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An ancient greatsword discovered in the Blackcliff Forge. It swings with such an immense force that one feels it could cut straight through reality itself.

Prototype Archaic is a forgeable 4-Star claymore. It is part of the Prototype Series.

Ascensions and Stats[]

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Ascension
Phase
LevelBase
ATK
ATKATK
0✦1/20446%
20/2011910.6%
Ascension Cost (0 → 1)
Grain of Aerosiderite 3
Fragile Bone Shard 3
Damaged Mask 2
1✦20/4014410.6%
40/4022615.5%
Ascension Cost (1 → 2)
Piece of Aerosiderite 3
Damaged Mask 8
2✦40/5025215.5%
50/5029317.9%
Ascension Cost (2 → 3)
Piece of Aerosiderite 6
Sturdy Bone Shard 6
Stained Mask 6
3✦50/6031917.9%
60/6036120.3%
Ascension Cost (3 → 4)
Bit of Aerosiderite 3
Stained Mask 9
4✦60/7038720.3%
70/7042922.7%
Ascension Cost (4 → 5)
Bit of Aerosiderite 6
Fossilized Bone Shard 9
Ominous Mask 6
5✦70/8045522.7%
80/8049725.1%
Ascension Cost (5 → 6)
Chunk of Aerosiderite 4
6✦80/9052325.1%
90/9056527.6%
Total Cost (0✦ → 6✦)
Mora 150,000 Mora

Recipe[]

Icon_Forging_Small.pngForging for 10 seconds

Gameplay Notes[]

Description[]

An ancient prototype greatsword from Liyue's arsenal. The batch number has faded and no records exist to confirm the date of production.
Weighing in at close to forty pounds, this weapon's hilt is made from a rare ore, while the blade is forged from the finest steel. All you will see when it is swung are blinding flashes of light, powerful enough to devour the clouds and blot out the moon.

After the great disaster, the Yun family forge joined forces with the master craftsman Han Wu to find a way to push past the constraints of contemporary blade design and revolutionize their craft.
Thus was born a new series of weapon models, simply named "the prototypes." The first greatsword built using the new design was unusually understated in its final appearance. The underwhelming sight of dull, blotchy gold masked the weapon's true strength. While not much to look at, any who cared to try it would discover that it was weighty but not unwieldy.

Han Wu, the master craftsman who forged the weapon, traveled north through the night to hand the sword over to a martial artist who followed the chivalric code.
The martial artist inspected the blade closely before trialing it. The blade howled like the wind and in an instant decimated the entire bamboo forest. It was a rare sight to behold.

The martial artist said to Han Wu, "This blade is endowed with the elegance of antiquity. It is of equal value both as a weapon and an ornament."
"Such a fine creation possessed of both scale and subtlety is worthy of a name like no other. May it be known as Archaic."[Note 1]
Due to its unparalleled strength, this sword subsequently became the model for thousands of greatswords in Liyue.

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Trivia[]

  • The unnamed martial artist may be Guhua, the wielder of the claymore Rainslasher. Alternatively, either the sword or the person was named after the other.

Other Languages[]

Prototype Archaic

LanguageOfficial NameLiteral Meaning
EnglishPrototype Archaic
Chinese
(Simplified)
试作古华
Shìzuò Gǔhuá
Prototype Guhua
Chinese
(Traditional)
試作古華
Shìzuò Gǔhuá
Japanese古華・試作
Koka Shisaku
Prototype Guhua
Korean고화 프로토타입
Gohwa Peurototaip
Prototype Guhua
SpanishPrototipo ArcaicoPrototype Archaic
FrenchEspadon (prototype)Greatsword (Prototype)
RussianПрототип: Архаичный
Prototip: Arkhaichnyy
Prototype: Archaic
ThaiPrototype Archaic
VietnameseMẫu Cổ HoaPrototype Guhua
GermanGuhua-PrototypGuhua Prototype
IndonesianPrototype Archaic
PortugueseProtótipo ArcaicoPrototype Archaic
TurkishPrototip: ArkaikPrototype: Archaic
ItalianPrototipo arcaicoArchaic Prototype

Crush

LanguageOfficial NameLiteral Meaning
EnglishCrush
Chinese
(Simplified)
粉碎
Fěnsuì
Chinese
(Traditional)
粉碎
Fěnsuì
Japanese粉砕
Funsai
Pulverization
Korean분쇄
Bunswae
Pulverization
SpanishPulverizarPulverize
FrenchPulvérisationPulverization
RussianГромила
Gromila
Smasher
ThaiCrush
VietnameseVụn Vỡ
GermanZermalmenCrush
IndonesianCrush
PortugueseEsmagar
TurkishParçalamaShred
ItalianPolverizzazione

Notes[]

  1. In Chinese, the martial artist dubs the sword "Gǔhuá" (Chinese: 古华 "Ancient Flower"), and the weapon's in-game name is "Prototype Gǔhuá" (Chinese: 试作古华).

Change History[]

Version 1.2
  • Prototype Aminus was renamed to Prototype Archaic.
    • The lore description was updated to match the rename.
      • Old: "Such a fine creation possessed of both scale and subtlety is worthy of a name like no other. May it be known as Aminus of Guhua."
      • New: "Such a fine creation possessed of both scale and subtlety is worthy of a name like no other. May it be known as Archaic."

Version 1.0

  • Prototype Aminus was released.

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