Genshin Impact

Custodian of Clouds Quest Guide

Genshin Impact - Custodian of Clouds Quest Guide

Custodian of Clouds is part of the Archon Quest Chapter 1: Act 1: Of the Land Amidst Monoliths in Genshin Impact. See how to unlock this quest, its walkthrough, and all the rewards of this quest here in this guide!

How to Unlock the Custodian of Clouds

Complete the An Impromptu Change of Plan

Genshin Impact - How to Unlock the Custodian of Clouds
To unlock the Custodian of Clouds quest, you will need to reach Adventure Rank 23 or above and complete the second part of Chapter 1: Act 1: An Impromptu Change of Plan!
An Impromptu Change of Plan Guide

Custodian of Clouds Walkthrough

Search for Cloud Retainer

Genshin - Cloud Custodian Walkthrough - Search for Cloud Retainer
To begin the quest, travel to Mt. Aocang and find the Round Table in the middle of the pond.

Look for Traces of Food Offerings

Genshin - Custodian of Clouds - Look for Traces of Food Offerings
Locate the stoves around the pond. To find the stove, simply follow the marked locations on your map.

When you get to the stove, look around for the ingredients and recipe for Jewerly Soup and Matsutake Rolls.

Offer up Food to Cloud Retainer

Genshin - Custodian of Clouds - Dish
After gathering the ingredients and recipes, prepare the three dishes and serve them at the table in the center of the pond. Jewelry Soup, Matsutake Rolls, and Mora Meat are the dishes that you must prepare.

Check the Quest Menu for the Dishes

Genshin - Custodian of Clouds - Open the Quest Menu to see the Dishes
By opening the quest menu, you can also see what dishes that you need to cook.
How to Cook

Enter the Quest Domain: Cloud Retainer's Abode

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The cave's seal will be removed after the dishes have been offered. Go to the cave and look for the domain. Before entering the domain, you must have a Pyro character equipped in your team. 

Search for Cloud Retainer

Cloud Retainer's Abode Guide
1 Activate the mechanism using Pyro attack.
2
After activating the mechanism, a time trial will begin in which you must fight and defeat Slimes.
3
Switch on the device, then move on to the following platform. This time, you must defeat Hiluchurls in order to unlock the device.
4
In the next platform you will need to solve the puzzle in order to unlock the device. Light all of the mechanisms in the correct order to proceed to the next platform.
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Proceed to the final platform to meet the Cloud Retainer. After talking to her, the quest will be completed.

How to Solve the Chest Puzzle in Cloud Retainer's Abode

Rotate the Platform 90 Degrees Clockwise

Genshin - How to Solve the Chest Puzzle in Cloud Retainer
To access the puzzle area, activate the device on the platform where you defeated the Hilichurl and select “Rotate 90 Degrees Clockwise” once.

Watch the Pattern Carefully

Genshin - How to Solve the Chest Puzzle in Cloud Retainer
To determine the correct sequence, observe the order in which the mechanisms light up. Using Pyro attack, recreate the patterns of the mechanisms.
List of All Pyro Characters

Light the Mechanisms in the Correct Order

Common Chest Puzzle Solution

For the first puzzle, you will get a common chest by successfully lighting the three mechanisms in the right order.

Exquisite Chest Puzzle Solution

You'll receive an exquisite chest if you successfully light up four mechanisms in the designated order on the second puzzle.

Precious Chest Puzzle Solution

Lighting all five mechanisms in the correct order will get you the precious chest.

Custodian of Clouds Quest Reward

Total Quest Reward

Quest Rewards
Genshin - Mora Image Mora x12,250 Genshin - Adventurer Adventurer's Experience x5
Genshin - Adventure EXP Image Adventure EXP x400 Genshin - Mystic Enhancement Ore Image Mystic Enhancement Ore x3

Genshin Impact Related Guides

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List of All Archon Quests

Other Chapter 1: Act 1 Guides

All Chapter 1: Act 1 Quests
1 Rite of Descension
2 An Impromptu Change of Plan
3 Wangshu
4 Moulder of Mountains
5 Custodian of Clouds
6 Dust to Dust

Complete Story Walkthrough

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Prologue Chapter
1 The Outlander Who Caught the Wind 2 For a Tomorrow Without Tears
3 The Song of the Dragon and Freedom
Chapter 1
1 Of The Land Amidsth Monoliths 2 Farewell, the Archaic Lord
3 A New Star Approaches - Prelude: Bough Keeper: Dainsleif
4 We Will Be Reunited
Chapter 2
0 Prologue: Autumn Winds, Scarlet Leaves 1 The Immovable God and the Eternal Euthymia
2 Stillness, Sublimination of Shadow 3 Omnipresence Over Mortals
4 Requiem of the Echoing Depths
Interlude Chapter
1 The Crane Returns on the Wind 2 Perilous Trail
3 Inversion of Genesis
Chapter 3
1 Through Mists of Smoke and Forests Dark 2 The Morn a Thousand Roses Brings
3 Dreams, Emptiness, and Deception 4 King Deshret and the Three Magi
5 Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises 6 Caribert
List of Temples
Temple of the Falcon Temple of the Wolf
Temple of the Lion

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