В Astrologer Mona, defeat both the king and the queen he summoned.
In this guide, we will tell you how to find and kill the boss, give recommendations that will make the chess battle easier, and also list which characters require resources from the double opponent.
Where to find the boss Game before the gate in Genshin Impact: dungeon Unfinished game of chess
Entrance to the dungeon "An unfinished game of chess" is located on the Falcon Coast, off the east coast of Mondstadt. To get to the boss, you have to complete the main story chapter adventure rank). There are four difficulty levels inside: "Witch Games I, II, III, IV".
Who to take in the squad to fight the Ascended King and the Ascended Queen
Since the battle requires not only a standard battle but also the interaction of pieces on the board, heroes should be selected to a greater extent for the second half, which involves two opponents at once - the Ascended King and the Ascended Queen. To defeat them, you need to constantly deal Cryo damage and use the Freeze reaction, which can interrupt the powerful attacks of the boss. For this reason, it is recommended to use mainly Cryo characters with stable Hydro reactors in the battle.
The Ascended King has 70% resistance to Pyro damage, and the Ascended Queen - 70% to Hydro и electro, which is why the main damage dealers of these elements should be avoided. However, to cause reactions, Hydro must be used, and among Pyro and Electro heroes, you can take strong s that do not contribute their own damage.
Please note that sub-dd and Pyro element damage dealers do not not are suitable, as they reset the progress of the boss's weakening, which, if not used enough Cryo attacks, uses a one-shot attack. Shields and dodges do not protect against it.
Character selection
Based on the resistances of the chess boss, to defeat the Ascended King and Ascended Queen, you need to choose the following characters:
- Primary or secondary Cryo damage dealers that can deal damage.
- Hydro sub-DD or s to help cast Freeze. Since the queen has 70% resistance to this element, they are most effective only against the king. Hydro main DD can also be used if there are strong sub-DDs or s to reduce the boss's resistances.
- Various s of other elements, but it is important that they do not interfere with keeping the Freeze reaction at the right moment.
- From Pyro and Electro heroes, except, for example, Iansan (Electro, spear), should be abandoned due to the high resistances of both enemies. In addition, the Pyro element completely resets the enemy's weakening.
Main dd
Companions that deal the most damage to the boss:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ayaka (Cryo, one-handed sword) |
Ganyu (Cryo, onion) |
Wriothesley (Cryo, catalyst) |
Neuvillette (Hydro, catalyst) |
Ayato (Hydro, one-handed sword) |
Chaska (Anemo, onion) |
Mizuki (Anemo, catalyst) |
Wanderer (Anemo, catalyst) |
Heizo (Anemo, catalyst) |
Navia (Geo, two-handed sword) |
Sub dd
Characters who hit from the pocket:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Escoffier (Cryo, spear) |
Rosary (Cryo, spear) |
Keia (Cryo, one-handed sword) |
Chongyun (Cryo, two-handed sword) |
Furina (Hydro, one-handed sword) |
Ye Lan (Hydro, onion) |
Xingqiu (Hydro, one-handed sword) |
Mona (Hydro, catalyst) |
Kazuha (Anemo, one-handed sword) |
Sucrose (Anemo, catalyst) |
Venti (Anemo, onion) |
Lynette (Anemo, one-handed sword) |
Sapports
heroes that provide buffs, healing or shields:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Citlali (Cryo, catalyst) |
Shen He (Cryo, spear) |
Laila (Cryo, one-handed sword) |
Dione (Cryo, onion) |
Charlotte (Cryo, catalyst) |
Kokomi (Hydro, catalyst) |
Sijwin (Hydro, onion) |
Barbara (Hydro, catalyst) |
Jean (Anemo, one-handed sword) |
Lan Yan (Anemo, catalyst) |
Shilonen (Geo, one-handed sword) |
Zhongli (Geo, spear) |
yansan (Electro, spear) |
Bennett (Pyro, one-handed sword) |
Top Teams
Several options for squads that can be taken to fight a strong enemy:
| Character 1 | Character 2 | Character 3 | Character 4 | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ayaka
Ganyu |
Shen He
Rosary |
Kokomi |
Escoffier |
A strong squad with a Cryo damager and two sub-DDs of this element, who can effectively reset the powerful blow of the boss. If there is no Shen He, she can be replaced by Rosaria, who gives Cryo in the area and a crit chance. Kokomi, in addition to healing, will provide a large amount of Hydro and a buff if she is equipped with the Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers. |
|
Ayaka
Ganyu |
Furina
Mona |
Citlali
Laila
Dione |
Kazuha
Shilonen |
An alternative squad with Ayaka or Ganyu. It has a Hydro sub-DD, which significantly increases the squad's damage. Any shielder can be taken as a - Sitlali will give damage and reduce Hydro resistance, Laila will strengthen allies with constellations, and Diona will heal the team. Kazuha or Shilonen are also needed to reduce resistances. |
|
Wriothesley |
Ye Lan
Xingqiu
Furina |
Escoffier |
Rosary
Citlali |
Group with Risley through Freeze. The second sub-dd gives Hydro effect on enemies and attacks from the pocket. Escoffier reduces resistance to Cryo and Hydro, and also heals and hits hard. For the last slot, you can take Rosaria or Sitlali. |
|
Neuvillette |
Rosary |
Escoffier |
Shilonen
Zhongli |
Nevillette will be able to easily trigger Freeze, since both Cryo sub-DDs attack themselves outside the battlefield regardless of the main-DD's attack type. Escoffier reduces resistances to both Cryo and Hydro, and Shilonen or Zhongli will additionally help her. |
|
Ayato |
Escoffier
Ganyu |
Ye Lan
Xingqiu |
Kazuha
Sucrose |
A squad with Ayato, who can be ed by Escoffier or Ganyu, whose ult goes well with Ayato's abilities. Pocket damage dealers will help with Freeze, and the Anemo hero will absorb and inflate other elements. |
|
Chaska |
Furina |
yansan |
Escoffier
Rosary
Laila |
Team with Chaska, who can paint bullets in Hydro, Electro and Cryo, dealing damage with these elements and inflating them. In addition to damage from Chaska, Furina and Cryo sub-dd attack the enemy from the pocket. Iansan is needed to strengthen the squad and heal. |
|
Wanderer
Heizo |
Ye Lan
Xingqiu |
Dione
Charlotte |
Rosary
Escoffier |
A squad of normal attacks with Wanderer and Heizo acting as drivers. Ye Lan or Xingqiu cast Hydro on the boss and deal damage. Two Cryo characters cast Freeze and weaken enemies. |
|
Navia |
Rosary
Ganyu |
Kokomi |
Shilonen |
A group with Navia, who creates Cryo and Hydro crystals with her attacks. Rosaria and Ganyu use their ultimates to deal area damage. Shilonen reduces the boss's resistance to all damage. |
Budget detachments
Groups of free heroes:
| Character 1 | Character 2 | Character 3 | Character 4 | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Keia |
Chongyun |
Barbara |
Lynette |
The squad with Kaeya from normal attacks under Cryo infusion from Chun Yun's ult. Barbara gives Hydro status and heals the team. Lynette can absorb elements and help with reactions. |
Noelle |
Keia |
Barbara |
Kachina |
A party with Noelle as the main damage dealer. Kaeya and Barbara are needed to weaken the chess pieces during a powerful attack. Kachina will do additional damage and can strengthen the team. "Scroll of the Hero of the Burnt City". |
Boss attacks and abilities
There are two phases in the Game of Gates, each with its own mechanics and capabilities.
First phase: “Chess: King”
Fight the non-chess-playing "King" and "Queen" to complete the first stage of the challenge. In this phase, in addition to the standard combat, you must remove the shield from the chess by exploding the king on the pawns. The figure moves around the board on its own, and players must use the terrain to destroy and attack at the right moment. To completely remove the shield, you must destroy three pawns.
Attack of the King
The king piece comes to life and can use an attack on one square around itself, as well as control other pieces to attack.
Pawn
Fires a laser, targeting the cells closest to it.
Elephant
The King raises his Bishop into the air, which attacks Electro with strikes on all diagonals around him. During this action, the figure gains an Electro Shield.
Rook
The king stands on the rook and rolls it vertically or horizontally, causing damage along the entire line.
Horse
Summons three Enders that attack three squares diagonally.
Summoning the Queen
After the male figure is defeated in the first phase, it summons a queen onto the field, which continues to hit the player.
Queen: Circular Attack
Pulls out two blades and quickly spins around its axis.
Queen: Area Attack
Selects cells diagonally, horizontally and vertically, exploding them after a few moments and dealing damage to Pyro.
Queen: Attack with Daggers
Fires multiple daggers that home in on the active character.
Phase 2: Ascended King and Ascended Queen
In the second phase, fight the Ascended King and the Exalted Queen, two paired pieces.
Chess circular attack
The Queen lifts several pawns into the air and then drops them to the ground, attacking Hydro in an area.
Electric gun
The Queen takes the cannon and shoots Electro charges in a straight line.
King's Leap
The male figure stands on the rook and leaps forward from it, dealing Pyro area damage upon landing.
Horse
The King takes his knight and leaps forward, dealing area damage upon landing. Then, figures appear in a straight line from the landing spot, hitting Pyro.
Resurrection
In the event that one figure is defeated before the other, the living one will use its powers to bring the dead one back into battle and share its HP.
Ascended King's Deathblow
Both figures stand together. The King begins to charge the sword with Pyro and Electro, and the Queen launches a rain of Hydro projectiles. Once fully charged, the enemy lowers the sword and performs a strong strike that ignores shields and invulnerability from ult activation.
Ascended Queen's Deathblow
The Queen moves to the center and begins charging while the King continuously attacks in a straight line. If the attack is not stopped in time with Freeze, several waves will fall on the active character.
How to Beat Chess Boss in Genshin Impact
Since the enemy is a weekly boss that can cause some difficulties during the age, prepare for the battle in advance.
Before the fight, use potions and food with buffs
The table shows the most beneficial dishes for the buff. There are many recipes in the game to strengthen the characters, you can cook any other option depending on your resources.
| Food | Effect | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|---|
Delicious "Temptation of the Adept" |
Increases the attack power of all party by 372. and crit chance. hit by 12% for 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character. | 4 ham + 3 crab + 3 shrimp meat + 3 matsutake. |
Delicious meat platter |
Increases physical damage to all party by 40% for 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character. | 1 ham + 1 bacon + 1 sausage + 1 mint. |
Delicious soup "Three tastes" |
Increases the shield strength of all party by 30% for 300 seconds. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character. | 2 hams + 2 poultry + 1 bamboo shoot + 1 mushroom. |
delicious lotus biscuits |
Increases the Defense of all party by 235. within 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character. | 4 almonds + 2 flour + 2 oils + 1 sugar. |
Delicious aromatic puree |
Increases the attack power of all party by 228. within 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character. | 6 potatoes + 4 sour cream + 3 peppers (seasoning). |
Delicious unagi chazuke |
Increases the healing bonus of all party by 20% for 300 seconds. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character. | 4 eels + 3 rice + 3 seaweed + 1 salt. |
Delicious "Grow Mountain" |
Increases crit chance. hit all party by 20% for 300 sec. In co-op mode, this effect only applies to your character. | 3 raw meat + 3 potatoes + 1 fireweed + 1 cheese. |
Direct the king's sprint in the first phase
Sometimes during a fight the king will block the barrier and create three pawns on the board. Try to direct the king's sprint to reduce the number of pawns.
To do this, run up to the pawn and wait for the king to make its trajectory through it. To do this, you need to stand in line with the piece, since the king moves like a rook - in a straight line.
Remove the King's Electro Shield
When the king summons the elephant, it covers itself with an Electro shield, which is most effectively removed by the Cryo element. Try to remove it in time, as it deals true damage to the boss and stuns him for a while.
In the second phase, attack Cryo and cause Freeze.
When the fight moves to the next phase, the King and Queen can use a powerful attack that goes through shields and ignores invulnerability during the ult. To stop it, fill the boss's gauge using Cryo damage. If the Freeze reaction is activated at this time, the gauge will charge faster.
Don't use Pyro Strike while charging a Power Attack.
Pyro damage completely resets the progress of filling the scale. Therefore, it is not recommended to use damage dealers of this element in battle. If there are Pyro s in the squad (for example, attack buffer Bennett), do not hit them during the boss's powerful attack.
How much HP does Ascended King and Ascended Queen have?
At level 90 the boss has 1 HP. For comparison, the health of other similar enemies:
- Azhdaha — 870.
- The Devouring Narwhal - 2.
- Seki no Kami - 2.
- Lord of the decayed primordial flame - 3.
Achievements for Playing Before the Gates
Currently, there is only one achievement to be earned for fighting the Ascended King and Ascended Queen.
Deep Blue
Condition: Solve all the puzzles in the chess game.
To achieve this, you need to successfully defeat the first phase boss - defeat the king using your own character damage, removing the Electro Shield and exploding the pawns, and then destroy the queen that appears. Once the queen is defeated, the achievement will be automatically awarded.
Boss Rewards
Spend 30 (or 60) Resin to obtain rewards from an enemy. This action can only be performed once a week, and in return you will receive the following resources:
- Adventure EXP ×300.
- Mora.
- Friendship experience.
- Shards, fragments, pieces, gems amethyst Vajrad — materials for leveling up characters.
- Northerner's preparations (low chance of obtaining).
- Dream Dissolver (drops with some probability).
Artifacts:
- 5-4⭐ Gladiator’s Finale.
- 5-4⭐ Itinerant ensemble.
- 4-3⭐ Berserk.
- 4-3⭐ Instructor.
- 4-3⭐ Exile.
Who needs materials from the king and queen?
The boss Game before the Gate randomly drops three different resources from the Ascended Paragon category:
- Rook - necessary for pumping veterinarian Ifa.
- Queen.
- Horse.
There will be more characters in the future that require these materials.
We hope this guide helped you kill the Chess boss in Genshin Impact by defeating the Ascended King and Ascended Queen. If you have any questions about the enemy mechanics, feel free to ask. in comments. Read about all of them in a separate article. world and weekly bosses.
If suddenly someone, like me, encounters some confusion that we defeat the boss, but do not get the achievement, then here's a hint: you are scoring too quickly 😀
You need to: wait until a white shield appears and knock it down (just in case, it’s better to use pawns), then wait until a second shield appears (I had an electric one), knock it down, finish off the “King” and then the Queen.
And I quickly scored him, then Ferzya, and they didn’t give me anything.
In the second phase, if one of the bosses' HP is reduced to zero, then this also seems to interrupt the cast.
Mavuikoi just tunneled them, when that cast seemed to start casting (there was something about cryo in the center of the screen), I just continued tunneling Mavuikoi and knocked down the HP of one of the bosses - the cast stopped. The second boss started healing his brother, and then I finished them off.
In fact, the total amount of HP is 5 (Two phases at once), which is one and a half times more than the Lord of the Decayed Primordial Flame.
If I correctly, Chaska is useless in the second phase, her autotarget does not react to either the king or the queen. And taking her only for the first phase is somehow too expensive
everything works. yesterday i went to the boss for a while. it easily kills both phase 1 and 2. maybe you were standing far from the boss?
The puppets from Z moved to Genshin, only they added the power-up phases. In theory, it would be ideal to roll everything out with Mavuika, but no, they are deliberately pushed into the corner, now the fashion for ice cubes has gone.
Jelly ass makes fart fart srenk. With the release of Nod-Kray and a bunch of other heroes, the ass will turn into a pumpkin.
If Mava becomes a pumpkin, what will Nevilet and Harlequin turn into?) Into a semblance of uselessness on Albedo? And characters like Clorinda, Scara, Itto, etc.? Will they no longer cope with the Hilichurls in the world?) In general, there is emptiness in the head, apparently
By the way, I closed the mavuikoy easily, there wasn't even time for the strip to form, which needs to be knocked down by freezing, well, I don't know
what are you doing there, wake up, you
Came and took a shit for no reason, well done, kid
Dude, with a well-leveled character, it doesn't matter what elements the boss has, I killed the Lord of Flame before he managed to cast the first sword that reduces the arena. The King and Queen are also easy to kill before they cast, I skipped the first phase, in the sense that the king didn't even have time to put up a shield with pawns, lol. If your hands are out of your ass or you put together a shitty build, it doesn't mean that everyone else is just as talentless.