How to Beat Xingqiu in Zero Hour Invokation Part 2

How to beat Xingqiu in Part 2 of Zero Hour Invokation in Genshin Impact's 3.7 Phase 1 event, Duel! The Summoners' Summit! can be found here. See the best cards and decks to use, strategy and rotations, Part 2 details, and all rewards by reading on!

Zero Hour Invokation Event Guides
Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4

How to Beat Zero Hour Invokation: Part 2

Best Cards Against Xingqiu

The Piercer Deck

Main Character Cards
Shenhe	Electro Hypostasis	Ganyu

Xingqiu's cards will be centered around his Elemental Burst and how easy it will be to trigger Hydro-related Elemental Reactions with it.

For starters, Vaporize will magnify Hu Tao's already high DMG output. Xiao triggering Swirl is also bad news, since it will hit all of your cards and spread Hydro around for Hu Tao's culling activities.

Since Xingqiu will be able to use his Elemental Burst the very first chance he gets, the best thing around his strategy is to get rid of Hu Tao and Xiao as quickly as possible while swapping around to avoid unwanted Elemental Reactions.

Strategy and Rotation

Pierce Right Through!

The main thing about the deck above is one thing and one thing only: Piercing DMG, which targets all opponents at once. With the set-up of this deck, Piercing DMG can be initiated in two ways.

Superconduct will be one of your best bets in taking Xingqiu down quickly and seamlessly. The second way is through Ganyu's Charged ATK. With Shenhe's Elemental Burst active, her Cryo DMG will also be increased, giving you more power over Xingqiu.

Eyes on Hu Tao and Xiao

Xingqiu's main role in this battle is to provide Hydro support to the two main damage dealers in the deck: Hu Tao and Xiao. Hence, it will be best to deal with both of them first.

Recommended Rotation

Have both Shenhe and the Electro Hypostasis use their Elemental Burst to set their summons up for end-phase Superconduct reactions. You might have to spend 2 turns to do this, but it's not going to be a big deal.

Your main damage dealer here will be Ganyu. Her Charged ATK, paired with Shenhe's Burst, will be able to deliver an insane amount of DMG to all of Xingqiu's cards. Keep piercing through Xingqiu's deck, and this battle will be over before you know it.

Serious Showdown Strategy

Stop Elemental Reactions

Xingqiu is highly dangerous in Serious Showdown difficulty. He will make sure to maximize Elemental Reactions to take down your party relentlessly.

You can hold back the reactions by swapping the Electro Hypostasis out with Mona for a Frozen deck and mess Xingqiu's rotations up, giving you ample time to prepare for his next attacks and triggering Elemental Reactions of your own.

Zero Hour Invokation: Part 2 Stage Information

Hong'yu: Xingqiu

Xingqiu's Character Cards

Main Character Cards
Xingqiu	Hu Tao	Xiao

In Part 2 of Zero Hour Invokation, you will be up against Hong'yu, one of the many pen names of Xingqiu.

His deck has 2 heavy hitting characters, namely, Hu Tao and Xiao. With Xingqiu's Elemental Burst active, Hu Tao can deal increased DMG with Vaporize, and Xiao can trigger Swirl to hit all of your cards. Vigilance will be of great importance.

Part 2 Location

Part 2 of all Event activities, including Zero Hour Invokation, is located in Liyue. They are on one of the docks in Liyue Harbor's northern wharf.

Special Rules

Character Cards Options

All Part 2 Character Cards
Zhongli	Ningguang	Ganyu	Shenhe
Electro Hypostasis	Mona	Maguu Kenki	Amber

Zero Hour Invokation: Part 2 Rewards

All Part 2 Rewards

Objectives	Rewards
Complete a duel with this player at any difficulty	Invokation Coupons x200 Primogem x30 Mora x40000
Complete a duel with this player at any difficulty and achieve victory	Invokation Coupons x100 Mora x40000 Hero's Wit x2
Complete a duel with this player on "Serious Showdown" difficulty	Mora x20000 Mystic Enhancement Ore x4

Zero Hour Invokation: Part 2 Event Information

"Duel! The Summoners' Summit!" Event

Zero Hour Invokation is a TCG battle minigame in the ''Duel! The Summoners' Summit!'' event for Phase 1 of Genshin Impact 3.7!

There will be 4 stages of this event in total, and each will unlock on separate dates.
All Zero Hour Invokation Guides

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Duel! The Summoner's Summit! Guide

Duel! The Summoners' Summit! Sub-Events

Duel! The Summoners' Summit! Event Guides
A Tour of Wonders	Zero Hour Invokation	Evermotion Painting 3.7	Heart of the Dice

Evermotion Mechanical Painting: Invoker Guides

Invoker Guides
Mondstadt	Liyue	Inazuma	Sumeru

3.7 Evermotion Painting: Invoker Guide

A Tour of Wonders Guides

Tour of Wonders Guides
Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4

A Tour of Wonders Event Guide

Zero Hour Invokation Guides

Zero Hour Invokation Guides
Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4

Zero Hour Invokation Event Guide

Heart of the Dice Guides

Dice Stratagem Guides
Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4

Heart of the Dice Event Guide

Character Locations for TCG Event

3.7 Character Locations for TCG Event

Duel! The Summoners' Summit! Quest Guides

Duel! The Summoners' Summit! Event Quests
Commence! A Suspect Genesis	Roll! A Sea of New Acquaintances
Cards Out! Grievances Begone	Culminate! Chatter of Joyous Dreams

Other Related Genius Invokation Guides

Genius Invokation TCG Guides
Genius Invokation Gameplay	Card Elemental Reactions
Basics of Elemental Dice	Beginner's Tutorial Quest

All Genshin Impact Events

List of Events