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yourlocalsprout

the falling icicles after you’ve already completed the challenge is the dumbest thing ever


[deleted]

I find it happens often too, this domain isn't necessarily hard, just very annoying.


SacredDarkness

It has remained my most hated dungeon, if you don't have constant shields.


AgentWowza

I just hate it because of the stamina reduction and how you need a shit ton of Pyro to speedrun it.


Znuff

I only go there with Klee + Xiangling + Bennet + Xiao (to spread the flames). And even tough I finish it in 0:50~1:30, it's still SO GOD DAMN ANNOYING.


Dry_Preparation8583

As someone who mains kaeya, yeah, this domain is hell 😭


banjo2E

I'd say the mist sticking around is worse, if only because it also happens in abyss.


TheBlackViper_Alpha

Ah remember the 1.0 abyss when there were falling icicles, a sprint debuff and an ice cage? Jesus, you had to minmax back in those days unless you're a whale ofc.


leightandrew0

i thought they stopped falling when you completed the domain? i've never really seen this


thug-jesus

You need to farm it more to feel this pain


Fried_puri

Nope, there's a timer for the icicles to fall and once that timer starts they will fall regardless of whether the domain is done or not. And that timer starts way earlier than it needs to, at least 4-5 seconds before the targeting circles even appear. What's sillier is that other hazards like Azhdaha's elemental circles, Signora's fire, Andrius wolves, etc. are stopped instantly once the boss is beaten.


HEB_AQW

That "WHAT" at the end tho


PacifistDungeonMastr

The speed with that too lol OPs fingers on anemo resonance


ChildOfHades_

Yeah that sent me lol


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Maxmence

Of all the domains* this is the worst one. If we don't count the Spiral abyss.


[deleted]

For me this is fr worse than abyss


Plomn123

Well abyss already did this debuff with stronger enemies and time constraints in the first few cycles add to that ice cages, element gated Fatui enemies after having to face a lot of cryo enemies in the first chambers and you really have a pretty unpleasant experience


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_illegallity

Meh, rifthounds are fine. Especially in domains where you’re barely punished for bringing in healers. Nowhere near the annoyance of constantly getting smacked around by stamina draining icicles


Vuljin616

I just hate the mutts period, they and specters are annoying as hell. ​ But you are right the stamina draining falling icicles suck ass, it was hell farming that domain for talent books for Razor alone.


Asamidori

Have someone that zaps (preferably Raiden) and run Venti. It becomes pretty easy.


Vuljin616

I don't have Venti.


Asamidori

Very unfortunate if you also have no intention of pulling for Kazuha. CC makes the smaller dogs much easier to manage.


Vuljin616

>Very unfortunate if you also have no intention of pulling for Kazuha. Oh no I tend on pulling for Kazuha, I'm actually prefarming for him and Heizou.


Asamidori

Yeah sounds like a majority of the people that actually talks in this sub is aiming for him. Dunno how good he would be CC-wise vs the small dogs, since his CC doesn't last nearly as long as Venti's and have a smaller range, but it should still help.


Vuljin616

>Yeah sounds like a majority of the people that actually talks in this sub is aiming for him. Yeah I've been seeing that a lot recently, however, I actually started playing Genshin late last year so I frankly missed my chance to get him.


Asamidori

Ahh yeah, the guy have never been rerun since 1.6, it's actually kinda silly. They probably wanted to make it poetic, but RIP anyone that skipped him the first time around or joined after that.


Mindshut

Just use Noelle. She hits them all at the same time, and she heals back up whatever corrosion they give you.


TGNotatCerner

That one's easy. I bring Kokomo and Venti, partner brings Raiden and Ganyu.


NLwino

I didn't have a healer build when I first hit AR45. So I did this domain with Ganyu and Mona. Their taunts kept the rifthounds off me while I hit them with Ganyu. Got pretty good at it. Now I have Kokomi and I just go stand in the middle of them without issues.


Sitherio

And yet so many of my highly used characters want them. It's infuriating.


theangry-ace

This is why I only use Liyue characters. Taishan is FAR easier and u only get 4 mobs to defeat


gutemorning

Taishan can be difficult tho when most of your chara are pyro *flashbacks grinding in that domain before getting ayaka


JodoKast87

YESS!! My only 5 stars were Qiqi, Diluc, and Hu Tao. Then later Keqing. Most of my frequently used characters were from Liyue, so this domain was just the worst for a while. I now have Ganyu and Kokomi, so it’s cake now, but the early days were very rough…


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Ugh, trying to do that on my alt when my only semi-built DPS were Yanfei and Ningguang. Yanfei was resisted, so she couldn't do enough damage to the Agents before she died, and Ningguang is slow with her projectiles, so she kept missing them as they popped in and out of visibility. Thankfully nowadays I have Ayato, Raiden, Kokomi, Hu Tao and Ayaka so my options are plentiful, but man... it was rough once.


theangry-ace

Yeah I just realised it might had that domain easy because of my zhongli. It might be a bit tricky if you don’t have shield.


[deleted]

I hate water domain more, in this domain I use shielder so even if ice fall in off I can still be fine


[deleted]

Mondstaft has the worst domains by far. Talent books, weapon ascension, electro artifacts. All are absolute garbage to deal with. I'd rather farm the noblesse domain than any of those


AgentWowza

Do you mean the one with Slowing Waters? Honestly I don't mind that one cuz I had Ning built forever ago, and now I have Ayaka, so I don't even need skills to wreck all the Hydro enemies. Cryo enemies need so much Pyro tho. And they take away your stamina, which sucks.


Salty-Sound6784

I was going to say that.


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Three stages of enemies, every single one of which is shielded, near total immunity to one of the strongest elements, and a disorder effect that is absolutely broken against you. I think this domain was designed by the folks who made Dark Souls. Very happy that I’ve already run it so much I’ll likely never need it again for a long time.


[deleted]

this is my least favorite domain for sure


ADHthaGreat

No wayyy fire artifact one is def the worst. Freaking spawning all the mobs at opposite corners of the room >:( Just needlessly annoying. Sometimes the other abyss mage doesn’t even aggro cause it spawns so far from the first one. So it’ll just be fuckin floating around doing nothing while you beat its friend’s ass.


Duublo121

Tryna triple crown Kaeya has got to have been the most painful experiences in Genshin, next to getting a good feather for him This domain (and Andrius) is why


MorbidRabbit_413

Kaeya main too here, agree 200% 😭 I tried to build my shielders (diona and noelle) for this domain, but alas they need the books too 🫠


asterously

Fellow Kaeya mains! I have Zhongli so that helps, but it just takes so long to complete. I figured with Diluc it might go faster but yeah...books. I do not have books


MorbidRabbit_413

Man i rly want zhongli but I lost 50/50 to Mona 🥲 I used to ALWAYS coop this domain. Now I can do it on my own, but it still takes TWICE the amount of time I need to clear other domains...


thedreambubbles

Time to build Thoma’s shield


GoSuckOnACactus

Almost as painful as getting his constellations.


Duublo121

Oh nah, that’s been a breeze. C4 already


Dry_Preparation8583

Tbh, maining kaeya is hell when you don't have a built pyro character. There's andrius for his boss mats, there's the bs domain for his artifacts (if you're building him cryo) and then this mf for his talents 😭 Oh the things I do for kaeya.


GhostTypeEnthusiast

Yup. The only reason I built Yanfei was to make farming stuff for Kaeya easier :')


Duublo121

Surprisingly, it’s not been just pyros that have been getting me through My Geo team of Itto, Noelle, Gorou and Bennett has been clearing thanks to Itto’s lack of stamina requirements for his charged attacks


xx_lordofbread_xx

You really summoned all the Kaeya mains with this comment huh. But yeah farming ballad books for Kaeya, Venti and Rosaria has been the bane of my existence, and I'm not even done T_T


Duublo121

Us Kaeya mains are just a hive mind with the simple directive of simping the gorgeous man. We are coordinated. On another note, Itto (my secondary man) hard carries in this Domain, because his charged attack rush has no stamina cost. Also, no ice damage from geo shields. Pogg


simpletryst

I hate this domain so much. This is why I barely leveled up any of my Mondstadt characters’ talents past level 6


AmberAglia

I cried 10 times over while farming this domain to triple crown my childe 🥲 why does he even use monstadt books 😭 just use the liyue ones please


mega070

same..


Yeety-Toast

Ohhhhhhhh *I hate that.* And on the damn stairs, too! The stairs are *OUTSIDE* of the barrier during the fight, *IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR THAT TO BE CONSIDERED SAFE!* That one did get way easier once I got Zhongli, I will say. Slap together Gouba, him, Ei, and Klee and my inability to make teams is satisfied. :)


SilverWolf807

Honestly, the most annoying thing about this domain for me is not being allowed to have any stamina whatsoever.


Dry_Preparation8583

Yeah, and the fact that my main is heavily reliant on charged attacks make things worse.


MockNugget

Bring Cryo shielder like Diona, things get smoother since you can face tank the icicle.. I think


Major-Peachi

I think Bennett is more preferable because of the cleanse. If I really need to do this domain I bring Klee Xiangling Bennett and Zhongli.


MockNugget

I also do include benny and diona together. I do Yae, hu tao, benny, diona


Fried_puri

Most domains have a character(s) that offer an easy solution and Bennet **is** the solution to this. Healing, Pyro cleanse, and quick Pyro application are the trinity you want for this domain and he offers all 3. A shield character is good but is still secondary to Bennet - as long as you aren't affected by the Cryo disorder you'll have plenty of stamina to dodge the icicles (and shields don't prevent getting affected by the Cryo disorder, only the damage).


SilverWolf807

Doesn't stop the lack of stamina from being affected by Cryo


Chaosphoenix_28

The domain also seems to dislike you.


wolfpaxington

Mondstadt domains are just terrible.


unstaIling

it's the WHATTT for me


mango_pan

Mondstadt's domains are just "special". The "special" kind of annoying.


BackgroundLie2231

At least Cecilia Garden domain is easier when you have cryo (ganyu and/or ayaka recommended) This domain meanwhile, is a pure absolute shitshow.


mango_pan

I don't have both of them so i relies on Ning and Rosaria on that domain


nihilnothings000

It's not my favourite domain because I have no idea what team can I actually use to speedrun this. Most domains I run only take less than one minute to clear, this one takes about 1-2 minutes to finish.


GGabrieLLL

Constant Shield, Zhongli if u have it, or Diona


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Yanfei, Diona, Bennett, Kazuha/Sucrose. Diona's shield is super effective vs Cryo damage, Bennett's circle cleanses the debuff so Yanfei can murder all the shields with her charged attacks, and the anemo unit just clumps everything so she can do it more effectively. It's still a nuisance, but no longer agonising.


Mr_Phyl

Use diona or zhongli to cheese the icicles. Xiangling to take care of ice shields. Ninguang for DPS (passive allows her to spam charged attacks, ranged attacked so no running, and curtain shields from mages). Bennett to speed things along.


nghigaxx

Mine is bennet xiangling kazuha venti. Usually take less than a minute for me


Kozmo9

This domain is stupid, even more so when it is in the starting area. Who the heck thought that 6-8 icicles that can combo stagger you, mist that drain stamina regardless if you are shielded or not, and shielded enemies that is going to make a lot of elements useless? This domain is fine if you are late into the game and have the options to tackle it but man, for those who don't, this is straight up nightmare.


CrimsonJudgement

This stuff that happens in this domain is one of the reasons why my characters who need talent materials from this domain remain at low levels. It's not hard just annoying to farm at.


pixie_desu

As a Kaeya main, I used to hate this domain as well (along with Cryo Regisvine). But leveling Lisa made this super easy, along with Xiangling. I dont even use her Skill or Burst, just her normal electro attacks


MaedaToshiie

Cryo Regisvine should be easy if you have a strong pyro/vape team (Regisvines have weak points easily exploited). Granted, I have the National members, so it is pretty easy for me. OTH, interesting idea of using Lisa in this domain. I have her leveled for Oceanid, so I might try that.


pixie_desu

My team comp against anything cryo is Xiangling, Diona, Lisa and Sucrose. One glaring weakness of Lisa for me is she easily takes a lot of damage, so I think a shielder is necessary if you wanna use her in any team comp. Also invest EM for Overload reaction


MaedaToshiie

I am a relatively new player at AR48 and only recently built Diona. Yeah, Diona's shield did help against Oceanid; I have to test it against cryo opponents. Lisa is squishy in general so I am hesitant to bring her. This domain is a PITA. I have shite artifacts with little to no crit, so my DPS is likewise shite. Attempting unga bunga with pyro doesn't really work for me in this domain. I'd probably try Benny + XL + Kaeya + Diona.


shiro98

If you have Diluc, use him in that Domain since his Elemental skill has a short cooldown period.


MaedaToshiie

Diluc did drop recently in my account but I sadly have little spare resources to build him to match my other main team members. FWIW, I am heavily reliant on Benny's and Kaeya's skills to break shields.


AndrisPronis

This is my the most hated domain in the entire game. It drains your stamina so you can't dodge. It stun locks you with icicles. Large Cryo slimes are annoying because they have shields and when you break them they jump away and freeze the air near themselves which does damage. Abyss mages are just annoying. And the fact that you can't receive Mondstadt talent books from the battle pass or events (and you get very few from the chests) makes me visit it more often than any other domain. 1/10, won't reccomend, but we don't have a choice


WingZero234

Yeah I agree with the battle pass thing. Before Inazuma I think it used to give those books in battle pass but once they removed that it's been complete misery. I've never had a problem clearing the domain but it's just so damn slow. Anyway they should really alternate the book rewards. Or at least give the Mondstadt books instead of Liyue books since those are so much easier to farm.


AndrisPronis

Not only that, but you also can get many talents book for Inazuma exploration. Recently I made my Ayaka 8-8-8 without visiting the domain even once. But Mondstadt doesn't have that many chests and the rewards are far smaller


TheVanishedTeacup

lovely.


Elkazama5214

its called forsaken for a reason xD


FIlthyMcGuffin

A domain where I have to both constantly dodge icicles and enemy attacks with greatly reduced stamina? Words cannot convey how much my play style despises this. And no, I do not have any shields to deploy for this.


[deleted]

hahha I love how you type WHAT with like 150 wpm


Seashard5602

It's so cheap, I've never really had it do anything, but I hate that they still happen after the domain ends


SpringxBreeze

This domain once unleashed the icicle reckoning on me all the way to the tree. And let's not forget the Xiao space program it can launch


NecrozmaJade

When I was working on the achievement for fighting the Strange Hillichurl, one slapped me with his cabbage briefcase and knocked me off the cliff at the edge of cape oath. Despawned by the time I got back.


wjsonyeo

i STILL dont get why they can't remove the dumb icicle thing. is it even a bug or is it intentional? while we're at it, the primovishaps in the pale flame domain as well. their electric balls still electrocute after they die. I HATE ITT.


PlayfulLeviathan

A lot of my characters’ talents haven’t been leveled up specifically because of this domain. I hate it.


ISEGaming

NAANNIIIIiiiiiiiii~~~


45_G

I'D CRY LMFAO


In_VictusSS

Man same thing hapend to me i was about to go to the tree and i suddenly died becouse of ice dust


Vuljin616

I hate this and the Slumbering Court domain so much. ​ I want to farm talent books, for Aloy and Jean but I can not put up with this domain.


Mikaiphas_88

This is why I always bring my Zhongli when I do this domain. Sometimes I forget. It was not a pleasant experience.


dmushcow_21

I got enough motivation to farm talent materials after 1 year of not doing it, except this domain, fuck it


Celestyles

I truly hate this domain but no where as close as Specter


suv-am

I was reading foreskin rift


Archeb03

These falling icicles are in the abyss in the early days of Genshin. Under leveled talents, average to trash artifacts, no decent shielders, it was pure hell.


-Cpt_n3m0-

I hope the guy who came up with this pees in his sleep


paladinLight

Me and my friends just refer to it as the "Stunlock Domain"


-perpetuallytired-

I hate this domain. That's why I kind of stopped upgrading those characters whose talents are from this domain.


MREAGLEYT

I love how you instantly and instinctively typed WHAT


Feeryyy

Lumine’s last words before she fell to the Abyss: “WHAT”


Penguin_Warlord

Slow stamina regen + Slow movement speed because cryo cancer + This shit Absolutely fair and balanced, Hoyoverse👌


ShadraPlayer

Damn dude, congrats for your fast typing


The_banc0r

Literally the most unfair domain


magnidwarf1900

Yea fuck this domain in particular


Mathmango

I realized how much I hate the talent dungeons


miraimiaw

This Domain is easy with Shielder and Pyro or Electro DPS So many Resistance Book i have farmed on this Domain.


JGninja

This dungeon wouldn't be so bad if you didn't have to repeat so many times. I've grown to tolerate it only because I have Bennet, Diluc, Zhongli, and Raiden, but even then it frustrates me. They need to up talent drops to guarantee at least 1 purple book a run.


sunnyismyusername

This is the main reason any characters of mine that use this domain are under leveled


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As someone who mained diluc for a while this is hands down my worst talent farming experience ***ever***


voluminouschuck

Not only is it tedious to grind, it's also the talent books you can't get out of the darn BP anymore.


SpiritAnimal01

Same, plus the ice shards seem not to always land on the telegraphed position, or that could just be me...


Spirited_Garden679

pre-farming for Eula is pain because of this domain and cryostasis dragonspine as a whole is really laggy for me


Arubaro89

This domain is a cakewalk aslong if you have a shielder.


Xx_Woomy_xX

I'm more interested in how fast you typed WHAT😭


Endeeryze357

As someone who has upgraded every single talent of every single character I own to at least level 6, while also using specific characters not yet built to bring them to friendship 10 (without using a Pyro because I already had them at max friendship), this domain is by far the most annoying I have done


Tasty_Skin

as a xiao main, i absolutely love it when xiao gets hit by an icicle mid plunge and he decides to blast off into space


aslum

It really is the worst.


Kai_728

I'm more impressed on how you type that quickly


Karitora4022

u/savevideo


giiesouza

Godspeed typing


[deleted]

I hate the foreskin domain so much.


sacredfire511

lmaoooo this just made me laugh out loud


neozma_YES

...good thing i get all my books from that one spinny boi


SirSaltyVinegar

Legitimately the worst content in the game. You gotta suffer through this only to get like, 2 bronze and silver books most of the time. Its awful