The abysmal tradition has always been one of the highlights of the history of Genshin Impactbut at the beginning the players can only feed themselves on the crumbs of the literary pieces. However, Natlan's constant battle with the Abyss causes the land to become a gold mine of Abyss lore. Not only for the backdrop of this mysterious power, but players can also see abysmal enemies like the Tenebrous Papilla in Genshin Impact.
The Tenebrous Papilla is a unique boss in the open world that can transform into other forms, even bosses outside of Natlan. Even though it sounds intimidating, it's easy beat Tenebrous Papilla in Genshin Impact as long as players know how to counter his Void Ward protection.
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Dark Papilla boss location in Genshin Impact
Dark head Papilla inside Genshin Impact it is located east of the Flower-Feather Clan area in Natlan. The Abyssal enemy resides in an underground area called the Corroded Stone Chamber. Defeating this enemy and using the resin to claim the reward will grant players the Trapping look drop, required for the Ascension character.
How to reach the Dark Papilla boss in Genshin Impact
There are two ways to reach the location of the Tenebrous Papilla boss Genshin Impact:
- Go to the river east of the Night Wind Lords area and find an opening to a small cave, directly to the east. Keep going inside to find the boss.
- Head to the Flower-Feather Clan Reputation Totem, then head east to find a hole in the ground. Dive down and follow the corridors to finally see the Tenebrous Papilla boss.
How to defeat the Dark Papilla boss in Genshin Impact
To defeat the Tenebrous Papilla boss Genshin Impactplayers must be ready to break it Void Protection. As an abyssal enemy, Dark Papilla can transform into various monsters throughout Teyvat. In summary, the Tenebrous Papilla can transform into the following bosses: Aeonblight Drake, Jadeplume Terrorshroom, Cryo Regisvine, Electro Regisvine, Pyro Regisvine, Maguu Kenki, Primo Geovishap, Cryo Hypostasis, Electro Hypostasis, Hydro Hypostasis, Legatus Golem, Millennial Pearl Seahorse, and the gluttonous mountain king Yumkasaur.
Although the boss transforms into different enemies and can use all available Elements, the Dark Papilla has the normal RES of 20% for all damage types, which drops to -15% when incapacitated.
After about 30 seconds into the fight, the boss would have already transformed into three different forms. Subsequently the Papilla Tenebrosa will do so go to the center of the arena and start charging for about 12-15 seconds.
In this state of charge, the boss will have a Void Protection which protects it from any type of damage. To break the Void Protection of the Tenebrous Papilla, players must hit him with Elemental attacks or align with Night Soul. Void Ward has a durability of over 50 hits, but each attack aligned with Night Soul requires three durability instead of one. Therefore, using Natlan characters is highly recommended for the Tenebrous Papilla boss fight.
Similar to Rifthound Wolves in Genshin Impactalso the Papilla tenebrosa applies a debuff that reduces HP while bypassing a shield. THE Friction the debuff is applied with Tenebrous Papilla attacks. Most hits are non-fatal and easy to avoid, but if you fail to destroy the Void Ward, the Dark Papilla will create a massive explosion and apply enough attrition to consume more than 60% of your active character's HP .
Composition of the dark papilla team in Genshin Impact
The best team competition to beat Tenebrous Papilla Genshin Impact it's one that includes at least one Natlan character. Chasca is especially excellent as her attacks are not only aligned with the Night Soul, but she also deals multiple hits each time, which will quickly destroy the Void Ward's durability. If Chasca is unavailable, Ororon's frequent hits are also excellent for weakening Void Ward while you're out of bounds.
After choosing Nightsoul-aligned attackers, players should also bring other elemental DMG spammers. The Elemental Burst of characters like Xiangling, Ayaka, Kuki Shinobu, Yelan, and Xingqiu are some of the best examples of off-screen Elemental DMG dealers. As for the main DPS on the field, units like Neuvillette, Ayato, and Yoimiya are great for destroying Tenebrous Papilla's Void Ward.
Of course, if players are strong enough, they can also use meta teams Genshin Impact to quickly defeat the Dark Papilla before the boss even enters the charge state.