Stygian Onslaught 5.8 Best Characters and Teams in Genshin Impact
This is our guide for Stygian Onslaught in version 5.8 of Genshin Impact. Read on to learn about the best teams available for the current cycle of Stygian Onslaught.
Stygian Onslaught 5.8 Best Characters and Boss Advice
Stygian Onslaught is the hardest endgame content available in Genshin Impact facing against 3 different bosses with harder mechanics. Stygian Onslaught proves to be a challenge for all types of players. Here you can see an overview of the boss mechanics, some general combat advice as well as our recommended team compositions to clear Stygian Onslaught in version 5.8.
But first, some general gameplay advice.
Co-Op Is Your Friend!
Stygian Onslaught can be cleared in Co-Op to an extent with some limitations. Difficulty 1/2/3 support matchmaking-based Co-Op allowing you to farm artifacts easily at Hard III difficulty while still being able to build up Dire Prestige.
Difficulties above that however require you to Co-Op with people inside your world. Furthermore, Fearless V and Dire VI's rewards are solo only. But you can therefore still gain the Dust of Enlightenment from Menacing IV.
Make Sure to Use Exalted Ones
2 Hours after each phases reset, Exalted Ones become available. These are the 16 characters based on the entire server's completion of Dire VI and grants a buff to your characters too. Providing increases to ATK, DEF and HP if you own that character. Exalted Ones do not give you access to that character!
Exalted ones can change daily too so if a character you own is not currently listed, they may change tomorrow.
Stygian Onslaught 5.8 Current Duration
- Event Duration: 2025/08/06 10:00 ~ 2025/09/09 03:59
- Disturbance Outbreak: 2025/08/06 10:00 ~ 2025/06/16 03:59
Stygian Onslaught 5.8 Bosses and Best Team Compositions
Click below to see each of the 3 available bosses in the current patch 5.8 Stygian Onslaught phase as well as weaknesses, and the best team compositions to clear easily.
Teneborus Papilla
- Has Advantage: High-frequency Elemental DMG|Nightsoul-aligned DMG
- Has a Disadvantage:Hydro
Enemy Details
Tenebrous Mimesis
It can warp itself and transform into a formidable foe to attack.
Attrition Assault
Some attacks will inflict the stackable "Attrition" state, which will cause your own active party member to lose HP after a certain amount of time passes.
Beseech the Dark
During battle, the Tenebrous Papilla will initiate Beseech the Dark: Gives itself a Void Ward, enters a charging state, and prepares to unleash a Dark Bombardment. When Dark Bombardment is unleashed, it will deal DMG over an immense AoE.
If you perform a certain number of Elemental attacks during this time, you can break the Ward, throwing the Tenebrous Papilla into disarray and preventing the Dark Bombardment from being unleashed. Nightsoul-aligned Elemental attacks are more effective at breaking the Ward.
After breaking the Ward, the Tenebrous Papilla's All RES will be decreased for a period of time.
Beseech the Dark
When the battle begins, the Tenebrous Papilla will immediately initiate Beseech the Dark: Gives itself a Void Ward, enters a charging state, and prepares to unleash a Dark Bombardment. When Dark Bombardment is unleashed, it will deal DMG over an immense AoE.
If you perform a certain number of Elemental attacks during this time, you can break the Ward, throwing the Tenebrous Papilla into disarray and preventing the Dark Bombardment from being unleashed. Nightsoul-aligned Elemental attacks are more effective at breaking the Ward.
The Tenebrous Papilla begins the battle with increased RES. After breaking the Ward, the Tenebrous Papilla's All RES will be decreased for a period of time.
Shadow Void Aegis
Due to turbulence in the Ley Lines, the Tenebrous Papilla will deploy a Void Ward while initiating attacks. Perform a certain number of Elemental attacks to break the Ward. Once the Void Ward is broken, the Tenebrous Papilla will receive a single instance of immense DMG based on the DMG absorbed by the Ward and enter a weakened state for an extended period of time. Nightsoul-aligned Elemental attacks are more effective at breaking the Ward and will increase the DMG dealt when the Ward is broken. After being in the weakened state for a while, the Tenebrous Papilla will attempt to re-deploy its Void Ward.
Hatefully Beseech the Dark
Due to turbulence in the Ley Lines, if the Void Ward remains unbroken for too long, the Tenebrous Papilla will initiate Hatefully Beseech the Dark: Enters a charging state, which, if the Void Ward continues to remain unbroken, will conclude with the Tenebrous Papilla unleashing a Wrathful Dark Bombardment, immediately defeating your current active character.
Combat Advice
- Nightsoul is key to breaking the Papilla's ward easily while also dealing increased damage.
- The Ward absorbs damage while active and then deals that damage back to the Papilla.
- This ward is also much beefier, requiring more hits to break compared to their normal version. This also means that teams which are often good against this boss, are a lot less effective.
Recommended Team Compositions
This is not a comprehensive list of teams. The inclusion or exclusion of any specific team that matches the advantageous elements does not necessarily reflect their strength in the meta.
| Team Suggestions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chasca | Mavuika | Citlali | Xilonen |
| Kinich | Pyro Traveler | Emilie | Iansan |
| Mavuika | Iansan | Citlali | Xilonen |
| Varesa | Pyro Traveler | Chevreuse | Iansan |
Battle-Hardened Tent Tortoise
- Has Advantage: Low-frequency DMG
- Has a Disadvantage: High-frequency DMG
Enemy Details
Thunderthorn Ward
After taking a certain number of attacks, it will deploy a "Thunderthorn Ward": While the Ward is active, DMG will be reflected to nearby characters when it is attacked. The Ward can be broken by using Elemental Reactions to drain the Ward of Electro.
Thunderous Attrition
Due to turbulence in the Ley Lines, every time the foe is attacked, its progress toward deploying a Thunderthorn Ward will increase by a greater amount, but that progress will also gradually decrease over time. In addition, the Elemental requirements for breaking the Thunderthorn Ward are greatly increased.
Combat Advice
- The Tortoise will create a ward after taking too many hits meaning that slow attacking characters are best.
- Ward is made of Electro so damage dealers that react well with electro are ideal.
- Higher difficulties of this mode simply makes the ward appear faster and stronger. It also makes progress towards the shield decrease over time which is why "Low-frequency DMG" is advised.
Recommended Team Compositions
This is not a comprehensive list of teams. The inclusion or exclusion of any specific team that matches the advantageous elements does not necessarily reflect their strength in the meta.
| Team Suggestions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mualani | Mavuika | Nahida | Xilonen |
| Gaming | Citlali | Xianyun | Bennett |
| Mavuika | Bennett | Xilonen | Citlali |
| Skirk | Furina | Escoffier | Shenhe |
The Skirk team instead aims to break the shield as fast as possible instead of avoiding it.
Battle-Hardened Pipilpan Idol
Enemy Details
Hat Show
During battle, the entity will create multiple hats and hide within one of them, then rapidly switch the positions of these hats. After a certain number of switches, if the hat that conceals the entity takes Electro-Charged or Lunar-Charged damage, the entity will temporarily halt all hat-swapping actions.
Deal a certain amount of DMG to the hat concealing the entity to break all of the hats, causing the entity to reveal itself, receive a single instance of immense DMG, and temporarily enter a weakened state. Electro-Charged or Lunar-Charged reactions are more effective at breaking the hat. The DMG received by the entity when the hat breaks will increase based on the Hydro DMG, Electro DMG, Electro-Charged DMG, or Lunar-Charged DMG the hat has taken.
Hat Denial
Due to turbulence in the Ley Lines, the foe will unleash a powerful "Hat Denial" attack: Continuously hurls hats that deal high Electro DMG and have powerful interruption capabilities.
Combat Advice
- Electro-Charged or Lunar-Charged are essentially required to bypass the hat switching mechanic. To be able to clear fast enough.
Recommended Team Compositions
This is not a comprehensive list of teams. The inclusion or exclusion of any specific team that matches the advantageous elements does not necessarily reflect their strength in the meta.
| Team Suggestions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvillette | Furina | Kaedehara Kazuha | Ineffa |
| Clorinde | Furina | Fischl | Kaedehara Kazuha |
| Raiden Shogun | Ineffa | Yelan | Ororon |
Changelog
- 01 Aug. 2025: 5.8 Stygian Onslaught teams added.
- 25 Jun. 2025: Guide added.
This guide has been written by Shikhu (Discord - Shikhu), an avid Genshin Impact player who has been exploring Teyvat since the game has launched. He has experienced all the game has to offer from building his favorite characters, exploring the world to clearing Spiral Abyss each rotation. His favorite character being his C6 Furina.