What Does The Eye Of Graeae Do In Genshin Impact?

Published Aug 12, 2026, 3:51 PM EDT Gabrielle is a staff writer for TheGamer who began working in gaming journalism in May 2022, immediately after graduating cum laude with her Bachelors in English. A lifelong lover of in-depth RPGs and cozy simulation games alike, she enjoys having married her passions for both writing and video games in her work. She's spent her life chasing Platinum trophies and completionist collections, even before a company started paying her to do it on the internet. When you first arrive in Snezhnaya as part of the region's Archon Quest in Genshin Impact, you'll be separated from Paimon and acquainted with a new gadget pal we're meeting for the first time in the Genshin 7.0 update, the Eye of Graeae. This mystical monocle will accompany you on your journey through Snezhnaya and help with everything, like constructing features around the world for traversal or puzzle-solving, receiving messages, calling the train to ride your way around the Land of Ice and Snow, and more. Here's what to expect from the Eye of Graeae in Genshin Impact version 7.0. Eye Of Graeae Gadget Overview If you're heading over to Snezhnaya at long last in the Genshin Impact 7.0 update that launched in April 2026, then you'll need to be ready to begin the Snezhnaya Archon Quest from the Events page in your menu. It's accessible to any players who've completed at least the Mondstadt storyline and defeated Stormterror for the first time, even if you haven't finished with the Nod-Krai story missions. As soon as you arrive in Snezhnaya, you'll have a brief introduction to the blizzard-laden area in the southernmost section of the Land of Ice and Snow before you and Paimon get separated. When you do, follow the story beats after hiding from the blizzard to obtain the Eye of Graeae. Getting the Eye of Graeae in Genshin Impact version 7.0 is not optional if you're exploring Snezhnaya, so don't worry about missing it! It helps you reunite with Paimon, but not before you learn a bit about its functions in an unskippable gameplay tutorial. Once you've unlocked the Eye of Graeae and follow the cutscenes, you'll eventually regain control of your own party, and how you use its multifunctionality in the update is up to you from there! Below, you'll find info on every feature you'll be able to use with the Eye of Graeae in Genshin Impact. You can also check the messages within the Eye of Graeae's UI screen itself for tips on the environment or its functionalities. Resistance To Sheer Cold It might not be much of a surprise that Snezhnaya is brutally cold, with blizzards that can last up to a month at a time, so the locals and anyone who visits will need to be hearty in the face of sheer cold, a chill that bites to the bone and will deplete your team's HP if you stay within it for too long. If you've experienced the cold of Dragonspine, it'll feel familiar. There are areas that'll kill you instantly, though, so be mindful of your temperature! The game will warn you when you're experiencing sheer cold, which will be almost consistently as you travel across Snezhnaya. Thankfully, the Eye of Graeae will help you out by providing a temporary immunity to the cold when it's charged. This will allow you to explore the region more freely without immediate fear of freezing to death. To use it, you'll need to keep it charged with Kresnik Energy, which you'll see as glowing Kresnik Kristall ore all around the region of Snezhnaya, particularly in its most mountainous sections. You can also find Kresnik's Torches dotted around the map of Snezhnaya to draw power. The Eye of Graeae's current power level will be displayed as a percentage on the blue bar above your HP, which typically tracks your sheer cold accumulation. Create Prime Ice Constructs As you melt and harvest Prime Ice, a new material you'll find plenty of around Snezhnaya, you'll be able to use that ice to create all kinds of temporary structures that can help you explore the region more seamlessly. The nine Prime Constructs are detailed in the bullets below. The Ice Cube can be used to move objects in the environment by raising them or by acting as a climbing surface. A Basic Heat Source can both melt Prime Ice around Snezhnaya and keep you from the sheer cold without depleting the Eye of Graeae's energy. Pick up the flame from the fire and walk with it, but not too far before the flame returns to the fire you built. Launching Platforms are a great way to spring up into the air to make climbing the mountains in Snezhnaya a breeze. You can also send enemies flying when constructing one beneath them. Your Grappling Hook will help you navigate the ice and tundra by offering a hook-shot point you can use as you need. Connect the points together to make a chain of hook points. Link Mechanisms can connect your grappling hook points to allow for fairly seamless fast traveling between several points in one fell swoop. Storage Devices allow you to leave items for other players, or take items from ones you find left by others if someone has left something inside. Having Ambient Bollards can provide the buff of your choice, making them helpful to leave around to assist with various kinds of combat boosts. There are also two types of signs, Sign: Icon and Sign: Text to make with the Eye of Graeae in Genshin Impact, which allow you to leave messages of one kind or another for other players who are exploring Snezhnaya. Call And Drive The Train To Navigate Snezhnaya While the Eye of Graeae begins the Genshin Impact 7.0 update with outdated information about the region's railway system connecting its major townships to the capital of Snezhnograd, you'll be able to visit these towns and restore the stations to allow you to use the train more liberally to navigate. Head to a train station and use the Eye of Graeae in the front car to drive the trainsyourself. You'll be given a list of places it can take you, making the train something of a regional fast-travel delight if you're looking for a scenic way to travel. TPS Control Added in the 7.0 update for Genshin Impact is a third-person shooter mode that allows the Traveler to make use of a trio of firearms in the Shadow Realm of Snezhnaya. Without any naturally-occurring elements there, you'll need to use the weapons to make the seven of them yourself. Use the Eye of Graeae to set up your TPS loadout so you're ready to go when the time comes! Using the Eye of Graeae, you've got access to the following items in the TPS mode: An assault rifle that can fire a litany of attacks, including a rather powerful Cryo attack when you use a charged attack. This becomes something of a default when you begin playing the Genshin Impact TPS in version 7.0, and you'll find yourself relying on it fairly often as you advance. A grenade launcher with more limited ammo that can use a range of elemental attacks. Elemental Frag Crystals that can leave enemies with Pyro, Cryo, Electro, or Hydro inflictions. Be sure you're exploring often to find all kinds of upgrades for these weapons, too, to help make your Shadow Realm runs even more fruitful.