Surfpiercer Guide for the Waverider Event in 2.8

Surfpiercer is a Waverider Event in the Summertime Odyssey Event in Genshin Impact. Check out all the Surfpiercer Challenges and how to beat them, and all the rewards here!

Surfpiercer Event Information

Part of the Summertime Odyssey Event

Unlock Date	July 15, 2022
Event Rewards

Surpiercer is a sub event that is part of the Summertime Odyssey Event. Here, you'll need to complete Waverider Challenges to get Primogem Rewards and more!

Summertime Odyssey Event Guide

How to Unlock Surfpiercer

To unlock the Surfpiercer Event, you need to complete The Golden Apple Vacation Returns! Event Quest!

The Golden Apple Vacation Returns! Guide

Surfpiercer Event Challenges

All Surfpiercer Waverider Challenges

All Surfpiercer Waverider Challenges
Surfpiercer 1	Surfpiercer 2
Surfpiercer 3	Surfpiercer 4
Surfpiercer 5	Surfpiercer 6

Challenge Level Unlocks Everyday

Surfpiercer has six levels, and these levels unlock each day until the sixth challenge is available!

Surfpiercer I Challenge Guide

Waverider Challenge 1 Location and Challenge Route

Location	Minacious Isle, Golden Apple Archipelago

How to Finish the Challenge within 140s

Collect All Piercer's Drive Orbs

To charge up your waverider properly, use the Coalesce Ability as soon as you see any of the green orbs that indicates the Piercer's Drive!

Speed Through Everything

There aren't many obstacles in the challenge, so it's best to focus on collecting Piercer's Drive to power up your Surfpiercer's Surge and completing the challenge as fast as possible!

Surfpiercer II Challenge Guide

Waverider Challenge 2 Location and Challenge Route

Location	Minacious Isle, Golden Apple Archipelago

How to Finish the Challenge within 140s

Burst Through Obstacles

You need to collect as many Piercer's Drive as possible to max out your Surfpiercer's Surge stacks, so you can burst through the obstacles!

Avoid Seaborne Ruins in the Race Track

There are large ruins in the area! Navigate your waverider away to avoid getting stuck in those ruins, and use the Coalesce ability to grab any Piercer's Drive near it.

Glide Up The Upper Edge of the Wind Rings

Once you're in the gliding section of the challenge, the wind current will raise you up higher than the wind rings.

Your character needs to be positioned above the wind rings as you glide it up, or else you won't be able to catch the last wind ring that will lead you to the finish line!

Surfpiercer III Challenge Guide

Waverider Challenge 3 Location and Challenge Route

Location	Minacious Isle, Golden Apple Archipelago

How to Finish the Challenge within 140s

Hot Air Balloons and Transport Balloons

The challenge is filled with Hot Air Balloons and Transport Balloons! You need to burst through the Hot Air Balloons with Surfpiercer's Surge and avoid the Transport Balloons in order to complete the challenge fast.

Avoid Reefs in the Challenge

There are reefs that connect to floating platforms that you need to pass through. Navigate your waverider to avoid the both the reefs and the large floating platforms!

Use Surfpiercer's Surge Immediately

This challenge will not give you the opportunity to collect more Piercer's Drive (green orbs) so as soon as the Surge is ready with one stack, use it to burst through Hot Air Balloons and obstacles!

Surfpiercer IV Challenge Guide

Waverider Challenge 4 Location and Challenge Route

Location	Broken Isle, Golden Apple Archipelago

How to Finish the Challenge within 140s

Watch Out for Dusty Balloons!

The challenge not only has air balloons, it also features dusty balloons mixed in with the Piercer's Drive (green orbs)!

These dusty balloons will obscure your vision as you sail, so it's best to avoid them and use the Coalesce ability to get the Piercer's Drive.

Observe Transportation Balloon Movement

Transportation Balloons cannot be destroyed, they also move sideways, and up and down during the challenge. There's a part where you need to zigzag around the area to avoid them and get the Piercer's Drive.

There's also this long track where they just go up and down, you need to choose a side then stick to it and use the Coalesce ability to get any Piercer's Drive orbs.

Keep Two Stacks in the Surfpiercer's Surge

The track stretches long in this challenge, to cover more distance you need to use your Surfpiercer's Surge even when there's no barrier or hot air balloon in front of you.

To efficiently do this, keep one or two stacks loaded in Surfpiercer's Surge to avoid not being able to burst through barriers even when you speed up.

Surfpiercer V Challenge Guide

Waverider Challenge 5 Location and Challenge Route

Location	Twinning Isle, Golden Apple Archipelago

How to Finish the Challenge within 140s

Keep One Surge Ready

While you also need to cover more distance here, there are also many barriers that you can pass through! Keep one surge for those many barriers.

Moving Dusty Balloons

There are also moving Dusty Balloons in this challenge that will prove hard to pass by without getting your vision blocked! You can either navigate to the side of the balloons, or you can time it to pass by one of the gaps.

Surfpiercer VI Challenge Guide

Waverider Challenge 6 Location and Challenge Route

Location	Twinning Isle, Golden Apple Archipelago

How to Finish the Challenge within 100s

Choose the Fastest Route

During Stage 6, you can take multiple courses! You need to choose a path that lets you burst through fast with the Surfpiercer's Surge. For the first part, that's the path avoiding the barrier with a bridge on top.

Avoid the Route with a Transport Balloon

There will be two choices almost every route in the challenge. One of them is to either choose to go the route with a transport balloon or burst through a barrier.

Choose the barrier as the balloon will lead you to a sea of whirlpools!

Head Over the Barrier

Near the last part once you encounter the image above, you need to choose the barrier course, this will lead you directly towards the finish line!

How to Play Surfpiercer

Use the Waverider to Traverse the Seas

During the event, you need to use the Waverider to sail through the challenges! Check out the Waverider Guide for a quick guide on how it works:

Waverider Boat Guide

Always Align Your Waverider

To make the challenge smoother, always align your waverider to the wispy line by the challenge button. It points to the direction where the challenge will generally go!

You navigate your waverider to align to that line, or you can start the challenge then click on the challenge again button! If you do that, you will respawn on the water with your waverider will be aligned correctly.

Pass Through Golden Track Banners

You need to navigate your Waverider to pass through Golden Track Banners, which would indicate your current progress in the racetracks!

Different Waverider Controls

The controls for the Waverider are different during the Surfpiercer Challenges. Instead of being able to shoot obstacles, you can collect green orbs via the Coalesce Ability and Burst through obstacles via the Surfpiercers Surge!

Collect Piercer's Drive to Power Up

The green energy orbs are called the Pierce's Drive, which will give the Surfpiercer's Surge a stack once you collect enough of it! Collecting Piercer's Drive will stack up to three times.

Burst Through Obstacles with Surfpiercer's Surge!

You can use Surfipiercer's Surge to burst through obstacles like small and large composite obstacles, fences, small hot air balloons, and small floating towers!

Keep in mind that it can't burst through all heavier or larger obstacles like large floating towers, large transport balloons, reefs, and seaborne ruins.

Finish As Fast As Possible

The time above is not a time limit, but rather it counts how long you've been doing the challenge. Always aim to finish within 140 seconds or 2 minutes and 20 seconds!

Surfpiercer Event Rewards

Total Surfpiercer Rewards

All Surfpiercer Rewards
Primogem x180	Mora x360000	Hero's Wit x24
Mystic Enhancement Ore x24

Breakdown Surfpiercer Rewards

Stage & Objectives	Rewards
Surfpiercer I • Complete the challenge within 140s • Use Surfpiercer's Surge 1 time(s) • Use Coalesce 3 time(s)	Primogem x30 Mora x60000 Hero's Wit x4 Mystic Enhancement Ore x4
Surfpiercer II • Complete the challenge within 260s • Complete the challenge within 140s • Destroy 2 obstacles	Primogem x30 Mora x60000 Hero's Wit x4 Mystic Enhancement Ore x4
Surfpiercer III • Complete the challenge within 260s • Complete the challenge within 140s • Use Surfpiercer's Surge 4 time(s)	Primogem x30 Mora x60000 Hero's Wit x4 Mystic Enhancement Ore x4
Surfpiercer IV • Complete the challenge within 260s • Complete the challenge within 140s • Use Surfpiercer's Surge 4 time(s)	Primogem x30 Mora x60000 Hero's Wit x4 Mystic Enhancement Ore x4
Surfpiercer V • Complete the challenge within 260s • Complete the challenge within 140s • Destroy 4 obstacles	Primogem x30 Mora x60000 Hero's Wit x4 Mystic Enhancement Ore x4
Surfpiercer VI • Complete the challenge within 140s • Complete the challenge within 100s • Destroy 6 obstacles	Primogem x30 Mora x60000 Hero's Wit x4 Mystic Enhancement Ore x4

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Summertime Odyssey Event Guide

Summertime Odyssey Phantom Realm

Phantom Realm Guides
Misty Hills, Foggy Vales	The Islands' Stirring Strings
Immernachtreich Keep	Temple of the Star Latitudes

Summertime Odyssey Quest Guides

Summertime Odyssey Main Event Quests
The Golden Apple Vacation Returns!	As the Courtyard in Spring Once Appeared Treasure Chests Guide
Blazin' Trails Treasure Chests Guide	Immernachtreich Apokalypse Treasure Chests Guide
The Ancient Azure Stars Treasure Chests Guide	Like Rhyme and Song, the Summer Reverie

Other Summertime Odyssey Guides

Summertime Odyssey Guides
Surfpiercer Event Guide	All Character Locations

2.8 Archipelago Puzzle Guides

2.8 Pudding Isle Puzzles
Pressure Plate Puzzle	Three Seelie Puzzle
Time Trial Puzzle	Relay Stone Puzzle
Fire Totem Puzzle	Electro Totem Puzzle
Anemo Totem Puzzle	Geo Totem Puzzle
2.8 Broken Isle Puzzles
Broken Isle Animals	Broken Isle Pyro Monuments
Clear the Water Veins	3 Precious Chests
Broken Isle Conch	Melodic Harps Pedals
2.8 Twinning Isle Puzzles
Nightwatch Contracts	Night Raven Puzzles
Save Leon
2.8 Minacious Isle Puzzles
Starlight Coalescence	Torch Puzzles
Domain Astral Puzzles	Island Astral Puzzles
Elemental Totem Puzzles

Other 2.8 Golden Apple Archipelago Guides

2.8 Archipelago Quest Guides

Summertime Odyssey Main Quest Guides
The Golden Apple Vacation Returns!			As the Courtyard in Spring Once Appeared
Blazin' Trails			Immernachtreich Apokalypse
The Ancient Azure Stars			Like Rhyme and Song, the Summer Reverie
Limited-Time World Quest Guides
Bake-Danuki Wanderlust			Treasure Voyage
The Final Treasure			The Misplaced Photo
A Misplaced Conch			The Discarded Insignia
Drama Phantasmagoria Quest Series
Prologue		Interludes		Finale
The Treasure of the Four Skerries Quest Guides
Treasure Clue: Minacious Isle			Treasure Clue: Broken Isle
Treasure Clue: Twinning Isle			Treasure Clue: Pudding Isle
Where the Treasure Dwells
Thus Was the Work Done in Vain Quest Guides
Secret Chamber			Ruins on the Ocean Surface
Lake Island Notes			Hints & Sweet Madame
Sea Salt-Crusted Key

2.8 Archipelago Map Features

2.8 Archipelago Map Features
Phantasmal Conches	Old Insignia Item
Silver Pocket Watch Item	Misplaced Conch Item
Broken Isle Drum	Minacious Isle Star Platform
Pudding Isle Maple Tree	Waypoint Locations
Cloudleisure Steps
Fatui in the Archipelago
Broken Isle Mirror Maiden	Broken Isle Hydrogunner
Minacious Isle Electrohammer	Starting Area Geochanter
All Fatui Locations

Golden Apple Archipelago 2.8 Rerun Guide

All Genshin Impact Events

List of Events