In the Trailblaze Mission A Dragon Gallant, Its Ocean Distant, players return to the Scalegorge Waterscape and confront a chain of Vidyadhara puzzles that stand between them and the Roots of the Arbor. As of 2026, the sequence remains one of Honkai: Star Rail's more atmospheric roadblocks: not because it demands extraordinary combat power, but because it asks players to read the environment like a historian decoding a drowned archive. The Scalegorge Waterscape behaves like a library whose books are tides, and the three seals are its stubborn bookmarks. Removing them requires observation, memory, and a willingness to treat lanterns as language. The mission then culminates in a confrontation with Phantylia the Undying, making the puzzle chain a calm before a storm.

🧩 Remove The Three Vidyadhara Seals

At the start of the mission, players must remove the three Vidyadhara Seals scattered across the Scalegorge Waterscape. Each seal requires lighting pillars or lanterns in the correct order. The puzzles are not combat tests, but they are not decorative either. They are small ceremonies of attention. The lantern sequence is less a puzzle than a funeral rite performed in reverse, with each touch waking a memory the sea tried to forget.

🔹 First Vidyadhara Seal - Southern Region

The first seal is in the southern portion of the Scalegorge Waterscape. The key is to look at the ground beneath each lantern and count how many blocks are lit up. That number reveals the correct order in which the lanterns should be touched.

Within the yellow circle on the mini-map, players should start by touching the lantern at the very top right, which has one lit block underneath it. Then they should head to the lantern across from it on the top left and touch it. The third lantern is on the bottom right, and the final one is on the bottom left. Once the sequence is correctly activated, the first seal breaks and the player can move on.

🔹 Second Vidyadhara Seal - Northern Region

The second seal is found north of the previous one. An Abomination enemy waits in the center, and players must defeat it before they can continue. Afterward, they should inspect the middle area and pick up the Revelation Slate.

The Revelation Slate can be viewed by pressing R on the keyboard. It shows the order in which each lantern must be touched. The correct order is:

1. Top Right Corner, Lower Stone

2. Bottom Left Corner, Upper Stone

3. Top Left Corner, Upper Stone

4. Bottom Right Corner

The slate removes guesswork, but it does not remove the need to move carefully. Players who rush the sequence may find themselves repeating it, which is a small tax on patience rather than skill.

🔹 Third Vidyadhara Seal - Western Region

The last seal is in the western region of the Scalegorge Waterscape. Four murals on the walls depict the life of a Vidyadhara, from infancy to adulthood. Players should activate each lantern starting from the mural that shows the youngest form and ending with the oldest.

The correct order is:

1. Mural showing a small baby with horns

2. Mural showing one Vidyadhara elder and two child Vidyadharas

3. Mural showing one Vidyadhara cooking and two in battle

4. Mural showing two older Vidyadhara, one with long flowing hair and the other holding a lantern

This seal is the most narrative of the three. It asks players to read a life story in stone and then answer it with light.

⚔️ Step Into The Depths Of The Roots Of The Arbor

Once every seal in the area has been removed, players should head northwest toward the Roots of the Arbor. This spot lies just past two Vidyadhara Mirage Echoes, the blue ghosts found in the area.

After a short cutscene, the mission moves into a battle with Phantylia the Undying. Defeating her is required to receive the Ambrosial Arbor. Phantylia waits at the end like a storm sealed inside a bell, and the only way to ring it is to solve the silence first. Players should prepare a balanced team with reliable sustain and damage before triggering the encounter. The fight is the mission's sharp turn from archaeology to warfare.

🏆 Rewards After Full Completion

After full completion, players receive the following rewards:

These rewards make the mission worthwhile for players saving for future banners or building new characters. In 2026, with Honkai: Star Rail continuing to add new worlds and faces, A Dragon Gallant, Its Ocean Distant remains a compact example of what the game does well: it turns exploration into a dialogue with history, then ends that dialogue with a boss fight.

For Trailblazers who missed the mission or are returning after a long break, the Scalegorge Waterscape sequence is still worth completing. The puzzles are quiet, the lore is dense, and the Stellar Jade is real. The three seals may look like obstacles, but they are better understood as invitations: read the ground, read the slate, read the murals, and then step into the depths.