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In the Mountains

Follow our comprehensive Genshin Impact walkthrough for the 'In the Mountains' world quest in Dragonspine. Discover how to investigate strange ice, defeat powerful enemies, and reach the summit.

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Follow our comprehensive Genshin Impact walkthrough for the 'In the Mountains' world quest in Dragonspine. Discover how to investigate strange ice, defeat powerful enemies, and reach the summit.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Investigate the strange ice:
    1. Talk to Iris at the Dragonspine Adventurer Camp.
  2. 2
    Head to the nearest waypoint and find the Frostarm Lawachurl.
  3. 3
    Locate Scarlet Quartz (red ore deposits) nearby. Collect one and attack the ice formation to deplete its blue gauge. Repeat this process three times.
  4. 4
    Activate the orb to break the ice. This also reveals the Frostbearing Tree.
  • Continue upwards to investigate:
    1. Travel to the Entombed City Outskirts (far west of Dragonspine) and activate a device.
    2. Follow a Warming Seelie around totems. Switch to a Cryo character and attack the totems in the same order the Seelie passed.
    3. Open the chest for a Crimson Agate and prepare to fight two Ruin Guards.
    4. After defeating the Ruin Guards, a Ruin Grader will appear. Defeat it using dodges to avoid its Charge Attack, Laser Attack, and Orb Attack. Combining Electro and Pyro is effective.
    5. After defeating the Ruin Grader, ice in the middle of the arena will break. Glide towards the Seelie below and guide it to the stele near the gate.
    6. Thaw the ice again using Scarlet Quartz (four hits required). Scarlet Quartz can be found around the area, some behind the ice.
    7. Activate the orb, defeat two low-health Ruin Graders that awaken, and proceed through the passage for loot.
    8. Head to Starglow Cavern (south of the Peak of Vindagnr domain). Glide east from the waypoint until you reach the cavern.
    9. Activate the device and survive three waves of Hilichurls while dodging icicles. The final wave consists of three Cryo Abyss Mages. Use Electro and Pyro to defeat them.
    10. Attack the strange ice four times with Scarlet Quartz power and activate the orb to thaw it.
  • Head for Dragonspine’s summit:
    1. First Shard: From the Skyfrost Nail waypoint, break the Scarlet Quartz near an inactive Ruin Guard. Use an Archer to shoot the first glowing shard floating in the sky.
    2. Second Shard: Head up the slope to a Warming beacon. Go north, defeat a Frostarm Lawachurl (use Pyro and Electro), and break the Scarlet Quartz near a chest. Return to the Warming beacon, head to the cliff, and shoot the second glowing crystal floating in the air.
  • Investigate the area below: (This step is implied by the quest structure but not detailed in the provided text.)
  • Report back to Iris: (This step is implied by the quest structure but not detailed in the provided text.)
    Tips
    • Scarlet Quartz is crucial for breaking the strange ice formations. Look for red ore deposits scattered around Dragonspine.
    • Pay close attention to the Warming Seelie's path to solve the totem puzzles correctly.
    • Cryo characters are useful for the totem puzzle. Electro and Pyro are effective against Abyss Mages and the Ruin Grader's orbs.
    • The Ruin Grader has distinct attack patterns: dodge sideways for the Charge Attack, dodge towards and then to the side for the Laser Attack, and stay clear of the area affected by the Orb Attack. Its face core is a weak point during the Laser Attack.
    • Crimson Agates are needed for the Frostbearing Tree, a separate system from this quest.
    • Adventure EXP: 500
    • Mora: 30,000
    • Primogem: 60
    • Other Rewards: 33

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