Suanni Hermit in Genshin Impact: where to find and how to defeat

Suanni the hermit in Genshin impact is a world boss living in the mountains of Chenyu Valley in Li Yue. Suanni is a Divine Beast that has been considered a symbol of good luck since ancient times. Once they were equal to the Adepts, but over time the connection between them weakened, and the descendants of the Suanni became evil monsters. The Suanni Hermit is capable of using different elements in battle and requires the implementation of certain mechanics, which makes the fight with him somewhat more difficult.

In this guide, we'll tell you where to find and how to defeat the Suanni Hermit, and also suggest several units suitable for the battle. We'll show you the materials that drop from the boss and give information on which characters need them.

How to get to Suanni the Hermit in Genshin Impact

The world boss Xuanni Hermit is located in a small arena surrounded by mountains in the Chenyu Valley, which is located northwest of Li Yue. Use the teleport to the Southern Chenyu Hills to find yourself near the boss arena.

Near the cave there are three “water pearls” designed for accelerated movement. Use the Carassius Auratus Chapter Jump to quickly get to Suanni the Hermit.

Who to take into the squad for the battle with Suanni the hermit

Suanni Hermit - a boss who uses powers in battle Hydro and Anemo elements, so it has high resistance (70%) to them. Because of this, to fight with him, you should not take heroes of these elements into your squad in order to be able to inflict maximum damage on the enemy.

In addition, defeating the boss involves the use of special mechanics in which it is necessary to trigger reactions Melting or Brokenand Diffusion. For these reasons, it is recommended to take into your team characters with Cryo, Pyro, Electro and Geo elements, as well as heroes with two-handed swords.

Among other things, Suanni the Hermit has a lot of area attacks, which is why it is useful to put a support in the squad, for example, a shieldman or a healer.

Character selection

Let's take a closer look at the characters that can be taken against Suanni the hermit.

Main DD

The main damage dealers that deal most of the damage to the boss are:

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Ayaka	Cryo	One handed sword	Deals damage with normal and charged attacks under infusion, and is also capable of immediately removing a large amount of HP from the boss with the help of an ult.
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow	In battle, he uses charged shots with Cryo area damage, which can easily destroy the summoned spheres. Additionally, her elemental burst covers a large area, which will help freeze the boss.
Wriothesley	Cryo	Catalyst	Cryo Catalyst who deals high damage with his fists. Uses charged blows to break ice from opponents.
Eola	Cryo	Two-handed sword	Phys. a damage dealer who constantly uses regular attacks. She is able to freeze the boss with her skill, and then smash him to paralyze him.
Chongyun	Cryo	Two-handed sword	Has Cryo infusion and hits with ice swords from the ult. Due to two-handed weapons, he is able to carry out the Smashed reaction.
Hu Tao	Pyro	A spear	Pyro damage dealer. Plays well through Melt, so it can cover the necessary reactions without compromising its own damage.
Fireplace	Pyro	Two-handed sword	Falling blows will break the freeze, but it is worth considering that Ka Ming will not be able to close the Melting reaction.
Klee	Pyro	Catalyst	With the help of bombs, it will cause increased damage to Hydro/Cryo status, and charged attacks will break the ice on the enemy.
Yoimiya	Pyro	Bow	Uses regular attacks that quickly deal damage to Pyro while at a safe distance from the boss.
Raiden	electro	A spear	A universal character who can take the place of both main DD and sub DD. Deals Electro damage from the pocket with an elemental skill, and also has a powerful ultimate that restores energy to allies.
Keqing	electro	One handed sword	A melee electro damage dealer that deals powerful blows with normal and charged attacks while infused. She is also very mobile, which will greatly simplify the battle.
Navia	Geo	Two-handed sword	Deals huge Geo damage with a skill, and is also capable of constantly creating Crystals. Will be able to weaken the boss with the reaction Broken with the support of allies who will freeze him.

Sub-DD

Characters with pocket damage who help the main damage dealer:

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Rosary	Cryo	A spear	Cryo is a sub-DD capable of creating a field of periodic damage inside. Also increases crit. allies' chance.
Xiangling	Pyro	A spear	A universal pocket damage dealer that deals huge Pyro damage with his ult.
Dehya	Pyro	Two-handed sword	Creates a Pyro field and takes part of the incoming damage. Can act as both an active and pocket damage dealer.
Mona	Hydro	Catalyst	A pocket-sized Hydro buffer that provides a boost with Omen. Can act as a carrier Epic of dragons.
Furina	Hydro	One handed sword	Summons creatures that deal Hydro damage to enemies and consume HP of allies. Elemental explosion increases the damage of the active character. She is also capable of switching modes and turning into a healer.
Ye Lan	Hydro	Bow	The boss is resistant to Hydro, but Ye Lan is a handy sub-DD to support other characters. Gives a lot of status from your ultimate and increases damage.
Xingqiu	Hydro	One handed sword	Works like Ye Lan, but also reduces damage to enemies and heals the active character after the ult ends.
Fischl	electro	Bow	Electro sub-dd, which summons a crow with skill and ult. An explosion of elements will help you quickly move to the enemy, but you need to take into account that at this moment Fischl becomes extremely vulnerable.
Beidou	electro	Two-handed sword	Constantly attacks Electro from the pocket after activating an elemental burst and can take out a lot of the boss's HP if counterattacked correctly. If C1 is available, it additionally protects the unit with a shield.
Kazuha	Anemo	One handed sword	Anemo characters are not very useful on this boss due to resists, but Kazuha will significantly strengthen the squad through the elemental damage buff and will help in the destruction of spheres if you color his ultimate in Cryo, Hydro, Pyro or Electro element.
Sucrose	Anemo	Catalyst	Works similar to Kazuha, but instead of an elemental damage buff it increases mastery of the elements squad.
Albedo	Geo	One handed sword	Places a flower that performs Geo attacks in conjunction with the active character's attacks. Increases Elemental Mastery after using Elemental Burst.

Sapports

Support characters that provide healing, shields or various buffs:

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Laila	Cryo	One handed sword	Gives a shield from the skill and summons projectiles with Cryo damage. If equipped, C6 will increase the damage of normal and charged attacks.
Dione	Cryo	Bow	E-shka calls up a shield, and an explosion of elements creates an area where it heals the active character and, if C6 is present, buffs elemental mastery.
Mika	Cryo	A spear	Able to heal allies with an explosion of elements and enhance physical strength. damage with an elemental skill.
Kokomi	Hydro	Catalyst	A convenient healer who will provide stable healing and can destroy boss spheres by attacking from his hand.
Bennett	Pyro	One handed sword	A universal support that heals allies inside the ultimate field and also buffs their attack power. With the help of E-shki, if necessary, it can close the Melting reaction.
Jean	Anemo	One handed sword	Anemo support who can not only inflate elements with a skill, but also heal all allies at once by activating his ult.
Xian Yun	Anemo	Catalyst	Opens up the ability to play through falling attacks that will break the ice on opponents. Xian Yun's own damage doesn't provide much benefit on this boss, but her healing function will help with survivability.
Zhongli	Geo	A spear	One of the strongest shield warriors, able to reduce enemy resistance to elements. Not only will it provide reliable protection, but it will also break the ice on enemies with the help of column ticks from the elemental skill.
Yun Jin	Geo	A spear	Geo support character that enhances allies' normal attacks.

Top Teams

To fight the Suanni Hermit, it is better to compose squads in such a way that the characters in them can weaken the boss either in both of its phases, or in one of them to simplify the battle. Using the characters listed above, you can create the following teams:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Ayaka Ganyu	Chongyun	Mona Furina Kokomi	Sucrose Kazuha	A unit that can freeze the boss in the Hydro phase and cause Cryo or Hydro to dissipate in the second phase. Despite the fact that the boss has high resistance to Hydro and Anemo, the characters of this element are suitable for supporting Cryo heroes. Chun Yun is needed to break the ice from the boss using a two-handed sword.
Wriothesley	Xiangling Dehya	Bennett	Dione Laila	Team with Cryo damage dealer and Pyro characters for the Melt reaction. Instead of shield warriors, you can also put any Cryo sub-dd in the last place if necessary.
Eola	Raiden Fischl Beidou	Charlotte Dione	Rosary Mika	Team via physical damage with the ability to weaken the boss with a reaction. Broken. The Electro character will give the status for Superconductor. Charlotte and Dione are needed for support, and Rosaria and Mika will give a buff to physical damage and additional Cryo status.
Hu Tao	Rosary Ganyu	Xingqiu Ye Lan	Zhongli	Group with Hu Tao through the Melting reaction. Hydro and Cryo characters will provide stable ice on the enemy and deal damage from the pocket. Zhongli protects the squad and will also be able to carry out Smash on the boss.
Yoimiya	Xingqiu Ye Lan Furina	Bennett	Yun Jin Zhongli	Squad through Pyro damage and Steam reaction, for which the Hydro character is needed. Bennett heals the squad and gives buffs. On the last slot you can put a buffer of regular attacks or a shield fighter with a resist cut.
Lyney	Xiangling Dehya	Bennett	Kazuha Sucrose	Mono-Pyro is a command aimed at causing damage from a distance from Lini. Xiangling or Dehya give Pyro resonance, Bennett is needed for healing and buffs. The Anemo character will not do much damage to the boss due to resists, but will help inflate Pyro.
Raiden	Xiangling	Bennett	Xingqiu Ye Lan	A standard national team for Raiden, which works successfully in all game situations. All characters except Raiden are needed to activate their elemental bursts so that Electro Archon can get the most benefit from her ultimate.
Keqing	Fischl Beidou	Mona Kokomi Furina	Kazuha Jean	Squad with Keqing through reaction Charged. This team will not be able to freeze or break the boss in the Hydro phase, but is capable of paralyzing him through the absorption of Electro and Hydro elements in Anemo form.
Navia	Rosary Ganyu	Xiangling Dehya	Bennett Jean Zhongli	A universal unit capable of weakening the boss in any conditions. Navia is able to constantly create shards and enhance her skill. Cryo and Pyro characters also deal constant damage from the pocket with elemental bursts.
Fireplace Diluc	Mona Furina	Rosary Ganyu	Xian Yun	Team against attacks in the fall with a buff and healing from the Guardian of the Clouds. Cryo and Hydro sub-dd will provide Freeze on enemies, and the Pyro damage dealer, depending on the source of damage used (elemental skill, ult or fall attacks), can carry out both the Melt and Shatter reactions.

Budget detachments

Several budget units for passing the boss with free characters:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Keia	Xiangling	Barbara	Lynette	Squad through the Melt reaction, where the main damage is done by Kaya and Xiangling. Barbara heals the squad, and Lynette serves as support.
Keia	Lisa	Barbara	Noelle	A team with Kaya as the main damage dealer through physical. damage. Lisa helps summon Superconductor, and Noelle provides the squad with shields.
Ember	Xiangling	Barbara	Keia	A group led by Amber that deals damage to Pyro from a distance. Xiangling Piro helps her with resonance. Kaya and Barbara support the squad with Cryo and Hydro statuses.

Boss attacks and abilities

Let's look at the boss's main attacks, which he actively uses during the battle. Keep a close eye on your opponent's movements and counter attacks with the necessary elements and reactions to kill Suanni the Hermit.

Attack with the tail in front of you

Suanni spins around on its axis and then swings its tail, causing damage to Anemo. Run away from the boss to dodge. After this attack, the boss lowers himself to the ground and releases a Hydro wave in front of him.

Blade attack

Concentrates Hydro's energy into its tail, then takes off and sends a vertical Hydro blade twice towards the active character. To avoid attacks, dash sideways or simply run.

Anemo shells

As in the previous attack, it collects energy in the tail, only this time Anemo. After swinging, it sends several projectiles at the character. Also try to dodge by running or dashing.

Adept Power Absorption: Hydro

Periodically during battle, the Suanni Hermit begins to absorb the power of Hydro or Anemo elements. While he is in this state, he deals increased damage with one of the elements. To weaken the boss in Hydro form, freeze it and then use the reaction Melting, broken or Superconductor.

During battle, the Suanni Hermit is also able to absorb Anemo's element, inflicting attacks with this element. To paralyze an enemy, destroy all three Wind Spirit Pearls.

Wind Spirit Pearl

An attack variant in Suanni's Anemo form. During the battle, the enemy summons three spinning spheres that must be attacked by elements that can interact with Anemo (Pyro, Cryo, Hydro, Electro).

After the Pearl is destroyed, the boss will be paralyzed for some time. However, if not all the spheres are destroyed, the boss will remain combat-ready, and the Pearls will turn into whirlwinds that pull the characters together.

Hydro and Anemo explosions

The attack is used by Suanni primarily in melee combat and deals one-shot Anemo or Hydro damage. It is enough to dodge the blow with a jerk to continue the fight without damage.

How much HP does Xuanni Hermit have?

At maximum the rise of the world and level 100 boss has 920 636 HP units.

How to defeat Xuanni Hermit in Genshin Impact

At this point we will tell you how to kill Suanni the hermit and give some tips.

Before the fight, use food and potions with buffs

To make battles easier, it is better to use potion buffs that will increase the damage of the characters. They can be crafted at any alchemy table with a small amount of materials. When choosing a potion, you should rely on the heroes of which elements are present in the squad. For example, if the team consists of Pyro and Electro characters, then it is worth getting Pyro and Electro potions. Please note that you cannot strengthen the heroes playing from physical. damage.

Potion	Effect	Crafting recipe
flame oil	Increases the Pyro damage of all party members by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 frog + 1 fiery flower (stamen) + 100 pestilence.
whirlpool oil	Increases the Hydro damage of all party members by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 frog + 1 lotus cup + 100 mora.
frosty butter	Increases cryo damage of all party members by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 lizard tail + 1 misty flower (corolla) + 100 pestilence.
storm oil	Increases Anemo damage of all party members by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 lizard tail + 1 serving of dandelion seeds + 100 mora.
thunder oil	Increases the Electro damage of all party members by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 frog + 1 electro crystal + 100 pestilence.
Essence of Stillness	Increases the Geo damage of all party members by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 frog + 1 cor lapis + 100 mora.
forest oil	Increases Dendro's damage for all party members by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 lizard tail + 1 dusk rose + 100 mora.

A very important source of the buff is food - unlike potions, it can enhance not only elemental damage, but also other characteristics, such as attack, crit chance. hits, healing, etc. Choose food, focusing on what the problems are: damage or defense of the squad.
The table shows the most beneficial dishes for the buff. There are many recipes in the game to strengthen the characters, you can cook any other option depending on your resources.

Food	Effect	Crafting recipe
Delicious "Temptation of the Adept"	Increases the attack power of all party members by 372. and crit chance. hit by 12% for 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	4 ham + 3 crab + 3 shrimp meat + 3 matsutake.
Delicious meat platter	Increases physical damage to all party members by 40% for 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	1 ham + 1 bacon + 1 sausage + 1 mint.
Delicious soup "Three tastes"	Increases the shield strength of all party members by 30% for 300 seconds. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	2 hams + 2 poultry + 1 bamboo shoot + 1 mushroom.
delicious lotus biscuits	Increases the Defense of all party members by 235. within 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	4 almonds + 2 flour + 2 oils + 1 sugar.
Delicious aromatic puree	Increases the attack power of all party members by 228. within 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	6 potatoes + 4 sour cream + 3 peppers (seasoning).
Delicious unagi chazuke	Increases the healing bonus of all party members by 20% for 300 seconds. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	4 eels + 3 rice + 3 seaweed + 1 salt.
Delicious "Grow Mountain"	Increases crit chance. hit all party members by 20% for 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character.	3 raw meat + 3 potatoes + 1 fireweed + 1 cheese.

Freeze the boss while absorbing Hydro

As soon as Suanni begins to perform Adept Power Absorption: Hydro, use character attacks that deal Cryo damage - this will help freeze the enemy, but keep in mind that it will not interrupt the attack completely. To weaken, you need to call once reaction with Cryo, while the enemy has this status: Melting, Broken, Superconductor.

Destroy the Wind Spirit Pearl

To weaken Xuanni during Adept Power Absorption: Anemo, attack the orbs around him Pyro, Hydro, Cryo or electro elements to interrupt the attack and weaken the boss.

Take Cryo characters into your squad

A hero of the Cryo element is definitely needed in one of the slots in the squad, because one of the strongest attacks must be converted into a reaction with Freeze. Take a character who will act as an applicator, and supplement the group with Pyro or Electro with elements to weaken.

Use heroes with ranged attacks, high mobility or area attacks

To prevent the appearance of Anemo whirlwinds that interfere with further battles, it is necessary to destroy them. Take heroes with high movement speed or characters with elemental area of ​​effect skills to destroy Wind Spirit Pearls in melee combat, or use an archer for ranged attacks.

Use supports and dodge attacks

The Suanni Hermit uses many area attacks during battle that deal a lot of damage. Watch the boss's movements or rely on the defensive abilities of your allies to avoid damage. Shield members will help you avoid interrupting attacks, and healers will help you heal from received damage.

How long does it take for a boss to recover?

Like other world bosses, Suanni the Hermit recovers smoothly 3 minutes. You can check the recovery time in Adventurer's Handbook. For the boss to update, exit the game or teleport to another location on the map.

Achievements for Suanni the Hermit

During the battle with Suanni the Hermit, you can get one achievement.

Icy Wind Pulse

Requirement: Find the connection between Suanni the Hermit and Kryo. Reward: primogems ×5.

To complete the achievement, take a character and a Piro, Electro, Geo element hero or owner of a two-handed weapon into the Cryo squad. Wait until the boss's Hydro stage, before which the message will appear on the screen: "After being frozen using Melt or another reaction, remove this effect from the enemy to paralyze him." After that, after freezing the enemy with Cryo, break the ice from the frozen Suanni Hermit by attacking as another character.

Rewards for defeating Suanni the Hermit

After defeating Suanni the Hermit, spend 40 food. resins to get rewards:

• Adventure EXP ×200.
• Friendship experience и mora.
• Cloud Armor - elevation material Xian Yun и Sethos.
• Shards, fragments, pieces, gems turquoise Wayuda и lapis lazuli Varunada – resources for raising Anemo and Hydro characters.

Artifacts:

• 5-4⭐Gladiator’s Finale.
• 5-4⭐Itinerant ensemble.
• 4-3⭐Berserk.
• 4-3⭐Instructor.
• 3⭐ Lucky.

We hope this guide helped you learn how to find and defeat the world boss Suanni the Hermit in Genshin Impact. If you have any questions, ask them in comments. Stay tuned for new releases Genshin Impact guides on our website, and you can also read guide to other bosses.