Having experienced a year-long wait after arriving at Inazuma, we now get to explore the city of wisdom and home to the Dendro Archon, Sumeru. A quick glance of what’s included in the Genshin Impact version 3.0 tells us there are many new characters to meet, a new story to escape into, and plenty of events to keep us tied over. But as we already know, Genshin Impact is one of the best gacha games, pushing the limits on the hardware from some of the greatest Android phones out there. HoYoverse incentivizes you to stay up-to-date on the latest content, which means you can’t just waste time wandering aimlessly in Teyvat. However, you won’t need to be up-to-date with the Archon quest to access Sumeru, which is why we’ve outlined the minimal steps required to start exploring the new luscious region.
Pre-requisites
Unfortunately, you can’t just waltz your way into Sumeru as you could with Liyue and Mondstadt. But it isn’t as restrictive when trying to reach the Inazuma islands. You can naturally enter if you’re up-to-date on the latest Archon quest; otherwise, you can explore the Chasm to find your way into Sumeru.
How to get to the Chasm
- Reach Adventure Rank 28
- Complete Archon quest: Chapter I: Act III – A New Star Approaches Archon Quest
- Start World quest: Surreptitious Seven-Star Seal Sundering
You’ll approach two Millelith soldiers guarding the entrance to the Chasm to start the World quest: Surreptitious Seven-Star Seal Sundering, which gives you entry to the surface of the Chasm. It isn’t necessary to complete the World quest you picked up to get to Sumeru, but it’s highly recommended to finish if you want to progress further into the storyline. Completing Surreptitious Seven-Star Seal Sundering will open up the Chasm depths, which is what you’ll access when you’re starting the Archon quest: Requiem of the Echoing Depths.
Note: You must complete this Archon quest to proceed to the Sumeru Archon quest line!
How to raise your Adventure Rank
Raising your Adventure Rank is a tall order, especially in the early game. However, it is necessary to keep up with the storyline, access new World quests, and be eligible for limited-time events. We have a few tips and tricks for raising your Adventure Rank; refer to our how-to travel to Inazuma guide to learn more. The biggest takeaway is always spending your Resin and ensuring you’re completing your Adventurer’s handbook entries.
How to get to Sumeru
Sumeru is located on the left side of the main continent of Teyvat, found directly left the Chasm. The tricky part is ensuring access to the Chasm and learning how to maneuver around the terrain. Below we outline the steps on the easiest route to get to Sumeru and how to unlock the map, along with showing where the location of the city.
- Locate where the Chasm is on your map and use the nearest Waypoint to reach The Chasm, Liyue Waypoint.
- If you haven’t unlocked any Waypoints, you’ll have to travel the Chasm’s surface to reach the entrance.
- Enter the tunnel and follow it until you’ve reached the other side.
- Congrats! You’re in the land of Sumeru, but now you need to visit the nearest Statue of the Seven to uncover a portion of your map.
- After visiting the Statue of the Seven, your darkened map reveals a portion of Sumeru. We highly recommend changing your Traveler to Dendro at the Statue of the Seven.
- The next stop is the central city; below, we outlined where the city is on the map. Be aware that Sumeru’s terrain is vertical sometimes, so use the grapple spots to traverse from one place to another while exploring!
How to get to the desert area in Sumeru
Now that we know how to access the mainland and have located the city of Sumeru, we still have the desert area that went live as of Genshin Impact version 3.1. You’ll need to know how to navigate towards the desert if you want to be up to date on the main story or if you managed to snag Cyno off his limited banner run. Thankfully, if you have already entered the main section of Sumeru, you don’t need to worry about any restrictions in exploring this new area!
- Enter the Sumeru region, and head far southwest.
- Locate the Ashavan Realm, Sumeru Waypoint, and teleport to that location. If you don’t have that teleporter unlocked, you’ll have to travel on foot to get there. We advise you to take advantage of the Four-Leaf Sigils scattered around Sumeru (interacting with them lets you slingshot your character to high ground); you may need to activate Clusterleaves of Cultivation (plants) with a Dendro attack to get more sigils to spawn! Note: If you haven’t grabbed your free Collei yet, she’s super helpful for exploring/traversing around Sumeru.
- The teleporter sets you in Caravan Ribat, a small settlement located at the entrance to the Land of Lower Setekh. Now to get the first map section of the desert (Land of Lower Setekh) lit up, we head towards the Statue of the Seven in that area by walking along the main road.
- Tap on the Statue of the Seven to interact with it, and your map should light up. Repeat the approach when finding the other two Statue of the Seven to light up the rest of the desert.
Welcome to Sumeru
It might’ve taken a few extra steps to get to Sumeru, but once you’re there, you’ll have plenty to explore and many opportunities to experiment with a new element. Sumeru’s map is still expanding, so it’s best to get ahead of the game by exploring the available parts right now; so be sure to collect your free Collei, one of the best Sumeru explorer units you can have on your team. If you haven’t already started up, check out Genshin Impact, one of Android’s best games, by grabbing the title through the widget below.
