The more players level up in Genshin Impact, the more new enemies will appear, especially when they first enter Liyue. Players will have to get familiar with all seven elements and keep in mind what attacks are most and least effective against the enemies in front of them.
From identifying the element that the local slimes align with, to quickly noticing a Hilichurls shield, the faster a player learns about their enemies, the better.No matter how well players prepare, though, there are some monsters that will always cause trouble, while some others don’t pose much of a risk, even when a team is almost out of health.
10 Strong: Electro Cicin Mage
One of the first truly strong enemies a player will come across is the Electro Cicin Mage. Not only does the Mage possess the ability to create an electrifying shield, but she can teleport out of harm’s way. She also is able to spawn small flying enemies to deal damage to the player.
The Mage has a decent amount of damage resistance, and many players will notice that it feels like they are chipping away at her health.
9 Weak: Slime
It’s no surprise that the slime is the weakest enemy in the game. Even without using elemental attacks, slimes can quickly be wiped off of the battlefield. Anemo ones, in particular, are impressively weak as they die from a single arrow hit if they are in the air.
Chances are that players will find themselves killing many slimes during the game but never actually be killed by one.
8 Strong: Agent
Agent’s are a bit similar to the Cicin Mage since they always appear alone. Like the Mage, they also possess high defense making their health bar chip away more slowly than normal. The Agent generally starts the battle by summoning knives to circle himself and then dashing in for an attack.
He also possesses the ability to turn invisible, which disables auto-targeting, making him much tougher to hit.
7 Weak: Big Slime
The bigger they are, the harder they fall, and the big slime are no exception. While these squishy enemies may come equipped with a bit of defense in Geo and Cryo’s case, they are still pretty easy to break down. All a player needs to do is hit them a few times with an opposing element, and it’s game over.
Even with the slight buff in attack power, big slimes really aren’t anything adventures need to worry themselves about.
6 Strong: Ruin Guard
At first glance, many travelers thought that the Ruin Guard was actually a boss. This is due to their towering size, high defense, and aggressive attack style. Ruin Guards have the ability to attack both up close and target far away targets using homing missiles, making them a hard enemy to fight.
When taking them on up close, the enemy even has a deadly spin-attack that can easily wipe out health bars.
5 Weak: Hilichurl
Whether players sympathize with the Hilichurls or not, it’s no secret that they are incredibly weak. Hilichurls’ main defense ranges between poorly made shields and throwing baby slimes at those who invade their camps. Needless to say, it doesn’t ever truly help them much.
Hilichurls are located all over Teyvat, but the normal ones couldn’t even beat adventures without a vision.
4 Strong: Ruin Hunter
While the Ruin Hunter may not have the same amount of defense as the Ruin Guards, they are horrifying to run across. Ruin Hunters don’t have legs and fight by hovering over the battlefield, which allows them to quickly and easily chase down players that are just passing by.
Ruin Hunters can be hard to fight without a bow user and can shoot a barrage of missiles at its enemies.
3 Weak: Samachurl
Samachurls are about on the same level of difficulty as normal Hilichurls. The only major difference between the two is that a Samachurl is able to use elemental magic. Water Samachurls can help heal their teams, and Geo Samachhurls are able to put themselves and others on platforms.
Samachurls can be incredibly annoying enemies to have on the battlefield as they tend to prolong the fight.
2 Strong: Electrohammer Vanguard
The Fatui are known for being strong, but the Electrohammer Vanguard takes it to a whole other level. This is probably the tankiest enemy in the game as it can form a shield that takes much longer to wear down than with standard enemies; if players don’t have the right element, then the shield will likely never go down.
On top of having a powerful shield, their attacks are enough to almost completely kill more squishy characters, even if they are properly leveled.
1 Weak: Treasure Hoarder
Treasure Hoarders are only marginally stronger than Hilicurls and use many of the same tactics. They can throw explosives at players, shoot arrows, and attempt to fight with blunt objects. While it does take a bit longer to wipe out a camp of Treasure Hoarders, they pose little threat.
Even the Handymen seem incredibly weak when compared to other types of enemies that inhabit Teyvat.
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