See also: Weapon Series and Category:Weapons
Weapons in Genshin Impact are equipment that assists the player in fighting to deal more damage. It is the first tab in the Inventory.
There are currently five different types of weapons in Genshin Impact. Each character is only able to wield one weapon type. Visit each weapon type's page (Bows, Catalysts, Claymores, Polearms, or Swords) for a list of all weapons of the respective type. See Weapon/List for a list of all weapons.
Weapon level can be increased with Weapon EXP, which is generated by other weapons or Weapon Enhancement Materials.
Weapon Types[]
| Icon | Type | Info |
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Swords | Sword attacks are the middle ground of melee weapons. The damage and speed of their attacks are comparable to those of Polearms, though with a shorter reach. |
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Claymores | Claymores attacks hit slower than melee weapons like Swords and Polearms, but deal much more damage per swing. Due to being considered Blunt Attacks, Claymore attacks deal increased damage to Geo objects, such as monsters' shields. |
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Polearms | Polearms have fast attacks, long forward reach, and deal moderate damage per hit. |
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Catalysts | Due to their magical nature, all Normal and Charged Attacks performed with a Catalyst are considered elemental damage. The element of the damage depends on the wielder's natural element/vision. |
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Bows | Bows boast long-ranged attacks, with Charged Attacks that are capable of hitting monsters as far as the eye can see with proper aim. A fully-Charged Attack deals elemental damage. |
Quality[]
All weapons have a quality ranging from 1-star to 5-stars. Weapons with higher quality/stars have higher scaling on their stats than weapons of lesser quality but are more difficult to obtain, and also require more Weapon EXP to level up.
- Example: Even if Debate Club (3* Claymore) and Wolf's Gravestone (5* Claymore) are both Lv.20, the Debate Club will have only 87 Base ATK and an additional 9.8% Base ATK as a 2nd stat, while the Wolf's Gravestone will have 160 Base ATK and an additional 15.1% Base ATK as a 2nd stat.
How to Obtain[]
Main article: Weapon/List/By Availability
- Weapons can be obtained through Exploration of the open world:
- Chests can award 1-Star and 2-Star weapons.
- Chests in Mondstadt and Liyue can also award some 3-Star weapons.
- Investigation spots may drop 1-Star and 2-Star weapons.
- Blacksmiths sell 1-Star or 2-Star weapons.
- Certain NPCs will award 1-Star, 2-Star or certain 3-Star weapons after following a certain dialogue branch for the first time.
- Chests can award 1-Star and 2-Star weapons.
- Weapons can be obtained from the Monetization systems:
- All Wishes can award certain 3-Star and 4-Star weapons.
- The Standard Wish and the Weapon Event Wish can also award certain 5-Star weapons.
- The Weapon Event Wish can award limited 4-Star and 5-Star Weapons.
- Paimon's Bargains sells for Starglitter two exclusive 4-Star Weapon series cycling every month: the Royal Series and Blackcliff Series.
- Purchasing the Gnostic Hymn Battle Pass and reaching BP level 30 rewards the BP Bounty, which lets the player select one 4-Star weapon of the Gnostic Hymn Series.
- All Wishes can award certain 3-Star and 4-Star weapons.
- Certain 4-Star weapons can be forged using Billets.
- Flagship Events award unique 4-Star weapons.
- Fishing Associations sell unique 4-Star weapons.
Other uncommon sources include:
- Characters that are newly obtained are bundled with 1-Star weapons.
- Some Archon Quests and Story Quests award weapons:
- Archon Quest Going Upon the Breeze in Prologue: Act I - The Outlander Who Caught the Wind awards Recurve Bow (3-Star, normally obtained from Mondstadt chests.)
- Archon Quest Crash Course in Prologue: Act I - The Outlander Who Caught the Wind awards Traveler's Handy Sword (3-Star, normally obtained from Mondstadt chests.)
- Archon Quest Sparks Amongst the Pages in Prologue: Act I - The Outlander Who Caught the Wind awards Otherworldly Story (3-Star, normally obtained from Mondstadt chests.)
- Archon Quest A Long Shot in Prologue: Act III - Song of the Dragon and Freedom awards Favonius Warbow (4-Star, normally obtained from Wishes.)
- Ere the End, a Glance Back in Kaedehara Kazuha's Story Quest, Acer Palmatum Chapter: Act I - A Strange and Friendless Road awards Kagotsurube Isshin (4-Star, unique.)
- The permanent Event Stellar Reunion awards one 4-Star weapon normally obtained from forging.
- The rewards for reaching Adventure Rank 10 at the Adventurers' Guild includes Prototype Rancour (4-Star, normally forged.)
- Some weapons can be found placed in the open world:
- A Skyrider Greatsword (3-star, normally obtained from Liyue chests) can be found in a rock above Domain of Guyun in Guyun Stone Forest, Liyue.
- A Snow-Tombed Starsilver (4-Star, normally forged) can be found from Dragonspine's Glacial Secret in Dragonspine, Mondstadt.
- Unique weapons of the Outlander Series weapons are sent in the Mail to users of a certain platform.
Progression[]
Leveling[]
Main article: Weapon EXP
Like Characters, weapons can gain experience and increase their level by consuming other weapons or Weapon Enhancement Materials.
Ascensions[]
Like Characters, weapons can be ascended to their next Phase once they reach their current max level up to 6 times (Lv.90). Weapon ascension requires Weapon Ascension Materials.
A weapon's appearance will change permanently upon reaching 2nd Ascension.
| Ascension Phase | Max Weapon Level | Required Adventure Rank |
 Mora Cost [Subtotal]
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| 5-Star | 4-Star | 3-Star | 2-Star | 1-Star | |||
| None |
Lv. 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1st ✦ |
Lv. 40 | AR 15 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 0 |
| 2nd ✦ ✦ |
Lv. 50 | AR 25 | 20,000 [30,000] |
15,000 [20,000] |
10,000 [15,000] |
5,000 [10,000] |
5,000 [5,000] |
| 3rd ✦ ✦ ✦ |
Lv. 60 | AR 30 | 30,000 [60,000] |
20,000 [40,000] |
15,000 [30,000] |
10,000 [20,000] |
5,000 [10,000] |
| 4th ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ |
Lv. 70 | AR 35 | 45,000 [105,000] |
30,000 [70,000] |
20,000 [50,000] |
15,000 [35,000] |
10,000 [20,000] |
| 5th ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ |
Lv. 80 | AR 40 | 55,000 [160,000] |
35,000 [105,000] |
25,000 [75,000] |
— | — |
| 6th ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ |
Lv. 90 | AR 50 | 65,000 [225,000] |
45,000 [150,000] |
30,000 [105,000] |
— | — |
Stats[]
Secondary Stat[]
Weapons that have a quality of 3-stars or higher have a secondary stat that provides the wielder with a bonus that scales with the weapon's level, just like its Base ATK. One of the following secondary stats can be given, depending on the weapon:
- ATK Weapons
- DEF Weapons
- HP Weapons
- CRIT DMG Weapons
- CRIT Rate Weapons
- Elemental Mastery Weapons
- Energy Recharge Weapons
- Physical DMG Bonus Weapons
Base Attack Scaling[]
Main article: Weapons/Base Attack Scaling
Secondary Stat Scaling[]
Main article: Weapons/Secondary Stat Scaling
Passive[]
Weapons that have a quality of 3-stars or higher have a passive along with their secondary stat. These passives can range from something simple - buffs like Raven Bow's "Bane of Flame and Water" passive that gives an increase in damage dealt to enemies affected by Hydro or Pyro - to something more complex like The Widsith's "Debut" passive which provides one of 3 random buffs when you switch to the character that has it equipped.
Refining[]
Weapons' passive effect can be increased by refining. It will be increased with every rank, up to a maximum of rank 5. Every weapon that has a passive effect can be refined by consuming an identical weapon.
If you have two copies of a refinement rank 2 weapon and refine them together, you will end up with a refinement rank 4 weapon. This holds true for all refinement ranks. However, you cannot exceed refinement rank 5 by doing this. Please note that your enhancement materials will not be refunded by doing this, if any were used.
Refining Flagship Event-Exclusive Weapons and Fishing Association-Exclusive Weapons will require specific refining material which is only available during the event. (Example: The refinement material for Dodoco Tales was in the Midsummer Island Adventure event shop. Buying all available 4 refinement materials from the shop allows the player to refine their Dodoco Tales to refinement 5.)
Trivia[]
- Besides the 5 playable weapon classes, there are numerous other classes of weapons used solely by enemies or by playable characters as part of certain Talents.
- Flagship Event-Exclusive Weapons have been given with Refinement Materials to reach Refinement Rank 5 in every other Version Event. Only one copy of each weapon can be obtained.
Festering Desire during Version 1.2's The Chalk Prince and the Dragon event.- Windblume Ode during Version 1.4's Invitation of Windblume event.
- Dodoco Tales during Version 1.6's Midsummer Island Adventure event.
- Luxurious Sea-Lord during Version 2.1's Moonlight Merriment event.
- Cinnabar Spindle during Version 2.3's Shadows Amidst Snowstorms event.
- Oathsworn Eye during Version 2.5's Three Realms Gateway Offering event.
- Fading Twilight during Version 2.7's Perilous Trail event.
- Missive Windspear during Version 3.1's Of Ballads and Brews event.
- Toukabou Shigure during Version 3.3's Akitsu Kimodameshi event.
- Mailed Flower during Version 3.5's Windblume's Breath event.
- Ibis Piercer during Version 3.7's Duel! The Summoners' Summit! event.
- Ballad of the Boundless Blue during Version 4.1's Waterborne Poetry event.
- "Ultimate Overlord's Mega Magic Sword" during Version 4.3's Roses and Muskets event.
- Dialogues of the Desert Sages during Version 4.5's Alchemical Ascension event.
- Cloudforged during Version 4.7's Mutual Security Enhancing Simulation event.
- Ash-Graven Drinking Horn during Version 5.0's Traces of Artistry event.
- A number of other weapons are only available in limited quantities.
- Traveler's Handy Sword, Fillet Blade, White Iron Greatsword, Skyrider Greatsword, White Tassel, Halberd, Otherworldly Story, Twin Nephrite, Recurve Bow, and Messenger are only available through exploration, quests, and dialogue branches.
- Only two copies of Dark Iron Sword can be obtained.
- One copy can be obtained by following Chen the Sharp's dialogue branch for the first time.
- Another copy can be obtained by opening a specific chest in Wangshan Hall in Chenyu Vale: Upper Vale.
- Weapons from the Outlander Series can be obtained through Mail once.
- A single copy of "The Catch", along with Refinement Materials to reach Refinement Rank 5, can be purchased from the Inazuma Fishing Association.
- A single copy of Kagotsurube Isshin can be obtained after completing Kaedehara Kazuha's Story Quest, Acer Palmatum Chapter: Act I - A Strange and Friendless Road.
- A single copy of End of the Line, along with Refinement Materials to reach Refinement Rank 5, can be purchased from the Sumeru Fishing Association.
- A single copy of Fleuve Cendre Ferryman, along with Refinement Materials to reach Refinement Rank 5, can be purchased from the Fontaine Fishing Association.
- A single copy of Sword of Narzissenkreuz can be obtained from the World Quest series In the Wake of Narcissus. Its Refinement Materials are obtained from Fontaine exploration.
- There are some weapons that are exclusive to quests.
- Prized Isshin Blade (Awakened) and Prized Isshin Blade (Shattered) appear during Kaedehara Kazuha's Story Quest, Acer Palmatum Chapter: Act I - A Strange and Friendless Road.
- Sword of Narzissenkreuz (Quest) appears during World Quest Series In the Wake of Narcissus.
- Fontainian weapons emit Pneuma or Ousia when equipped by a character who has Arkhe.
- Many talents, but not all, will summon the character's weapon in their hands, or by their side in the case of Catalysts. Light attacks while the character is idle may also cause the character to arm themselves with their weapon and take a combative stance. When a character has idled in combat stance long enough, they will put away their weapon, which will reappear behind their back for some more time before disappearing fully. If the weapon has already been put away as part of a character's Talent animations, it will reappear behind their back as soon as the character's attack animations end.
- After putting their weapon away, a large majority of characters have it appear behind the center of their back, vertically or at a slight angle. Notable exceptions include Kamisato Ayaka, Kirara, Furina and Chiori, whose Swords appear at a near-horizontal angle, and Wriothesley, whose Catalyst appears significantly offset behind his right shoulder, behind almost entirely visible when seeing the character from the front.
Change History[]
Released in Version 1.0
Version 5.0
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- Optimized the control experience when pressing and holding to add or reduce Weapon Enhancement Materials.
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- Increased number of Weapon Enhancement Material placement slots from 20 slots to 40 slots.
- Increased number of Refinement Material placement slots from 1 slot to 4 slots.
- Adjusted Mora required when refining weapons with material that is not Refinement Level 1 from always costing 1,000 Mora to scale based on Refinement Level.
- Removed pop-ups when Ascending and Enhancing.
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- Added a feature to weapon/artifact enhancement screen that displays item descriptions for items added as enhancement materials.
- During weapon enhancement, surplus EXP is now returned in the form of weapon enhancement materials (previously, surplus EXP was lost).
- Optimizes how equipped items are displayed: Artifacts and weapons now display the equipping character's avatar.
- Increased inventory capacity of weapons to 2,000.
- Fixed an issue of characters' weapon models disappearing under specific circumstances.
- Weapons were released with:
- 1 Star Weapons:
- 2 Star Weapons:
- 3 Star Weapons:
- Black Tassel
- Bloodtainted Greatsword
- Cool Steel
- Dark Iron Sword
- Debate Club
- Emerald Orb
- Ferrous Shadow
- Fillet Blade
- Halberd
- Harbinger of Dawn
- Magic Guide
- Messenger
- Otherworldly Story
- Raven Bow
- Recurve Bow
- Sharpshooter's Oath
- Skyrider Greatsword
- Skyrider Sword
- Slingshot
- Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers
- Traveler's Handy Sword
- Twin Nephrite
- White Iron Greatsword
- White Tassel
- 4 Star Weapons:
- Blackcliff Agate
- Blackcliff Longsword
- Blackcliff Pole
- Blackcliff Slasher
- Blackcliff Warbow
- Compound Bow
- Crescent Pike
- Deathmatch
- Dragon's Bane
- Eye of Perception
- Favonius Codex
- Favonius Greatsword
- Favonius Lance
- Favonius Sword
- Favonius Warbow
- Iron Sting
- Lion's Roar
- Mappa Mare
- Prototype Amber
- Prototype Archaic
- Prototype Crescent
- Prototype Rancour
- Prototype Starglitter
- Rainslasher
- Royal Bow
- Royal Greatsword
- Royal Grimoire
- Royal Longsword
- Rust
- Sacrificial Bow
- Sacrificial Fragments
- Sacrificial Greatsword
- Sacrificial Sword
- Serpent Spine
- Solar Pearl
- Sword of Descension
- The Bell
- The Black Sword
- The Flute
- The Stringless
- The Viridescent Hunt
- The Widsith
- Whiteblind
- 5 Star Weapons:
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