The Chalk Prince Act 2 Guide | Archon's Rival Story Quest Walkthrough and Rewards

This is a guide for the second act of The Chalk Prince and the Dragon event in Genshin Impact. Learn how to unlock the Archon's Rival Quest and clear the event objectives, and check all rewards!

The Chalk Prince and the Dragon
Act I	Act II	Act III	Act IV

Chalk Prince Act 2 Information

How to Unlock

Clear Act 1 of the Chalk Prince Event

To start on part 2 of the big Albedo event, you need to first have made it through Act 1. You don't need to have cleared the tasks from Act 1, just the quest!

The Chalk Prince Act 1 Guide

Archon's Rival Walkthrough and Rewards

Archon's Rival Quest Details

As Albedo suspected, this sword can absorb power to display a facsimile of growth. This rare ability has caused it to catch the eye of certain parties with ulterior motives.

Archon's Rival Objectives

Archon's Rival Quest Rewards

Rewards
Primogem ×60	Hero's Wit ×3	Mora ×30000

Archon's Rival Quest Walkthrough

	Objectives
1	Meet with Albedo at his campsite.
2	Head to the investigation area, and speak with Albedo there.
3	Defeat 2 waves of Treasure Hoarders.
4	Defeat 3 Fatui Skirmishers.
5	Follow the marker and investigate the Ley Line Disorder.
6	Defeat 6 hilichurl enemies then speak to Albedo.

Archon's Rival Tips & Strategies

Recommended Party

All Characters
Lyney	Hu Tao	Diluc
Arlecchino	Klee	Dehya
Yoimiya	Yanfei	Thoma
Amber	Bennett	Xiangling
Gaming	Xinyan	Chevreuse

It is highly recommended to bring a Pyro character while adventuring and exploring Dragonspine. Most of the enemies you will encounter in this area has the Cryo element.

Using Festering Desire is Optional

Equipping and using the Festering Desire during any of the battles is optional, so there's no need to bring out any of your Sword characters!

The Chalk Prince and the Dragon Act II Guide

The Testing Grounds Challenge

After completing the Archon's Rival Story Quest, you can do the Testing Grounds Challenge. You need to navigate to one of the markers and activate it to start the challenge.

Once the challenge begins, you will need to defeat a certain number of enemies while making sure not to die from the Sheer Cold.

Protect the Ruin Brazier

Around the Challenge area will be 3 Ruin Braziers that you can approach to warm up avoid getting affected by the Sheer Cold.

Besides attacking you, enemies will also try to destroy the Ruin Braziers.

Random Buff at the start

When you start a Testing Grounds challenge, your team will receive a random buff to help you against the enemies.

No Resin needed for reward

Unlike the Ley Line Disorder challenges, the Testing Grounds does not need any resin to participate or to claim the rewards.

After completing the challenge you will receive Glimmering Essence to use in the Event Shop. The amount of Glimmering Essence you receive will depend on your World Level.

▲ 3,100 Glimmering Essence needed

In order to get all the items in the first Event Shop, you will need 3,100 Glimmering Essence.

Act 2 Event Tasks

Task	Rewards
Refine Festering Desire to level 2	Primogem x30 Mora x20,000
Accumulate a total of 600 Glimmering Essence	Primogem x30 Mora x20,000
Accumulate a total of 1,800 Glimmering Essence	Primogem x30 Mora x20,000
Complete the Testing Grounds challenge 8 times	Primogem x30 Mora x20,000
Complete the Testing Grounds challenge 16 times	Primogem x30 Mora x20,000
Complete the Testing Grounds challenge 5 times without any Ruin Brazier being deactivated	Primogem x30 Mora x20,000

Glimmering Essence Event Shop

Item	Cost	Limit	Buy Rating
Festering Dragon Marrow	Glimmering Essence x600	1	★★★★★
Hero's Wit	Glimmering Essence x20	20	★★★★☆
Chains of the Dandelion Gladiator	Glimmering Essence x25	6	★★★☆☆
Debris of Decarabian's City	Glimmering Essence x25	6	★★★☆☆
Boreal Wolf's Cracked Tooth	Glimmering Essence x25	6	★★★☆☆
Lustrous Stone from Guyun	Glimmering Essence x25	6	★★★☆☆
Mist Veiled Mercury Elixir	Glimmering Essence x25	6	★★★☆☆
Piece of Aerosiderite	Glimmering Essence x25	6	★★★☆☆
Mystic Enhancement Ore	Glimmering Essence x10	60	★★☆☆☆
Mora x10,000	Glimmering Essence x20	30	★☆☆☆☆

Genshin Impact Related Links

The Chalk Prince Event Guide

All Chalk Prince Event Guides

Chalk Prince Event Acts
Act I Guide	Act II Guide
Act III Guide	Act IV Guide
Act V Guide

Chalk Prince Boss Guides

Frostborn Miracle Challenge Boss
Resurgent Cryo Regisvine Guide

All Chalk Prince Event Items

Event Weapon and Upgrade Materials
Festering Desire	Festering Dragon Marrow
Event Items
Rime-Worn Fragment	Rime-Worn Crystal