Genshin Impact Co-op Mode: Your Hilariously Helpful Guide to Teaming Up in Teyvat
So, you’re wandering around Teyvat? It’s full of beautiful landscapes and epic battles. But is something missing? Yes, the chaos of friends joining the fray. Genshin Impact allows online co-op. Picture you and your pals causing mayhem across Mondstadt, Liyue, and more. Sounds fun, right? Mostly. Let’s explore this co-op adventure.
General Co-op: More Fun With Friends (Usually)
Genshin Impact’s big draw, besides addictive gacha pulls, is teaming up online. Yes, you can tolerate your friends in-game if they play on the same server. Geography can’t be ignored, even in fantasy worlds. Once linked, Teyvat is your shared playground. There’s a heap to do together.
Unlocking Co-op: Adventure Rank 16 – Your Gateway to Friendship (and Frustration)
Alright, eager to drag your friends into Genshin? Patience is key. Co-op mode opens at Adventure Rank 16. Think of it as the bouncer at the club. How to get there? Adventure EXP! Complete quests, tackle challenges, explore – play the game. You’ll reach rank 16 while figuring out Paimon’s speech.
Specifically, finish the Archon Quest “Prologue: Act I – The Outlander Who Caught the Wind.” Epic? Yes. It’s the game saying, “You finished the tutorial, now go annoy your friends.” Grind quests, open chests, and you’ll unlock co-op soon enough. Remember, Adventure Rank 16 is crucial. No rank, no co-op, no friends allowed.
Accessing Co-op: Paimon Menu – Your Portal to Partnered Play
You’ve hit Adventure Rank 16 and completed the quest. But how to summon friends? It’s simple. First, open the Paimon Menu. This floating guide has more uses than being emergency food… allegedly. Find the Co-Op icon in the top-left corner, likely avoiding Paimon’s chatter.
Click that icon and you’re in the Co-Op Mode menu. Now, options await. Want to join a friend’s world? You’ll need their UID. This string of numbers is their Genshin ID at the bottom of their screen. Enter that UID, and if they’re not set to “reject all,” you may teleport into their world. Alternatively, if hosting, share your UID to your friend. They enter it, and your world becomes a party (or a chaotic mess).
There are two ways to access this Co-Op menu, both in the Paimon menu for easy access. Because who doesn’t enjoy navigating menus?
Cross-Platform Gameplay: Play Together, No Matter Your Rig
Good news for diverse friends! Genshin Impact supports cross-platform play. PC, mobile, consoles – all join the party. So, your PC master friend can team up with your mobile buddy or console-loving pal. Teyvat is a place of unity, or at least, cross-platform compatibility. No matter your device, you can all play together. It’s beautiful, unless there’s lag.
Party Setup: Double the Players, Double the Characters (Almost)
You’ve invaded a friend’s world or vice versa. What about your party? In two-player co-op, things get interesting. Each player takes two characters into battle. You can hot-swap between your duo in combat, making for some strategic (or disorganized) team comps. Imagine those elemental reactions! Or accidental friendly fire. Either way, it promises entertainment.
World Level Restrictions: Keeping the Power Levels (Somewhat) Balanced
Now, let’s discuss restrictions. Genshin is not lawless in co-op. World Levels matter. Only join worlds that are the same or lower than yours. A World Level 7 player cannot waltz into a World Level 8 world and expect success (they can try, but the game won’t allow it).
As of December 18, 2024, co-op for World Levels 8 and 9 is available. Even the top adventures need a buddy. But what if your World Level is too high compared to your friend’s? Genshin allows a temporary drop of your World Level by one. It lasts 24 hours, so don’t make permanent changes. It’s a nice way to assist friends without nerfing your own world. Just remember, lower is fine, but higher is not. World Level equality! Sort of.
If you’re asking “Can I join my friend’s world?” ask yourself: “Is my World Level the same or higher than theirs?” If yes, you can join! If no, convince them to level up or temporarily lower your world difficulty.
Co-op and Rewards: Sharing is Caring (Sometimes Primos are Involved)
What do you get for co-op, besides friendship? Some tangible benefits exist. For example, help a friend with Daily Commissions. If they complete one while you’re there, guess what? You earn Primogems! Yes, those precious primos. It’s like getting paid for being a great friend. So, when your buddy asks for help, remember, altruism also means primo-farming.
A player’s sister even claimed she got primos while aiding a friend with commissions in co-op. Anecdotal evidence? Maybe. Proof for primo-hungry travelers? Definitely.
Activities in Co-op: A Teyvat-Sized Playground
What can you actually do in co-op? Quite a bit. Fishing? Yes! You even fish together, because nothing bonds like staring into water with friends. Weekly Bounties? Yes, but only the host receives Reputation rewards, so choose your host wisely. Cooking? Sure! But who cooks when you have Paimon… just kidding! (mostly).
Character switching, earning achievements, viewing individual map pins for coordination, completing Time Trial Challenges – all friend-friendly. Elemental Resonance? Yep, that too. Bosses? Yes! You can battle almost every Genshin boss in co-op mode. Except Stormterror. That grumpy dragon prefers solo encounters. World Quests? The big question! The answer isn’t clear, but likely some are co-opable, while others may only be host-only. Try experimenting or Google it.
Co-op in Specific Domains/Areas: Navigating the Tricky Terrain
Spiral Abyss: Co-op Chaos in the Deep
The Spiral Abyss is a dreaded but rewarding dungeon. Can you bring friends? Yes! You can brave it in co-op mode. Misery loves company. Party setup is different here. In two-player co-op, each player still brings two characters. But from Floor 5 onward, the Abyss splits into two paths, needing two teams to conquer each chamber. Teamwork is crucial.
Here’s the kicker: you can’t use the same character in both teams. This means strategizing and character diversity are vital. Players can swap characters in the Party Setup menu when not in combat, allowing for last-minute adjustments.
Dive into the next floor of pain. Or glory, if you clear it.
Trounce Domains: Boss Battles with Buddies
Trounce Domains are weekly boss arenas for valuable materials. You can co-op, but there’s a catch. You must unlock the boss through the story first. Genshin wants you to engage with the lore before farming bosses with friends. If you haven’t unlocked the boss, you can’t enter a co-op Trounce Domain directly.
There is a workaround! Use the “Match” feature in the Adventurer’s Handbook. You can join other players’ worlds and tackle Trounce Domains together, even if you haven’t unlocked that specific boss. This tricks the unlock requirement and helps find co-op partners if friends are busy. You can unlock the boss in your own world or use the Match feature to join someone else’s unlocked world. Choose wisely.
Statues of the Seven: Hands Off, Helpers!
Statues of the Seven are life-saving healing points. Can you activate them in co-op? Nope. No statue-activating during co-op mode. Genshin says “hands off” to statues when partying up. However, you can still be healed by statues if “Auto-Recover” is enabled in your settings. You cannot manually trigger a statue’s healing aura, but it will keep you patched up passively.
Weekly Bosses: Host Gets the Spoils (Mostly)
Weekly Bosses are big hitters for rare talent materials and artifacts. Can you co-op them? Yes. But the reward distribution is skewed. You can earn weekly boss rewards in co-op, but only the host of the session claims the rewards from the fight. The host gets loot while guests only gain experience or support.
You can join players’ worlds, defeat bosses, and contribute to victory; however, only the host receives drops. The host receives rewards, while others gain bragging rights and maybe friendship points. The game’s wiki notes that Andrius always shows the host’s details, regardless of the world. To get rewards, be the host. If feeling helpful (or bored), be the guest.
Other Co-op Related Information: Bonus Round of Co-op Curiosities
Zenless Zone Zero: Genshin’s Sibling’s Multiplayer
Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) is Genshin’s urban fantasy sibling with multiplayer. It’s different from Genshin’s co-op vibe. Instead, ZZZ offers mini-games in the Godfinger Arcade for friends. Think of it as arcade action for co-op. There are also combat challenges like the Reckless Challenge for teaming up. ZZZ focuses on specific activities, not open-world exploration.
Spirit Ashes: Solo Summons Only
Spirit Ashes are ghostly companions in other games. They don’t exist in Genshin multiplayer. Actually, Spirit Ashes aren’t part of Genshin Impact (you may be mixing it up!). Just so it’s clear, while you can summon players, AI companions can’t be summoned during multiplayer. It’s all about player parties.
Aranara: Forest Friends in Co-op
Aranara are cute forest spirits from Sumeru. They behave differently in co-op. Sometimes, Aranara not collected in your Teyvat may appear in the co-op host’s world, even if they’ve been interacted with already. Aranara seem like tourists hopping worlds. Co-op can offer surprising encounters when hunting Aranara. They won’t drop primos, though.
Summon Signs: A Different Kind of Summoning
Summon Signs relate to games with co-op summoning mechanics. In Genshin, you don’t use summon signs; you invite or join friends using UID. The idea is similar. In other games, a “Summon Sign” calls for help by placing or interacting with it on the ground. Genshin uses UID but retains the summoning concept. No glowing signs in Teyvat, though.
Dungeons & Statues: The Lingering Questions
Can you co-op dungeons in Genshin? Yes, domains are Genshin’s dungeons, and you can co-op them including Trounce Domains and Spiral Abyss. Yes for dungeon-crawling with friends! Genshin accommodates that.
Can you unlock statues in co-op? If activating Statues of the Seven is your question, then no, statue activation remains solo-only. However, passive healing occurs in co-op if auto-recover is enabled. Statues help but cannot be actively activated during co-op play. Statues are introverts.
This concludes your hopefully hilarious and useful guide to Genshin Impact’s co-op mode. Gather friends and create delightful chaos in Teyvat. Don’t forget to share loot or primos and coordinate elemental reactions to maximize impacts. Happy adventuring!
