Genshin Impact TCG guide for beginners: Card game rules and phases explained

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The rules of a card game can often be tricky and convoluted to follow, but Genshin Impact's Genius Invokation TCG isn't too difficult to understand. Essentially, the goal of the game is to eliminate all three of your opponent's Character Cards. Each deck has three Character Cards and 30 Action Cards.

There are several rules that are worth referencing here:

A more in-depth breakdown will occur in the following section of this article.

Genshin Impact players must complete the "Come Try Genius Invokation TCG!" to get started with this new game mode. That quest requires Travelers to have already completed the "Archon Quest Prologue: Act III - Song of the Dragon and Freedom" and be Adventure Rank 32 or higher.

Travelers will start a match with either an NPC or another player. Just know that you don't get rewards for dueling with other players. Anybody seeking free loot should stick to PvE content related to Genius Invokation TCG. Either way, you will eventually agree to a match with somebody.

A brief loading screen will happen where both sides can see the other's three main Character Cards. A coin will flip to decide who goes first. You will draw five cards, but you can swap out anything undesirable for something random before the game actually starts.

You will then be told to "Select your first character." That will be your active character. Don't worry, as you can switch later.

The above image is a valuable infographic for Genshin Impact players to look at, but let's cover some important mechanics in more detail:

Every card is different, but they'll generally impact the game board in some way.

There are three phases of Genshin Impact's Genius Invokation TCG to cover here:

This process repeats until one person loses. You will get