Honkai: Star Rail Shiftmation Puzzle Guide – Best Solutions for 4.0

Welcome, Trailblazers! If you've been exploring the whimsical world of Planarcadia in Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.0, you've undoubtedly encountered one of its most captivating features: the 2D Rotation puzzles, officially known as "Shiftmation" or "Floating Grease Origin Retrace". This guide provides a comprehensive, officially-styled walkthrough to help you master every Shiftmation puzzle across all four areas of Planarcadia, ensuring you claim every Stellar Jade and Imagenate Fragment along the way.

What is Shiftmation?

Shiftmation is a unique environmental puzzle type introduced with the Planet of Joy. In these challenges, you control a special exploration spirit and must rotate your entire point of view to navigate platforming levels. By pressing Q (rotate counter-clockwise) or E (rotate clockwise), you shift the camera—and with it, the gravity and pathways—to reveal new routes to frozen, colorless structures. Your goal is to collect all the paint scattered throughout the level and restore color to the Imagenae (often represented by friendly monkeys, bunnies, or foxes) .

Completing these puzzles is essential, as they reward you with Imagenate Fragments, the keys required to unlock the doors to the Floating Grease Chronicles worlds. Each area in Planarcadia offers distinct fragments that grant access to new platforming stages and poetic lore pages .

Quick Reference: Fragment Types by Area

Area	Fragment Type	Puzzles per Area
Duomension City	Dual-Phase Winds Imagenate Fragments	4
Graphia Academy	Absent Moon Imagenate Fragments	4
Dovebrook District	Mass Cacophony Imagenate Fragments	3
"World's End" Tavern	Gift of the Earth Imagenate Fragments	3

Duomension City: All 4 Shiftmation Puzzle Solutions

The first area, Duomension City, serves as the perfect introduction to the rotation mechanic. Here are the precise solutions for all four puzzles.

Duomension City Puzzle 1: The Rotating Path

- Step 1: Press Q to rotate the world once. Jump onto the left pedestal.

- Step 2: Navigate upward and claim the first paint area on the right.

- Step 3: Return to the left side and stand next to the monkey.

- Step 4: Rotate the world until you can drop down from the bottom area to access the left green paint.

- Step 5: Claim the paint and jump back to the monkey to complete the puzzle.

Duomension City Puzzle 2: The Double Jump Challenge

- Step 1: Press E to rotate once and jump to the platform on the right.

- Step 2: From there, perform a double jump to reach the paint area on the left.

- Step 3: Jump onto the green platform on the left, then double jump again to the blue area above to claim the second paint.

- Step 4: Return to the monkey to finish.

Duomension City Puzzle 3: The Quick Rotation

- Step 1: Press E once to rotate the world.

- Step 2: Jump onto the platform on the right to directly reach the paint area.

- Step 3: Simply walk to the monkey on the left to claim your reward.

Duomension City Puzzle 4: The Complex Rotation

- Step 1: From the start, double jump to the painted area on the left.

- Step 2: After reclaiming the paint, rotate the world until you can access the upper platforms.

- Step 3: Use the fan to reset the spin count, then double jump to the painted platform on the right.

- Step 4: Rotate the world again to reach the highest area and approach the monkey.

 

Graphia Academy: All 4 Shiftmation Puzzle Solutions

The puzzles in Graphia Academy introduce more complex verticality and require precise timing.

Graphia Academy Puzzle 1: The Split Path

- Step 1: Jump to the upper platform and navigate right to claim the first paint.

- Step 2: Return to the main platform and rotate the world twice.

- Step 3: Head up the left side to reclaim the second painted area.

- Step 4: Reach the bunny to complete the challenge.

Graphia Academy Puzzle 2: The Vertical Challenge

- Step 1: Double jump upward to reach the first painted area.

- Step 2: Move to the right and press Q to rotate the world once.

- Step 3: Jump up to the second painted area.

- Step 4: Double jump left to reach the third painted area.

- Step 5: Navigate to the bunny from the left side.

Graphia Academy Puzzle 3: The Trampoline Trick

- Step 1: Rotate the world until you see a trampoline below and green platforms above.

- Step 2: Drop onto the trampoline and use its bounce to double jump onto the green platform.

- Step 3: Claim the painted areas on both the left and right.

- Step 4: Jump up to the bunny.

Graphia Academy Puzzle 4: The Pillar Puzzle

- Step 1: Drop to the bottom area and move to the left of the shortest painted pillar.

- Step 2: Rotate the world to reveal a raised platform.

- Step 3: Use it to double jump onto the shortest pillar and reclaim the paint.

- Step 4: Move left to reclaim the remaining two painted areas.

- Step 5: Jump to the bunny above.

 

Dovebrook District: All 3 Shiftmation Puzzle Solutions

Dovebrook’s puzzles focus heavily on mid-air rotations and landing precision.

Dovebrook District Puzzle 1: The Aerial Shift

- Step 1: Rotate until you align with a path that allows you to drop down. Double jump at the very end to reach the far side.

- Step 2: Head up and drop down onto the painted area to reclaim it.

- Step 3: Simply jump to the frog to finish.

Dovebrook District Puzzle 2: The Mid-Air Adjustment

- Step 1: Head up to the right and press E three times.

- Step 2: Double jump toward the right painted area. While in mid-air, press Q to land safely on a hidden platform.

- Step 3: Double jump from there to the paint.

- Step 4: Return to the center using the same technique, then head left using a mid-air rotation to find platforms.

- Step 5: Return to the central frog.

Dovebrook District Puzzle 3: The Layered Ascent

- Step 1: Press E to rotate and head up from the left. Jump to the lower painted area.

- Step 2: Jump to the right platform, then double jump to the blue platform above.

- Step 3: From there, jump to the central painted area.

- Step 4: Jump left to claim the final paint, then return to the rightmost platform and use the blue platforms to ascend to the frog.

 

"World’s End" Tavern: All 3 Shiftmation Puzzle Solutions

The final set of puzzles in the tavern tests your mastery of all previous mechanics.

"World’s End" Tavern Puzzle 1: The Triple Claim

- Step 1: Jump up to the first painted area on the left.

- Step 2: Continue jumping upward to claim the paint in the two areas on the right.

- Step 3: Head back and double jump to the left painted area, then double jump up to the fox at the top.

"World's End" Tavern Puzzle 2: The Spatial Navigator

- Step 1: Rotate the world twice in one direction and head up using the platforms.

- Step 2: Rotate twice again and jump up to the next platform.

- Step 3: Double jump to the painted platform on the right.

- Step 4: Reset the fan, head to the top platform, and double jump left to claim the paint there.

- Step 5: Navigate the floating platforms, rotating when gaps become too large, and reach the fox.

"World's End" Tavern Puzzle 3: The Direct Route

- Step 1: Move to the left-most platform and press E.

- Step 2: Double jump to the left platform, then immediately jump right to the painted platform.

- Step 3: Jump to the fox to complete the challenge.

 

Rewards and The Bigger Picture

Completing every Shiftmation puzzle yields significant rewards and unlocks further content. Each of the 14 puzzles across the four zones rewards 20 Stellar Jades, totaling a generous sum of premium currency . More importantly, the Imagenate Fragments you collect are the keys to the Floating Grease Chronicles—a separate, platformer-style game mode where you can collect lore pages and earn the "A Land Called Arcadia" Achievement for an additional 5 Stellar Jades .

Expert Tips for Mastery

• Patience with Rotation: Wait for the rotation animation to fully complete before moving to avoid miscalculating jumps .
• Momentum is Key: Use the momentum from double jumps and trampolines to reach seemingly impossible heights.
• Explore Thoroughly: After solving a puzzle, explore the newly accessible areas. Many hidden pages and secret rooms are only revealed after the main objective is complete .

 

Conclusion

The Shiftmation puzzles in Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.0 are a delightful blend of spatial reasoning and platforming precision. By mastering the art of rotating your perspective, you not only earn valuable Stellar Jades but also unlock the deeper mysteries held within the Floating Grease Chronicles of Planarcadia. Use this guide as your roadmap, and happy puzzle-solving, Trailblazer

May your rotations always land you on solid ground~~!