Azhdah in Genshin Impact - how to unlock and defeat the dungeon boss Under the Tree of Suppression

A detailed guide to Azhdah in Genshin impact. Passage of the dungeon Under the tree of suppression. Unit builds to quickly kill the weekly boss.

Azhdah in Genshin Impact is a weekly boss from the dungeon Under the Tree of Suppression, added to the game with update 1.5. The legendary dragon that everyone in Li Yue knows about was created by the Lord of the Stone. The Creator sealed the spirit of the rock in an ancient dungeon, which opens up to the most daring travelers.

The following contains basic information about the boss's attacks, the drop received from him, and the heroes who should be taken into the squad when passing Under the Tree of Suppression.

How to unlock the Azhdah boss in Genshin Impact

For the first time the player will meet Ajdaha at the passage of the "History of Antiquity. Chapter II" - Zhongli story quest. Defeating the boss in the quest will be easy given that the Traveler's party will be joined by himself Zhongli and an unknown force that will restore the HP of all characters during the battle. The battle will take place in the new Punishment Dungeon "Under the Tree of Suppression", which will subsequently appear on a permanent basis on the Genshin Impact map.

Where is the dungeon under the tree of suppression

The screenshot and map fragment below shows the entry point to the Punishment Dungeon Under the Suppression Tree.

Which characters to take on Azhdaha (detachment)

The key requirement for a squad going into battle with Azhdaha is the presence of a shield. Due to it, you can survive by constantly blocking the boss's normal and ultimate attacks. The most effective tactic for fighting the Spirit of the Rock is based on this principle. Below are all the heroes that have the necessary defense skill.

Zhongli	Noelle	Thoma	Xinyan	Dione	Beidou

If there is no pumped shield, then only reliable healers will help to win, quickly restoring HP lost during Azhdaha's powerful attacks.

Bennett	Kokomi	Barbara	Qi qi	Dione	Sayu

Best Builds

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	How to use
Hu Tao	Xingqiu	Zhongli	Bennett	The group primarily relies on Hu Tao's damage output and Zhongli's shields, backed up by Xingqiu's Hydro Element. If necessary, you can always heal with Bennett's ult, which gives such an important resonance to the squad.
Noelle	Zhongli	Ganyu	Dione	Three shields at once eliminate the risk of being killed when activating Azhdaha's ultimate abilities. At the same time, Geo Resonance will increase the damage of heroes under the shield. Cryo Resonance will boost crits, especially on a boss that has gone into Cryo form. The whole fight comes down to casting and using shields while the enemy is active, followed by inflicting damage through a glass of charged shots by Ganyu.

Free Assembly

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	How to use
Noelle	Xiangling	Traveler (Geo)	Barbara	Everything rests on Noelle's shield. She is the main generator of damage to the boss. Xiangling helps Pyro element. The traveler is needed mainly for resonance, and Barbara traditionally plays the role of a healer.

How to beat Ajdaha in Genshin Impact

There are a few basic tips to keep in mind while fighting Azhdaha.

Don't stand in circles on the ground

Run out of their zones marked with "runic" circles, as shown in the screenshot. A stone boulder will fall into this location, dealing damage throughout the circled area.

Run away from the boss when he is underground

Periodically, Azhdah will dig underground and chase the hero. Having caught up with the character, he will break out to the surface, causing damage. Control your own stamina to survive this race and avoid the attack.

Step away from the thorns

One of the attacks creates a line of spikes sticking out of the ground. A few seconds after they spawn, each spike explodes, dealing AoE damage.

Stay away from the jumping boss

While bouncing, Ajdaha deals AoE damage in two pulsing waves. Moreover, the radius of the second is greater than the first. Run away from this attack as far as possible, or create a shield around the characters while jumping.

Avoid the element absorbing boss

Regardless of which element absorbs Azhdah, a lot of area damage will be dealt.

It is advisable to activate the shield during this attack and run as far as possible, because without good pumping, the created screen may not absorb all the damage.

The boss can interact with Pyro, Electro, Cryo and Hydro elements. In addition to the appearance of the corresponding elemental abilities, the resistance to the element used will increase.

Only a certain pair of elements work in one battle. Which exactly, - shown on the barrier, closing the entrance to the Azhdha dungeon.

Azhdaha's attacks and abilities in Genshin Impact

The following is a brief description of all the options for attacks carried out by Azhdaha, as well as his skills, activated only in elemental forms.

Physical attacks

These are the standard types of attacks that Azhdha uses before absorbing one of the elements:

• Ram - the boss accelerates and attacks the character with his head, moving in a straight line.
• Jump - Azhdaha jumps up and falls to the ground, dealing area damage.
• Kick - the ground splits at the point of impact.
• Stomp - XNUMX hits in succession that deal AoE damage.
• Tail waving - hitting a character behind the boss.
• Spikes - the boss summons a series of spikes from the ground that explode after a couple of seconds, dealing AoE damage in a small area.
• Falling rocks - on the ground, circles mark the places where boulders will fall from the ceiling of the cave. The boss himself at this time hides underground and begins to pursue the hero in order to break out to the surface and inflict targeted damage on the target.

The previous section has said enough about how to avoid taking damage from each of the attacks. Basically it comes down to the shield + sprint principle, which requires a certain level of concentration (you need to keep up with the activation timings of the screens, as well as keep the stamina to dodge).

Elemental Skills

In each of her elemental forms, Azhdah attacks with certain skills. His physical attacks are also modified, enhanced by the corresponding element. The most dangerous of them will be listed below.

Pyro

• fire puddles - marks appear on the ground (in the form of a polygonal star), after the explosion of which there are burning areas that cause damage to the characters inside.
• Fire jump and stomp - in addition to AoE damage in a large radius (or under one of the legs), the boss releases non-directional Pyro balls that fall around him.

Cryo

In this form on earth cryo traps remain, similar to fiery areas, but much smaller. It is easier to get out of them by sprinting.

If the boss is in this form burrows underground then outside the tail remains. Cryo areas begin to generate in large numbers around him, causing increased damage. However, the tail can be hit all this time, effectively removing the enemy's HP.

An analogue of Pyro balls are icicles, also flying in the strict direction, not following the fleeing character.

electro

Azhdah burrows similar to his cryo form. But now not small traps appear on the ground, but full-fledged sectors in which the hero receives a lot of Electro damage.

Be careful approaching the tail if you want to keep doing damage. Or just run across clean patches of land until the enemy resurfaces. In the second case, stay close to the center of the damage area, because. it's easier to get to the clear zone there.

Hydro

Through the cave fly Hydro spheres, dealing damage on impact. At the same time, the boss still stomps and hits the ground, dealing AoE elemental damage.

What food to use against Azhdahi

The choice is actually small. Buff a squad with a dish on endurance , in order to sprint more efficiently during the battle. Also apply damage boost  based on what elements and types of strikes the squad is strong. Finally, increase the strength of shields , that will appear from Crystallization, or created by members of the group.

Awards

The summary table below lists all the drops that can be received for killing this weekly boss.

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