how to find and solve puzzles

Secret mirrors inside Genshin Impact – Portals leading to various locations in Fontaine. With their help you can go to special rooms with treasures. If you find all six mirrors, you can access the secret quest ‘Through the Secret Mirror’. In this guide we will tell you where to find all the portals and how to solve the associated puzzles.

There are six items in total. They can be found in Fontaine, around the Mort district. The most convenient way to look for them is during the mission. “Search in the Sea of ​​Algae.” She’s part of the quest chain “In the Footsteps of Narcissus” and begins after all the members of the Ordo Narcissenkreutz (Ann, Seymour and Caterpillar) gather in one place and decide to explore the mysterious mechanisms: Ortants.

If you cannot enter the portals, complete the quest “Secrets of the Book of Revelation” (You can start it by talking to Melusina Canotila in Merusi village). The exact location of the mirrors can be found below.

You can find the first mirror during the quest “Mother of the Muses” (part of the mission cycle “Search in the Sea of ​​Algae”). Travel to the Archon Statue and enter the underground ruins.

The path down is blocked by a grate, which can be opened using the xenochrome octopus’ abilities. Borrow a skill from the blue ball device and direct a stream of water at the mechanism next to the cage.

After this, fly down and forward to the large hall with the Memory Orthant. To access the first portal, you must solve the riddle associated with this mysterious mechanism.

To start, go to the blue crystal and hit it with a normal attack. It will change color to yellow. Then grab the octopus ability from the nearby device and lift the mechanism up. The light must pass through the gray lens.

Once the generator is in the correct position, hit the crystal hard to lock the device in place. If everything is done correctly, all parts of the device on the wall will light up blue and the grille on the left will open.

Take the elevator down with the Soul Orthant. The path is blocked by another grate. Activate the mechanism with crystals to open it.

Release energy from the device in front of it. Follow the line of movement of the substance and reach the elevator. Go back up and do the same.

After this, defeat the two meks on the other side of the device and release the energy as well.

After Ortant has launched, return to it and check the top. Talk to Paimon and in a moment the room will be flooded. Float up and see a mirror behind the barrier.

Upon entering the portal, the character is transported to a special room where the Rupture Puppies will wait. Defeat the enemies and use the purple lit mirror. It will lead to a rich chest.

Use the underground teleportation point in the ruins of Fort Charybdis and go forward to the spacious hall with the second Ortant.

The necessary mirror can be found in the hall on the left. It will be next to the grille. Destroy the Mek and solve the lens puzzle. To complete the puzzle, use the xenochrome octopus ability and interact with the columns so that they become the desired size. After this, the cage opens and the portal turns purple.

Enter the mirror and fight the Rip Hound. After you defeat the enemy, a great chest will open. Take the reward and go through the mirror behind the treasure chest.

Jump from the previous portal you came out of earlier to the elevator.

Go down one level. The path ahead is blocked. Defeat the Mek and use the crystal on the left. Hit him with a normal attack. The front grille opens and the rear grille lowers.

Include an archer in your team. Approach the second grate and then shoot the crystal.

Continue down the hallway until you reach a large room with an energy device. Jump down and head towards the lens puzzle.

Take the xenochrome octopus ability and aim it at the columns. It is necessary to lower them so that the beam of the generator hits the lens. First lower the column on the left side of the grid: it is smaller, but takes longer to move. Wait for the second lens to glow blue and then interact with the tall pillar.

Defeat the mek guarding the next energy mechanism and take the elevator down.

Move forward to the mechanism that releases energy. In order for the substance to flow along the correct path, you must interact with the crystal mechanism.

To the left of the mechanism is another mirror. Go in and defeat the Rip Puppies again.

Go through the second mirror and get an awesome chest.

Use the underwater travel point near the eastern slope of Mon Atoneki. To the left of the teleport there will be ruins in which the fourth mysterious mirror is located.

Walk forward through the cave until you see a passage to a large hall. If it is closed by a barrier, complete the quest “Thalia and Melpomene”. It can be started after other tasks have been completed from the line “Search in the Sea of ​​Algae”.

There will be a mysterious mirror near the wall on the left that you need to enter. Defeat the Rip Hound and get the rich chest.

The fifth mirror can only be found after completing the quest line “In the Footsteps of Narcissus”. This major task cycle begins after completing individual missions about members of the Ordo Narcissenkreutz – Ann, Seymour, Caterpillar.

Use the ground teleporter at the sunken tower and dive into the water.

Swim to the lower level of the building, to the center of it. Defeat the meks, duck under the gears and press “Enter”

After this, the character is teleported within the tower. Swim to the stained glass window and turn left. There will be a fifth mirror on the wall. Go through the portal. Take the rich chest by going around the barrier on the right, and go through the sunflower image behind the ghost.

Use the underwater travel point near the eastern slope of Mon Atoneki. Opposite the teleport there will be a large hall in which the last mysterious mirror is kept. If it is protected by a barrier, complete the quest “Cupid’s Love” (part of the cycle “Looking for algae in the sea”).

Walk forward from the device and jump down. Follow the blue stripes.

Defeat the Meks at the front and continue along the Hydro Portal.

To the left of the energy device is the final mirror. Go in and solve the torch puzzle.

To do this, take a character to the Pyro team (for example, Amber or Yomiya) and light two fires in the right corner, near the painting with flowers.

The yellow ghost flies out of the picture and the character must leave the nearby mirror. After you find all the mirrors, a secret quest will automatically be added to the quest list “Through the Secret Mirror”. For collecting all portals you can get about 30 source stones and various raw materials.