Ruin Serpent in Genshin Impact - where to find and how to defeat [guide]

Ruin Serpent in update 2.6 and is the largest mechanism at the time of this patch.

Guide will help you open a mechanical boss fault, will talk about the features of the battle with the serpent of ruins, recommended characters and units, as well as rewards and who needs them.

Where to find the Ruin Serpent on the map in Genshin Impact

Before heading to the boss, make sure you meet the conditions that allow you to unlock the Ruin Serpent:

adventure rank above 28;
mission completedRecords of a journey deep into the rift».

You can get to the boss from the Temporary Main Adit. Teleport to the northeast location. Walk along the stretched rope that leads to the second teleportation point. Then go up the stairs and cross the bridge to the other side of the cliff. There will be waiting treasure thieves, and behind them is a tunnel (located on the left), which will lead to the Serpent's Cave.

In the age leading to the snake, black mud was located along quest First Encounter with the Miasma.

Whom to take in the squad to fight the Serpent of Ruins

The mechanism has high resistance to physical damage, so it's best to take characters that can use elemental skills or catalysts a lot.

Best characters

Consider the list of the best heroes to fight the Ruin Serpent.

Character	Element	Weapon	Advantages
Zhongli	Geo	A spear	The owner of the strongest shield. Geo characters break the crystal faster to replenish the energy of the Adjuvant. Decent ultimate damage.
Noelle	Geo	Two-handed sword	Also quickly breaks crystals. The shield and HP recovery will increase the squad's survivability.
Dione	Cryo	Bow	Another shield healer that is especially useful for sweeping the boss.
Tartaglia	Hydro	Bow	High attack speed and huge burst damage will allow you to defeat the boss faster.
Yae Miko	electro	Catalyst	Permanent access to reactions, mobility.

Squad example

Units that do an excellent job with the mechanism are shown in the table.

Character1	Character2	Character3	Character4	Features
Noelle	Keia	Geo GG	Barbara	Free team where Noel is the main dd. Her ult can be maintained almost constantly. In addition, it will easily break the crystals and provide protection. Keya and Geo will deal extra damage, and Barbara will heal.
Diluc	Fischl	Xingqiu	Bennett	A sea of reactions, pyro resonance and increased damage will make it easy to deal with the boss.
Itto	Zhongli	Goro	Bennett	An immortal unit that accelerates Itto's damage.
Tartaglia	Xiangling	Albedo	Dione	Another good option, where there are a lot of reactions and damage.

Boss attacks and abilities

Consider the abilities of the Serpent of the Abyss.

mud growths - Burrows underground, and then crawls out to the surface creating 4 mud holes in the corners of the battlefield.

Sweep attack - stretches to its full height, after which it falls to the ground with its entire body and deals damage while spinning from side to side.

Energy Absorption - if not destroyed, the growths will begin to absorb their energy, and then inflict a powerful blow with energy projectiles. If the Mud Springs are broken during this attack, the Serpent will be stunned for a few seconds.

Shock Wave - if the boss absorbs just one well, directs energy into the ground, which will create a shock wave.

The Circuit - Burrowing shallowly, it spins, creating a vacuum field that attracts the character and deals damage.

Tail-drill blow - crawls towards the character, after which it burrows and beats the ground with its tail, creating a shock wave.

How to defeat the Ruin Serpent in Genshin Impact

Having chosen the right unit, it is important to take into the special mechanics of the mechanism. Here are the key points that must be considered for an easier and faster victory.

Destroy mud holes

The boss periodically summons wells from which dirt oozes. They take energy Adjuvant, and then the character's health. Destroy them with the Pure Radiance of the tool, otherwise the snake will begin to drain their energy and make a powerful blow.

break the crystals

Sometimes a crystal appears on the battlefield, break it with Geo characters (you can use others, but this is not effective) to replenish 3 units of Adjuvant energy.

Avoid sweep attack

When the snake stretches to its full height and then falls to the ground and makes a sweeping attack, use a shield or a healer. The blows have a large area, it is difficult to escape from them, but if the character is far enough from the boss, you can run back.

How often does Ruin Serpent cooldown?

Like all world bosses, the snake after the defeat recovers in 3-5 minutes. The only condition is to teleport to another place and return after this time or restart the game.

Serpent of the Ruins Achievements

Ouroboros - destroy the wells and stun the mechanism while it draws energy from them.

spilling light - Destroy 2 wells at a time. To do this, you need to Adjuvant by at least level 8 to increase its range. We also recommend that you perform this achievement at the closest wells to each other.

Awards

Standard rewards worth 40 units original resin:

Additionally, you can get:

all forms Topaz Prithiva – needed for Geo heroes.
Runic Fang is a special material for character elevation. You'll need it Heizo.
Artifacts 3, 4 and 5⭐ – Itinerant ensemble.

The quantity and quality of items depends on world level.

If anything remains unclear, write about it in the comments, so that the author or other players can help solve the problem. Share your battle experience with the serpent, and you can also familiarize yourself with guide to other bosses.