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Genshin Impact

Why Did the Ancients Craft Stone Statues? Stage 2 Guide

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Genshin Impact - On the Trail of Behemoths Stage 2

Why Did the Ancients Craft Stone Statues? is the 2nd stage of the On the Trail of Behemoths combat event in Genshin Impact 5.3. See the best teams, best strategies and special topics to obtain a Gold 2-star rating, and details about this stage here!

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Best Teams in Stage 2

Hard Difficulty

Stage 2 Hard Mode Teams
Genshin - Navia Icon Navia Genshin - Xilonen Icon Xilonen Genshin - Mavuika Icon Mavuika Genshin - Xiangling Icon Xiangling
Genshin - Neuvillette Icon Neuvillette Genshin - Furina Icon Furina Genshin - Kazuha Icon Kazuha Genshin - Xilonen Icon Xilonen
Genshin - Arlecchino Icon Arlecchino Genshin - Yelan Icon Yelan Genshin - Xingqiu Icon Xingqiu Genshin - Zhongli Icon Zhongli
Genshin - Noelle Icon Noelle Genshin - Fischl Icon Fischl Genshin - Bennett Icon Bennett Genshin - Xiangling Icon Xiangling

The Legatus Golem: Harmonizer has significantly lower health than in Fearless mode, so running any team with consistent damage can take it down quickly.

Fearless Difficulty

Stage 2 Fearless Mode Teams
Genshin - Navia Icon Navia Genshin - Xilonen Icon Xilonen Genshin - Mavuika Icon Mavuika Genshin - Xiangling Icon Xiangling
Genshin - Navia Icon Navia Genshin - Xilonen Icon Xilonen Genshin - Bennett Icon Bennett Genshin - Xiangling Icon Xiangling
Genshin - Noelle Icon Noelle Genshin - Furina Icon Furina Genshin - Albedo Icon Albedo Genshin - Gorou Icon Gorou
Genshin - Noelle Icon Noelle Genshin - Fischl Icon Fischl Genshin - Bennett Icon Bennett Genshin - Xiangling Icon Xiangling

In Fearless Mode, carrying a Geo Claymore character such as Navia or Noelle can significantly speed up the process of breaking the Golem's shield, making them prime choices as the Main DPS unit.

Try to pair them with buffers such as Furina, Bennett, and Xilonen in order to maximize your damage during the Legatus Golem's downtime.

How to Beat Hard Difficulty

Break the Golem's Geo Shield

The Legatus Golem will be protected by a Geo Shield that reduces its damage taken from your attacks until you break it.

In Hard Mode, this is not too much of an issue and you can get away with brute-forcing your damage through its shield, as you will eventually break it and be able to finish it off.

Focus Down the Geo Ward

If the Legatus Golem gets the chance to throw down a Geo Ward, you have the option to break this Ward to accelerate the Geo shieldbreak process.

Since the Golem has less HP than in Fearless, this is an option but not a priority so opt to break this Ward at your own discretion.

How to Beat Fearless Difficulty

Lower the Golem's Geo Shield

As with Hard Mode, your main priority is to chip down the Golem's shield until it is about 5% remaining.

With your designated Geo, Claymore, or Blunt damage character, keep them on-field to strike the Golem repeatedly, making sure to avoid its telegraphed attacks.

Break the Geo Ward Whenever It Shows

Unlike in Hard Mode, the Geo Ward showing up will significantly speed up the process of breaking its shield, so prioritize breaking this whenever it is summoned to shave seconds off of your clear time.

Run your Set-up Before Breaking the Shield

It is highly recommended to perform your damage set-up, such as Bennett's Elemental Burst, Furina's Elemental Burst, and other off-field skills before breaking its shield.

This is done so your Main DPS enters their damage window right as the Golem's shield goes down, maximizing the amount of time you have to damage it before it recovers.

Pick the Right Special Topics

Genshin - Recommended Special Topics

If you are choosing Special Topics in order to gain the 2-star rating, then opt to pick the 2nd and 3rd ones that cause the Golem to do a solo performance and increases the Golem's ATK.

The reason for this is that the Golem's attacks have patterns that are easily dodged, but can also be negated with a powerful shield, rendering it a non-issue for the most part.

Food Items are Usable

Genshin - Food Buffs

It should be worth noting that you can use food buffs in this fight in order to revive units or increase your damage.

Use this as a trump card for when your pivotal units get hit by a stray attack and go down, or to up your damage so you can defeat the opponent quicker.

Co-Op is an Option

One of the main features of this event that this is available to do in Co-Op, allowing you to team up with friends in order to tackle the challenges.

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Stage 2 Event Information

Part of the On the Trail of Behemoths Combat Event

Genshin Impact - On the Trail of Behemoths Event

Why Did the Ancients Craft Stone Statues? is the 2nd stage for the On the Trail of Behemoths event, a combat event that sees players challenging powerful boss enemies at varying levels and degrees in order to obtain rewards.

On the Trail of Behemoths Event Guide

Enemy Information

Legatus Golem: Harmonizer

No. of Special Topics Opponent Level Opponent HP
0 95 100%
1 95 200%
2 95 325%
3 105 475%
4 105 650%

Special Topics

Stage 2 Special Topics
Research Topic: Whitestone Resilience Test
Legatus Golem: Harmonizer's Geo Ward will be harder to break. Additionally, while Legatus Golem: Harmonizer has a Geo Ward, its Physical and All Elemental RES will be increased.
Research Topic: Repair Function Survey
When Legatus Golem: Harmonizer's Geo Ward is about to be broken, it will begin its solo performance and start continuously restoring its Ward.
Research Topic: Max Output Test
Increases Legatus Golem: Harmonizer's ATK by 120%.
Research Topic: Interconnected Resonance Equation
During the challenge, Legatus Golem: Harmonizer will simultaneously set up three interconnected resonators in combat that will assist its attacks. When a single resonator is destroyed, it will gradually repair itself by drawing upon the resonance of the remaining resonators. If all three resonators are destroyed, Legatus Golem: Harmonizer will take massive DMG and its Ward will be greatly reduced.

Stage 2 Rewards

Total Why Did the Ancients Craft Stone Statues? Stage Rewards

Objective Rewards
Obtain a Bronze 1-star rating in the challenge
Obtain a Silver 1-star rating in the challenge
Obtain a Gold 1-star rating in the challenge
Genshin Impact - Mora Image Mora x20000
Obtain a Gold 2-star rating in the challenge
Genshin Impact - Mora Image Mora x20000

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Genshin Impact - On the Trail of Behemoths

On the Trail of Behemoths Event Guide

On the Trail of Behemoths Stage Guides

On the Trail of Behemoths Stage Guides
Genshin - Trail of Behemoths Stage 1 1 - Why Do the Automata Stand Tall in the Ruins? Genshin - Trail of Behemoths Stage 2 2 - Why Did the Ancients Craft Stone Statues?
Genshin - Trail of Behemoths Stage 3 3 - Why Does the Water Have a Will of Its Own? Genshin - Trail of Behemoths Stage 4 4 - Why Is There a Giant Hot Spring Underground?

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