Stage 5 is a Theater Mechanicus 2.0 difficulty setting in Genshin Impact. Learn the best Mechanicus setups for Stage 5, recommended Wondrous Sticks, and the best characters to use in this Theater Mechanicus guide!

Theater Mechanicus 2.0 Guides
Stage 1			Stage 2			Stage 3			Stage 4			Stage 5
Stage 6			Stage 7			Stage 8			Stage 9			Stage 10
Theater Mechanicus Gameplay Guides
Mechanicus Mastery					Mechanicus Towers					Wondrous Sticks

Stage 5 Patterns and Guides

All Patterns and Walkthroughs

To go to a pattern walkthrough, click on the number on the left side of the table.

1	Wondrous Stick Ban	Final Stage Boss
	Dust Devil Crack Shot	Ruin Hunter
	Other Stage Enemies
2	Wondrous Stick Ban	Final Stage Boss
	Non-Elemental Mechanici Crack Shot	Ruin Grader
	Other Stage Enemies

Stage 5 Walkthrough

Mechanicus Layouts for Patterns 1 and 2

Best Mechanicus Placements
Wave 1 (10 Mechanici)	Wave 2 (No changes)
Wave 3 (+2 Mechanici)	Wave 4 (Tower Change)
Wave 5 (No Changes)

This layout and strategy works for both enemy patterns!

Best Mechanici for Stage 5

Icon	Mechanicus and Effect
Furious Discharge	Used to DMG many enemies at once. Knocks enemies back when paired with a Pyro Tower.
Inferno	Does massive DMG, especially with upgrades. You'll want to remove the Pyro Towers in the final rounds though.

Best Wondrous Sticks for Stage 5

Type	Wondrous Stick Effect
Fortune	Inferno Upgrades Furious Discharge Upgrades Furious Discharge: Heavenly Tumult

Get the expensive Electro Upgrades!

We recommend balanced upgrades between Pyro and Electro in the first two waves. For waves three onward, you'll want to upgrade mostly Electro towers. Get the expensive ones, because those will defeat the Ruin Hunters and Ruin Graders easily!

Best Characters for Stage 5

List of Recommended Characters
Wanderer	Lynette	Heizou	Traveler (Anemo)
Jean	Venti	Sucrose	Xiao
Sayu	Faruzan	Kazuha	Yanfei
Lyney	Thoma	Hu Tao	Amber
Diluc	Klee	Bennett	Xiangling
Dehya	Xinyan	Yoimiya

Why should I use these characters?

You won't need to use characters with the setup above, but having back up Anemo characters for crowd control will help! Pyro characters are also good for triggering Overload when you remove all Pyro Towers in the final rounds.

Tips and Tricks for Stage 5

Video Walkthrough for Stage 5

Here's a video walkthrough of Game8 Japan's run with 0 escapes, and only 12 Mechanici.

Place Mechanici by the Terminus

Like with other two-portal stages, you should place Mechanici where the enemies meet. This means you'll have stronger defenses in one area!

Stage 5 Map Information

Twin Swallow's Arrival

Map Layout for Stage 5
Difficulty	Stage 5
Max Prize	Mechanicus Mastery x810
Unlock	Finish Stages 1-4

Map and Enemy Route

Map Layout for Stage 5
Purple	Enemy Spawn Point
Blue	Terminus (Enemy's Goal)
Green	Enemy Route to Goal
Yellow	Mechanicus Slots

Play Stage 5 in Co-Op Mode

Genshin Impact Co-Op Boards

We found that playing Theater Mechanicus in Co-Op mode is much easier than doing it alone. If you don't have friends to play with yet, check out our Co-Op boards!

Genshin Co-Op Boards
Friend Request Board	Co-Op Board	Supporting Cast Board

Theater Mechanicus Challenges

List of Challenges and Rewards

Stage Objective	Rewards
Complete this Stage	x150
Complete this Stage while losing no more than 15 Terminus Integrity	x60
Complete this Stage while losing no more than 10 Terminus Integrity	x60
Complete this Stage while losing no more than 5 Terminus Integrity	x60
Clear at least 2 Stages	x60
Clear at least 3 Stages	x60
Clear at least 4 Stages	x60
Successfully complete a Stage having selected 5 Ominous Sticks	x60
Successfully complete a Stage having selected 5 Courage Sticks	x60
Gain a total of 18,888 Veneficus Points in a single Stage	x60
Successfully complete a Stage without selecting a single Affluence Stick	x60
Complete the final round of a Stage within 60s	x60

How to Use Veneficus Sigils and Wondrous Talismans

Completing the challenges above will grant you Veneficus Sigils! The Sigils will help you complete the overall challenge rewards and obtain Wondrous Talismans.

You can use these Talismans to buy items in the Theater Mechanicus event shop, including Primogems! Take a look at our main event guide for a full list of shop items:
Theater Mechanicus Event Guide

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Theater Mechanicus Version 2.0 Event Guide

Other Theater Mechanicus Guides

Other Theater Mechanicus Guides
Theater Mechanicus 2.6	Theater Mechanicus 1.3

Theater Mechanicus 2.0 Stage Guides

Related Strategy Guides

Theater Mechanicus Guides
Mechanicus Mastery	Mechanicus Towers
Wondrous Sticks

All Genshin Impact Events

List of Events