Guide to Ballad

To obtain Guide to Ballad, you need to complete the Forsaken Rift, a Domain of Mastery located in Mondstadt. The Forsaken Rift is located between Springvale and Dragonspine.

Teleport to Windwail Highland, the Teleport Waypoint below Springvale, and the Forsaken Rift is to the southwest, hidden inside a cave.

To enter Forsaken Rift II, you need to be Adventure Rank 28. It is recommended to have your party about Level 54 and characters that uses Electro and Pyro.

Check the image below for the exact location.

The Forsaken Rift rotates the rewards you get based on what day of the week it is.

On Wednesdays and Fridays, the domain is called Realm of Slumber, and you can get the Ballad Talent Level-up Materials.

On Sunday, you can choose whatever domain you desire.

Guide to Ballad is rewarded for completing Domain of Mastery: Realm of Slumber II, and you can receive between one to two of them per run. You will also receive between one and three Teachings of Ballad.

To complete Realm of Slumber II, you must kill all 20 enemies within 360 seconds.

The 20 enemies are:
- Hilichurl Fighter x8
- Cryo Slimes x8
- Large Cryo Slime x2
- Cryo Abyss Mage x1

If you're at Adventure rank 36 and about Level 71, you can attempt Realm of Slumber III, and you'll receive between one and three Guide to Freedoms per run.

To complete Realm of Slumber III, you must defeat eight opponents within 360 seconds.

The eight enemies are split into two waves:
- First Wave
  - Cryo Slimes x3
  - Large Cryo Slime x2
- Second Wave
  - Large Cryo Slime x2
  - Cryo Abyss Mage x1

Due to the Cryo enemies, it is wise to bring along characters that inflict Electro and Pyro damage.

When inside a Domain of Mastery, you are inflicted by a Ley Line Disorder. This is a debuff that is never removed throughout the duration of the Rift.

In Realm of Slumber II, you have the following Ley Line Disorder:

Your character will be periodically inflicted with Condensed Ice, greatly increasing your Stamina Consumption until the inflicted Cryo element is removed.

In Realm of Slumber III, you have the following Ley Line Disorder:

Your character will be periodically inflicted with Condensed Ice, greatly increasing your Stamina Consumption until the inflicted Cryo element is removed. Icicles will periodically fall from above, dealing Cryo Damage.

If you have completed the domain successfully, to claim the rewards, you need to spend 20 Original Resin to or use a Condensed Resin to receive double. You do not have to claim the rewards if you choose not to do so.

Poetry is the soul of the Land of the Wind. Poetry is the manifestation of the will to encourage. In the dark days, the gales in the streets and alleyways whisper words of fury, like the battle drums, like the low rumbling before the storm.