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
Swirling Vortex's Paean	Poem of Thunder Intertwined	Ode to the Winding Winds
Rejuvenating Aria	Chorus of Triumphal Advance

How to Beat Swirling Vortex's Paean

Rely on the Elemental Mastery Buff

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.

Swirling Vortex's Paean Best Characters

Hyperbloom Teams

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.

Dendro Element Guide

Bloom Teams

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!

Vaporize Teams

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.

Swirling Vortex's Paean Stage Details

Thelxie Skills and Buffs

Swirling Vortex's Paean Trial Characters

Trial Character	Character Build
Nahida	Deepwood Memories (4.pc) Wandering Evenstar
Nilou	Flower of Paradise Lost (4.pc) Xiphos' Moonlight

Swirling Vortex's Paean Enemies

Day 1 Enemies
Eremite - Desert Clearwater Eremite - Floral Ring-Dancer Eremite - Ravenbeak Halberdier Fatui Skirmisher (Anemoboxer Vanguard) Treasure Hoarders - Handyman Treasure Hoarders - Pyro Potioneer

Swirling Vortex's Paean Rewards

Purgation Counterstrike Day 1 Rewards

Objective	Rewards
Obtain 2000 points	Primogem x60 Guide to Equity x3 Thelxie's Badge x5
Obtain 4000 points	Mora x30000 Hero's Wit x5 Mystic Enhancement Ore x5
Obtain 6000 points	Mora x30000 Hero's Wit x3 Mystic Enhancement Ore x3

Swirling Vortex's Paean Information

Part of Thelxie's Fantastic Adventures

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

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Thelxie's Fantastic Adventures Event Guide

Thelxie's Adventures Mini-Game Guides

Thelxie's Fantastic Adventures Event Guides
Motherboard Troubleshooting	Record of the Search For Glory	Purgation Counterstrike

Motherboard Troubleshooting Guides

Motherboard Troubleshooting Stages
Basic Circuit Structure	Beginner Open/Closed Principle	Concise Synchronous Strategy	Ingenious Assemblage Ideas
Efficient Signal Distribution	Precise Sequential Ranking	Asynchronous Signal Processing	Comprehensive Control and Mastery

Purgation Counterstrike Guides

Purgation Counterstrike Stage Guides
Swirling Vortex's Paean	Poem of Thunder Intertwined	Ode to the Winding Winds
Rejuvenating Aria	Chorus of Triumphal Advance

Thelxie's Adventures Quest Guides

Thelxie's Fantastic Adventures Quest Guides
Water Imp's Conjecture	Prince's Country
Miraculous Crown

Other Related Event Guides

Related Event Guides
Free Freminet Reward	How to Get Thelxie's Badge
All Thelxie Morse Codes	Debug the Motherboard

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