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I Once Was In Arcadia Guide

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Honkai Star Rail - I Once Was In Arcadia
I Once Was In Arcadia is an Adventure Mission in Honkai: Star Rail's Amphoreus. Check out how to unlock this mission, its walkthrough, and rewards for completion in this guide!

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I Once Was In Arcadia Information

Mission Type Adventure Mission
Location Amphoreus, "Eternal Holy City" Okhema
Required Level 34

How to Unlock I Once Was In Arcadia

Unlock Requirements

How to Unlock Reach Trailblaze Level 34 or above
Complete Hero, Bear Thy Coreflame

Complete Hero, Bear Thy Coreflame Mission

Honkai Star Rail - Hero, Bear Thy Coreflame

I Once Was In Arcadia can be unlocked once you reach Trailblaze Level 34 or above and have completed Hero, Bear Thy Coreflame mission.

Hero, Bear Thy Coreflame Mission Guide

I Once Was In Arcadia Walkthrough

Mission Walkthrough

Quest Walkthrough
1 I Once Was In Arcadia Step 1
Head to the Okhema city gate. Talk to Iason who's in front of a Dromas. Be ready as you'll be thrown into a fight afterwards!
2 I Once Was In Arcadia Step 3
Go to Strife Ruins and find the Furiae Archer.
3 Ask the shop owners
You have to talk to three shop owners in Okhema to ask who is Paris is and the location of Arcadia.
4 Speak to the Archer
After gathering some clues, you have to go back to Strife Ruins and speak to the Furiae Archer.
5 Talk to the Furiae Warrior and Philosopher
After you and Mem head to the past, you have to talk to the Furiae Warrior and Philosopher.
6 Activate the Divinity Device
Head downstairs to activate the first Divinity device statue. To do this, you must turn back time on the statue's sword.
7 Second Divinity Device
Thankfully, the second Divinity device statue is already activated. Head to the third Divinity device where you'll find a blocked path.
8 How to activate the third Divinity device
Look for the Hand of Zagreus and use it to punch the boxes. With the path now cleared, head to the third device and activate it by turning back time.
9 Activate the fourth Divinity Device
Unfortunately, the fourth device is missing something. Use the hand of Zagreus, pick up the trinket and place it under the sword. Head back to the fourth device and activate it by turning back time.
10 Go to the Prison Cell
Next, you must go down the stairs and elevator and enter the prison cell. Don't forget to get the four chests on the way! Afterwards, talk to the man and the Archer.
11 Chase after Paris and the Archer
After the cutscenes, head back upstairs and run after Paris and the Archer. You'll be thrown into battle so be prepared!
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A series of cutscenes will occur until you find Paris in Okhema. You must solve the Prophercy Tablet to progress.
13 Follow Paris and the Archer in Okhema
Follow Paris and the Archer around Okhema. They'll go to the same stores in step 3!
14 Fix the Broken Statue
After a series of cutscenes, you must now fix the broken statue the Archer broke by turning back time.
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Head to the rooftop and to talk to the Archer.
17 Speak to the Archer
You must keep following Paris until you reach the end. Now that you know the story of Paris and the Archer, you now have to talk to the latter in Strife Ruins.
18 Talk to Aglaea
To end the quest, you must head back to Okhema and bring the golden thread to Aglaea.

I Once Was In Arcadia Rewards

List of I Once Was In Arcadia's Rewards

Mission Rewards
Star Rail - Stellar Jade Item Stellar Jade x50 Star Rail - Traveler Traveler's Guide x6 Star Rail - Refined Aether Item Refined Aether x6
Star Rail - Lost Crystal Item Lost Crystal x6 Star Rail - Celestial Ambrosia Item Celestial Ambrosia x200 Star Rail - Credit Item Credit x94500

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11 Anonymous Anonymous 3 months

all'at yappathon of dialogues for 50 jades 🥀

10 Anonymous Anonymous 6 months

Also, after the mission is over, and another tragic point to the tale, if you return to where Archer perished, there will be a Mnestia butterfly there to find who called them there. Ultimately, it is here that the Trailblazers tell them that the being who called them is gone and learns the truth about Arcadia.

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