How to Get the Free Fischl Skin in Genshin Impact 2.8
Genshin Impact’s Summer Fantasia event is in full swing, and along with the boat races and character stories is a chance to earn the free new Fischl skin. It’s the first alternate costume for the four-star princess of darkness, though you need to jump through some hoops and hunt down elusive items before you can claim it.
The Fischl skin is part of an event under the Summer Fantasia umbrella, which means you need to meet the requirements to start Summertime Odyssey if you want a chance at the skin. These include:
While HoYoverse lists Mona’s story quest as a requirement, it’s more of a recommendation. You can enter the Summertime Odyssey event and choose to skip Mona’s story quest, and you only miss out on some background character development. If you haven’t finished Mona’s story quest, the event page will have a “quick start” option you can choose to begin.
If you aren’t quite at AR 32 or Chapter II yet, you can still get Fischl’s skin. Instead of earning it, it’ll cost Genesis Crystals in the in-game shop once Genshin Impact’s version 2.8 update comes to an end.
After you complete the first quest in the event, Summertime Odyssey I, you end up in the Golden Apple Archipelago. Open the event menu, and choose “Resonating Visions” to see an overview of the event’s rewards.
To get the Fischl Skin, you need to collect 16 Phantasmal Conch shells. The event’s first day includes 14 Phantasmal Conch locations and the remainder will show up in the coming days when you get access to more islands in the archipelago.
IGN’s Genshin Impact wiki guide includes all Phantasmal Conch locations, but if you want to find them for yourself, keep an eye on the in-game mini-map. As you get closer, you’ll notice small shell icons indicating where to
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