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Genius Invokation TCG Meta (Best Decks) Summary
Multiple Cards Added & Adjusted in Ver. 5.7
New Cards
Balance Adjustments
*Information is based on a translation of the official Chinese announcement.
| Buff Details | |
|---|---|
| Albedo's Character Card: - HP increased from 10 to 12 |
| Neuvillette & others: Character Cards (5) - HP increased from 10 to 11 for Neuvillette, Candace, Beidou, Baizhu, and Hydro Hilichurl Rogue |
| Hydro Hilichurl Rogue's Character Card: - Elemental Burst DMG increased from 3 to 4 |
| Raiden Shogun / Wishes Unnumbered (Character/Talent): - Elemental Burst cost reduced from 4 to 3 Elemental Dice. |
| Nerfs Details | |
| Kachina's Character Card: - Twirly Twirly Bam Bam skill cost changed from Omni to Geo. |
| Dominance Of Earth (Talent Card for Zhongli): - DMG increase effect is now limited to "3 times per Round". |
Mavuika/Citlali Decks on the Rise in the Current Meta
In the new meta, decks centered around Mavuika and Citlali are increasing. When building a deck for the current environment, consider including cards that synergize well with these characters or cards to counter them.
Best Recommended CardsHow to Build a Mavuika Crystallize Deck
Build Details
| Mavuika Crystallize Deck Code |
|---|
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Character Cards
Action Cards
| Equipment (Talent) Cards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Undisclosed Distribution Channels x1 | Night Realm's Gift: Heart Of Unity x2 | Gambler's Earrings x2 |
| Golden Troupe x2 | Conductor's Top Hat x2 | - |
| Support Cards | ||
| Gandharva Ville x2 | Atea x2 | - |
| Event Cards | ||
| Stone And Contracts x1 | Elemental Resonance: Woven Stone x2 | Elemental Resonance: Enduring Rock x2 |
| Strategize x2 | The Boar Princess x2 | Crossfire x2 |
| Saurus Crackers x2 | Mystique Soup x2 | Glorious Season x2 |
Mulligan Guide
| Card | Reason |
|---|---|
| Night Realm's Gift: Heart Of Unity | - Draw 1 card when "Turbo Twirly" is created or "Leave" is triggered. - Provides action and draw simultaneously; very strong. - Top priority as you will use skills often. |
| Stone And Contracts | - Gain 2 Elemental Dice when cost is 0. - Increases action options. - Keep if you have a Talent card. |
| Atea | - Reduces skill cost by 1 once per turn. - Playing it early maximizes its value. |
| Conductor's Top Hat | - Discard 1 high-cost card. - Convert 2 dice to Omni Element. - Reduces Skill and Talent cost by 1. - Synergizes with Mavuika's 3-cost card discard for damage and advantage. |
| Gambler's Earrings | - Gain 2 Elemental Dice when defeating an opponent. - Strong for increasing actions. - Keep if your hand allows. |
How to Play
Turn 1: Mavuika's 3-cost Skill -> Kachina's Skill
On Turn 1, equip Conductor's Top Hat to Kachina if you have it, then attack with Mavuika's 3-cost skill followed by Kachina's skill . Before attacking, equip Kachina's Talent or other Artifacts, and play Atea or Gandharva Ville.
Turn 2: Use Kachina's Skills
On Turn 2, use Kachina's skills to chip away at the opponent's HP. Use cards like Crossfire and Saurus Crackers, and dice-generating cards to attack as much as possible. If Mavuika has 6 War-Banner stacks and there's a priority target, using her Burst is a good option.
Turn 3 Onward: Finish with Kachina/Mavuika
From Turn 3, continue using Kachina's Skill/Special Skill/Burst to go for the finish. If Kachina is defeated, use Mavuika's Burst then Normal Attack to finish them off. If the game drags on, pressure the opponent with Mavuika's Skill/Burst followed by Navia's Skill/Normal Attack.
How to Build a Citlali Freeze/Electro-Charged Deck
Build Details
| Citlali Freeze/Electro-Charged Deck Code |
|---|
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Character Cards
| Character Cards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Citlali | Yae Miko | Furina Pneuma |
Action Cards
| Equipment (Talent) Cards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kyouka Fuushi x2 | Gambler's Earrings x2 | Sanguine Rouge x2 |
| Golden Troupe x2 | ||
| Support Cards | ||
| Katheryne x1 | Chef Mao x1 | Dunyarzad x2 |
| Silver And Melus x2 | ||
| Event Cards | ||
| Day Of Resistance: Moment Of Shattered Dreams x1 | The Bestest Travel Companion! x2 | Changing Shifts x2 |
| I Haven't Lost Yet! x2 | Leave It to Me! x1 | The Boar Princess x2 |
| Crossfire x2 | Jueyun Guoba x1 | Mystique Soup x2 |
| Glorious Season x1 | - | - |
Mulligan Guide
| Card | Reason |
|---|---|
| Kyouka Fuushi | - After triggering a Freeze or Melt reaction, increases Hydro/Pyro DMG dealt by +1 for 2 instances. - High priority for increasing damage output. |
| Silver And Melus | - Draw cards based on the number of different Elemental Types the opponent's characters have taken DMG from. - Play early to maximize draws. |
| Sanguine Rouge | - Gain 2 Elemental Dice when an opponent is defeated. - Draw 1 card when the equipped/active character takes DMG. - Strong because it provides card draw just by taking damage. |
How to Play
Turn 1: Yae Miko's Skill -> Furina's Skill
On Turn 1, attack in the order of Yae Miko's Skill, then Furina Pneuma's Skill. If you have Talent cards or Artifacts, equip them. Also play any Support cards you have.
Turn 2: Citlali's Skill -> Yae Miko's Skill
On Turn 2, attack in the order of Citlali's Skill, then Yae Miko's Skill. You can use Crossfire after Citlali's Skill. Use any remaining dice on other Action cards.
Turn 3 Onward: Maintain All Skills and Defeat Enemies
From Turn 3, keep everyone's skills active and defeat enemies one by one. Aim to trigger Freeze on enemies affected by Hydro/Cryo with a Fast Action to lock them down while you attack freely.
How to Build a Chiori/Zhongli Crystallize Deck
Build Details
| Chiori/Zhongli Crystallize Deck Code |
|---|
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Character Cards
| Character Cards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chiori | Zhongli | Sangonomiya Kokomi |
Action Cards
| Equipment (Talent) Cards | ||
|---|---|---|
| In Five Colors Dyed x1 | Dominance Of Earth x1 | Golden Troupe x2 |
| Support Cards | ||
| Stormterror's Lair x2 | Opera Epiclese x2 | Chef Mao x2 |
| Event Cards | ||
| In Every House a Stove x1 | Elemental Resonance: Woven Stone x2 | Elemental Resonance: Enduring Rock x2 |
| Thunder and Eternity x2 | Strategize x2 | Leave It to Me! x1 |
| Ultimate Surfing Buddy! x2 | Sin Of Pride x2 | Rainbow Macarons x2 |
| Hot Spring O'Clock x2 | Mystique Soup x2 | - |
Mulligan Guide
| Card | Reason |
|---|---|
| In Five Colors Dyed | - Summons an additional Tamoto. - Priority, as it changes your damage and available plays. |
| Dominance Of Earth | - Increases Geo Summon damage by 1 if Zhongli has 7+ HP. - Summon damage is important, so use it early. - Priority, as it changes your damage output. |
| In Every House a Stove | - Allows you to search for a Talent card. - Keep if you didn't draw a Talent card. |
| Stormterror's Lair | - Lets you draw a Talent card. - Reduces Talent card cost by 1. - Keep to use a Talent card early. |
How to Play
Opener: Equip Talent and use Zhongli's Skill
Start by equipping a Talent card to Zhongli and use his 5-cost skill. Ideally, use any leftover dice to play Stormterror's Lair or Golden Troupe as well.
Following Turns: Set up Chiori -> Kokomi's Skills
After the opener, set up your summons with Chiori's Skill, then Sangonomiya Kokomi's Skill. Generally, choose Amos' Bow for Chiori's skill if Zhongli's skill is active, otherwise choose Turn Control.
Chip Away at Enemies While Keeping Zhongli's HP Above 7
After summoning everything, chip away at the enemy while keeping Zhongli's HP at 7 or higher. Re-cast Chiori/Sangonomiya Kokomi's skills as needed to out-sustain and out-damage your opponent.
Best Beginner Decks for Genius Invokation TCG
Electro-Charged Swirl Deck
* Uses 2 free characters so you only need to obtain Mona to build it.
* If you're missing cards, substitute with what you have.
| Equipment (Talent) Cards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stellar Predator x2 | Chaotic Entropy x2 | - |
| Support Cards | ||
| Liben x2 | Knights Of Favonius Library x2 | Liyue Harbor Wharf x2 |
| Liu Su x1 | Chang The Ninth x2 | Katheryne x1 |
| Event Cards | ||
| Quick Knit x2 | Strategize x2 | The Bestest Travel Companion! x2 |
| Toss-Up x2 | Descent Of Divinity x2 | Leave It to Me! x2 |
| When The Crane Returned x2 | Changing Shifts x2 | - |
Mulligan Guide
| Card | Reason |
|---|---|
| Stellar Predator | - Enhances Fischl's skill and attacks. - Recommended as Fischl's skill is key to this deck. |
| When The Crane Returned | - Attack and switch characters with one skill. - Allows a quick switch to Sucrose after using Fischl's skill. |
| Leave It to Me! | - 0-cost Fast Action character switch. - Recommended for setting up Elemental Reactions easily. |
| Chang The Ninth | - Trigger 3 Elemental Reactions to draw 2 cards for 0 cost. - Thins the deck. - Aim for this, as the deck can trigger reactions from turn 1. |
Turn 1: Spread Electro with Fischl -> Sucrose
Start by using Fischl's Elemental Skill to apply Electro to the opponent. Then, aim to spread Electro to all enemies with Sucrose's Swirl. Summoning Fischl's Oz early allows for Electro application during the End Phase, making Swirl easier to trigger.
Turn 2: Aim to Use Sucrose's Burst
If the situation allows, using Sucrose's Elemental Burst on turn 2 is an ideal move. Her Burst creates a summon that can trigger Swirl , potentially spreading the next element you apply to all enemies.
Turn 3: Aim for AoE Damage with Mona's Skill
On turn 3, use Mona's Elemental Skill to trigger Electro-Charged for AoE damage. From then on, focus on applying elements to all enemies via Swirl before dealing damage for your main strategy.
Freeze/Electro-Charged/Superconduct Deck
| Equipment (Talent) Cards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thundering Penance x2 | Undivided Heart x2 | - |
| Support Cards | ||
| Liben x2 | Knights Of Favonius Library x1 | Liyue Harbor Wharf x2 |
| Liu Su x2 | Chang The Ninth x2 | Katheryne x1 |
| Event Cards | ||
| Strategize x2 | The Bestest Travel Companion! x2 | Toss-Up x2 |
| Descent Of Divinity x2 | Leave It to Me! x2 | When The Crane Returned x2 |
| Prophecy of Submersion x2 | Changing Shifts x2 | - |
Mulligan Guide
| Card | Reason |
|---|---|
| Thundering Penance | - Keqing's skill Talent card. - Recommended as her skill is crucial to this deck's strategy. |
| Undivided Heart | - Ganyu's skill Talent card. - Recommended as her skill is crucial to this deck's strategy. |
| When The Crane Returned | - Attack and switch characters. - Allows a quick switch to Mona after using Keqing's skill. |
| Leave It to Me! | - 0-cost Fast Action character switch. - Recommended for setting up Elemental Reactions easily. |
| The Bestest Travel Companion! | - Creates 2 Omni Dice. - Recommended when you draw the expensive "Undivided Heart" card. |
Decide Whether to Freeze or Go for AoE Damage
The strength of this deck is its versatility, allowing you to choose between freezing enemies (Frozen) and dealing AoE damage (Superconduct or Electro-Charged). Decide your strategy based on your opening hand. When in doubt, starting with Mona offers flexibility .
Keep Ganyu's AoE Damage in Mind
A key point to be aware of is when to use Ganyu's piercing AoE damage. Chip down all enemies' HP with reactions like Electro-Charged, then set up your hand to finish them off with Ganyu's attack.
