Genshin Impact: Where to Find the Shrines of Depths in Nod-Krai
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Nod-Krai's Shrines of Depths hide Primogems and regional items. See how to find each shrine, how many keys you need, and what they grant.
The Shrines of Depths in Nod-Krai are scattered across the region in high, isolated spots — each shrine opens with a Shrine Key and grants 40 Primogems, adventure items, and regional materials. To find them all, follow the waypoints, use Elemental Sight, and look for stone structures bearing the temple symbol.
What are the Shrines of Depths?
The Shrines of Depths are sealed temples found in every region of Genshin Impact. Each one consumes 1 Shrine Key and, once opened, returns 40 Primogems plus regional rewards — one of the best Primogem returns per exploration effort in the game. In Nod-Krai, the region added in recent versions, distribution follows the pattern of earlier regions: one shrine per area, hidden on plateaus, islands, and hard-to-reach slopes.
What each shrine grants
- 40 Primogems — the main draw for anyone saving for a banner.
- Regional sigils and materials: the region's own progression items.
- Adventure EXP: a boost to your character's Adventure Rank.
- Mora: the game's base currency, in a small but useful early amount.
How to find every Nod-Krai shrine
- Start from the highest Teleport Waypoints: from above, the shrine's silhouette is visible in the distance.
- Search the map edges: most shrines sit at the boundaries of areas, far from the main quest path.
- Use Elemental Sight: shrines glow in Elemental Sight even from a distance.
- Solve the small puzzles along the way: some shrines only unlock access after you activate nearby devices.
- Open with a Shrine Key: if you are missing a key, the shrine stays marked on the map so you can return later.
Exploration tips by area type
On high plateaus, the shrine is usually at the highest point, reachable via updrafts or stone steps. Along shores and islands, it appears hidden behind rock formations — Elemental Sight reveals the path. In foggy areas, the temple is the last element to render, so follow secret markers and already-opened chests to estimate the covered area. One extra tip: turn down the game's music volume and explore with the regional map open on your phone or a second screen — the shrine distribution pattern matches earlier regions, and the location relative to waypoints almost always repeats.
Where do Shrine Keys come from?
Nod-Krai keys are earned by completing quests, opening Luxurious Chests, and advancing exploration in the region itself — the same pattern as every region in the game. Complete Nod-Krai's main missions, revisit the chests marked on the map, and you will finish the key collection before completing full exploration.
Is hunting the shrines worth it?
Yes. With 10 shrines per region, that is 400 Primogems just from opening them — not counting the keys that unlock Luxurious Chests and exploration progress. If you are saving for a banner, this is one of the fastest farms in the new region: the route is short and depends on neither events nor luck.
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What else Nod-Krai offers for farming
Beyond the shrines, the new region packs other Primogem sources: Luxurious Chests at exploration points, world quests, and the map challenges shown in the interface. The efficient order is always the same: clear the shrines first (guaranteed reward for short time), then the Luxurious Chests (exploration-dependent), and finally the quests (they pay more but take longer).
If you are saving Primogems for a specific banner, add up the region total: shrines, chests, quests, and achievements. The number usually covers a good part of the road to pity — and the new region is always the best farming value of the patch.
Planning your shrine Primogems
Each shrine yields 40 Primogems — ten shrines means 400 in your account. It sounds small next to the cost of a pull, but the effort is small too: with the waypoints unlocked, the full route takes under an hour. It is the most time-efficient farm in the new region.
And don't forget: shrine keys don't expire between regions. If you have a key left over in Nod-Krai, it stays in your inventory for the next map region — no rush to spend everything at once. The right pace is to open each shrine as soon as a key appears: the reward lands in your account right away and the map stays cleaner for exploring other areas.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Primogems does a Shrine of Depths give? Each shrine grants 40 Primogems, plus regional items and adventure rewards.
- How many keys do I need? One per shrine — in Nod-Krai, that means one key for each sealed temple in the region.
- Do I need to complete the Archon Quest to open the shrines? No, but some areas only unlock access as you progress through the region's main story.
- Do shrines reopen? No. Each Shrine of Depths opens only once per world.
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