Mona, Ganyu, and Ayaka Frozen Deck Build and How to Play

This is the International Freeze Deck build for Mona, Ganyu, and Kamisato Ayaka in Genshin Impact's Genius Invokation TCG. We have a list of all character and action cards for the International Freeze Deck and a guide on how to play the deck!

International Freeze Deck Build

List of Cards

Main Characters Cards
Mona				Ganyu				Kamisato Ayaka
Action Cards
Wine-Stained Tricorne ×1			Broken Rime's Echo ×1			Blizzard Strayer ×1			Heart of Depth ×1
Strategize ×2			The Bestest Travel Companion! ×2			Quick Knit ×1			When the Crane Returned ×2
Leave it to Me! ×2			Paimon ×1			Timmie ×1			Liben ×2
Liu Su ×2			Elemental Resonance: Woven Ice ×2			Dawn Winery ×2			Liyue Harbor Wharf ×2
Kanten Senmyou Blessing ×2			Prophecy of Submersion ×2			Sacrificial Sword ×1

International Freeze Deck How to Play

International Freeze Deck Explanation

Strengths and Weaknesses

How to Play

In terms of a usual team composition, Mona and Ganyu serve as fellow sub-DPS's, while Kamisato Ayaka serves as the main damage dealer, and the reason the Freeze loop can work. The idea is to keep switching the Active Character between Mona and any of the two Cryo Characters and use either their Skill or Burst to apply their respective Elements.

Ayaka in particular gets a Cryo-infused Normal Attack when she gets to be switched in as the Active Character, not needing to use her other two attacks just yet to apply Cryo.

Their playstyle is also reflected with their Action Cards, all supporting either Energy Recharge, card advantage, resource management, or the ability to switch Active Characters.

International Freeze Deck Combo Cards

Combo Card 1	Combo Card 2	Result
Mona	When the Crane Returned	- When the Crane Returned lets Mona switch out as the Active Character; swapping in Kamisato Ayaka lets her use her Kamisato Art: Senho Passive for easy Cryo application.
Mona	Quick Knit	- Mona's Mirror Reflection of Doom creates a Reflection Summon after use, which only lasts for 1 Round. Quick Knit lets the summon last for one round longer.
Ganyu	The Bestest Travel Companion!	- Ganyu has one of the highest-costing Elemental Skills in Genius Invokation in Frostflake Arrow; The Bestest Travel Companion! can help reach the 5 Cryo Elemental Dice needed to use it.

International Freeze Deck Best Used Against

List of NPCs

Marjorie

Wagner

Patton

As the primary strength of this Deck lies in disruption for the opponent, Marjorie, Wagner and Patton are currently the best opponents to face against in their respective Adventure Challenges. This is also a good way to be familiar with the Deck's playstyle, and see if any personal tweaks can be made to the player's liking.

Friendly Fracas

Collei

Barbara

Going up against Collei in a Friendly Fracas can be a surprisngly challenging opponent, especially as her Burning and Bloom Elemental Reactions can get out of control really fast. Stopping her from using her Dendro attacks via your own Freeze Elemental Reaction will make sure she cannot respond.

Barbara herself just so happens to be a weakspot that can be targeted by Cryo Character Cards. Her Let The Show Begin Elemental Skill applies Hydro to herself and to her standby characters. At that point, there is no need for Mona's attacks; Ganyu and Kamisato Ayaka can exploit this side effect to their advantage.

What does this Deck Counter?

The Frozen Deck counters action and long-term aggression. The constant application of the Freeze Elemental Reaction can immobilize the opponent's Character Cards in a form of stun-lock, should the player be able to constantly apply it in multiple, consecutive rounds.

How to Counter International Freeze Deck: How to Beat

Characters with Damage Reduction

Noelle

Ningguang

Stalling out the opponent can help out with the Frozen Deck's ability to constantly Freeze and deal damage. Mona herself has damage reduction built into her Elemental Skill. Meanwhile, the Geo characters Ningguang and Noelle are great choices to stay alive by making defense the best offense.

Deal Massive Damage At Once

Diluc

Chongyun

The best way to deal with this Deck's pesky playstyle is to defeat the Character Cards as soon as possible. Diluc and Chongyun are Character Cards that have two of the hardest-hitting Elemental Bursts, dealing damage 8 and 7 DMG of their respective elements. With certain Elemental Reactions, they can end up instantly killing a Character Card.

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