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When the Trail Goes Cold World Quest Walkthrough and Rewards

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Genshin Impact - When the Trail Goes Cold Quest Guide

When the Trail Goes Cold is a preliminary World Quest for the Dragonspine Area in Genshin Impact. See how to unlock this quest, its walkthrough, and all the rewards of this quest here in this guide!

List of Contents

How to Unlock When the Trail Goes Cold

Get Commissioned by Katheryne

Genshin Impact When the Trail Goes Cold How to Unlock - Talk to Katheryne
Go to Mondstadt and get the commission about Dragonspine from Katheryne. Doing so will automatically unlock and trigger the quest.

Mondstadt Map Guide

When the Trail Goes Cold Walkthrough

Talk to Katheryne

Genshin - When the Trail Goes Cold - Talk to Katheryne
Katheryne will give you a commission to find a person called Iris in an encampment set-up just outside the snowy mountains of Dragonspine.

Talk to Iris

Genshin - When the Trail Goes Cold - Talk to Iris
Iris is inside a tent in the encampment in Dragonspine, located just a couple of steps away from the Teleport Waypoint. Talk to her about the dangers of Dragonspine.

When the Trail Goes Cold Information

Introductory to Dragonspine

Genshin - When the Trail Goes Cold Information - Introductory to Dragonspine
When the Trail Goes Cold is the introductory quest to the snowy area in Mondstadt, Dragonspine!

Dragonspine Map and Unlock Guide

When the Trail Goes Cold Release Date

Released in Version 1.5

Genshin Impact Version 1.5
Genshin Impact Version 1.5 - Beneath the Light of Jadeite
Release Date April 28, 2021

When the Trail Goes Cold went live the same time as the Version 1.5 last April 28, 2021!

Version 1.5 Release Date and Patch Notes

When the Trail Goes Cold Rewards

Total Quest Rewards

Quest Rewards
Genshin - Adventurer Adventurer's Experience x4 Genshin - Mora Image Mora x10000

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