All 76 Aranara Locations in Sumeru and Puzzle Guide

Find all 76 Aranara locations in Sumeru by solving puzzles involving the Confused, Music-Loving, Material-Collecting, Reckless, and Mischievous Aranara. See how to help all Aranara, where to find the locations, quests, and rewards in this Genshin Impact guide.

All 76 Aranara Locations

Aranara Locations in Sumeru

Locations	Number
Lokapala Jungle	1-10
Avidya Forest	11-19
Ardravi Valley	20-36
Vissudha Field	37-46
Ashavan Realm	47-76

You can find a total of 76 Aranara in Lokapala Jungle, Avidya Forest, Ardravi Valley, Vissudha Field, and Ashavan Realm of the Sumeru Region. Collect materials, defeat enemies, play the Vintage Lyre, and apply Dendro to get various rewards and treasure chests from these mystical creatures.

Sumeru Region and Map Guide

How to Find the Aranara

The Aranara can only appear after you have finished Aranyaka: Part II of the Dream Nursery quest chain in Sumeru. Afterwards, these creatures will appear around the open world. Paimon will also comment if one is nearby.

The World of Aranara Quest Guide

Aranara Locations in Lokapala Jungle

Full Map	1-10	11-19
20-36	37-46	47-76

1	Reckless Aranara • Inside the Aranara house at the end of the path between The Palace of Alcazarzaray and Mawtiyima Forest. • Defeat the Hilichurls.
2	Mischievous Aranara • On top of the Seed Mirror tower accessible by activating the Broken Dendro Monument with the Vintage Lyre. • Apply Electro to the Seed Mirror and check the scope to your right and check the basket, the Mischievous Aranara should be standing beside you.
3	Aradanish • On top of the big blue mushroom in Mawtiyima Forest. • Play Aradanish's mini-game. Simply touch the small wooden box.
4	Confused Aranara • Top of the mountain in Mawtiyima Forest. One Dendroculus can also be seen in this location. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.
5	Music-Loving Aranara • On top of the mountain east of Mawtiyima Forest. The Electro Regisvine waypoint is not recommended. You should teleport to the Statue of the Seven instead. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
6	Reckless Aranara • On the outskirts of Gandha Hill. It is surrounded by one Pyro Fatui Agent by the rock. • Defeat the Pyro Fatui Agent.
7	Arapratap • South of pond in the outskirts of Gandha Hill. • Count all the small boxes in the field within 10 seconds. The answer is Two.
8	Reckless Aranara • Just below the waypoint in Chatrakam Cave. • Defeat the Hilichurls.
9	Confused Aranara • On the river south of The Palace of Alcazarzaray, activate the tree-hollow-like object by playing the Rhythm of the Gloomy Path with your Vintage Lyre to open a portal. The Aranara should be inside the special area inside the house. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.
10	Confused Aranara • On the side of the waterfall near Sumeru City. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.

Aranara Locations in Avidya Forest

Full Map	1-10	11-19
20-36	37-46	47-76

11	Reckless Aranara • On the small island west of Sumeru City. • Defeat the Eremites.
12	Material-Collecting Aranara • Under the bridge by the waterfall south of Sumeru City. • Give 1 Viparyas and 1 Nilotpala Lotus.
13	Confused Aranara • Inside an Aranara house on the ground in a cave accessible from Gandharva Ville. You can only unlock this location after the Starry Night Chapter quest of Agnihotra Sutra. • This house is left of the big Aranara house (#14) in the middle, and is surrounded by three Floating Dendro Fungus. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.
14	Confused Aranara • Inside an Aranara house on top of a branch in a cave accessible from Gandharva Ville. You can only unlock this location after the Starry Night Chapter quest of Agnihotra Sutra. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.
15	Material-Collecting Aranara • Inside an Aranara house on the ground in a cave accessible from Gandharva Ville. You can only unlock this location after the Starry Night Chapter quest of Agnihotra Sutra. • This house is right of the big Aranara house (#14) in the middle. • Give 1 Normal Starshroom, 1 Activated Starshroom (by Electro), and 1 Scorched Starshroom (by Pyro).
16	Music-Loving Aranara • On the small hill by the river south of Sumeru City. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
17	Material-Collecting Aranara • On the small land in the middle of the river north of Vimara Village. • Give 1 Viparyas and 1 Zaytun Peach.
18	Music-Loving Aranara • Hill northeast of Vimara Village. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
19	Mischievous Aranara • On top of the Seed Mirror tower south of Gandharva Ville. • Apply Electro to the Seed Mirror and check the scope to your left. The Mischievous Aranara should be on the rocky area in the middle of the grass field.

Aranara Locations in Ardravi Valley

Full Map	1-10	11-19
20-36	37-46	47-76

20	Reckless Aranara • On the tree stumps north of the Eremite Camp in Devantaka Mountain. • Defeat the Eremites.
21	Reckless Aranara • Behind the rock west of the Eremite Camp. • Defeat the Eremites.
22	Music-Loving Aranara • On top of the waterfall in the edge of the valley in Devantaka Mountain. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
23	Mischievous Aranara • On top of the Seed Mirror tower east of Vimara Village. • Apply Electro to the Seed Mirror and check the scope to your left, the Mischievous Aranara should be nearby some ores.
24	Material-Collecting Aranara • On a stump under a leaf umbrella south of Vimara Village. • Give 1 Viparyas and 1 Sumeru Rose.
25	Arachanda • East of The Dark Valley domain. • Play Arachanda's mini-game. Step on all Dendro melons first, then detonate all the other melons afterwards**. Walking over each plants should do the trick!
26	Confused Aranara • On a rock southwest of The Dark Valley domain. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.
27	Aragita • On a boat in the other side of the river west of Devantaka Mountain's Statue of the Seven. • Play Aragita's mini-game. Remember all positions of the huge pile of leaves, then destroy the three crates in the same position as those leaves. There will be small piles of leaves around to confuse you, so only look at the prominent yellow ones!
28	Material-Collecting Aranara • By the river south of Devantaka Mountain. • Give 1 Viparyas and 1 Activated Starshroom.
29	Music-Loving Aranara • East of the mountain in Devantaka Mountain. It's located just outside an Aranara house.. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
30	Aradanish • On the mountain south of Devantaka Mountain. It's nearby the Nurseries in the Wild, with an Aranara house to its south. • Play Aradanish's mini-game. Simply touch the hay bale to complete it.
31	Music-Loving Aranara • Near the mountaintops by the Aranara house and the Nurseries in the Wild field. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
32	Reckless Aranara • Down the mountain east of Port Ormos. • Defeat the Hilichurls.
33	Confused Aranara • On the branch high up Port Ormos. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.
34	Material-Collecting Aranara • On the hill west of Port Ormos. • Give 1 Viparyas and 1 Padisarah.
35	Aragita • On a small hill west of Port Ormos. • Play Aragita's mini-game. The painting with the most strokes is the one closest to Aragita. Destroy the three boxes with the same symbol.
36	Reckless Aranara • On a stump west of the Eremite camp south of Apam Woods • Defeat the Eremite.

Aranara Locations in Vissudha Field

Full Map	1-10	11-19
20-36	37-46	47-76

37	Material-Collecting Aranara • By the tent west of Sumeru City. • Give 1 Viparyas and 1 Normal Starshroom.
38	Confused Aranara • Hidden by the ferns near the waterfall west of Sumeru City. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.
39	Arapratap • On the field southwest of Sumeru City, or east of the nearest Statue of the Seven. • Play Arapratap's mini-game. Count the number of Dendro or green orbs that will appear within 10 seconds. The answer is Three.
40	Confused Aranara • Inside an Aranara house hidden inside a cave southeast of Vanarana. The entrance of the cave can be seen above. • Hug the wall and always walk to your left upon entering the cave. You'll know if you're in the correct location if you see Fungi enemies. There should also be a Dendroculus on the far end of the cave near the Aranara house. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.
41	Arachanda • In the middle of the hill south of the Jadeplume Terrorshroom location. • Destroy all tall pots first, then the small pots afterwards.
42	Confused Aranara • In a cave west of Vanarana (entrance of the cave shown in the map above). • Find a hole behind a hut in the location above, then go down. • Clear the Withering Zone underneath, then play the Rhythm of the Beastly Trail with the Vintage Lyre on the Claustroflora hidden underneath a Dendro Pile. This will open up a new path. • A young girl, and an Aranara house containing a Remarkable Chest and the Aranara can be found inside. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.
43	Reckless Aranara • On a ledge up the Fane of Ashvattha. No need to unflood the area if you haven't. • Defeat the Pyro Abyss Mages and Hilichurls.
44	Music-Loving Aranara • By an Aranara house north of Pardis Dhyai. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
45	Material-Collecting Aranara • On a small hill beside its Aranara house southwest of Yazadaha Pool. • Give 2 Viparyas.
46	Aragita • On a small hill east of the Fragment of Childhood Dreams domain. • Play Aragita's mini-game. Simply remember the positions of the three Dendro orbs, then break the boxes that were in the same locations as those particles.

Aranara Locations in Ashavan Realm

Full Map	1-10	11-19
20-36	37-46	47-76

47	Music-Loving Aranara You'll need to complete The Legend of the Stone Lock World Quest to get to this location. If this is your first time going to this underground area, go to the cave entrance northwest of Pardis Dhyai and remove The Withering. Head inside and drop down until you see the Trial of the Phantasmal Gate challenge. Complete it, and the door should open permanently. Head straight forward until you find the massive flooded area. Burn the three seals that lock the Ruin Grader with Pyro, which should lower the water level. At this point, you'll need to get the Legends of the Stone Lock quest by solving all 16 Stone PIllar Seals puzzles in Sumeru to further reduce the water level. The next step should be in the massive arena that completes this quest. Near Arasata (appears after playing the Vintage Lyre) or on the side of the Silapna rock, go up the passage in a hole and head straight until you find the hollow object. Play the Rhythm of the Gloomy Path and enter the portal. Once inside the new space, if the area is flooded, go to Apam Woods and make sure that the weather is set to Rainy. Otherwise, continue to the next step. The Varuna Contraption can only be activated by playing the Rhythm of the Source Water, which is unlocked from completing the Varuna Gatha quests. Upon returning or entering the portal, play the song again on another hollow object behind the rock then enter that portal once more. The Music-Loving Aranara should be in the location!
48	Music-Loving Aranara • By an Aranara house on the mountain north of Pardis Dhyai. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
49	Mischievous Aranara • On top of the Seed Mirror tower north of Pardis Dhyai. • It's accessible by activating all four Dendro Monuments. • Apply Electro to the Seed Mirror and check the scope down to the blue camp, the Mischievous Aranara should be standing there.
50	Material-Collecting Aranara • On the wooden deck on top of the mountain north of Pardis Dhyai. • Give 1 Viparyas.
51	Reckless Aranara • Just up the mountain north of the Waypoint in Pardis Dhyai. • Defeat the Treasure Hoarders.
52	Music-Loving Aranara • On a tree stump outside of an Aranara house east of Pardis Dhyai. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
53	Mischievous Aranara • On top of the Seed Mirror tower east of Pardis Dhyai. • It's accessible by using the Dendrograna and destroying the rock wall that blocks the entrance. • Apply Electro to the Seed Mirror and check the scope left, the Mischievous Aranara should be standing on a rock by some wooden barrels.
54	Confused Aranara • On the big lily pad by some Fungi enemies. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.
55	Music-Loving Aranara • Just nearby the Statue of the Seven in Pardis Dhyai. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
56	Arapratap • Just below west of the Statue of the Seven in Yasna Monument. • Count all the purple cabbages in the field within 10 seconds. The answer is Three.
57	Music-Loving Aranara • Outside of the Aranara house in Yasna Monument and northwest Pardis Dhiya. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
58	Reckless Aranara • Northwest of Pardis Dhyai. • Defeat the Hilichurls.
59	Material-Collecting Aranara • Outside an Aranara house north of Yasna Monument. • Give 3 Viparyas.
60	Mischievous Aranara • On top of the Seed Mirror northwest of Yasna Monument. • It's accessible by jumping on the Bouncy Mushroom behind the tower. • Apply Electro to the Seed Mirror and check the scope, the Mischievous Aranara should be standing behind you. Don't get jumpscared!
61	Confused Aranara • Inside an Aranara house below a cliff in Yasna Monument. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.
62	Reckless Aranara • South of Yasna Monument. • Defeat the Hilichurls.
63	Mischievous Aranara • On top of the Seed Mirror tower accessible by burning the roots that surround the Auspicious Dendrograna Branch north of Caravan Ribet. Aim a Charged Shot to the rock wall with a Dendrograna to remove the blockage. • Apply Electro to the Seed Mirror and check the scope to your left, the Mischievous Aranara should be standing by some abandoned cart.
64	Confused Aranara • Inside an Aranara house east of Caravan Ribat. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.
65	Mischievous Aranara • On top of the Seed Mirror tower south of Yasna Monument. • It's accessible by activating the Clusterleaves of Cultivation nearby. Tether yourself so you can swing to the upside of the tower, which should also open the door once you land. • Apply Electro to the Seed Mirror and check the scope to your left, the Mischievous Aranara should be standing beside some flowers and Fungi.
66	Material-Collecting Aranara • By the broken house opposite of the Treasure Hoarder camp, west of Apam Woods. • Give 1 Viparyas and 1 Scorched Starshroom.
67	Music-Loving Aranara • By an Aranara house on top of the ladder beneath the large tree. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
68	Material-Collecting Aranara • Inside the Aranara house near the roots of an arched tree. • Give 1 Viparyas and 1 Kalpalata Lotus.
69	Aradanish • Behind the Aranara house north of Apam Woods. • Play Aradanish's mini-game. Simply touch the rock pile to complete it.
70	Reckless Aranara • By the river underneath the big tree in Apam Woods. • Defeat the Hydro Abyss Mages.
71	Material-Collecting Aranara • Climb up or glide down from the teleport waypoint high up the tree southeast of Apam Woods. • Give 1 Viparyas and 1 Rukkhashava Mushrooms.
72	Reckless Aranara • On the base of the waterfall south of Apam Woods. • Defeat the Cryo Abyss Mages. Try not to fight them on the water!
73	Music-Loving Aranara • Outside the Aranara house just below the Tower of Abject Pride domain. • Play the Vintage Lyre to the Aranara.
74	Material-Collecting Aranara • On the tree stump near Ruins of Dahri. • Give 1 Viparyas and 1 Harra Fruit.
75	Arachanda • Just outside the Aranara house near #74 southeast of Ruins of Dahri. • Play Arachanda's mini-game. Destroy all three rock piles first, then all three wooden crates afterwards.
76	Confused Aranara • Climb the branch of the tree in Ruins of Dahri. • Apply Dendro to the Aranara.

Aranara Locations in Vanarana

Certain NPCs in the Dream State of Vanarana will stay in the area after completing the Aranyaka questline. Going to Vanarana is an easy location to find Aranara for Day 4 of the Snapshots event in Graven Innocence.

Snapshots Day 4: Aranara

Changing Vanarana into the Dream State

Play "Rhythm of the Great Dream" in front of green bulb stones to go in and out of Vanarana's Dream State.

All Aranara Puzzles Guide

Confused Aranara

Apply the power of Dendro to the Confused Aranara. Using Dendrograna can work as well.

List of All Dendro Characters

Music-Loving Aranara

Play the Rhythm of the Great Dream to the Music-Loving Aranara with the Vintage Lyre. You need to complete The World of Aranara to get this.

How to Use the Vintage Lyre in Sumeru

Material-Collecting Aranara

Give Sumeru-specific materials like Sumeru Roses, Viparyas, Starshrooms, and Padisarah to the Material-Collecting Aranara.

Sumeru Local Specialties and Locations

Reckless Aranara

Defeat enemies that surround the Reckless Aranara to rescue it.

Character Tier List

Mischievous Aranara

Activate the Seed Mirror on top of Aranara towers with Electro, and use the scope to search for the Mischievous Aranara hiding in specific locations.

Tri-Lakshana Creatures Guide

Named Aranara

Some Aranara are named. They will provide a variety of mini-games and puzzles once you talk to them. For example, Arapratap requires you to count the specific number of colored melons. It's recommended to complete the whole Aranyaka quest to see all of them.

Rewards from Helping the Aranara

Possible Individual Rewards

All Possible Rewards from the Aranara
Teachings of Ingenuity	Teachings of Praxis	Teachings of Admonition
Mora	Adventurer's Experience	Sunsettia
Zaytun Peach	Harra Fruit	Kalpalata Lotus
Rukkhashava Mushrooms

Opens Chests in Static Views Cave

For every 5 Aranaras you help in the open world, you open one locked chest in the Static Views cave in Vanarana. There are 15 Treasure Chests in total, and unlocks after finding all 76 Aranara.

The final three chests open at the same time. Once you have found all 76 Aranara, heading back to the cave will play a small cutscene, which unlocks all three chests!

You'll need to find all Mysterious Clipboards to get to this location.

Static Views Part 2 Quest and Chests Guide

All Aranara Quests

Aranyaka Quests

Aranyaka is the main questline for the Aranara. Get to meet these adorable creatures in Sumeru's main World Quest chain!

Aranyaka Main Quest Guides
Woodland Encounter	Dream Nursery
Nursery of Lost Dreams	In the End, the Forest Will Remember
An Unwavering Culinary Dream	Agnihotra Sutra
Varuna Gatha	Vimana Agama

All Aranyaka World Quest Guides

Aranyaka Sequel Quests

Aranyaka Sequel Guides
Woodland Encounter	• Bad guys hiding in Vimara Village
Agnihotra Sutra	• Aranaga's Memory • Aranakin's Old Friend • Aragaru's Drawing • Memory's Final Chapter
Varuna Gatha	• Giving Flowers
Vimana Agama	• Until Vana is Healed

Mysterious Clipboard Quests

Upon starting the Static Views quest, you'll be able to start the Mysterious Clipboard treasure hunting objective! You can view all clipboards on your Aranyaka gadget found in your Quest Items inventory.

Treasure Hunting Guides
Static Views Quest	Static Views Part 2 Quest
Mysterious Clipboard Locations	Shriveled Seed Location
Vibration of the Seed Location

Tree of Dreams Quest

The Tree of Dreams is unlocked from the quest, Trees and Dreams, which is made available from the Aranyaka questline. It functions similarly to Inazuma's Sacred Sakura Tree, wherein you'll get rewards from offering Dendro Sigils!

Sumeru Tree of Dreams Guide

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Sumeru Region Map Guide

Guides to Sumeru Areas

Sumeru Area Guides
Rainforest Area	Desert Area

Guide to Desert Regions

Sumeru Desert Guides
The Great Red Sand	Desert of Hadramaveth	Girdle of the Sands

Guides to Important Sumeru Features

Notable Sumeru Guides
Dendroculus	Craftable Weapons
Tree of Dreams	Commission Unlock
Reputation	Shrine of Depths
Remarkable Chests

Guides to Sumeru Rainforest Domains

Sumeru Domain Guides
Spire of Solitary Enlightenment	Tower of Abject Pride
Steeple of Ignorance	Under the Umbrella's Shade
Fragment of Childhood Dreams	The Coordinates of Sun and Rain
The Dark Valley

All Sumeru Domains

Guides to Sumeru Rainforest Quests

Archon Quest Guides
Chapter 3: Act 1	Chapter 3: Act 2
Story Quest Guides
Tighnari Quest
Quest Chain Guides
Aranyaka	Woodland Encounter
Dream Nursery	Nursery of Lost Dreams
In the End, the Forest Will Remember	An Unwavering Culinary Dream
Agnihotra Sutra	Varuna Gatha
Vimana Agama
Woodland Encounter Quest Guides
Woodland Encounter	The Children of Vimara Village
Into the Woods	The Lost Child
Bad Guys Hiding in Vimara Village
Dream Nursery Quest Guides
The World of Aranara	Children of the Forest
The Rhythm that Leads to the Gloomy Path	The Rhythm that Nurtures the Sprout
The Rhythm that Reveals the Beastly Trail	For A Better Reunion
Sprouting Seedlings	Festival Utsava
Garden Fairies	Delicious Riddle
Rishboland Tiger, roaaar	Taste of Happiness
An Unwavering Culinary Dream Quest Guides
Cooking, the Flavor of Nature	Cooking, a Pleasant Memory
Cooking, the Aroma of Homecoming	Cooking, the Beauty of Sharing
A Delicacy for Nara
Agnihotra Sutra Quest Guides
Starry Night Chapter	Risen Moon Chapter
The Final Chapter	Aranaga's Memory
Aranakin's Old Friend	Aragaru's Drawing
Memory's Final Chapter
Varuna Gatha Quest Guides
Varuna Gatha	Memory of Stone
Slumbering Roots	Irate Iron Chunk
A Prayer for Rain on the Fecund Land	Giving Flowers
Vimana Agama Quest Guides
Vimana Agama: First Chapter	Vimana Agama: Royinjan's Chapter
Royinjan's Chapter: Linga	Royinjan's Chapter: Yoni
Vimana Agama: Jazari's Chapter	Vimana Agama: Dev Delver Chapter
Until Vana is Healed
Nursery of Lost Dreams and Part IV Quest Guides
For Fruits, Seeds, and Trees Quest Guide	For the Children of the Past
For All Children Who Long for Life	"Hello," "Thank You," and the Final "Goodbye"
World Quest Guides
A Short Encounter with a Rare Bird	Adventure Takes Courage!
Corps of Thirty Recruitment	Cost-Effective Hook
Courage is in the Heart	Even Beasts Stumble
Garcia's Paean: A Gift of Compatibility	Gourmet Supremos: Within Our Duties
Legends of the Stone Lock	Static Views
Static Views Part 2	The Foolish Fatuus
The Path of Papers	The Price
Treasure of Wisdom: A New Plan	Trees and Dreams
Where Are the Fierce Creatures	While the Dream Lingers
Quest Puzzle Guides
Adventure with Aranara	Dream of the Vasara Tree
Look for the Head Mushroom	Observe the Sumeru Roses
Connect Four Relays	Fane of Ashvattha
Inscriptions of Remembrance	Lift the Seal
Marana's Avatar	Vibration of the Seed

All Sumeru World Quests

Sumeru Rainforest Puzzles and Features

Guides for Sumeru Features
Dendrograna and Dendrogranum	The Withering Zones and Decay
Mysterious Clipboard	Aranara Locations
Forest Adventure Journal Chapters	Underwater Waypoint
Tri-Lakshana Creature	Tri-Yana Seeds
Four-Leaf Sigils and Clusterleaves of Cultivation	Seed Mirrors
Stone Pillar Seals	Strange Energy Extraction Device
Eremite Camp Locations	Floating Dendro Puzzle
Arrow Rune Puzzle	Trial of the Phantasmal Gate
Nurseries in the Wild	Strange Parchment
Broken Dendro Monuments	Drusus's Bulletin Board Riddle
Lost Energy Blocks	Vanarana Luxurious Chest
Shrine of Depths

Enemies in the Sumeru Rainforest

Enemy and Boss Guides
Eremites	Aeonblight Drake	Electro Regisvine	Jadeplume Terrorshroom
Shroom-kin	Ruin Drake

All Interactive Map Guides

All Interactive Map Guides