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Swirling Vortex's Paean is the first stage of the Genshin Impact 4.2 battle-heavy event, Purgation Counterstrike. Find out the best characters to use, how to beat it, the stage details, and all its rewards in this guide!
Purgation Counterstrike Stage Guides | ||
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Swirling Vortex's Paean | Poem of Thunder Intertwined | Ode to the Winding Winds |
Rejuvenating Aria | Chorus of Triumphal Advance |
In Swirling Vortex's Paean, Prince Thelxie will help you in three ways. Firstly, he will be sending out Gyre attacks every 5 seconds that will deal Hydro DMG to surrounding opponents, essentially providing you with another Hydro teammate.
After each Gyre attack, Thelxie will heal your entire party's HP and bestow 300 Elemental Mastery! To take advantage of this, Travelers must rely on Elemental Reactions for maximum DMG and easily wiping out entire waves of enemies simultaneously.
DPS | Sub-DPS | Sub-DPS | Support |
---|---|---|---|
Raiden |
Nahida
Trial |
Furina | Baizhu |
Alhaitham |
Nahida
Trial |
Shinobu | Furina |
Being one of the best reactions in the game, a Hyperbloom team is perfect due to its multi-targeting capabilities, and will also make good use of Thelxie's Elemental Mastery buff.
Nahida will be able to flourish in this challenge due to her heavy reliance on Elemental Mastery. She is available as a trial character for those who wish to try her out and see if it will make completing the challenge easier.
DPS | Sub-DPS | Sub-DPS | Support |
---|---|---|---|
Nilou
Trial |
Nahida
Trial |
Furina | Baizhu |
Kaveh | Xingqiu | Furina | Baizhu |
Bloom teams also work well with Thelxie's attacks and buffs in this challenge, considering that he also provides Hydro application to surrounding enemies.
Bringing along characters who excel in taking advantage of Dendro cores such as Kaveh and Nilou will be in your best interest if you want to go for this tactic, the latter of which is available as a trial character!
DPS | Sub-DPS | Sub-DPS | Support |
---|---|---|---|
Lyney | Xiangling | Furina | Bennett |
Diluc | Yelan | Furina | Bennett |
Another powerful route to take is Vaporize if you wish to take advantage of Thelxie's Hydro application in a different way. Lyney and Diluc will be able to make good use of this reaction.
For maximum DMG, pair them up with other characters who provide excellent DMG support such as Bennett, Xiangling, and Furina. Hu Tao can be a viable option, but due to her reliance on low HP and Thelxie's healing, her DMG might be slightly diminished.
Gyre's Praise |
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• Prince Thelxie unleashes a Gyre attack once every 5s (3 times total), dealing Hydro DMG to opponents hit. • When the Gyre attack is released, all characters in the party within the area of effect recover HP equivalent to 25% of that character's max HP, and gain 300 increased Elemental Mastery for 15s. |
Trial Character | Character Build |
---|---|
Nahida |
Deepwood Memories
(4.pc) |
Nilou |
Flower of Paradise Lost
(4.pc) |
Day 1 Enemies |
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Objective | Rewards |
---|---|
Obtain 2000 points |
Primogem
x60
|
Obtain 4000 points |
Mora
x30000
Hero's Wit
x5
|
Obtain 6000 points |
Mora
x30000
Hero's Wit
x3
|
Swirling Vortex's Paean is the first stage of Purgation Counterstrike, the battle-heavy minigame of the Version 4.2 event, Thelxie's Fantastic Adventures!
In this stage, Elemental Reactions is the name of the game due to teh Elemental Mastery and Hydro application Thelxie provides, so be sure to optimize your party accordingly!
Purgation Counterstrike Event Guide
Thelxie's Fantastic Adventures Event Guide
Thelxie's Fantastic Adventures Event Guides | ||
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Motherboard Troubleshooting | Record of the Search For Glory | Purgation Counterstrike |
Purgation Counterstrike Stage Guides | ||
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Swirling Vortex's Paean | Poem of Thunder Intertwined | Ode to the Winding Winds |
Rejuvenating Aria | Chorus of Triumphal Advance |
Thelxie's Fantastic Adventures Quest Guides | |
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Water Imp's Conjecture | Prince's Country |
Miraculous Crown |
Related Event Guides | |
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Free Freminet Reward | How to Get Thelxie's Badge |
All Thelxie Morse Codes | Debug the Motherboard |
Swirling Vortex's Paean Event Guide
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