Genshin TCG Guide: How to Get Every New Card and Clear TCG Events

Genshin TCG, officially called Genius Invokation TCG, is the permanent card game you play against characters at The Cat's Tail in Mondstadt, and every version quietly adds new cards and a fresh round of TCG events. Version 7.2 brings Varka to the table along with another run of Endless Swarm. At gamemarket.gg, we update this page every version with what is new in Genius Invokation, how to get each new card and how the game works if you are just getting started.

What's New in Genshin TCG in Version 7.2

Varka Character Card

Varka, the Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, has been playable since Luna V. In 7.2 he gets his own character card:

• Element and weapon: Anemo, Claymore
• Faction: Mondstadt
• HP: 12, higher than the usual 10 on most character cards

His kit is built around Prepare Skills and borrowing other elements:

• Normal Attack, Favonius Bladework: Dancing Radiance: deals 2 Physical DMG
• Elemental Skill, Windbound Execution: deals 1 Anemo DMG and attaches Sturm und Drang, which adds 1 Anemo DMG after each Normal Attack for 2 Rounds. After two Normal Attacks, it creates a Windbound Execution card that lets Varka prepare either a 6 Anemo DMG strike or an infused double Normal Attack at the start of the next Round
• Elemental Burst, Northwind Avatar: deals 3 Anemo DMG, then 2 more Anemo DMG after the skill ends

The twist is his Elemental Infusion. If you have a Pyro, Hydro, Electro or Cryo character on the field, Varka's Skill takes on that element, and his Burst damage converts to it as well, with Pyro taking priority over Hydro, then Electro, then Cryo. That makes him a flexible Anemo carry rather than a pure Swirl support.

Two cards support him directly:

• "For None May Take From Us Our Freedom of Song": his Talent card. Equipping it immediately uses Windbound Execution, and after you trigger a Swirl, your next Anemo DMG and next DMG of the Swirled element each gain +1 once per Round
• Dawn's Return: a Fast Action card that creates Windbound Execution and makes it cheaper after Varka's Normal Attacks

How to Get the Varka Card

Varka joins the Invitation Board at The Cat's Tail. His Friendly Fracas duel needs Player Level 1 and a Match Invitation Letter, and it pays out three rewards:

• Win the duel: the Varka character card
• Win within 6 Rounds: a copy of his Talent card
• Win with fewer than two of your characters defeated: another copy of his Talent card

His duel deck runs Varka with Durin and Mona and leans on Swirl and burst damage from Prepare Skills, so a deck that can absorb a big Round helps. Once you reach Player Level 7, his Serious Showdown unlocks, where Varka starts with his Talent already equipped and a win pays 1,000 Lucky Coins. Varka also appears as a Weekly Guest Challenge opponent.

The Forge Realm's Temper: Endless Swarm

Endless Swarm is the Version 7.2 TCG event, running from November 4, 11:00 to December 15, 05:59 (GMT+8).

To join, you need:

• Adventure Rank 32 or higher
• Archon Quest Prologue: Act III, "Song of the Dragon and Freedom"
• The World Quest "Battlefield of Dice, Cats, and Cards"

Talk to Prince at The Cat's Tail to pick from 4 stages, each with its own rules. Every stage is a race: you score points for each opponent you defeat within the Round limit, and higher scores unlock reward tiers worth up to 8,000 Lucky Coins in total.

Endless Swarm is not a one-off. The same event also ran during Luna VIII, from July to August 2026, so it tends to return every few versions. We will update this section whenever it comes back. If you are tracking every reward in the current version, our Genshin 7.2 event calendar lists Endless Swarm alongside the Primogem events.

How to Unlock Genius Invokation TCG

The card game unlocks once you reach Adventure Rank 32 and finish Archon Quest Prologue: Act III. That opens the tutorial quest "Come Try Genius Invokation TCG!", which sends you to The Cat's Tail in Mondstadt and hands out your first cards.

The tutorial gives you Diluc, Kaeya, Sucrose and Fischl without needing an invitation, which is enough to build a starter deck and learn the rules before taking on harder opponents.

How a Genius Invokation Match Works

Each deck has 3 character cards and 30 action cards. Every Round, you roll Elemental Dice and spend them to use character skills or play action cards.

• Character cards carry a Normal Attack, an Elemental Skill and an Elemental Burst, just like their playable versions
• Action cards include weapons, artifacts, talents, events, food and support cards
• Elemental Reactions work much like the open world, so pairing elements matters more than raw damage

You win by defeating all three of your opponent's characters. Matches against invited characters and NPCs are PvE and give rewards. You can also play friends, but PvP matches do not give rewards.

How to Get More Cards

Cards come from three places, and most of the collection is free to earn:

• Character cards: win Friendly Fracas duels on the Invitation Board. Each invitation uses a Match Invitation Letter, which you get from leveling your Player Level or buying from Prince's Card Shop. Enemy character cards come from Tavern Challenges instead
• Action cards: buy them from Prince's Card Shop with Lucky Coins. New action cards arrive almost every version, such as Streaming Song and Zeitlind in 7.2
• Lucky Coins: earned from Serious Showdowns, Weekly Guest Challenges, the TCG Player's Manual and events like Endless Swarm

The practical loop is simple: clear the Friendly Fracas for a new character, come back for the Serious Showdown once your deck is stronger, and spend the Lucky Coins on that character's action cards.

Is Genius Invokation TCG Worth Playing?

Genius Invokation TCG is optional. It does not affect your open-world characters, and it will not speed up your account progress. What it offers is a side mode with its own collection, cosmetic rewards like Dynamic Skins for cards and a steady flow of new content every version.

If you enjoy the deckbuilding, events like Endless Swarm are the most efficient way to grow your collection. If your main focus is still pulling for characters like the ones on the current 7.2 banners, TCG works best as a relaxed break between Spiral Abyss resets rather than a daily chore.

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