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The Night the Moon Returns Home Quest Guide

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Genshin Impact - The Night the Moon Returns Home Archon Quest Guide

The Night the Moon Returns Home is the second part of the Archon Quest, Melting Moonlight in the Morning Mist, in Genshin Impact 6.2 Luna III. See how to unlock this quest, how to solve the moon-prayer night puzzle and minigames, its walkthrough, and all the rewards here in this guide!

How to Unlock The Night the Moon Returns Home

Complete the Prerequisites

Genshin Impact - Where Does Her Name Rest? Archon Quest Guide

You can unlock The Night the Moon Returns Home Quest by completing Where Does Her Name Rest? Archon Quest!

Where Does Her Name Rest? Quest Guide

The Night the Moon Returns Home Quest Walkthrough

Enjoy Moon-Prayer Night

Jump to a Moon-Prayer Night Minigame!
Hexenzirkel: Tale Ring Saga Three Witches' Festival Booth Hexenzirkel: Dodoco's Whirly Gig
Frostmoon Scions: Wishing Slips Frostmoon Scions: Spirit Sugar Sculptures Frostmoon Scions: Balloonimals
Nasha Town: Hundred-Flavored Moon-Prayer Candy Nasha Town: Kuuhenki Concentration Nasha Town: Bitey the Frostfin Whale

After the initial cutscene with everyone, you get to play as Columbina and enjoy the minigames during the Moon-Prayer Night!

Go around Nasha Town, meeting with friends, playing different sorts of minigames, and seeing important cutscenes.

How to Solve All Moon-Prayer Night Puzzles

Take Part in the Three Witches' Festival Booth

Go to Varka's location near Dori's location and talk to any one of the three Dodocos with witch's hats in the booth. Each one will have a different activity for you!

Defeat All the Spikey Fish with Alice

Talking to the Dodoco with the red hat, which is Alice, will let you play a stage similar to Dodoco's Blow-Up-Erative Bomb-Nanza!

You must control Dodoco and place bombs in different places on the board to make them explode. Hitting all the Spikey Fish will complete the stage and minigame.

Play Pinball with Nicole

Talking to the Dodoco with the white hat, which is Nicole, will take you to the Bing-Bang Dodoco stage, like the Bing-Bang Finchball. Use the left and right paddles to bounce Dodoco around and hit objects to gain points!

Get a Fortune Reading with Barbeloth

The Dodoco with the blue hat, who is Barbeloth, will offer to read Columbina's fortune. This is whole minigame will let you watch a fortune reading cutscene of Columbina.

Play Hexenzirkel: Tale Ring Saga

Approach Dori at the north side of the quest area to trigger a cutscene with her. Then, you will have to hold and aim the attack button at the Simulanka toys and paper animals to 'capture' them!

Capture all 10 paper animals and toys to complete the game and trigger the next cutscene.

Play Hexenzirkel: Dodoco's Whirly Gig

Approach Jacek at the center of the plaza to trigger a cutscene, where Columbina gets to ride the Whirly Gig with the Traveler.

Play Frosmoon Scions: Wishing Slips

Go talk to Katya at the south side of the quest area, near the stairs, to trigger a cutscene with Lauma. Afterwards, Lauma will be in Katya's place and can be talked to for extra dialogue.

Play Frosmoon Scions: Spirit Sugar Sculptures

Go talk to Kaarina near the center of the quest area for a short cutscene with Flins. He will be talking inside his lantern while selling Columbina one of his animal-shaped candies.

Play Frosmoon Scions: Balloonimals

Approach Reetta, who is located on the opposite side of Hexenzirkel: Dodoco's Whirly Gig, to trigger a cutscene with Jahoda, Arlecchino, and Nefer, where they are playing a game of water balloons.

Play Nasha Town: Bitey the Frostfin Whale

Go to Sandrone's location on the map, near the giant robotic mouth, to trigger a cutscene and play a game with Sandrone.

During the game, step on the teeth that have an arrow on top of them, and avoid the two front-most teeth. Columbina will give you a hint if you step on the wrong tooth.

Play Nasha Town: Hundred-Flavored Moon-Prayer Candy

Go to Limppu for a short cutscene and to get a box of uniquely flavored Moon-Prayer Candy.

Play Nasha Town: Kuuhenki Concentration

Go to Aino and Ineffa's location at the southeast side of the quest area. They will invite you to play a game with boxes. Hide the Kuuhenki in different boxes and pick whichever boxes you like to continue the scene.

Continue Enjoying Moon-Prayer Night, or Talk to Paimon

Genshin - Continue Enjoying Moon-Prayer Night, or Talk to Paimon

Once every minigame is done, go talk to Paimon at the center of the quest area, where the Hexenzirkel: Dodoco's Whirly Gig is located. A cutscene where the moon finally gets close will occur.

The Night the Moon Returns Home Quest Rewards

Total Quest Rewards

Total Quest Rewards
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Mora
x81,000

Additional Quest Rewards

Additional Quest Rewards
Genshin - Moon-Prayer Night Pamphlet Moon-Prayer Night Pamphlet

While progressing through The Night the Moon Returns Home Archon Quest, Travelers will get the Moon-Prayer Night Pamphlet! It contains all the Moon-Prayer Night puzzles and minigames you can do with Columbina.

You may find the Moon-Prayer Night Pamphlet under the Quest Items tab in your inventory, then press Use, and click on the Game Progress to collect all the additional rewards!

How to Solve All Moon-Prayer Night Puzzles

Alll Moon-Prayer Night Pamphlet Rewards

Puzzle Rewards
Play "Nasha Town: Bitey the Frostfin Whale"
Genshin - Petals Without Perfume Petals Without Perfume x1
Play "Nasha Town: Hundred-Flavored Moon-Prayer Candy"
Play "Nasha Town: Kuuhenki Concentration"
Take Part in the Three Witches' Festival Booth
Play "Hexenzirkel: Tale Ring Saga"
Play "Hexenzirkel: Dodoco's Whirly Gig"
Genshin - Dodoco Dodoco's Whirly Gig x1
Play "Frosmoon Scions: Wishing Slips"
Genshin - Petals Without Perfume Petals Without Perfume x1
Play "Frosmoon Scions: Spirit Sugar Sculptures"
Play "Frosmoon Scions: Balloonimals"
Genshin - Petals Without Perfume Petals Without Perfume x1

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