Primal Obelisk Locations and Puzzle Guide in Sumeru

Primal Obelisks are ancients monument puzzles found in the Sumeru Desert for Genshin Impact Version 3.1. See all locations and how to solve Primal Obelisks in this puzzle guide!

All Primal Obelisk Locations in the Desert

Primal Obelisk Location Maps
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There are 8 Primal Obelisks in the Hadramaveth Desert added in Version 3.4, while there are 10 Primal Obelisks in the Great Red Sand Desert area of Sumeru!

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Primal Obelisk Great Red Sand Locations

Great Red Sand Primal Obelisk Locations

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Primal Obelisk 1 Location

Location	Inside Abdju Pit Ruins
Requirement	Level 1 Clearance
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x2 Sacred Seal Bird Head x1 Sacred Seal Right to Rule x1 Sacred Seal Sheep Head x1 Sacred Seal Giant Serpent x1

The first obelisk is hidden inside the Abdju Pit ruins, which is only accessible after progressing the Golden Slumber quests. However, you won't be able to access the obelisk yet until you have a Level 1 clearance from the Secret of Al-Ahmar quest!

Abdju Pit Obelisk Walkthrough

	Walkthrough
1	Teleport back to Abdju Pit ruins and make your way to the first diverging room with a plinth book. You will need Clearance Level 1 to unlock the elevator.
2	Activate the elevator and descend down. If this is your first time exploring the ruins, make sure to interact all Primal Embers so you see along the way to further explore the area.
3	Upon encountering the Primal Constructs head to the right path and activate the elevator going down. Then proceed until you get to the greenish looking elevator.
4	After going up, continue going forward the corridor until you see the plinth on the door, which contains the obelisk!

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Primal Obelisk 2 Location

Location	Khaj-Nisut
Requirement	None
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x2 Sacred Seal Thunderstrike x1 Sacred Seal Right to Rule x1 Sacred Seal Crocodile Head x1 Sacred Seal Ceremony x1

The second primal obelisk is found below the ruins of Khaj-Nisut. While the hole may be intimidating, the pit is but a sea of sand, so you can safely use your plunging attacks down to the very bottom!

The floating ruins shown in the video is accessible by progressing the Dreams Beneath the Searing Sand quest in Golden Slumber.

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Primal Obelisk 3 Location

Location	Inside Lamb-Devourer Rock
Requirement	Password to Lamb-Devourer Rock
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x2 Sacred Seal Thunderstrike x1 Sacred Seal Right to Rule x1 Sacred Seal Crocodile Head x1 Sacred Seal Dune x1

Get the Password from the Eremite

Accessing the Lamb-Devourer Rock cave requires you to get the password from a patrolling Eremite at the entrance of the hideout. You will have to sneak behind her until she says "Marg bar parvezravan...," then go to the mechanism at the entrance to open the cave!

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Primal Obelisk 4 Location

Location	Outside the Mausoleum of King Deshret
Requirement	None
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x1 Sacred Seal Raised Arm x1 Sacred Seal Thunderstrike x1 Sacred Seal Sunrise x1 Sacred Seal Dune x1

Simply walk down the great pyramids of King Deshret and go south-east towards the obelisk in the open area of the desert.

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Primal Obelisk 5 Location

Location	Under Khemenu Temple
Requirement	Level 1 Clearance
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x2 Sacred Seal Raised Arm x1 Sacred Seal Forest x1 Sacred Seal Sheep Head x1 Sacred Seal Giant Serpent x1

Requires one clearance

It's recommended you complete Golden Slumber first to get clearance and unlock the locked door! Upon doing so, teleport back to Khemenu Temple's waypoint then proceed to the big room. Head towards the left door afterwards until you reach the plinth door.

Open the door to the underground

If you haven't opened the door to the second exit, destroy the breakable rock first on your left, then point the laser towards the mechanism hidden inside.

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Primal Obelisk 6 Location

Location	Inside the Mausoleum of King Deshret
Requirement	Complete Golden Slumber and Old Notes and New Friends quest chains
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Sheep Head x1 Sacred Seal Giant Serpent x1 Sacred Seal Crocodile Head x1 Sacred Seal Ceremony x1 Sacred Seal Valley x2

The elevator to the Primal Obelisk beneath the Mausoleum of King Deshret is locked until you complete all quests from the Golden Slumber and Old Notes and New Friends quest chains.

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Primal Obelisk 7 Location

Location	Underground in Opet Hall
Requirement	Progress through Golden Slumber's The Secret of Al-Ahmar quest.
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x1 Sacred Seal Thunderstrike x1 Sacred Seal Danger x1 Sacred Seal Sunrise x1 Sacred Seal Crocodile Head x2

Teleport to Opet Hall waypoint and head to the second floor. To the left of the multiple Everlight Cells room, you can find the Obelisk locked inside a door. Project the beams to the cells nearest to the left door to open this room!

Opet Hall is accessible while playing through the Secret of Al-Ahmar quest of Golden Slumber.

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Primal Obelisk 8 Location

Location	Underground from the Dune of Magma to Duat Hall
Requirement	Progress through Old Notes and New Friends' Dual Evidence quest.
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x2 Sacred Seal Raised Arm x1 Sacred Seal Thunderstrike x1 Sacred Seal Ceremony x1 Sacred Seal Labor x1

Entrance from Dune of Magma to Duat Hall

The Duat Hall ruins is locked behind the Dual Evidence quest, so you'll have to progress through Golden Slumber first before starting your journey from The Dune of Magma!

If you've already unlocked Duat Hall, simply teleport to the ruin's Teleport Waypoint and run back down the stairs.

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Primal Obelisk 9 Location

Location	Under the Mausoleum of King Deshret
Requirement	5 Glinting Components, and complete Golden Slumber and Old Notes and New Friends quests.
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x1 Sacred Seal Sandstorm x1 Sacred Seal Thunderstrike x1 Sacred Seal Auricle x 1 Sacred Seal Forest x1 Sacred Seal Right to Rule x1

Upon obtaining all 5 Glinting Components in the Sumeru Desert, head to the underground waypoint southwest of the Mausoleum of King Deshret and head forward to an entrance to the ruins.

Inside the small ruins, go left and climb down the stairs to the door. Offer all Glinting Components to open it and access the Obelisk!

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Primal Obelisk 10 Location

Location	West of the Dune of Carouses
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x2 Sacred Seal Thunderstrike x1 Sacred Seal Bird Head x1 Sacred Seal Chisel Hammer x1

The last Primal Obelisk is on top of an unnamed ruin located between the Dune of Carouses and the Garden of Endless Pillars domain. Simply climb the walls to get to the obelisk.

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Primal Obelisks in Hadramaveth Locations

3.4 Primal Obelisk Location Map

Primal Obelisks in the Hadramaveth Desert
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Primal Obelisk 1 - Debris of Panjvahe

Location	Debris of Panjvahe
Requirement	None
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x1 Sacred Seal Giant Serpent x1 Sacred Seal Forest x1 Sacred Seal Crocodile Head x2 Sacred Seal Sunrise x1

The first Primal Obelisk is found in the lower area of the canyons at the Debris of Panjvahe. This Primal Obelisk is just outside the ruins found there, and you can walk to it from the nearest Teleport Waypoint!

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Primal Obelisk 2 - The Sands of Three Canals

Location	The Sands of Three Canals
Requirement	None
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Giant Serpent x1 Sacred Seal Thunderstrike x2 Sacred Seal Right to Rule x1 Sacred Seal Crocodile Head x1 Sacred Seal Forest x1

From the Teleport Waypoint on a cliff to the left of the Sands of Three Canals, drop down and glide to the right, where the second Primal Obelisk would be amongst ruins on the ground level.

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Primal Obelisk 3 - The Sands of Three Canals

Location	The Sands of Three Canals
Requirement	None
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Sheep Head x1 Sacred Seal Dune x1 Sacred Seal Right to Rule x1 Sacred Seal Crocodile Head x1 Sacred Seal Ceremony x2

From the rightmost Teleport Waypoint at The Sands of Three Canals, head to the left past a group of Weathered Obelisks and down the cliffside until you get to the ruins where the Primal Obelisk is located.

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Primal Obelisk 4 - Qusayr Al-Inkhida'

Location	Qusayr Al-Inkhida'
Requirement	None
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x2 Sacred Seal Labor x1 Sacred Seal Crocodile Head x2 Sacred Seal Ceremony x1

Use the Teleport Waypoint located on a cliff at the Qusayr Al-Inkhida' area. From there, head south down the cliff until you get to the fourth Primal Obelisk beside a tree.

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Primal Obelisk 5 - Passage of Ghouls

Location	Temple of Buried Dominion
Requirement	None
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Precipice x1 Sacred Seal Thunderstrike x1 Sacred Seal Right to Rule x1 Sacred Seal Giant Serpent x1 Sacred Seal Forest x1 Sacred Seal Auricle x1

Progress through the Dirge of the Bilqis quest chain to access the underground area in Qusayr Al-Inkhida' close to Mt. Damavand.

From the Underground Teleport Waypoint, head south until you come across a large, closed door. Defeat the Primal Construct guarding it to unlock the door mechanism and open the door.

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Primal Obelisk 6 - Passage of Ghouls

Location	Passage of Ghouls
Requirement	None
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x2 Sacred Seal Dune x1 Sacred Seal Giant Serpent x1 Sacred Seal Crocodile Head x1 Sacred Seal Forest x1

The sixth Primal Obelisk in the Hadramaveth Desert is in the Passage of Ghouls area.

From the Teleport Waypoint at the Wadi Al-Majuj, head north with the help of Four-Leaf Sigils, go down past a cliff, and keep to the perimeter of Mt. Damavand until you get to the ruins with the Primal Obelisk.

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Primal Obelisk 7 - Wadi Al-Majuj

Location	Wadi Al-Majuj
Requirement	None
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x1 Sacred Seal Danger x1 Sacred Seal Right to Rule x1 Sacred Seal Bird Head x1 Sacred Seal Raised Arm x1 Sacred Seal Grand Door x1

From the northwest Teleport Waypoint in the Wadi Al-Majuj, jump down to the valley below and glide north until you come across a Four-Leaf Sigil. This is the platform where the seventh Primal Obelisk is located.

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Primal Obelisk 8 - The Temples Forsaken

Location	The Temples Forsaken
Requirement	None
Seals Needed	Sacred Seal Valley x1 Sacred Seal Sunrise x1 Sacred Seal Raised Arm x2 Sacred Seal Crocodile Head x1 Sacred Seal Ceremony x1

From the rightmost Teleport Waypoint in The Temples Forsaken, head up and towards the center of the ruins where the last Primal Obelisk is located right in front of the entrance to The Temples Forsaken.

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How to Solve Primal Obelisk Puzzles

Restore the Obelisk using the Required Sacred Seals

Solving the Primal Obelisk puzzles requires you to collect Sacred Seals scattered across the Sumeru desert.

Selecting Restore on the Primal Obelisk brings up the types of Sacred Seals that it needs. Clicking Confirm uses them to solve the puzzle and spawn a treasure chest nearby.

All Sacred Seals Locations

Primal Obelisk Rewards

Rewards Chests with Primogems

Rewards
Primogem x20	Mystic Enhancement Ore x2	Hero's Wit x2

Get an Achievement After Unlocking All Primal Obelisks

Once you completed all the Primal Obelisks, you will have the Achievement: A Well-Trained Archaeologist.

3.4 Second Primal Obelisk Achievement

Just like in the Great Red Sand Desert, restoring all 8 Primal Obelisks in the Desert of Hadramaveth to life will grant you a new Achievement, Parvezravan Khwarrah, which is worth 5 Primogems!

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Primal Obelisk Puzzles Information

Part of the Ruin Puzzles

All Ruins of King Deshret Puzzles
Primal Obelisk	Sacred Seal Locations
Plinth of the Secret Rites	Primal Ember & Torches
Beam Transmission	Verity Cell
Replicator Keystones	Forged Primal Lights
Primal Sandglass	Increasing Clearance
Obscuring Cell

The Primal Obelisks are part of the Ruin puzzles in the Ruins of King Deshret. They include puzzles that will help you navigate around the ruins more efficiently!

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Release Date in 3.1

Genshin Impact Version 3.1
Release Date	September 28, 2022

Primal Obelisk goes live as soon as the Desert area of Sumeru becomes available in Version 3.1 on September 28, 2022!

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New Primal Obelisks in 3.4

New Primal Obelisks were revealed in the Desert of Hadramaveth, which released in Version 3.4 on January 18, 2023!

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