Genshin Impact: All Drills by Lamplight 3 Stars Guide

The Lantern Rite 2025 Springtime Charms Event of Genshin Impact brings us another round of exciting challenges with the Drills by Lamplight combat sub-event! If you’ve been struggling to hit 3 stars or barely squeezing past 2, don’t worry—I’ve been there too! This guide will walk you through each stage, providing strategies, team recommendations, and tips to maximize your score. Let’s get started!

All Drills by Lamplight 3 Stars Guide

The “Drills by Lamplight” event is divided into multiple stages, each with unique mechanics, trial characters, and stratagems to take advantage of. Complete the Liyue Celebrates and Eight Adepts Face a Hidden Calamity quests to unlock the “Drills by Lamplight” event. Once completed, you’ll gain access to Liyue’s festive zones and mini-games, including this combat challenge.

Stages:

• Stage 1: Fiery Assault
• Stage 2: General Insights
• Stage 3: Slowing Defense
• Stage 4: Chain Reaction
• Stages 5 & 6 (Locked—coming soon!)

General Tips for Drills by Lamplight:

1. Secret Stratagems are key:
   • Use Stratagems of Engagement to permanently boost points when defeating opponents.
   • Stratagems of Assault increase your additional multiplier for scoring.
   • Triggering Stratagems of Variation multiplies your points temporarily; refresh their duration by triggering them again.
2. Timing is crucial: After a wave of enemies, your final score is determined by a combination of base score, difficulty multiplier, additional multipliers, and active stratagem effects.
3. Optimize your team composition and rotations: Focus on reactions and timing your bursts to maximize AoE damage and crowd control.

Let’s dive into Fiery Assault, where tanky enemies and tight timers make things tricky. With the right team and strategy, you’ll smash through even Fearless difficulty!

Stage 1: Fiery Assault

Team Recommendations

Here are two solid team comps to consider:

1. Trial + Core Team (Best for Beginners):
   • Kinich (Trial) – Dendro DPS
   • Emilie (Trial) – Dendro Support
   • Bennett – Healer/Buffer
   • Diluc – Pyro DPS (or Xiangling if you don’t have Diluc built!)
2. Elemental Skill Spam Team (F2P-Friendly):
   • Kinich (Trial)
   • Emilie (Trial)
   • Bennett
   • Xiangling (Lv. 80 works fine!)

Personal Note: I used this second team to get 55,340 points—so it’s definitely possible! But I totally understand the struggle of those tanky enemies eating up the clock.

How to Maximize Points

The key to this stage is leveraging the Stratagem of Variation: Pivotal Crux, which rewards you for defeating two enemies using Elemental Skills.

Here’s what worked for me:

1. Open with Bennett: Use his Elemental Skill (for damage) and Burst to buff the team.
2. Activate Kinich’s Skill: Swap to him to start racking up Dendro damage. Pair with Emilie for Burning reactions!
3. Xiangling/Diluc for Burst DPS: Once enemies group up, unleash their Bursts to clear out waves quickly.
4. Don’t Forget Stratagems: Focus on Roaring Inferno and Night Raid for Burning comps. If you’re struggling with timing, Bold Advance gives you better overall consistency.

Tips for Fearless Difficulty

• Positioning: Group enemies to maximize AoE damage. Use Kinich or Emilie’s Skills to apply Dendro, then Pyro to trigger Burning.
• Timing Your Burst: Don’t spam it immediately. Wait for enemies to gather to get maximum impact and higher score potential.
• Practice Combos: Fearless enemies are tanky, but a steady rotation of reactions will chip them down efficiently.

Tip: If time is still an issue, consider bringing a character like Kazuha (if available) to group enemies more effectively. Otherwise, patience is key! I struggled with the timer too, but once you nail the rotation, the points roll in.

Stage 2: General Insights

This stage introduces Strategem of Variation: Unpredictability, which rewards you for triggering multiple elemental reactions. A Rainbow or Hyperbloom team works wonders here!

Team Recommendations

1. Rainbow Reaction Team (Trial Units):
   • Chasca (Trial) – Hydro DPS
   • Xilonen (Trial) – Electro Support
   • Fischl – Electro Sub-DPS
   • Xiangling – Pyro Sub-DPS
2. Hyperbloom Team (F2P-Friendly):
   • Chasca (Trial)
   • Xilonen (Trial)
   • Bennett
   • Xingqiu

Tips for Unpredictability Mechanic

• Triggering Reactions: The more reactions, the better! Don’t rush to finish enemies—focus on chaining multiple elements before the kill.
• Secret Stratagems: Use Sudden Move for burst DPS and Comprehensive Plan to keep your reactions flowing smoothly.
• Deliberate Play: Delaying kills might feel counterintuitive, but it’s worth it for higher scores!

Stage 3: Slowing Defense

This stage is all about the Freeze Reaction. If you don’t have the perfect units built, don’t worry—trial units Furina and Citlali work great!

Team Recommendations

1. Freeze/Melt Combo (Best for Beginners):
   • Furina (Trial) – Hydro Sub-DPS
   • Citlali (Trial) – Cryo Sub-DPS
   • Kazuha – Group enemies and swirl Cryo/Hydro
   • Kaeya – Cryo DPS
2. Freeze Flex Team (F2P-Friendly):
   • Furina (Trial)
   • Citlali (Trial)
   • Barbara – Hydro Healer
   • Kaeya – Cryo DPS

Gnawing Frost Mechanic

To maximize points, freeze enemies before finishing them off. Use Furina and Citlali’s skills first, then unleash bursts for massive damage.

Personal Tip: I swapped in Keqing (Lv. 80!) on Fearless to trigger extra reactions with Kazuha—and it worked like a charm!

Stage 4: Chain Reaction

This stage is all about AoE-focused Electro-Charged reactions. Prioritize Hydro and Electro team members with strong crowd control.

Team Recommendations

• Swirl Electro-Charged (Trial Units):
  • Ayato (Trial)
  • Kokomi (Trial)
  • Ororon (Trial)
  • Sucrose – Anemo Swirl Support
• Free-to-Play Team:
  • Kokomi
  • Fischl
  • Ororon
  • Sucrose

How to Maximize Electro-Charged Reactions

• Focus on AoE Damage: Group enemies with Sucrose and apply Hydro + Electro constantly.
• Use Stratagems: Pick Thundering Strike to boost points from Electro-Charged and Whirling Vortex for consistent reaction triggers.
• Rotate Effectively: Keep Hydro and Electro applications up by cycling through characters.

Wrapping Up

“Drills by Lamplight” in Genshin Impact is all about finding the right balance between reactions, timing, and stratagems. It’s a test of skill and strategy, but with a little practice, you’ll hit those 3-star scores. Remember, patience and experimentation are key. Good luck, and may the Lantern Rite festivities bring you plenty of Primogems!