Genshin Impact: How to Beat Narzissenkreuz (Waking from the Great Dream Quest Walkthrough)

Waking from the Great Dream is a World Quest in Genshin Impact that was released along with the new Version 4.2 update. The quests will have Travelers following the familiar faces of Caterpillar, Ann and Seymour in their tale revolving around the Narzissenkreuz Ordo and Annapausis. The Waking from the Great Dream quest is actually a sub-quest, part of the major World quest line In The Wake of Narcissus.

Players should note that in order to gain access to the Waking from the Great Dream quest, they will have to complete the following Genshin Impact quests: Ancient Colors, Ann of Narzissenkreuz, and Unfinished Comedy.

Once completing the above quests, the first sub-quest in the World Quest Series - Search in the Algae Sea, will automatically unlock. Players can then head to the Narzissenkreuz Institute and speak to Caterpillar there. Travelers will need to progress in the story quest and successfully complete all puzzles in the Tower of Gestalt before reaching the third sub-quest; Waking from the Great Dream. It is here that players will finally come into contact with Narzissenkreuz- the mastermind behind this lore-packed, chaotic story line.

Enter the Ocean Current

After successfully defeating the Guard Meks at the end of the Savior’s Wake quest, Travelers will need to enter the ocean current and swim through the Primordial Sea. Towards the end of the dive, players will come to the center of the ocean and meet Narzissenkreuz. It is here that they will share a few words with the Founder of the Institute and Narzissenkreuz will request the Traveler to hand over the Holy Blade of Narzissenkreuz.

How to Defeat Narzissenkreuz

Defeating Narzissenkreuz comes with a slight disadvantage, as players will not be able to bring their party with them and will be locked onto the Level 80 version of the Traveler. The Traveler will also be equipped with a Level 80 Holy Blade of Narzissenkreuz that players will have to make use of during the battle.

Evade & Dodge

Dodging in the first half of the battle is extremely important, as players won’t be able to do much damage against Narzissenkreuz. This Boss is quite tanky and has a lot of special defenses that prevent players from doing any significant damage at first. Narzissenkreuz’s attacks tend to cover a good amount of AoE around him, so it would be advisable for players to either stick close and dodge, or stay further away while keeping an eye on his attacks.

Players still have the option of landing some hits on him in between his attacks, but know that only a measly amount of damage will be done. Once Narzissenkreuz hits that threshold of damage dealt, he will release an attack known as the Rain of Blades. This onslaught of Hydro bullets from above will rain down on characters and deal heavy damage. The Holy Blade of Narzissenkreuz will then guide characters into a portal that will help them evade the Rain of Bullets. However, they should remember to dodge the numerous rifts that will pop up here and there as swimming through the rift will deal damage to the Traveler.

Charged Attack Damage

Once the Rain of Blades attack is done, players will drop out of the portal above Narzissenkreuz and be back in the battle arena with him. Players will now notice that the Holy Blade of Narzissenkreuz has increased in strength as it will glow each time it’s ready to release a hit. Each time the Sword has charged up its power, there will be a prompt which tells readers to release a Charged Attack against Narzissenkreuz.

In the meantime, players can continue dodging Narzissenkreuz’s attacks until the right time to deal the Sword’s charged attack damage. Players can also make use of the HP regenerating orbs that will randomly manifest on the battlefield in case they take damage from one of Narzissenkreuz’s attacks.

Players should stay on track with this method until all of Narzissenkreuz’s HP has been depleted and a cutscene follows. Once finally defeating Narzissenkreuz, players will come to see that he has a similar appearance to that of a Hydro Phantasm now that his power has been diminished.

After completing this quest, players can move on to the next part in the World Quest series - Rowboat’s Wake. This is where Travelers will reconvene with the rest of the group, go to Annapausis and save Mary-Ann. After a brief chat, that concludes the full In the Wake of Narcissus Quest and the Waking from the Great Dream sub quest.

The Waking from the Great Dream quest will award players the following rewards:

• 30 Primogems
• 35,000 Mora
• 200 Adventure EXP

In addition to that, players will also receive the Hidden Achievement- An Immortal Emperor in a Mundane Universe, for defeating Narzissenkreuz and completing the Waking from the Great Dream quest. This achievement carries 5 Primogems and is part of the Wonders of the World series.