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The developers over at Hoyoverse never disappoint with their character design, and it's proven again with the release of Cyno in Genshin Impact. He was one of the characters revealed in the Genshin manga and the Teyvat trailer, so the community was already looking forward to having him in the game from the beginning.

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Cyno is an Electro vision holder who uses a Polearm as a weapon. He hails from the Desert area of Sumeru, and his appearance in the Version 3.1 trailer made many people scream in excitement. The ascension material required by this character can be found in various different places.

Updated November 4, 2022: We've added a video guide to this article that shows you everything you need to know about Cyno's ascension materials.

Cyno's Ascension Materials

Cyno

Here's everything you'll need for different Ascension phases for Cyno:

Ascension Phase

Maximum Level

Mora

Crystal

Regional Specialty

Mob Drops

World Boss Drops

1

40

20,000

1x Vajrada Amethyst Sliver

3x Scarab

3x Divining Scroll

N/A

2

50

40,000

3x Vajrada Amethyst Fragment

10x Scarab

15x Divining Scroll

2x Thunderclap Fruitcore

3

60

60,000

6x Vajrada Amethyst Fragment

20x Scarab

12x Sealed Scroll

4x Thunderclap Fruitcore

4

70

80,000

3x Vajrada Amethyst Chunk

30x Scarab

18x Sealed Scroll

8x Thunderclap Fruitcore

5

80

100,000

6x Vajrada Amethyst Chunk

45x Scarab

12x Forbidden Curse Scroll

12x Thunderclap Fruitcore

6

90

120,000

6x Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone

60x Scarab

24x Forbidden Curse Scroll

20x Thunderclap Fruitcore

The materials listed above are the ones required for Cyno's Ascension. You will still need more Mora and Wits to increase the character's level in order to ascend them further.

Where To Find Scarabs

Genshin Impact Desert Cyno

Scarab is a regional specialty that can only be found in the Desert area of Sumeru released with Cyno in Version 3.1 update. You require a total of 168 of these specialties to fully ascend Cyno, which can be a daunting task.

These creatures are inspired by beetles with a similar name found in the Desert area around the world. They have a golden black pattern on them, looking a little similar to Onikabuto from Inazuma.

Where To Find Scrolls

Genshin Impact Samachurl

Scrolls are dropped by Samachurls, a common enemy throughout Teyvat. Samachurl is a special Hilichurl who can manipulate different elements based on the staff they possess. They can be considered as the mage category of Hilichurls.

No matter where you go, you will find some Samachurls waiting for you to get Scrolls from them, which are vital to ascending Cyno. If you've been playing the game for a while, you likely have a ton of these drops already.

Where To Find Vajrada Amethysts And Thunderclap Fruitcores

Genshin Impact Electro Regisvine

Along with the Version 3.0 update, Electro Regisvine was released as a World Boss near the borders of Liyue and Sumeru. You can fight this boss every three minutes, and it has a chance to drop two to three Thunderclap Fruitcore every time at higher world levels.

Cryo is an important element while you're fighting this boss. As soon as the fight begins, the Regisvine will spawn a seed that will stay on the field until another one spawns. If these two seeds combine, they will deal lethal damage to your active character.

Get rid of the Regisvine's seed as soon as possible, and then focus on destroying the Regisvine's core leaving it in a vulnerable state. Once in this state, the boss has very low health, and you can easily defeat it. It will require 40 Original Resin to claim the rewards afterward.

You will also get Vajrada Amethyst from this boss, but it's not necessary to farm it if you're only looking for the crystals since you can also get them from other world and weekly bosses like:

  • Electro Hypostasis (Mondstadt)
  • Primo Geovishap (Liyue)
  • Thunder Manifestation (Inazuma)
  • Bathysmal Vishap Herd (Enkanomiya)
  • Stormterror (Mondstadt)
  • Childe (Liyue)
  • Raiden Shogun (Inazuma)

Cyno's Talent Materials

Genshin Impact Cool Cyno

Here are all the Talent materials that you will require to upgrade one talent for Cyno:

Talent Level

Mora

Talent Books

Mob Drops

Weekly Boss Drops

2

12,500

3x Teachings of Admonition

6x Divining Scroll

N/A

3

17,500

2x Guide to Admonition

3x Sealed Scroll

N/A

4

25,000

4x Guide to Admonition

4x Sealed Scroll

N/A

5

30,000

6x Guide to Admonition

6x Sealed Scroll

N/A

6

37,500

9x Guide to Admonition

9x Sealed Scroll

N/A

7

120,000

4x Philosophies of Admonition

4x Forbidden Curse Scroll

1x Mudra of the Malefic General

8

260,000

6x Philosophies of Admonition

6x Forbidden Curse Scroll

1x Mudra of the Malefic General

9

450,000

12x Philosophies of Admonition

9x Forbidden Curse Scroll

2x Mudra of the Malefic General

10

700,000

16x Philosophies of Admonition

12x Forbidden Curse Scroll

2x Mudra of the Malefic General

All types of Admonition talent books can be acquired from the Steeple of Ignorance domain which is located in the northern area of the Sumeru Rainforest. You can only get these books on Monday, Thursday, and Sunday. Some events that are exclusive to Sumeru also provide a bit of these books.

Finally, you can buy the Battle Pass and choose the Admonition books from the boxes you get from the premium tier every ten levels.

The material mentioned above is only for one talent, and you will have to get an amount equivalent to three times of those to upgrade all of Cyno's active talents.

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