City of the dead in Genshin Impact: how to open and [guide]

City of the deadsource stones. Finding the dungeon is not difficult, but it is located underground, and to open it you will need to solve a familiar riddle.

In the guide, we will show you where the entrance to the City of the Lost in Genshin Impact is located, how to open the switch and the test.

Where is the city of the dead

The door to the dungeon is hidden in the east of the Hadramavet Desert zone. From the teleport in the Qusayr al-Inhid area shown in the screenshot, hover to the northeast, towards the huge hand of the mechanism, indicating the entrance to the underground cave. Follow the cave path without jumping down and stick to the left wall and you will see a sealed entrance to the City of the Lost.

You can access the test after reaching 32 adventure rank and the discovery of the desert.

How to open Lost City in Genshin Impact

To get into the City of the Lost dungeon, unlock cubic switchstanding at the entrance.

This must be done through lighting 4 torches in the district in any order. 2 are placed on the sides of the entrance, and 2 more are opposite the door, near the cave wall. The location of the torches can be seen in the images below.

Once lit, flip the switch and the dungeon will print. For solving this riddle, in addition, you will receive regular chest.

General information about the dungeon

In the dungeon no anomaly arteries of the earth. Enemies include:

small and large slimes (Pyro, Hydro, Electro)
Molds (Pyro, Electro, Geo, Pyro)
Moroviki (Dendro, Hydro)
Khilichurly shooters and berserkers (Electro, Pyro)
Mitachurly with fire axes.

The best characters for the age of the City of the Lost

During the test, the Traveler will take part in 5 fights. Many enemies are classified as light, however, the presence of a large number of elemental slimes among them (Pyro, Hydro, Electro) and floating molds require selection multi-elemental team with area damage abilities. There are many opponents, and they are small enough, so it is convenient to collect them with Anemo skills. However, you should be careful when using Pyro characters, so as not to once again cause an Overload reaction with Electro slimes, scattering mobs.

Cryo and Geo characters are an excellent choice, because they are equally good at dealing damage to slimes of all elements. Also, a good result will be shown by Dendro heroes recommended by the game itself. Take the rest any strong fighters own collection: each of them will be able to contribute to the victory over such a variety of enemies.

Character	Element	Weapon	Effect
Nahida	Dendro	Catalyst	Due to its elemental skill, it deals damage to several enemies at the same time.
Collei	Dendro	Bow	Has a long Dendro ult with AoE damage, but keep in mind that her radius is not very large.
Traveler Dendro	Dendro	Sword	Free Dendro character, suitable for dealing damage with this element. Wields an elemental explosion with a large area of effect.
Al-Haytham	Dendro	Sword	An active Dendro-dd capable of attacking multiple enemies at the same time.
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow	Can hit with area damage from both ults and charged attacks.
Laila	Cryo	Sword	Owns cryo turrets. Ulta damages in a large radius.
Nile	Hydro	Sword	Despite belonging to the Hydro element, he can easily deal with all enemies, as he plays from the explosion of nuclei.
Sucrose	Anemo	Catalyst	Able to collect small mobs in a heap, which is extremely useful against molds and slimes.
Kazuha	Anemo	Sword	It will pull enemies and give a lot of damage from blow-ups.
Dione	Cryo	Bow	Healer and shield. Provides reliable protection against enemy attacks.
Zhongli	Geo	A spear	Casts a shield. Summons a devastating meteorite with area damage.
Ningguang	Geo	Catalyst	Available for Geo DPS, however without C1 it can be problematic due to lack of AoE damage.

Recommended food and potions

Use food and potions to boost your own stats in case of problems on the battlefield.

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

If there are problems with survivability, and the squad often dies or loses health from enemy attacks, then it makes sense to use potions to increase elemental resistance - this way the characters will increase resistances and become less susceptible to damage received. But this will only work on those enemies that attack with some element, and not physical. In addition, the element of the potion must match the element that the enemy is damaging.

Potion	Effect	Crafting recipe
Heat Shield Potion	Increases the Pyro resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 butterfly wings + 1 flaming flower (stamen) + 100 pestilence.
Draining Potion	Increases the Hydro Resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 butterfly wings + 1 lotus cup + 100 mora.
Frost Shield Potion	Increases the cryo resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 crystal core + 1 misty flower (corolla) + 100 pestilence.
Wind Barrier Potion	Increases Anemo's resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 crystal butterfly + 1 serving of dandelion seeds + 100 mora.
Isolation Potion	Increases the Electro Resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 butterfly wings + 1 electro crystal + 100 pestilence.
Potion of Dustproof	Increases the Geo Resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 butterfly wings + 1 cor lapis + 100 mora.
Potion of antidendro	Increases Dendro's resistance of all party by 25% for 300 seconds.	1 Crystal Butterfly + 1 Twilight Rose + 100 Mora.

age of the dungeon City of the Lost

Test The sighs of the dead is a chain of arenas with monsters, time trial and combat. The path here is linear and highlighted by an orange quest marker, but quests and enemies cannot be skipped. It is better to clean everything in the dungeon that moves and lends itself to interaction.

Go to the first arena with slimes, molds, a chest, and a time trial.

After defeating the enemies and getting a regular chest, then activate the time trial. Within its framework, it is necessary for 1 minute collect everything 8 Dendro particles through four leaf symbols. This is not difficult to do, since they are simply arranged in a straight line, in a corridor without branches.

At the end, a regular chest and a door will open. She leads to the arena with a combat test. Activate it and fight 11 enemies in 120 seconds. The first wave will include:

Big Hydro slime.
2 small pyro slimes.
2 hilichurla-arrow (Electro).

The second wave will:

Big hydro slime.
2 small electro slimes.
2 hilichurla shooters (Pyro).
Mitachurl with an axe.

Focus on Hilichurl Archers and Mitachurls with Axes first, as they pose the greatest threat to the health of the characters and ease of combat. It is better to direct the screed at them, since the slimes tend to stay close to the hero who is being attacked.

For clearing the arena, you will receive a rich chest and open the door to the next zone, which is a room with 2 slimes and a mitachurl. The latter can be defeated with the help of an Anemo hero with a screed, spreading Hydro and Electro statuses from slimes to him.

Defeat them to unlock the age to the final arena. On it, the Traveler is waiting for the following team of enemies:

Dendro, Hydro, Geo morovik.
3 molds.
5 small electro slimes.

Focus on the Slimes and Carriers first, as together they can trigger the Charged reaction, increasing damage taken. Then pay attention to the biggest carrion, which knocks down with its blows and takes a large amount of HP.

This battle is a test The sighs of the dead will end.

Don't forget to pick up the rewards before leaving the dungeon. precious chest.

Awards

A generous one-time prize, in addition to luxury chest, contains:

Primogems - 40.
Legacy of the Desert Nobility.
Hero's Wit - 3.
Adventure EXP - 500.
Mora - 40000.
Seal of Dendro - 5.
Mystic Enhancement Ore - 5.
Integrity Guidelines - 2.

We hope that our guide to the City of the Lost helped you figure out where to find the dungeon and how to open the entrance to it, as well as the test and get primogems. If you still have questions about how to solve the puzzle or which heroes to take on the walkthrough, then leave them in comments. Follow the updates on the site: heading Genshin impact constantly updated with new ages.