Those who’ve spent some time with Genshin Impact may’ve already heard whispers of this notorious quest, but either way, there’s no shame in needing a bit of guidance. “Time and the Wind” can be accepted as a quest on an unmarked island, and offers players several rewards (including 60 Primogems and 6 Mystic Enhancement Ores) upon completion.
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First and foremost, adventurers should be aware that this sidequest is intended for upper-level players. Level 40 characters are recommended as a minimum. Bearing that in mind, players should head over to Starsnatch Cliff when ready to undertake this mission. To start “Time and the Wind,” players will need to find and read a “Ragged Notebook” found on an uninhabited nameless island, directly east of Stormbearer Point/Starsnatch Cliff.
Avid runners can opt for Kaeya’s (or any Cryo user’s) abilities and simply walk across the water to reach the island, but otherwise, players should stock up on stamina-replenishing treats and head for the top of Starsnatch Cliff. Once there, simply glide due east. Amber and/or Venti’s passive gliding stamina bonuses are highly recommended.
Once on the Nameless Island, players should destroy a boulder found on its southern end. A Ragged Notebook will appear, and players can read it to begin the quest. The cryptic journal asks readers to “observe the shadow on the sundial,” which has understandably left many players confused.
To observe the so-called shadow, players should head to the stone circle on the unmarked island at 2AM - 5AM, in-game time. Once there, players should use Elemental Sight to discover a trail that leads them to a cluster of “wind” on the northern coast of the isle. The cluster will disperse when hit by an Anemo skill, prompting players to hunt down three new bits of “wind” (aka green little magic orbs) and disperse them with Anemo. These new wind clusters will be found at the following sites:
Island’s eastern coast Island’s southern coast Atop the island’s tallest pillar
Once the three clusters have been blown away, players should return to the sundial on the secret island, where they’ll be able to find a new, larger, cluster of wind. Using Anemo on this wind will trigger a miniboss fight against a level 40 Eye of the Storm Relentless Elemental.
Unfortunately, the Eye of the Storm will flee mid-battle. Players will have to follow its wind currents to track it down, and effectively repeat the above tasks to finish the resume and complete the fight against it. Thankfully, the elemental flees to the Thousand Winds Temple, which is one of many places worth marking in Genshin Impact, because of its convenient teleport waypoint. After following the elemental back to the temple, players should talk to the NPC near the sundial.
They will find the NPC’s notebook in the nearby camp, and should read it to trigger the “sundial shadow” sequence once again. This time, players will be able to defeat the Eye of the Storm and finish Time and the Wind.
Genshin Impact is available now on the App Store, Google Play, and PS4.
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