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How to Touch The Sword Hilt in Genshin Impact | Open World Puzzle

Genshin Impact Inazuma update has been out for quite some days now. Players have been tirelessly exploring the picturesque land of Inazuma, filled with mysteries, puzzles, untold stories, and much more. While exploring the third island, Masoujin Gorge of Inazuma, many players come across swords on the ground that continuously emit lightning. There is a puzzle attached to it, and in this article, we will talk about the puzzle about how you can touch the sword hilt and get the free rewards.

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Touch The Sword Hilt in Genshin Impact

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Whenever players try to normally touch the sword hilt, they are struck by lightning.

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Moreover, because of the Electro Charged effect, the character losses a ton of HP. So, you cannot force touch the sword hilt by just tanking the attacks. [It doesn’t work even with Zhongli’s shield]

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To touch the sword hilt, players have to use Electrograna.

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Near every “Touch the Sword Hilt” open-world puzzle, there is always an Electrogranum summon point nearby. Use it to summon the Electrogranum and then touch the sword hilt. You won’t be hit by lightning.

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Touching the Sword Hilt will summon an evil samurai spirit. Quite similar to Nioh right?. Defeat the Samurai to claim rewards.

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At the time of writing this article, I personally have cleared four of these puzzles or whatever you call them. And, each time I got a common chest.

That’s all for now. If you have any queries or if you are stuck with any Genshin Impact puzzle, check our guides section or tell us about it in the comments below.

Genshin Impact is a free-to-play gacha-based role-playing game currently available on PC, PS4, PS5, Android, and iOS.

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Hritwik Raj
Hritwik is a guides writer who has been writing about video games for almost a decade. He is a Computer Science graduate who has always been into gaming. Most of the time, you will find him covering News and Guides for various publications. And when he is not working, you will find him fighting with his friends about how good of a gamer he is. His favorite games include Fallout 76, Borderlands 2, Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Souls series, Genshin Impact, and The Last of Us.