Stage 8 Guide | Theater Mechanicus 2.0

Stage 8 is a Theater Mechanicus 2.0 difficulty setting in Genshin Impact. Learn the best Mechanicus setups for Stage 8, 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 8 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
	Rippling Reflection Furious Discharge	Crackling Axe Mitachurl Blazing Axe Mitachurl
	Other Stage Enemies

Stage 8: Pattern 1 Walkthrough

Mechanicus Layouts for Pattern 1

Best Mechanicus Placements
Wave 1 (8 Mechanici)	Wave 2 (+2 Mechanici)
Wave 3 (+2 Mechanici)	Wave 4 - 5 (No changes)

Best Mechanicus Towers to Use

Icon	Mechanicus and Effect
Furious Discharge	Used to target multiple enemies at once. They can even eliminate fast enemies in one zap, as long as they're upgraded enough.

Mechanicus Tower Guide

Best Wondrous Sticks to Use

Type	Wondrous Stick Effect
Fortune	Furious Discharge Upgrades

Go all-out on Electro Tower upgrades!

Our Mechanicus setup for Stage 8 only uses the Electro Tower, Furious Discharge. Once the Mechanici are set, we recommended buying powerful Electro Wondrous Sticks, especially the ones that cost 1,500 Veneficus Points!
Wondrous Stick Guide

Best Characters to Use

List of Recommended Characters
Barbara	Mona	Xingqiu	Tartaglia
Kokomi	Ayato	Yelan	Nilou
Candace	Traveler (Hydro)

Why should I use these characters?

Although the Electro Mechanici will be more than enough to get you through the stage, you could also use Hydro Skills on the enemies to trigger Electro-Charged!
List of All Elemental Reactions

Tips and Tricks for Pattern 1

Video Walkthrough for Stage 8

Here's a video walkthrough of Game8 Japan's run with 0 escapes.

Place Mechanici by the Terminus

Your defenses will be spread too thin if you try placing Mechanici near each enemy spawn point. It's best to get all enemies in one go where they meet, and make sure your Mechanici are powerful enough to defeat them!

Stage 8: Pattern 2 Walkthrough

Mechanicus Layouts for Pattern 2

Best Mechanicus Placements
Wave 1 (8 Mechanici)	Wave 2 (+2 Mechanici)
Wave 3 (+2 Mechanici)	Wave 4 - 5 (No changes)

Best Mechanici to Use

Icon	Mechanicus and Effect
Glacial Bloom	Deals Cryo DMG to opponents, and upgrades can slow down their Movement SPD.
Rippling Reflection	Use with Glacial Bloom to Freeze opponents and keep them from advancing.

Best Wondrous Sticks to Use

Type	Wondrous Stick Effect
Fortune	Glacial Bloom Upgrades Glacial Bloom: Snowdance

Slow down the enemies with the Cryo upgrade Snowdance!

We recommend buying Glacial Bloom: Snowdance to decrease opponents' Movement Speed upon being hit by the Cryo Towers, as well as the more expensive Cryo upgrades that increase the mechanici's attacks.
Wondrous Stick Guide

Best Characters to Use

List of Recommended Characters
Barbara	Sucrose	Mona	Kazuha

Why should I use these characters?

Use Hydro characters to Freeze your opponents and keep them in your Mechanici's range. Anemo characters are also good for crowd control and applying other elements!
List of All Elemental Reactions

Tips and Tricks for Pattern 1

Place Mechanici by the Terminus

Your defenses will be spread too thin if you try placing Mechanici near each enemy spawn point. It's best to get all enemies in one go where they meet, and make sure your Mechanici are powerful enough to defeat them!

Stage 8 Map Information

Springtide Advent

Map Layout for Stage 8
Difficulty	Stage 8
Max Prize	Mechanicus Mastery x810
Unlock	Finish Stages 1 - 7

Map and Enemy Route

Map Layout for Stage 8
Purple	Enemy Spawn Point
Blue	Terminus (Enemy's Goal)
Green	Enemy Route to Goal
Yellow	Mechanicus Slots

Play Stage 8 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 and 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