Scarlet Sand Slate Clearance and How to Upgrade

The Scarlet Sand Slate is a quest item that allows you to use certain Sumeru Desert mechanisms in Genshin Impact. Check out how to upgrade the Scarlet Sand Slate and its Clearances, as well as how to use the Delving Deeper section here!

How to Upgrade the Scarlet Sand Slate

Play Through Golden Slumber and Dual Evidence

You can upgrade your Scarlet Sand Slate by playing through the Golden Slumber and Dual Evidence world quests. Upgrading your Scarlet Sand Slate gives you special Clearances that will allow you to explore different Ruins and activate certain ruin mechanisms in the Sumeru Desert area.

The Golden Slumber quest can get you the Lv1 Clearance as well as the mark that will let you enter Khaj-Nisut, while the Dual Evidence quest can get you up to Lv4 Clearance (max Clearance level) and let you enter Duat Hall.

Clearance Guide and How to Get More Levels

Read Pathfinders' Log: VI in Desert of Hadramaveth

You can get the last Scarlet Sand Slate Clearance Upgrade by reading Pathfinders' Log: VI in the Desert of Hadramaveth.

How to Get the Final Clearance

How to Use Scarlet Sand Slate

Hidden Clearance - Marks Clearance Levels

The Scarlet Sand Slate allows you to carry special clearances that allow access to puzzles and other mechanisms inside the ruins of the Sumeru desert.

The two special marks in the center will let you enter Khaj-Nisut and Duat Hall, while the four half-circle symbols on the sides are Clearance Levels that will allow you to operate certain ruin mechanisms across the Sumeru Desert.

Ruin / Mechanism	Clearance Required
Gurabad's Ruin
Duat Hall
Khaj-Nisut
Great Red Sand
Verity Cell
Obscuring Cell
Giant Fan Blades
Everlight Cell
Primal Barrier	None
Plinth of Secret Rites	None

The Supplicant's Steps - Tracks Ruin Progress

The Scarlet Sand Slate can also track your exploration progress in the Major Ruins that you need to explore for the related quests. The second tab of the gadget lists down all completed ruins with a green checkmark.

Delving Deeper - Locates Ruins

The Scarlet Sand Slate can also locate and provide paths to each of the ruins, even the hidden ones! Select a ruin from the Delving Deeper menu and it will mark the location on your map. A slate icon will also appear while you're exploring, which you can follow to reach the marked ruin.

Don't forget to check the Delving Deeper section of the Scarlet Sand Slate if you get lost on your quest!

Sumeru Map and Unlock Guide

How to Get Scarlet Sand Slate

Collected from the Lost in the Sands Quest

The Scarlet Sand Slate can be unlocked during the Lost in the Sands quest.

Lost in the Sands Quest and Puzzles Guide

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Items and Materials

Other Sumeru Quest Items

All Sumeru Quest Items
Silver Twig	Garland	Scarlet Sand Slate
Fatui Stronghold Key	Glinting Component	Lost Energy Block
Record of the Tomb of Carouses	Sacred Seal Auricle	Sacred Seal Bird Head
Sacred Seal Ceremony	Sacred Seal Chisel Hammer	Sacred Seal Crocodile Head
Sacred Seal Danger	Sacred Seal Dune	Sacred Seal Forest
Sacred Seal Giant Serpent	Sacred Seal Grand Door	Sacred Seal Labor
Sacred Seal Precipice	Sacred Seal Raised Arm	Sacred Seal Right to Rule
Sacred Seal Sandstorm	Sacred Seal Sheep Head	Sacred Seal Sunrise
Sacred Seal Thunderstrike	Sacred Seal Valley	Vasmrti
Withered Kusava

List of All Quest Items

List of Quest Items