Kujou Sara Ascension And Talent Materials List - Genshin Impact - GameRant

She may only be a four-star character, but don't be fooled — Kujou Sara is a force to be reckoned with. As a general in the powerful Tenryou Commission, Kujou Sara carries out the Shogun's will and helps enforce the Vision Hunt Decree.

Aside from her powerful position in Inazuman society, Kujou Sara also wields an Electro Vision and is a master with a bow. To help her reach her maximum potential, here's what she needs for ascension and talent upgrades.

Leveling Materials

Kujou Sara, like any other Genshin Impact character, needs over 8 million EXP to reach level 90, which is the maximum. To get there, more EXP will be needed at each ascension level, as outlined below:

Level	EXP	Mora
1-20	120,175	24,200
20-40	578,325	115,800
40-50	579,100	116,000
50-60	854,125	171,000
60-70	1,195,925	239,200
70-80	1,611,875	322,400
80-90 (max)	3,423,125	684,800

Totals:	8,362,650 EXP	1,673,400 Mora

Reaching the max level will require a ton of EXP materials. Here's an efficient combination that will get Sara there without much waste:

Item	Total
Wanderer's Advice	12
Adventurer's Experience	11
Hero's Wit	415

Kujou Sara Ascension Items

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Electro characters like Sara use Vajrada Amethyst to ascend. Sara, in particular, also requires some Storm Beads from the Thunder Manifestation boss, Hilichurl Masks, and some Dendrobium, a special plant that only grows in Inazuma.

Level	Gems	Enemy Drops	Boss Drops	Specialty	Mora
20	1x Vajrada Amethyst Sliver	3x Damaged Mask	-	3x Dendrobium	20,000
40	3x Vajrada Amethyst Fragment	15x Damaged Mask	2x Storm Beads	10x Dendrobium	40,000
50	6x Vajrada Amethyst Fragment	12x Stained Mask	4x Storm Beads	20x Dendrobium	60,000
60	3x Vajrada Amethyst Chunk	18x Stained Mask	8x Storm Beads	30x Dendrobium	80,000
70	6x Vajrada Amethyst Chunk	12x Ominous Mask	12x Storm Beads	45x Dendrobium	100,000
80	6x Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone	24x Ominous Mask	20x Storm Beads	60x Dendrobium	120,000

Totals:	1x Amethyst Sliver 9x Amethyst Fragment 9x Amethyst Chunk 6x Amethyst Gemstone	18x Damaged 30x Stained 36x Ominous	46	168	420,000

Gemstones - Where to Find Vajrada Amethyst

Vajrada Amethyst, which is used by Kujou Sara and every other Electro character, is found in a number of ways. It can be obtained like any other elemental gem by finishing daily commissions, trading sigils at the souvenir shops in Mondstadt and Liyue, and from events. However, much of it will probably come to most players from defeating bosses.

The following bosses and challenges can reward Vajrada Amethyst:

Azhdaha
Stormterror/Dvalin
The Shogun
Childe/Tartaglia
Coral Defenders
Electro Hypostasis
Thunder Manifestation
Primo Geovishap

Enemy Drop - Where to Find Hilichurl Masks

It's rare to be short on Hilichurl Masks as these monsters are basically everywhere. However, the higher level Masks only drop from Hilichurls that are themselves higher levels.

Any level: Damaged Mask
Level 40+: Stained Mask
Level 60+: Ominous Mask

Note: these Masks can be dropped by Samachurls, Mitachurls, and Lawachurls, too, not just standard Hilichurls.

Boss Drop - How to Get Storm Beads

Every character in Genshin Impact has a boss drop that they use for ascension. For Kujou Sara, that boss drop is Storm Beads. These are dropped by the Thunder Manifestation atop Seirai Island.

It'll take some time and effort to reach this boss in the first place, and even more to defeat it. Check out our guide (linked above) for some help on taking down this Electro menace.

Local Specialty - Where to Find Dendrobium

Kujou Sara is currently the only character in the game that uses this strange plant for their ascension. It's said that it grows on battlefields where much blood was spilled.

As such, it's easily found on Kannazuka and Yashiori Island, two sites that have historically seen many battles. There is an especially high concentration of Dendrobium on Nazuchi Beach, which connects those two islands. It seems that it grows here due to the long history of war in the area, even up to the modern day between the rebellion and the Shogunate's forces.

Unlike many other regional specialty plants, Dendrobium cannot be grown in the Serenitea Pot or purchased from any vendors.

Kujou Sara Talent Materials

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Perhaps unsurprisingly, Kujou Sara uses the Elegance series of talent books to upgrade her talents. She'll also need quite a few more Hilichurl Masks, some Crowns of Insight, and one of the drops from La Signora's weekly trounce domain fight.

Level	Books	Common Drops	Trounce Mats	Crown of Insight	Mora
1-2	3x Teachings of Elegance	6x Damaged Mask	-	-	12,500
2-3	2x Guide to Elegance	3x Stained Mask	-	-	17,500
3-4	4x Guide to Elegance	4x Stained Mask	-	-	25,000
4-5	6x Guide to Elegance	6x Stained Mask	-	-	30,000
5-6	9x Guide to Elegance	9x Stained Mask	-	-	37,500
6-7	4x Philosophies of Elegance	4x Ominous Mask	1x Ashen Heart	-	120,000
7-8	6x Philosophies of Elegance	6x Ominous Mask	1x Ashen Heart	-	260,000
8-9	12x Philosophies of Elegance	9x Ominous Mask	2x Ashen Heart	-	450,000
9-10 (max)	16x Philosophies of Elegance	12x Ominous Mask	2x Ashen Heart	1x Crown of Insight	700,000

Totals:	3x Teachings 21x Guide 38x Philosophies	6x Damaged 22x Stained 31x Ominous	6	1	1,652,500
Totals x3:	9x Teachings 63x Guide 114x Philosophies	18x Damaged 66x Stained 93x Ominous	18	3	4,957,500

Talent Books - Elegance

The Elegance talent books are used by Sara, Arataki Itto, Kamisato Ayaka, and the Traveler's Electro talents. All three levels can be obtained by clearing the Violet Court domain on Tuesdays, Fridays, or Sundays.

Trounce Materials and Crowns of Insight

Every Genshin Impact character's talents require a Crown of Insight to level up from 9 to 10, meaning they'll need three in total if their talents are to be maxed. These rare items can be obtained from special events, or by making offerings to Inazuma's Sacred Sakura and Dragonspine's Frostbearing Tree.

Additionally, Sara requires some Ashen Hearts to upgrade her talents at the higher levels. This is one of the drops from La Signora's weekly trounce fight. If you're having trouble obtaining them, you can convert the other La Signora trounce materials with some Dream Solvent at a crafting bench.

Genshin Impact is available on PC, PS4, PS5, and mobile devices, with a Nintendo Switch version in development.

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