Theater Mechanicus Difficulty 5 Guide | Stage 5

This is a Guide for Difficulty 5 of the Theater Mechanicus Tower Defense event in Genshin Impact. Read on to learn the best tips and strategies to clear out enemy waves!

Theater Mechanicus Difficulty 5

Difficulty 5 Information

Stage Info
Stage 5: Beauty Withers Hither While Truth Dithers Thither
Difficulty	5
Max Mechanicus Lv.	7
Max Rewards	x1,350
How to Unlock	Complete Difficulty 4 and "Glow of a Thousand Lanterns"

Theater Mechanicus Difficulty 5 Guide

Stage 5 Tower Map (Beauty Withers Hither While Truth Dithers Thither)

Wave 1	Wave 2
Wave 3	Wave 4
Wave 5

Stage 5 Tower Map (Three Stars Tussle for the Spotlight)

Wave 1	Wave 2
Wave 3	Wave 4
Wave 5	Wave 6

Tips and Strategies

Stage 5 No Escape Run Playthrough (Beauty Withers Hither While Truth Dithers Thither)

Stage 5 No Escape Run Playthrough (Three Stars Tussle for the Spotlight)

Focus on Building Towers in the Center

The new Stage 5 Map has 2 points of entry for enemies, which is challenging to defend. The best way to overcome this challenge is by placing towers around the center of the stage to deal the most damage possible as they converge in the middle.

Recommended Characters

Traveler (Geo)	Diluc	Klee	Xinyan
Ganyu	Chongyun	Sucrose	Beidou

List of Enemies

Beauty Withers Hither While Truth Dithers Thither

	Enemies
Wave 1 24 Enemies	Hilichurl Hydro Samachurl
Wave 2 24 Enemies	Hilichurl Wooden Shield Hilichurl Guard Rock Shield Hilichurl Guard Rock Shieldwall Mitachurl Dendro Samachurl Geo Samachurl
Wave 3 36 Enemies	Hilichurl Ice Shieldwall Mitachurl Cryo Samachurl
Wave 4 36 Enemies	Large Pyro Slime Large Geo Slime Hilichurl Berserker
Wave 5 20 Enemies	Pyro Abyss Mage Ruin Guard

Three Stars Tussle for the Spotlight

	Enemies
Wave 1 20 Enemies	Hilichurl Hydro Slime Hydro Samachurl
Wave 2 20 Enemies	Hilichurl Hilichurl Berserker Large Hydro Slime
Wave 3 30 Enemies	Large Hydro Slime Pyro Slime Hilichurl Berserker Blazing Axe Mitachurl Pyro Abyss Mage
Wave 4 30 Enemies	Large Hydro Slime Hydro Slime Blazing Axe Mitachurl Hydro Abyss Mage
Wave 5 20 Enemies	Hydro Abyss Mage Ruin Guard Ruin Hunter
Wave 6 20 Enemies	Frostarm Lawachurl Stonehide Lawachurl Ruin Grader

Recommended Mechanici

Mechanicus	Description
Veneficus Mechanicus: Thunderstrike	Attacks opponents with a Thunder Strike that deals Electro DMG.
Veneficus Mechanicus: Spark	Attacks opponents with Blazing Sparks that explode, dealing Pyro DMG in certain AoE.
Veneficus Mechanicus: Longbow	Periodically fires an arrow shot, dealing Physical DMG to opponents it hits.

Theater Mechanicus Challenges

Completing Theater Mechanicus stages allow you to accomplish different kinds of challenges. Each challenge will reward you with Peace Talismans that you can use in the Xiao Market.

List of Challenges

Guests Flock From Afar

Challenge	Reward
Clear a stage ar difficulty 5 or higher with a score of at least 630 points in Theater Mechanicus	x300
Defeat a total of 300 Monsters in Theater Mechanicus	x200
Spend a total of 3,000 Veneficus Points in Theater Mechanicus	x200
Clear a stage at difficulty 6 or higher with a score of at least 700 points in Theater Mechanicus	x300
Clear a stage at difficulty 5 or higher in Theater Mechanicus while defeating all monsters	x300
Clear a stage at difficulty 6 or higher in Theater Mechanicus while defeating all monsters	x300
Clear a stage at difficulty 5 or higher in Theater Mechanicus without building more than 12 Mechanici throughout the stage.	x300
Clear a stage at difficulty 5 or higher in Theater Mechanicus without building more than 12 Mechanici throughout the stage.	x300
Raise any 6 Mechanici to Lv. 7 in Theater Mechanicus	x500
Raise any 6 Mechanici to Lv. 8 in Theater Mechanicus	x600

Related Guides

Theater Mechanicus Version 1.3 Event Guide

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