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Ballad of the Boundless Blue

Catalyst · 43.7349 · Energy Recharge · 4★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Catalyst
Rarity: 4
Base ATK: 43.735
Secondary stat: Energy Recharge
Introduced: 4.1

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 43.735
SPECIALIZED: 0.067

Upgrade & material costs

Choose a track to see each purchased step and the total material bill. These totals cover the listed steps; character EXP and unlisted costs are separate.

Weapon ascension0 → 6

Total for the listed steps

Mora150,000

Boreal Wolf's Milk Tooth3

Fragile Bone Shard15

Treasure Hoarder Insignia10

Boreal Wolf's Cracked Tooth9

Sturdy Bone Shard18

Silver Raven Insignia15

Boreal Wolf's Broken Fang9

Fossilized Bone Shard27

Golden Raven Insignia18

Boreal Wolf's Nostalgia4

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 5,000Boreal Wolf's Milk Tooth × 3Fragile Bone Shard × 3Treasure Hoarder Insignia × 2
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 15,000Boreal Wolf's Cracked Tooth × 3Fragile Bone Shard × 12Treasure Hoarder Insignia × 8
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 20,000Boreal Wolf's Cracked Tooth × 6Sturdy Bone Shard × 6Silver Raven Insignia × 6
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 30,000Boreal Wolf's Broken Fang × 3Sturdy Bone Shard × 12Silver Raven Insignia × 9
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 35,000Boreal Wolf's Broken Fang × 6Fossilized Bone Shard × 9Golden Raven Insignia × 6
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 45,000Boreal Wolf's Nostalgia × 4Fossilized Bone Shard × 18Golden Raven Insignia × 12

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Dandelion Bookmark4

Mora15,000

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		Dandelion Bookmark × 1Mora × 1,000
2 → 3		Dandelion Bookmark × 1Mora × 2,000
3 → 4		Dandelion Bookmark × 1Mora × 4,000
4 → 5		Dandelion Bookmark × 1Mora × 8,000

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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