Watatsumi Island Guide

Watatsumi Island is one of the islands in the Inazuma region released in Genshin Impact Version 2.1. Learn how to get to the island, Watatsumi Electroculus locations, how to solve Watatsumi Island Puzzles, island quests, island enemies, island items, and other information in this Inazuma guide!

How to Get to Watatsumi Island

Unlocked on Inazuma Archon Quest Chapter 2: Act 1

After completing the Archon Quest for Chapter 2: Prologue, you can begin Chapter 2: Act 1. Play through The Immovable God and the Eternal Euthymia Archon Quest to be able to sail to Inazuman areas, including access to Watatsumi Island.

Chapter 2 Act 1 Walkthrough

Full Watatsumi Island Map

Watatsumi Island Electroculus

Map of Watatsumi Island Electroculus

Watatsumi Island Electroculus Guides

To see all Electroculus location walkthroughs in Watatsumi Island, and all of Inazuma, take a look at our Electroculus walkthrough:
Electroculus Locations and Map

Watatsumi Island Puzzles

The Moon-Bathed Deep Quest Puzzles

Watatsumi's main World Questline, The Moon-Bathed Deep, involves a myriad of puzzles from each ''Parts'' of Watatsumi that you need to solve in order to finish the quest.

The Moon-Bathed Deep Quests Guide

Unlocking Palace in A Pool

The Palace in a Pool Domain is located in the northeast area of Watatsumi Island.

The Domain is underwater!

Although you can get to the location pretty easily, the Domain will initially be underwater. You'll need to solve a series of puzzles and lower the water level twice to unlock it.
Palace in a Pool Domain Guide

The 9 Cube Puzzle

The 9 Cube Puzzle in Watatsumi Island can be found near the eastern Teleport Waypoint in Bourou Village.

Watatsumi Island Cube Puzzle Guide

Mysterious Pillars

Interact with the Mysterious Pillars, which are unique to Watatsumi Island, to change the state of objects and mechanisms around the area.

Mysterious Pillars Puzzle Guide

Phase Gates

There are various Phase Gates in Watatsumi Island. Rotate a Phase Gate to establish an Energy Route with another Phase Gate and go through the gates to travel quickly to another area!

How to Use Phase Gates

Thunder Barrier Puzzle

Thunder Barriers are domes or doors that block certain areas using Electro Energy.

How to Pass Through Thunder Barriers

Use Electrogranum to Pass Through

Electrograna can be summoned all over Watatsumi Island with a Thunder Sakura Bough.

When you have an Electrograna with you, you will be able to pass through Thunder Barriers if their level is high enough.

How to Use Electrograna

Bake-Danuki Puzzle

Bake-Danuki are mischievous spirits that dance and hide by disguising themselves as various objects.
Bake-Danuki Guide

Other Watatsumi Island Puzzles

Puzzle/Feature	Puzzle/Feature Information
Electric Lamps	Summon an Electrogranum and approach the Electric Lamp to light it up.
Thunder Sphere	Summon Electrograna to use Thunder Spheres for faster movement.
Electro Seelie	Follow the fast Electro Seelie for Treasure Chest rewards.
Electro Rock Pile	Use Elemental Attacks on breakable Electro Stone Piles to destroy them.
Electro Stones	Connect an Electro Circuit with the use of the Discharge, Relay, and Cumulation Stones.
Lightning Probe	The Lightning Probe will point towards the direction of the Electro Element. Match the direction it's pointing to with its base to get rewards.
Cube Pattern	Attack the Cube Devices to change their patterns until they match.

Watatsumi Island Quests

Story Quests in Watatsumi Island

Story Quest Guide
Kokomi's Story Quest

World Quests in Watatsumi Island

Quest Guide	How to Start Quest
Divine Plant of the Depths	Talk to Komaki in Bourou Village.
The Moon-Bathed Deep	Talk to Tsuyuko in Mouun Shrine.
Solitary Sea-Beast	Approach and talk to ''???' south of the Mouun Shrine.
Fertilizer... Salesperson?	Talk to Iwata in Bourou Village after completing Kokomi's Story Quest.
Clean House	Talk to Shizuru in Sangonomiya Shrine.

Watatsumi Island Enemies

Hydro Hypostasis

The Hydro Hypostasis is a new field boss located in a cave North of Watatsumi Island, near the Suigetsu Pool.

Hydro Hypostasis Boss Guide

New Specter Enemies

Spectral Enemies
Hydro Specter	Geo Specter	Anemo Specter
Pyro Specter	Cryo Specter	Electro Specter
Dendro Specter

Specters are floating Elemental enemies found all over Watatsumi Island!

Specter Enemy Guide

Other Notable Enemies in Watatsumi Island

List of Enemies
Ruin Scout	Ruin Destroyer	Ruin Defender
Ruin Cruiser	Nobushi: Kikouban	Nobushi: Jintouban
Nobushi: Hitsukeban	Mirror Maiden	Kairagi: Fiery Might
Kairagi: Dancing Thunder	Electro Whopperflower

Watatsumi Island Items

Inazuma Items in Watatsumi Island

Open-World Materials

List of Items
Amethyst Lump	Lavender Melon	Onikabuto
Sango Pearl	Sea Ganoderma	Seagrass
Unagi Meat

Ascension Materials

List of Items
Kageuchi Handguard	Famed Handguard	Old Handguard
Dismal Prism	Crystal Prism	Polarizing Prism
Chaos Axis	Chaos Gear	Dew of Repudiation
Spectral Nucleus	Spectral Husk	Spectral Heart

Sango Pearl

Sango Pearls are local specialties found exclusively on Watatsumi Island. You can find them nestled at the center of pink coral shells.

Sango Pearl Locations

Watatsumi Island Achievements

A Distant Sea Shepherd's Treasure

Achievement	Rank	Primogem Reward
A Distant Sea Shepherd's Treasure	★	5 Primogems
Objective : Gain the most valued treasure of a great pirate from the ramblings of drunkards.

Finding Rinzou's Signet in a chest in Watatsumi Island will give you the A Distant Sea Shepherd's Treasure Achievement. The Komaki's Daily Fortune can lead you to this chest, but is not necessary for completion.
Komaki’s Daily Fortune Guide

Long John Silver

Achievement	Rank	Primogem Reward
Long John Silver	★	5 Primogems
Objective : Find all of Rinzou's Buried Treasure

Finding all the Strange Symbols scattered in Watatsumi Island will give you the Long John Silver Achievement. Digging in front of some of the Strange Symbols will also give you a Common Chest as part of Komaki's Daily Fortune.
Strange Symbol Locations

The Stranding of the Beagle Achievement

Investigating and reading all the unknown researcher's notes in Watatsumi Island will give you The Stranding of the Beagle Achievement, which gives 5 Primogems!

Achievement	Rank	Primogem Reward
The Stranding of the Beagle	★	5 Primogems
Objective : Explore Watatsumi Island, following in the steps of an unknown researcher

Today, This Seal — Tomorrow, Watatsumi Island!

Solving the Mysterious Pillar puzzle near the Teleport Waypoint on the eastern side of Watatsumi Island will give you this achievement. A Mirror Maiden can be seen guarding this area.

Achievement	Rank	Primogem Reward
Today, This Seal — Tomorrow, Watatsumi Island!	★	5 Primogems
Objective : Break the seal over the Electro Archon's shrine.

Achievement List and Rewards

Notable Areas in Watatsumi Island

Sangonomiya Shrine

Watatsumi Island is the territory of the Sangonomiya Clan, with Sangonomiya Kokomi as the island's Divine Priestess and Supreme Leader.

Kokomi's Character Guide

Bourou Village

A peaceful village on the south side of Watatsumi Island. It is said that ancestors of the people in Bourou Village came from beneath the waters.

This is also where the soldiers of the Resistance currently resides. Gorou is most likely to be living here as well.

Gorou Character Guide

''Enkanomiya''

The entrance to Enkanomiya is said to be located deep inside the large vortex in front of the Sangonomiya Shrine. Legend says that ancestors of the people of Watatsumi Island came from here.

Genshin Impact Inazuma Guides

Inazuma Map Guide

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