With the 1.2 update Genshin Impact has gained quite a lot of new stuff. A new hero, items, and most importantly - a whole zone called Dragon Ridge.
This guide is for those who is just starting to explore this location. Thanks to him, you will be able to learn a lot of new things: what you can find there, whom you will meet, what you will have to face and how to open this region in general.
About Dragonspine
Dragonridge is a new region that was added in update 1.2 "Prince Mela and the Dragon". It is the third territory that was added to the game itself after emergence Mondstadt and Li Yue.
She has her own “chips” that make her stand out from the rest. We will talk about them later, but first - about how to unlock dragon backbone.
Dragonspine Map
One of the most informative clues you can get newcomer in the world of Genshin Impact - map new region, Dragon Ridge. This version, which can be seen below, shows location of teleport points, so it will be easier to plan your trips in this region.
How to open the Dragon Ridge and tips for surviving in the region
There are two ways to get to the Dragon Ridge:
- Start quest from Albedo.
- Reach "your two".
The second way explicitly speaks of the possibility of all players to get there at any time. But it’s better to get ready, namely, to choose one of the characters who has the Pyro element in the squad.
The territory itself is a mountain in which mobs become enemies of the player, skillfully controlling the elements of cryo. There are quite a few of them, so you have to fight your way through. If you expose yourself to their blow, you can freeze and take a lot of damage, so it’s better to be in battle attentive.
In the detachment, as mentioned earlier, you need to put one character with the element Pyro. But why? The thing is that here the player will meet with the constant influence of the cold, which will be subject to enemies, which means that they are elemental reactionsAs Melting (Fire + Ice), Freezing (Ice + Water) and Superconductor (Electro + Ice) will be successful.
Now let's move on to one of the most interesting parts - gaining access to the statue of the Seven.
How to open the statue of the Archon
There is only one statue of the gods in Dragonspine, and access to it will unlock all major locations in the region. However, you need to do a series of actionsto make this possible.
We will tell you more about them.
Take the scarlet quartz from the statue
Once in the area of this statue, the player will see that she is chained in prehistoric ice, which is not easy to break.
It seems that there are no ways to break the ice, but the solution to the problem lies on the surface. We are talking about scarlet quartz - a crystal that can be found very close to Statues of the Archon. All the player has to do is walk up to him and smash him with a couple of punches.
hit the ice
By breaking the crystal, the player will receive a small part of it. It will be quite enough to demolish this, it would seem, impenetrable barrier.
Climate in Dragon Ridge (severe frost)
When the player enters Dragonspine, another white health bar appears above the green health bar. It gradually increases, and as soon as it is filled to the end, the character's HP will start to decrease.
Here is what exactly it will do, in addition to reducing the health of the characters:
- Freeze status accumulates faster in conditions of negative temperature.
- Some items cannot be used in cold climates.
- Not only the environment, but certain actions increase the rate of accumulation of the effect.
Caring for warmth
To survive in the conditions of the Dragon Ridge, where the bitter cold reigns, you need to stay warm. To do this, it is necessary to find sources of heat, which can be bonfires, fairies or special ruin candles.
Besides reducing the effect of freezing, characters keep warm, which will allow you to take a breather, use items to heal and continue exploring this area.
As mentioned earlier, Pyro characters are needed to activate the candles and light the fires. Therefore, their value in the squad increases significantly.
Raising the level of the Permafrost Tree up to the fourth, the player will receive blueprints for crafting a special item - thermal bottlewhich allows you to instantly warm up. With it, dependence on fires and candles is reduced to almost zero, the main thing is to have several of these items in reserve.
You can cheat and keep warm if you go to the Test run of characters through the event menu.
How to create a heat bottle
One of the main attractions of the recent Genshin Impact update was undoubtedly the new region - Dragonspine Mountains. He offers hardcore – a climate that, for the first time since the launch of Genshin Impact, offers additional game mechanics. It is expressed in the appearance of a new scale above the health bar. As soon as it fills up, the heroes will begin to gradually lose more HPuntil a heat source is found.
What to do when the fire and candles of the ruins are far away? Do not die and start the journey again ... Fortunately, there are countermeasures for this case. While most anticipated heat sources such as fire bonfire or candle ruins, will help warm the player and recover from the captivity of the cold, there are certain items that can quickly solve the problem - scarlet quartz and thermal bottles, the use of which can help reduce the effect of severe frost.
Consider scarlet quartz first. This mineral is one of the important components of the new bottle. Yes, he himself can warm the hero, but he does it gradually and briefly. The only advantage of this approach is the ability to quickly find quartz, which will allow you to update the timer of the mineral.
Now about the thermal bottle itself. Before making this item, the player needs to find special drawing for its manufacture, but then you can make it at the blacksmith.
The ingredients to create each bottle are as follows: 2 stamens of a flaming flower and 2 piece of star silver. It can then be used as a new dish to ward off the cold.
If you're struggling to find the right ingredients, it's enough to carefully examine the new area. Star silver is found in abundance all over Dragonspine, and Flaming Flower Stamens are an ingredient found in Genshin Impact since the release of the game.
This warming bottle is an item that cannot be made right away. You will have to invest your time and effort in the development of the permafrost tree. But then with a bottle it will be possible to calmly explore the Dragon Ridge, without encountering hypothermia.
Key locations
Like Li Yue's Mondstadt, Dragon's Ridge offers the player a number of dungeons, teleportation points, and many other important locations.
We offer a look at the schematic representations of the main places of the Dragon Ridge, which the player will visit sooner or later.
[Table id = 16 /]permafrost tree
Like the Statues of the Seven scattered throughout Teyvat, the Permafrost Tree accepts offerings of a special material - Crimson Agate.
In exchange for it, the player can receive many useful rewards, including new weapon blueprints.
[Table id = 17 /]Dragonspine Dungeon - Peak of Vindagnyr
According to official information, only one new dungeon was added in update 1.2 - Vindagnir's Peak. There are two sets of awards in it - Lost in the Blizzard and Heart of Depth.
To unlock access to this dungeon, you need to explore the area around it by solving various puzzles, or complete Quest "In the mountains".
New Artifact Sets
[Table id = 18 /]Star Silver Ore Location
Star Silver is a new material introduced in Update 1.2. It is used to create powerful items and weapons.
You can get it in certain places that you can see on the map below.
Treasure location
Dragonspine in Genshin Impact not only boasts new enemies, conditions, and rewards, but also the ability to collect treasure chests filled with Mora and materials.
To make it easier for players, you can take a look at the map below, where the places where they can be found are marked.
New enemies
In addition to the fact that a new region was added in update 1.2, the player is also waiting for new Cryo enemies that will definitely challenge him.
The most dangerous of them are presented below.
[Table id = 19 /]How to solve the pressure tiles puzzle in Dragonspine
With hundreds of different missions to complete, Genshin Impact always has something to do. For example, riddles. Below we will talk about one of them - with pressure plates.
While exploring the Dragonridge, you should head to the western part of the region - the puzzle will be located near the eastern shores of the area called salt lands.
The player will have to interact with eight pressure plates on the ground, located next to the stone wall (one of them is hidden under a layer of ice, which can be broken in the presence of scarlet quartz). Each plate will have an ancient inscription. It will light up on the wall when activated.
The solution to the puzzle is quite simple. Essentially, the player needs to step on four plates with the same inscriptions. After all of them are pressed, the players will have to step on the other four.
If after all these words it is still not clear what to do, then you can look at click ordershown in the image below.
Upon completing this puzzle, players will receive a Crimson Agate as well as a Luxury Chest. In addition, there will be additional experience when the gamer brings the same crystal to the permafrost tree.
How to Use Scarlet Quartz and Break Ancient Ice
Scarlet Quartz is a very unusual item in terms of "appearance" in Genshin Impact. It is often found in the new Dragonridge region, which means it can be used for many things.
Where to find
Scarlet Quartz is a special ore that can be easily found throughout the Dragonspine Mountains. After the destruction of the crystal, a part of it can be picked up by the player. Effect - temporary warming of charactersand stop the scale of severe frost.
Two-Handed Crystal Breakers will have the easiest time getting Scarlet Quartz in just one hit.
How to use
For breaking ice
In the new region, the player can find objects frozen in prehistoric ice. They look like large blocks of shining ice. It, unlike ordinary ice, cannot be broken by weapons or skills related to the Pyro element.
This is where the Scarlet Quartz effects come in handy. With it, it is easier to break through such ice and gain access to the object inside it.
To gain access to the permafrost tree
To unblock permafrost tree, the player must use the Crimson Quartz located around him. You need to take one of these and hit the object once to unfreeze it.
To unlock the statue of the Seven
Also, similar material must be used to unlock Statues of the Seven of the Dragonspine. It is only necessary to break the ice, and then it will be possible to gain access to it.
Activation of pillars during the quest "In the mountains"
Scarlet Quartz is important for thawing pillars during the quest "In the mountains". The player needs to find each piece of quartz in order to unlock all the pillars and complete the task.
Effects
Adds a damage bonus to certain enemies
Some enemies affected by Crimson Quartz take additional damage when the ore breaks. Enough even one piece of such a mineralfor the effect to work.
Temporarily stops the cold
Scarlet Quartz is a vital item to counter the new environmental mechanics in Dragonspine. A cold climate will place your characters in the "Severe frost”, represented by a blue bar above the health bar.
Once this blue bar fills up, your characters will gradually lose HP until a heat source is found or scarlet quartz is used.
The new update 1.2 brought a lot of unusual things and mechanics. Severe frost will often haunt travelers who decide to master the mountains of the Dragonspine Mountains. And in order not to die from the cold, the heroes of Teyvat use Scarlet quartz. With it, survival in the mountains becomes quite real, and it will be easier to get to the fire.
Tablets in Dragonspine
In Update 1.2 Prince of Mela and the Dragon, players will be able to encounter eight different stone tablets in the Dragonspine Mountains, a new region located south of the starting location (Mondstadt).
This puzzle is one of the many puzzles available in this negative climate area. Finding all eight will open a sealed door next to rune with an interesting reward.
This guide will tell you all about these tablets for solving the Dragonspine puzzle and help you find them.
- Stone Tablet #1
Located behind a sealed door and accessible from Archon Statue. From it you need to jump down, turn south towards the ruins and follow the path. The stone tablet will be to the left of the road leading to the door.
- Stone Tablet #2
Found inside a sealed door. Will have to find caskets of the Scribe, the Priest and the Princessto open it. Inside, right in front of the player will be the same sign.
- Stone Tablet #3
You need to start searching for the tablet from the teleportation point located east of the fast travel point, which is located east of A thorn of heavenly cold. You need to climb up the path and exit the cave. On a small snowdrift, the player will find a sign.
- Stone Tablet #4
Now you need to go to the teleportation point in the Starlight Cave. Then jump off and go southwest. There is a sign under the ice. You must first lower the water level by solving a puzzle, and a rather simple one. Then the ice needs to be broken, and for this you need to take Scarlet Quartz. Behind the stone ledge in the corner there will be a tablet.
- Stone Tablet #5
To get the fifth Stone Tablet, you need to unlock the dungeon Peak of Vindagnyr. To do this, you need to melt six ice crystals located throughout the map.
- Stone Tablet #6
The sixth tablet requires solving another puzzle. It's easy if you follow fire spirit fairy and properly illuminate the torches. Now you need to defeat two guards of the ruins and a giant boss. After jumping into the pit, you need to go to the blue gate. To the right of them will be the right thing.
- Stone Tablet #7
All it takes is just to follow main road at Sleeping Dragon Gorge. There you need to fight and destroy a large enemy before you can interact with it and ignite it.
- Stone Tablet #8
You just need to go to the left until you enter the Dragon Ridge from adventure camps in Mondstadt. A tablet can be seen on the edge of the stone ruins.
When all eight tablets are found, a special door will open. The reward is a weapon called Snowy starry silver.
It is made quite powerful and will suit any damage dealer who is able to quickly destroy a large number of enemies. In any case, for the sake of a good weapon, it is worth a little torment.
Guide to unlocking the secret door in Dragonspine
Starlight Cave can please players not only with its beauty, but also with a secret door that contains a good reward. You need three boxes to open it. Where to find them - we will tell below.
Priest's Box
In order to take the Priest's Box in Dragonspine Genshin Impact, you need to find dilapidated tower. She will be in the area Slumbering Dragon Gorge. Climbing up, the player will find what he wanted.
Princess Box
in the middle a small peninsula east of Dragonspine the player will see a test stand in front of him. The essence of the task is simple - to kill mages of the Abyss. First there will be two Cryo Mages, then one Cryo and one Hydro.
Scribe's Box
First of all, you need to move to the teleportation point in the area of the Cave of Starlight. Then it takes find a tombstone and leave three flowers of Cecilia there.
Having acquired all three items, you need to return to the secret door located in the same location as the Scribe's box.
By inserting them, the player will be able to open the door, where they will find three treasure chests and one of the stone tablets.
Conclusion
Dragonthorn in Update 1.2 is a new region that will definitely make life more difficult for gamers. It takes a lot of thought and planning to survive in the bitter cold. But this place will give the players what they most desire - power that cannot be stopped.
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Please explain to me how to break the ice near the water in the very South of the ridge to the left of the ruins with the hilichurls. In 3 years of playing I still haven't broken it.
Secure everything with scarlet quartz
The article is missing one way to get rid of the frost effect. This is more of a life hack, not a game mechanic, but it works, you just need to go to character testing from the banner in the current events menu
thanks, will add to the guide)
Thanks, the article helped a lot. The only remark, it is necessary to kill not the magicians of Fatui, but the magicians of the Abyss
Glad to try) thanks, corrected
how much information! Thank you! I was really very afraid of this area, it’s still hard for me as a beginner .... I still need to figure out how to build squads ....
happy to help) we have an article about detachments, and appeared in the official community emulatorwhere the players offer their packs
I still don't know how to open the door
There is also an additional deluxe crimson agate chest that can be obtained by feeding the chanterelles near the camp inside the mountain. 5 feedings in 5 days.