Genshin Impact

City of the Deceased How to Unlock and Domain Location

Genshin Impact - City of the Deceased Domain Guide

Unlock the City of the Deceased one-time domain by solving the Pyro Torch puzzles in the Wenut Tunnels of the Hadramaveth Desert for Genshin Impact 3.4. Here is how to get to the City of the Deceased, how to unlock, and how to complete the domain.

City of the Deceased Location

How to Get to City of the Deceased

Location The Sands of Al-Azif, Desert of Hadramaveth

Go inside the Wenut Tunnels

Teleport to the Wenut Tunnels and follow the path to get to the City of the Deceased. You can find its entrance locked by a Pyro Torch puzzle.

Desert of Hadramaveth Map Guide

How to go through the Wenut Tunnels

An easy way to find the domain is by taking the Teleport Waypoint nearest to the Setekh Wenut, and go inside the cave while following the path north.

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To easily locate the City of the Deceased Domain, use the Navigate function on the map. Find the waypoint southwest of the domain and fast travel there.
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From the Teleport Waypoint, enter the tunnel behind you and keep following the tunnel until you reach the end, where you need to glide down towards the first cavern you see.
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Once you reach a crossroad of the cavern, enter the tunnel on the right side.
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Follow the tunnel until you see the locked City of the Deceased!

How to Unlock City of the Deceased Domain

Solve the Pyro Torch Puzzle

Use Pyro to light up all four torches

Light up all four torches in the area with a Pyro attack. After lighting up the torches, activate the mechanism to unlock the City of the Deceased!

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Reach Adventure Rank 32

Required AR Adventure Rank 28
How to Unlock Unlock the Desert of Hadramaveth via the Statue of the Seven

You must be at least Adventure Rank 32 to enter the City of the Deceased domain!

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How to Clear City of the Deceased

Genshin - City of the Deceased enemy groups

Bring characters that can quickly defeat groups

The enemies inside the City of the Deceased come in groups, so bringing characters with strong area attacks is necessary to blitz through the domain.

Since each wave of enemies always have at least one slime present, you can rely on Anemo characters to trigger Swirl and deal AoE damage.

There are no hidden chests

Genshin - City of the Deceased Precious Chest

To save you the trouble of checking every corner of every room in the domain: there are no hidden chests in the City of the Deceased. Every chest found inside the domain can be unlocked and obtained by defeating the enemies and completing the challenges along the linear path.

Chest Type No. Where to Obtain
Common Chest 2 ・First room
・First timed challenge
Exquisite Chest 1 ・Second timed challenge
Precious Chest 1 ・Final room

Best Elements to Use in City of the Deceased

Best
Anemo ImageDendro Image
Bad No Bad Elements

Best Characters to Use in City of the Deceased

Character How to Use
Genshin - Kazuha Kazuha • Can gather enemies and deal Swirl damage through the slimes
Genshin - Collei Collei • Can trigger several Dendro reactions after Swirling the slimes' elements
• Easy to access Dendro unit that you can pair with the Traveler
Genshin - Tighnari Tighnari • Can trigger several Dendro reactions after Swirling the slimes' elements
• Elemental Burst triggers Dendro faster
Venti Image Venti • Can gather up enemies with his Burst
• Deals plenty of Swirl Damage
Wanderer Image Wanderer • Elemental Skill and Burst clears mobs quickly
• Can deal Swirl damage throught the slimes
Zhongli Image Zhongli • Can provide shields to avoid damage
• Elemental Burst can petrify enemies

Anemo and Dendro characters are recommended for the City of the Deceased as you can Swirl elements from the slimes to the rest of the enemies before triggering various Dendro reactions (the domain has Pyro, Hydro, and Electro slimes), allowing you to wipe out each group quickly.

Recommended Characters by Role

Main DPS
Genshin - Xiao ImageGenshin - Wanderer ImageGenshin - Heizou ImageGenshin - Traveler (Dendro) ImageGenshin - Tighnari ImageGenshin - Alhaitham Image
Sub DPS
Genshin - Fischl ImageGenshin - Kazuha ImageGenshin - Raiden ImageGenshin - Collei ImageGenshin - Nahida Image
Support
Genshin - Barbara ImageGenshin - Venti ImageGenshin - Zhongli ImageGenshin - Kokomi ImageGenshin - Shinobu ImageGenshin - Dori Image

Recommended Free-to-Play Characters

Sub-DPS Sub-DPS Sub-DPS Support
Genshin - Collei Collei Genshin - Lisa Lisa Genshin - Traveler (Dendro) Traveler (Dendro) Genshin - Barbara Barbara

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City of the Deceased Information

City of the Deceased Domain Information

Domain Type One-Time
Resin Cost No Resin needed
Enemies
Genshin Impact - Pyro Slime ImageGenshin Impact - Hydro Slime ImageGenshin Impact - Large Hydro Slime ImageGenshin Impact - Electro Slime ImageGenshin Impact - Hilichurl Berserker ImageGenshin Impact - Electro Hilichurl Shooter ImageGenshin Impact - Blazing Axe Mitachurl ImageGenshin Impact - Winged Dendroshroom ImageGenshin Impact - Grounded Hydroshroom ImageGenshin Impact - Stretchy Geo Fungus ImageGenshin Impact - Stretchy Pyro Fungus ImageGenshin Impact - Whirling Electro Fungus ImageGenshin Impact - Grounded Geoshroom Image
Domain Description The then-lords of Gurabad regarded death as the only path to the desert's sacred destination. In order to prevent the wretched from defiling this pilgrimage, they buried the unnamed tomb deep underground...

But now, this place has become nothing but a paradise for Wenut and Fungi.

Enemies Inside the City of the Deceased

List of All Enemies
Genshin - Pyro Slime ImagePyro Slime x 3 Genshin - Hydro Slime ImageHydro Slime x 6 Genshin - Large Hydro Slime ImageLarge Hydro Slime x 2
Genshin - Electro Slime ImageElectro Slime x 11 Genshin - Hilichurl Berserker ImageHilichurl Berserker x 2 Genshin - Electro Hilichurl Shooter ImageElectro Hilichurl Shooter x 2
Genshin - Blazing Axe Mitachurl ImageBlazing Axe Mitachurl x 2 Genshin - Winged Dendroshroom ImageWinged Dendroshroom x 2 Genshin - Grounded Hydroshroom ImageGrounded Hydroshroom x 1
Genshin - Stretchy Geo Fungus ImageStretchy Geo Fungus x 1 Genshin - Stretchy Pyro Fungus ImageStretchy Pyro Fungus x 3 Genshin - Whirling Electro Fungus ImageWhirling Electro Fungus x 2
Genshin - Grounded Geoshroom ImageGrounded Geoshroom x 1

City of the Deceased Domain Rewards

One-Time Rewards
Genshin - Primogem Icon Primogem x40 Legacy of the Desert High-Born Image Legacy of the Desert High-Born x1 Genshin - Hero Hero's Wit x2
Genshin - Adventure EXP Icon Adventure EXP x500 Genshin - Mora Icon Mora x40000 Genshin - Dendro Sigil Icon Dendro Sigil x5
Genshin - Mystic Enhancement Ore Icon Mystic Enhancement Ore x5 Genshin - Guide to Praxis Icon Guide to Praxis x2

The artifact is of the 4-Star Variety.

The City of the Deceased Domain will only give you rewards once, after clearing the Domain for the first time. You can challenge the Domain again at any time, but it won't give you anymore rewards.

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