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Along with the Version 3.0 update, Hoyoverse introduced the first part of the fourth region in Genshin Impact. This region was located on the left of Liyue, and it was the world of Dendro known as Sumeru. In Teyvat, there are a total of seven regions and each of them has an Archon ruling over them.
After meeting her in Sumeru's main quest multiple times, Travelers can finally use Sumeru's Archon, Nahida, with the release of the Version 3.2 update. She's a five-star Catalyst-wielding character who possesses a Dendro vision, and she's extremely adorable.
Updated November 16, 2022: We've updated this article to include a helpful video guide that shows you where to get all of Nahida's ascension materials.
Nahida's Ascension Materials
Being the Dendro Archon, Nahida takes different items scattered all across Sumeru for her ascension. Here's everything you'll need if you want to maximize her efficiency:
Ascension Phase |
Maximum Level |
Mora |
Crystal |
Regional Specialty |
Mob Drops |
World Boss Drops |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
40 |
20,000 |
1x Nagadus Emerald Sliver |
3x Kalpalata Lotus |
3x Fungal Spores |
N/A |
2 |
50 |
40,000 |
3x Nagadus Emerald Fragment |
10x Kalpalata Lotus |
15x Fungal Spores |
2x Quelled Creeper |
3 |
60 |
60,000 |
6x Nagadus Emerald Fragment |
20x Kalpalata Lotus |
12x Luminescent Pollen |
4x Quelled Creeper |
4 |
70 |
80,000 |
3x Nagadus Emerald Chunk |
30x Kalpalata Lotus |
18x Luminescent Pollen |
8x Quelled Creeper |
5 |
80 |
100,000 |
6x Nagadus Emerald Chunk |
45x Kalpalata Lotus |
12x Crystalline Cyst Dust |
12x Quelled Creeper |
6 |
90 |
120,000 |
6x Nagadus Emerald Gemstone |
60x Kalpalata Lotus |
24x Crystalline Cyst Dust |
20x Quelled Creeper |
All the materials mentioned above are the requirements for Nahida's ascension itself. You'll have to farm some Character EXP material and Mora to upgrade her level as well. To achieve a particular ascension on her, you need to reach the maximum level of the previous ascension.
Furthermore, Nahida's kit rewards players who build a ton of Elemental Mastery on her. It's recommended to level her up to level 90 because of this.
Where To Find Nagadus Emerald Crystal
There are a total of seven types of crystals in Genshin Impact to complement the seven elements in Teyvat. The crystals taken by the character are determined by the vision they hold, which is Dendro's vision in Nahida's case. The Nagadus Emerald crystals were released with the Version 3.0 update for the first time.
There are multiple ways to get crystals in the game, and here are a few of them:
- There are a bunch of World and Weekly Bosses scattered throughout the world of Teyvat. You have a chance of getting crystals from them depending on the type of element they possess.
- Certain limited-time events also feature crystal Slivers and Fragments that can be bought in the event-exclusive shop with the event-exclusive currency.
Since the Nagadus Emerald crystals were released later in the game, there aren't many World Bosses that you can get these crystals from. But you can fight Jadeplume Terrorshroom and Dendro Hypostasis to acquire them.
Once you defeat a World Boss, you have to revitalize a flower with 40 Original Resin to get the rewards. You won't be able to get anything if you don't have enough resin, and Condensed Resin cannot be used on bosses.
Where To Find Kalpalata Lotus
Sumeru is one of the most beautiful regions in Genshin Impact, and it also has music to go along with it. The only frustrating part about this area is the way regional specialties are placed. Kalpalata Lotus is one of the annoying specialties to farm in the land of the Dendro Archon.
They're found near the cliffs of random mountains in the Rainforest area. You can see how they look in the picture above, and you'll find one to three lotuses in one spot. There are a few parts of the map that have around seven or eight Kalpalata Lotuses in a group of different branches.
There are only two to three spots with that many lotuses, and you'll have to go on a long journey to get the rest of them. This process can be made much easier if you have Tighnari in your party since he has the passive that allows him to sense the regional specialties nearby.
Where To Find Fungal Spores, Luminescent Pollen, And Crystalline Cyst Dust
These mob drops can be both easy and hard to acquire at the same time because you need to know a certain trick. Simply put, they are dropped by Fungi scattered all across Sumeru Rainforest and Desert, and some of them can also be found in the depths of The Chasm. These creatures exist in many elements.
While there is a Fungi counterpart for all seven elements in the game, they're not immune to the element that they belong to. This means that you can still fight a Pyro Fungus with a Pyro attack and so on.
The problem with acquiring Fungal Spores, Luminescent Pollen, and Crystalline Cyst Dust comes with the three forms of these creatures. They can exist in a normal, scorched, and activated form. You can get different drops based on their form:
- The normal form drops the items required for Nahida mentioned above.
- On the other hand, activated and scorched Fungi will drop Inactivated, Dormant, and Robust Fungal Nucleus.
A Fungus can be turned into an activated or scorched form if they get hit by an Electro or Pyro attack respectively. These transformations can also happen if the respective elements are applied to them through the environment. You need to make sure that the Fungi you're fighting are in normal form for Nahida.
Where To Find Quelled Creeper
Alongside Nahida, a World Boss was also released in the Version 3.2 update. Dendro Hypostasis is the last elemental Hypostasis that was missing in the world of Teyvat, and that's where you'll get the Quelled Creeper drops for the Dendro Archon.
As mentioned before, you'll have to spend 40 Original Resin to get the rewards from this boss, and you'll get two or three Quelled Creepers every time you revitalize the flower after defeating it. You need a total of 46 World Boss drops to fully ascend a character.
Nahida's Talent Materials
Once you've ascended the character, the next step is to upgrade their talents so you can get higher multipliers on their abilities. Here's everything you'll need to get one of Nahida's talents to level ten:
Talent Level |
Mora |
Talent Books |
Mob Drops |
Weekly Boss Drops |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
12,500 |
3x Teachings of Ingenuity |
6x Fungal Spores |
N/A |
3 |
17,500 |
2x Guide to Ingenuity |
3x Luminescent Pollen |
N/A |
4 |
25,000 |
4x Guide to Ingenuity |
4x Luminescent Pollen |
N/A |
5 |
30,000 |
6x Guide to Ingenuity |
6x Luminescent Pollen |
N/A |
6 |
37,500 |
9x Guide to Ingenuity |
9x Luminescent Pollen |
N/A |
7 |
120,000 |
4x Philosophies of Ingenuity |
4x Crystalline Cyst Dust |
1x Puppet Strings |
8 |
260,000 |
6x Philosophies of Ingenuity |
6x Crystalline Cyst Dust |
1x Puppet Strings |
9 |
450,000 |
12x Philosophies of Ingenuity |
9x Crystalline Cyst Dust |
2x Puppet Strings |
10 |
700,000 |
18x Philosophies of Ingenuity |
12x Crystalline Cyst Dust |
2x Puppet Strings |
Every character in Genshin Impact has a set of three active talents that can be upgraded up to level ten. These include Normal Attack, Elemental Skill, and Elemental Burst. You'll need thrice the number of materials mentioned above if you want to maximize all of Nahida's talents.
Every region in Teyvat has a set of three Talent Books that can be acquired on multiple days through a certain domain. To farm Ingenuity books in this manner, you need to head over to the Steeple of Ignorance domain on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday according to server time.
This domain is located toward the north of the Sumeru Rainforest, and you'll be fighting two Ruin Drakes at the same time. After defeating them, you can claim the rewards using either 20 Original Resin or one Condensed Resin.
You can also acquire Ingenuity Talent Books from different limited-time events that are exclusive to Sumeru. Moreover, if you buy the premium tier of the Battle Pass, you'll get these books after every ten levels.