The Inkford Hermitage Bizarre Melody is one of Planarcadia's music puzzles in Honkai: Star Rail, hidden inside an Interplanar Jump! stage at the snow-covered Inkford Hermitage Hotel. Playing the correct sequence of notes opens a hidden stage and leads to a missable achievement.
Inkford Hermitage Bizarre Melody location
The puzzle sits inside the Interplanar Jump! Difficulty III stage at the Inkford Hermitage Hotel. To reach the entrance, fast travel to the Graphia Store Street Space Anchor, then walk west toward the hot spring and step into the Interplanar Jump.
Once inside, you have to clear a short platforming route before the melody speakers appear. The key obstacle is a snow-blowing enemy that only releases snowflakes when you draw its attention, so position yourself carefully to control where the ice forms.
Step 1: Jump twice to shatter the first set of ice cubes blocking the path.
Step 2: Move right and jump down twice to break more ice below you.
Step 3: Head toward the spikes and slip underneath them.
Step 4: Taunt the snowman so it throws snowflakes, and let it pile ice cubes on top of the spikes. Jump or walk where you want the snowflakes to land so the cubes form in a usable spot.
Step 5: Use those ice cubes to cross the gap, then stand on the left edge of the platform.
Step 6: Leap up to the ice platform above and jump twice more to break the ice barrier.
Step 7: Go left to reach the Bizarre Melody speakers.
Inkford Hermitage Bizarre Melody puzzle solution
The melody is taken from James Lord Pierpont's Jingle Bells, which fits the hotel's snowy setting. The note order matches the arrows shown around the speakers, and the full sequence reads Mi, Mi, Mi, Mi, Sol, Do, Re, Mi.
Input the notes in that order to play the song correctly. When the melody is accepted, you are teleported straight into a hidden stage.
Free the Snow Child for the Arcadia Variation: Snow Child achievement
The hidden stage holds a Snow Child trapped inside an ice cube. Work your way to the end of the stage, then jump twice on the large block of ice to break it open.
Releasing the Snow Child confirms success and unlocks the Arcadia Variation: Snow Child achievement. The achievement pop-up is your signal that everything was completed correctly.
Inkford Hermitage Bizarre Melody summary
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Location | Interplanar Jump! Difficulty III, Inkford Hermitage Hotel |
| Nearest anchor | Graphia Store Street Space Anchor (walk west to the hot spring) |
| Melody | Jingle Bells |
| Note order | Mi, Mi, Mi, Mi, Sol, Do, Re, Mi |
| Hidden stage task | Reach the end, jump twice on the big ice block to free the Snow Child |
| Reward | Arcadia Variation: Snow Child achievement |
With the melody played and the Snow Child freed, you can move on to the rest of Inkford Hermitage's collectibles, including the area's treasure chests and Nameless Wispae, while keeping your Planarcadia achievement run on track.