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The Forge Realm's Temper Stage 2 Guide

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Genshin Impact Stage 2 Guide for The Forge Realm

Cleaving Frost is the second stage of The Forge Realm's Temper for Genshin Impact 3.7. See how to score 3000 points or more, which bonuses to pick, what deck to use, and the complete rewards here in this TCG guide!

Cleaving Frost Stage Basic Info

Opposing Lineup for Stage 2

Cleaving Frost Opposing Lineup
Genshin - Nobushi - Kikouban CardNobushi - Kikouban Genshin - Fatui Cryo Cicin Mage CardFatui Cryo Cicin Mage Genshin - Nobushi - Hitsukeban CardNobushi - Hitsukeban

Challenge Rules for Stage 2

Difficulty Cleaving Frost Challenge Rules
Easy Your initial active character gains 3 Energy to start.
Normal Every Round, when the Action Phase begins: The opposing team gains 3 Shield points, but this shield cannot block Elemental Burst DMG. When you use an Elemental Burst, this shield will be removed.
Hard Every Round, when the Action Phase begins: The opposing team gains 6 Shield points, but this shield cannot block Elemental Burst DMG. When you use an Elemental Burst, this shield will be removed.

Rounds for Bonus for Stage 2

Rounds for Bonus Points
No more than 6 Rounds
The Forge Realm x500
No more than 5 Rounds
The Forge Realm x1000
No more than 4 Rounds
The Forge Realm x1500

HP Increase for Stage 2

HP Increase Points
+1 HP
The Forge Realm x500
+3 HP
The Forge Realm x1000
+5 HP
The Forge Realm x1500

Recommended Bonuses and Difficulty

Genshin Impact Cleaving Frost Stage Guide - Recommended Bonuses and Difficulty

There are plenty of ways to get at least 3000 points in Cleaving Frost. If a certain difficulty becomes too hard, you can turn the notch down and adjust the round bonuses or HP increase to reach the required points. Below are our suggested combinations to score 3000!

Combo 1 - Easy

Genshin Impact Cleaving Frost Combo 1 - Easy

Combo 2 - Normal

Genshin Impact Cleaving Frost Combo 2 - Normal

Combo 3 - Hard

Genshin Impact Cleaving Frost 3 - Hard

Cleaving Frost Recommended Cards

Keqing-Focused Team

Keqing-Focused Team
Genshin - Raiden Shogun CardRaiden Shogun Genshin - Keqing CardKeqing Genshin - Ganyu CardGanyu

Keqing is one of the best cards to bring in this stage since her burst has an awesome AoE damage. Raiden Shogun ensures consistent Energy supply for the whole team, which in turn enables Keqing and Ganyu to cast their bursts more frequently!

Ganyu, on the other hand, makes for a nice Piercing damage from her burst to bypass enemy shields, while constantly proccing Superconduct with Raiden and Keqing, for more AoE damage!

Other Recommended Cards

Character Card 1
Genshin - Fischl CardGenshin - Mona CardGenshin - Nahida Card
Character Card 2
Genshin - Diluc CardGenshin - Kaeya CardGenshin - Yae Miko Card
Character Card 3
Genshin - Ningguang Card

Cleaving Frost Stage Guide

Immediately Cast Your Burst

Genshin Impact The Forge Temper

As soon as you have a character whose burst is already up, immediately cast it to destroy the enemy shields. If you have a Raiden Shogun card on your side, doing this move will fill-up the burst meter for your entire team, which you must use on the next round.

Keep in mind, that with the challenge rule for this stage, using more than a single burst in one round is inefficient!

Equip Stargazer and Cal'x Arts

Genshin Impact The Forge Temper
Stargazer and Cal'x Arts are two of the best Action Cards you can equip your deck with, as they can help filling up your burst meter to guarantee a 100% uptime for your character cards' bursts!

Cleaving Frost Stage Rewards

The Forge Realm's Temper Stage 2 Rewards

Objectives Rewards
Attain a high score of 1000 in Cleaving Frost
Attain a high score of 2000 in Cleaving Frost
Attain a high score of 3000 in Cleaving Frost

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