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How to Beat Zhongli in a Genius Invokation Duel

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

How to Unlock Zhongli TCG Battle

Invite in The Cat's Tail

Genshin - Cat

How to Unlock Invite in The Cat's Tail

You can repeatedly invite Zhongli to a Genius Invokation battle once you reach Player Level 2! You must use a Match Invitation Letter when inviting him for the first time.

How to Increase Player Level

How to Beat Zhongli in Genius Invokation

Best Deck Against Zhongli

Recommended Character Cards

Main Character Cards
Genshin - Keqing CardKeqing Genshin - Mona CardMona Genshin - Raiden Shogun CardRaiden Shogun

Strategy Against Zhongli's TCG Deck

"Hit Them Hard, Hit Them Constantly"

Your main enemy in this duel are shields, shields, and more shields. For starters, Zhongli will equip the Tenacity of the Millelith in addition to his already hefty shield, while Itto and Chongyun will slowly but surely cull your party.

Since there's really no way to bypass shields in TCG, the best thing you can do is to brute-force your way through their defenses.

You can do this with a combination of Elemental Reactions and constant Elemental Bursts.

Recommended Rotation

Start with Keqing. Play When the Crane Returned if you have it, and use her Skill to put a Lightning Stiletto in your deck. After her turn, you will fast swap to Mona. Use her Skill to set up Hydro, then switch to the Raiden Shogun.

You can play Calx's Arts to make the next step easier and faster. You can use Raiden's Skill to set up her Electro turret for end-phase Electro-charged reactions, but the main thing is to use her Elemental Burst.

This will restore 2 Energy to both Keqing and Mona! After which, play the Lightning Stiletto card to quickly swap to Keqing and use her Skill, giving her the last Energy she needs to unload her Elemental Burst.

Zhongli Duel Information

Genius Invokation Duel Information

#ZhongliImage Zhongli
Challenge Type Character Invite Challenge
Main Element Used
Geo ImageCryo Image
Weak Against
Electro ImageHydro Image
Special Rule No Special Rule

The mechanics of this card game... Hmm, they should be comparable to the conventions of chess.

Zhongli's TCG Deck

Zhongli's Character Cards

Main Character Cards
Genshin Impact - Zhongli ImageZhongli Genshin Impact - Arataki Itto ImageArataki Itto Genshin Impact - Chongyun ImageChongyun

Zhongli's deck is essentially a fortress, where defense is its best offense. Zhongli will be making it hard for you by constantly putting up shields to negate your damage as much as possible.

Zhongli Duel Location

Where to Find Zhongli

Find Zhongli in The Cat's Tail, Mondstadt

Zhongli can be fought as a Character Invite Challenge, which means you have to go to The Cat's Tail tavern in Mondstadt City to find and challenge them!

Likely to Show up in Weekly Guest Challenges

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

Weekly Guest Challenge Guide

Duel Objectives and Rewards

All Objectives and Rewards

Objective Rewards
Achieve victory
Genshin Impact - Zhongli ImageZhongli Card x1
Achieve victory within 6 Rounds
Win with less than 2 characters defeated

Serious Showdown

Objective Rewards
Achieve victory

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Duel Types and Location Guides

All Duel Types and Guides
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Genius Invokation Gameplay Guide

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