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The open world of Teyvat keeps getting bigger in some way whenever a new update is released to Genshin Impact. New areas and characters are constantly released to keep the player base entertained, and the game also has one of the best storylines out there. Each new character wields a specific vision that belongs to one of the three elements.

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Alhaitham is a five-star Sword-wielding character who uses a Dendro vision, the element that was released alongside Sumeru. He has a huge role in saving the world during the main quest of Sumeru, and a lot of players were eagerly waiting for the character ever since he was seen for the first time.

Updated February 7, 2023: We've updated this guide to include a helpful video that shows you all the ascension materials you will need for Alhaitham.

Alhaitham's Ascension Materials

Genshin Impact Alhaitham Walking Away After Fight

Every character in the game requires a variety of materials to upgrade their level up to a maximum of 90. Here's everything you'll need to ascend Alhaitham in Genshin Impact:

Ascension Phase

Maximum Level

Mora

Crystal

Regional Specialty

Mob Drops

World Boss Drops

1

40

20,000

1x Nagadus Emerald Sliver

3x Sand Grease Pupa

3x Faded Red Satin

N/A

2

50

40,000

3x Nagadus Emerald Fragment

10x Sand Grease Pupa

15x Faded Red Satin

2x Pseudo-Stamens

3

60

60,000

6x Nagadus Emerald Fragment

20x Sand Grease Pupa

12x Trimmed Red Silk

4x Pseudo-Stamens

4

70

80,000

3x Nagadus Emerald Chunk

30x Sand Grease Pupa

18x Trimmed Red Silk

8x Pseudo-Stamens

5

80

100,000

6x Nagadus Emerald Chunk

45x Sand Grease Pupa

12x Rich Red Brocade

12x Pseudo-Stamens

6

90

120,000

6x Nagadus Emerald Gemstone

60x Sand Grease Pupa

24x Rich Red Brocade

20x Pseudo-Stamens

Every material mentioned in the table is required for ascending Alhaitham through different phases itself. Apart from these materials, you'll also need a ton of Mora and EXP materials to upgrade his level itself.

You need to reach the maximum level of the previous ascension if you want to ascend him to the next phase, but you can see the required materials and rewards for each ascension in the character description.

Alhaitham's Talent Materials

Genshin Impact Alhaitham Split Thinking Screen

After ascending the character through different phases, here's everything you'll need to upgrade his talents:

Talent Level

Mora

Talent Books

Mob Drops

Weekly Boss Drops

2

12,500

3x Teachings of Ingenuity

6x Faded Red Satin

N/A

3

17,500

2x Guide to Ingenuity

3x Trimmed Red Silk

N/A

4

25,000

4x Guide to Ingenuity

4x Trimmed Red Silk

N/A

5

30,000

6x Guide to Ingenuity

6x Trimmed Red Silk

N/A

6

37,500

9x Guide to Ingenuity

9x Trimmed Red Silk

N/A

7

120,000

4x Philosophies of Ingenuity

4x Rich Red Brocade

1x Mirror Of Mushin

8

260,000

6x Philosophies of Ingenuity

6x Rich Red Brocade

1x Mirror Of Mushin

9

450,000

12x Philosophies of Ingenuity

9x Rich Red Brocade

2x Mirror Of Mushin

10

700,000

18x Philosophies of Ingenuity

12x Rich Red Brocade

2x Mirror Of Mushin

The Teachings, Guide, and Philosophies of Ingenuity talent books can be farmed in the Steeple of Ignorance domain on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday. This domain is located on the northern edge of the Sumeru rainforest, and you have to spend Original or Condensed Resin to claim rewards after defeating the enemies.

Moreover, these talent books can also be acquired from the Battle Pass if you buy the premium tier, or from different limited-time events if they're in Sumeru.

Mirror of Mushin is an exclusive Weekly Boss drop found after defeating Scaramouche and claiming the rewards from the flower. This boss is unlocked only after you finish the fifth act of the Sumeru Archon Quest chapter, and you need a strong team to defeat him.

Where To Find Nagadus Emerald Crystal

Genshin Impact Dendro Hypostasis

Seven elements rule the world of Teyvat: Pyro, Cryo, Anemo, Geo, Electro, Hydro, and Dendro. Each of these elements has a certain set of crystals that are crucial for ascending the characters that wield the respective element. Nagadus Emerald crystals belong to the Dendro element, and they're the hardest to get.

This is because Dendro was released almost two years after the rest of the elements. The late release led to a situation where none of the beginner bosses had a chance of giving you these crystals. With that in mind, here are a few steps to get the required crystals quickly.

  • World Bosses like Jadeplume Terrorshroom and Dendro Hypostasis will always drop Nagadus Emerald crystals when you defeat them and revitalize the flower to claim the rewards. Although, this process requires Original Resin, and these bosses have nothing else to offer Alhaitham apart from the crystals.
  • Every update has one big event that has its own event shop. In this shop, you can get around six crystal Fragments of each type using the event-exclusive currency. Make sure you take part in as many time-limited events as you can.
  • Finally, you can also craft Nagadus Emerald crystals by exchanging them for other crystal types using Dust of Azoth. You'll get the same rarity of crystal that you use in the process. Dust of Azoth can be bought in Paimon's Bargain using Stardust.

Where To Find Sand Grease Pupa

Genshin Impact Wanderer WIth Sand Grease Pupa

If you've had any experience with farming regional specialties in Sumeru, you know that this region has one of the most troublesome farming routes. While Sand Grease Pupa is a specialty exclusive to Sumeru as well, it can be much easier to farm if you do it at the correct spot.

The only problem while farming these items is that they're mostly present in caves with little light, and their resemblance with Iron Ore can make you easily miss them. There are around 74 Sand Grease Pupas in one world, and you can only find them in the Desert of Hadramaveth area of the Sumeru Desert.

Genshin Impact Map Of Sumeru Desert

If you don't want to go around each corner of Desert and farm all of these items, you can head over to the marked region since most Sand Grease Pupa are clustered up in this area. Teleport to the Waypoint on the southern end of the marker and go down to the World Boss area where you'll be able to find tons of this specialty.

Tighnari is a five-star character who can be acquired on the Standard Banner or if you lose your 50/50 on the Character Banner. He has a passive that allows him to create a hand marker on the mini-map whenever you're near a regional specialty in Sumeru.

While going around the marked area, you can easily find the locations using this marker. If you're standing on the marker but can't see any regional specialty, it is likely either above or below you.

Where To Find Red Satin, Silk, And Brocade

Eremites in their camp in Genshin Impact

It looks like everything required by Alhaitham can only be found in Sumeru. Red Satin, Silk, and Brocade are mob drops that are acquired after defeating different Eremites scattered all across Sumeru. These enemies can be found in groups guarding a chest all across this region.

You will always get the lowest rarity drop when you kill an Eremite, but there's a chance of getting better rarity drops as well. Moreover, killing mini-bosses that can wield different elements has a higher chance of dropping green or blue items.

Where To Find Pseudo-Stamens

Genshin Impact Ganyu With Setekh Wenut

The Desert of Hadramaveth was released in the Version 3.4 update alongside Alhaitham in Genshin Impact. While this area had its own secrets, it also had a boss called Setekh Wenut located on the southern end, roughly in the middle of the entire Desert area. You will be able to see this boss on your map after unlocking the Statue in this area.

To get to this boss, you have to teleport to the nearest Waypoint and jump down a giant hole that you'll find at the location of the boss. The battle will already start as you're falling, so make sure you have a strong team activated.

This boss constantly goes in and out of the sand, and you won't get a lot of instances where you can deal damage to it. So, it's important to have heavy hitters who aren't dependent on short-term Burst damage. You can kill this boss with raw damage before it triggers any special moves.

Although, it might go into a special mode after losing over half of its health where the boss will spawn multiple Anemo bubbles around it. You have to hit these bubbles with any of the following elements: Pyro, Cryo, Hydro, or Electro. This will bring the boss down, allowing you to attack him constantly.

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