The Imaginarium theater is one of the three major Endgame modes in Genshin Impact, requiring players to maintain and build a broad and complete roster. It rewards players who are able to understand deep fundamentals of enemies and how to deal with flexible teambuilding.
The following article will provide a general overview of the January Imaginarium Theater, the Elements featured in this rotation, as well as tips on how to beat each boss stage at the highest difficulty.
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Characters and Elements
| Duration: | January 1, 2026 - January 31, 2026 | ||||
| Required Elemental Types | |||||
Pyro |
Hydro |
Electro | |||
| Opening Characters | |||||
Mavuika |
Yanfei |
Sigewinne |
Dahlia |
Clorinde |  Iansan |
| Special Guest stars | |||||
Xilonen |
Xianyun |
Venti |
Collei | ||
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Top Characters to Invest
Even though there are many characters for each element, many different stages and many enemies, there are certain characters that are highly recommended, either because of their versatility or their ability to carry the team. Here are some top characters you should invest into to have a better chance at clearing the Imaginarium Theater:
| Supports/Sub DPS for each Element | ||
| Pyro | Hydro | Electro |
Durin |
Furina |
Iansan |
Bennett |
Mona |
Fischl |
Chevreuse |
Yelan |
Ineffa |
| Main Damage Dealers | ||
| Pyro | Hydro | Electro |
Mavuika |
Neuvillette |
Varesa |
Arlecchino |
Mualani |
Clorinde |
Lyney |
Ayato |
Flins |
Bosses and Arcana Challenges
Act 3 - Perpetual Mechanical Array
Perpetual Mechanical Array |
| The Perpetual Mechanical Array is a very straightforward boss without any team restrictions. In battle, the Perpetual Mechanical Array will enter the Absolute Defense state, in which it splits and summons several different kinds of Ruin Sentinels. After defeating the enhanced Ruin Sentinels, Absolute Defense state will be removed and it will enter a weakened state. |
Tips: Since the enemy doesn't have any team restrictions and it is just act 3, it is recommended to save up your good supports and main damage dealers.
Act 6 - Emperor of Fire and Iron
Emperor of Fire and Iron |
| The Emperor of Fire and Iron has a thick pyro shield which upon being broken reduces the bosses resistance. Bringing a Pyro main damage dealer is not recommended due to the bosses exceptionally high Pyro resistance, but you can bring Pyro characters to enable reactions and enable buffs. Bringing strong Hydro application is highly recommended and characters like Neuvillette, Furina and Yelan are very strong against this boss. |
Act 8 - Knuckle Duckle
Knuckle Duckle |
| The Knuckle Duckle will summon five little Ducklings which have to be defeated so the Knuckle Duckle loses its shield and high resistance. The ducklings themselves have very high elemental resistance towards every element except for Electro. However, the Ducklings will automatically be defeated after taking Electro-Charge or Lunar-Charge damage 10 times, so either run a team which can deal a lot of raw Electro damage or run Electro-/Lunarcharge focused teams for this enemy. |
Act 10 - Manguu Kenki
Manguu Kenki |
| This is going to be the last fight before ending your Theater performance, as upon completing this act you can no longer attempt the arcana challenges. Bring your best characters for this fight and max out your buff cards, as the Manguu Kenki has no team restrictions and is a damage check. |
Arcana 1 - Survival Challenge
 Shadowy Husk: Standard Bearer |
Shadowy Husk: Line Breaker |
Shadowy Husk: Defender |
| The first Arcana Challenge is a survival challenge, which spawns multiple enemies and the objective is staying alive until the timer runs out. Your characters will lose HP throughout the battle, so it's highly recommended to bring a healer with you. Defeating Enemies will decrease the timer countdown. Characters that are great in AoE scenarios like Neuvillette or Venti can help deal with the multiple enemies and defeat them easier. | ||
Arcana 2 - Super-Heavy Landrover: Mechanized Fortress
Super-Heavy Landrover: Mechanized Fortress |
| The Boss starts with a lot of resistance to all elements, by dealing Pyro Damage, you can increase its special bar. Whenever the Pyro bar reaches 50%, the resistance will drop. Upon reaching 100% on the pyro bar, the boss will receive a Cryo shield, which when broken will reduce the resistance of the boss by even more, hence bringing characters with high Pyro application is recommended, such as Mavuika or Xiangling |
Conclusion
Genshin Impact Version 6.2 provided us with another challenging Imaginarium Theater with multiple difficult bosses. It requires clever teambuilding for each chamber and understanding of the bosses mechanics. This guide provided an overview over the January rotation's elements and bosses, giving tips for each boss to help players clear it successfully.
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