Unresolved chess game bosses have a simple yet great design in my opinion. Gotta love the color palette
Oeshikito2026-01-27 17:50
For me, its the Chess duo. They're the only duo weekly boss in the game. The king is a goofball while the queen is sassy as hell. I love their voicelines.
*Let us dance, my dearest!*
*Try to remember the steps this time*.
jux_peter2026-01-27 17:52
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Gentlemanor2026-01-27 17:55
Or the double vishap boss in Enkanomiya?
Ellert02026-01-27 17:58
That's not a weekly boss.
Oeshikito2026-01-27 17:58
Yeah but I meant weekly boss.
BoughKeeper2026-01-27 18:46
>For me, its the Chess duo
Definitely not because of the fact you have c6 Furina and Escoffier...
Toletres2026-01-27 20:54
Honestly, I'm able to clear it just fine with C0 Wrio and C0 Furina
Then I use Zhongli to protect, and Neuvi for the DPS. Wrio's only on their for the cryo spam 😂
BoughKeeper2026-01-27 21:09
My comment was mostly because OP is the biggest Esco simp
FreeEstablishment8982026-01-27 17:53
Favorite based off of design alone? I'm going Andrius the wolf, simple yet detailed enough
Favorite to fight? Childe because it always feels like a friendly match and not a *ima kill you fool* fight
Totaliss2026-01-27 18:22
Childe is legitimately trying to harm you dude, the tip off was him using foul legacy
BoughKeeper2026-01-27 18:38
That's just him being flirty
anihc32026-01-27 18:44
Don’t bully me, I’ll
Crimson_Raven2026-01-27 18:55
Genshin
LadyofLuminosity_2026-01-27 18:39
Girl he literally uses his foul legacy form and for some reason he hits like a truck, just like Arlecchino.. he two taps my flins, 1 for Ineffa's shield and 2 for the full hp
Annual-Weather2026-01-27 19:25
Electro and Hydro are the worst element to use against him, since they trigger his counter.
RLLRRR2026-01-27 21:52
Childe has low HP compared to other bosses, but if you fuck up a rotation or get caught in one of his attack strings, he hits hard.
LadyofLuminosity_2026-01-27 22:19
I have severe skill issues
Purebredbacon2026-01-27 19:31
I want a buffed endgame-level childe so bad 🥲 lad deserves a proper duel
Goes for all of the non-gimmicky invuln spam bosses too (🐳🤖🐲), gimme signora gimme apep gimme arle omnom
FreeEstablishment8982026-01-27 19:45
Arle is the scariest boss for me, whenever I have to fight her, I'm lick *man I dont want to fight*, her fight is just scary for some reason, the natlan boss seems less scary infront of arle 🤣
Purebredbacon2026-01-27 19:56
Slinky dragon is the worst for me only cuz i forget about the debuff goop and get a lovely few seconds to contemplate my life choices before the thanos snap 🙃
LazyNatLikesSky2026-01-27 20:43
Alls fun and games until you start on the right note.
I missed my ult once, and he clobbered me with his arrows.
ProgrammerLife25252026-01-27 18:02
Design wise
Lord of eroded primal flame and andrius
To fight
Childe- just nuke him everytime and I like it 😎
kmcaulifflower2026-01-27 23:18
Showed my boyfriend a couple bosses because he loves to watch me play and I beat up Childe just to show how bro really is the 11th Harbinger. (Also showed him Signora because her boss music is my fav out of everything)
Individual-Net91382026-01-27 18:03
Raiden
llStonesll2026-01-27 18:04
Dottore, something about him screams peak
kaori_cicak9902026-01-27 18:08
The chess boss
I love some week its will be fast clear but other week it will be long clear because i fail to dodge
ComposedOfStardust2026-01-27 19:22
There's some move or combo during the beginning of the 2nd phase that keeps one shotting my Skirk for some reason, unless I spam dash button. I haven't pinpointed it exactly but it's probably the hydro aura from the queen and then pyro in quick succession that vapes the shit out of my character
LightsaberNoise2026-01-27 20:01
Huh I thought it was skill issue on my part, but it’s actually universal lol
janryanofficial2026-01-28 04:49
Lol same. I'm a day 1 player and my character dies maybe twice a month on that boss, it's either shenhe or skirk. i don't even talk about it because I'm so embarrassed. glad to know everyone experience the same lol
feryoooday2026-01-27 20:39
This is why I run C6 Qiqi, cause the Skirks inevitably die lol
drazzull2026-01-28 00:26
Dang, I thought that I was crazy for run Skirk + Furina + Charlotte and Qiqi, but this is universal hahaha
Breaky_Online2026-01-28 04:03
Powercreep got so bad weekly bosses are abusing elemental reactions now
Snezhnaya 'bouta introduce a boss that can hit you with all 7 of the elements and the physical manifestation of your hopes and dreams.
Winterlord72026-01-27 20:35
As a true game of chess, you make the wrong move and it costs you your speed-run.
hungry-archon2026-01-27 22:55
I used to hate this boss, but my flins premium team makes it like vacation.
whencometscollide2026-01-27 18:12
Probably still The Shogun, followed by Wailord
Organic-Army-90462026-01-27 21:44
did you mean Magatsu Mitake Narukami no Mikoto?
FungPrayer2026-01-27 23:01
Did you mean Her Excellency, the Almight Narukami Ogosho, God of Thunder?
Organic-Army-90462026-01-28 02:04
misspelled Almighty as Almight, prepare to see an enraged kujou sara with her five Statues of Her Excellency, the Almighty Narukami Ogosho, God of Thunder
Me_to_Dazai2026-01-27 18:13
In terms of mechanics, I think Scaramouche is the most fun to fight. In terms of design though, it's Childe. Foul Legacy is so iconic but I will say though, the Narwhale comes close. It genuinely looks ethereal and otherworldly
No-Wear-32962026-01-27 18:17
Raiden, I wish we get a skin like that released for her 🙏🏼
LivingASlothsLife2026-01-27 18:17
Arlecchino
LordDhaDha2026-01-27 18:17
Childe, Arlecchino and Dottore are my favorites. Straightforward and barely any bs mechanics, hell with Dottore it’s just follow the prompts and hit hard to win
DottoresPet2026-01-27 18:44
You have to obey him and he will allow you to... well, use your ult... 🥰
Otherwise you get punished 🥵
I feel this boss should be R rated...
Position_Waste2026-01-27 18:52
ayo...
Deep_Tackle95332026-01-27 19:18
Nah shield with Ineffa and electrocute with Flins q
Yugifrolife2026-01-27 22:47
Oh, I see the name.
Checks out, lol! XD
kmcaulifflower2026-01-27 23:19
You could change your comment to "he will allow you to... Burst" it'll really add to the effect LMAO
HummingbirdMeep2026-01-27 22:35
I like the atmosphere of the dottore fight a lot. The commands don't really do much but are creepy lol.
TheSaiguy2026-01-27 23:35
I intentionally ignore the commands because fuck you Dotorre, you can't tell me what to do
smallbrekfast2026-01-27 22:45
Me when i obey dottore and he rewards me by letting me burst.
DottoresPet2026-01-27 22:53
Yup, Genshin has enough fanservice already but I'm surprised they let this slide for a boss battle, and a character who still isn't playable after 7 years. Male characters usually don't get this much fanservice
smallbrekfast2026-01-27 22:54
Fr, im torn between accepting male fan service or hating on more general fan service
jinxedandcursed2026-01-28 03:46
This is basically my answer. Dottore's fight was a great return to form in both music and in mechanics.
Super_Fig_54942026-01-27 18:22
Gosoythoth
AppUnwrapper12026-01-27 18:24
It’s kind of sad that we have no reason to farm older bosses. They have such cool designs.
CanFB1907TR2026-01-27 23:38
I farm them to get dream solvents
MJay_O12026-01-27 23:54
There is. Dream Solvents.
Rexk0072026-01-28 00:31
And billets
Least_Egg_93712026-01-27 18:24
Gosoythoth in my opinion.
RishaRea482026-01-27 18:25
Raiden Boss..
markcan_killua2026-01-27 18:27
arle, childe and dottore - peak designs and no overbearing mechanics, just straight raw hands
ramsdit2026-01-27 18:28
Maybe the Narwhal but I do love all the dragon boss fight as I prefer the larger boss designs over the character boss fights.
Especially when you're in co op I find myself on mobile sometimes even unable to see where Raiden or Arlecchino are. It's even more confusing when someone brings that character to the boss fight.
Waeleto2026-01-27 18:28
Raiden Shogun, Wish we got it as a skin
Grey_5002026-01-27 18:29
gosoythoth for sure, abyss colored sovereign is such a cool design, it's agressiveness and size also fit the vibe
Top-Idea-17862026-01-27 22:40
I do wish they acknowledged in the archon quest that it took the form of the pyro sovereign.
walaxometrobixinodri2026-01-27 23:18
even if they never said it clearly, in the depths of Tollan when you find the corpse of the real Xiuhcoatl, you can see the sunfire sword is the exact same as the one Gosoythot's mimicked, so we know for sure it's Xiuhcoatk. The thing is, i highly doubt ANYONE IN NATLAN knew that, they only know the Flamelord through legends, and those legends lie to make Xbalanque appear cooler than he really was
jjaybuill2026-01-27 18:30
Scara and Raiden
Frigid-Kev2026-01-27 18:31
Childe's Foul Legacy transformation has always been satisfying to watch
Kiaraan2026-01-27 18:33
I’m genuinely flabbergasted by lack of Narwhal mentions.
I started the game 2 months ago, and that fight singlehandedly made the game stick for me.
As someone that played most of the mmos and rpgs on the market (including 20 years of wow), i find that encounter the best one i have seen by a long shot.
But i guess im alone with that :(
GoonbodyEmbodiment2026-01-27 20:57
The bass drop when you hit Surgalogi form fight goes crazy hard. Love that music.
Urmomsfavouritelol2026-01-27 22:10
Silhouette of catastrophe is something I always have on repeat. Even when not playing the game, it feels like I'm fighting inside that narwhal.
Honourable mentions to offertorium of fortuitum(Arlecchino's trailer theme) and absolutio absoluta absolutissime. I need more hoyo mix tracks(or just other songs in general) that hit the same as these 3
Art_by_Amena2026-01-27 22:36
Hey I'm with you on it! I love beating on the big gorgeous fish 😂
Top-Idea-17862026-01-27 22:38
I really like the boss fight but i don't like how absurdly short it was in the archon quest
jinxedandcursed2026-01-28 03:53
I wouldn't say you're alone in it (I actually like it but wouldn't call it my favorite). It's just that it came in a time when we kept having gigantic bosses with downtime windows. Like after the Shogun fight was unlocked, we had mecha Scara, Apep, and then the narwhal. So more players here on Reddit were super burned out on it. Then that burn out's just scarred that boss's image, unfortunately. Even if we get to fight a shadow of Surtalogi in there, it seems the actual whale part wasn't well received.
Incorrect_Passport_72026-01-27 18:34
I find Childe weekly boss the most enjoyable to fight
Asobimo2026-01-27 18:36
Scaramouche
Vfighter_2026-01-27 18:37
if its design alone, Gosoythoth, I am a sucker for dragons with swords lol
PhasmicPlays2026-01-27 18:37
Chess
BoughKeeper2026-01-27 18:38
Goattore, I just stare at him for most of the fight.(Nibelung bless the clanker)
Design-wise, I really like Azhdaha and the Raiden boss. The whale is pretty cool too, though mostly for its ties to Skirk and Childe.
Skylair952026-01-27 18:41
Just for design? Probably Dvalin. I like my big dragon.
But the Chess boss is so good for the voicelines.
222idontexistirl2026-01-27 18:42
Raiden Shogun, I've always loved her design
LetMetOucHyOURasS2026-01-27 18:53
both raiden shogun and scara-mech goes hard.
Crimson_Raven2026-01-27 18:54
Raiden Shogun
That boss form is so damn cool
Position_Waste2026-01-27 18:55
Lowkey Azdaha was my favourite to fight. Mostly cause for the longest time I mained Venti, and the other bosses move around too much for the ult to do much damage. But with Azhdaha, he's so chonk that anywhere you aim will probably hit him. Plus, you can cheese the ice stage by holding E and flying. I definitely fought that guy way more than I needed to cause it was fun hahaha
ApocaSCP_0012026-01-27 18:55
Shouki No Kami, I have a thing for “false god” or “artificial deity” characters
Hannah3liza2026-01-27 19:01
Apep (I think that’s what the green dragon thingie is) and Narwhal are my favorite designs.
Haven’t fought a few of the others like Arle and the Natlan one.
Top-Idea-17862026-01-27 22:41
It isn't Apep, its the guardian of Apep's oasis, essentially one of her offsprings.
In fact the arena is literally inside of Apep.
Hannah3liza2026-01-27 22:54
Thank you! I remember the quest now, just did it recently idk why I didn’t remember that.
Sidious_092026-01-27 19:05
Pure from an aesthetic standpoint I still love Azhdaha most. But the chess pieces take first place if we include the fight choreography.
master089652026-01-27 19:06
Gotta be azdaha,he's so massive
moonblock_2026-01-27 19:06
the scaramouche puppet tbh
ZoomBoingDing2026-01-27 19:07
Dendro Tapeworm, my beloved
Fighting the parasite inside of a dragon is pretty unique
pklightbeam2026-01-27 19:10
The king and queen
SaberWaifu2026-01-27 19:10
Arlecchino is definitely the fight with the best design.
No elemental restriction, no major gimmicks (BoL can be completely ignored), clear and clean moveset, amazing costume design, fitting misic, good amount of HP between the 2 phases and high attack damage that punishes those who ignore everything.
She has it all.
Spiral14072026-01-28 02:45
She has pyro res
MallowMiaou2026-01-27 19:11
Looks wise, Gosoythoth and Dottore (if evil.. WHY SO MUCH AURA, HOLY-)
Difficulty/mechanics wise, Raiden or Peruere. Successfully dodging a full attack from them makes me feel like I’m good at it (that’s not actually the case) Peruere gets a plus from not having a "just dodge for 2 minutes" phase
This made me think a bit, and it’s kinda funny :
inazuma sumeru and fontaine was a period when they kept making bosses with "dodge" phases that I mentionned earlier. Raiden Scara and the Narwhal, mostly Scara, have you waiting for a bar to fill/shield to destroy to finally attack them. Dvalin though has to be the worst one, as it’s completely immune to damage with shield up, the other one have increased RES so that you can still finish them when they have shield at 1HP (memories of fighting Dvalin flooding back, this happened 50% of the time..)
Most bosses have an annoying unskippable intro cutscene that prevents you from running to them directly at the start. But it stopped since the Narwhal. They mostly do an "intro attack ..?"
Both points matter to me in the boss designs, gameplay wise I mean
Wild-Sheepherder28862026-01-27 19:17
Dvalin is majestic. Hoyo probably invested a lot in his design because he was the first boss
JoeJhoe2026-01-27 19:23
Pure fighting? Azdaha with Noelle, good old days of being the last one alive fighting the rock frog/lizard.
Mechanic? Scaramouche with Dehya, by herself she can do the four turrets, her skill has a really weird height range for a summon and punch on the ground.
Vibes? Apep. Either solo or coop, the last part of the music is so freaking heroic, it's not a fight to the death like the other ones, it's just you helping someone beat their bad mood out of their body, really like that
Outrageous_Watch40642026-01-27 19:27
Signora will always be my fav i think i just love the mechanics and simplicity of early bosses
imbusthul2026-01-27 19:28
Gosoythoth. It just looks so damn cool and even shows us what the Pyro Dragon Sovereign Xiuhcoatl looked like.
Celebisme2026-01-27 19:31
The dragon
Celebisme2026-01-27 19:31
With swords
cyro2622026-01-27 19:33
Dottore is in my opinion one of the more impressive designs, On one hand, HoYo manages to turn a sadistic mofo into an almost elegant sadistic god-like deity that was originally born a human and went up the power hierarchy by virtue of being fueled with pure disdain against gods and a high intellect. And onn the other hand, he is still a piece of garbage that brought out hatred among the community, which is something that Genshin bosses **very** rarely do.
His theme is another matter entirely, a choir with Fatui motifs that still manages to bring out the very hectic and chaotic mess that is Zandik in the form of Sumeruan melodies. All this to basically nail in the point that Dottore is like a vulture that circles around his prey until they are weak enough to defeat.
And his fight is very particular, since it's one of those situations where we see a character's true capabilities being actively used as game mechanics during the fight (time distortion, space manipulation, his 'segments', etc).
Raze772026-01-27 19:34
Azdaha just for Big ~~Yawn~~ Roar.
joemari52026-01-27 19:36
Design? Raiden all day!
Lakiel032026-01-27 19:45
Design only, dvalin
3stoner2026-01-27 19:47
Probably Childe, each of his phases are very true to his character. Unique attack patterns that blend well to his fighting style and launches a freaking whale ulti that's still iconic to this day.
Semyon2026-01-27 19:50
raiden because zero phases/cutscenes/leaving the arena
I suppose dottore too now
Memoirsofswift2026-01-27 19:53
Raiden! She is the only boss fight that actually feels like a someone who's fighting us actively rather than doing pre-scripted moves. Like the fight actually feels real
Emotional_bbydoll232026-01-27 19:56
I’ve always loved D’valin and the Wolf Boss design but I gotta say, Dottore’s Boss design is my Ultimate favorite 🤩🤩🤩💙💙💙🩵🩵🩵
Unnamed_jedi2026-01-27 19:59
Every single fatui. They deliver every time. Looks? Immaculate? Theme? Literally cheering for each harbinger boss because I can add their music to my playlist.
pokearchie2026-01-27 20:00
Easily childe. I still get goosebumps watching the cutscene after all these years.
Andrius and lord of primal fire are also really cool, the dottore fight is the most visually stunning in my opinion
Chucknasty_172026-01-27 20:01
The boss can be a hassle at times, but I love the design of the All Devouring Narwhal so much
Pleasant-Base71832026-01-27 20:07
Signora
mikebaide2026-01-27 20:17
Genuinely forgot how many of them are there. There were only four when I started playing.
Toletres2026-01-27 20:56
Signora will always have the coolest weekly boss design to me
Pinky_Boy2026-01-27 21:01
apep's immune system is probably my favorite by design
but god damn, the chess boss area and the boss itself feels more HD and shiny
phantomstring2026-01-27 21:07
Shouki no Kami and Dottore
YAmIHereMoment2026-01-27 22:10
Every one of them is cool in some way, except the giant lean worm who keeps flying and vomiting all over the arena with multiple big pools of dmg and enormous attacks. I can only imagine how annoying it would be to farm this idiot without someone like Chasca, a flyer of our own.
It also talks shit to us >!with the voices of previous pyro archons!<, the audacity.
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*Let us dance, my dearest!*
*Try to remember the steps this time*.
Definitely not because of the fact you have c6 Furina and Escoffier...
Then I use Zhongli to protect, and Neuvi for the DPS. Wrio's only on their for the cryo spam 😂
Favorite to fight? Childe because it always feels like a friendly match and not a *ima kill you fool* fight
Goes for all of the non-gimmicky invuln spam bosses too (🐳🤖🐲), gimme signora gimme apep gimme arle omnom
I missed my ult once, and he clobbered me with his arrows.
Lord of eroded primal flame and andrius
To fight
Childe- just nuke him everytime and I like it 😎
I love some week its will be fast clear but other week it will be long clear because i fail to dodge
Snezhnaya 'bouta introduce a boss that can hit you with all 7 of the elements and the physical manifestation of your hopes and dreams.
Otherwise you get punished 🥵
I feel this boss should be R rated...
Checks out, lol! XD
Especially when you're in co op I find myself on mobile sometimes even unable to see where Raiden or Arlecchino are. It's even more confusing when someone brings that character to the boss fight.
I started the game 2 months ago, and that fight singlehandedly made the game stick for me.
As someone that played most of the mmos and rpgs on the market (including 20 years of wow), i find that encounter the best one i have seen by a long shot.
But i guess im alone with that :(
Honourable mentions to offertorium of fortuitum(Arlecchino's trailer theme) and absolutio absoluta absolutissime. I need more hoyo mix tracks(or just other songs in general) that hit the same as these 3
2. Gosoythoth
3. All-Devourin Narwhal
4. Dvalin
5. Azhdaha
My top 5 designs.
But the Chess boss is so good for the voicelines.
That boss form is so damn cool
Haven’t fought a few of the others like Arle and the Natlan one.
In fact the arena is literally inside of Apep.
Fighting the parasite inside of a dragon is pretty unique
No elemental restriction, no major gimmicks (BoL can be completely ignored), clear and clean moveset, amazing costume design, fitting misic, good amount of HP between the 2 phases and high attack damage that punishes those who ignore everything.
She has it all.
Difficulty/mechanics wise, Raiden or Peruere. Successfully dodging a full attack from them makes me feel like I’m good at it (that’s not actually the case) Peruere gets a plus from not having a "just dodge for 2 minutes" phase
This made me think a bit, and it’s kinda funny :
inazuma sumeru and fontaine was a period when they kept making bosses with "dodge" phases that I mentionned earlier. Raiden Scara and the Narwhal, mostly Scara, have you waiting for a bar to fill/shield to destroy to finally attack them. Dvalin though has to be the worst one, as it’s completely immune to damage with shield up, the other one have increased RES so that you can still finish them when they have shield at 1HP (memories of fighting Dvalin flooding back, this happened 50% of the time..)
Most bosses have an annoying unskippable intro cutscene that prevents you from running to them directly at the start. But it stopped since the Narwhal. They mostly do an "intro attack ..?"
Both points matter to me in the boss designs, gameplay wise I mean
Mechanic? Scaramouche with Dehya, by herself she can do the four turrets, her skill has a really weird height range for a summon and punch on the ground.
Vibes? Apep. Either solo or coop, the last part of the music is so freaking heroic, it's not a fight to the death like the other ones, it's just you helping someone beat their bad mood out of their body, really like that
His theme is another matter entirely, a choir with Fatui motifs that still manages to bring out the very hectic and chaotic mess that is Zandik in the form of Sumeruan melodies. All this to basically nail in the point that Dottore is like a vulture that circles around his prey until they are weak enough to defeat.
And his fight is very particular, since it's one of those situations where we see a character's true capabilities being actively used as game mechanics during the fight (time distortion, space manipulation, his 'segments', etc).
I suppose dottore too now
Andrius and lord of primal fire are also really cool, the dottore fight is the most visually stunning in my opinion
but god damn, the chess boss area and the boss itself feels more HD and shiny
It also talks shit to us >!with the voices of previous pyro archons!<, the audacity.