Things you should know before starting Genshin Impact’s new trading card game

The card turn doesn’t slow down for anything. case study? His latest high-profile passenger: Genshin Impact. Yes, the ever-popular cross-genre live service game has a deck of cards. Called Brilliant invocation TCGit is a permanent minigame that is introduced Genshin Impact‘s update 3.3.

Think of it as a deck building card game Gwent: Teyvat edition. But Genius Invocation is a bit different than the continent’s favorite bar time: it also includes elements, dice and a duel with Little Timmie. If all the rules sound head-turning, the following Genshin Impact Genius Invocation TCG Guide should help you get up to speed.

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How to unlock Genshin Impact TCG

As with most new gameplay features, the Genshin Impact Card Game has a minimum Adventure Rank requirement and an introductory quest. The quest called “Come Try Genius Invocation TCG!” will automatically appear in your journal when you meet the following requirements:

• You have a Adventure Rank 32 or higher.
• You have completed Archon Quest Prologue, Act III, Dragon’s Song and Freedom.

How to Play Genshin Impact Genius Invocation TCG

Each Genius Invocation TCG deck consists of three character cards and 30 action cards. That character cards are placed openly on the table. They are used to attack opponents, but they also take damage. If all three of your opponent’s character cards are destroyed, you win the game. That action cards, are held in the hand. they consist of equipment cards that improve character abilities, event cards provides a variety of instant effects and lasts for a long time support cards.

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A character card has a certain amount of hp (shown above left) and three different skills: a normal attacka elemental abilityand a elemental eruption. These abilities have a cost that can be paid with dice. More on that below, but first let’s take a look at the ability cost:

• Normal Attack: costs one cube of a matching element and two cubes of an unaligned element.
• elemental ability: costs three dice of a matching element.
• Elemental Eruption: Cost varies, but usually three or four dice of a matching element plus a certain amount energy. An energy point is gained by landing a normal or elemental skill attack.

Well, what about those Dice? Each round of Genius Invocation TCG begins with the rolling of eight dice showing those of the game elements instead of numbers. A side has one omni element, which can represent any other element. Once you have your dice, trade them in for character abilities. For example, if you want to use Kaeya’s elemental skill, you’ll need three Cryo Dice (or additional Omni Dice).

Note that some action cards also cost dice. If the number on the card is white, the dice must be of the same element (Omni dice still count!). If it is black, you can use any dice. Also good to know: In return, you may discard any action card from your hand elementary moodso you can replace one of the cubes with an element of your choice.

What a Genius Invocation TCG game looks like

The best way to learn a new game is to play it. Now that you know the basics, here is a step-by-step guide to Genius Invocation:

• Step one: Each player draws five random action cards from her deck. Click on them to see what they do, then decide which ones you want to redraw (up to five, with only one redraw opportunity).
• step two: Put in active character. This character is the only one capable of initiating attacks, but he’s also the one who takes all incoming damage (barring special effects). You can change the active character for one die.
• step three: Roll the dice, then choose to reroll any dice that do not match the elements on your character card. For example, if you get a Dendro die but none of your three characters are Dendro, it must be rerolled.
• step four: Choose a action, like an attack. If your active character is unable to do this, you can switch to another character whose element matches your dice. Also don’t forget the five action cards in your hand; You can use them or exchange them for elementary tuning.
• step five: You and your opponent continue to play rounds (one action per round) until you both run out of dice. In this case, click End Round to advance to the next phase, which begins with a new roll of the dice.

Tips for playing Genshin Impact Genius Invocation TCG

Before we send you into battle against Timmie, here are a few Genius Invocation tips:

• If you forgot your character’s items or weapon types during the reroll/redraw phases, click on the small eye icon at the top right of the screen.
• Don’t hesitate change characters. Generating elemental reactions, building energy, and dealing damage is well worth the cost.
• Elementary Reactions still exist in Genius Invocation. For example, you can use a Cryo Attack followed by a Pyro Attack to trigger a Melt Reaction, resulting in two additional points of damage.

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How to find Genius Invocation TCG matches and build decks

If you set out to become Teyvat’s top Genius Invocation TCG player, you’ll need three more things: better cards, a deck-building tool, and opponents. For additional cards of your choice, speak to Prince (yes, the talking cat) at the Cat’s Tail Tavern. But he doesn’t just accept Mora lucky coins obtained through Genius Invocation TCG wins.

Use to review your deck or create a new one Casket with tomes in your inventory under the Gadget tab. Use the same tool to find matches near your location. Click on the blue map icons on the map to view the opponent’s name and match rewards.