The Journey Home Archon Quest Guide for Genshin Impact. See rewards, how to unlock, walkthrough, step-by-step guide, release date, & strategy for the Song of the Welkin Moon Prelude.
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Archon Quest: The Journey Home How To Unlock
| Release Date | 2025/07/30 - 2025/09/09 |
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| Unlock Condition | Quick Start Criteria: - Reach adventure Rank 28 or above. - Complete the Archon Quest: A New Star Approaches Archon Quest Unlock Criteria: - Reah Adventure Rank 40 or above - Complete Archon Quest: A Space And Time For You |
| Reward | ▼All Rewards |
Archon Quest: The Journey Home Walkthrough
Flamelets
Walkthrough Guide
Go to the Flower-Feather Clan, and talk to Ifa and Chasca.- Defeat the Secret Source Automatons.
- Go to the Children of Echoes and talk to Xilonen.
└ Help Xilonen with her chores: Tidy up the boxes and pick up the junk.
└ Use Ineffa's Elemental Skill to clean/mop the floors. - (Pick up the Green book)
└ Choosing a book will not affect the whole quest. 
Meet up with the Caravan members at the Tepeacac Rise.
Smoldering
Walkthrough Guide
- Go back to the Flower-Feather Clan and interact with the kids.
- Go to the Quahuacan Cliff and look for Ineffa.
- Return to the Flower-Feather Clan.
- Check the situation, and go meet up with Citlali.
- Follow Citlali.
- Look for Ineffa.
└ Complete the aerial challenge using Chasca. Use her Elemental Skill to fly. - (Once you locate Ineffa, a battle with enemies will start)
└ Defeat the Source Mechanisms. - Start following Zhuoxin & avoid getting caught.
Searing
Walkthrough Guide
- Enter the ruins (Domain: Temple of Cascading Colors: Ch'upikaq Tajin
- Follow Ineffa.
- Defeat the enemies to unlock the gate.
- Enter the hallway and avoid the orange barriers.
How to avoid the orange barriers? - Interact with the Service bot and then ride the access module.
- Follow Ineffa.
- Indwell with a Tatankasaur
└ Use its skill to break the barriers and boulders.
└ How to use Tatankasaur's skill? 
After entering the passageway on the left side, go to the top of the stone plate and hit ascend.- Help the Secret Source Automaton to defeat the Avatar of Lava. After defeating the enemy, go forward.
- Walk Ineffa going to the Priestess of Floral Candles and Skyborne Feathers.
- Fight the Mirror of the Dawning Morn. (Without Ineffa)
- After the cutscene, another battle with the Mirror of the Dawning Morn will start. (With Ineffa)
- Talk to Ineffa and open the letter.
Clean The Floor Using Ineffa's Elemental Skill
In order to clean the floor, use Ineffa's Elemental Skill to summon Birgitta, and it will start cleaning the dirt on the floor. Check the video above for reference.
Avoid The Orange Barriers
| 1 | For the first orange barrier, avoid it by going to the mid-part of the hallway, then going to the left side. Make sure to wait for the barrier to pass through you, then sprint away to the next path. |
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| 2 | For the second barrier, before the orange barrier reaches you. Then there will be a huge hole where you can jump down. Check the video above for reference. |
Use The Tatankasaur
| 1 | Indwell with a Tatankasaur and use its skill to break the walls. |
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| 2 | Use the Tatankasaur again and use it to break boulders. Note! after breaking the boulder, go to the left side. You can either switch to your character or continue using the saurian. |
Archon Quest: The Journey Home Rewards
Archon Quest Rewards
| Rewards List |
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| Primogems x60 Mystic Enhancement Ore x8Adventurer's Experience x1,000 Mora x44,000 Hero's Wit x4 Flower-Shaped Machine Component x1 Crackle-Clatter Cryptex x1 |
Unlock Hidden Achievements
You can also unlock some hidden achievements during and after this Journey Home archon quest!
| Achievement | Details |
|---|---|
| Unimaginable Love | This robot hails from Nod-Krai |
| Incomprensible Fury | Halt the rekindling and return of the Mirror of the Dawning Morn. |
| The Journey Home | Complete The Journey Home. |
Get The Limited-Time Rewards Upon Completing The Journey Home
| Duration |
|---|
| Rewards List |
| Primogems x60Secret Source Airflow Accumulator x6 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment x9 Warrior's Metal Whistle x12 Sentry's Wooden Whistle x15 Glowing Hornshroom x30 |
Genshin Impact - Related Quest Guides
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| ▼World Quests | ▼Story Quests |
Latest Quests
| 5.8 Quests | |
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Prologue Act 1
Prologue Act 2
Prologue Act 3
Chapter 1 Act 1
Chapter 1 Act 2
Chapter 1 Act 3
Chapter 1 Act 4
Chapter 2 Prologue
Chapter 2 Act 1
Chapter 2 Act 2
Chapter 2 Act 3
Chapter 2 Act 4
Interlude Act 1
Interlude Act 2
Interlude Act 3
Interlude Act 4
Chapter 3 Act 1
Chapter 3 Act 2
Chapter 3 Act 3
Chapter 3 Act 4
Chapter 3 Act 5
Chapter 3 Act 6
Chapter 4 Act 1
Chapter 4 Act 2
Chapter 4 Act 3
Chapter 4 Act 4
Chapter 4 Act 5
Chapter 4 Act 6
Chapter 5 Act 1
Chapter 5 Act 2
Chapter 5 Act 3
Chapter 5 Act 4
Chapter 5 Interlude
Chapter 5 Act 5
