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6.2 Luna III Stygian Onslaught Best Teams and Stage Guide

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Genshin Impact - Stygian Onslaught Stage Guide

Here are the best teams for Stygian Onslaught Version 6.2 Luna III for Genshin Impact. See more about the Savage Onslaught event in December 2025, including challenge details, exalted ones, and how to beat it.

Stygian Onslaught Guides
Genshin - Stygian OnslaughtEvent Info Genshin - Stygian Onslaught Guide6.2 Luna III Stage Guide

Stygian Onslaught 6.2 Luna III Best Team Comps

Best Team Composition for All Stages

Stage 1 Genshin - Nefer Icon Nefer Genshin - Lauma Icon Lauma Genshin - Yelan Icon Yelan Genshin - Kokomi Icon Kokomi
Stage 2 Genshin - Venti Icon Venti Genshin - Durin Icon Durin Genshin - Bennett Icon Bennett Genshin - Fischl Icon Fischl
Stage 3 Genshin - Varesa Icon Varesa Genshin - Iansan Icon Iansan Genshin - Xianyun Icon Xianyun Genshin - Furina Icon Furina

Stygian Onslaught Exalted Ones

The Exalted Ones are a batch of 16 characters that are chosen to receive buffs to their ATK, DEF, and HP while fighting in Stygian Onslaught. These characters refresh every day based on what other players use for completion on Dire difficulty.

Take note that these characters only buff the characters you already have and will not grant you free access to all 16 characters if you do not personally own them.

Co-Op Teams Are Built With 4 Players In Mind

Stygian Onslaught's fights are easier to manage if you challenge its Co-Op mode with 4 players. On that note, each Co-Op team is based on this idea and assumes that you are running the challenge in full Co-Op.

If you are looking for people to team up with, then try our Co-Op boards here below to find others who are willing to take on the Stygian Onslaught challenge together.

Genshin Co-Op Boards
Genshin - Friend Request BoardFriend Request Board Genshin - Co-Op BoardCo-Op Board Genshin - Supporting castBoardSupporting Cast Board

Stage 1 Team Comp

Dendro or Freeze Teams
Genshin - Nefer Icon Nefer Genshin - Lauma Icon Lauma Genshin - Yelan Icon Yelan Genshin - Kokomi Icon Kokomi
Genshin - Skirk Icon Skirk Genshin - Xingqiu Icon Xingqiu Genshin - Escoffier Icon Escoffier Genshin - Furina Icon Furina
Character Alternatives
Nefer
Skirk
Flins
Lauma
Xingqiu
Nahida
Yelan
Escoffier
Iansan Layla
Kokomi
Furina
Sucrose Aino

Requires Either Dendro or Freeze Reactions

The Iniquitous Baptist will consecutively generate elemental shields from Electro, Pyro to Hydro in that order.

Dendro reactions, especially Bloom, Hyperbloom, and Lunar-Bloom are ideal for this as they're compatible in shredding each of those shields. Alternatively, Freeze is also ideal for a similar reason.

Co-Op Teams

Team Composition
DPS DPS DPS Support
Sample Teams
Genshin - Nahida Icon Nahida Genshin - Flins Icon Flins Genshin - Wriothesley Icon Wriothesley Genshin - Kokomi Icon Kokomi
Genshin - Lauma Icon Lauma Genshin - Nefer Icon Nefer Genshin - Raiden Icon Raiden Genshin - Kokomi Icon Kokomi

The only hard requirement for the Iniquitous Baptist in multiplayer is that your team must have the necessary elements to deal with the consecutive elemental shields that it has.

Stage 2 Team Comp

Crowd Control Team
Genshin - Venti Icon Venti Genshin - Durin Icon Durin Genshin - Bennett Icon Bennett Genshin - Fischl Icon Fischl
Character Alternatives
Venti
Sucrose Wanderer
Durin
Faruzan Furina
Fischl
Yae Miko Shinobu
Jean-Amber Cheese Team
Genshin - Jean Icon Jean Genshin - Amber Icon Amber Any Any

Use Crowd Control Characters

The Iktomisaurus will summon Vortexes that are affected by crowd-control effects and will deal DMG to its shield when destroyed.

Other teams are possible as well, but this team is especially catered towards Anemo and Pyro Characters.

Use Jean and Amber to Cheese

You can cheese through this particular boss by using Jean in particular to abuse the Iktomisaurus' susceptibility to being lifted.

Co-Op Teams

Sample Team
Genshin - Venti Icon Venti Genshin - Wanderer Icon Wanderer Genshin - Faruzan Icon Faruzan Genshin - Durin Icon Durin
Genshin - Sucrose Icon Sucrose Genshin - Fischl Icon Fischl Genshin - Durin Icon Durin Genshin - Kokomi Icon Kokomi
Genshin - Jean Icon Jean Genshin - Amber Icon Amber Genshin - Durin Icon Durin Genshin - Zhongli Icon Zhongli

When playing this stage in Co-Op, having a character capable of crowd control is your primary focus in order to efficiently deal with the Vortexes.

Stage 3 Team Comp

Plunge Team
Genshin - Varesa Icon Varesa Genshin - Iansan Icon Iansan Genshin - Xianyun Icon Xianyun Genshin - Furina Icon Furina
Character Alternatives
Varesa
Xiao Arlecchino Gaming
Iansan
Faruzan Chevreuse
Xianyun
Durin
Furina
Bennett Fischl

Made For Plunging Teams Teams

Experimental Field Generator will constantly unleash powerful attacks that cannot be dodged. Plunging centered teams are highly valuable in order to avoid these attacks and each Plunging Attack hit to the boss will lessen the power of said attacks.

Co-Op Teams

Co-Op Teams
Genshin - Varesa Icon Varesa Genshin - Navia Icon Navia Genshin - Bennett Icon Bennett Genshin - Furina Icon Furina

When playing this stage in Co-Op, make sure that you have characters that can utilize Plunge Attacks. Claymore characters are also great as their multiplier for Plunging are much higher than other weapons.

Make use of Buffers and Supports to expedite the process of defeating the boss.

Stygian Onslaught 6.2 Luna III Stage 1 Guide

Stage 1 Enemy Information

Stage 1 Opponent Boss Notes
Genshin - Iniquitous Baptist ImageIniquitous Baptist • Generates Electro, Pyro, then Hydro shield in that order.
• Will always attempt an AoE attack by summoning 4 elemental balls right after generating shields.
Special Boss Mechanics
• During battle, the foe will generate Electro, Pyro, and Hydro Rings on the field while charging up to unleash a devastating attack. You must trigger Elemental Reactions to destroy all the Elemental Rings in order to interrupt this attack.
• During battle, the foe will sequentially deploy Electro, Pyro, and Hydro Wards to protect itself. These Wards can be broken by triggering Elemental Reactions. Breaking all three Wards will cause the foe to be temporarily paralyzed.
Special Boss Mechanics (Fearless and Above)
• Affected by the Ley Line disturbance, the foe sequentially deploys stronger Electro, Pyro, and Hydro Wards to protect itself once the battle begins. These Wards can be broken by triggering Elemental Reactions. Each time a Ward is broken, the foe will take immense DMG based on the amount of DMG the Ward absorbed. Breaking all three Wards will cause the foe to be temporarily paralyzed.
Recommended Elements
Cryo Image Cryo Hydro Image Hydro Dendro Image Dendro

Stage 1 Strategy

Focus Down the Shields

When the fight starts, use the first few seconds to get your energy up, then execute your combos once the shields are up. If you are using any variation of a Bloom team, your main prerogative is to constantly maintain your rotations.

Otherwise, swap to your designated Cryo, Hydro, and Dendro units to take down each shield right away.

Recharge Energy By Third Shield

As the Iniquitous Baptist prepares its Hydro shield, use that time to regenerate your Elemental Bursts and execute midway through the shield's HP.

If timed properly, you will be at the apex of your damage rotation by the time you render the enemy vulnerable, allowing you to chunk down their HP significantly.

Stage 1 Co-Op Strategy

Bring Multiple Elemental Units

It is imperative that each of the designated elemental units on your team focus down the opponent when it is their turn, as coordinated shield clears are the key to reducing clear time.

Stygian Onslaught 6.2 Luna III Stage 2 Guide

Stage 2 Enemy Information

Stage 2 Opponent Boss Notes
Genshin - Battle-Hardened LightkeeperBattle-Hardened Iktomisaurus • Frequently leaps into the air and carries a small hitbox, incentivizing you to have Bow characters that perform with their Normal Attacks.
Special Boss Mechanics
• During battle, the foe periodically leaps up into the air, continously unleashing powerful sonic shockwaves while airborne.
• During battle, the foe will deploy a Cryo Ward to shield itself and leap into the air, dealing continuous damage over a wide area. After a period of time, it will unleash a single, devastating AoE attack. Break the Ward with Elemental Reactions to knock the foe to the ground, dealing a single instance of massive DMG, as well as interrupting its attack preparation.
• Three special torches will appeear on the edge of the battlefield. While near a torch, hitting opponents with Charged Attacks or Aimed Shots will trigger an additional instance of Pyro DMG.
Special Boss Mechanics (Fearless and Above)
• Affected by the Ley Line disturbance, the foe gains increased All RES. During battle, it leaps into the air more frequently, temporarily hovering in place and continuously unleashing powerful sonic shockwaves while airborne.
• During battle, the foe will deploy a Cryo Ward for protection and leap into the air to begin charging. After a period of time, it will instantly defeat your active character. Break the Ward with Elemental Reactions to knock the foe to the ground, interrupt its attack preparation, and deal a single instance of massive DMG based on the amount of DMG the Ward absorbed. While the foe is preparing its attack, all characters in your party will regain Elemental Energy, Fighting Spirit, or Serpent's Subtlety. If, after a period of time, the Ward has not been broken, Frosthail Zones will appear on the ground: Triggering Elemental Reactions to destroy each Frosthail Zone can also weaken and eventually break the Cryo Ward.
• Affected by the Ley Line disturbance, when the foe begins charging up Frosthail Execution, a Disruption Vortex will appear on the field, dealing AoE Cryo DMG to both allies and enemies. If the vortex hits the foe, the foe's Anemo RES will be reduced and its Ward will be depleted. Additionally, the Disruption Vortex can also be affected by pull effects, which may alter its movement path.
Recommended Units
Pyro Image Pyro Ranged
Characters
Crowd-Control
Characters

Stage 2 Strategy

Displace the Iktomisaurus

Since the Iktomisaurus is considered a normal foe, they can be displaced and crowd controlled by Anemo units such as Venti and Sucrose, allowing you to juggle and prevent it from doing attacks for a time.

Cheese with Jean

With a Jean and Amber comp, you can use Amber to take down the Iktomisaurus' Cryo Ward before using Jean's Held Down Elemental Skill to lift and slam it down to the ground repeatedly.

If done correctly, this only needs to be repeated twice in order to defeat it.

Rotations Will Be Timed To Frosthail Execution

The Iktomisaurus will charge all your Elemental Bursts as it charges itself for Frosthail Execution. This means that your damage rotations will work around this mechanic and the Cryo Ward.

This also means that Energy won't be much of an issue during this challenge, so you can use your Elemental Skills and Bursts liberally, so long as you have enough Elemental DMG to break the Iktomisaurus's Cryo Ward.

Stage 2 Co-Op Strategy

Bring Multiple Bow Units

With more On-Field units on the battlefield, you can be more free-form with your rotations as you and your allies can maintain a steady stream of damage with multiple Bow units.

Once the Iktomisaurus attempts to charge its AoE attack, you and your allies can move to the edges where the special torches are and strike the Iktomisaurus from a distance to shred its shield easily.

Stygian Onslaught 6.2 Luna III Stage 3 Guide

Stage 3 Enemy Information

Stage 3 Opponent Boss Notes
Genshin - Experimental Field Generator ImageExperimental Field Generator • Needs to be Plunge Attacked in order to prevent it from powering up.
• Carries a special condition that prevents units like Chasca and Flins from taking advantage of the height DMG amplifiers.
Special Boss Mechanics
• During battle, the foe generates a Gravity Reduction Field that greatly increases characters' jump height, while gravitational shockwaves that cannot be dodged continously erupt on the ground. The Gravity Reduction Field can be shut down by directing 3 Pneuma attacks at the exposed Ousia core.
Special Boss Mechanics (Fearless and Above)
• Affected by the Ley Lines disturbance, the foe generates a Gravity Reduction Field during combat, greatly increasing characters' jump height. Each time a character reaches a certain height, their ATK is significantly increased for a short period. In addition, gravitational shockwaves that cannot be dodged continuously erupt on the ground, growing stronger and more frequent over time. The enhancement to the gravitational shockwaves will gradually be reduced with each Plunging Attack received.
• Affected by the Ley Line disturbance, the Ousia core grows more robust, and the Gravity Reduction Field will remain active even after receiving 3 Pneuma attacks.
Recommended Units
Plunging Characters

Stage 3 Strategy

Abuse Plunging Attacks

While the Experimental Field Generator powers up your Plunging Attacks, it is not exclusively a boon as failing to do so will increase the damage output of the enemy if not hit with a Plunge attack, as well as putting you at higher risk of dying due to the gravitational shockwaves.

With that in mind, Plunging Attack characters can completely bypass this mechanic while reaping its benefits.

Stage 3 Co-Op Strategy

Bring Multiple Plunge and Arkhe-Aligned Units

A Co-Op team against the Experimental Field Generator must consist of either a Plunge DPS, a Pneuma Arkhe DPS, or both.

Having both allows you to clear the boss faster, as well as having the potential to disable the Field Generator for a time.

Stygian Onslaught 6.2 Luna III Rewards

Weapon Skin Rewards in Dire Difficulty

Complete Dire Difficulty of Stygian Onslaught
After completing Dire Difficulty, Players can obtain two new items that allow you to change any weapon's appearance!

The weapon skins come in two varieties:
Radiant Phantasm: Incursion Repeller (4★) – rewarded for clearing Dire Difficulty.
Radiant Phantasm: Incursion Repeller - Sublimation (5★) – rewarded for clearing Dire Difficulty within 180 seconds.

They have slight differences in Weapon Skin appearance, and will expire at the beginning of the next Stygian Onslaught season.

Weapon Skins – How to Get and Equip

All Stygian Onslaught Clear Rewards

Objective Rewards
Complete the challenge on Normal or higher difficulty
Mora Mora x100,000
Complete the challenge on Advancing or higher difficulty
Mora Mora x100,000
Complete the challenge on Hard or higher difficulty
Mora Mora x100,000
Complete the challenge on Menacing or higher difficulty
Mora Mora x100,000
Complete the challenge on Fearless or higher difficulty in single-player mode
Mora Mora x100,000
Complete the challenge on Dire difficulty in single-player mode
Complete the challenge on Dire difficulty in single-player mode within 180s

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Genshin Impact - Stygian Onslaught Guide

Stygian Onslaught Event Guide

Version 6.2 Luna III Stygian Onslaught Guide

Version 6.2 Luna III Stygian Onslaught
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Stygian Onslaught Rewards

Exclusive Event Rewards
Genshin - Weapon Skin How to Get and Use Exclusive Weapon Skin Genshin Impact - How to Get Dire Commendation and RewardsDire Commendation
Weapon Skin Rewards
Genshin - Radiant Phantasm Incursion Repeller Radiant Phantasm: Incursion Repeller Genshin - Radiant Phantasm Incursion Repeller - Sublimation Radiant Phantasm: Incursion Repeller - Sublimation

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11 Anonymous Anonymous 13 days

Calling this game woke after union busting and AI stuff is definitely a choice.

10 Anonymous Anonymous 16 days

for a skirk freeze team if there is no escoffier, its better to replace her slot with mika instead of with layla as mikas ultimate heal will still allow furina to build fanfare, and on the plus he buffs normal attack speed so skirk will have a bit more dps than with layla

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