Thaw all the Shards Out - Genshin Impact - In The Mountains

In the Mountains is a world quest in Dragonspine area in Genshin Impact. It has several steps that will guide you throughout the new area. One of the steps that was a little troublesome for me was Thaw all the Shards Out. This step will ask you to find two shards by following the strange blue plants, but you also have to solve a small puzzle and find a hidden seelie. The area where you should look for the shards is very huge, thus, our guide to Thaw all the Shards Out In The Mountains quest will tell you where to look for the shards in both Entombed City Outskirt and Starglow Cavern and how to solve the puzzles.

Genshin Impact Thaw All the Shards Out – Entombed City Outskirts

Description for this step tells you that the first shard flew up and away after being thawed out. According to Iris, there are two other shards here on Dragonspine. If you follow the strange blue plants, you may be able to find more shards of this sort around Entombed City Outskirts and Starglow Cavern. The first shard is hidden somewhere in Entombed City Outskirts area. You should go north and use Dragonspine Teleport Waypoint near Wyrmrest Valley.

There’s a seelie here that will fly from one ice pillar to the next, once you activate it. You should remember the pattern and use an ice character to activate each pillar in the order the seelie showed you. In case you did not pay enough attention here’s a screenshot showing the correct Entombed City Outskirts shard puzzle combination.

How to fight Golems and Ruin Grader? In The Mountains Genshin Impact Quest

Next you will have to fight two golems. The problem here is that the Sheer Cold debuff will also become active. To avoid getting damaged by sheer cold you will have to run around and find Ruin Braziers. There are several in a circle around the ice pillars you just activated. One by one will get activated throughout the fight. Your foal is to run to an active Ruin Pillar and fight the golems from there. Once you defeat the initial two golems a mini boss level 69 called Ruin Grader will come out. Use the same tactics to keep yourself warm. Once you defeat him a hole will open and you need to jump in.

Seelie Location in the Cave and How to Thaw the Shard in Entombed City Outskirts?

You need to find four pieces of scarlet quartz, one unlocked by finding two Seelies, and then hit the shard after you find each quartz to thaw the shard. To be able to do this you will have to find three scarlet quartz nodes in the cave you jumped inside and find two seelies that will unlock the gate to the fourth quartz. You’ll see the first seelie on the ice formation as you jump inside the cave. The second seelie is hidden inside a snow pile you’ll have to thaw with a fire character. Once both seelies are activated you can go beyond the previously locked gate and then pick up the scarlet quartz. Use the buff it gives you to hit the ice shard in the middle of the cave and thaw it.

Starglow Cavern Thaw all the Shards Out

Thawing the shard in Starglow Cavern is much easier. Go to the Teleport waypoint left of the letters Starglow Cavern. There’s a hole in the ground behind it. Go east through the cave and you’ll reach the shard. You’ll have to find three Scarlet quartz that are easy to spot close to the shard. You finish the challenge of killing all enemies and the fourth quartz becomes available. This will conclude the In The Mountains quest and let you continue your Dragonspine adventures.