Girdle of the Sands 3.6 Desert Map Guide

The 3.6 Desert Map known as the Girdle of the Sands is the third part of Sumeru's Desert area to release in Genshin Impact 3.6. See all location previews, release date, domains, and enemies here!

3.6 Desert Map Guides
Full 3.6 Desert Map Guide	Gavireh Lajavard	Realm of Farakhkert

How to Unlock the Girdle of the Sands Desert

How to Get to the Girdle of the Sands Desert

The 3.6 Desert Area, Girdle of the Sands, is accessible by trekking northwest from the Desert of Hadramaveth. You won't need to unlock anything as you can start exploring as soon as you unlock the Sumeru Desert!

Full Sumeru Map Guide

Girdle of the Sands Desert Map

Full Map of Gavireh Lajavard and Realm of Farakhkert

Girdle of the Sands Desert Map Guides

3.6 Desert Map Guides
Gavireh Lajavard	Realm of Farakhkert
Other Sumeru Map Guides
Rainforest Area	Full Desert Area
The Great Red Sand	Desert of Hadramaveth

Notable Girdle of the Sands Desert Locations

3.6 Desert Location Guides
Dendroculus	Plumes	Shrines	Fish Spots

Girdle of the Sands Desert Exploration Guides

Important Notes	What It Does
Khvarena of Good and Evil Quest	Gives you the Sorush gadget, and unlocks most of the hidden areas, Amrita Pool, and other important features of the Girdle of the Sands.
Sorush Gadget	Allows you to interact with most of the exploration features of the Desert. A must have if you want to explore the Girdle of the Sands.
Amrita Pool Offering System	Like the Frostbearing Tree in Dragonspine, offering Plumes of Purifying Light, found in Girdle of the Sands, rewards you with boons!

Girdle of the Sands Desert Domains

Artifact Domain in the Girdle of the Sands Desert

The new artifacts in Version 3.6, Nymph's Dream and Vourukasha's Glow, are obtainable in the new Molten Iron Fortress domain.

All Challenge Domains

Girdle of the Sands Artifact Guides

Nymph's Dream

Vourukasha's Glow

One-Time Domains

Domain	Location
Somalata Inland Sea	Southwest Farakhkert
Purification Spring	Northeast Farakhkfert

List of All One-Time Domains

Girdle of the Sands Desert Quests

Girdle of the Sands Desert Puzzles

Fravashi Trees	Udumbara Pistils
Power of Khvarena	Gray Crystals
Kory Drums	Bright Flame Altar
Sunyata Flowers	Purple Mist

Girdle of the Sands Desert Items

Items Found in the Girdle of the Sands Desert

List of Items
Fungal Spores	Luminescent Pollen	Crystalline Cyst Dust
Faded Red Satin	Trimmed Red Silk	Rich Red Brocade
Chaos Storage	Chaos Module	Chaos Bolt
Dormant Fungal Nucleus	Inactivated Fungal Nucleus	Robust Fungal Nucleus
A Flower Yet to Bloom	Trishiraite	Mourning Flower
Evergloom Ring	Treasured Flower	Wanderer's Blooming Flower

Girdle of the Sands Desert Enemies

Weekly Boss Apep in the Girdle of the Sands Desert

The newest weekly boss, Apep is located between the stretch of sand from the Desert of Hadramaveth to Gavireh Lajavard.

How to Unlock Apep

Multi-Element Abyss Boss - Iniquitous Baptist

The Iniquitous Baptist is a multi-element boss that can use Pyro, Electro, and Cryo at the same time!

Iniquitous Baptist Location and Boss Guide

Other Unique Enemies in the Girdle of the Sands Desert

3.6 Desert Enemies
Anemo Hilichurl Rogue	Hydro Hilichurl Rogue
Consecrated Horned Crocodile	Consecrated Fanged Beast

Girdle of the Sands Desert Wildlife

Creatures Found in the Girdle of the Sands Desert

Tent Tortoise

Girdle of the Sands Desert Map Release Date

Released in Version 3.6

Genshin Impact Version 3.6
Release Date	April 12, 2023

The 3.6 Desert, ''Girdle of the Sands,'' was added to the game on April 12, 2023, during the Version 3.6 update.

Version 3.6 Livestream Summary

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Sumeru Map and Unlock 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

Guide to 3.6 Desert Regions

3.6 Sumeru Desert Guides
Gavireh Lajavard	Realm of Farakhkert

Girdle of the Sands Desert Features and Puzzles

3.6 Desert Guides
3.6 Dendroculus	3.6 Shrine of Depths
Amrita Pool	Plume of Purifying Light
Fravashi Trees	Udumbara Pistils
Power of Khvarena	Gray Crystals
Kory Drums	Drum's Score Performance
Sunyata Flowers	Purple Mist
3.6 Fishing Spots	Bright Flame Altar
3.6 Remarkable Chests	Gate to Khaenri'ah
Special Four-Leaf Sigils	Amrita Mayflies
Farrwick	Vourukasha Oasis Heart Pool
Elemental Totems	3.6 Treasure Chests
3.6 Time Trials	Ruebright Blooms
Soul Bells	3.6 Seelies
3.6 Torch Puzzles	3.6 Cave Entrances
3.6 Viewpoints	Asipattravana Swamp Puzzle

Girdle of the Sands Quests

Girdle of the Sands Quest Puzzle Guides

3.6 Desert Guides
Great Songs of Khvarena	Other Kory Drums
Find Energy Block	Connect the Circuit
Open the Ruins' Gate	Show Julien a Special Sight
Destroy the Golem's Core	How to Use the Farrwick
Khvarena Mayfly	Activate the Control Device
Defiled Chambers

Girdle of the Sands Domains

Girdle of the Sands Domain Guides
Molten Iron Fortress	Purification Spring Domain	Somalata Inland Sea

Girdle of the Sands Desert Items

3.6 Desert Items
Mourning Flower	Trishiraite	Sorush Gadget

Creatures in the Girdle of the Sands Desert

Enemies in the 3.6 Desert

3.6 Desert Enemies
Guardian of Apep's Oasis	Iniquitous Baptist	Hydro Hilichurl Rogue
Anemo Hilichurl Rogue	Consecrated Fanged Beast	Consecrated Horned Crocodile

Animals in the 3.6 Desert

3.6 Desert Animals
Tent Tortoise

All Interactive Map Guides

All Interactive Map Guides