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Date's Challenge is an Enkanomiya World Quest locked under the Evernight Temple Maze. Learn how to unlock Date's Challenge with the maze, how to solve Date's labyrinth puzzle, and what to do with the Hydrological Studies of Byakuyakoku rewards in this quest guide!
List of Contents
| How to Unlock | Reach Adventure Rank 30+ Complete Chapter 2: Act 3 Complete ''From Dusk to Dawn'' Solve the Evernight Temple Maze |
|---|
Date's Challenge is located in Enkanomiya, so you have to get there first.
You also have to complete the main Enkanomiya quest chain, From Dusk to Dawn in Byakuyakoku, to unlock the Day-Night switching mechanisms and reveal Date's Challenge.
| Image Guides for Unlocking Date's Challenge | |
|---|---|
 Maze Location |
 Correct Maze Layout |
The quest-giver, Date, is locked in a room below the Evernight Temple Maze. You can keep reading this section for a walkthrough summary, but we have a full guide in our Evernight Temple Maze page.
| How to Unlock Date's Challenge | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Teleport to the waypoint west of the maze and glide down to a ledge with one Day-Night mechanism and two Triangular Mechanisms. |
| 2 | Switch to Whitenight and hit the Triangular Mechanisms until the inner and outer walls of the maze are in the correct position. Use the image above as a reference! |
| 3 | Switch back to Evernight, enter the maze, and activate four Hydro Monuments with Hydro attacks. This will unlock the hatch in the center of the maze. |
| 4 | Jump down into the hatch, open the Luxurious Chest, and talk to the afterimage to unlock Date's Challenge. |
The Serpent's Heart Puzzle is locked by a cube mechanism. You need Date's Key to open the hatch that leads to the underground room, but you should have this key if you've completed the Evernight Temple Maze and talked to Date.
| Image Guides for Date's Puzzle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Puzzle Markers |
 Correct Puzzle Layout |
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| Day-Night Mechanism | The Whitenight-Evernight Switch. You can also use this as a location reference. | ||
| Switches 1 and 2 |
The two switches used to open and close the brown gates in the room. | ||
| Triangles 1 and 2 |
The Triangular Mechanisms used to move the stone walls back and forth. | ||
| Broken Lines | The brown gates you open and close with the switches. | ||
| Gray Lines | The stone walls you can move back and forth with Triangular Mechanisms. | ||
To solve the puzzle, you have to switch to Whitenight and use both the switches and the Triangular Mechanisms to move the walls until the layout matches the image above.
You should match the wall layout in the image above.
| Step-by-Step Guide to Date's Puzzle | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Switch to Whitenight to activate Triangular Mechanisms 1 and 2. |
| 2 | Use Switch 1 to open the north gate. |
| 3 | Use Switch 2 to open the south gate. |
| 4 | Attack Triangular Mechanism 1 two times, until the wall can't move any farther. |
| 5 | Use Switch 1 to close the north gate. |
| 6 | Attack Triangular Mechanism 2 two times, until the wall can't move any farther. |
| 7 | Use Switch 2 to close the south gate. |
| 8 | Use Triangular Mechanism 1 one time to get the correct layout. |
| 9 | Switch back to the Evernight state. |
| 10 | Open the Luxurious Chest and get Date's other Medal of Recognition! |
| Step-by-Step Guide | |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Solve the Evernight Temple Maze Puzzle to unlock an underground room. Click here to jump to the walkthrough! |
| 2 |  Drop down into the room, open the Luxurious Chest, and talk to the afterimage. This afterimage is Date, and he gives you Date's Key. |
| 3 | Go to the marked location in The Serpent's Heart and look for a cube mechanism by hatch. |
| 4 |  Use Date's Key to open the hatch and jump down into the room. |
| 5 |  Solve the puzzle in this room to unlock the Luxurious Chest and get a Medal of Recognition. Click here for the walkthrough! |
| 6 |  Now that you have Date's other Medal of Recognition, go back to his location under the Evernight Temple Maze and talk to him. If you can't see Date's location on the map, you have to switch to Evernight. This is because afterimages only appear in Enkanomiya's Evernight state. |
| 7 |  Take the stairs right beside Date and open the secret room. |
| 8 |  Open the Exquisite Chest to get complete the quest and get the ''Hydrological Studies of Byakuyakoku.'' This is needed for the ''Collections of Dragons and Snakes'' quest! |
| 9 |  You can also grab the Key Sigil inside the secret room before you leave! |
| Rewards | ||
|---|---|---|
 Adventure EXP
×200 |
 Primogem
×30 |
 Hero's Wit
×2 |
The Hydrological Studies of Byakuyakoku is one of Ema's books. You need it to complete the ''Collection of Dragons and Snakes'' quest where, you collect five of Ema's lost books.
See other book locations in this guide:
Collections of Dragons and Snakes Guide
One of the Key Sigils in Enkanomiya is actually locked behind Date's Challenge. You can only get it once you access the secret room that you can only unlock after finishing the quest.
For a full guide on Key Sigils and their locations, take a look at our guide:
All Enkanomiya Key Sigil Locations
| Achievement | Rank | Primogem Reward |
 "Maybe Get Yourself a More Social Hobby..."
|
★ | 5 Primogems |
|---|---|---|---|
| Objective : Complete Date's labyrinth challenge. | |||
Complete all of Date's labyrinth challenges to obtain the ''Maybe Get Yourself a More Social Hobby...'' achievement, which rewards 5 Primogems!
The walkthrough is confusing. genshin-impact.fandom does it better.
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Yeah the guide is terrible. It shows the wrong “Correct Picture” like bro, you’re absolutely delusional. Also if you have Mona you can just cheese it by using elemental skill through the wall.