How to Unlock City of Gold Artifact Domain and Location

City of Gold is the Artifact Domain released in Genshin Impact 3.3 that features the Flower of Paradise Lost and Desert Pavilion Chronicle sets. See where to find the Sumeru Artifact Domain, details on the domain, rewards, and best characters to use here!

How to Unlock City of Gold

City of Gold Location

Head to the Khaj-Nisut, the upper left area of the Sumeru Desert, and glide down to the bottom most area to get to the domain. Just like the other domains, first-time unlocking the City of Gold will reward you 5 Primogems.
Sumeru Region Map Guide

AR and Unlock Requirements

To challenge the City of Gold, you must first complete the Archon Quest Prologue: Act III ''Song of the Dragon and Freedom'', and reach AR 30.

Prologue: Act 3 Quest Guide

City of Gold Information

Sumeru Artifact Domain Details

Domain Type	Challenge (Artifacts)
Resin Cost	Original Resin x20 or Condensed Resin x1
Unique Rewards
Enemies
Domain Description	Lost and abandoned for centuries, the ruins of this city have become a resting place for paltry beings. Should you manage to sweep away the monsters inside like a gust of desert wind, you might just find yourself a few rare artifacts.

City of Gold Ley Line Disorders

City of Gold Domain Fight Walkthrough

Best Elements to Use in City of Gold

Best
Bad	No Bad Elements

Best Characters to Use in City of Gold

Character	Reasons to Use
Wanderer	• Can target enemies from a distance. • Deal Swirls to elemental enemies.
Xiao	• Benefits a lot from the Anemo DMG Bonus. • High Plunging Attack DMG that can easily defeat mobs.
Jean	• Can deal DMG and provide healing through her Elemental Burst.
Venti	• Can gather enemies with his Elemental Burst.
Sucrose	• Great character for setting up Hydro-related Elemental Reactions.
Heizou	• Can gather enemies to a single area. • Elemental Mastery increases Swirl DMG.

Recommended Characters by Role

Sub-DPS
Support

Tips for Beating City of Gold

Focus on Dealing Anemo DMG

Anemo Characters will have the easiest time challenging this domain as long as they trigger Swirls. You can easily Swirl elements to deal additional damage as the enemies here are already affected by different elements.
See Character Tier List

Defeat the City of Gold in Co-Op Mode

Are you missing specific characters, or have you not built a full party yet? Teaming up with others from our Co-Op boards is a great way to quickly beat the City of Gold and other domains!

Genshin Co-Op Boards
Friend Request Board	Co-Op Board	Supporting Cast Board

City of Gold Enemies

Enemies in City of Gold Levels

Lv.	City of Gold Enemies
1	Hydro Slime Pyro Slime Stretchy Pyro Fungus Cryo Slime Large Electro Slime
2	Large Pyro Slime Cryo Slime Pyro Slime Whirling Electro Fungus Winged Cryoshroom
3	Grounded Geoshroom Large Pyro Slime Large Hydro Slime Grounded Hydroshroom
4	Grounded Hydroshroom Large Hydro Slime Grounded Geoshroom Winged Cryoshroom

City of Gold Rewards

Artifacts, Drop Rates, and Guarantee

All City of Gold Artifacts
Desert Pavilion Chronicle Set	Flower of Paradise Lost Set

City of Gold Drop Rates

5★ Artifacts are only guaranteed at the highest level of an Artifact Domain. This means that you will always get at least one 5★ Artifact after completing a Domain's highest level.

Other Domain Drops Per Level

Lv.	AR EXP	Mora	Friendship
1	100	1850	15
2	100	2025	20
3	100	2200	20
4	100	2525	20

Recommended Characters for City of Gold Artifacts

Drop	Best Characters to Use the Artifact

Desert Pavilion Chronicle specializes in boosting Anemo Normal Attack DMG, perfect for the Main DPS Role! The Flower of Paradise Lost on the other hand boosts Dendro Core Bloom DMG when the user triggers Bloom, Hyperbloom, or Burgeon.

Best Artifact Builds and Set Bonuses

City of Gold Release Date

Sumeru Artifact Domain Release Date

Genshin Impact Version 3.3
Release Date	December 07, 2022

The City of Gold Artifact Domain was released in December 7, 2022 in Version 3.3. It was also announced in the 3.3 Livestream!
Version 3.3 Release Date and Patch Notes

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