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Deceitful Domain: Where Bloodhounds Gather Guide | Energy Amplifier Fruition

Genshin Impact - Deceitful Domain - Where Bloodhounds Gather

Where Bloodhounds Gather is the Deceitful Domain for Act 2 of the Energy Amplifier Fruition event in Genshin Impact. Learn the best teams and characters, the best Irminsul Fruit Fragments to bring, which difficulty settings to use for a high score, and challenge tips in this Deceitful Domain guide!

Fruition Event Guide
Genshin - Energy Amplifier Fruition Act 1Act 1 Guide Genshin - Energy Amplifier Fruition Act 2Act 2 Guide Genshin - Energy Amplifier Fruition Act 3Act 3 Guide
Genshin - Deceitful Domain - Sea of Wandering Souls Deceitful Domain 1 Genshin - Deceitful Domain - Where Bloodhounds Gather Deceitful Domain 2 Genshin - Deceitful Domain - Whirling Judgment Deceitful Domain 3

Difficulty Settings for Deceitful Domain: Where Bloodhounds Gather

Recommended Difficulty Settings

Main Difficulty Settings

What To Choose Points
Difficulty Expert
Genshin - Energy Amplifier Fruition Points x5
Time Limit < 600s
Genshin - Energy Amplifier Fruition Points 150
HP Increase +100%
Genshin - Energy Amplifier Fruition Points 300

Recommended Challenge Criteria

What To Choose Points
All party members' Shield Strength decreased by 50%.
Genshin - Energy Amplifier Fruition Points 25
When a Rifthound's HP is less than or equal to 50%, the CD on in-field Rifthound Whelps' charging attack will be reset.
Genshin - Energy Amplifier Fruition Points 25

Total Points

Total Points from this Difficulty Setting
Genshin - Energy Amplifier Fruition Points 4000 Points

You need at least 4,000 points for each stage to get all of the event rewards from Deceitful Domains.

Best Teams for Deceitful Domain: Where Bloodhounds Gather

Recommended Teams

Best Party
Genshin - Itto Itto Genshin - Albedo Albedo Genshin - Gorou Gorou Genshin - Kokomi Kokomi
Free-to-Play Party
Genshin - Noelle Noelle Genshin - Lisa Lisa Genshin - Traveler (Electro) Traveler (Electro) Genshin - Barbara Barbara

See Best Team Comps Guide

Other Recommended Characters

Recommended Characters
Main DPS
Genshin - Ningguang ImageGenshin - Keqing ImageGenshin - Raiden Image
Sub DPS
Genshin - Fischl ImageGenshin - Sucrose ImageGenshin - Beidou ImageGenshin - Zhongli ImageGenshin - Kazuha ImageGenshin - Sara Image
Support
Genshin - Jean ImageGenshin - Bennett ImageGenshin - Qiqi ImageGenshin - Diona ImageGenshin - Sayu Image

See Character Tier List

Best Fruit Fragments to Bring

Geo Team Comp Fruit Fragments

Fruit Fragment Effect
Genshin - Fractured Fruit CoreStarcrystal Dance When a character obtains an Elemental Shard created by a Geo Elemental Reaction, a small shockwave will be unleashed that will deal 500% of that characters' ATK as DMG to nearby opponents. Additionally, all characters in the party gain 40% Geo DMG Bonus for 10s after this effect is triggered. These effects can be triggered once every 5s and this CD is shared between all party members.
Genshin - Fractured Fruit Splinter 3-StarRefraction Crystals When a character obtains an Elemental Shard created by the Crystallize Reaction, they gain 30% Elemental DMG Bonus for 10s.
Genshin - Fractured Fruit Splinter 3-StarFocusing Crystals When a character obtains an Elemental Shard created by the Crystallize Reaction, they will regenerate 2 Energy for all members of the party. This effect can be triggered once every 2s and this CD is shared between all party members.
Genshin - Fractured Fruit Splinter 3-StarRefined Burst Increases the Elemental Burst Level of all party members by 1. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Genshin - Fractured Fruit Splinter 2-StarBurst Damage Elemental Burst DMG dealt by all party members increased by 30%.
Genshin - Fractured Fruit Splinter 2-StarIron Wall All party members' Shield Strength increased by 40%.
Genshin - Fractured Fruit Splinter 2-StarSong of Steel All party members' Normal Attack DMG increased by 30%.

Electro Team Comp Fruit Fragments

Fruit Fragment Effect
Genshin - Fractured Fruit CoreBlade Dance Character possess 5 stacks of the Blade Dance effect, and each stack increases te Normal Attack DMG dealt by the chararacter by 15%. Possessing 5 stacks will increase Normal ATK SPD by 15%. When a character takes DMG, they will lose 1 stack(s) of Blade Dance. A maximum of 1 stack(s) can be lost every second this way. A character will gain one stack of Blade Dance for every 10s they are on the field, up to a maximum of 5 stacks. Each character's CDs, stack counts, and their effects are counted independently.
Genshin - Fractured Fruit Splinter 3-StarEmboldened For 20s after an Elemental Burst is used, the character who unleashed that Elemental Burst has their Normal Attack DMG increased by 40%.
Genshin - Fractured Fruit Splinter 3-StarChallenger During combat, when there are no more than 2 opponents near a character, ATK is increased by 20% and DEF is increased by 20%.
Genshin - Fractured Fruit Splinter 3-StarConductivity When an active character triggers Electro-Charged, all of the player's party members` Elemental Burst CDs are decreased by 1s. This can occur once every 1.5s
Genshin - Fractured Fruit Splinter 2-StarSong of Steel All party members' Normal Attack DMG increased by 30%.
Genshin - Fractured Fruit Splinter 2-StarBurst Damage Elemental Burst DMG dealt by all party members increased by 30%.
Genshin - Fractured Fruit Splinter 2-StarOvermastered All party members' Elemental Mastery is increased by 100.

Deceitful Domain: Where Bloodhounds Gather Walkthrough

Ley Line Disorder

Deceitful Domain's Ley Line Disorder
When a Rifthound's HP is less than or equal to 50%, Rifthound Whelps will enter the Elemental Devourer state.

All Enemies in the Deceitful Domain

List of Enemies
Thundercraven Rifthound ImageThundercraven Rifthound Rockfond Rifthound ImageRockfond Rifthound
Thundercraven Rifthound Whelp ImageThundercraven Rifthound Whelp Rockfond Rifthound Whelp ImageRockfond Rifthound Whelp

Tips for Clearing the Deceitful Domain

Bring a good healer

Since the enemies are going to be Rifthounds, its a good idea to bring at least one good healer to combat the effects of Corrosion. It's recommended to bring Barbara, Kokomi, or Qiqi during this challenge.

Challenge with friends or strangers in Co-Op

The Deceitful Domain can be challenged in co-op with friends to make it easier. You can also find other people to play with in our co-op boards!

Genshin Co-Op Boards
Genshin - Friend Request BoardFriend Request Board Genshin - Co-Op BoardCo-Op Board Genshin - Supporting castBoardSupporting Cast Board

Deceitful Domain: Where Bloodhounds Gather Rewards

Where Bloodhounds Gather Total Rewards

Objective Rewards
First Clear Reward
Genshin - Primogem Image x60
Attain a high score of 1000
Genshin - Chains of the Dandelion Gladiator Image x4
Genshin - Mora Image x20000
Attain a high score of 2000
Genshin - Debris of Decarabian x4
Genshin - Mora Image x20000
Attain a high score of 3000
Genshin - Boreal Wolf x4
Genshin - Mora Image x20000
Attain a high score of 4000
Genshin - Lustrous Stone from Guyun Image x4
Genshin - Mora Image x20000
Attain a high score of 5000
Genshin - Mist Veiled Mercury Elixir Image x4
Genshin - Mora Image x20000
Attain a high score of 6000
Genshin - Piece of Aerosiderite Image x4
Genshin - Mora Image x20000
Attain a high score of 7000
Genshin - Hero x4
Genshin - Mora Image x20000
Attain a high score of 8000
Genshin - Hero x4
Genshin - Mora Image x20000

The maximum points possible for this Deceitful Domain is 8000 out of 12000.

High scores will be totaled across all three Deceitful Domains. It is not necessary to earn more than 4000 per domain. Deceitful Domains will have different enemies, so it may be useful to offset points from one domain to another.

Deceitful Domain: Where Bloodhounds Gather Information

How to Unlock Deceitful Domain: Where Bloodhounds Gather

Genshin Impact - Energy Amplifier Fruition Act 2 Tianqiu Valley

You have to investigate all Places of Interest in Act 2 to unlock Deceitful Domain: Where Bloodhounds Gather!

Places of Interest: Act 2 Guide

Part of the Energy Amplifier Rerun in Version 2.3

Genshin - Energy Amplifier Fruition Event

Deceitful Domain: Where Bloodhounds Gather is part of Energy Amplifier Fruition, which is a Version 2.3 rerun of the original Energy Amplifier event in Version 1.5. Take a look at our full event guide for more details:

Energy Amplifier Fruition Event Guide

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Genshin Impact - Energy Amplifier

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Genshin Impact - Energy Amplifier Initiation Event GuideInitiation (1.5) Genshin Impact - Energy Amplifier Fruition Event GuideFruition (2.3) Genshin Impact - Energy Amplifier LemmaLemma (4.8)

Energy Amplifier: Lemma Stage Guides

Energy Amplifier Lemma Stages
Genshin - Energy Amplifier Stage 1 - Interference: Overgrowth Genshin - Energy Amplifier Stage 2 - Validation: Torrential Tide Genshin - Energy Amplifier Stage 3 - Observation: Soaring Will
Genshin - Energy Amplifier Stage 4 - Collection: High-Energy Elements Genshin - Energy Amplifier Stage 5 - Extension: Polyphasic Excitation Genshin - Energy Amplifier Stage 6 - Exceedance: Resonance Amplification

Other Energy Amplifier Guides

2.3 Fruition Stage Guides

Energy Amplifier Fruition Stages
Act 1 Places of Interest:
West of Wangshu Inn
Deceitful Domain:
Sea of Wandering Souls
Act 2 Places of Interest:
Tianqiu Valley
Deceitful Domain 2:
Where Bloodhounds Gather
Act 3 Places of Interest:
Yaoguang Shoal
Deceitful Domain 3
Whirling Judgement

1.5 Initiation Stage Guides

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Genshin - Energy Amplifier Initiation DomainsDomain of Deceit Genshin - Energy Amplifier Initiation DomainsDomain of Furious Thunder
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