Rifthounds definitely look like they are not from this world, and indeed it is the case, though something more menacing is the whole reason why they now dwell around Inazuma. The Golden Wolflord is the leader of the pack, and has traveled from distant worlds to Teyvat. Its claws can create a portal that connects two vast dimensions, and it has gathered its pack and dwelled here, to claim this place as their very own.
The Golden Wolflord can be found at the southernmost isle of Tsurumi Island, within the region of Inazuma. The boss is quite deadly, especially for the unprepared, but there are a couple of tactics to make the encounter a lot easier.
Preparation and Team Composition
All of Wolflord’s attacks inflict stacks of Corrosion, which will deal damage-over-time to all your party members. This debuff goes through shields, so it is recommended to bring a good healer. Barbara, Qiqi, or Kokomi, will be perfect for this role.
The Wolflord also has a so-called “shield phase”, where it will be immune to damage until the shield is depleted. To break the shield, three Rifthound Skulls will be summoned around it, which the player can charge using Elemental damage, with Geo DMG being particularly more effective. After charging a skull, it will head towards the Wolflord and damage its shield. During this phase, characters who can deal frequent elemental damage are required. Ningguang is the best candidate for this, along with Ayaka, Klee, and others who can easily deal lots of elemental attacks.
Since the Wolflord floats a lot above the ground during the fight, fighting him with melee characters can be a huge pain. Having ranged DPS characters, like Ganyu and Yoimiya, can make the fight a lot more comfortable to play.
How to beat the Golden Wolflord
The Wolflord has several attacks within its arsenal, and it’s best to be prepared and to anticipate its dangerous moves. Facetanking its attacks can be quite risky, especially if your healer can’t keep up with multiple stacks of corrosion on your whole team.
Swiping Attack – The Wolflord swipes a large area with his tail, dealing damage. This attack has a long wind-up time, so run away to avoid this attack.
Laser Beam – The Wolflord fires a laser beam, rotating slowly towards the player. You can i-frame through the laser, or run away and around the Wolflord to avoid the attack.
Skull attacks – The Wolflord sends floating skulls towards the player, dealing Geo damage. Dash away with proper timing to avoid this attack.
Tornado – The Wolflord spins into a tornado and moves around the arena, dealing a lot of Geo damage. Run away from the tornado to avoid this attack.
When the Wolflord reaches around two-thirds of its HP or lower, the shield phase will begin. During this phase, it will summon Rifthound Skulls that need to be charged with elemental damage, in order to deplete the Wolflord’s shield. After this phase, the Wolflord will resume to normal, but can do additional attacks.
Clustering Divebomb – The Wolflord dives into the ground, dealing massive damage throughout most of the arena, which is followed by 8 clusters of explosions with huge aoe. Being at the edge of the arena is the safest, so beware and rush to safety after seeing this move.
Empower – After reaching low HP, the Wolflord will enhance itself, increasing its own ATK drastically, while decreasing its Geo RES. If the fight goes for too long, it gets even riskier with this move, so try to beat the Wolflord as fast as possible.
The Golden Wolflord drops the Riftborn Regalia, which is used to ascend Arataki Itto. If you’re planning to pull for Itto, it’s ideal to farm this drop before he releases in a couple of weeks.
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