Theater Mechanicus: Stage of Brilliance is the Version 2.6 rerun for Genshin Impact. Here's a guide for the best setups, how to beat "Enter the Horde" challenges, and how to get the Primogem rewards!

Hues of the Violet Garden Event Guides
Moon & Stars Inscribe	Theater Mechanicus	Clash of Lone Blades
The Floral Courtyard	Kasen Quest Chain	Friendship in Writing

Theater Mechanicus: Stage of Brilliance Event Information

Theater Mechanicus 2.6 Event Details

Unlock Date	April 9, 2022
How to Unlock	Complete True Tales of the Violet Garden: Act II
Event Rewards	+ Talent-Up Materials

Part of the Hues of the Violet Garden Event

Theater Mechanicus: Stage of Brilliance is part of the Hues of the Violet Garden event. It's one of the many sub-events to celebrate Inazuma's Irodori Festival!

Hues of the Violet Garden Event Guide

How to Unlock the Theater Mechanicus 2.6 Rerun

You can unlock the Irodori Festival's Stage of Brilliance event by completing the True Tales of the Violet Garden: Act 2 subquest in the Legends of the Kasen event quest chain!

True Tales of the Violet Garden: Act 2 Guide

Theater Mechanicus 2.6 Stages

How to Play Theater Mechanicus 2.6

Stage of Brilliance Event Guide

How to Start Playing Theater Mechanicus

Talk to Komata in Ritou to start playing Theater Mechanicus. This will open up a list of stages, each stage unlocking every day for the first for days of the event.

Theater Mechanicus 2.6 stages also have various features. You can see each stage's quirks in the selection screen.

How to Pick the Best Characters

Characters with Elemental Skills that can block or push back enemies are great for Theater Mechanicus 2.6. Catalysts that can set up Elemental Reactions are also great to bring along!

The Best Characters to Bring

For Pushing/Blocking
For Elemental Application

How to Choose Sticks

You get to choose stick upgrades at the start of every stage in Theater Mechanicus. The best sticks depend heavily on the Mechanici you plan on using and the enemies that you

How to Place Mechanici

How to Build Mechanici
Mechanici Cost	Where to Build

You can only build Mechanici in the slots on the floor in each stage. In Theater Mechanicus 2.6, some of the Mechanici are already placed at the start of the round. It's up to you to keep or dismantle them for the best setup!

You also need Veneficus Points to build Mechanici. Each Mechanici costs a specific amount of the Veneficus Points that you get from defeating enemies.

How to Defeat Theater Mechanicus Enemies

You can't damage opponents with regular attacks. You can only beat them with Mechanici or by pushing them off of the edge of the stage.

Theater Mechanicus 2.6 Features

Mechanici in Theater Mechanicus 2.6

Mechanicus	Mechanicus Stats & Cost
Rippling Reflections	Cost: 100 Base ATK: 10000 Base ATK SPD: 4s Elemental Mastery: 0 Effect: Attacks nearby opponents with Water Cannons that deal AoE Hydro DMG.
Inferno	Cost: 100 Base ATK: 10000 Base ATK SPD: 5s Elemental Mastery: 0 Effect: Attacks opponents with Blazing Sparks that explode on hit, dealing AoE Pyro DMG.
Furious Discharge	Cost: 100 Base ATK: 10000 Base ATK SPD: 4s Elemental Mastery: 0 Effect: Attacks 1 opponent at a time with a Thunder Strike that deals Electro DMG.
Dust Devil	Cost: 100 Base ATK: 10000 Base ATK SPD: 4s Elemental Mastery: 0 Effect: Once deployed, the orientation can be adjusted in the construction menu to attack in different directions. Deals AoE Anemo DMG and knocks enemies back.
Glacial Bloom	Cost: 100 Base ATK: 10000 Base ATK SPD: 3s Elemental Mastery: 0 Effect: Periodically fires a Frost Bullet that moves in a straight line. Deals Cryo DMG to the first opponent it hits.
Crack Shot	Cost: 100 Base ATK: 10000 Base ATK SPD: 2s Elemental Mastery: 0 Effect: Periodically fires an Arrow Shot, dealing Physical DMG to opponents it hits.
Tandem Mine	Cost: 25 Base ATK: 10000 Base Range: 4m Effect: When an opponent passes by, the mechanicus explodes, dealing Pyro DMG to nearby opponents. After its effects have been triggered, this device will be destroyed.
Arcane Mechanicus: Binding	Cost: 50 Base Range: 4m Effect: When an opponent passes by, the mechanicus explodes, imprisoning one of the opponents it hits for 3s. After its effects have been triggered, this Mechanicus will be destroyed.
Arcane Mechanicus: Banishment	Cost: 50 Base Range: 2m Effect: When an opponent approaches it, the mechanicus will knock all opponents within its AoE away from itself. Once its effects have been triggered, this Mechanicus will go on cooldown for 5s.

Fortune Sticks in Theater Mechanicus 2.6

Type	Fortune Stick, Cost, & Effects
Rippling Reflections	Undercurrent (40 Points) Basic Attack AoE is sacrificed in return for a Basic Attack that causes a Water Eruption at the opponent's position.
Rippling Reflections	Dispersion (40 Points) Basic ATK value is sacrificed to greatly increase Attack AoE.
Rippling Reflections	Honed Flow (20 Points) Upgrades Elemental Mastery and ATK SPD.
Rippling Reflections	Swell (20 Points) Gains a new ability: Periodically unleashes Torrent Rings, dealing AoE Hydro DMG. This can occur once every 8s.
Rippling Reflections	Rapids (10 Points) Greatly increases ATK.
Rippling Reflections	Surging Fury (10 Points) Upgrades ATK and ATK SPD.
Inferno	Pyro Orb (40 Points) Modifies Basic Attack to higher-DMG Flares that descend from the skies.
Inferno	Magma (20 Points) Greatly upgrades effectiveness of Basic Attack against Geo.
Inferno	Beacon (20 Points) Greatly upgrades detection range, allowing it to attack opponents from further away.
Inferno	Embers (10 Points) Upgrades ATK and detection range, allowing it to hit opponents from further away.
Inferno	Torch (10 Points) Upgrades Elemental Mastery.
Inferno	Blaze (10 Points) Upgrades ATK and ATK SPD.
Glacial Bloom	Hailstones (40 Points) Modifies Basic Attack to Froststorm Arrows that deal greater DMG to Frozen opponents. The Basic Attack can now also attack one extra opponent.
Glacial Bloom	Frozen Fog (20 Points) Gains a new ability: Unleashes Ice Mist every 25s. The mist last 10s each time it is unleashed and deals Cryo DMG to opponents within its AoE every 0.5.s
Glacial Bloom	Frost Pellet (10 Points) Upgrades ATK SPD and detection range, allowing it to hit opponents from further away.
Glacial Bloom	Uninhibited (10 Points) Upgrades Basic Attack to decrease hit opponents' Elemental RES for 5s.
Dust Devil	Spring Gust (40 Points) Modifies Basic Attack to a Wind Blade that pushes opponents back. Gains and ATK increase.
Dust Devil	Vacuum (20 Points) Continuously pulls in enemies it is facing.
Dust Devil	Wind in the Bamboo (10 Points) Upgrades ATK and ATK SPD.
Furious Discharge	Heavenly Tumult (40 Points) Modifies Furious Discharge's Basic Attack to Celestial Thunder and greatly increases ATK.
Furious Discharge	Silver Lining (40 Points) Furious Discharge gains a new ability: Periodically unleashes a Lightning Strike, dealing AoE Electro DMG, gaining an Elemental Mastery increase that last 10s based on the number of opponents hit.
Furious Discharge	Jolt (20 Points) Upgrades Furious Discharge's Basic Attack to hita an additional 1 targets.
Furious Discharge	Vengeance (20 Points) Upgrades Furious Discharge's Basic Attack to gain stacks of the Silent Thunder effect, allowing it to imprison opponents at the cost of clearing Silent Thunder for 1s after gaining 10 stacks.
Furious Discharge	Bombardier (20 Points) When Veneficus Mechanici trigger Overloaded and Electro-Charged, Overloaded and Electro-Charged DMG is increased.
Furious Discharge	Thunder-charred (10 Points) Upgrades Furious Discharge's ATK and detection range, allowing it to hit opponents from further away.
Furious Discharge	Stoic Thunder (10 Points) Upgrades Furious Discharge's ATK and ATK SPD.
Crack Shot	Crumbling (40 Points) Upgrades Crack Shot's Basic Attack to trigger an explosion on hit that deals AoE DMG.
Crack Shot	Rolling Thunder (40 Points) Upgrades Crack Shot. Basic Attack is changed to a Chaos Cluster that pursues opponents and deals AoE DMG on hit. Chaos Cluster increases in Movement SPD, size, and DMG over time. Every 0.5s after firing, the Chaos Cluster gains 1 stack of Supernova, which increases the cluster's DMG. Stacks up to 6 times.
Crack Shot	Bullseye (20 Points) Upgrades Crack Shot's Basic Attacks to become stronger over time as they are in flight. Arrows fired by Crack Shot's Basic Attack gain 1 stack of Precision Strike per 0.1s they are in flight. Precision Strike boosts arrow DMG on hit. Max 10 stacks.
Crack Shot	Arbalest (20 Points) Greatly upgrades Crack Shot's detection range, allowing it to attack opponents from further away.
Crack Shot	Siege (20 Points) When Veneficus Mechanici trigger Superconduct, they will decrease opponents' Physical RES for 12s.
Crack Shot	Fusillade (10 Points) Upgrades Crack Shot's ATK and ATK SPD.
Crack Shot	Long Arm (10 Points) Upgrades Crack Shot's ATK SPD and detection range, allowing it to hit opponents from further away.
Tandem Mine	Continuous Carnage (40 Points) Upgrades Tandem Mine such that it will not be automatically destroyed after an explosion, but enter a state of self-repair. Self-repair takes 7s, and function will be restored once complete.
Tandem Mine	Faint Thunder (20 Points) Upgrades Tandem Mine such that it will refund 20 Veneficus Points after it explodes.
Tandem Mine	Culling (10 Points) Upgrades Tandem Mine to deal Bonus DMG to opponents with HP above 50%.
Binding	Chains (40 Points) Upgrades Binding's imprisonment effect, allowing it to imprison all opponents within a set AoE.
Binding	Constancy (40 Points) Upgrades Binding such that it will not be automatically destroyed after an explosion, but enter a state of self-repair. Self-repair takes 7s, and function will be restored on complete.
Binding	Shackles (20 Points) Upgrades Binding, causing its imprisonment time to be extended by 2s.
Binding	Brambles (20 Points) Upgrades Binding, causing opponents imprisoned by it to take more DMG.
Binding	Hidden Sting (10 Points) Upgrades Binding, causing opponents imprisoned by it to take more DMG.
Banishment	Sustenance (40 Points) Upgrades Banishment, allowing it to take effect 4 more times before entering CD.
Banishment	Daze (20 Points) Decreases Movement SPD of opponents pushed back by Arcane Mechanicus: Banishment for 4s.

Mystic Sticks in Theater Mechanicus 2.6

Type	Mystic Stick, Cost, & Effects
Character Buffs	Boldness (10 Points) Increases all party members' ATK SPD, Movement SPD, and Gliding SPD by 25%, 25%, and 25%, respectively.
Character Buffs	Swiftness (10 Points) Reduces all party members' Elemental Skill CD by 35%.
Character Buffs	Deterrence (10 Points) Suppresses Clotting Ice and Clotting Ice (Extreme): Opponents near a character regenerate 100% less HP.
Other Buffs	Falling (10 Points) Reduces the shutdown CD of Adeptus Bridges by 12s.
Other Buffs	Continuation (10 Points) When defeating opponents by dropping them, the Veneficus Points obtained is increased by 100%.
Other Buffs	Arrow Shower (10 Points) Increases the maximum number of Crack Shots that can be constructed by 2.
Other Buffs	Reinforcement (10 Points) Increases the maximum number of Veneficus Mechanici that can be constructed by 1.
Other Buffs	Howling Tides (10 Points) Increases the maximum number of Rippling Reflections that can be constructed by 2.
Other Buffs	Grueling Battle (10 Points) Veneficus Mechanicus will Refund 80% of Veneficus Points when removed.
Other Buffs	Lightning Speed (10 Points) Increases the maximum number of Furious Discharge that can be constructed by 2.

Theater Mechanicus 2.6 Quest Guide

How to Complete the Starting Quest

Go to Ritou and look for Komata. Talking to Komata will give you a brief tutorial. Afterwards, finish the conversation to complete the quest and unlock the mini-game event.

Theater Mechanicus 2.6 Rewards

Total Event Rewards

All Rewards
Primogem x240	Hero's Wit x24	Mora x160,000
Guide to Transience x16	Guide to Elegance x16	Guide to Light x16
Mystic Enhancement Ore x24

Breakdown of Event Rewards

Challenge	Reward
Stage 1: Whither the Wind Wends Obtain a score of 1500 in Show of Force	Primogem x30 Hero's Wit x2 Guide to Transience x4
Stage 1: Whither the Wind Wends Obtain a score of 2500 in Show of Force	Mora x20,000 Hero's Wit x2 Guide to Elegance x4
Stage 1: Whither the Wind Wends Obtain a score of 1500 in Enter the Horde	Primogem x30 Hero's Wit x2 Guide to Light x4
Stage 1: Whither the Wind Wends Obtain a score of 2500 in Enter the Horde	Mora x20,000 Mystic Enhancement Ore x6
Stage 2: Slumber Spirit's Bridge Obtain a score of 1500 in Show of Force	Primogem x30 Hero's Wit x2 Guide to Transience x4
Stage 2: Slumber Spirit's Bridge Obtain a score of 2500 in Show of Force	Mora x20,000 Hero's Wit x2 Guide to Elegance x4
Stage 2: Slumber Spirit's Bridge Obtain a score of 1500 in Enter the Horde	Primogem x30 Hero's Wit x2 Guide to Light x4
Stage 2: Slumber Spirit's Bridge Obtain a score of 2500 in Enter the Horde	Mora x20,000 Mystic Enhancement Ore x6
Stage 3: Autumnal Resplendence Obtain a score of 1500 in Show of Force	Primogem x30 Hero's Wit x2 Guide to Transience x4
Stage 3: Autumnal Resplendence Obtain a score of 2500 in Show of Force	Mora x20,000 Hero's Wit x2 Guide to Elegance x4
Stage 3: Autumnal Resplendence Obtain a score of 1500 in Enter the Horde	Primogem x30 Hero's Wit x2 Guide to Light x4
Stage 3: Autumnal Resplendence Obtain a score of 2500 in Enter the Horde	Mora x20,000 Mystic Enhancement Ore x6
Stage 4: Springtide Advent Obtain a score of 1500 in Show of Force	Primogem x30 Hero's Wit x2 Guide to Transience x4
Stage 4: Springtide Advent Obtain a score of 2500 in Show of Force	Mora x20,000 Hero's Wit x2 Guide to Elegance x4
Stage 4: Springtide Advent Obtain a score of 1500 in Enter the Horde	Primogem x30 Hero's Wit x2 Guide to Light x4
Stage 4: Springtide Advent Obtain a score of 2500 in Enter the Horde	Mora x20,000 Mystic Enhancement Ore x6

Complete Day 4 to Get BP Reward

After completing Springtide Advent: Show of Force stage of Theater Mechanicus, you can claim the BEP amounting to 1,500 points to advance your BP Level!

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Hues of the Violet Garden Event Guide

Guides for Hues of the Violet Garden

Hues of the Violet Garden Event Guides
Moon & Stars Inscribe	Theater Mechanicus	Clash of Lone Blades
The Floral Courtyard	Kasen Quest Chain	Friendship in Writing

Hues of the Violet Garden Quest Guides

Legends of the Kasen Quest Chain Guides
True Tales of the Violet Garden: Act 1	True Tales of the Violet Garden: Act 2
True Tales of the Violet Garden: Act 3	True Tales of the Violet Garden: Act 4
Iridori Anecdotes Quest Chain Guides
Irodori Anecdotes Part I	Irodori Anecdotes Part II
Irodori Anecdotes Part III	Irodori Anecdotes Part IV

The Moon and Stars Inscribe Guides

Theater Mechanicus Stage Guides

Clash of Lone Blades Stage Guides

Clash of Lone Blades Stage Guides
1: Ookubo Sanzaemon	2: Yasuhiko Tarou
3: Mishima Michitoshi	4: Taroumaru

The Floral Courtyard Stage Guides

Hues of the Violet Garden Rewards

Event Exclusive Items
Orange Sakura Kurotobi Flower Vessel	Gold-Patterned Butterfly Wings Flower Vessel	Mountain Silhouettes Flower Vessel
Dawn Kogecha Flower Vessel	Rainbow Aster Recipe	Let's Go, Dodoco! Book
Statue of Her Excellency	Night Walk Red Kitsune Doll	''The Five Kasen'' Nishiki-e
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