Genshin Impact | Best TCG Deck Guide For Genius Invokation

A roundup of the best decks in Genshin Impact's Genius Invokation TCG. Learn how to build the strongest decks in the current meta and why they work.

Genius Invokation TCG Meta (Best Decks) Summary

Multiple Cards Added & Adjusted in Ver. 7.1

New Cards

Character Cards
Columbina	Illuga	-
Talent Cards
Radiance Over Blossoms and Peaks	Elk With Fanged Antlers	-
Equipment & Other Cards
Surge of Lightning	Sevenfold Transmutation	Book of Blinding Light
Recollection of Days Past	Return of the Three Moons	Elemental Transfiguration: Overload Blessing

Balance Adjustments

Buff Adjustments
	Maguu Kenki: Character Card - Elemental Skill Frosty Assault now costs 3 Anemo Dice
	Qiqi: Character Card - Max HP changed from 10→12
-	Shadow of the Sand King / Gilded Dreams Netochka / Navia Jahoda / Azhdaha Prophecy of Submersion / Heir to the Ancient Sea's Authority The Burden of Creative Genius - Added Lunar-Crystallize descriptions or effect checks
Nerf Adjustments
	Everlasting Moonglow: Equipment Card - The +2 DMG effect can now only trigger once per Round
	Beastly Corrosion: Talent Card - Elemental Dice cost changed from 3→4

Columbina and Overloaded Decks Are on the Rise in the Current Meta

Character Card	Support Card
Columbina	Elemental Transfiguration: Overload Blessing

In the new meta, decks built around Columbina or Overload Blessing are on the rise. When building a deck for the current meta, consider including cards that synergize with Columbina or Overloaded, or cards that counter them.

How to Build the Varesa Overloaded Deck

Deck Build

The Code above is for Asia Server.

Character Cards

Character Cards
Chevreuse	Mavuika	Varesa

Action Cards

Equipment (Talent) Cards
Gambler's Earrings×2	Conductor's Top Hat×2	-
Support Cards
Kathryne×2	Elemental Transfiguration: Overload Blessing×1	-
Event Cards
Covenant of Rock×1	Elemental Resonance: Woven Flames×2	Changing Shifts×2
Strategize×2	Leave It to Me!×2	Plunging Strike×2
The Legend of Vennessa×2	I'd Rather Lose Money Myself...×2	Abundant Phlogiston×2
Art of Sleepy Meditation×2	Northern Smoked Chicken×2	Mystique Soup×2

Cards to Aim for First

Card	Why We Recommend It
Conductor's Top Hat	- When switching characters, discard a card and convert 2 cost into Omni Element - Changes how the whole deck plays, so keep it as top priority
Plunging Strike	- Lets you switch characters + use a Normal Attack - Essential for the opening moves - You only need one of this or Changing Shifts
Changing Shifts	- Lowers the cost of switching characters - Essential for the opening moves - You only need one of this or Plunging Strike
Covenant of Rock	- Generates 2 cost when remaining cost is 0 - Practically essential for the opening moves

How to Play

Opening: Set Up Overloaded + Blessing with Mavuika and Varesa

On Turn 1, use Mavuika's Skill and select 3 cost, then equip Conductor's Top Hat on Varesa → have Varesa use Plunging Strike or Changing Shifts + Normal Attack, in that order. For the blessing, choose Thunderstrike and put it straight onto the field. If you have resources to spare, use Covenant of Rock or Art of Sleepy Meditation, then attack with Varesa or switch to Chevreuse.

After the Opening, Keep Going for Overloaded with Varesa as Your Main

After the opening, keep attacking by switching Chevreuse → Varesa and using a Plunging Attack or her Skill. While saving cost with cost-related cards and food cards, you can deal damage efficiently if you take advantage of Overcharged Ball during its cost reduction to spend a turn + apply Pyro, or apply Pyro with the Conductor's Top Hat effect.

Finish with Varesa or Mavuika in the Late Game

In the late game, keep attacking the same way as Varesa's post-opening moves and go straight for the finishing blow. If Varesa is defeated, use Chevreuse to fend off enemy attacks while finishing them off with Mavuika's Elemental Burst or Normal Attacks.

How to Build the Columbina Lunar-Charged Deck

Deck Build

The Code above is for Asia Server.

Character Cards

Character Cards
Ineffa	Flins	Columbina

Action Cards

Equipment (Talent) Cards
Rectifying Processor×2	Radiance Over Blossoms and Peaks×2	-
Support Cards
Kathryne×1	-	-
Event Cards
In Every House a Stove×1	Elemental Resonance: Woven Thunder×2	Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam×2
The Bestest Travel Companion!×2	Toss-Up×1	Strategize×2
Leave It to Me!×2	Starsigns×2	Calx's Arts×2
Little Tepetlisaur — Treasure Hunter at Large×2	The Narzissenkreuz Adventure×2	"Witch's Homework"×2
Adeptus' Temptation×2	-	-

Cards to Aim for First

Card	Why We Recommend It
Radiance Over Blossoms and Peaks	- Triggering Lunar-Charged gives a random ally +1 Energy - Prioritize it, as this deck relies heavily on Bursts
Rectifying Processor	- Applies Electro + can increase cost - Prioritize it, as it helps rack up damage
"Witch's Homework"	- Lets you draw a Talent card - Prioritize it, since you want to draw your Talent cards
In Every House a Stove	- Draws a Talent card, or a regular card from Turn 2 onward - Prioritize it, since you want to draw your Talent cards
Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam	- Makes it easier to cycle through your hand at low cost
The Bestest Travel Companion!	- Converts 2 cost into Omni Element - Keep it if you've drawn your Talent cards

How to Play

Turn 1: Use Skills/Talents with Ineffa → Columbina

In the opening, use Skills with Ineffa → Columbina, in that order. While managing cost with cards like Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam, ideally you'll have equipped both Ineffa's and Columbina's Talents as well.

Turn 2: Use Columbina's Burst → Go for Lunar-Charged

On Turn 2, gather Energy on Columbina and use her Elemental Burst. After the Burst, play to trigger Lunar-Charged with Hydro + Electro to make the most of the whole party's Passive Skills. Triggering Lunar-Charged lets you deal a solid chunk of damage to enemies through Electro strikes + Passive Skill effects.

Turn 3 Onward: Keep Triggering Lunar-Charged and Finish Them Off

From Turn 3 onward, keep triggering Lunar-Charged while you finish off the enemies. Use Flins's Skill after building up Energy, or use Columbina's Burst again once her Passive Skill has charged her Energy — just play to trigger Lunar-Charged + deal damage depending on the situation.

How to Build the Venti Hydro Swirl Deck

Deck Build

The Code above is for Asia Server.

Character Cards

Character Cards
Venti	Hydro Tulpa	Black Serpent Knight: Windcutter

Action Cards

Equipment (Talent) Cards
Temporal Wind's Eulogy×2	Flow Convergence×1	Gambler's Earrings×2
Heart of Khvarena's Brilliance×2	-	-
Support Cards
Chang the Ninth×2	Elemental Transfiguration: Aquabreeze Blessing×1	-
Event Cards
In Every House a Stove×1	Elemental Resonance: Woven Winds×2	Elemental Resonance: Impetuous Winds×2
Strategize×2	The Boar Princess×2	I'd Rather Lose Money Myself...×1
Art of Sleepy Meditation×2	Fell Dragon's Awakening×2	A Blessing From 'M'×2
"Witch's Homework"×2	Mystique Soup×2	-

Cards to Aim for First

Card	Why We Recommend It
Temporal Wind's Eulogy	- Summons Stormeye + lowers the cost of Venti's Normal Attack - Essential for the opening moves
In Every House a Stove	- Lets you draw a Talent card when used on Turn 1 - Keep it to draw Temporal Wind's Eulogy
"Witch's Homework"	- Draws a Talent card + reduces cost - Keep it to draw Temporal Wind's Eulogy
Chang the Ninth	- Draws 2 cards once enough tokens accumulate - Keep it if you've drawn Temporal Wind's Eulogy
A Blessing From 'M'	- Needed to use Venti's Normal Attack twice on Turn 1 - Keep it if you've drawn Temporal Wind's Eulogy
Elemental Resonance: Woven Winds	- Needed to use Venti's Normal Attack twice on Turn 1 - Keep it if you've drawn Temporal Wind's Eulogy

How to Play

Turn 1: Start with Venti's Talent/Skill Using Hydro Tulpa

In the opening, pick Hydro Tulpa as your active character, play Venti's Talent, then use Hydro Tulpa's Skill. After that, switch to Venti and use his Normal Attack twice. For the blessing, choosing Vortex is fine. If you can increase your cost by 1 or more with cost-increasing cards, Venti can use his Normal Attack up to twice.

Turn 2: Keep Attacking with Venti

On Turn 2, use Art of Sleepy Meditation to place Aquabreeze Blessing: Vortex, then have Venti use Burst → Normal Attack ×2 → Burst (→ Normal Attack with any leftover cost) to whittle down enemy HP. Ideally, use cards like A Blessing From 'M' to rack up destroyed summons while increasing cost so you can keep attacking at the same time.

Turn 3 Onward: Finish with Fell Dragon's Awakening + Hydro Tulpa's Skill

From Turn 3 onward, aim to finish with the buffed-up Fell Dragon's Awakening + Hydro Tulpa's Skill. Lowering Skill cost with Mystique Soup or increasing cost with Gambler's Earrings lets you activate Fell Dragon's Awakening repeatedly, making it easier to finish off enemies.

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Electro-Charged Swirl Deck

*Uses 2 free characters, so you can build it just by obtaining Mona
*If you're missing cards, substitute with whatever you have

Character Card Order (*The order matters, so be careful)
Fischl	Sucrose	Mona

Equipment (Talent) Cards
Raven Bow×2	Chaotic Entropy×2	-
Support Cards
Liben×2	Knights of Favonius Library×2	Liyue Harbor Wharf×2
Liu Su×1	Chang the Ninth×2	Kathryne×1
Event Cards
Quick Knit×2	Strategize×2	The Bestest Travel Companion!×2
Toss-Up×2	Calx's Arts×2	Leave It to Me!×2
When the Crane Returned×2	Changing Shifts×2	-

Cards to Aim for First

Card	Why We Recommend It
Raven Bow	- Lets you attack while strengthening Fischl's Skill - Recommended, as this build relies on Fischl's Skill
When the Crane Returned	- Lets you switch characters while attacking with a Skill - With When the Crane Returned + Fischl's Skill, you can switch to Sucrose right away
Leave It to Me!	- Makes your next character switch a Fast Action at 0 cost - Recommended, as it makes elemental reactions easier to trigger
Chang the Ninth	- Draw 2 cards at 0 cost after triggering 3 elemental reactions - Also helps thin out your deck - Worth aiming for, as this build can trigger elemental reactions from the very first turn

Turn 1: Spread Electro with Fischl → Sucrose

In the opening, activate Fischl's Elemental Skill to apply Electro to the opponent. Then have Sucrose trigger Electro Swirl to spread Electro to all enemies. Summoning Fischl's Oz on your first turn lets you apply elements even during the End Phase, making Swirl easier to trigger.

Turn 2: Try to Use Sucrose's Burst Too

If the situation allows, using Sucrose's Elemental Burst on Turn 2 brings you close to the ideal play. Her Elemental Burst places a summon that can trigger Anemo Swirl, which may let you spread the element of your next attack to all enemies through Swirl.

Turn 3: Go for AoE Damage with Mona's Elemental Skill

On Turn 3, use Mona's Elemental Skill to trigger Electro-Charged and chip away at all enemies with AoE damage. From then on, just keep in mind to apply elements to all enemies with Swirl as much as possible before going for damage.

Frozen Electro-Charged Superconduct Deck

Character Card Order (*The order matters, so be careful)
Keqing	Mona	Ganyu

Equipment (Talent) Cards
Thundering Penance×2	Undivided Heart×2	-
Support Cards
Liben×2	Knights of Favonius Library×1	Liyue Harbor Wharf×2
Liu Su×2	Chang the Ninth×2	Kathryne×1
Event Cards
Strategize×2	The Bestest Travel Companion!×2	Toss-Up×2
Calx's Arts×2	Leave It to Me!×2	When the Crane Returned×2
Starsigns×2	Changing Shifts×2	-

Cards to Aim for First

Card	Why We Recommend It
Thundering Penance	- Keqing's Skill Talent card - Recommended, as this build relies on Skills
Undivided Heart	- Ganyu's Skill Talent card - Recommended, as this build relies on Skills
When the Crane Returned	- Lets you switch characters while attacking with a Skill - With When the Crane Returned + Keqing's Skill, you can switch to Mona right away
Leave It to Me!	- Makes your next character switch a Fast Action at 0 cost - Recommended, as it makes elemental reactions easier to trigger
The Bestest Travel Companion!	- Generates 2 Omni Element - Recommended when drawn, since Undivided Heart is expensive

Decide Between Frozen and AoE Damage Based on Your Opponent

The strength of the Frozen Superconduct deck is that you can choose between "Frozen to lock down enemies" and "AoE damage via Superconduct or Electro-Charged." It's a good idea to look at your starting hand before deciding whether to attack or defend. Also remember that if you're unsure, leading with Mona lets you play flexibly.

Keep Ganyu's AoE Damage in Mind

When playing this deck, the key is deciding when to land the AoE Piercing DMG from Ganyu's attacks. Wear down the enemies' overall HP with Electro-Charged and similar reactions, set up your hand, and adjust their HP so Ganyu can wipe them all out.

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