Genshin Impact’s Hues of the Violet Garden event opens Inazuma to the rest of Teyvat with the Magnificent Irodori Festival. It runs fromApril 7, 2022, to August 20, 2025, and is open to all playersAdventure Rank 30 and abovewho have completed theRitou Escape Plansegment 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 theQuick Start buttonon the bottom left of the event menu.

How to Unlock Theater Mechanicus
The Theater Mechanicus mini-game can be unlocked by completing the Event QuestWhat 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 Co-op mode is no longer allowed and Mystic Arts have been replaced by Fortune Sticks, which can’t be enhanced.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:
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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’re able to 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 alsomake the Ruin Graders fallbyturning off the bridgeusing the mechanism on the right.
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