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Gun Traveler outside Snezhnaya: live status | August 2026
Updated on 2026-08-18: Version 7.0 live servers. Kit survives a teleport after the Flamefeather Valley wall break.
Check | Status |
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Official lock | Shadow Realm stages and Edge of Survival on the train. See the Version 7.0 notes. |
Route start | Flamefeather Valley Teleport Waypoint, Snezhnaya |
Party that works | Traveler + a flyer (Chasca) + a Geo construct (Zhongli or Geo Traveler) |
After the wall break | Open the map and teleport. The rifle HUD stays. |
Confirmed maps | Mondstadt bridge and Adventurers' Guild, Liyue Harbor and Wangshu Inn hills, Enkanomiya |
Outfit | Night Hunt In Snow stays on Aether and Lumine |
Combat HP | Gun state uses the Shadow Realm pool (~3000). Swap off Traveler to drop the kit. |
Patch risk | High. HoYoverse wrote the kit for Snezhnaya stages. A route that leaves the region can close overnight. |
What keeps the kit and what drops it
Teleport keeps the kit. Logout, domain entry, and a character swap drop it.
Hilichurls, pigeons, and harbor NPCs take rifle fire. Stellar Conduct still prints on hit if Cryo Traveler sits in the party.
Spiral Abyss and Imaginarium Theater load a fresh combat state. The kit does not carry into those modes.
How to unlock the official Gun Traveler kit
You need the Eye of Graeae before you take the kit out of Snezhnaya. Version 7.0 hands it over about twenty minutes into Archon Quest Chapter VII: Act I, Everwinter Without Mercy. Finish Mondstadt's Prologue if the Snezhnaya waypoint is still grey.
Step 1: Unlock the southwest Volkodlak Tundra waypoint after Prologue Act III, Song of the Dragon and Freedom.
Step 2: Start Chapter VII: Act I and play until the Eye of Graeae (the monocle) hits your inventory.
Step 3: Pick a TPS control preset when the prompt appears. Preset 1 is a shooter layout. Preset 2 stays close to normal Genshin binds.
Step 4: Enter a purple Shadow Realm mark or the train shooting range. Confirm you can swap Shatanaya's Frostsilver, Balsag's Sunwheel, and Frag Crystals.
You unlock Ashamez's Thunder (Electro lock-on) from a later Shadow Realm challenge. Farm the rest of the blueprints at the Firearm Workbench on your train. The Snezhnaya prep page covers the quest gate if you are still in Natlan.
How to take Gun Traveler outside Snezhnaya
Step 1: Build a four-slot party with Traveler on slot 1, a flyer on slot 2, and Zhongli or Geo Traveler on slot 3. Chasca covers the first flight.
Step 2: Open the map and teleport to the Flamefeather Valley waypoint in Snezhnaya. Pin the cave on the valley rim. The live route sits near the Okurov side of the valley, against the snow wall.
Step 3: Fly the marked cave mouth. Switch to Traveler at the wall.
Step 4: Face the rock. Cast Zhongli's Stone Stele or Geo Traveler's skill into the collision, jump onto the construct, and pass through the boundary.
Step 5: Sprint the dark passage toward the bright opening. Place a Jadelight Canopy waypoint if the game asks to overwrite an old pin. Confirm.
Step 6: Glide once the floor drops into untextured geometry. Stay on Traveler. The mini-map arrow sits off the charted ice.
Step 7: Keep gliding until the snow mesh returns. Open the map. Teleport to Mondstadt, Liyue Harbor, or Enkanomiya.
Step 8: Land. Slots 1 and 2 show rifle and sidearm. The prompt reads "Switch to aiming mode." You are in the Gun Traveler state.
Swap to another character and the kit dies. Repeat the Flamefeather Valley route to put it back.
The start pin is the Flamefeather Valley Teleport Waypoint. Mark the cave on the Okurov rim before you fly.
Break the Flamefeather Valley wall
The wall break uses Zhongli's Stone Stele or Geo Traveler's skill. Jump onto the construct and push through the rock. Sprint the dark passage, plant the Jadelight Canopy pin, then glide until the snow mesh returns.
Gun Traveler loadout that survives the teleport
Slot | Firearm | Role in the overworld |
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1 | Shatanaya's Frostsilver | Cryo rifle. 45-round mag. Aim mode on R. First pick for pigeons and Hilichurls. |
2 | Sidearm / Ashamez's Thunder | Short gun or Electro lock-on once you unlock it. Swap when the rifle mag hits 0. |
3 | Balsag's Sunwheel | Grenade launcher. Pyro / Hydro / Cryo splash. Clears a camp in one toss. |
Throw | Frag Crystals | Electro ticks, Pyro burst, Cryo multi-detonate, Hydro bounce. Same elements as a Shadow Realm stage. |
Body | Night Hunt In Snow | The Shadow Realm suit. It stays on Aether and Lumine after the teleport. |
Ammo counts carry over from the last Shadow Realm you ran. A full Frostsilver reserve sits around 1,000 to 1,600 rounds. Casks do not spawn in Mondstadt or Liyue, so you shoot what you brought.
Stellar Conduct still fires off Cryo rifle hits if the party can start Stellar Glimmer. Park Cryo Traveler or Odette in the unused slots before you run the route. Build notes live on the Odette best teams page.
What the kit does once you leave Snezhnaya
Mondstadt bridge: Frostsilver drops Timmie's pigeons. The city gate and Adventurers' Guild load with the same HUD. Katheryne does not react.
Liyue Harbor: Rifle and pistol work on the north plaza, the docks, and the canal ice. Hilichurl camps on the Wangshu Inn hills take Stellar Conduct ticks.
Enkanomiya: A teleport into Dainichi Mikoshi keeps the kit through the load.
Shadow Realm: "Clean out the Shadow Realm" stages still run on the official rules. Use those rooms to refill ammo, then run the route again if you want the overworld state back.
Cover, slide, and vault stay on the move set. Aim Assist and Auto Snapping follow the preset you picked when the Eye of Graeae unlocked. The same HUD loads on the Liyue Harbor plaza after a teleport.
How to get more firearms and Primogems
Clear weekly Training Quests from Yarovaya for Shadow Realm materials.
Run Edge of Survival on the train shooting range for high-end blueprints.
Open Shadow Realm Vaults after you level the access card.
Craft parts at the Firearm Workbench. Equip the Eye of Graeae and tap Assemble if you are away from the train.
Redeem live codes on the official gift page, then claim mail. The current strings sit in the Genshin Impact Primogem Guide.
Map pity against the 180-pull Snezhnaya plan if Odette or the Arlecchino rerun is the real target.
A rifle on the Mondstadt bridge does not farm you Primogems. Events, Abyss, and Snezhnaya chests do. If the banner math sits 10 to 20 pulls short, convert Genesis Crystals from BitTopup and keep Intertwined Fates on the Event Wish.
FAQ
Can you use the Gun Traveler outside Snezhnaya in Version 7.0?
Yes on live servers as of 18 August 2026. Finish the Eye of Graeae quest, break the Flamefeather Valley cave wall, then teleport. HoYoverse can close the hole in a hotfix. Check the status table at the top of this page before you spend an evening on it.
Does the Gun Traveler kit survive a teleport?
The kit survives a map teleport to Mondstadt, Liyue Harbor, and Enkanomiya. Logout, a domain door, and a party swap wipe it. You run the Flamefeather Valley route again to restore the HUD.
Do you need Chasca or Zhongli for this route?
You need one flyer to reach the cave mouth and one Geo construct to break the wall. Chasca and Zhongli are the clean pair. Geo Traveler covers the construct if Zhongli is missing. A glider and a lot of stamina can replace the flyer if you already stand on the ledge.
Can you take Gun Traveler into Spiral Abyss?
No. Abyss and Theater load their own combat state. The rifle HUD dies at the door. Use the kit in the overworld or in official Shadow Realm stages.
Will HoYoverse ban an account for this?
HoYoverse wrote TPS for Shadow Realm stages. A route that exports the kit sits outside that design. Use it on your own account and expect a patch. HoYoverse has not posted a ban wave for this route as of this update.
How do you unlock guns the official way?
Reach Snezhnaya, play Chapter VII: Act I until the Eye of Graeae appears, pick a control preset, then enter a purple Shadow Realm mark. The Genshin Impact hub links the rest of the 7.0 pages on BitTopup.
Conclusion
The Gun Traveler kit belongs in Snezhnaya Shadow Realms. The Flamefeather Valley wall break lets you keep Shatanaya's Frostsilver after a teleport, so Mondstadt's bridge and Liyue Harbor become rifle maps until HoYoverse ships a fix. Bookmark this page for the live / patched stamp. Spend Primogems on Odette and the 7.0 banners, not on a route that can vanish in a Tuesday hotfix. If you still need Fates, top up Genesis Crystals on BitTopup and convert them 1:1 in the shop.
