Exploring the Sumeru Desert in Genshin Impact 3.0



Genshin Impact put that Pyramid in Sumeru’s desert to tease us. But we’re not about to let Paimon stop us. Let’s break the map and go to it!

Looking to do some exploring yourself? Here’s an easy way to break Sumeru’s map: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD-egDTAPBY

Follow on Twitter for sneak peeks and strange finds: https://twitter.com/Moosashiden

Resources used:
– Genshin Impact Sumeru OST, as well as β€œCautious Explorers,” β€œThe Astrologist Awaiting”
– Footage from official Genshin Impact Sumeru trailers

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28 thoughts on “Exploring the Sumeru Desert in Genshin Impact 3.0”

  1. on mobile, if you turn off your wifi and hold any direction, you can keep walking & exploring even after the "disconnected" message pops up. the message box is annoying, but you also get a lot more freedom. since its a wifi/server glitch, youre not pushed back by paimon, you have infinite stamina & infinite health. no fall damage, infinite climbing & swimming. i find it really fun cuz theres no limit to the exploring you can do and its a lot less tedious. if you walk out of bounds and follow the path at the caravan ribat there are some really nice areas to be discovered πŸ˜‰

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  2. I wouldn't be surprised if the area around the pyramid that you can't access yet will have that traditional "sandstorm" condition where you have to find the correct path to get to the pyramid or else you'll be lost in the sand. Memories of Ocarina of Time come to mind.

    What I did notice about how Mihoyo does things though I had made theories about what the map would end up looking like based on what it looks like now. And Sumeru was totally off because prior to v3.0 there was nothing but water south of the Chasm. But now you can see the pyramid all the way from the Jade Chamber.

    That said I think the desert area is mostly set in stone. If you've seen the leaked map of it I think the ruins you found is an area called the Eye of the Sands and the valley you reached is called the Valley of Dahri. The interesting thing about Dahri is that it has a double meaning in Persian. It literally means time but the Persians used it to define atheism because in Zoroastrianism there was a concept of progression in time. Non-believers then by their definition don't have this concept meaning they accordingly believe in time without a beginning or end so Dahri. But then in terms of Genshin this could easily reference eternity which Ei once claimed was nearest unto Heaven so maybe we might see that play out in the desert with the Eremites and Scarlet King who also in terms of lore attempted immortality.

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  3. 2:32 theres actually a (semi) explanation for this (spoilers: leaks involved)

    in the desert expansion of sumeru in 3.1, the desert will have a "mirage" effect (like when you start seeing stuff that isnt there) and this is most like that effect. I think they already put that mechanic in the game though, which could be the reason why the top of the pyramid dissapears.

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