Genshin Impact / Weapon

Beyond the Chrysalis

Sword · 47.537 · CRIT DMG · 5★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Sword
Rarity: 5
Base ATK: 47.537
Secondary stat: CRIT DMG
Introduced: 7.1

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 47.537
SPECIALIZED: 0.096

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

Mora225,000

Rise of the Pale Star Army5

Hollow Root of Life23

Chimeric Core15

Muster of the Pale Star Army14

Sprout Node of Life27

Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus23

Clarion of the Pale Star Army14

Coiled Core of Life41

Prime Chimeric Nexus27

Triumph of the Pale Star Army6

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 10,000Rise of the Pale Star Army × 5Hollow Root of Life × 5Chimeric Core × 3
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 20,000Muster of the Pale Star Army × 5Hollow Root of Life × 18Chimeric Core × 12
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 30,000Muster of the Pale Star Army × 9Sprout Node of Life × 9Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus × 9
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 45,000Clarion of the Pale Star Army × 5Sprout Node of Life × 18Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus × 14
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 55,000Clarion of the Pale Star Army × 9Coiled Core of Life × 14Prime Chimeric Nexus × 9
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 65,000Triumph of the Pale Star Army × 6Coiled Core of Life × 27Prime Chimeric Nexus × 18

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Beyond the Chrysalis · R1 sacrifice copy4

Mora30,000

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		Beyond the Chrysalis · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 2,000
2 → 3		Beyond the Chrysalis · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 4,000
3 → 4		Beyond the Chrysalis · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 8,000
4 → 5		Beyond the Chrysalis · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 16,000

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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