Genshin Impacthas finally had its first major update. With it came some new achievements and new enemies, and players can earn rewards for finishing some of thecontent inGenshin’s update 1.1. One of these achievements is the…Well That Was StrangeAchievement, featuring a strange new creature called the Unusual Hilichurl.
Updated June 07, 2025 by Mina Smith: Now that much more detailed information is known about the locations and behaviors of Unusual Hilichurls, this guide was in need of an overhaul. There was speculation at the original time of publishing of some information that has been more firmly nailed down, and so this article has been updated with all that new information.
What are Unusual Hilichurls in Genshin Impact?
Ever since update 1.1,Genshin Impactplayers have been seeing some very weird-looking hilichurls around. While defeating these Unusual Hilichurls only gives players 233Mora currency, 18 Adventure Experience, and 1 to 3 heads of cabbage, killing several will earn players achievements and some free Primogems to boot.
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These hilichurls are carrying around suitcases and are non-aggressive. They will not attack unless a player damages them first, and their names don’t show up in Elemental Vision. Once attacked, these weird critters are labeled as “Unusual Hilichurl” with the subtitle “Menace of the Mansion.” Oddly enough, they throw weaponized Primogems at players along with two other unusual attacks:
The Unusual Hilichurl is based on a self-inserted character based onmiHoYo’s Liu Wei, who is the founder of the company; they throw leafy greens as a reference toHonkai Impact 3’s mascot whose hair looks a little like a head of cabbage. Even the Homu doll is a throwback to one of the company’s earlier titles. And along with these Unusual Hilichurls different appearances and strange antics, they also have some beefed-up powers; these hilichurls cannot be frozen or petrified. They are common enemies that have a very strange way of spawning.
Unusual Hilichurl Locations and Times
Unusual Hilichurls can spawn in 16 total locations at any time of the day. While most players assumed they spawned at certain locations on a timer, this does not appear to be the case. There are 8 possible locations in the Liyue area and 8 more in thehistoric and storied city of Mondstadt. Once players find one and defeat it, another will spawn in one of the other 15 locations.
When that second one is killed, there will be a 12-hour cooldown on the next hilichurl spawn. There is only one Unusual Hilichurl in any world at any given time. Although players can farm these hilichurls inGenshin Impact’s co-op mode, there is a limit to 10 kills per day in all worlds and still receive drops.
The possible Unusual Hilichurl Liyue Locations are:
Getting the Achievement …Well That Was Strange
Killing one of these Unusual Hilichurls inGenshin Impactwill reward players with the completed achievement…Well That Was Strange, giving them 5 Primogems for their efforts. Continuing to kill the masked goblins levels up this achievement, giving players another 10 Primogems for 20 killed and 20 Primogems for 50 killed. While the cabbage isn’t worth the effort of tracking these weird critters down and fighting them, the achievements andfree Primogemsjust may be.
Finding these Unusual Hilichurls can be extremely time consuming and difficult. Players may just want to go about their business inGenshin Impact, completing bountiesand quests, and just keep an eye out for these strange creatures while wandering the map.
Genshin Impactis available for mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5.
