See how to clear and destroy The Withering Zones and how to stop Decay in Genshin Impact here! The Withering is a zone in Sumeru that you have to try and clean clean up to remove HP and Resistance debuffs for characters.
List of Contents
- What are The Withering Zones?
- How to Clear the Withering Zones
- Withering Zone Map Locations
- What is Decay?
- How to Stop Decay
- Information on Sumeru
- Related Guides
What are The Withering Zones?
Zone of Decay
The Withering is a phenomenon which corrodes an area with desolation and decay in the Sumeru region. It occurs on areas where there is a tumor, which you must destroy to cleanse its corrosive power.
Sumeru Region Map Guide
Can be Located with a Seed Mirror
You can find these zones with the Seed Mirror. Using the mirror locates Withering Zones that have yet to take shape.
How to Clear the Withering Zones
| Clearing Withering Zones Step-by-Step |
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Summon DendrogranaSummon Dendrograna from Auspicious Branches
Interacting with an Auspicious Branch summons three Dendrograna that will follow you around and will disappear after a short while or when they're launched. Each Withering Zone have Auspicious Branches around it, so check where each of them are placed first before going in!
Clear the Fetid Boughs first
Some Withering Zones also have Fetid Boughs around them that will continuously shoot Decay projectiles at you and make it difficult to focus on your objectives. Find them first and destroy them with Dendrograna before targeting the Branches!
Destroy the Withering Branches
Armed with Dendrograna, use a Charged Attack or an Aimed Shot at the Withering Branches to destroy them. Take note that you can only have a maximum of three Dendrograna at a time, so after launching all three at a Withering Branch or an enemy, you will need to get more from an Auspicious Branch.
Use the Tumor to locate the Branches
If you're having trouble finding the Withering Branches, you can check the Tumor of the Withering and look for "red links" coming from it. These will point you towards the Withering Branches that you need to destroy.
Branches shoot Wither bolts when destroyed
Be ready to dodge after landing a Dendrogranum at a Withering Branch as it will launch three Wither bolts at your position that deal damage and inflict Decay!
Defeat the Disciple of Decay
After destroying all three Branches, the Tumor will spawn a Disciple of Decay, a powerful enemy enhanced with the Withering's effect. Make use of Dendro attacks or the Dendrogranum to take them out quickly.
Destroy the Tumor of the Withering
Defeating the Disciple of Decay will finally make the Tumor of the Withering defenseless. Approach the Tumor and interact with it to clear the Withering Zone!
Withering Zone Map Locations
All Withering Zone Locations
Can be found underground and above ground
Most of the Withering Zones are found in the overworld but some are found in underground areas that can only be accessed through a tunnel near the zone! These hidden entrances usually involve doing Quests and solving puzzles.
What is Decay?
HP and Resistance Debuff
All party members inside The Withering Zones accumulate a status ailment called "Decay. " Debuffed characters will receive reduced Elemental and Physical RES, and decreased Max HP.
Healing and How to Recover HP
Can Down Party Members
Characters who stay too long or accumulates too much Withering may be downed. You can keep track of your current Decay levels by checking the bar on your HUD. This is similar to The Chasm's Dark Mud and Lumenstone Adjuvant!
How to Revive Characters
How to Stop the Accumulation of Decay
Use Candle and Flames of Life
Candles and Flames of Life are green eneriges that help decrease Decay accumulation. Simply go to these protective areas to avoid the debuffs.
Cleansing out the zone itself will also stop its effects, so find and clear the root of the problem!
Information about The Withering and Decay
New Feature in Genshin Impact 3.0
| Genshin Impact Version 3.0 | |
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| Release Date | August 24, 2022 |
The new status ailments and map features will become available in the Sumeru region, which goes live on August 24, 2022 of Version 3.0!
Version 3.0 Release Date and Patch Notes
Related Guides
Sumeru Region Map Guide
Guides to Sumeru Areas
| Sumeru Area Guides | |
|---|---|
| Rainforest Area | Desert Area |
Guide to Desert Regions
| Sumeru Desert Guides | ||
|---|---|---|
| The Great Red Sand | Desert of Hadramaveth | Girdle of the Sands |
Guides to Important Sumeru Features
| Notable Sumeru Guides | |
|---|---|
| Dendroculus | Craftable Weapons |
| Tree of Dreams | Commission Unlock |
| Reputation | Shrine of Depths |
| Remarkable Chests | |
Guides to Sumeru Rainforest Domains
| Sumeru Domain Guides | |
|---|---|
| Spire of Solitary Enlightenment | Tower of Abject Pride |
| Steeple of Ignorance | Under the Umbrella's Shade |
| Fragment of Childhood Dreams | The Coordinates of Sun and Rain |
| The Dark Valley | |
All Sumeru Domains
Guides to Sumeru Rainforest Quests
| Archon Quest Guides | |
|---|---|
| Chapter 3: Act 1 | Chapter 3: Act 2 |
| Story Quest Guides | |
| Tighnari Quest | |
| Quest Chain Guides | |
| Aranyaka | Woodland Encounter |
| Dream Nursery | Nursery of Lost Dreams |
| In the End, the Forest Will Remember | An Unwavering Culinary Dream |
| Agnihotra Sutra | Varuna Gatha |
| Vimana Agama | |
| Woodland Encounter Quest Guides | |
| Woodland Encounter | The Children of Vimara Village |
| Into the Woods | The Lost Child |
| Bad Guys Hiding in Vimara Village | |
| Dream Nursery Quest Guides | |
| The World of Aranara | Children of the Forest |
| The Rhythm that Leads to the Gloomy Path | The Rhythm that Nurtures the Sprout |
| The Rhythm that Reveals the Beastly Trail | For A Better Reunion |
| Sprouting Seedlings | Festival Utsava |
| Garden Fairies | Delicious Riddle |
| Rishboland Tiger, roaaar | Taste of Happiness |
| An Unwavering Culinary Dream Quest Guides | |
| Cooking, the Flavor of Nature | Cooking, a Pleasant Memory |
| Cooking, the Aroma of Homecoming | Cooking, the Beauty of Sharing |
| A Delicacy for Nara | |
| Agnihotra Sutra Quest Guides | |
| Starry Night Chapter | Risen Moon Chapter |
| The Final Chapter | Aranaga's Memory |
| Aranakin's Old Friend | Aragaru's Drawing |
| Memory's Final Chapter | |
| Varuna Gatha Quest Guides | |
| Varuna Gatha | Memory of Stone |
| Slumbering Roots | Irate Iron Chunk |
| A Prayer for Rain on the Fecund Land | Giving Flowers |
| Vimana Agama Quest Guides | |
| Vimana Agama: First Chapter | Vimana Agama: Royinjan's Chapter |
| Royinjan's Chapter: Linga | Royinjan's Chapter: Yoni |
| Vimana Agama: Jazari's Chapter | Vimana Agama: Dev Delver Chapter |
| Until Vana is Healed | |
| Nursery of Lost Dreams and Part IV Quest Guides | |
| For Fruits, Seeds, and Trees Quest Guide | For the Children of the Past |
| For All Children Who Long for Life | "Hello," "Thank You," and the Final "Goodbye" |
| World Quest Guides | |
| A Short Encounter with a Rare Bird | Adventure Takes Courage! |
| Corps of Thirty Recruitment | Cost-Effective Hook |
| Courage is in the Heart | Even Beasts Stumble |
| Garcia's Paean: A Gift of Compatibility | Gourmet Supremos: Within Our Duties |
| Legends of the Stone Lock | Static Views |
| Static Views Part 2 | The Foolish Fatuus |
| The Path of Papers | The Price |
| Treasure of Wisdom: A New Plan | Trees and Dreams |
| Where Are the Fierce Creatures | While the Dream Lingers |
| Quest Puzzle Guides | |
| Adventure with Aranara | Dream of the Vasara Tree |
| Look for the Head Mushroom | Observe the Sumeru Roses |
| Connect Four Relays | Fane of Ashvattha |
| Inscriptions of Remembrance | Lift the Seal |
| Marana's Avatar | Vibration of the Seed |
All Sumeru World Quests
Sumeru Rainforest Puzzles and Features
| Guides for Sumeru Features | |
|---|---|
| Dendrograna and Dendrogranum | The Withering Zones and Decay |
| Mysterious Clipboard | Aranara Locations |
| Forest Adventure Journal Chapters | Underwater Waypoint |
| Tri-Lakshana Creature | Tri-Yana Seeds |
| Four-Leaf Sigils and Clusterleaves of Cultivation | Seed Mirrors |
| Stone Pillar Seals | Strange Energy Extraction Device |
| Eremite Camp Locations | Floating Dendro Puzzle |
| Arrow Rune Puzzle | Trial of the Phantasmal Gate |
| Nurseries in the Wild | Strange Parchment |
| Broken Dendro Monuments | Drusus's Bulletin Board Riddle |
| Lost Energy Blocks | Vanarana Luxurious Chest |
| Shrine of Depths | |
Enemies in the Sumeru Rainforest
| Enemy and Boss Guides | |||
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| Eremites | Aeonblight Drake | Electro Regisvine | Jadeplume Terrorshroom |
| Shroom-kin | Ruin Drake | ||
All Interactive Map Guides
All Interactive Map Guides
