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Strange Part Locations and How to Use
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Strange Part is a Quest Item required to advance the Ancient Colors World Quest Chain in Genshin Impact 4.0. You can also use it to exchange for items in Xana's shop. See all the 16 Strange Part locations and how to use them in this guide!
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How to Collect Strange Parts
Complete Melusine World Quests
You can get Strange Parts from World Quests given by Melusines all over Merusea Village. You can start some of these quests right off the bat, before starting the Ancient Colors Quest Chain, while others require you to finish the whole quest line first!
Quests Before Completing Ancient Colors
The following are quests you can immediately complete before starting Ancient Colors. You can still get a Strange Part even without having to trigger the Mamere quest chain!
| World Quest | |
|---|---|
| 1 |  "Hey, This Isn't Pumpkin Soup..." As soon as you set foot on Merusea Village, you can check the bonfire to your left. Talk to Verenata to trigger the quest! |
Quests During Ancient Colors
The following quests are automatically unlocked as soon as you start A Gradient of Dreams and Ochre, the second subquest of Ancient Colors!
| World Quest | |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Book of Esoteric Revelations Talk to Canotila to start this quest. Canotila is located by the waterfall, few paces away from Verenata's campfire. |
| 2 |  The Lone Phantom Sail This quest unlocks after you complete Hey, This Isn't Pumpkin Soup... quest! Go to A Lonely Place, and talk to Ahes about a ship! |
Quests After Completing Ancient Colors
The quests below will only unlock after finishing Ancient Colors Quest Chain, and by satisfying other conditions!
| World Quest | |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Strange Stone Chronicle After completing the Ancient Colors quest line, Puca will ask for your help to retrieve her lost token! |
| 2 |  Echoes of the Ancient World You can only unlock this quest by completing Hey, This Isn't Pumpkin Soup..., and Ancient Colors. Talk to Carabosse and Topyas underwater, in A Very Bright Place! |
Talk to Serene in the Merusine Village
During A Gradient of Dreams and Ochre, Serene will give you one Strange Part by talking to Serene.
After completing the Ancient Colors questline, you can talk to Serene again so she can give you four Strange Parts.
A Gradient of Dreams and Ochre Quest Guide
Complete Iara's Fishing Game
You can get a Strange Part from Iara by completing her Fishing Game. You can see her fishing behind the giant house in the Merusea Village. Iara will ask you to spread the bait and defeat the Ball Octopus.
Talk to Cosanzeana in the Merusine Village
You can get a Strange Part from Cosanzeana by talking to her and watering her flowers using Hydro. After a day, you can talk to her again to start the Were It So Easy quest!
Talk to Sluasi
You can talk to Sluasi after completing Ancient Colors, and she'll ask you what you think the color of the sun is. Depending on your response, you must give her any item that corresponds to it.
Afterwards, she'll give you a Strange Part, and you can talk to her again to trigger The Three Primary Colors of Solar Corona quest!
Book of Esoteric Revelations Backroom
A Strange Part can be collected behind the room where Canotila resides in the Book of Esoteric Revelations quest. Simply enter the room and collect the treasure chest.
Underwater Puzzle Behind Mamere's House
You can get a Strange Part behind Mamere's House from an Echoing Conch Puzzle underwater. Use the Echoing Conch and investigate the Glowing Areas.
Some areas will spawn enemies, so defeat them to unlock the chest and claim the Strange Part.
Hydro Puzzle in " A Lonely Place "
The Strange Part is located inside a locked Treasure Chest. You must first solve the Water Volume Detection Crystal puzzle to unlock it! Then, use the nearby prism to resonate with the ore and unlock the chest!
Chest on Top of the Suspended Structure
Also in ''A Lonely Place'', a Strange Part is located inside a chest found on top of the suspended structure. You need to scale said structure and look for an exquisite chest resting on one of the corners.
How to Use Strange Part
Advance the Ancient Colors World Quest Chain
You will need to collect four Strange Parts from Melusines and other World Quests in Fontaine to advance the Ancient Colors World Quest Chain.
Ancient Colors World Quest Guide
Used to Purchase Items in Xana's Store
You can use your spare Strange Parts to buy items from Xana's Shop, which can only be unlocked after completing the Ancient Colors questline!
Strange Part Effects and Information
Strange Part Inventory Entry
 Strange Part
|
Rarity | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Quest Items | |
| Effect | Used to progress Ancient Colors World Quest Chain |
A strange mechanical part obtained near Merusea Village. It looks subtly different from common mechanical parts. You have no idea why it ended up here, but beautiful metal products like this are loved by Melusines...
Strange Parts Inventory Counter
Wondering how many Strange Parts you can currently collect? Check out the breakdown of the Strange Parts you can obtain to know where you are!
As of Version 4.0, you can collect a total of 17 Strange Parts from quests and other sources, which means you have 13 left to exchange in Xana's shop!
| Source | Strange Part |
|---|---|
| From Serene during A Gradient of Dreams and Ochre quest. | x 1 |
| From completing Iara's Fishing Game. | x 1 |
| By helping Cosanzeana plant flowers, and water them for the first time. | x 1 |
| By solving the Echoing Conch Puzzle behind Mamere's house. | x 1 |
| From the chest at the backroom of Canotila's secret chamber.. | x 1 |
| By opening the chest after solving the Water Volume Detection Crystal puzzle in A Lonely Place. | x 1 |
| Opening a chest on top of the suspended structure in A Lonely Place. | x 1 |
| From talking to Sluasi and giving her an item. | x 1 |
| From Serene after completing the Ancient Colors questline. | x 4 |
| After completing "Hey, This Isn't Pumpkin Soup..." quest. | x 1 |
| After completing Book of Esoteric Revelations quest. | x 1 |
| After completing The Lone Phantom Sail quest. | x 1 |
| After completing Strange Stone Chronicle Day 1 quest. | x 1 |
| After completing Echoes of the Ancient Worldquest. | x 1 |
| Total | x17 |
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 “Delightful Encounter”
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 Arkhium Stock
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 Thelxie's Fantastic Adventures
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 Credit Coupon
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 Energy Concentrating Component
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 Fontaine Ancient Key
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 Punched Tape
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 Rainbow Rose's Ideals
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 Restored Score
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 Rusty Iron Key
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 Simple Vault Key
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Strange Part
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