Why Does the Water Have a Will of Its Own? is the 3rd 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!

On the Trail of Behemoths Guides
Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4

Best Teams in Stage 3

Hard and Fearless Difficulty

Stage 3 Teams
Navia	Xilonen	Mavuika	Xiangling
Wriothesley	Kazuha	Bennett	Xiangling
Clorinde	Nahida	Kazuha	Fischl
Noelle	Fischl	Bennett	Xiangling

Compared to the previous enemies, Hydro Tulpa: Flashflood does not have much added mechanics in Fearless mode, allowing you to essentially use the same teams.

Prioritize having teams and characters with fast elemental applications against Hydro, as your main priority will be killing the mini Tulpas that spawn throughout the fight.

How to Beat Hard Difficulty

Eliminate Any Mini-Tulpas

The Hydro Tulpa has highly telegraphed attacks, with most attacks able to be dodged by moving towards its left. Additionally, since the Tulpa does not have much damage compared to Fearless, you can brute force it.

Take note that if any Mini-Tulpa is on the field, there is a chance that the Hydro Tulpa will relocate towards the Mini-Tulpa's location and attempt to absorb it. Kill the Mini-Tulpa during this process to interrupt the absorption.

How to Beat Fearless Difficulty

Save Rotations For Mini-Tulpas

Your main priority in Fearless Mode is to eliminate the Mini-Tulpas as they spawn in groups of three to prevent the Hydro Tulpa from entering an enhanced state.

Remember to dodge to the Tulpa's left and be aware of the absorption process every time the Tulpa attempts it.

Pick the Right Special Topics

If you are choosing Special Topics in order to gain the 2-star rating, then opt to pick the 1st and 3rd ones that multiplies the Mini-Tulpas and increases the Tulpa's ATK.

We opt for the 1st Special Topic over the other two due to the 2nd one making the Mini-Tulpas harder to kill and the 4th one adding an entirely different mechanic to the Tulpa fight.

Food Items are Usable

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.

Genshin Co-Op Boards
Friend Request Board	Co-Op Board	Supporting Cast Board

Stage 3 Event Information

Part of the On the Trail of Behemoths Combat Event

Why Does the Water Have a Will of Its Own? is the 3rd 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

Hydro Tulpa: Flashflood

Special Topics

Stage 3 Rewards

Total Why Does the Water Have a Will of Its Own? Stage Rewards

Objective	Rewards
Obtain a Bronze 1-star rating in the challenge	Primogem x60 Night-Wind's Mystic Premonition x2 Mystic Enhancement Ore x3
Obtain a Silver 1-star rating in the challenge	Primogem x40 Night-Wind's Mystic Premonition x2 Mystic Enhancement Ore x3
Obtain a Gold 1-star rating in the challenge	Mora x20000 Adventurer's Experience x4 Mystic Enhancement Ore x3
Obtain a Gold 2-star rating in the challenge	Mora x20000 Adventurer's Experience x4 Sanctifying Unction x2

Genshin Impact Related Guides

On the Trail of Behemoths Event Guide

On the Trail of Behemoths Stage Guides

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

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