Stage 9 Guide | Theater Mechanicus 2.0

Stage 9 is a Theater Mechanicus 2.0 difficulty setting in Genshin Impact. Learn the best Mechanicus setups for Stage 9, 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 9 Patterns and Guides

Note: Theater Mechanicus stages have more than one pattern! In each stage run, you can encounter: • Different Enemies and Bosses • Different Wondrous Stick Bans • Different Wondrous Stick Draws We have tested the Mechanicus setups in our guides, but because of the random Wondrous Stick draws the results for your run might be different.

All Patterns and Walkthroughs

We'll have walkthroughs for all Stage 9 patterns soon! To go to a pattern walkthrough, click on the number on the left side of the table.

1	Wondrous Stick Ban	Final Stage Boss
	Rippling Reflections Dust Devil	Stonehide Lawachurl
	Other Stage Enemies
2	Wondrous Stick Ban	Final Stage Boss
	Rippling Reflections Furious Discharge	Thunderhelm Lawachurl
	Other Stage Enemies
3	Wondrous Stick Ban	Final Stage Boss
	Inferno Furious Discharge	Geovishap
	Other Stage Enemies

Stage 9: Pattern 1 Walkthrough

Mechanicus Layouts for Pattern 1

Best Mechanicus Placements
Wave 1 (9 Mechanici)	Wave 2 (+2 Mechanici)
Wave 3 (+3 Mechanici)	Wave 4 (No changes)
Wave 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 9 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 9

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

Cover all 3 routes

The enemies will be coming from three different directions, it is essential to have a good defense on all 3 routes. The lower level part of the map will have more enemies coming through and that's where most of your defenses should be.

Stage 9: Pattern 2 Walkthrough

Mechanicus Layouts for Pattern 2

Best Mechanicus Placements
Wave 1 (11 Mechanici)	Wave 2 (+1 Mechanicus)
Wave 3 (+2 Mechanici)	Wave 4-5 (Tower Change)

Best Mechanicus Towers to Use

Icon	Mechanicus and Effect
Inferno	Used to deal a lot of Pyro DMG and help in defeating the slower enemies.
Glacial Bloom	Used to deal Cryo DMG and slow faster enemies down.
Banishment	Used when smaller enemies manage to pass through your offensive Mechanici.

Mechanicus Tower Guide

Best Wondrous Sticks to Use

Type	Wondrous Stick Effect
Fortune	Inferno Upgrades Inferno Pyro Orb Glacial Bloom: Snowdance

Go all-out on Pyro Tower upgrades!

Our Mechanicus setup for Stage 9 uses both Pyro and Cryo Mechanici. Once the Mechanici are set, we recommended buying powerful Pyro Wondrous Sticks, especially the Pyro Orb upgrade!

As for the Cryo Mechanici, using the Snowdance upgrade is enough as your Pyro Mechanici will do most of the DMG.

Wondrous Stick Guide

Best Characters to Use

List of Recommended Characters
Traveler (Geo)

Why should I use these characters?

The Traveler (Geo) can help in stalling the enemies while your Mechanici does the job defeating them.

Stage 9: Pattern 3 Walkthrough

Mechanicus Layouts for Pattern 3

Best Mechanicus Placements
Wave 1 (10 Mechanici)	Wave 2-5 (+2 Mechanici)

Best Mechanicus Towers to Use

Icon	Mechanicus and Effect
Rippling Reflection	Used to target enemies and cast the Wet status on enemies. Helps in defeating almost all of the Pyro enemies in this pattern.

Mechanicus Tower Guide

Best Wondrous Sticks to Use

Type	Wondrous Stick Effect
Fortune	Rippling Reflection Upgrades

Go all-out on Hydro Tower upgrades!

Our Mechanicus setup for Stage 9 uses only Hydro Mechanici, as a lot of enemies are weak to Hydro. Once the Mechanici are set, we recommended buying Hydro Wondrous Sticks.

Wondrous Stick Guide

Best Characters to Use

List of Recommended Characters
Kaeya	Chongyun	Qiqi	Diona
Ganyu	Rosaria	Ayaka	Eula
Aloy	Shenhe	Layla	Mika

Why should I use these characters?

While the Hydro Towers are more than capable in taking out the enemies, you can take extra measures by using Cryo characters to Freeze enemies.

Tips and Tricks for Pattern 3

Cover all 3 routes

The enemies will be coming from three different directions, it is essential to have a good defense on all 3 routes. The lower level part of the map will have more enemies coming through and that's where most of your defenses should be.

Stage 9 Map Information

Dream Pavilion

Map Layout for Stage 9
Difficulty	Stage 9
Max Prize	Mechanicus Mastery x810
Unlock	Finish Stages 1 - 8

Map and Enemy Route

Map Layout for Stage 9
Purple	Enemy Spawn Point
Blue	Terminus (Enemy's Goal)
Green	Enemy Route to Goal
Yellow	Mechanicus Slots

Play Stage 9 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

Theater Mechanicus Stage Guides
Stage 1	Stage 2
Stage 3	Stage 4
Stage 5	Stage 6
Stage 7	Stage 8
Stage 9	Stage 10

Related Strategy Guides

Theater Mechanicus Guides
Mechanicus Mastery	Mechanicus Towers
Wondrous Sticks

All Genshin Impact Events

List of Events