How to Beat Monsters/Farm Enemy Drops

• Throws different elemental bombs from a distance to cause elemental reactions.
• The bombs' effect will stay on the ground for a short period of time.
• Will use melee attacks when you get close to them.

• Drops 2 Geo crystals when it digs underground.
• They will knock themselves up when they charge at you if you have a barrier.

• Abyss Mages don't take any damage unless their barrier is broken.
• Attacking their barrier with an element will cause an elemental reaction.
• Barriers are weak to elements, even if the damage of the elemental attack is low.
• Hydro Abyss Mage's barrier is weak to Cryo, unlike Hydro Fatui Skirmisher.
• Hydro Abyss Mage's bubble can hit other enemies, and puts them in a bubble as well.

Elemental barrier weakness:

• Hydro barrier -> Cryo
• Cryo barrier -> Pyro
• Pyro barrier -> Hydro

Enemy drops are used for performing ascension on characters, combat talents, and weapons.

There are certain areas with clusters of Elite enemies, which makes it a pretty convenient place to hunt them down for a chance to get artifact drops. Elite enemies also spawns every day, so it can be part of a daily ritual.