Churldrik in Genshin Impact: How to Defeat Him and Destroy His Cooking Pot

In Genshin Impact, Elder Churldrik is a local legend from the Hilichurl tribe that settled in the Windrest Peak area. He is renowned for his ability to prepare the most delicious fish soup and deal with uninvited guests. Rumor has it that this strange monster hails from an ancient underground kingdom.

During battle, he creates a special Geo construct. Any team can defeat the Ladler of Broth, but only certain teams can complete the bonus objectives that involve destroying the pot.

Where to find Churldrik

You don't need to complete any quests to unlock the Shamachurl Foodie. He's always available in the open world and can be found in the arena northeast of Cider Lake.

After the first encounter, it is easy to track him through Katheryne's menu.

How long does it take for the boss to respawn?

After defeating the Hilichurl Chef, you can only fight him again after the server time has reset. If you defeat him within ten last minutes of the day, he will respawn after the server time has reset.

How to defeat Churldrik in Genshin Impact

The monster has no special resistance to any element, but his cooking pot can only be broken by heavy attacks, primarily claymores, and Geo. The device is slowed by Hydro and Cryo, but it begins cooking faster if attacked by Pyro. Overloaded and other Pyro-based reactions are not recommended.

Top Teams

Build a team around Geo damage dealers, ideally claymore wielders, and don't forget about supports. The Shamachurl has powerful area-of-effect attacks that can kill in one hit. While you're breaking the cauldron, it continues to pelt players with projectiles, so be sure to bring a healer or shielder.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Zibai	Columbina	Illuga Gorou	Linnea Zhongli	The Lunar-Crystallize unit easily destroys the cauldron and deals significant damage. The white horse strikes in front of her, damaging the enemy and their structure.
Navia Ningguang	Columbina	Yelan Illuga	Linnea Zhongli	It's best to save the Hydro Sub-DD skill and ultimate for when the cauldron appears. The team works roughly the same way, but Navia and Ningguang's slow attacks can make it more difficult.
Navia Ningguang	Furina Yelan	Linnea	Kokomi Zhongli	Be sure to turn in Hydro support abilities near the pot so they can slow down the soup cooking. Try to primarily attack as Navia, and don't forget to use her skill.
Itto Noelle	Columbina Aino	Illuga Gorou	Zhongli Linnea	Both Geo damage dealers fight in a stance from their elemental burst, which grants them infusion. Make sure the ability is ready when the cauldron appears, and other characters' talents are activated. For Lunar-Crystallize, you should have harbinger Soubrette or Guild Councilor Linnea.
Itto Noelle	Chiori Albedo	Gorou	Zhongli	It will be a little more difficult for the Mono-Geo team to meet all the conditions of the local legend, but even without Lunar-Crystallize, Hydro still slows down the cauldron timer and helps a lot.

Destroy the Cooking Pot summoned by Churldrik

Periodically, the boss places a small stone cauldron in the arena, where he begins brewing his special soup. If you don't destroy it in time, he'll hit a large area. The state of preparedness is indicated next to the health bar.

The cauldron is only vulnerable to Geo Infusion attacks or heavy attacks. Fire abilities reduce the timer to 15-20 seconds, and Hydro abilities slow it down, buying additional time for the team. It's best to use heroes with a stable Hydro status here, such as: priestess Kokomi, harbinger Columbina or mechanic Aino. A Cryo sub-dps is a suitable alternative.

Don't waste your strong abilities and ultimates on the boss: save them to get rid of the cauldron. Once it's destroyed, the Shamachurl will take massive damage and lie motionless for a few seconds.

Defeat Churldrik before he finishes cooking in his Pot

For the third objective, destroy each summoned cauldron until the Hilichurl Chef is defeated. A strong team can deal with him after the first cauldron. There's no need to kill him while the device is active.

Weaker groups are better off exploiting the burst damage from interrupted cooking, which knocks the monster off his feet. Keep your abilities ready for each new cauldron and dodge the projectiles.

Rewards

In the Adventurers' Guild, you can obtain the following rewards for defeating the boss:

• Primogems ×60.
• Mora ×25.
• Forbidden Curse Scroll ×3.
• Mondstadt Grilled Fish ×10.

Churldrik is an easy target if you have a Geo damage dealer or a companion with a claymore: his attacks are easy to dodge, and the cauldron grants plenty of time to be destroyed if you have a Hydro sub-DPS. We recommend reading a separate article on other local legends.