Genshin Impact Imaginarium Theater 7.0 Guide — How to Clear All Acts and Arcanas

Elements Hydro, Electro, Dendro. Opening Characters: Columbina, Xingqiu, Cyno, Kuki Shinobu, Lauma, Kaveh. Special Guest Stars: Nicole, Sandrone, Sucrose, Odette. Bosses: Jadeplume Terrorshroom, Emperor of Fire and Iron, Last Survivor of Tenochtzitoc, Radiant Phantom Moth. Arcanas: Shadowy Husks: Standard Bearer, Line Breaker, Defender (18 enemies), and Bathysmal Vishap Herd. This guide focuses on clearing the Arcanas, so you will need a sufficient number of characters. Ideally, you should have meta characters or older characters that are very well built. Since two of the Opening Characters — Columbina and Lauma — are particularly strong, it is recommended to save them for the later stages. They are capable of clearing difficult challenges with minimal buffs and lower requirements for the rest of the team.

Acts 1–3

Before entering the first stage, if you have enough Flowers, it is worth selecting 2 characters and 2 reaction buffs for the reaction you expect to use against the first boss. Since one of the Arcanas also features the local legend "Cactus," the obvious choice is to take 2 Electro-Charged buffs (Hydro + Electro) and continue building around this reaction later. After obtaining two characters, for example Dahlia and Beidou, try to clear the first Act with Kaveh and these characters while saving Cyno and Xingqiu for the first boss. It could look something like this: Act 1 — Kaveh, Dahlia, Beidou, Xingqiu. Act 2 — Cyno, Dahlia, Kuki Shinobu, Kaveh. Act 3 — Cyno, Xingqiu, Kuki Shinobu, Beidou. This way, you can preserve most of your stronger characters for the later Acts. Do not forget that after each stage, you can select one character and purchase additional characters using Flowers, alternating these choices with buffs. This may allow you to save Kuki Shinobu, who is also important both in Bloom-based teams and in a Flins team without Ineffa.

Acts 4–6

Act 4 is always a defense stage, so it is recommended to use your weaker characters here and choose enemies that deal the least damage to the objective. For example, various robots, Slimes, or Samurai-type enemies can be good choices, as they may focus on your character during combat and leave the objective alone. For the following Acts, try to obtain several strong Hydro characters. For example: Furina and Neuvillette, or Yelan, Mona, Ayato, and Kokomi. Combined with the third Electro-Charged buff, these teams can clear the Emperor of Fire and Iron without too much difficulty. In addition, if you already have Neuvillette and Furina available after Act 5, you can try clearing the first Arcana with 18 enemies. You can also bring Fischl or Ororon, depending on which characters are available to you at that point. This way, you can complete Act 6 and the first Arcana. You can also save either Neuvillette or Furina by using only one of them against the Emperor together with other compatible characters. For example: Act 6 — Neuvillette, Furina, Fischl + 1 character. Or: Yelan, Furina, an Electro character + 1 character. And so on, depending on your available characters and the buffs you have received.

Acts 7–10

By this point, you should already have a sufficient number of compatible and relatively strong characters. For example: Nahida, Flins, Ineffa, trial Lauma and Columbina, Nefer, a saved Neuvillette or Furina, Yelan, and others. Acts 7 and 9 are intermediate stages, so you can use mixed teams with some of your less powerful characters here. For example, if you have Flins and Ineffa, it is better to save them for Act 8 and/or Act 10. If you have Nefer and Lauma, you can also save them for Act 9 and/or Act 10. Do not forget about Aino and Columbina either. They can be split into two different teams to help clear the remaining stages while you continue collecting reaction buffs and fill the fourth slot with any suitable character. Among the Arcanas, only the Bathysmal Vishap Herd remains. You can bring a team with Nefer, use Nahida in a Bloom-based team, or simply choose another strong and suitable team. If Sandrone and Odette are available as Special Guest Stars, they can also be used either for the Arcanas or the final Acts, which can make the clear much easier. If one or both of them are unavailable, you can add more damage with Electro characters such as Fischl or Ororon, if they are still available, as well as Yae Miko, Qiqi, the Cryo Traveler, and other characters you have left. Do not forget that you can also borrow one character from a friend for Imaginarium Theater. Try to find a character that you do not own or one that you have but is not built well enough. The right Support Character can make one of the difficult Acts or Arcanas significantly easier.

Conclusion

The main idea behind this strategy is not to waste your strongest characters during the early Acts unless necessary. It is better to clear the opening stages with weaker but compatible characters while gradually obtaining new characters and collecting buffs for the reactions you need. Try to save Columbina and Lauma, as well as other strong combinations, for the later Acts and difficult challenges. At the same time, always consider your current roster, available buffs, and Special Guest Stars — the exact order may change from run to run. Do not be afraid to adjust your plan during the run. If you obtain a strong character or an important buff earlier than expected, it may be worth changing your team distribution and saving another character for the final stages. The most important thing is to plan ahead: decide which characters you can spend and which ones should be saved. With good character management, clearing all 10 Acts and Arcanas will become much easier, even if you do not own every meta character.