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Genius Invokation TCG is a popular new game mode in Genshin Impact, but it can confuse beginners. Most card games can be hard to understand, especially in the deck-building portion. It's no different here, although the starter deck is serviceable.
Complete Come Try Genius Invokation TCG! to get that starter deck, which includes solid options like Strategize, Send Off, Paimon, and The Bestest Travel Companion! This guide will consist of a few alternatives to what Genshin Impact players start off with, but it can't cover all possible beginner-friendly options.
Genshin Impact TCG for beginners: Cards and decks
Here are some viable options for beginners to consider for the Genshin Impact TCG:
- Starter Deck (if you have absolutely nothing else to go with)
- Permafreeze #1 (Ayaka, Mona, and Ganyu)
- Permafreeze #2 (Ayaka, Xingqiu, and Chongyun)
- Noelle Hypercarry (Noelle, Ningguang, and XIngqiu)
Before you consider adding cards to the deck, you should first figure out the main win condition. That's why the above list primarily focuses on the three character cards. It is also worth mentioning that each deck has a few variations apart from what's listed here.
Starter Deck
The default Starter Deck starts off with Diluc, Kaeya, and Sucrose as your main character cards. It's not ideal, but you should use it to defeat some opponents in Friendly Fracas to get their character cards.
At the very least, you can use some of the Action Cards in this deck, which includes good options that beginners should consider, such as:
- Dawn Winery
- Paimon
- Send Off
- Strategize
- The Bestest Travel Companion!
- When the Crane Returned
Beginners should try to complete Genshin Impact's TCG Player's Manual tasks to obtain Lucky Coins, which should help them purchase some good cards.
Permafreeze with Ayaka, Mona, and Ganyu
Here are some reasons to consider these three character cards as a beginner:
- If your opponent is Frozen, then they cannot attack
- Only two elements are used here, making the dice roll process simpler
- Mona enables some defensive and offensive counterplay in one card
- Ayaka deals great damage and has a Cryo Infusion which helps create the Frozen status ailment
- Ganyu also deals great damage and can help apply Frozen to other cards
These three character cards have seen good success in the PvP meta, which inevitably means they can excel against more predictable PvE opponents. Some good options to retain alongside Ayaka, Mona, and Ganyu include:
- Blizzard Strayer
- Broken Rime's Echo
- Dawn Winery
- Elemental Resonance: Woven Ice
- Kanten Senmyou Blessing
- Liu Su
- Paimon
- Send Off
- Strategize
- The Bestest Travel Companion!
- When the Crane Returned
Include any other option that helps enable this team to apply Frozen constantly.
Permafreeze with Ayaka, Xingqiu, and Chongyun
This deck also works similarly to the last one, which shows how flexible various Ayaka is as a top-tier character card. That's not even mentioning how she excels in teams apart from permafreeze shenanigans, but this list is meant to keep it simple for beginners.
- Xingqiu applies Hydro here and is capable of decreasing some damage
- Chongyun deals heavy Cryo DMG and can convert his Sword allies' Physical DMG to Cryo DMG
All of the good cards present in the previous section also apply here. However, some other options to consider include the following:
- Katheryne
- Liben
- Liyue Harbor Wharf
Noelle Teams
The final easy-to-use beginner team is one that focuses on Noelle, a character who has seen a ton of success in PvP games thus far. Those who have done several bouts in the Genshin Impact TCG should know how good she is, but it's worth noting that there are a few different versions of this team.
The one shown in the above video is just one of several viable Noelle teams used in the Genshin Impact TCG. Each member of this particular team does the following:
- Noelle and Ningguang can reduce damage to them
- Noelle doesn't require much energy to play effectively
- Noelle's I Got Your Back Talent makes her heal 1 HP per Normal Attack, once per round
- Ningguang can deal plenty of Geo DMG and also uses the same dice as Noelle
- Fischl is an all-around solid card that can deal Piercing DMG on standby
Some good cards to have here include the previously mentioned ones, as well as:
- Changing Shifts
- Jade Chamber
- Strategic Reserve
- Timmie
That's the final beginner-recommended team in the Genshin Impact TCG for this guide.
