Crystalflies are shiny sparkling butterfly-like creatures found in Tevyat. These come in their respective elements depending on where they are located. Anemo crystalflies are green and found in Mondstat, Liyue has yellow Geo crystalflies and Inazuma boasts the purple Electro crystalflies. These are found scattered across the land of Tevyat and can be especially visible during the night.
Why is Crystalflies Important in Genshin Impact?
While they have their own respective elements, they all drop the same Crystal Core which is vital in the late game of Genshin Impact as they are used for crafting Condensed Resin which condenses 40 Original Resin to 1 Condensed Resin which can then be used to farm artifacts, weapon ascension materials, and talent ascension materials easily in one run instead of 2 per domain. While a player has to make 8 runs to finish their daily farming, with Condensed Resin they only need to do 4 runs.
How to Farm Crystalflies in Genshin Impact
Collecting crystalflies for their crystal cores is tricky because they run away when approached. The only viable way to collect them is during the nighttime from 8 pm to 6 am (sunrise). Below are some easy tips to collect them:
- Set your Genshin clock to 8 pm and teleport to one of the easy crystalfly farming spots near you.
- Use a tall character because the crystalflies are often a few distances off the ground and may be out of reach for a short character.
- Preferably have two Anemo characters in your party for that Movement Speed Bonus since you may need to sprint a little.
- Sprint and stop just before the crystalfly and quickly click the collect button as they don’t stay startled for long.
- Sprint to the next closest crystalfly and repeat.
Usually, if the crystalflies are too closely located, catching just one will be enough time for the others to be warned and by then they’ll all be flying away. It’s advisable to then teleport away and come back to the same location after a few minutes to catch the rest of them. Additionally, if you have the character Sayu leveled and ascended up to 20 then her passive talent “Yoohoo Art: Silencer’s Secret” prevents crystalflies from being startled whether it be daytime or nighttime. With Sayu in your party, you can guarantee a higher success rate with each run.
Best Locations to Farm Crystalflies
Below are listed some ideal locations to farm crystalflies which are easy to get to and usually have a swarm of crystalflies either together or scattered in the area-
- Windrise- Statue of the Seven.
- Dawn Winery.
- Guyun Stone Forest- near the Domain of Guyun.
- West of Liyue city- a cave in one of the surrounding mountains that you can get to using the teleporter nearby and going left from there.
- Tatarasuna Island- westernmost teleporter, near the damaged Sakura tree and scattered across the Tatara Device.
- Seirai Island- scattered across the northern regions of the archipelago and around the Amakumo Peak.
While there are a total of 169 crystalflies in the current land of Tevyat and they respawn each day, getting to all of them is difficult as most are often found wandering alone or in pairs. Effectively farming them is only possible in a few locations where there are clusters of them together or scattered in a nearby area. While the process is certainly taxing- with having to teleport in and out of those locations to get all of them, in the long run, it is rewarding for the function they serve in crafting condensed resin. Usually, each crystalfly farming run lasts 15 minutes which is enough to get you 20-30 of them and that’ll last you about a week.