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6.1 Luna II 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 6.1 Luna II for Genshin Impact. See more about the Savage Onslaught event in October 2025, including challenge details, exalted ones, and how to beat it.

Stygian Onslaught Guides
Genshin - Stygian OnslaughtEvent Info Genshin - Stygian Onslaught Guide6.1 Luna II Stage Guide

Stygian Onslaught 6.1 Luna II Best Team Comps

Best Team Composition for All Stages

Stage 1 Genshin - Nefer Icon Nefer Genshin - Lauma Icon Lauma Genshin - Aino Icon Aino Genshin - Kokomi Icon Kokomi
Stage 2 Genshin - Flins Icon Flins Genshin - Ineffa Icon Ineffa Genshin - Furina Icon Furina Genshin - Sucrose Icon Sucrose
Stage 3 Genshin - Arlecchino Icon Arlecchino Genshin - Yelan Icon Yelan Genshin - Bennett Icon Bennett Genshin - Citlali Icon Citlali

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

Lunar/Multi-Element Teams
Genshin - Nefer Icon Nefer Genshin - Lauma Icon Lauma Genshin - Yelan Icon Yelan Genshin - Kokomi Icon Kokomi
Genshin - Mavuika Icon Mavuika Genshin - Mualani Icon Mualani Genshin - Xilonen Icon Xilonen Genshin - Bennett Icon Bennett
Character Alternatives
Nefer
Mavuika
Flins
Lauma
Mualani
Ineffa
Yelan
Xilonen
Xingqiu Aino
Kokomi
Bennett
Sucrose

Requires Lunar or Multi Element Teams

The Frostnight Herra's elemental absorption makes it hard for solo-element DPS teams to break through its defenses, requiring at least multi-element teams or a Lunar team to circumvent this mechanic.

Co-Op Teams

Team Composition
DPS DPS DPS Support
Sample Teams
Genshin - Chasca Icon Chasca Genshin - Mavuika Icon Mavuika Genshin - Mualani Icon Mualani Genshin - Xilonen Icon Xilonen
Genshin - Lauma Icon Lauma Genshin - Nefer Icon Nefer Genshin - Nahida Icon Nahida Genshin - Kokomi Icon Kokomi

The only hard requirement for the Frostnight Herra in multiplayer is that your team must either have two to three different DPS units and one sustain, or a working Lunar reaction team.

Stage 2 Team Comp

Lunar-Charge Team
Genshin - Flins Icon Flins Genshin - Ineffa Icon Ineffa Genshin - Aino Icon Aino Genshin - Sucrose Icon Sucrose
Character Alternatives
Flins
Nefer
Ineffa
Nahida Lauma
Sucrose
Kokomi

Use AoE Lunar DMG

With the Lightkeeper's multiple summons, Lunar-Charge or Lunar teams in general can pierce through the Wild Hunt's gray bar in order to reduce clear time.

Other teams are possible as well, but this team is especially catered towards Ascendant Gleam-enabled teams.

Co-Op Teams

Team Composition
Electro Image Electro Hydro Image Hydro Any Any
Dendro Image Dendro Hydro Image Hydro Any Any
Sample Team
Genshin - Flins Icon Flins Genshin - Ineffa Icon Ineffa Genshin - Neuvillette Icon Neuvillette Genshin - Kokomi Icon Kokomi
Genshin - Nefer Icon Nefer Genshin - Lauma Icon Lauma Genshin - Nahida Icon Nahida Genshin - Kokomi Icon Kokomi

When playing this stage in Co-Op, activating Ascendant Gleam is your primary focus, and the only requirement for that is to have at least two Nod-Krai characters in your party.

Stage 3 Team Comp

Electro-Charge Team
Genshin - Mavuika Icon Mavuika Genshin - Xilonen Icon Xilonen Genshin - Bennett Icon Bennett Genshin - Citlali Icon Citlali
Genshin - Arlecchino Icon Arlecchino Genshin - Yelan Icon Yelan Genshin - Bennett Icon Bennett Genshin - Citlali Icon Citlali
Character Alternatives
Mavuika
Arlecchino
Skirk
Xilonen
Yelan
Shenhe
Bennett
Escoffier
Citlali
Zhongli Lan Yan

Made For Bond of Life Teams

Due to the Frost Operative's shields and Bond of Life affliction, it becomes imperative to bring characters that can break through Bond of Life via healing, or have enough shields to ignore it completely.

Co-Op Teams

Team Composition
DPS DPS Shielder/
Healer
Any
Co-Op Teams
Genshin - Mavuika Icon Mavuika Genshin - Kokomi Icon Kokomi Genshin - Mualani Icon Mualani Genshin - Arlecchino Icon Arlecchino

When playing this stage in Co-Op, make sure that you have characters that can either make use of or cleanse Bond of Life in order to reduce damage against the Frost Operative.

A healer or alternative sustain unit is also recommended so your Co-Op party can survive her barrage of attacks.

Stygian Onslaught 6.1 Luna II Stage 1 Guide

Stage 1 Enemy Information

Stage 1 Opponent Boss Notes
Genshin - Frostnight Herra ImageFrostnight Herra • Bring double DPS units or a Lunar team.
• Lunar-Bloom is favored over Lunar-Charge since Lunar-Bloom can be triggered without much Elemental Energy.
Special Boss Mechanics
• Will enter a Gloomveiled state while in combat: All RES is greatly increased. After taking a certain number of DMG instances, it will exit the Gloomveiled state and change its Elemental Type to the element whose DMG it received the most during the time it was Gloomveiled, thereby gaining the corresponding Elemental DMG Immunity and Elemental Effects.
Lunar Reaction DMG is more effective when breaking the Gloomveiled state. If it has taken more Lunar Reaction DMG when it exits the Gloomveiled state, its Elemental Type will change to Elementless, and it will not gain any Elemental DMG Immunity or Elemental Effects.
Recommended Team Setup
DPS DPS Shielder/
Healer
Any

Stage 1 Strategy

Apply Only Lunar DMG During Gloomveil State

If using a Lunar team during the Frostnight Herra's Gloomveil State, try to only deal Lunar DMG to it during this time as dealing more Lunar DMG to it prevents it from absorbing any elements, making the subsequent parts of the fight easier.

Swap to Alternate DPS if Using Multi-Element

If using a Multi-Element team, use the DPS with less damage in order to force the Frostnight Herra into that elemental type. Afterwards, swap to your proper DPS and perform your combo on it.

Watch Out For Gloomveil Attacks

During its Gloomveil State, the Frostnight Herra will fire lateral laser attacks at you, taking into account your current position. Move out of the way of these lasers periodically as they can do plenty of damage especially when using sustainless teams.

Bring Interruption Resistance

The Frostnight Herra has a multitude of attacks that stagger and displace your units, interrupting their combos. Bring units that can either heal you off of these or bypass them entirely by shielding you as that will allow you to get more damage in.

Stage 1 Co-Op Strategy

Bring Multiple DPS Units

When taking the fight to the Frostnight Herra in Co-Op, having multiple DPS units will allow your party to continuously deal damage and quickly burst through the Herra's Gloomveiled State.

Stygian Onslaught 6.1 Luna II Stage 2 Guide

Stage 2 Enemy Information

Stage 2 Opponent Boss Notes
Genshin - Battle-Hardened LightkeeperBattle-Hardened Lightkeeper • Fights similarly to Sigurd, its Local Legend counterpart.
• Will recover health if you do not kill his Summons. Focus them down during the 2nd phase before doing damage to him.
Special Boss Mechanics
• Begins the battle in the "Roaming" state. When its HP is completely depleted, it will enter the "Wild Hunt" state.
• When in the Wild Hunt state, even if its HP is reduced to zero, it will regain its HP up to its maximum after a period of time. It can only be defeated when its Max HP is reduced to zero. Drain its HP completely or use Skills enhanced by Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam to send it into a brief Grief-Stricken state. A certain ratio of the DMG dealt to it while in this state will be converted to reduce its Max HP. If you have Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam, this ratio will be increased.
• When in the Wild Hunt state, Wilderness Exiles will be drawn to the battlefield. If you fail to defeat all of these exiles within a certain period of time, your foe will perform a harvest, dealing massive AoE DMG and slaughtering the Wilderness Exiles, restoring its own Max HP based on the Max HP of the exiles.
Recommended Team Setup
Lunar
DPS
Lunar
Support
Any Any

Stage 2 Strategy

Activate Ascendant Gleam

Due to the Lightkeeper's Wild Hunt state having a deceptively high amount of HP, bringing a team with Ascendant Gleam activated will allow you to deal more Lunar DMG to the Lightkeeper and reduce clear time.

Group Up Wilderness Exiles or Use AoE Attacks

When the Lightkeeper spawns in the Wilderness Exiles, having AoE attacks from regular elemental reactions, Lunar-Charge, and Lunar-Bloom can help kill off all Wilderness Exiles at the same time, rendering the Lightkeeper unable to regenerate.

Stage 2 Co-Op Strategy

Activate Ascendant Gleam (Co-Op)

While you can brute force the Lightkeeper with any team with enough damage, activating Ascendant Gleam still reduces clear time by a good amount, making it a worthwhile endeavor to try and have two Nod-Krai characters in your Co-Op party regardless.

Stygian Onslaught 6.1 Luna II Stage 3 Guide

Stage 3 Enemy Information

Stage 3 Opponent Boss Notes
Genshin - Frost Operative ImageFrost Operative • The Frost Operative's Bond of Life affliction can be cleaned by Bond of Life-centric characters like multiple of the Fontaine cast.
• When the Frost Operative's Shield is broken, the boss will lose a portion of its health bar and get stunned for a time.
Special Boss Mechanics
• Consumes HP in combat to use "Hunt Down": When this hits, it restores a certain percentage of the foe's HP and attaches a Bond of Life to any character it hits. While Bond of Life is active, the affected character will take continuous DMG. Characters will Bond of Life attached will take increased DMG from this attack.
Special Boss Mechanics (Fearless and Above)
• Affected by the Ley Line disturbance, the foe's interruption capabilities and interruption resistance are both increased. When preparing to use Hunt Down, the foe creates a Shield to protect itself. While the Shield is active, the foe will continuously attach Bonds of Life to all characters. After the Shield is broken, the foe will take immense DMG.
Recommended Elements
Pyro Image Pyro Hydro Image Hydro Electro Image Electro Cryo Image Cryo

Stage 3 Strategy

Bond of Life Users and Shielders are Preferable

Because of the Frost Operative's ability to afflict your team with Bond of Life, having Bond of Life users can mitigate this by turning the affliction into an advantage.

Otherwise, having Shielders allows you to completely ignore this mechanic and allows you to focus on damage.

Break Through the Shield

Dealing damage to the Operative during its Hunt Down state instead deals damage to its Shield, and breaking this Shield staggers the Frost Operative, deals a chunk of HP damage to it, and cleanses Bond of Life.

With that in mind, high-damage Elemental Attacks deal the most damage to it in this state, and most of your damage rotations are worth using to break its shield.

Stage 3 Co-Op Strategy

Bring Multiple DPS Units and a Healer

Since the Frost Operative's Hunt Down state is a damage check, bringing multiple DPS units in Co-Op will let you reduce the uptime of its Hunt Down state and defeat it faster.

Stygian Onslaught 6.1 Luna II 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 6.1 Luna II Stygian Onslaught Guide

Version 6.1 Luna II Stygian Onslaught
Genshin Impact - Stygian Onslaught Version 6.1 Luna II Stage GuideStygian Onslaught: Sweeping Onslaught

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

Other Events and Schedule

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List of Events

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7 Anonymous Anonymous about 1 month

The simple fact of the matter is Hoyo is constantly trying to get people to spend more money on the game by making the gameplay worse by just inflating the enemys HP and adding super restrictive mechanics, so you need to have a wide variety of characters that are constantly becoming outdated because of said higher HP and new mechanics, just go fight some enemies or bosses in Mondstadt, Liyue, or even Inazuma and Sumeru, the HP and restrictions were far more reasonable back then

6 Anonymous Anonymous about 1 month

it’s a wallet check. it’s not about skill. anyone who says it’s about skill is a bootlicker hoyoshill paid by Dawei.

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