Genshin Impact 5.5 Natlan Region Expansion comes with a new area in Natlan - Atocpan. This region is new and has a lot in store for the travellers that pass through it. In Natlan, within the Great Volcano of Tollan lies the Ancient Sacred Mountain. This place is the foundation of the Sacred City of Tollan. Atocpan and the Ancient Sacred Mountain quests, lore, and other fun stuff.
With every new update in the game comes new or repeating characters. For this update, we get 4 banners spread over 2 different phases. Currently, we are in the second phase of the update. In this phase, we get 5 different characters to pull. Venti, Xilonen, Faruzan, Yanfei, and Beidou will be on the banners in this phase. Use primogems or Genshin Impact Crystals to get them all. You can get the crystals easily from TOPUPlive, the most reputed and trusted in-game currency seller on the web.
Exploring the regions will help you get some primogems. Without further delay, let us adventure around the areas of Atocpan and the mysterious regions of the Ancient Sacred Mountain.
Exploring Atocpan
Atocpan is the new area in Natlan. It comes with the Great Volcano of Tollan, the Collective of Plenty, and some more places. In total, there are five different domains in Atocpan. The regions are:
- Collective of Plenty
- Ancient Mountain Path
- Fallingstar Fields
- Remnants of Tetenanco
- Skyfire Circlet
Atocpan mainly has three areas that each traveller must visit. The Flowfire Experimentation Site, the Grand Wrestling Grounds, and Varesa's Orchids are the most important parts of this region.
Story Quests in Atocpan
The region also has numerous quests, both Story and World Quests for you to play. As a part of the story quests, you have the Mushroom Relam Mystery, whereby this story quest comprises three acts and some smaller storylines. The acts include: the Ardent Land of Plenty, the Orchard Repose, and the Field Fungal Traces.
World Quests in Atocpan
For those who do not know about the game, the story quest follows the main storyline of the Game, while the World Quests tell about the different regions. There are certain criteria for unlocking or taking part in them. Sometimes, you get these quests from NPCs, or from the Archon or from the Adventure. Some of these quests require you to complete a prior quest.
Atocpan also gives a good amount of World Quests:
- A Brief History of Rocks
- In the Footsteps of the Chosen of Dragons
- The Attack of the... Purple Tepetlisaurus?
- Path to the Flaming Peaks
- Hidden Exploration Object
- Investigator of Ancient Ruins
- The Way Into the Mountain
- Sing, Ho, For the Greatness of Fat!
There are also some Hidden Objectives on and around the map.
The Boss - Lava Dragon Statue
The Lava Dragon Statue is a new pyro-type Normal Boss in the Atocpan region in Natlan. It gives a unique drop of Sparkles's Statue Core. It is pretty easy to defeat the boss, with a decent drop rate. On defeating the boss, you get the Achievement - Press the Self-Destruct Button!
While you are fighting the boss to get the achievement, if you feel like trying your luck in the banners, make sure you have sufficient pulls. Statistically speaking, you need at least 90 pulls for a confirmed five-star pull. So, make sure you have enough pulls by saving primogems or you can buy Genshin Impact Crystals. The latter is the better approach, as it saves time. Make sure you have enough pulls when you feel lucky with the banners.
The Interactives
The interactables in the Atocpan region in Genshin 5.5 are:
- Damaged Bounty - It is at Ixtelo's campsite.
- Damaged Letter - It is at Ixtelo's campsite.
- Letter for Anna - It is on a boat in a Fatui camp east of the Derelict Masonry Dock Domain.
- The Book of Five Springs - It is in the west, at the onsen.
- Unsigned Letter - It is at the large Fatui camp, west of the Remnants of Tetenanco.
- Warning Board - It is at the Teleport Waypoint south of Spiritspeaker.
- Warning Notice - It is at the entrance of the 'Tunnel through the Mountain'.
Exploring Ancient Sacred Mountain
The Ancient Sacred Mountain lies within the Great Volcano of Tollan. You go to this region, to the Sacred City of Tollan is a part of a World Quest, Nahuatzin's Leap. There are a total of 8 different sub-areas in this region, which are:
- Chamber of Deliberation
- Esoteric Arrays
- Flame-Melding Ritual Grounds
- Pseudostar Pedestal
- Ruined Armament Workshop
- Sea of Shifting Sentience
- Summoning Hall
Getting to the Sacred Ancient Mountain
To get to the Sacred Ancient Mountains, and further into the Sacred City of Tollan, you must complete prerequisites. So, what are the prerequisites?
- Completing the World Quest - The Way Into The Mountain
- The Quest series - Path to the Flaming Peaks
How do you enter the place? You can enter the Sacred Ancient Mountain by jumping from the top of the Skyfire Circlet. You will also get through the area while clearing the World Quest Nahuatzin's Leap. It might look like a dangerous leap, but it is worth it.
Features to look out for in The Sacred Ancient Mountain
The Sacred Ancient Mountain is the area of the Sacred City of Tallon. It also houses numerous exploration quests and world quests. A lot of the lore of the place lies in the mountains. Also, there is a local speciality in the form of the Skysplit Gembloom. The main attraction in this region is the Heart of the Sacred Mountain.
Conclusion
Genshin Impact 5.5 Natlan Region Expansion is great. It gives us the greater region of Atocpan and the Ancient Sacred Mountain. There is a lot of the map to cover and figure out. You will have to look at guides sometimes, but most are self-explanatory. There are a lot of world quests. These world quests do take time. Completing the entire region, the lore and the quests will take some time. During the grind, make sure to have fun! May your pulls give you the best character and weapons that you need. May your builds be strong.
