Genshin Impact's Desert Pavilion: All the Chests and Puzzles to 100% Clear the Zone

In Genshin Impact, the Desert Pavilion island is a part of a larger region where Asmoday has preserved the culture of Sumeru. The location has two forms: the upper level contains white, floating ruins, while the lower level contains a city sunken beneath the sand. Since this is only a map sector, a limited number of rewards are available within.

All the puzzles and points of interest of the Desert Pavilion in Genshin Impact

Before exploring the area, complete the Unofficial Chronicle of the Desert Pavilion quest to unlock all the puzzles and hidden areas. Here you'll find a few chests, races, and one torch puzzle. After completing the quest, a dangerous enemy from the Valiant Chronicles will also appear.

Amazing chests

Here you will find two chests with decoration blueprints for your Serenitea Pot.

Chest 1

To collect the chest, be sure to complete the Lost in the Sands quest to be able to use the Scarlet Sand Slate. Travel to the teleporter on the upper level and go to the northwest corner of the map. There you'll see a wall that can be removed with Dex.

Get the wall fragment and climb to the second floor.

Drop the item by using it on the invisible column. Then, rotate the blue mechanism to extend the beam downwards and remove the floor slab.

A hole will appear. Drop down through it and pick up the chest. Inside you'll find the City Street Lamp: "Low Lanternlight" blueprint.

Chest 2

Drop to the ground in the center of the location. There's a locked chest next to the dendrogranum. Take it and hit the target hanging above the cacti.

Dendro Markers will appear above three plants around the lake. Shoot each one in turn to obtain the Shimmering Luster blueprint.

Regular chests

In two versions of the location you will find six chests:

1. Under the floating fortress in the green version of the zone. Knock down a pile of rocks with the dendrogranum.

   

   

2. On the roof of a building in the southeastern part of the map.

   

   

3. Behind the wall of the floating tower on the southwest side.

   

   

4. Two chests will appear in the center of the underground zone after the "Unofficial Chronicle of the Desert Pavilion" quest.

   

   

5. Northeastern edge of the zone. In the window of a sand-covered building.

   

   

Torch Puzzle

There's a puzzle with an exquisite chest in the northeast. To solve it, use the Pyro Element on the four visible torches.

To light the invisible torch, hit the flying seed with Electro.

Local legend

Once you complete the "Unofficial Chronicle of the Desert Pavilion" quest, Mardava and a dangerous enemy will appear. Speak with the NPC and begin the fight.

In a separate guide, you will learn how to defeat the local legend, Maha Vasudevayaputra.

Time Challenges

Two runs are located in the dungeon, and one can be found on the surface:

1. On the roof of the building next to the fast travel point. Collect 50 particles within the time limit.

   

   

2. In the corner of the upper platform. Follow the invisible path and collect 25 marbles.

   

   

3. In the southwest corner, activate the challenge and collect 95 particles.

   

   

Rewards

For all points of interest you will receive:

• Primogems;
• enhancement ore;
• memory factors;
• mora;
• weapons and artifacts;
• Blueprints for the Serenitea Pot.

The tips in this guide will help you 100% clear the area. For other nearby locations, read the Temple of Space guide.