Hypostatic Symphony: Stanza of Dissonance is a thematic event in Genshin Impact inviting all players to participate. During the event, participants tackle four challenges and confront hypostases from different elements. This guide outlines how to start the trials, overcome every foe, and earn rewards that become available as you progress.
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How to participate in the Hypostatic Symphony: Stanza of Dissonance event
Players must reach Adventure Rank 20 to join. No further requirements apply.
Open the events menu and enter the event section named after the activity. If the criteria are met, select Event Description. You will see the four core challenges listed. Tap Start Trial and be teleported to Falcon Coast.
How to complete the Snow Path Sonata challenge and defeat Cryo Hypostasis
What is dissonance
Dissonance represents a special mechanism used during Event Trials. Before a battle you can pick one of four options:
- Flaming Harmony: Pyro damage from all party members increases by 150% for 12 seconds.
- Warming Fermata: Restores all party members to 80% of their max health and stops the buildup of severe frost.
- Solo suppression: Creates a Melting Fire zone for the character that periodically deals Pyro AoE damage. The effect lasts 8 seconds.
- Angry strings: Pyro damage against the Cryo Hypostasis shield increases by 150% for 8 seconds.
Remark: in the first round, all dissonances remain available for use.
Choosing the right dissonance
The decision should match the player’s roster. If strong, high-level heroes are available, Burning Harmony or Solo suppression work well. If not, Warming Fermata is a reliable choice to keep allies healthy and frost under control. Note that dissonance has limited uses as the run progresses:
- Normal difficulty – up to 10 uses;
- High difficulty – up to 10 uses;
- Dauntless Difficulty – up to 6 uses;
- Expert difficulty – up to 3 uses.
It is advised to complete the challenge on all modes except Expert since there are no extra bonuses or rewards for Expert and the aim is to test stronger foes.
Team composition
Expect encounters with Krio elements. A squad featuring Pyro, Electro or Geo is recommended. Potent dishes can boost damage and fortify defenses before fights.
Hydro characters can be included as long as they do not trigger the Wet status on allies after abilities. The heroine Barbara is a common example of this bait in other contexts.
Defending against severe frost
Before combat, consider preparing Tomato Stew to extend frost resistance for the entire team up to 900 seconds.
Thermal stelae in the arena are pre-activated; approaching them helps lessen frost effects after a brief wait.
First round
Nine Cryo Slimes of varying sizes appear. Use Flaming Harmony to finish them quickly.
Second round
Two shamachurls with shields, an abyss mage, and an ice lava churl challenge the party. Replenish health and melt frost by triggering dissonance during combat.
Third round
Approach machines and formers. Deploy Suppression Solo to spread the effect to nearby enemies.
Fourth round. Defeating the Cryo Hypostasis
Learn the boss’s basic attacks. The core becomes vulnerable when spikes erupt from the ground, so strike it there.
Ranged attack
When a ring of spikes forms around the core, dodge by moving in a few directions and jumping, then attack the core.
Pointed wheel
The boss morphs into a large wheel with spikes and barrels toward the hero. Jump away at the last moment or hide behind a thermal stelae. The best defense is to use a Geo crystal created by the character.
Attack from above
The core ascends and emits three waves of spikes with increasing radius. Retreat to stay safe and wait for an opening.
Final stage
The final phase differs slightly from other Cryo Hypostasis fights. Icy plates often orbit the core. Releasing charged stars at the boss helps break those plates, though timing matters for maximum effect.
Awards:
- Clear Round 1: Source Stone 25, Phenocrystal Shard 25;
- Clear Round 2: Source Stone 25, Phenocrystal Shard 25;
- Complete Round 3: Source Stone 25, Phenocrystal Shard 25;
- Complete Round 4: Source Stone 25, Phenocrystal Shard 25.
Rich Scores Awards:
- Complete Normal difficulty: Phenocrystal Shard 30;
- Complete Hard difficulty: Phenocrystal Shard 30;
- Complete Dauntless difficulty: Phenocrystal Shard 30.
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Event store. What can I exchange phenocrystal shards for?
Phenocrystalline shards are a special event currency earned by finishing challenges. They can be traded for items in the event shop:
- Hero Experience – 8 Shards;
- Fragment of Decarabian’s Wall – 10 Fragments;
- Cracked Arctic Wolf Tooth – 10 Shards;
- Lion’s Fang Chains – 10 Shards;
- Enchantment Magic Ore – 4 Shards;
- Mora (10,000) – 8 Shards.