Imaginarium Theater Guide (Version 5.0)

Imaginarium Theater is a combat endgame mode in Genshin Impact, released on July 1, 2024. See the overview for Season 3 in Version 5.0, how to play Imaginarium Theater, release date, unlock requirements, and rewards in this guide!

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Imaginarium Theater 5.0 Guide

Imaginarium Theater Schedule

Season 3 of Imaginarium Theater 5.0 lasts for a month from September 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024.

5.0 Season 2 Details for September 2024

Full Guide to Season 3

For the full in-depth guide and tips for Season 2, check out the page below!

Season 3 Guide

Imaginarium Theater Element Requirements

Elemental Requirement
Pyro	Hydro	Dendro

The Elements for Season 2 of Imaginarium Theater are Pyro, Hydro, and Dendro. Aside from Special Guests, only characters with these elements can be used to challenge the Theater during this season!

Opening Characters and Special Guests

Opening Characters
Xiangling	Dehya	Candace
Yaoyao	Emilie	Mualani
Special Guests
Kazuha	Raiden	Clorinde
Kachina

Opening Characters are required to be used, while Special Guests are additional options for the Supporting Cast.

If you don't own the Opening Character, or it doesn't meet the requirements, a Trial version is provided! For Special Guest Stars, you may only use what you already own. If you don't own any of the Special Guest Stars, a trial won't be provided for you - you just won't be able to use them.

Fantastical Blessing

Fantastical Blessings are applied to Opening Characters in Imaginarium Theater as well as throughout the rest of the game!

All Challenge Difficulties and Boss Enemies

	Boss Enemies
Easy Mode	Act 3: Perpetual Mechanical Array (lvl. 80)
Normal Mode	Act 3: Perpetual Mechanical Array (lvl. 85) Act 6: Maguu Kenki (x3) • Lone Gale (lvl. 90) • Galloping Frost(lvl. 90) • Mask of Terror(lvl. 90)
Hard Mode	Act 3: Perpetual Mechanical Array (lvl. 85) Act 6: Maguu Kenki (x3) • Lone Gale (lvl. 90) • Galloping Frost(lvl. 90) • Mask of Terror(lvl. 90) Act 8: Primordial Bathysmal Vishap (lvl. 95)
Visionary Mode	Act 3: Perpetual Mechanical Array (lvl. 90) Act 6: Maguu Kenki (x3) • Lone Gale (lvl. 92) • Galloping Frost(lvl. 92) • Mask of Terror(lvl. 92) Act 8: Primordial Bathysmal Vishap (lvl. 95) Act 10: Iniquitous Baptist (lvl. 100)

Specific Acts have fixed Boss Enemies that serve as Villains in the story. These Boss stages have different levels and objectives depending on the difficulty.

From Version 5.0, a new difficulty called the Visionary Mode is added. It features higher level enemies and two new Acts to finish - with an additional final boss in Act 10!

How to Play Imaginarium Theater

Select Challenges in Performance Prep

Challenges are displayed in the Performance Prep menu, where there are three difficulty levels; Easy Mode, Normal Mode, and Hard Mode. There are 3/6/8 combat performances or Acts for each corresponding difficulty level and their own specific requirements.

Different Requirements Every Season

Similar to the Abyssal Moons of the Spiral Abyss, these requirements and restrictions change every time the event enters a new season.

Borrow or Lend Supporting Cast Characters

Travelers can designate up to seven of their own characters as Supporting Cast, meaning their friends can borrow these characters and use them when challenging the Imaginarium Theater.

These characters need to meet the existing challenge requirements and can be used up to 15 times each season! However, for each challenge, only one Supporting Character can be chosen at a time.

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

Designated Opening Characters for the Principal Cast

When challenging Imaginarium Theater, players are only allowed to use specific Opening Characters for the Principal Cast. They can choose to use either their own characters or Trial characters provided in the challenge.

Opening Characters Gain Fantastical Blessings Buff

The six designated characters for the Principal Cast will gain Fantastical Blessings, or specific buffs. These buffs will be in effect both inside and outside Imaginarium Theater and will last until the end of that challenge period!

If you own the characters featured in the Principal Cast, the buff will be applied to them at all times during the season that they are featured.

Select Eight Alternate Cast Characters

Travelers are required to select atleast 8 to 22 characters that act as Alternate Cast members depending on the difficulty, which can include up to one Supporting Cast. The Alternate Cast Members must also fit the elemental requirements of the current Imaginarium Theater cycle, with exceptions of the Special Guest Stars.

Once you start the challenge, you get a chance to add characters to your Principal Cast after each battle, or through Companion Events.

Select Special Guest Characters

Amongst the choices for an Alternate Cast, there will be special guest characters that do not need to meet the challenge requirements. You must own these special guest characters to be able to use them.

Characters Lose Vigor Throughout the Challenge

Another quirk of the Imaginarium Theater is its own Vigor System, which provides two stacks of Vigor for each character. Vigor Stacks deplete every battle, and a character can no longer fight once it is fully depleted.

This means you have to carefully think of your rotation in relation to how much Vigor stacks you have left, as opposed to Abyss where your rotation is tied to your team's overall combo, and elemental reaction!

Use Fantasia Flowers to Trigger Special Events

For every act, you can choose between different events. Fantasia Flowers can be used to either select Companion Events, Wondrous Boons, or Mystery Cache. After completing one of these events, you will be brought back to the event selection screen.

Chance for External Audience Support

There is also a chance of randomly getting External Audience Support, which can range from getting Fantasia Flowers or upgrading a Wondrous Boon that you have.

Complete a Battle Event to Finish the Act

Players can only complete an act after completing a Battle Event. You can see previews of the enemies and objectives before choosing a Battle Event! Only Battle Events can reward Fantasia Flowers.

Talk to Companions Between Acts

When you complete an Act, you can walk around the theater lobby before continuing the performance. The lobby will have the characters you most recently used, and you can have a chat with them!

Restart or Rewind A Performance

Players are given the option to Restart or Rewind their Performance should they fail to complete the objectives. Restart lets you attempt the same Battle event in the current Act, while Rewind will bring you to the Act after the last Boss fight you have completed!

Rewind Goes Back to the Last Checkpoint

If you decided to Rewind at Act 5, for example, you will be brought to the start of Act 4, just after completing Act 3. Your characters, Vigor, and Fantasia Flowers will also be reset to how they were at the end of Act 3.

Collect Rewards After the Performance

You can collect Performance Tour Rewards after completing all the Acts in an Imaginarium Theater Performance. You can also forcibly End the Performance by going to the Performance Details section in an ongoing Challenge.

All Imaginarium Theater Event Types

Battle Event

Battle Events come in several types, but all of them require defeating enemies in a fearsome battle. Completing a Battle Event will end the current Act and allow you to proceed to the next one.

Companion Event

Companion Events let you add a character to your current Cast of Characters, which means you can use them on your team for Battle events! You can only choose companions from the Alternate Cast Characters you had set at the start of the challenge.

Mystery Cache

Mystery Cache allows you to choose between two event cards that can have special effects on the other Events you may encounter, in exchange for a certain amount of Fantasia Flowers.

Wondrous Boon

The Wondrous Boon Event let you choose between a number of randomized Wondrous Boon cards that can give buffs within the Challenge. These buffs often come with certain conditions required to activate them.

Reaction-Buffing Events

For the reactions that will be present based on the elements featured in the current Imaginarium Theater challenge, events that aim to buff on the reactions will show up regularly. They aim to provide additional damage and increase the efficacy of the reaction.

These events are either Origin, Evolution, or Divergence.

Origin events will always show up first as they will dictate the baseline of the reaction buff. This will just straight away improve the overall performance of the reaction involved.

Evolution and Divergence events will randomly show up after an Origin event has already been taken for that specific reaction. The choice between changing the buff effect or strengthening the current buff's effect depends on you.

What is Imaginarium Theater?

New Permanent Combat Event

Imaginarium Theater is a permanent event where Travelers get to challenge different combat stages with characters that meet specific requirements, such as Elemental Types and character levels!

Spiral Abyss-like Endgame Content

Imaginarium Theater is the newest Spiral Abyss-like endgame content with its own combat style and requirements. Similar to Spiral Abyss, features various stages known as Acts, that refresh after a set period of time.

Spiral Abyss Guide

Alternating Schedule with Spiral Abyss

After Version 4.7, Imaginarium Theater will have an alternating schedule with Spiral Abyss. Both gameplay modes will be available for one month each time.

When Did Imaginarium Theater Release?

Release Date is July 1, 2024

Imaginarium Theater officially released on July 1, 2024 during the second half of Version 4.7. Its first iteration will replace the Spiral Abyss reset for the first half of the month.

Version 4.7 Release Date & Patch Notes

How to Unlock Imaginarium Theater

Unlock the Secret Library in Mondstadt at Adventure Rank 35

Players can unlock the Imaginarium Theater after reaching Adventure Rank 35 and completing Unbegun, Unending Story. This theater is located in a secret library in Mondstadt. A mysterious mage left the Concierge, Wolfy, as its caretaker.

Unbegun, Unending Story Quest Guide

Interact with the Fantasia Tome

After unlocking the secret library, players just need to interact with the Fantasia Tome book found in the library to start the challenge.

Unlock Envisaged Echoes Through the Painting

You can also unlock the Envisaged Echoes challenges through the painting found in the secret library! These echoes are separate from the main Imaginarium Theater gameplay and was introduced in Version 4.8.

Envisaged Echoes Guide

Imaginarium Theater Rewards

All Performance Tour Rewards

Level	Per Season
1	Primogem x60 Mora x50,000 Teachings of Contention x6 Guide to Contention x3
2	Primogem x60 Mora x50,000 Teachings of Kindling x6 Guide to Kindling x3
3	Primogem x100 Mora x50,000 Toy Medal x1 Sanctifying Essence x5
4	Primogem x60 Mora x50,000 Teachings of Conflict x6 Guide to Conflict x3
5	Primogem x60 Mora x50,000 Teachings of Contention x6 Guide to Contention x3
6	Primogem x100 Mora x50,000 Toy Medal x1 Sanctifying Essence x5
7	Primogem x60 Mora x50,000 Teachings of Kindling x6 Guide to Kindling x3
8	Primogem x120 Mora x50,000 Toy Medal x1 Sanctifying Essence x5
9	Primogem x60 Mora x50,000 Teachings of Conflict x6 Guide to Conflict x3
10	Primogem x120 Mora x50,000 Sanctifying Unction x10 Sanctifying Essence x5

Rewards Refresh Every Season

After completing challenges and finalizing Performance Results, players can collect Performance Tour Rewards for every level they clear!

To collect all of the Performance Tour rewards, you have to complete all acts in Hard Mode. These rewards reset every Season.

Debut Performance Gifts for First Clears

Level	Per Season
1	Primogem x100 Mora x80,000 Hero's Wit x5
2	Primogem x100 Mora x80,000 Hero's Wit x5
3	Primogem x200 Mora x80,000 Hero's Wit x5 Fragile Resin x2
4	Primogem x100 Mora x80,000 Hero's Wit x5
5	Primogem x100 Mora x80,000 Hero's Wit x5
6	Primogem x200 Mora x80,000 Hero's Wit x5 Midlander Billet Trove x1
7	Primogem x100 Mora x80,000 Hero's Wit x5
8	Primogem x200 Mora x80,000 Hero's Wit x5 Fragile Resin x2
9	Primogem x150 Mora x80,000 Hero's Wit x5
10	Primogem x250 Mora x80,000 Hero's Wit x5 Crown of Insight x1

Debut Performance Gifts are given to players the first time they complete an Act. These rewards will not refresh and can only be claimed once.

Performance Medal Rewards for Each Level

Players can obtain Performance Medals from completing Star Challenges, depending on the difficulty level of the overall challenge. These medals can be displayed on their in-game profile.

Earn Toy Medals to Exchange for Thespian Tricks

Travelers can also earn Toy Medals from challenging the Imaginarium Theater, which they can then use to get unique character poses from the Concierge, Wolfy!

Thespian Tricks Guide

Use the Unique Character Poses in Picture-Taking

These poses can be used when taking in-game photos! More character poses will be added to Wolfy's shop whenever Imaginarium Theater is updated.

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