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Materials - Different Types of Materials in Genshin Impact
This Genshin Impact guide is here to talk about the different kinds of materials in Genshin Impact. Materials in Genshin Impact are items that are used in various systems such as crafting, leveling characters, leveling weapons, and character/weapon ascension.
They are usually found in the open world and different events/shops offer them. Some materials are also dropped by mobs so make sure to loot everything you see! You might not need them now, but when a new character comes out, you might need them!
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Character Ascension Materials
Character Ascension materials are the ones you'd need to ascend your character. If you check your character, there should be something like 40/40 in their level. This means that the character's max level right now is 40 and you can raise that higher by ascending them. These materials are often dropped by world/weekly bosses.
Examples of Character Ascension Materials are:
- Basalt Pillar
- Cleansing Heart
- Agnidus Agate Sliver/Fragment/Chunk/Gemstone
Another sub-section of the character ascension materials are the EXP books that give your characters experience points:
- Adventurer's Experience
- Wanderer's Advice
- Hero's Wit
As well as talent ascension materials that level up your character's talents:
- Crown of Insight
- Dragon Lord's Crown
- Teachings of Freedom
Common Ascension Materials
Common ascension materials are often paired with character ascension materials or weapon ascension materials to ascend them. Similar to character ascension tools, they can also be found in the open world and are often dropped by mobs.
Examples of Common Ascension Materials are:
- Agent's Sacrificial Knife
- Chaos Core
- Chaos Circuit
- Kageuchi Handguard
Weapon Ascension Materials
Like characters, you will also run into weapon ascension as this will unlock their true power and will give you more damage. Weapon Ascension materials are found in domains, so you might want to plan your resin spending ahead to make sure you get those materials.
Examples of Weapon Ascension Materials are:
- Luminous Sands from Guyun
- Narukami's Affection
- Chunk of Aerosiderite
- Boreal Wolf's Nostalgia
Similar to character ascension materials, there are also weapon enhancement materials whose sole purpose is to give EXP points to your weapons:
- Enhancement Ore
- Fine Enhancement Ore
- Mystic Enhancement Ore
Local Specialties
Local Specialties are materials that are unique to that specific region. You can usually find them in the open world as long as you're in that specific country where that local specialty drops. They're used in various ways such as character ascension and cooking. Examples of them are:
- Amakumo Fruit
- Dandelion Seeds
- Cor Lapis
Fishing Materials
These are the things you used for fishing. The fishing baits and the fishes you catch are all considered Fishing Materials. If you're interested in fishing, you should check out our fishing guide!
Examples of Fishing Materials are:
- Glowgrass Bait
- Redrot Bair
- Raimei Angelfish
Cooking Materials
Cooking Materials or cooking ingredients are materials that are used for cooking. They can also be found in the open world just like other materials. Food can be very helpful for your adventures, if you're interested in cooking in Genshin Impact, check out our full recipe list!
Examples of cooking materials are:
- Fish
- Tomato
- Wheat
Some cooking materials are processed. To process a cooking material, head over to the nearest stove and select the second option at the top of the screen. There should be a list there of processed materials, the time needed to process them, and the materials needed.
Examples of those are:
- Cheese
- Butter
- Flour
Forging Materials
These materials are used to forge different kinds of weapons as long as you have the billet for them. These weapons are also called "F2P" weapons or "Free-to-Play" weapons as the only way to get them is through crafting and the materials needed are found in the open world usually.
Examples of Forging Materials are:
- The different kinds of Billets
- White Iron Chunk
- Iron Chunk
Alchemy Materials
These materials are mostly used for alchemy/crafting. They can also be found in the open world but can be much harder to come by.
Examples of them are:
- Crystal Core
- Electro Crystal
- Mist Flower Corolla
Serenitea Pot Materials
These are materials that are solely used in the Serenitea Pot. Most of them can be harvested in the open world but cannot be used there and instead can only be used inside the Serenitea Pot.
Examples of these materials are:
- Different Kinds of Wood
- Dyes
- Seeds harvested using Seed Dispensary