Twilight Papilla in Genshin Impact: Where to Find and How to Defeat

В Genshin impact Twilight Papilla is a world boss from Natlana, living in places with increased influence of the Abyss. This creature, resembling a huge plant from the outside, is able to absorb memories from the ground and change its appearance, turning into strong opponents and imitating their fighting style. The Twilight Papilla seeks to penetrate the ground deep enough to reach Irmynusl and appropriate his memory.

In this guide we will give information on where to find the Twilight Papilla and how to kill it, as well as what materials for character elevation drop from this boss. We will tell you about all possible imitations of the enemy and how to easily remove his shield.

How to get to the Shadow Papilla in Genshin Impact

The Shadow Papilla is located in the Stone Chamber of Decay cave, beneath the Cuahuacan cliff in western Natlan.

To reach the boss, move to one of the three teleporters nearby. The most convenient way is from the point of movement north of the statue of the Archons of this area. Move towards the cave at the base of the mountain between the territories of the two tribes, jumping down.

In the cave, reach the first teleport and move straight along the corridor without turning anywhere.

The long passage will eventually lead to a large cave with another teleporter, with a Shadow Papilla located in the center.

Who to take into the squad to fight the Twilight Papille

The Twilight Papilla has a standard resistance to all elements equal to 10%, which is why any strong damage dealers are suitable for fighting it. Periodically during the fight, the boss activates a void barrier that absorbs all incoming damage. The barrier is destroyed only by elemental attacks, so you should refrain from attacks that deal physical damage. Please note that attacks with the characteristic Night Spirit, that is, the attacks of characters from Natlan destroy the Shadow Papilla's shield faster.

Among other things, the boss is able to hang the Decay effect on the active character. This effect constantly reduces his HP, so it is recommended to additionally take a healer. The debuff goes through shields, but shielders will still be suitable to cover themselves from the boss's attacks.

Character selection

Below is a list of heroes that are most suitable for fighting the Shadow Papilla, as well as squads of them.

Main damage dealer

The main damage dealer. Elemental damage dealers with Night Spirit buff to break the shield faster are best:

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Mualani	Hydro	Catalyst	The gameplay consists of entering the Night Spirit Blessing state and attacking with the shark. With powerful attacks, it can quickly remove the boss's HP and destroy the shield.
Chaska	Anemo	Bow	Paints bullets into allies' elements and then attacks with them. Her attacks have the Night Spirit effect, accelerating shield destruction. Due to her flight, she is useful against the dragon boss.
Kinich	Dendro	Two-handed sword	A hero from Natlan who uses Night Spirit attacks. Hooks onto enemies and deals Dendro damage to them.
Neuvillette	Hydro	Catalyst	Deals Hydro damage through charged attacks. Its low mobility is compensated by high single-target damage, and its ability to self-heal increases survivability.
Ayato	Hydro	One handed sword	Has fast strikes during the stance, which will speed up the removal of the shield due to more frequent application of the Hydro status.
Tartaglia	Hydro	Bow	Plays primarily through reactions, so he can quickly destroy the Shadow Papilla's shield with a large number of elemental attacks.
Al-Haytham	Dendro	One handed sword	Can move quickly around the battlefield thanks to its mobility. Uses normal and charged attacks under Dendro Infusion.
Tignari	Dendro	Bow	Deals damage to Dendro with charged shots from a distance. Can deal a lot of damage in a short amount of time.
Arlekino	Pyro	A spear	Plays off the Life Debt mechanics. Colors its attacks in Pyro, but requires keeping a close distance to the enemy.
Yoimiya	Pyro	Bow	Handy against bosses thanks to its fast ranged attacks under Pyro Infusion. With a charged shot it can knock down a dragon.
Lyney	Pyro	Bow	Attacks with charged shots from a long distance. Despite the fact that it spends its HP, it can quickly heal itself.
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow	Like Lini, she attacks with charged attacks, but with Cryo. Her ult creates a field inside which she hits enemies with Cryo damage.
Ayaka	Cryo	One handed sword	Gives itself a Cryo infusion, then attacks with normal and charged attacks. It is worth considering that the energy requirements are higher against single enemies, so it is worth taking care of having a battery in the squad.
Clorinda	electro	One handed sword	An Electro Damage Dealer from Life Debt who uses normal attacks as shots. Works well with healers.
Raiden	electro	A spear	A versatile heroine who can be both a primary and secondary damage dealer. Restores energy to the squad, which is useful in a battle with a single enemy.
Navia	Geo	Two-handed sword	Main DD from Crystallization. Plays in elemental squads, so she can remove the shield both by herself and with the help of a sub-DD.
Wanderer	Anemo	Catalyst	Possesses a catalyst, so even with normal attacks it deals elemental damage. Thanks to its flight, it can avoid damage from the boss if you dodge it correctly.

Sub-dd

Secondary damage dealers who attack from the pocket and help the main DD. As in the case of the previous point, it is recommended to take a sub-DD with the Night Spirit effect to easily remove the Twilight Papilla's shield.

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Ororon	electro	Bow	Deals Electro damage from the pocket and restores energy to allies. Has the effect of Night Spirit on attacks.
Kachina	Geo	A spear	Standard Geo sub-DD, dealing damage on and off the field with the Night Spirit effect. Can wear a support set of artifacts from Natlan Scroll of the Hero of the Burnt City.
Ye Lan	Hydro	Bow	After the ult is dropped, attacks together with the active character, giving a lot of elemental status.
Xingqiu	Hydro	One handed sword	A budget version of Ye Lan. In addition to pocket Hydro damage, it increases interrupt resistance and heals a little.
Furina	Hydro	One handed sword	Reduces HP of the squad, but gives a lot of personal damage and increases the damage of the group through the ult buff. Can heal the active character in the Pneuma stance if necessary.
Mona	Hydro	Catalyst	E-shka will not be able to distract the boss, but the explosion of elements will increase the damage dealt to the enemy for a short time.
Nahida	Dendro	Catalyst	Pocket Dendro damager, plays from marks and reactions. Increases the elemental mastery of the active ally.
Emilia	Dendro	A spear	Gives Dendro status, shows itself well in teams through Burning.
Xiangling	Pyro	A spear	Uses an elemental explosion to deal high Pyro damage in a large area around itself, buffing attack power through pepper.
Dehya	Pyro	Two-handed sword	Attacks Pyro with an element along with the main damage dealer, and also reduces incoming damage.
Rosary	Cryo	A spear	Places a field that deals Cryo damage, so it's good against slow-moving bosses. Increases the team's crit chance.
Keia	Cryo	One handed sword	Due to frequent Cryo attacks from the ult, he is useful as a sub-DD to remove the shield from the boss if there are no other alternatives.
Fischl	electro	Bow	Places a raven on the field with an ult and a skill that performs joint attacks. Particularly useful on C6, when such attacks become even more frequent.
Beidou	electro	Two-handed sword	Electro sub-dd from the ult, launching chain lightning. On C1 can create a shield.
Yae Miko	electro	Catalyst	Places totems that periodically attack the enemy with Electro damage. Requires time on the field to place them and activate the ult.
Albedo	Geo	One handed sword	Attacks together with main DD and increases elemental mastery. Elemental skill should be set carefully, as the boss can destroy it.

Sapports

Support heroes for healing, buffs and shields:

Character	Element	Weapon	Effects
Kokomi	Hydro	Catalyst	A strong healer with a fairly stable status. In the ult, he can hit with regular Hydro attacks to remove the barrier.
Sijwin	Hydro	Bow	Another Hydro healer. Unlike Kokomi, it gives less status, but enhances the skills of pocket damage dealers.
Bai Zhu	Dendro	Catalyst	Dendro is a support character who creates shields and heals allies. During his ult, he can attack Dendro with damage from his pocket.
Yao Yao	Dendro	A spear	Combines the abilities of a healer and a sub-DD depending on the HP of allies.
Bennett	Pyro	One handed sword	A versatile support that provides healing, attack power, and a Pyro element with frequent E recharge. Will quickly heal a character with Decay.
Thoma	Pyro	A spear	Strong shielder. During the explosion of elements, attacks Pyro with damage, and if there are constellations, buffs allies.
Laila	Cryo	One handed sword	Cryo shielder who can attack from the pocket during the skill and ultimate.
Dione	Cryo	Bow	A versatile Cryo support that provides healing and shields. If equipped, it increases Elemental Mastery if the active ally's health is above 50%.
Cookies	electro	One handed sword	Spends her health, but in return heals the active character. Her skill consistently attacks Electro in the area around the hero.
Shilonen	Geo	One handed sword	Hits enemies with the Night Spirit stat, reduces the boss's defense against allied elements, and heals the squad.
Zhongli	Geo	A spear	Has a strong shield from the skill and damage from the ult. Reduces resistance to all elements and physical damage.
Jean	Anemo	One handed sword	A strong Anemo healer who heals the entire squad. Can wear a set. emerald shadow.

Top Teams

Examples of squads from the listed characters that allow you to quickly kill the Twilight Papilla:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Mualani Ayato Tartaglia	Kachina Shilonen	Bennett	Xiangling Dehya Thoma	A squad with a Hydro damager and a Steam reaction from the supports. Characters from Natlan will help remove the barrier from the boss. The last slot can be used for a sub-DD or a support for protection, depending on the difficulty of the fight.
Neuvillette	Fischl Raiden Ororon	Dione Laila	Zhongli Shilonen	A group with Nevillet and various reactions to make his passive work. Of the Natlan characters, it is recommended to take Ororon or Shilonen to remove the Twilight Papilla's shield.
Kinich	Emilia Collei	Bai Zhu Yao Yao Bennett	Xiangling	Team through Burning with Kinich. Xiangling and Dendro sub-dd cause a reaction and deal damage from the pocket. Replacing Kollei with Nahida is not advisable, since ticks from the E-shka will be rare due to the specificity of the Burning reaction. As a support, you can take another Dendro hero or Pyro.
Navia Chaska	Xiangling Dehya	Cookies Ororon	Furina Mona	A team that depends on a sub-DD. Depending on the composition of heroes on the account, you can take either Chaska or Navia as a main-DD. Chaska is more advantageous in terms of removing the shield, but Navia also interacts well with the listed allies.
Al-Haytham Tignari	Fischl Yae Miko Ororon	Kokomi Sijwin	Nahida Dendro GG	The second option of the team with Dendro damager, but through reactions with Electro and Hydro. Kokomi will give more status for reactions, but Sijvin will strengthen the sub-dd. If there is Ororon, then take him, and not Fischl or Yae Miko.
Arlekino Lyney	Xiangling Dehya	Bennett	Shilonen Kazuha	Mono-Pyro team with Harlequin or Lini as main DD and any two more Pyro characters. You can also put Shilonen in the squad to cut resistances or Kazuha with Viridescent Venerer.
Yoimiya	Ye Lan Xingqiu Furina	Yun Jin	Zhongli Shilonen	Party with Eimiya, whose normal attacks are buffed by Yun Jin. If the party is good at surviving, Zhongli can be replaced with Shilonen for a buff.
Ganyu Ayaka	Rosary	Kokomi Mona	Laila Dione	Even though Freeze doesn't work on bosses, this type of unit still has high damage. Rosaria gives crit chance, and Kokomi or Mona gives buffs and Hydro status.
Clorinda	Furina	Jean	Nahida Dendro GG	Group with Clorinda via Electro's reactions with Dendro and Hydro. Djinn inflates the elements and heals allies after Furina's skills, providing a quick set of fanfare.
Wanderer	Ye Lan Xingqiu	Bennett	Faruzan	A squad with Wanderer under buffs from Faruzan and Bennett. Hydro and Pyro characters give Scaramuccia attack power and increase the flight time, which allows him to make more hits during the stance.

Budget detachments

Teams of free characters that all players have:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Ember	Xiangling	Barbara	Kachina	F2P team via charged attacks from Ember. Xiangling gives Pyro resonance and deals extra damage. Kachina wears Scroll of the Hero of the Burnt City and buffs allies' Pyro.
Xiangling	Keia	Lisa	Lynette	A party that plays by summoning elemental explosions. All characters attack from their pockets and activate various reactions. Lynette inflates the elements and absorbs one of them. There is no priority for the absorbed element.
Lisa	Dendro GG	Barbara	Collei	Free team with Dendro and Electro reactions, where Lisa deals the main status damage from two Dendro sub-dds. Barbara heals and applies Hydro for Budding.

Boss attacks and abilities

During combat, the Twilight Papilla randomly alternates between several attacks.

Simulation: Ruin Dragon

Transforms into a world boss Aeonblight Drake and uses his blows, attacking from the ground and air.

Imitation: Primo Geovishap

Changes its appearance to ancient geovishap, which deals powerful area attacks.

Imitation: Magu Kenki

Uses Anemo attacks and creates clones just like the real thing. Magu kenki.

Imitation: Seahorse of a thousand-year-old pearl

In the form Seahorse of a thousand-year-old pearl begins to jump through the air and then quickly attacks from above.

Imitation: Pyro orchid

Turns into pyro orchid and accumulates energy in his whisk and lowers it onto the character below him.

Imitation: Jadeplume Terrorshroom

Takes shape feather mold and uses his attacks.

Imitation: Hypostasis

Can use various abilities electro, Cryo и Hydro hypostasis.

Imitation: Voracious Mountain King Yumkasaurus

Transforms into King Yumkasaurs and spins, dealing area damage to Dendro.

Imitation: Golem Legate

Changes appearance to Marble and brass statue and attacks primarily over an area.

Appeal to the Darkness

Creates a barrier during which it attacks characters with blows that ignore the shield. Each blow places a Decay effect on the hero, gradually reducing his HP. If the barrier is not destroyed in time, the Shadow Papilla will perform an attack that covers almost the entire arena.

How to Beat the Shadow Papilla in Genshin Impact

To defeat the Shadow Papilla, it is recommended to perform some actions that will speed up the fight with the boss and increase the survivability of the team.

Before the fight, use potions and food 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.

Avoid attacks during Call to Darkness

Shadow Papilla's attacks in this state apply a debuff that constantly reduces HP. If you can't dodge them, put a strong healer in the party, who will negate all incoming damage.

Destroy the void barrier

During Call to Darkness, the boss is covered by a void barrier. Use elemental attacks and Night Spirit attacks to destroy it, weaken the boss and avoid a strong AoE attack.

Achievements for Twilight Papilla

In total, you can get two achievements for the battle with the Shadow Papilla.

Elemental Armor Bomb

Condition: Destroy the Twilight Papilla's Void Barrier once. Reward: primogems ×5.

Put characters with elemental damage in the party, ideally they should be from Natlan. Then attack the boss and wait until he goes into the "Invocation of Darkness" state. Perform elemental attacks or strikes with Night Spirit to destroy the barrier in time.

Zavrian of a special form

Each time you come to the boss, he has a certain number of forms that he can take, and they change after his death. To open the achievement, you need to kill the enemy three times when he is in each of the required forms of other bosses. If you get a combination where the necessary enemy is not there, kill the Twilight Papilla so that it refreshes, and return to the fight again. Reward: primogems ×5.

Read more about completing the Zavrian Special Form achievement in the guide The winner is 10.

Rewards for defeating the Shadow Papilla

After defeating the boss, you need to spend 40 units of resinto get resources from it:

• Adventure EXP ×200.
• Friendship experience и mora.
• A heavy look is the material for exaltation Chaski.
• Shards, fragments, pieces and gems agate agnidus - items for upgrading Pyro characters.
• Shards, fragments, pieces and gems amethyst Vajrad - needed for upgrading Electro heroes.
• Shards, fragments, pieces and gems turquoise Wayuda - materials for upgrading Anemo characters.

Artifacts:

• 5-4⭐ Gladiator’s Finale.
• 5-4⭐ Itinerant ensemble.
• 4-3⭐ Instructor.
• 4-3⭐ Berserk.
• 4-3⭐ Fire Shaman (Crown of the Mind).

We hope this article helped you find and kill the Twilight Popilla in Genshin Impact. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. in comments... Read guide to other bosses and follow the exit Genshin Impact guides on our website.