Oasis Guardian Apep in Genshin Impact: how to unlock and defeat [guide]

Oasis Guardian Apep in Sumeru. At some point after the apocalypse, the mighty Dendro dragon's shell turned from bright green to a dark gray sand-like substance, and was also stricken with an unknown disease. Since then, consumed by madness, he has become a formidable opponent for all those who decide to enter his chambers.

In this guide, you can learn how to find and defeat Guardian of Apep's Oasis: everything about phases, attacks and mechanics. We will tell you which units are better to take for the battle with the offspring of the apocalyptic millennium.

Where to find and how to unlock Guardian of Apep's Oasis in Genshin Impact

The guardian of the oasis Apep is located in the northern part of the desert Hadramavet. To access the dungeon "Ownership of beginnings"need to complete Chapter 2 of the Legends of Nahida Quest and in the course of the story, open the corresponding dungeon.

The entrance to the dragon is located in a cave in the southwest of the Land of Three Channels. The easiest way to track your location is with Dungeons of Punishment". Click on the teleport icon next to the boss's name to show his spawn point on the map.

The best units and characters to fight Apep the Guardian of the Oasis

Characteristics of Guardian of Apep's Oasis — Source: https://genshin.honeyhunterworld.com/

Oasis Guardian Apep has increased resistance to Dendro damage - 70% for each stage. For this reason, it is not recommended to use the characters of this element as the main damage dealers to fight with him. Resistances to other elements are low and make up only 10%, so you can give preference to any pumped heroes - the most important thing is to have enough DPS.

Characteristics of the Dragon Apep in the third phase — Source: https://ambr.top/

It is important to note that the Dendro dragon has an extremely high attack rates, especially in the last phase - approximately 19.000 units at level 90 (2P, 3P and 4P are the number of players in cooperative mode). Although the health gain remains within the average values, in combat he is one of the most formidable opponents, as his blows deal huge damage, including in the area. Therefore, until it is possible to fully study the attacks and mechanics of the enemy, it is necessary to use shield or healersto increase the team's survivability, as well as accept food to restore health.

Character selection

First of all, when choosing a squad for Apep Oasis Guard, we recommend giving preference to:

DPS characters with high instantaneous (burst) damage to quickly destroy the boss, since he has a small amount of HP.
Ranged characters (archers, catalysts) to deal damage from a safe distance.
The second phase will require heroes using AoE abilities or area attacks.

Next, we will talk about specific characters who will be able to the test "Memories: They used to be perfect too«.

Main DD

Characters that deal the main damage and are in battle most of the time.

Character	Element	Weapon	Features
Eimia	Pyro	Bow	Uses ranged weapons, allowing her to deal damage from a safe distance. It is also desirable to put a shieldman in her team so that the boss cannot interrupt combo attacks.
Hu Tao	Pyro	A spear	The main damage dealer that deals damage to Pyro both from the elemental skill with charged blows and from the ultimate. An explosion of the elements heals itself, so this skill is desirable to use at the end of the rotation.
Kli	Pyro	Catalyst	Due to the use of a catalyst, attacks from a medium and long distance. If you use charged hits, try to cancel their animation by jumping, so as not to waste precious time — besides, in this case, without a shield, Kli becomes extremely vulnerable.
Yanfei	Pyro	Catalyst	A budget version of the Klee with longer ranged attacks. It is recommended to alternate three normal attacks and then one charged attack in order to accumulate the maximum number of crimson seals and deal more damage.
Raiden	electro	A spear	High instant elemental explosion damage and energy recovery for allies. Can help other damage dealers trigger reactions with Electro Elemental Skill.
Sayno	electro	A spear	During the duration of the ult, when interacting with Dendro, it deals increased Electro damage due to the Aggravation reaction.
Keqing	electro	One handed sword	Has a fast skill cooldown and ults, as well as Electro infusion. Mobility allows her to quickly change her position in battle.
Ayaka	Cryo	One handed sword	Ayaka is able to deal high damage from the hand and the explosion of the elements. The unique sprint makes it easy to dodge boss attacks.
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow	Attacks with charged shots from a distance. An elemental explosion creates a Cryo field with area damage.
Eola	Cryo	Two-handed sword	Damages with physical blows and elemental explosions. The ult should be activated in advance, without waiting for the moment of vulnerability, since before this you need to gain stacks. If you need to use it instantly, switch to another character immediately after activation - this will allow you to deal at least a little damage.
Wanderer	Anemo	Catalyst	Good mobility, increased damage and range under the influence of an elemental skill (hover). In addition, the explosion of the elements has a high one-time damage.
Heizo	Anemo	Catalyst	Deals massive damage when using an elemental skill. In addition, it is able to dispel and increase the mastery of the elements of allies.
Ayato	Hydro	One handed sword	Can perform both main damage and sub damage thanks to the ultimate with hydro area damage and increased damage for normal hits (works even when Ayato is inactive).

Sub-DD

Characters that deal additional damage, helping the main damage dealer and strengthening it with various buffs.

Character	Element	Weapon	Features
Xingqiu	Hydro	One handed sword	Attacks with an elemental explosion outside the battlefield, inflicting a permanent Hydro status. Elemental skill increases interrupt resistance and heals a little at the end of the effect.
Ye Lan	Hydro	Bow	Damages Hydro with damage from the pocket and increases the damage of the active character during the ult up to 50%. The elemental skill is useful for quickly moving around the arena.
Mona	Hydro	Catalyst	Briefly distracts the enemy with E-shka. Inflicts an Omen status with the ultimate, which increases all damage dealt. Sprinting is good for keeping distance.
Xiangling	Pyro	A spear	Creates a whirlwind of fire that follows the active character and deals Pyro damage to all nearby enemies. At the end of e. Goba skill leaves a pepper that buffs attack power to whoever picks it up.
Yun Jin	Geo	A spear	Increases the damage of normal attacks after using an elemental explosion. On the last constellation, it gives an increase to attack speed by 12%.
Yae Miko	electro	Catalyst	Totems deal periodic Electro damage, constantly maintaining the appropriate status on the battlefield for additional damage or triggering reactions. Due to the high burst damage from the explosion, the element is able to take the position of the main damage dealer.
Fischl	electro	Bow	Summons a raven that deals lightning damage from your pocket. Can attack from the hand in a physical build.
Beidou	electro	Two-handed sword	Elemental skill is able to parry any attacks. The ultimate summons electrical circuits that deal elemental damage in conjunction with the active hero.
Rosary	Cryo	A spear	Inflicts additional Cryo damage and increases the chance of crit. hit by an elemental explosion. With the help of the E-shki, it instantly moves to the enemy.
Kazuha	Anemo	One handed sword	Scatters in a large area and increases elemental damage with a ive talent, and is also capable of dealing good damage, especially in a DPS build.
Nahida	Dendro	Catalyst	Increases elemental mastery and reaction damage with E-shka, inflicts a long Dendro status. Since the boss has resistance to the Dendro element, Nahid should only be used as a -buffer for Electro characters.

Full , designed to heal or protect the rest of the team.

Character	Element	Weapon	Features
Zhongli	Geo	A spear	Increases the survivability of the squad with a strong shield, while lowering the physical and elemental resistance of the boss.
Shinobu	electro	One handed sword	Heals the active character with an elemental skill, dealing lightning damage to nearby enemies. Since Shinobu loses some of his health when using his E-shku, it's important to keep an eye on her HP. Ideally, first activate the skill and immediately ult, in order to have time to heal a little.
Dory	electro	Two-handed sword	An elemental explosion heals and restores energy to the active character. In the area of communication with the genie, deals Electro damage. Calling a reaction at this point also reduces the rollback of her email. skill.
Bennett	Pyro	One handed sword	Ult restores health and increases attack power, combining the role of a buffer and a .
Barbara	Hydro	Catalyst	Instantly heals all characters in the party with an elemental explosion. Elemental skill creates a Hydro ring with periodic healing. On the last constellation, it can resurrect fallen allies.
Kokomi	Hydro	Catalyst	Summons a medusa that deals Hydro damage and heals nearby Heroes. It also deals good damage in the ultimate and additionally heals the squad.
Dione	Cryo	Bow	Creates a shield with an elemental skill (preferably activated by a long press) and heals in the area of effect of the elemental explosion.
Laila	Cryo	One handed sword	It has a fairly strong shield, which constantly maintains due to a small gap between the duration and the rollback of the ability. In the ultimate, deals periodic Cryo damage in an area.
Mika	Cryo	A spear	Heals, increases the attack speed of allies. Buffs physical damage.
Yao Yao	Dendro	A spear	In this case, you only need to use an elemental skill to heal or apply Dendro status when playing with Electro.
Bai Zhu	Dendro	Catalyst	Heals, applies a shield. ive talent increases reaction damage.

Top Teams

Among the most suitable teams for the battle with the Oasis Guardian Apep, we highlight:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Raiden	Xingqiu Ye Lan	Xiangling	Bennett	The National Squad does a great job of dealing massive damage in a short amount of time. However, for maximum build efficiency, it is important to accumulate elemental explosions and use them at the moment when the boss is most open to attacks.
Eimia	Xingqiu Ye Lan	Yun Jin	Zhongli Laila	Eimiya deals damage at a high speed from a distance. Combined with Xingqiu/Ye Lan's Hydro status and Yun Jin's normal strike buff, he will easily and quickly defeat the enemy. It is recommended to put shieldmen on the last slot so that the dragon does not interrupt Eimiya's attacks.
Heizo Wanderer	Faruzan	Xiangling	Bennett	Team with Anemo damage and Pyro dispel. Wanderer/Heizou are excellent ranged fighters with good attack speed. Faruzan increases their Anemo damage and lowers the boss's elemental resistance. Xiangling and Bennet create a Pyro Resonance - Xiangling deals additional damage, while Bennet buffs attack and heals.
Ayaka	Ganyu	Shen He	Barbara Kokomi	Ayaka is the backbone of the group. Shen He buffs Cryo damage, as well as abilities and attacks with a ive skill. Her ultimate lowers the defense to the corresponding element in the area of effect. Ganyu deals damage in an area and from a distance. Kokomi/Barbara keeps the party healthy.
Ganyu	Rosary	Kazuha	Kokomi	In this group, the main damage dealer is Ganyu, who deals damage with charged attacks and an elemental explosion. Rosaria is a secondary damage dealer that increases crit chance. ult hits. Kazuha amplifies elemental damage, dispels and reduces enemy resistance when using the set "Viridescent Venerer". Kokomi is a healer.
Yanfei Kli	Mona	Bennett	Dione	Yanfei/Kli are Catalysts, so they can attack from afar. Mona increases all damage dealt to the enemy with the help of the ult with the Omen effect. Bennet buffs attack power, while Dione applies a shield and provides additional healing.
Hu Tao	Xingqiu	Ye Lan	Zhongli volumes	Due to the large amount of Hydro status, Hu Tao constantly causes a Par reaction. At the same time, Zhongli provides her with a shield so that the boss cannot land a killing blow while Hu Tao's HP is low. It can be replaced with Toma for Pyro Resonance, but in this case, the shield will be more difficult to maintain.
Eola	Fischl	Rosary	Mika	Eola is the main damage dealer using normal attacks that are boosted by Mica, and she deals massive burst damage with her ultimate. Rosaria buffs crit. chance, and Fischl maintains Electro status on the battlefield to trigger the Superconductor reaction.
Sayno	Dendro gg Nahida	Beidou	Yao Yao Bai Zhu	Despite the 70% resistance to Dendro, you can use the heroes of this element to trigger the Aggravate reaction and deal increased Electro damage.
Keqing	Dendro gg	Collei	Shinobu Dory	An alternative option with Keqing - she is more mobile and less dependent on the cooldown of her abilities.

Budget detachments

Options for assemblies consisting of free heroes that are issued during the age of the story or game activities.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Xiangling	Ember	Keia	Barbara	Xiangling and Ember activate the Pyro Resonance and deal the main damage. Keia acts as a secondary damage dealer to inflict Cryo status and invoke the Melt reaction. Barbara - heals both the active character and the entire squad with an elemental explosion.
Lisa	Collei	Electro gg	Noelle	A squad through Escalation with increased Electro damage. Collei uses her ultimate to deal damage to Dendro so that Lisa or the Traveler will trigger a reaction. Noelle maintains survivability and heals when needed.
Keia	Lisa	Electro gg	Barbara	A squad with Keiya as the main damage dealer that uses physical attacks. Lisa and Traveler are secondary damage dealers that deal Electro damage to summon Superconductor. Barbara is used for healing.

Apep's Oasis Guardian Attacks and Abilities

Dragon Apep owns the Dendro element and deals mainly area damage. Although he is very clumsy, any blow can be fatal. First и third phase are a regular battle, where it is enough to dodge in time and wait for the moment to attack. The second phase is unique in that it is an analogue of the mode with protection of the monolith - in this case, the core.

Phase One: Defender of the Last Oasis

At the initial stage of the battle, the enemy does not pose a particular threat, since most of his attacks are slow and easy to trace. However, he often stops in one place, becoming vulnerable to damage.

Moving underground

Goes underground and heads towards the character.

Circle attack

Performs a sweeping tail slash around its axis, knocking down those who enter the area of effect. Most often, the attack occurs if you get too close to the boss. It can be preliminarily noticed by the thickening gray circle.

combo attack

Apep makes a single swing of his tail, after which he strikes the ground with his upper limb, dealing damage to all characters in front of him. After a while, perform a spinning attack and deal a finishing powerful blow to the area.

Attack from underground

Accumulates energy and sends it to the ground. After a few seconds, the affected area is highlighted next to the character, from where parts of the dragon's body appear and deal damage.

Jump attack

It goes completely underground and moves towards the hero, leaving behind a gray clot. At the end, the boss jumps out and after landing deals area damage.

Area Attack

Dendro dragon accumulates corruption energy and hits the ground, making three consecutive hits in the area. These strikes create ghostly spiked spheres that spread throughout the arena and deal additional damage.

Second phase: Heart of the oasis

During the second phase it is necessary protect the heart of the oasis. Apep will summon corruption seeds and other elemental creatures that will continuously attack the core. They must be overcome in order to keep it intact.

At the same time, a special progress bar will appear above the Heart in the form of a yellow bar:

If opponents attack the core, resurrection progress decreases.
If opponents die, the resurrection progress bar filled in.

The attack is carried out until the progress of the scale rises to the maximum value or, conversely, drops to zero. In the latter case, the battle will end. To increase the effectiveness of the battle, it is important to pay attention to the types of opponents and use appropriate techniques against them. For example, in the process of protecting the core, individuals appear that give various enhancements to other monsters:

Protective breeding mechanism - Places shields on enemies.

Feeding breeding mechanism - Heals enemies.

Third phase: Protector of the first oasis

In the third stage, the damage and health of the boss increase significantly. Movements become more active, and he goes underground much more often. In addition, Apep gets several new types of attacks and mechanics.

Circle attack from underground

Creates a Dendro field, completely immersing itself under the arena space. Moves quickly and exits near the character, dealing damage in an area.

Homing Dendro projectiles

Symbols form around the boss, which he spins and transforms into elemental projectiles that independently seek a target. They fly towards the character and deal damage to Dendro.

AoE Air Attacks

Fires three consecutive massive projectiles that attack Dendro with area damage. The drop zone is shown as a green circle. At the end, it briefly goes underground, and at the exit it makes one circular attack.

Waves of the apocalypse

The enemy gathers all his elemental power and begins to emit waves of apocalypse, instantly removing almost all of his health. Enter the dome of the Anthem of Resurrection to defend against attacks and avoid lethal damage.

How to defeat Oasis Guardian Apep in Genshin Impact

The battle is made up of three phases with unique mechanics that you need to pay attention to in order to quickly and effectively defeat Apep the Guardian of the Oasis.

Preparing for battle

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.

Strategy for the first phase

The first stage is the easiest. However, we highlight a few recommendations to further simplify the battle.

Dodge strikes and keep a safe distance

Follow the movements of the Dendro dragon or constantly maintain a shield on an active character in order to avoid damage in a timely manner. Periodically enemy open to attack for a certain period of time - take advantage of this and deal as much damage as possible with skills or elemental explosions.

Try to have a quick source of HP recovery

Boss attacks can be deadly, especially for beginners. For this reason, it is important to always have something on hand that will instantly replenish your health in large quantities. This includes: Miki.

Pay attention to warnings before attacks

Most of the enemy's abilities have warning symbols, indicating that a strike is about to occur. Basically, they are stripes or circles on the ground, painted in gray or green. If you see a similar sign on the ground, then leave the affected area and you can avoid damage.

Strategy for the second phase

The second part of the battle is to protect the object from enemy attacks in order to fill the progress bar.

Protect the Heart of the Oasis

The peculiarity of the battle with the dragon Apep is that during the second stage you need preserve the core safe, preventing opponents from reaching him. At this point, you need to focus on the rapid destruction of the summoned creatures.

Prioritize larger enemies

Some monsters protect others by giving them shields (green bar under HP) or healing. Focus on taking out larger enemies first and thereby destroy the defenses of other opponents. Most often they are behind the battlefield and therefore can be inconspicuous.

Use area attacks

Characters with area damage will show themselves best in the second phase, since it is necessary to overcome waves of opponents from several small and medium monsters. The most effective reaction Freezing (Hydro + Cryo), which allows you to keep mobs in one place for some time and prevent them from attacking the Heart of the Oasis.

Strategy for the third phase

The recommendations for the last phase are the same as the first - you still need to dodge, maintain shields and keep healing skills or food ready. The exception is a special mechanic with the waves of the apocalypse, which can cause difficulties, especially during the first attempts to .

Avoid damage from waves of the apocalypse using the Hymn of Resurrection dome

When an inscription in red letters appears under the name of the boss at the top of the screen, you need to find the nearest Dome of Hymn of Resurrection (green translucent ball) and enter it, waiting out the attack with the waves. In total, there are three domes on the battlefield, but they appear gradually.

If you do not have time to hide in time, the character can not only lose most of his health, but even die.

How much HP does Oasis Guardian Apep have?

At level 90 of the first phase, the Oasis Guardian Apep has 297.000 HP, in the second phase 594.000 HP. In comparison, the health indicators of others weekly bosses at the last stage of the battle:

Puppet Raiden - 1 480 000.
Azhdaha — 870.
Signora - 742.000.
Seki no Kami - 2.780.000.

Achievement Like the Sun in Genshin Impact

Defeat Apep the Guardian of the Oasis without being affected by the waves of the apocalypse to unlock Like the Movement of the Sun from the section story quest Nahida.

Rewards for defeating Oasis Guardian Apep

After defeating the boss once a week, you can collect the following rewards by spending 30 primordial resin (or 60 if the 3 kill limit is reached):

Adventure EXP.
Mora.
Friendship experience.
Shards, fragments, pieces, gems Nagadus — materials for pumping of various rarity for Dendro characters.

Artifacts:

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

Also with some chance may drop:

Materials from the Guardian of the Apep oasis: who needs

Resources from the Guardian of Apep's Oasis are needed to upgrade the talents of the following characters:

Required items can also be crafted from other boss materials using Alchemy workbench.

We hope this guide helped you defeat Apep the Oasis Guardian and complete the Realm of Beginnings dungeon, as well as learn about all the attacks and mechanics of the boss. If you have any questions about the abilities of the Dendro dragon, write about it in comments, and you can also familiarize yourself with guide to other bosses.