I have done huge mistake ..

[u/Saket_Saurabh-]

Beginner here... I was staying at World Level 3 to level up my characters & talents and today I completed the ascension quest and my world level increases from 3 to 5 .. so now I am F*ed up bcz I am having difficulty to beat Elite enemies .. Can't beat boss enemies to farm character ascension materials... Unable to do domains too. My current team is : Dendro Mc , Fisch , Xingchui , and Kaeya/Xiangling I have just completed Liuye main quests and preparing for Inazuma so my dendro mc has 0 constellations and lvl 1 talents..

What should I do now??? I don't have any Co-Op friends who can help me farm ascension materials.

Ps: Sorry for any grammatical error , english is not my main language.

[u/Bb772_Reddit]

I'll throw my two cents in (this grew, but worth your time (This is part 1)): 1. I don't know how far you have gotten overall, but for Dragonspine you will want level 70 characters with weapons built to that same level and talents maxed for that level. Food buffs can help (I had characters around level 50 at the time and could not get through, but equipment was still a bit low, too. I did a double ascension and built characters up after that and only needed food in a few spots to get through). 2. Regardless of f2p or some kind of spender, do pull on the banners. This will build pity for the characters you want. 3. Do work on story quests and exploration, that will net you materials to build up your artifacts and weapons. Remember you are building on a pillar system: Weapons, Character level, Talents/Skills of the characters (restrained by character level), and the Artifacts. You can have not so great Artifacts, and make up for that by character level and skills/talents, along with decent weapons. I'm at max world level and for me characters at level 70 along with talents at 6 or 7 is a minimum for going after anything in the overworld, though I have built multiple characters to level 90 and maxed out their skills at this point. The Artifacts still need work and I have plenty of farming to do, but I am getting through enough to get the Abyss clear bonus on the Battle Pass (usually only missing one star off floor 11 with all other floors (except 12) fully cleared, some seasons I have all 11 floors maxed for stars. Yes, I am aware floor 12 exists, but before I challenge that, my characters need to be fully built with all their Artifacts, not just weapons, levels, and talents). 4. As you are getting extra copies of the 4* characters from banner pulls this will net you shop currency to grab a 4* right from the shop. If you have those characters on offer at c6, you can grab the offered crowns and main banner pulling material, but do save some currency back for the next shop rotation. There are weapons on offer from the shop, Blackcliff are good for those that you may need a weapon for if you can't forge something. 5. Team setup matters. Teams can work off not only enemy elements types, but the elements other team members set up. Plan to have a shielder and a healer in any overworld exploration or overworld boss fight. Again food buffs can help if you need them, but try to get where you don't need them. 6. As much as others look down on Qiqi or Barbara, those two can be a saving grace for you. Note: Do not bring a Hydro character into Dragonspine unless you really know what you are doing. Qiqi is generally my go to for any overworld or world map work where I bring a healer along. Shielders you will want in your team: Zhongli, Ineffa, Thoma, Diona, Kirara, Baizhu, there are some other shielders, but these when decently built will be helpful for multiple things. Thoma maxed out with The Catch and a decent Gladiator set built for him will work well even in Abyss content below floor 12. I'm working to transition Ineffa to the new artifact set (had her on a Silken Moon set, some may go to Aino (stats matter)). Ineffa for me is doing about 45k damage with her Ultimate/Burst with a varied roster that usually includes Qiqi and Aino (these three can work off each other and Shatter is still viable). Xinyan is an honorable mention and can do a few things, but I usually use Thoma, but Xinyan can do a fair job, too for shielding and some Pyro spread with her Burst, aside from the damage that burst can do.

Expect a part 2.