Hello! I'm Leek (sometimes I'm leek865 depending on the platform), I started playing this game in version 5.1 when Xilonen debuted, and I quickly became obsessed with the lore of this game. I've been working on putting this guide together recently, and I'm hoping that it will be of use to more people, especially those just starting out, so that they can have an easier time than I did with understanding the chronological progression of the story.
I plan to continue adding to this guide as well! Currently, it's mostly just quests, but I intend to try to get the videos uploaded to the official Genshin Impact YouTube channel sorted throughout this guide as well. Following that, I'd love to eventually go through all the written lore in the game, including stuff that may be unfeasable for newer players to gain access to, and sort that as well. A lot of lore is hidden in readables!
Goals and Feedback
I'm just another person out there, and I'm bound to make mistakes all throughout this guide. If you have any feedback about what you see here, I'd love to hear it! Please just send me your feedback in the form below.
Some things to note about my goals for this guide in case any of this comes to mind in your feedback:
Right now, the guide should have every in-game quest, including important World Quests but excluding more minor ones, every limited-time event that is worth watching, and the yearly videos that we get previewing the next region. It is very possible I missed something though, so if you notice anything or want to recommend adding certain World Quests, I'd love to hear about it
My biggest goal is to remain objective and keep things positive and unbiased, but I know that I've squeezed some of my own thoughts in so if there's anything that feels out of place or inappropriate, please point it out! I want everyone to be able to have an experience unblemished by controversies online or anything of the sort
I have tried to include comments in certain spots that detail important information worth knowing before going into a quest (e.g. certain things that you could miss if you aren't careful), but I'm sure I've missed a lot of these so any more ideas would be great!
The quest order I have chosen to go with is mostly following chronological in-game events, which typically corresponds to the order that quests were released in. However, I'm also favoring grouping events that happen in certain nations together, so that often breaks the order a little bit (especially when it comes to limited events). Basically, I want the journey to feel as natural as it can be for a Traveler constantly going back and forth throughout all these nations
I have gathered some ideas of quest orders from other sources online, or listed World Quests I've seen mentioned, but most of the ordering is my own opinion so I'd love to hear what other people think and where you might disagree with a quest placement. Some of the quests I don't remember super well, so I mostly slipped them in where I feel like they vibe best
I've tried highlighting importance of certain quests a couple of times, mostly when it comes to limited events, but there might be a better way of doing that. I'm also considering going through and mentioning how high of a priority certain quests are when it comes to lore
This is on google sites, so unfortunately the tools there are very limited, but I also don't really want to deal with figuring out proper website stuff, so I'm working with what I have. Although it's fine right now, I'm not super happy with the UI but there's only so much I can do with the tools here. Regardless, I'd be interested in any suggestions regarding that as well
I may have only started in version 5.1 compared to others that I'm sure have been around since the beginning, but I've done my fair share of research and gotten to know the old days of Genshin quite well I feel like, especially as someone who was not around for any of it. Either way, feedback from people who have been around for longer than me is just as much appreciated
Lastly, there are some things I simply can't get around with certain quests being forced on you by the game and Focused Experience Mode being restricted to later quests. I've tried my absolute best to make things work but some quests just aren't gonna be right like the TCG quest being autotriggered at AR 30, which is a bit unfortunate...
Changelog
June 21, 2026 - Added all animated shorts and moved Enkanomiya quests to their own chapter
June 10, 2026 - Added a feedback form
June 9, 2026 - Released to public with all in-game quests, event quests, and yearly chapter teasers included
May 28, 2026 - New format completed, contains content up to the most recent patch (version 6.6/Luna VII, released on May 19, 2026)
May 25, 2026 - Original site format scrapped, new one using a chapter system created. UI looks way better than before but could still use a decent amount of tweaking
May 12, 2026 - New draft of quest order completed: quest order modified, added major World Quests
April 29, 2026 - Tentative site format completed including all quests in the currently established quest order. Currently presented in a sections-per-year method, UI is bland and needs change
February 26, 2026 - First draft of quest order completed: includes Archon Quests, Story Quests, and Events