well-leveled characters with signature weapons and optimal artifact sets.

Recommended Commands

Considering the main theme of the stage, you should definitely take a character whose damage depends on Defense as the main damage dealer. These mainly include Geo heroes. Plus, fighters who can often use an elemental skill to quickly accumulate show levels will be useful.

How to pass the challenge and get 5000 points

At the second stage, there are no special tactics or strategies – you just need to activate the characters' elemental skills faster to increase their Defense, and therefore the damage they cause. In addition, at the 3rd level of the demonstration, using an elemental skill will cause a shockwave, which will begin to cause additional damage.

Note that before using the damage dealer's ult (especially Itto or Naviya), you should definitely use their skill to increase Defense and increase the damage from the subsequent explosion of the element. Try not to waste time on characters whose damage does not depend on Defense, because they will not be able to use the bonuses that the arena provides.

Be careful with the Koholasaur warriors, as they can not only freeze you, which will reduce your time to kill mobs, but also move quickly around the arena on a surfboard. For this reason, we recommend that you deal with them first.

Tension, beautiful and explosive

Talk to Vihar and Safiy again, and then choose the third trial. Note that this page will show the opponents you will have to fight. You will also be able to choose a score multiplier – we advise you to immediately choose the maximum if you have well-leveled characters with signature weapons and optimal artifact sets.

Recommended Commands

Considering the main theme of the stage, you should definitely take at least one Geo character in the squad, capable of creating a Crystal reaction when interacting with Pyro, Electro, Hydro or Cryo elements. At the same time, it is very desirable that he plays the role of the main damage dealer, because at the 3rd level of Geo display, the damage of all characters increases by a giant 160%.

How to pass the test and get 5000 points

Everything is relatively simple here, since your main goal will be to create a Crystal reaction, and then move on to the main Geo damage dealer. Therefore, you should first activate the skills of your sub-DD and supports related to the above elements in order to hang the corresponding statuses on your opponents.

Then switch to Geo main-DD (for example, trial Naviya) and start hitting enemies with Geo damage, creating a Crystal and thereby increasing the damage of your active character. Be careful and monitor the health of your heroes, as the shield will not always be able to protect against the attacks of some of the most powerful opponents.