Genshin Impact / Weapon

Lightbearing Moonshard

Sword · 44.3358 · CRIT DMG · 5★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Sword
Rarity: 5
Base ATK: 44.336
Secondary stat: CRIT DMG
Introduced: 6.3

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 44.336
SPECIALIZED: 0.192

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

Grain of Aerosiderite5

Mistshroud Manifestation23

Broken Drive Shaft15

Piece of Aerosiderite14

Mistshroud Plate27

Reinforced Drive Shaft23

Bit of Aerosiderite14

Mistshroud Helmet41

Precision Drive Shaft27

Chunk of Aerosiderite6

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 10,000Grain of Aerosiderite × 5Mistshroud Manifestation × 5Broken Drive Shaft × 3
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 20,000Piece of Aerosiderite × 5Mistshroud Manifestation × 18Broken Drive Shaft × 12
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 30,000Piece of Aerosiderite × 9Mistshroud Plate × 9Reinforced Drive Shaft × 9
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 45,000Bit of Aerosiderite × 5Mistshroud Plate × 18Reinforced Drive Shaft × 14
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 55,000Bit of Aerosiderite × 9Mistshroud Helmet × 14Precision Drive Shaft × 9
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 65,000Chunk of Aerosiderite × 6Mistshroud Helmet × 27Precision Drive Shaft × 18

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Lightbearing Moonshard · R1 sacrifice copy4

Mora30,000

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		Lightbearing Moonshard · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 2,000
2 → 3		Lightbearing Moonshard · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 4,000
3 → 4		Lightbearing Moonshard · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 8,000
4 → 5		Lightbearing Moonshard · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 16,000

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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