The Feathered Mold is an elite boss found in the Sumeru region. It drops a number of useful items, including Artifact Sets, Dendro Hero Ascension Materials, etc. In this guide, we will describe the boss’s abilities, explain how to kill the Feathered Mold in Genshin Impact, and provide a complete list of loot that can be obtained. obtained after defeating this opponent.
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1. Basic information about the Feathered mold
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feathered mold |
| Class | magical creature |
| grade | Regular boss |
| Nick | Beloved Mushroom King, Mushroom Lord of the Dark Forest |
| Description | Over the years, these large molds have taken on a unique shape. Their intelligence has reached, and perhaps even surpassed the intelligence of real animals. They actively hunt for food. The tail of the fungus has a beautiful jade plumage, similar to the plumage of an ancient sacred beast, which is revered by Spantamad. According to the logic of anthropomorphic evolution, one should think that they once walked the earth together. |
Location of the Feathered Mold
Before heading to the Feather Mold’s lair, Travelers must fulfill a number of specific conditions:
- Reach Adventure Rank 32.
If the location is still closed, then start the story mission of the Archons Chapter 1. Volume 3. «Through smoke and dark woods” (it is not necessary to pass completely).
Feathered mold (Jadeplume Terrorshroom) is located in the northwest of Sumeru.
Entrance to the boss
You will find a portal (black hole) in the northwest of Sumeru. To get into it, jump up to it with the mushroom and use the four-leaf symbol. Entering the portal will lead you straight to the boss.
Video of entering the portal and going to the Feathered Mold:
2. How to kill the Jadeplume Terrorshroom: strategy
Burning and Resurrecting States
The feathered moulder is a unique opponent of the Dendro element. When damaging him with the abilities of certain elements, you can change his state. In total, the boss has 2 states:
- revival – Feathered Mold starts to deal more damage.
- Combustion – additional opponents (molds) appear on the battlefield.
More about state mechanics:
- By attacking the boss with Electro skills, you cause him to accumulate Activation. Also, Activation accumulates if you create a Catalysis reaction (Dendro + Electro). At maximum Activation, he enters a state of Vivify that empowers his attacks and allows him to use new skills. The buff lasts until the monster comes out of Revive. To reduce the amount of Activation energy, hit the boss with the abilities of the elemental hero Pyro. You can track the accumulation of a resource by the red icon under the scale of its HP.
- If you damage the boss with a Pyro elemental ability while he is not in the Revive state, he will enter the Burning state and then enter the Scorch phase. The burnt monster will do its best to recover and will scatter spores everywhere, from which molds will appear after a short time.
You can understand the state of the Feathered mold in its appearance.
Don’t stray too far from the boss
If you stand too far from the Feather Mold, it will attack the active hero with a barrage of dendro projectiles. They automatically aim at the target and deal a lot of damage. The boss can use this ability multiple times in a row. Meanwhile, if you need to move to the edge of the platform, then at the moment when the dendro projectiles fly up to the character, dash to the side to dodge them.
Be careful when standing near the Feathered Mold
During close combat, the monster uses a combined attack – it turns around and hits the hero, after which it performs a beak strike on the ground and makes a jump. Try to jump to the side at this moment, or use defensive skills to reduce damage.
Use potions and food
The Feathered Mold is a dangerous enemy added in Update 3.0. Going to fight him, stock up on potions and food that increase the characteristics of the squad. We recommend bringing the following with you:
| Name | Effect |
| Storm Oil (Potion) | Increases Anemo’s damage dealt by 25%. The effect lasts 5 minutes. |
| Flame Oil (Potion) | Increases Pyro damage dealt by 25%. The effect lasts 5 minutes. |
| Monolithic Oil (Potion) | Increases Geo-elemental damage dealt by 25%. The effect lasts 5 minutes. |
| Frost Oil (Potion) | Increases Cryo damage dealt by 25%. The effect lasts 5 minutes. |
| Whirlpool Oil (Potion) | Increases Hydro damage dealt by 25%. The effect lasts 5 minutes. |
| Thunder Oil (Potion) | Increases Electro damage dealt by 25%. The effect lasts 5 minutes. |
| Antidendro Potion (Potion) | Increases the elemental resistance of Dendro for all party members by 25% for 5 minutes. |
| Temptation of the Adept (food) | Increases the Attack Rating of all party members by 260~372. Additionally, food increases critical hit chance by 8~12%. The effect lasts 5 minutes. |
| Mooncake (food) | Increases the shield strength of all party members by 25%~35% and increases defense by 165~235. The effect lasts 5 minutes. |
| Tonkotsu ramen (food) | Restores 30~34% of a damaged hero’s maximum health + 600~1900 additional HP. |
| Prefabricated Casserole (food) | Brings a deceased party member back to life and restores 900~1500 HP instantly. |
| Crab in oil (food) | Increases Defense by 215~308 and increases healing received by 6~10%. The effect lasts 5 minutes. |
| Pita (food) | Restores 30-34% HP of the hero’s maximum health + 600-1900 HP |
The listed potions and food are recommended for the fight with the Feathered Mold. If you do not have recipes for making certain dishes, replace them with similar foods with similar, albeit less properties. For example, instead of “Temptation of the Adept” you can take “Jade bags”. This meal increases the Attack Rating of all party members by 224~320 + increases Critical Hit Chance by 8~12%. The effect lasts the same – 5 minutes.
3. Recommended characters for the battle with the Feathered Mold
Below we will present the character sets that are best suited for fighting Dendro Hypostasis. But first, it’s worth saying that when assembling a squad, always choose heroes with the following roles:
- 1 main damage (DPS, dealing basic damage);
- 2 additional fighters (sub DPS);
- 1 support hero (healer).
Alternative variation of the group:
- 1 main damage dealer (dealing basic damage);
- 1 additional strong fighter;
- 2 support heroes (healers).
Basic DPS
You can use any character from the list below as your main source of damage feathered mold:
Sub DPS
These characters will buff the team’s damage and can act as a second damage dealer when hunting the Feathered Mold
Supports (healers, shielders)
BUDGET TEAM
Use the abilities of healers
If you’re having trouble dodging boss attacks, pick your healer more often and heal the group.
Combine the abilities of Hydro, Dendro and Electro elemental heroes
The elemental reaction “Budding” (Hydro + Dendro) creates dendro cores on the battlefield that explode and deal additional damage to nearby monsters. The combination of Dendro + Hydro + Electro elements will allow the Dendro Cores to turn into creeping projectiles and automatically fly into the Feathered Mold.
4. Feathered Mold’s Special Attacks
monster stats
| HP | Atk | Def | HP (2P) | Atk (2P) | Def(2P) | HP (3P) | Atk (3P) | Def(3P) | HP (4P) | Atk (4P) | Def(4P) |
| 1027.88 | 177.64 | 505 | 1541.82 | 195.4 | 505 | 2055.76 | 222.05 | 505 | 2569.7 | 248.7 | 505 |
| 2315.31 | 297.05 | 525 | 3472.97 | 326.76 | 525 | 4630.62 | 371.31 | 525 | 5788.28 | 415.87 | 525 |
| 7297.57 | 749.71 | 575 | 10946.36 | 824.68 | 575 | 14595.14 | 937.14 | 575 | 18243.93 | 1049.59 | 575 |
| 11915.75 | 1170.75 | 600 | 17873.63 | 1287.83 | 600 | 23831.5 | 1463.44 | 600 | 29789.38 | 1639.05 | 600 |
| 16678.94 | 1599.73 | 625 | 25018.41 | 1759.7 | 625 | 33357.88 | 1999.66 | 625 | 41697.35 | 2239.62 | 625 |
| 22189.58 | 1912.24 | 650 | 33284.37 | 2103.46 | 650 | 44379.16 | 2390.3 | 650 | 55473.95 | 2677.14 | 650 |
| 29787.64 | 2303.33 | 675 | 44681.46 | 2533.66 | 675 | 59575.28 | 2879.16 | 675 | 74469.1 | 3224.66 | 675 |
| 39841.86 | 2858.9 | 700 | 59762.79 | 3144.79 | 700 | 79683.72 | 3573.63 | 700 | 99604.65 | 4002.46 | 700 |
| 53524.62 | 3382.63 | 725 | 80286.93 | 3720.89 | 725 | 107049.24 | 4228.29 | 725 | 133811.55 | 4735.68 | 725 |
| 73409.45 | 4021.32 | 750 | 110114.18 | 4423.45 | 750 | 146818.9 | 5026.65 | 750 | 183523.63 | 5629.85 | 750 |
| 95254.39 | 4632.2 | 775 | 142881.59 | 5095.42 | 775 | 190508.78 | 5790.25 | 775 | 238135.98 | 6485.08 | 775 |
| 124025.19 | 5371.08 | 800 | 186037.79 | 5908.19 | 800 | 248050.38 | 6713.85 | 800 | 310062.98 | 7519.51 | 800 |
| 163055.83 | 6213.48 | 825 | 244583.75 | 6834.83 | 825 | 326111.66 | 7766.85 | 825 | 407639.58 | 8698.87 | 825 |
| 205129.35 | 7142.6 | 850 | 307694.03 | 7856.86 | 850 | 410258.7 | 8928.25 | 850 | 512823.38 | 9999.64 | 850 |
| 256675.56 | 8759.19 | 875 | 385013.34 | 9635.11 | 875 | 513351.12 | 10948.99 | 875 | 641688.9 | 12262.87 | 875 |
| 330912.64 | 10375.78 | 900 | 496368.96 | 11413.36 | 900 | 661825.28 | 12969.73 | 900 | 827281.6 | 14526.09 | 900 |
| 422774.14 | 11992.38 | 925 | 634161.21 | 13191.62 | 925 | 845548.28 | 14990.48 | 925 | 1056935.35 | 16789.33 | 925 |
| 519404.02 | 13321.96 | 950 | 779106.03 | 14654.16 | 950 | 1038808.04 | 16652.45 | 950 | 1298510.05 | 18650.74 | 950 |
| 636001.22 | 15281.66 | 975 | 954001.83 | 16809.83 | 975 | 1272002.44 | 19102.08 | 975 | 1590003.05 | 21394.32 | 975 |
| 776440.25 | 17235.46 | 1000 | 1164660.38 | 18959.01 | 1000 | 1552880.5 | 21544.33 | 1000 | 1941100.63 | 24129.64 | 1000 |
Ability #1 – Combination Attack
When the active hero is close to the boss, Feather Mold performs up to three consecutive attacks – a swing, a beak attack, and a jump. A series of strikes can be interrupted if you move away from the monster at a sufficient distance.
Ability #2 – Dendro Projectiles
If you move too far away from the boss, he will start firing dendro projectiles that will automatically target the active hero. You can avoid damage if you make a dash at the time when the projectiles fly close. The feathered moulder will fire projectiles until you get close to it.
Ability #3 – Dendro Blast
Periodically, the boss accumulates energy and creates a cloud of green fog around him. After a short time, the Feathered Mold explodes, dealing AOE damage to nearby Heroes. At the time of the formation of the cloud, it is better to move away.
Ability #4 – Summon Molds
The boss uses this ability while in the Burning state. He scatters spores (green clots) around the site and monsters appear from them that attack the hero until they are killed. We talked about states in more detail in the Strategy section of the article.
Ability #5 – Dash
This ability is used by the boss while in the Revive state. The monster starts running forward, dealing damage to all heroes in its path. When the Feather Mold’s rage subsides, it will fall to the ground and you will be able to attack it without any difficulty for a certain time. We talked about states in more detail in the Strategy section of the article.
Ability #6 – Chaotic Strikes
This ability is used by the boss while in the Revive state. The monster begins to swing its head in different directions, causing damage to nearby heroes. When the Feather Mold’s rage subsides, it will fall to the ground and you will be able to attack it without any difficulty for a certain time. We talked about states in more detail in the Strategy section of the article.
Ability #7 – Spore Barrage
This ability is used by the boss while in the Revive state. The monster accumulates energy and releases a bunch of spores that fly towards the character and deal damage. When the Feather Mold’s rage subsides, it will fall to the ground and you will be able to attack it without any difficulty for a certain time. We talked about states in more detail in the Strategy section of the article.