Genshin Impact Theater Mechanicus: Whither the Wind Wends (Show of Force) guide — Hues of the Violet Garden Event

Genshin Impact's Hues of the Violet Garden event opens Inazuma to the rest of Teyvat with the Magnificent Irodori Festival. It runs from April 7, 2022, to April 25, 2022, and is open to all players Adventure Rank 30 and above who have completed the Ritou Escape Plan segment of the Archon Quest: Chapter II: Act I - The Immovable God and the Eternal Euthymia.

If you have not completed the Inazuma character Story Quests, you must access the event from the Quick Start button on the bottom left of the event menu.

How to Unlock Theater Mechanicus

The Theater Mechanicus mini-game can be unlocked by completing the Event Quest What the Blue Flowers Left Behind. This directly follows The Strange Tale of Suikou's Tipsy Tincture.

Unlike the previous iterations of Theater Mechanicus, the mechanics for this round are a little different. Co-op mode is no longer allowed and Mystic Arts have been replaced by Fortune Sticks, which can't be enhanced. Each stage boasts an easy mode (Show of Force) and a hard mode (Enter the Horde).

How to complete Whither the Wind Wends (Show of Force)

Fortune Sticks

You can choose any Fortune Stick that you like, but here are some recommended picks for the strategy in this guide, which focuses on dealing Overload Damage:

• Fortune Stick: Pyro Orb
• Fortune Stick: Embers
• Fortune Stick: Heavenly Tumult
• Fortune Stick: Bombarbier
• Fortune Stick: Thunder-charred

Related: How to complete Irodori Poetry: Part 3 in Genshin Impact — Hues of the Violet Garden Event

Mechanici Placement

Follow the image above for the recommended top side placement for dealing Overload Damage. These can easily kill the Ruin Graders toward the end of the wave.

Follow the image above for the recommended bottom side placement. The Anemo Mechanici don't need to be rotated. You can also play around with the placement of the Electro and Pyro Mechanici. This formation will allow enemies to be pushed back by the Swirl Reaction while dealing most Damage using Overload.

Once you've placed all the Mechanici, start the wave and it should complete itself without any work on your end. If some stray enemies get away, attack them with Elemental Damage or block their path with the Geo Traveler's Construct. On the top side, you can also make the Ruin Graders fall by turning off the bridge using the mechanism on the right.

Other Theater Mechanicus Hues of the Violet Garden Event guides

• Whither of Wind Wends
  • Genshin Impact Theater Mechanicus: Whither the Wind Wends (Enter the Horde) guide
• Slumber Spirit's Bridge
  • Genshin Impact Theater Mechanicus: Slumber Spirit’s Bridge (Show of Force) guide
  • Genshin Impact Theater Mechanicus: Slumber Spirit’s Bridge (Enter the Horde) guide
• Autumnal Resplendence
  • Genshin Impact Theater Mechanicus: Autumnal Resplendence (Show of Force) guide
  • Genshin Impact Theater Mechanicus: Autumnal Resplendence (Enter the Horde) guide
• Springtime Advent
  • Genshin Impact Theater Mechanicus: Springtide Advent (Show of Force) guide
  • Genshin Impact Theater Mechanicus: Springtide Advent (Enter the Horde) guide

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