How to Beat Timaeus in a Genius Invokation Duel

Challenge Timaeus to a Genius Invokation Duel in Genshin Impact. See where to find Timaeus, how to beat Timaeus, recommended deck, and all rewards here!

Timaeus Location

Where to Find Timaeus

Find Timaeus in the Mondstadt Crafting Bench, Mondstadt

Timaeus can be fought in an Open World Match, which means you have to go to the Mondstadt Crafting Bench in Mondstadt in order to find and talk to them.

Likely to Show up in Weekly Guest Challenges

Timaeus is also likely to show up as one of the Weekly Guest Challenges at The Cat's Tail tavern!

How to Unlock Timaeus TCG Battle

Unlocks at Player Level 2

Available After Reaching Player Level 2

Timaeus is one of the Open World Matches that become available after reaching Player Level 2.

How to Increase Player Level

How to Beat Timaeus in Genius Invokation

Best Deck Against Timaeus

Recommended Character Cards

Main Character Cards
Diluc	Kaeya	Sucrose

How to Beat Timaeus' Adventure Challenge

Use Swirl and Melt to Deal More Damage

Timaeus can be defeated with just the Starter Deck, using Kaeya and Sucrose to Swirl Cryo to the enemies, and then using Diluc to apply Melt Damage!

Use an Artifact Card

To get all of the rewards in this challenge, you must equip one of your Character Cards with an Artifact Card. The Timaeus Support card allows you to spend one energy less in using Artifact Cards

Switch Characters to Destroy Cryo Shield

When the current active enemy character is the Ice Shieldwall Mitachurl and its shield is activated, switch to another character other than Kaeya to pass through its shield with elemental attacks.
Starter Deck Build and How to Play

Timaeus Information

Genius Invokation Duel Information

Timaeus
Challenge Type	Open World Match
Special Rule	Your Support Zone starts with 1 "Timaeus" card.

Hmm, uh, so, just as you were making your trek down the narrow mountain paths of Dragonspine, you suddenly encountered a Mitachurl wielding a huge icy shield... You know what, the story isn't important. Just start the fight already!

Timaeus's TCG Deck

Timaeus's Character Cards

Main Character Cards
Cryo Hilichurl Shooter	Ice Shieldwall Mitachurl	Blazing Axe Mitachurl

Duel Objectives and Rewards

All Objectives and Rewards

Objective	Rewards
Achieve victory	Player EXP x120 Lucky Coin x100
Play 1 Artifact Equipment Card	Lucky Coin x200
Achieve victory within 5 rounds	Lucky Coin x200 Timaeus Card x1

Genshin Impact Related Guides

TCG Character and NPC List

List of Open World Match Duels

List of Open World Match Duels
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Rama	Sareh	Sheikh Zubayr	Sulaykha
Taraneh	Ahangar	Amir	Asfand
Darina	Feresht	Kimiya	Nasrin
Rudaba	Yohanan	Yunus	Furuya Noboru
Kuroda	Mikoshi Genichirou	Ryuuji	Tomoki
Ryouko	Qiuyue	Kaede	Karpillia
Kurisu	Jifang	Chef Mao	Shitou
Uncle Tian	Iron Tongue Tian	Tea Master Liu Su	Bu'yun
Lan	Wagner	Blanche	Timaeus
Patton	Timmie	Ellin	Marjorie
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Duel Types and Location Guides

All Duel Types and Guides
Co-Op Matches	Weekly Guest Challenges
Character Invitations	Ascension Challenges
Tavern Challenges	Open World Matches

Genius Invokation Gameplay Guide

Genius Invokation TCG Guide