Shadowy Husks are enemies with multiple types in Genshin Impact. Find out what each type of Shadowy Husk does, possible spawn locations, and other information in this guide!

Shadowy Husk and Black Serpent Knight Basic Information

Shadowy Husk Release Date

Enkanomiya Event Update

Shadowy Husks and Black Serpent Knight are enemies that first appeared during the Three Realms Gateway Offering event! The event released on February 17, 2022.

Three Realms Gateway Offering Event Guide

Version 2.6 Update

The Shadow Husks, now also referred to as Black Serpent Knights, were re-introduced in the overworld when Version 2.6 of Genshin Impact was launched! They can be mostly be found in the Chasm.

Genshin Impact 2.6 Patch Notes

Shadowy Husks and Black Serpent Knight Types

List of Variations

Shadowy Husks / Black Serpents
Standard Bearer	Line Breaker
Defender	Windcutter

There are currently four types of Shadowy Husks and Black Serpent Knights in the game. All of them can be found in the Chasm.

Standard Bearer Variant

The Shadowy Husk Standard Bearer uses the Pyro Element. When its attack hits a character protected by a shield, it will create shields for itself and other enemies nearby.

Shadowy Husk: Standard Bearer Guide

Line Breaker Variant

The Shadowy Husk Line Breaker uses a Lance and charges at players while imbued with the Hydro Element. If its attack hits a shielded character, it will sacrifice a portion of its health to heal all other enemies it.

Shadowy Husk: Line Breaker Guide

Defender Variant

The shadowy Husk Defender is a Bow wielding monster that uses ranged and AoE attacks to deal Cryo damage. If its attacks hit a shielded character, it will create a huge shield that will work similar to how Shielded Mitachurls mitigate damage.

Shadowy Husk: Defender Guide

Windcutter Variant

The Black Serpent Knight: Windcutter is a monster that wields a sword and the Anemo element. When it hits a shielded character it will boost its ATK temporarily and avoid the next source of damage by blinking away.

Black Serpent Knight: Windcutter Guide

Shadowy Husks and Black Serpent Knights Spawn Locations

The Chasm

Shadowy Husks and Black Serpent Knights are currently only found in The Chasm's Underground Mines, at Liyue. Before the 2.6 update, they were only found at the Event version of Enkanomiya during the 2.5 update.

Enkanomiya Event

Enkanomiya Event Area

Location	Enemies
Tower of the Void 1	Shadowy Husk: Defender Shadowy Husk: Line Breaker
Tower of the Void 2	Shadowy Husk: Defender Shadowy Husk: Standard Bearer
Tower of the Void 3	Shadowy Husk: Standard Bearer Shadowy Husk: Line Breaker

There are a total of 6 Shadowy Husks that can be fought during the Three Realms Gateway Offering Enkanomiya event.

Shadowy Husks and Black Serpent Knights Item Drops

Character Level-Up Materials

Drop	Level
Deathly Statuette	Lv. 60+
Dark Statuette	Lv. 40+
Gloomy Statuette	Any Lv.

Shadowy Husks and Black Serpent Knights drop Statutette Ascension Materials that can be used to upgrade certain weapons or other future characters.

Drops Husk Gems

Defeating any type of Shadowy Husk will drop a Husk Gem. These gems were needed in order to complete the Three Realms Gateway Offering: Part I,Part II, and Part III during the Enkanomiya Event.

How to Get All Husk Gems

Genshin Impact Related Guides

All Boss Fight Guides

List of Bosses

Elite Bosses

Pyro Abyss Mage	Cryo Abyss Mage	Hydro Abyss Mage
Ruin Guard	Stonehide Lawachurl	Blazing Axe Mitachurl
Rock Shieldwall Mitachurl	Wooden Shield Mitachurl	Fatui Pyro Agent
Fatui Electro Cicin Mage	Hilichurl Chieftain	Geovishap Hatchling
Ruin Hunter	Eye of the Storm	Fatui Cryo Cicin Mage
Frostarm Lawachurl	Ruin Grader	Geovishap
Abyss Herald: Wicked Torrents	Abyss Lector: Violet Lightning	Mirror Maiden
Thunderhelm Lawachurl	Crackling Axe Mitachurl	Electro Abyss Mage
Ruin Scout	Ruin Defender	Ruin Destroyer
Ruin Cruiser	Rockfond Rifthound Whelp	Rockfond Rifthound
Thundercraven Rifthound Whelp	Thundercraven Rifthound	Abyss Lector: Fathomless Flames
Bolteater Bathysmal Vishap	Rimebiter Bathysmal Vishap	Primordial Bathysmal Vishap
Shadowy Husk: Standard Bearer	Shadowy Husk: Line Breaker	Shadowy Husk: Defender
Black Serpent Knight: Windcutter	Ruin Drake - Skywatch	Ruin Drake - Earthguard
Consecrated Flying Serpent	Consecrated Scorpion	Consecrated Red Vulture
Abyss Herald - Frost Fall	Black Serpent Knight - Rockbreaker Ax	Anemo Hilichurl Rogue
Hydro Hilichurl Rogue	Consecrated Horned Crocodile	Consecrated Fanged Beast
Tainted Water-Spouting Phantasm	Tainted Water-Splitting Phantasm	Large Shatterstone Breacher Primus
Shatterstone Breacher Primus	Large Overgrown Breacher Primus	Overgrown Breacher Primus
Wind Operative	Frost Operative	Xuanwen Beast
Praetorian Golem	Foliar-Swift Wayob Manifestation	Flow-Inverted Wayob Manifestation
Rock-Cavernous Wayob Manifestation	Eroding Avatar of Lava	Secret Source Automaton: Hunter-Seeker
Fluid Avatar of Lava	Tenebrous Mimiflora