Genshin Impact / Weapon

Dark Iron Sword

Sword · 38.7413 · Elemental Mastery · 3★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Sword
Rarity: 3
Base ATK: 38.741
Secondary stat: Elemental Mastery
Introduced: 1.0

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 38.741
SPECIALIZED: 30.6

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

Mora105,000

Luminous Sands from Guyun2

Hunter's Sacrificial Knife10

Damaged Mask6

Lustrous Stone from Guyun6

Agent's Sacrificial Knife12

Stained Mask10

Relic from Guyun6

Inspector's Sacrificial Knife18

Ominous Mask12

Divine Body from Guyun3

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 5,000Luminous Sands from Guyun × 2Hunter's Sacrificial Knife × 2Damaged Mask × 1
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 10,000Lustrous Stone from Guyun × 2Hunter's Sacrificial Knife × 8Damaged Mask × 5
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 15,000Lustrous Stone from Guyun × 4Agent's Sacrificial Knife × 4Stained Mask × 4
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 20,000Relic from Guyun × 2Agent's Sacrificial Knife × 8Stained Mask × 6
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 25,000Relic from Guyun × 4Inspector's Sacrificial Knife × 6Ominous Mask × 4
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 30,000Divine Body from Guyun × 3Inspector's Sacrificial Knife × 12Ominous Mask × 8

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Dark Iron Sword · R1 sacrifice copy4

Mora7,500

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		Dark Iron Sword · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 500
2 → 3		Dark Iron Sword · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 1,000
3 → 4		Dark Iron Sword · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 2,000
4 → 5		Dark Iron Sword · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 4,000

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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