Rust

Rust
Weapon Type	Bow
Rarity
How to Obtain	Wishes
Chinese Name	弓藏 Gōng Cáng, "Bow is Put Away"
Japanese Name	弓蔵
Korean Name	녹슨 활 Nokseun Hwal, "Rusty Bow"
Base Stats
Base ATK(Lv. 1 - 90)	42 - 510
Base ATK(Lv. 1 - 90)	42 - 510
2nd StatType	ATK
2nd StatType	ATK
2nd Stat(Lv. 1 - 90)	9% - 41.3%
2nd Stat(Lv. 1 - 90)	9% - 41.3%
Weapon Refinement
Rapid Firing	Increases Normal Attack DMG by 40% but decreases Charged Attack DMG by 10%.
1 → 2	Cost ×1,000
Rapid Firing	Increases Normal Attack DMG by 50% but decreases Charged Attack DMG by 10%.
2 → 3	Cost ×2,000
Rapid Firing	Increases Normal Attack DMG by 60% but decreases Charged Attack DMG by 10%.
3 → 4	Cost ×4,000
Rapid Firing	Increases Normal Attack DMG by 70% but decreases Charged Attack DMG by 10%.
4 → 5	Cost ×8,000
Rapid Firing	Increases Normal Attack DMG by 80% but decreases Charged Attack DMG by 10%.
MAX

A completely rusted iron greatbow. The average person would lack the strength to even lift it, let alone fire it.

Rust (Chinese: 弓藏 Gōng Cáng, "Bow is Put Away") is a Liyue bow.

Ascensions and Stats

Ascension Phase	Level	Base ATK	2nd Stat (ATK)
0✦	1/20	42	9%
	20/20	109	15.9%
Ascension Cost (0 → 1) 5,000 5,000 Mora 3 3 Luminous Sands from Guyun 3 3 Hunter's Sacrificial Knife 2 2 Damaged Mask
1✦	20/40	135	15.9%
	40/40	205	23.2%
Ascension Cost (1 → 2) 15,000 15,000 Mora 3 3 Lustrous Stone from Guyun 12 12 Hunter's Sacrificial Knife 8 8 Damaged Mask
2✦	40/50	231	23.2%
	50/50	266	26.8%
Ascension Cost (2 → 3) 20,000 20,000 Mora 6 6 Lustrous Stone from Guyun 6 6 Agent's Sacrificial Knife 6 6 Stained Mask
3✦	50/60	292	26.8%
	60/60	327	30.4%
Ascension Cost (3 → 4) 30,000 30,000 Mora 3 3 Relic from Guyun 12 12 Agent's Sacrificial Knife 9 9 Stained Mask
4✦	60/70	353	30.4%
	70/70	388	34.1%
Ascension Cost (4 → 5) 35,000 35,000 Mora 6 6 Relic from Guyun 9 9 Inspector's Sacrificial Knife 6 6 Ominous Mask
5✦	70/80	414	34.1%
	80/80	449	37.7%
Ascension Cost (5 → 6) 45,000 45,000 Mora 4 4 Divine Body from Guyun 18 18 Inspector's Sacrificial Knife 12 12 Ominous Mask
6✦	80/90	475	37.7%
	90/90	510	41.3%

Total Cost (0 → 6)

150,000

150,000 Mora

3

3 Luminous Sands from Guyun

9

9 Lustrous Stone from Guyun

9

9 Relic from Guyun

4

4 Divine Body from Guyun

15

15 Hunter's Sacrificial Knife

18

18 Agent's Sacrificial Knife

27

27 Inspector's Sacrificial Knife

10

10 Damaged Mask

15

15 Stained Mask

18

18 Ominous Mask

Lore

An ancient bow, as hard as cast iron, that once belonged to a famed archer.
He once slew monsters and bandits like silvergrass in the wind.
As he pursued mastery in the discipline of archery,
his string sang like unrelenting thunder,
and his arrows shone like sun-soaked iron rain.

In his twilight years, the archer had a revelation.
"The ultimate profundity of speech is the word withheld, and the ultimate profundity in archery is the arrow spared."

Thereafter, he never spoke again of arrows shot out of the sky. Nor did he speak again of the foul monsters slain by iron arrows shot from an iron bow.

He buried his bow in the ground and went to live as a hermit amidst the hills.

Allegedly, the story of his death is as follows:
Every night, as the sound of a plucked string rang out from his home, a ray of brilliant purple light shot forth, and foul monsters dared not approach.
On the night of his death there was a storm. Amidst the howling wind and rain there was but a single clap of thunder. The accompanying bolt of lightning shot upwards, towards the sky, burning bright as the stars in the galaxy.

Gallery

Multi-Wish Artwork

Full Weapon

2nd Ascension Phase Full Weapon

Availability

• Standard Wish Wanderlust Invocation (Indefinite)
• All Character Event Wishes and Weapon Event Wishes

Event Wishes

Rust was promoted or featured with a drop-rate boost in 4 Event Wishes:

Image	Name	Featured
	Epitome Invocation 2020-11-11	— — Memory of Dust — — Skyward Harp — — Rust — — Eye of Perception — — Favonius Lance — — Rainslasher — — The Flute
	Epitome Invocation 2021-02-03	— — Primordial Jade Cutter — — Primordial Jade Winged-Spear — — Rust — — Eye of Perception — — Favonius Lance — — Sacrificial Greatsword — — The Flute
	Epitome Invocation 2021-05-18	— — Song of Broken Pines — — Aquila Favonia — — Rust — — Sacrificial Fragments — — Dragon's Bane — — Rainslasher — — Sacrificial Sword
	Epitome Invocation 2021-10-13	— — Polar Star — — Memory of Dust — — Akuoumaru — — Favonius Sword — — Favonius Lance — — Eye of Perception — — Rust

Trivia

• Tartaglia is seen wielding this bow in his official Character Demo and in Collected Miscellany - "Childe: Foul Legacy" | Genshin Impact.

Etymology

• The Chinese name of the bow 弓藏 is a part of the chengyu (idiom) "[once] the birds are annihilated, the [good] bow is put away" (Chinese: 鸟尽弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng). It figuratively means an able person will lose their position once they have served their purpose. This aphorism is used as a reminder that one should not stand out too much because doing so will invite the envy of their boss and colleagues.
• The archer's revelation that "the ultimate profundity in archery is the arrow spared" is most likely a reference to the phrase "To Shoot without Shooting" (Chinese: 不射之射 Bùshèzhīshè) in Liezi, an ancient Chinese text that describes the philosophy of Taoism. The whole story of the lore may be inspired by the Japanese novel Legend of the Master written by Atsushi Nakajima (who in turn took inspiration from several episodes of Liezi), which was later made into a movie by Shanghai Animation Film Studio as To Shoot without Shooting.

Change History

Released in Version 1.0

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Version 1.2

• The description for Rust's effect was changed.
  • Old description: Increases Normal Attack DMG by 40% but decreases Aimed Shot DMG by 10%.
  • New description: Increases Normal Attack DMG by 40% but decreases Charged Attack DMG by 10%.

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Version 1.0

• Rust was available upon the game's initial release.