The Genshin Impact Version 5.2 Exercise Surging Storm event, part of the second phase, is a tactical RPG-style challenge offering substantial rewards, including Primogems. While initially appearing complex, its mechanics are surprisingly straightforward. Here's a guide to participation and rewards.
Event Entry Requirements:
To participate in Exercise Surging Storm, you need:
- Adventure Rank 20 or higher.
- Completion of the Mondstadt Archon Quest Prologue.
Begin the event at the Knights of Favonius Headquarters in Mondstadt.
Gameplay Overview:
The event features tutorials to explain its mechanics. Here's a simplified guide:
Before each wargame, select Combat Units (your troops) and Stratagems (buffs). Unit types (AoE Damage, Flying, Ranged, Melee) have specific counters (e.g., Melee counters Ranged).
Study your opponent's lineup and adjust yours using the bottom-right effectiveness diagram. Remember, lineup changes consume Reinforcement Points.
Unit roles:
- Melee: High damage absorption, slow speed.
- Ranged: Long-range attacks, low health.
- AoE DMG: Damages multiple units.
- Flying: Evades ground attacks, immune to certain damage types.
Level up units by re-selecting them for subsequent rounds. Refresh Combat Units and Stratagems for better options. Elemental Reactions function as in the overworld.
Winning earns more Wargame Medals, but even losses contribute to your medal total.
Rewards:
Wargame Medals are redeemable for Primogems, Hero’s Wit, Character Talent Materials, and Mora. Here's the reward breakdown:
| **Requirement** | **Medal Rewards** |
| 400 Wargame Medals | 40 Primogems, 2 Chains of the Dandelion Gladiator, 20,000 Mora |
| 800 Wargame Medals | 40 Primogems, 2 Debris of Decarabian’s City, 20,000 Mora |
| 1200 Wargame Medals | 40 Primogems, 2 Boreal Wolf’s Cracked Tooth, 20,000 Mora |
| 1600 Wargame Medals | 40 Primogems, 2 Chains of the Dandelion Gladiator, 20,000 Mora |
| 2000 Wargame Medals | 40 Primogems, 2 Debris of Decarabian’s City, 20,000 Mora |
| 2400 Wargame Medals | 40 Primogems, 2 Boreal Wolf’s Cracked Tooth, 20,000 Mora |
| 2800 Wargame Medals | 40 Primogems, 2 Chains of the Dandelion Gladiator, 20,000 Mora |
| 3200 Wargame Medals | 40 Primogems, 2 Debris of Decarabian’s City, 20,000 Mora |
| 3600 Wargame Medals | 40 Primogems, 2 Boreal Wolf’s Cracked Tooth, 20,000 Mora |
| 4000 Wargame Medals | 40 Primogems, 2 Hero’s Wit, 20,000 Mora |
| **Requirement** | **Challenge Rewards** |
| 3+ round victories in a single wargame | 20 Primogems, 2 Guide to Freedom, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 5+ round victories in a single wargame | 2 Hero’s Wit, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 7+ round victories in a single wargame | 2 Sanctifying Unction, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 3 Rank 2 Combat Units upgraded | 2 Guide to Resistance, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 6 Rank 2 Combat Units upgraded | 2 Hero’s Wit, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 12 Rank 2 Combat Units upgraded | 2 Sanctifying Unction, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 1 Rank 3 Combat Unit upgraded | 2 Hero’s Wit, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 3 Rank 3 Combat Units upgraded | 2 Sanctifying Unction, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 3 Elite-class or higher Combat Units drawn | 2 Guide to Ballad, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 6 Elite-class or higher Combat Units drawn | 2 Hero’s Wit, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 12 Elite-class or higher Combat Units drawn | 2 Sanctifying Unction, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 1 Apex-class Combat Unit drawn | 2 Hero’s Wit, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 2 Apex-class Combat Units drawn | 2 Hero’s Wit, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
| 4 Apex-class Combat Units drawn | 2 Sanctifying Unction, 3 Mystic Enhancement Ore |
Exercise Surging Storm runs from December 18th to December 30th (3:59 server time) in Genshin Impact Version 5.2. Don't miss out!
