Praetorian in Genshin Impact: how to defeat and find the hilt

Praetorian in Seas of antiquity in Fontaine. The hilts that drop from them are needed to upgrade certain weapons.

In this guide, we will tell you where to find the Praetorian, how to defeat him and get hilts of various rarities, and also present convenient routes for farming mobs.

How to defeat the Praetorians

Praetorians are statues and have a body made of durable marble that protects them during battle. They are quite slow, which somewhat resembles their more advanced version, Marble and brass statue.

Features

Despite the fact that the enemies do not have increased resistance to any element (resistance to all elements is 10%), they have a Geo Shield that can only be penetrated in certain ways. Use Geo character attacks, two-handed sword attacks, or the Overload reaction in battle. Characters who play against falling attacks or have heavy normal or charged attacks are also suitable (for example, Wriothesley).

In of health, the enemy is not very powerful, inferior in this characteristic Operatives of wind and frost. In addition, it has average attack pain, so it will not create problems for players with weak leveling.

Top Teams

Several units that can be assembled to quickly farm hilts from Praetorians:

Where to find Praetorians in Genshin Impact: farming routes on the map

The Praetorians live in the Nostoi region, in the Dilapidated Castle, located under the village of Petrichor. To get there, it is recommended to start completing the story quest chain "Odes to Harmony". In total you can find here 21 golems - one on the surface, seven in the ruins and thirteen in the Sea of ​​Antiquity.

Petrichor Village

There is only one Praetorian in a small settlement. It stands under a stone arch before the entrance to the depths of Remuria. In addition, the enemy is guarding a rich chest.

Dilapidated castle

There are 7 golems inside the castle.

Four enemies are located on a wide area at the end of the room. To find them, walk straight, without going up or down stairs.

From previous opponents, turn in the opposite direction towards the flights of stairs. Climb them to the top level of the ruins. Interact with the mysterious shelf to go to a new room. Just behind the shelf is another Praetorian.

Teleport to the central travel point in the castle, located near the space where the first four golems were located. Exit the balcony onto the bridge and then turn left towards where the books are floating. Move further through the cave until you come across a Praetorian.

Move to the teleport near Marble and brass statues and go in the opposite direction from the boss. The last golem is standing very close.

Sea of ​​antiquity

There are 13 Praetorians available for farming hilts in the Sea of ​​Antiquity.

You can start the route from Port Anticus. Enter the cave through the northeast entrance near the travel point and start moving counterclockwise. There are 6 golems inside, after clearing them you can leave the cave through the second exit.

Move to the teleport in the south and move even further south from it. There are 3 Praetorians standing inside a small cave.

Go back and turn left. Among the rocks you can find the entrance to the Caesarium. 2 more enemies are standing not far from him.

Teleport to the second part of the Sea of ​​Antiquity and visit the Court of Harmony. 2 statues are located at the bottom of the cave near a small waterfall.

How to get a broken, splintered and unfading hilt

Praetorians drop resources such as broken, splintered and undying hilt. Their rarity, as well as their quantity, depend on the level of the enemy and the rank of the adventure:

• Broken Hilt (⭐ ⭐) - Dropped by Praetorians of any level.
• Split Hilt (⭐ ⭐ ⭐) - Can be dropped from enemies level 40 and above.
• Undying Hilt (⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐) - dropped from Praetorians level 60 and above.

In addition to materials, marble golems drop mora, and you can also randomly knock out artifacts:

• Mora - from opponents of any level.
• Artifacts from the “Healer” set 3⭐ from enemies level 20 and above.
• Artifacts from the “Berserk” set 3⭐ from enemies level 20 and above; 4 ⭐ - from opponents level 40 and above.
• Artifacts from the “Instructor” set 3 ⭐ from enemies level 20 and above; 4 ⭐ - from opponents level 40 and above.
• Artifacts from the “Exile” set 3 ⭐ from enemies level 20 and above; 4 ⭐ - from opponents level 40 and above.

Buying at the Paimon Store

In addition to farming in the open world, hilts of various rarities can be purchased in stardust and starlight. You can buy a limited amount of resources per month, which will be updated with the onset of the next month.

• Broken Hilt - costs 5 stardust, you can buy 16 pieces.
• Splintered Hilt - costs 15 stardust, there are 12 pieces available in total.
• Everlasting hilt - costs 2 star shine, buys 8 pieces.

Please note that purchasing materials from different NPCs must not.

Recraft in Alchemy

For more simplified resource extraction, you can use Alchemy and create higher quality items from low quality materials. To create, you need three resources and pestilence.

• Splintered Hilt - requires 3 units to create. broken hilts and 50 mora.
• Everlasting Hilt - for crafting, get 3 units. split hilts and 125 moras.

To make crafting easier, also use characters that add resources or return materials:

• Sucrose – gives a 10% chance to create an additional hilt.
• Dory – with a 25% chance of returning back the material spent on crafting.

What is a hilt for?

Materials from the Praetorian are needed to upgrade certain weapons to the maximum level:

• a spear Outlines of the scarlet moon;
• a spear Elegy Lumidus;
• onion Forged from the clouds.

We hope this guide helped you figure out where to find Praetorians in Genshin Impact and how to get broken, splintered, and undying hilts. If you have any questions, ask them in comments. Read others Genshin Impact guides in the appropriate section of the site.