Operation Downpour Simulation is an event for Genshin Impact 5.6. See release date, how to unlock, how to play, gameplay, tips, strategy, and rewards for Operation Downpour Simulation.
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Operation Downpour Simulation Overview & Release Date
| Release Date | 5/19/2025 - 6/3/2025 |
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| Unlock Condition | - Reach Adventure Rank 20 above - Complete Archon Quest: Prologue: Act III Song Of The Dragon And Freedom |
| Reward | ▼All Rewards |
Operation Downpour Simulation Is Now Available To Play!
Operation Downpour Simulation is a limited-time event for the 5.6 Update, that released on May 19, 2025.
5.6 Update Release Date & Character BannersOperation Downpour Simulation Location
| Map | In-Game |
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The Operation Downpour Simulation event will be held at the Fontaine region and will start at the Romaritime Harbor. Talk to the NPC named Enghiene.
Play With Other Players Via Co-Op!
You can also test your strategic skills through Co-Op and compete with different players!
Operation Downpour Simulation Challenge Solution
Operation Downpour Simulation Day 1
Frontline Formation Challenge
| 1 |  Place the two (2) Hilichurls one on the left and right area. Check the image above to see the exact spot. |
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| 2 |  Deploy the two (2) Samachurls directly in front of the Whopperflowers, one on the left and one on the right. Check the image above for reference. |
Thrust And Volley Combined
| 1 |  Deploy the Ruin Guard in front of the Hydro Slimes, check the exact spot in the image above for reference. |
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| 2 |  Deploy the three (3) Hilichurls in front. Check the image above to see the exact spots. |
Siege Strategies
| 1 |  Deploy the three (3) Cryo Specter in front, two on the left side then one on the right. Check the image above for reference. |
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| 2 |  Deploy the two (2) Ruin Gurads on both sides. Check the image above for reference. |
Studies In Momentum
| 1 |  Deploy one (1) Cicin to defeat the Whopperflower, place them behind the icons. Check the image above for reference. |
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| 2 |  Deploy the Avatar of Lava once the Whopperflower is defeated. |
| 3 |  Deploy a Hilichurl on the left side of the Avatar of Lava, check the image above for reference. |
| 4 |  Deploy the last set of Cicin once the Mek in the middle is defeated. |
Operation Downpour Simulation Day 3
A Tactician's Breastplate
| 1 |  Deploy the Cryo Specters on the upper left and right areas so it will attack the Hydro Slimes. Check the image above for reference. |
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| 2 |  Deploy the two (2) sets Hilichurls on the left sideto destroy the barriers. |
To The Trenches
| 1 |  Deploy the first set of hilichurls to the upper left side, attacking the hut above. Then deploy the second set of hilichurls on the lower right to destroy the barrier below. |
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| 2 |  Once the barrier is gone, deploy the Water Phantasms. |
| 3 |  Once the frontline is clear, deploy the Hilichurls and the Water Phantasms. |
Grand Armies
| 1 |  Deploy the two (2) Ruin Guards. Check the position in the image above for reference. |
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| 2 |  Deploy the Hilichurls on the both left and right side. |
| 3 |  Deploy the first Samachurl on the left side and place the other on on the right. |
More Firepower, Fewer Casualties
| 1 |  Deploy the Samachurls on the upper left and right so it will defeat the Cryo Lawachurls. |
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| 2 |  Deploy the Ruin Guards at the frontline area (bottom). |
| 3 |  Deploy the Hilichurls on the left and right side in order to take down the barriers. |
Operation Downpour Simulation Day 5
Like Mountain Raindrops
| 1 |  Put the Cryo Specters one attacking the Cryo Lawachurl int he front and the other one will be attacking the Cryo Whopper Flower. |
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| 2 |  Place the Cryo Specter on the left side to defeat the Mek enemy. Check the image above for reference. |
| 3 |  Deploy the Hilichurls and the Avatar of Lava below. |
| 4 |  Lastly, deploy the Cicins above/near the mani buildings so they can easily destroy them. |
Like Peeling An Onion
| 1 |  Put the Water Phantasms above (left and right area). |
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| 2 |  Deploy the Ruin Guards. |
| 3 |  Deploy the Samachurls once the Ruin Guards defeated the Cryo Whopper Flower. |
| 4 |  Deploy the Water Phantasms once the huts are destroyed. |
| 5 |  Place the Cicins above so it will target the main buildings/hut. |
Dispersing The Morning Mist
| 1 |  Deploy the Cryo Specters on the left side where the Cryo Lawachurl is located. |
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| 2 |  Once the frontline is clear, deploy the Avatar of Lava. |
| 3 |  Tear down the main building then deploy the Water Phantasms. |
Operation Downpour Simulation Rewards
Rewards List
| Objective | Rewards |
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| Clear "Fontaine Formation" | Primogem x20 Mora x20 Guide to Equity x2 |
| Clear "Thrust and Volley Combined" | Primogems x20 Mora x20 Guide to Justice x2 |
| Clear "Siege Strategies" | Primogems x20 Mora x20 Guide to Order x2 |
| Clear "Studies in Momentum" | Primogems x20 Mora x20 Guide to Equity x2 |
| Clear "A Tactician's Breastplate" | Primogems x20 Mora x20 Guide to Justice x2 |
| Clear "To the Trenches" | Primogems x20 Mora x20 Guide to Order x2 |
| Clear "Grand Armies" | Primogems x40 Hero's Wit x2 Mystic Enhancement Ore x4 |
| Clear "More Firepower, Fewer Casualties" | Primogems x40 Hero's Wit x2 Mystic Enhancement Ore x4 |
| Clear "Like Mountain Raindrops" | Primogems x40 Hero's Wit x2 Mystic Enhancement Ore x4 |
| Clear "Like Peeling an Onion" | Primogems x40 Hero's Wit x2 Mystic Enhancement Ore x4 |
| Clear "Dispersing the Morning Mist" | Primogems x40 Hero's Wit x2 Mystic Enhancement Ore x4 |
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