Looking for elevation materials and talents in Genshin Impact for Ayaka? Sakura Bloom only appears in limited places, and many characters need her to ascend. Handguards are also hard to come by, although one farm trick can give you several at once.
Once you reach higher levels of her talents, you will also need to backtrack a bit and complete a few story quests to gain access to the boss whose material she needs.
If you don't know how to build an Ayaka, check out our Ayaka building guide for some tips.
Ayak materials for elevation in Genshin Impact
Here's what you need to collect to level up Ayaka.
| Level of | objects | Cost in the Sea |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 Jade Sliver of Shivada, 3 Old Battle Weapon, 3 Cherry Blossom | 20 000 |
| 40 | 3 Shivada Jade Fragment, 15 Old Military Weapon, 10 Cherry Blossom, 2 Eternal Heart | 40 000 |
| 50 | 6 Shivada Jade Fragment, 12 Kageuchi Combat Sleeve, 20 Cherry Blossom, 4 Eternal Heart | 60 000 |
| 60 | 3 Piece of Shivada Jade, 18 Kageuchi Combat Sleeve, 30 Cherry Blossom, 8 Eternal Heart | 80 000 |
| 70 | 6 Jade Piece of Shivada, 12 Famous Battle Weapon, 45 Cherry Blossom, 12 Eternal Heart | 100 000 |
| 80 | 6 Shivada's Jade Gem, 24 Illustrious Battle Weapon, 60 Cherry Blossom, 20 Eternal Heart | 120 000 |
cryo gems are descended from several bosses including Perpetual Mechanical Array, Maguu Kenki, weekly bosses Scaramouche, Wolf and Stormterror, Primo Geovishap and Bathysmal Vishap. Eternal Array can also drop Geo Stones and Maguu Kenki drops Anemo Stones, so the best and fastest way to get Cryo Stones is Cryo Regisvine in Mondstadt.
sakura bloom grows on Narukami Island, although you need to use Electro on it before you can collect the petals. If you don't have a character that can constantly summon Electro, just take Lisa with you on farm trips. Our cherry blossom guide shows you all the places you need to visit.
Items for the handguard Dropped by Nobushi - the standard Swordsman variety and the Kairagi Elemental. There aren't that many of them in Inazuma, but you can use the challenges at the prime of the leylines to get a better chance of encountering more Nobushi. We've also compiled a list of handguard locations to help you find them faster.
Finally, the Eternal heart, which drops from the Eternal Mechanical Array boss. This robotic monster lives underground off the northern coast of Narukami Island. You will visit here, of course, during the Sacred Sakura Cleansing questline.
If you want it all at once, here's how it stacks up.
- 1 Jade Sliver of Shivada
- 6 Jade Gem Shivada
- 9 Jade fragment of Shivada
- 9 Jade piece of Shivada
- 18 Old handguard
- 30 Kageuchi Sleeve
- 36 The famous handguard
- 46 Eternal Heart
- 168 Sakura Bloom
- 420 mora
Ayaka Talent Materials
Ayaka needs even more handrails for her talents.
| Level of | Materials | Cost in the Sea |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 Teachings of Elegance, 6 Old War Weapons | 12 500 |
| 3 | 2 Handbook of Elegance, 3 Kageuchi Combat Sleeve | 17 500 |
| 4 | 4 Guide to Elegance, 4 Kageuchi Sleeve | 25000 |
| 5 | 6 Handbook of Elegance, 6 Kageuchi Combat Sleeve | 30 000 |
| 6 | 9 Guide to Elegance, 9 Kageuchi Sleeve | 37 500 |
| 7 | 4 Philosophy of Elegance, 4 Illustrious Martial Weapon, 1 Branch of Bloodjade | 120 000 |
| 8 | 6 Philosophy of Elegance, 6 Illustrious Battle Weapon, 1 Branch of Bloodjade | 260 000 |
| 9 | 12 Philosophies of Elegance, 9 Famous Battle Weapons, 2 Branch of Bloodjade | 450 000 |
| 10 | 16 Philosophy of Elegance, 12 Famous Martial Weapon, 2 Blood Jade Branch, 1 Crown of Insight | 700 000 |
Elegance books arrive from the Violet Court area of Inazuma on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Bloodjade Branch is slightly different from most talent materials. Azhdah's weekly boss drops it, but to unlock the boss, you'll need to complete Zhongli's story quests.
Ayaka's total talents
If you want to see what it looks like in total for one talent, here it is:
- 1 Crown of Insight
- 3 Teachings about elegance
- 6 Old handguard
- 6 Branch Blood Jade
- 21 Guide to Elegance
- 22 Kageuchi Gauntlet
- 31 The famous handguard
- 38 philosophies of elegance
- 1 652 500 Mora
That's a lot of materials, and as always, we recommend focusing on one or two talents to fully level up. Ayaka's burst and normal attacks are your best bets. Her skill is strong, but its long cooldown means most of her damage comes from normal attacks and cryo-infused normal attacks.
Recommended: Best Razor build ever Genshin Impact
