Xuanwen in Genshin Impact: where to find and buy fins

In Genshin Impact, Xuanwen are a separate group of monsters that drop feather, moon and deep fins, which are required to upgrade some weapons. In this guide we will tell you where you can find these creatures and how to defeat them. You'll also learn where to buy and how to craft the materials they drop.

How to defeat Xuanwen

Xuanwen's characteristics

This is an elite opponent, also called the Lurking Shadow. He has 50% resistance to Anemo and Hydro elements, so it is not recommended to use damage dealers of these elements against him. To other types of damage, its resistance is 10%.

In terms of its stats, it is roughly comparable to other elite enemies such as the rogue hilichurl in terms of health and attack. You can see all the parameters of the beast in the image below (2P, 3P and 4P show the parameters when playing in co-op).

Optimal characters and teams

The main and secondary damage dealers can be Cryo, Pyro, Geo and/or Electro, but we advise you to focus on the first two elements, as they will bring you the greatest benefit. The fact is that Cryo heroes will be able to freeze the monster, and Pyro will be able to cause a Melt reaction, which will ultimately stun him when he collects the power of Hydro Adepts.

Geo element characters and/or owners of a two-handed sword can also be useful, as they are able to cause the reaction Broken after Freezing the Xuanwen. The table below shows the best squad options.

Where to find Xuanwen

These monsters live in a region called Chenyu Valley, which was added to the game with the release of patch 4.4. As a rule, they walk alone, but always be prepared to fight two or three such opponents at once. We also recommend keeping an interactive map of the new area in front of your eyes in order to better navigate the area.

The location of all Xuanwen will appear here after the release of update 4.4…

How to get feathers , lunar and deep fins

As we noted above, these elevation materials drop from Xuanwen, so finding and destroying them is the main source of obtaining fins. You should also know that the rarity of dropped items directly depends on the level of monsters killed, and, consequently, on your world level. The table below provides all the information you need.

Where to buy fins

Elevation materials can be purchased from Paimon's store for star shine and dust. Its assortment is updated every month, which makes this in-game store a good source of resources. Per month you can buy:

• Feather fin x16 – for one piece you will have to pay 5 stardust.
• Moon fin x12 – for one piece you will have to pay 15 stardust.< /li>
• Deep fin x8 – for one piece you will have to pay 2 star shine.

How to create fins

Thanks to Alchemy, you can transform low-level materials into resources of higher rarity. To do this, you will only need to use a little mora and an alchemy workbench (located in all capitals of Teyvat).

Recipes for creating fins are as follows:

• Feather Fin x3 + 50 mora = Lunar Fin x1
  Moon Fin x3 + 125 mora = Abyssal Fin x1

Don't forget that characters exist , whose passive talents allow you to save on the conversion of weapon exaltation materials, for example, the skills of Sucrose and al-Haitham give a 10% chance of creating an additional resource, and Dory's passive has a 25% chance of returning the used material.

How use fins

These materials are required to upgrade the following types of weapons:

• Crane Sounding Key (5 stars)

For the full elevation of one For a 5-star weapon you will need to spend 23 feather, 27 moon and 41 deep fins.