Genshin Impact 2.8 Guides
- Details about the Kagotsurube Isshin sword: how to obtain it, suitable users, and upgrade resources.
- Shikanoin Heizou in Genshin Impact 2.8: release date, skills, talents, leveling, ascension, and builds.
- How to reach the Golden Apple Archipelago in Genshin Impact 2.8. Quests include Astrology and Agreement for 50 Years, To Mondstadt, and Beautiful Destiny.
- Unlock Eternal Night’s Dream and Scarlet Night skins in 2.8. A guide to new outfits for Dilyuk and Fischl.
- Starting the Misty Mountains and Valleys Challenge in 2.8. Guide for the Lentehof of recent years quest.
- Genshin Impact Misty Mountains and Valleys Challenge Guide: all rewards explained.
- How to reach the top of Dangerous Island quickly and what to find there.
- Isle of Swinging Strings Challenge guide: completing Flame Song and earning rewards (updated).
- Breaking Waves challenge sequence: how to finish and claim all rewards.
- Nirvana Night Citadel challenge: completing Apocalypse of Eternal Night and solving puzzles.
- Night’s Watch Bounty Treasure Chests: their purpose and where to use them.
- Temple of Star Latitudes challenge: finishing Ancient Azure Stars, solving astral riddles, and finding all chests.
- Dreamy Visions event overview: how to locate all dream shells and earn Fischl’s Midsummer Night’s Dream skin.
- Rhyme and Melody of a Summer Dream: how to operate mechanisms and where to find crystal nuclei.
How to participate in the Dream Visions event
Entry to the event requires meeting a few criteria:
- Reach Adventure Rank 32. If progress is slow, this guide offers steps to help catch up.
- Finish Archon’s main quest Autumn Wind, Crimson Leaves, the prologue to Inazuma’s second chapter.
- Complete the Legends of Mona quest What do the stars of this world say, though it is not strictly required.
- Access the Golden Apple Archipelago. The method to unlock this region is described in the guide.
After unlocking the Golden Apple Archipelago, players can begin collecting Dreamshells. They come in two main categories: echo shells, which resemble items from last year’s Echoes of Legends, and shells from images that reveal the archipelago’s history.
Rather than sorting shells by type, this guide explains how to locate each one step by step, and includes a map showing shell placements across the Golden Apple Archipelago.
Note that some shells unlock during specific challenges. So far, 18 of the 20 shells have been found. The guide will be updated as information about the remaining shells becomes available.
Finding the first dream shell
The first shell sits in the northeast region of Broken Isle. Follow the eastern beach until you reach a cave where the shell rests.
Finding the second dream shell
The second shell is on Pudding Island, toward the southwestern shore where it sits on the beach for the collecting.
Finding the third dream shell
The Sink of Images is atop Pudding Island. Climb the hill, activate the teleporter, and the shell is nearby.
Finding the fourth dream shell
From the previous location, head to the southern beach of the island. A shell rests on one of the stones.
Finding the fifth dream shell
This shell is earned only by completing the Spring Courtyard of yore quest as part of the Misty Mountains and Valleys challenge. The guide explains where to find it.
Finding the sixth dream shell
The next three shells lie on Dangerous Island. After finishing the Ancient Azure Stars quest, the island’s layout changes and a device activates to reveal the shells. Then, search near the lake under the rocks for a shell.
Finding the seventh dream shell
If you’re near the lake’s rock, climb higher. A recent tip explained how to reach the top of Dangerous Island quickly.
Upon reaching the peak, an Electro Hammerer is nearby and a shell with artwork is not far away.
Finding the eighth dream shell
Continue climbing to the cliff’s summit on Dangerous Island to uncover another shell.
Finding the ninth dream shell
Travel to a small island between Broken Island and Pudding Island. In the central area, an abandoned camp holds a shell on a box.
Finding the tenth dream shell
Visit Steamy Island and inspect the northern section; a shell rests on a hill.
Finding the eleventh dream shell
The shell sits near the previous location. From the teleporter, head west to spot an echo egg.
Finding the twelfth dream shell
This shell can be found on the central beach of the island. It may have appeared earlier, but this guide addresses its exact spot now.
Finding the thirteenth dream shell
Run west from the twelfth shell and climb the hill to locate another shell.
Finding the fourteenth dream shell
All on Broken Island, continue scanning the beach. A shell sits on one of the stones.
Finding the fifteenth dream shell
Return to Steamy Island and explore a southeast patch of land. The statue sink lies on a large stone.
Finding the sixteenth dream shell
This shell appears during the Flame Song quest as part of the Isles of Wavering Strings challenge. In the dream world, climb the hill and activate the second drum to access the floating island area. Beat the drum, then move forward, and solve the wind current by playing the harp. Repeat on the neighboring island. Ascend stairs and rotate the middle one to the left, activate the harp, and enter the wind flow. A new Echo Shell will be found there.
Finding the seventeenth dream shell
The seventeenth shell is earned by completing Apocalypse of Eternal Night as part of the Nirvana Night Citadel challenge. If a shell was missed, the guide explains how to return to the relevant location on Steamy Island and activate the Endless Night Apocalypse II Challenge. The shell rests on a wooden table.
Finding the eighteenth dream shell
When Ancient Azure Stars is finished as part of the Temple of Starry Latitudes challenge, the eighteenth shell becomes available. Solving astral riddles unlocks the secret room containing the shell. The guide covers the steps in detail.
To keep things moving, more discoveries will be shared as they’re confirmed.
Dream Visions rewards and Fischl’s Dream of Eternal Night skin
Rewards accumulate as shells are found. Key milestones include collecting four shells, eight shells, twelve shells, and sixteen shells, each granting a mix of stones, currency, clues, and experience. The final tally of twenty shells brings Mora, experience, and special ore to players.
As an extra reward, Fischl’s Dream of Eternal Night skin becomes unlockable when a player has gathered at least sixteen echo and image shells.
More guides
This guide excludes external sources and focuses on gameplay essentials and location specifics to help players complete the Dream Visions event.
Attribution: Information summarized from in-game event notes and community compendia. For context and verification, see sources such as official patch notes and companion guides cited within the community discussions (sources: official game notes; community guides).