Weapons

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Weapons in Genshin Impact are equipment that assists the player during their quests by helping them deal damage to the enemies.

There are currently five different types of weapons in Genshin Impact, and each character is only able to wield one weapon type. Go to each weapon type's page (Bows, Catalysts, Claymores, Polearms, or Swords) for a list of all weapons of that type. Weapons/Table also has a consolidated table for all weapons.

Weapon Types

Icon	Type	Info
	Swords	Sword attacks are the middle ground of melee weapons, the damage of their hits and speed of their attacks are somewhere in between the slow attacks of Claymores and the rapid attacks of Polearms.
	Claymores	Claymores restrict the character wielding it to slower hits than other melee weapons, but deal much more damage per swing. Claymores also have a damage bonus towards breaking Geo objects, like a monster's shield.
	Polearms	Polearms have the fastest attacks of all the weapons and good forward reach.
	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.
	Bows	Bows boast long-ranged attacks in the game, with Charged Attacks that are capable of hitting monsters as far as the eye can see with the proper aim.

Rarity

All weapons have a rarity ranging from 1-star to 5-stars. Weapons with higher rarity/stars have higher scaling on their stats than weapons of lesser rarity 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 former will have only 87 Base ATK and an additional 9.8% Base ATK as a 2nd stat, while the latter will have 160 Base ATK and an additional 15.1% Base ATK as a 2nd stat.

How to Obtain

5-star weapons can only be obtained through Wishes.
4-star weapons can be obtained from Wishes, bought through Paimon's Bargains, and be crafted via Forging.
- On some occasions, they will spawn in the open world, though never in chests. So far, the only such instance of is Snow-Tombed Starsilver.
- Some Events have Event Only Weapons that cannot be obtained through any other methods.
3-star weapons can be obtained through wishes and from chests in the open world.
2-star and 1-star weapons can be obtained from chests in the open world, or purchased from NPC shops. 1-star weapons also come bundled with new characters.

Progression

Leveling/Ascensions

Just like Characters, weapons can gain experience and increase their level by consuming other weapons or Weapon Enhancement Materials. Also, 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. Go to weapon EXP tables →

Phase	Max Level	Required Adventure Rank
Base	20	N/A
1st	40	15
2nd	50	25
3rd	60	30
4th	70	35
5th	80	40
6th	90	50

Stats

Secondary Stat

Weapons that have a rarity 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:

Base Attack Scaling

Main article: Weapons/Base Attack Scaling

Secondary Stat Scaling

Main article: Weapons/Secondary Stat Scaling

Passive

Weapons that have a rarity 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 consistently increases 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 that character that has it equipped.

Refining

Weapon's 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.

Trivia

Event Only Weapons have been given for free with materials to refine to Rank 5 during the following Version Events:
- 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.

Change History

Released in Version 1.0

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Version 1.6

Increased number of Weapon Enhancement Materials placement slots from 6 slots to 20 slots.
Added 5 Star Weapons:
- Freedom-Sworn
Added 4 Star Weapons:
- Dodoco Tales
- Mitternachts Waltz