Duel different characters and NPCs to win rewards in the Genius Invokation Card Game of Genshin Impact. See all Player Locations, duel types, and how to start duels in this Genius Invokation guide!

Genius Invokation TCG
How to Play	Best Decks	Best Cards
All Challenges	Level Up Guide	PvP Guide

Open-World Player Locations

Mondstadt Player Locations

All Mondstadt Open World Matches

Mondstadt Challenges
Swan	Marjorie	Ellin	Timmie
Patton	Timaeus	Blanche	Wagner

All Player Locations in Mondstadt

Dragonspine Player Locations

All Dragonspine Open World Matches

Dragonspine Challenges
Stevens	Iris	Orban	Harris

All Player Locations in Dragonspine

Liyue Player Locations

Liyue Duels
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All Liyue Open World Matches

Liyue Challenges
Lan	Bu'yun	Tea Master Liu Su	Iron Tongue Tian
Uncle Tian	Shitou	Chef Mao	Jifang
Little Liu	Master Lu	Dongdong	Ms. Bai
Granny Ruoxin	Landa	Huai'an	Verr Goldet
Huangshan	Qingzhou

All Player Locations in Liyue

Inazuma Player Locations

All Inazuma Open World Matches

Inazuma Challenges
Kurisu	Karpillia	Kaede	Qiuyue
Ryouko	Tomoki	Ryuuji	Mikoshi Genichirou
Kuroda	Furuya Noboru

All Player Locations in Inazuma

Sumeru Player Locations

Sumeru Duels
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All Sumeru Open World Matches

Sumeru Challenges
Yunus	Yohanan	Rudaba	Nasrin
Kimiya	Feresht	Darina	Asfand
Amir	Ahangar	Taraneh	Sulaykha
Sheikh Zubayr	Sareh	Rama	Hushang
Farahnaz	Elham	Yuften	Maruf
Atiyah	Sania	Azalai	Fodil
Hawad	Baharak	Aybak	Maziar
Railah

All Player Locations in Sumeru

Fontaine Player Locations

Fontaine Duels
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All Fontaine Open World Matches

Fontaine Challenges
Rhemia	Lectoure	Eugenie	Rena
Paban	Hermosa	Everallin	Pruniere

All Player Locations in Fontaine

Players Found inside The Cat's Tail

Certain Players can show up inside The Cat's Tavern, through Character Invitations, Weekly Guest Challenges, Ascension Challenges, or Tavern Challenges!

List of Player Characters You Can Invite

Note that Diluc and Kaeya are automatically unlocked, Fischl and Sucrose are locked behind Player Level 3, while Cyno is locked behind Player Level 7. Everyone else can be unlocked at Player Level 2!

Character Invite Challenges
Qiqi	Albedo	Lisa	Wanderer
Dehya	Yaoyao	Baizhu	Dori
Nilou	Alhaitham	Gorou	Lynette
Lyney	Yelan	Layla	Yanfei
Candace	Kaedehara Kazuha	Amber	Venti
Nahida	Tartaglia	Hu Tao	Yae Miko
Xiao	Shenhe	Zhongli	Ei
Ayato	Tighnari	Arataki Itto	Kujou Sara
Kokomi	Eula	Klee	Beidou
Diluc	Diona	Jean	Keqing
Ganyu	Kaeya	Chongyun	Kamisato Ayaka
Barbara	Xingqiu	Mona	Xiangling
Bennett	Yoimiya	Razor	Cyno
Noelle	Collei	Ningguang	Fischl
Sucrose

List of Tavern Challenges

Tavern Challenges
Dvalin	Thunder Manifestation	Eremite Scorching Loremaster	Crimson Witch of Embers
Electro Hypostasis	Fatui Cryo Cicin Mage	Abyss Lector: Fathomless Flames	Rhodeia of Loch
Fatui Pyro Agent	Mirror Maiden	Stonehide Lawachurl	Maguu Kenki
Jadeplume Terrorshroom

List of Ascension Challenges

Ascension Challenges
Ascension Challenge 1	Ascension Challenge 2	Ascension Challenge 3	Ascension Challenge 4

What are Genius Invokation Duels?

Main Genius Invokation Gameplay

Duels are the main mechanic of the Genius Invokation TCG released in Version 3.3. After collecting cards and building your own deck, you can fight against NPCs decks to earn rewards, collect more cards, and level up!

Genius Invokation TCG Guide

All Genius Invokation Duel Types

How to Fight NPCs in Open World Matches

After completing the Beginner's Tutorial quest, players can find different NPCs in the open world who can be challenged to a Duel. You can use the Casket of Tomes to locate these Character Players on the map.

The higher your Player Level, the more Open World Matches you can unlock. Winning these matches and completing the objectives give you various rewards!

Open World Match Guide

How to Fight NPCs in Weekly Guest Challenges

Every week, a maximum of 4 different characters will be available at The Cat's Tail for Weekly Guest Challenges! These challenges will award Travelers with Player EXP and Coins once completed.

Weekly Guest Challenge Guide

How to Complete Ascension Challenges

After reaching certain Player Levels, you will be met with Ascension Challenges. The Player Level cap will not be raised until you complete the Ascension Challenge. Talk to Prince at The Cat's Tail to begin the challenge!

Ascension Challenge Guide

How to Complete Tavern Challenges

After reaching Player Level 3, Travelers can unlock Tavern Challenges. These are Adventure Challenges that can be accessed by talking to Prince at The Cat's Tail and starting a Tavern Card Challenge.

Tavern Challenge Guide

How to Duel Against Playable Characters

Use the Invitation Board inside The Cat's Tavern to invite playable characters like Diluc or Fischl to a duel! To invite a character on the Player List for the first time, you must send them a Match Invitation Letter.

Character Invitations Guide

How to Duel Against Other Players

After reaching Player Level 4, players can also challenge other players to a Co-Op match! You can invite a teammate or match with a random player to fight in a no-stakes duel for fun!

PvP Unlock Guide and Co-Op Board

Other Co-Op Boards

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

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Genius Invokation TCG Guide

Genius Invokation Gameplay Guides

Genius Invokation Gameplay Guides
Beginner's Tutorial Quest	Player Level Up Guide
List of Cards	List of NPC Duels
Card Elemental Reactions	Basics of Elemental Dice
PvP Guide & Co-Op Board	TCG Player's Manual
List of Card Backs	Heated Battle Mode
The Forge Realm's Temper	Arena of Champions

Latest News and Info

Latest News & Game Info