Genshin Impact / Weapon

Magic Guide

Catalyst · 37.6075 · Elemental Mastery · 3★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Catalyst
Rarity: 3
Base ATK: 37.608
Secondary stat: Elemental Mastery
Introduced: 1.0

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 37.608
SPECIALIZED: 40.8

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

Tile of Decarabian's Tower2

Heavy Horn10

Slime Condensate6

Debris of Decarabian's City6

Black Bronze Horn12

Slime Secretions10

Fragment of Decarabian's Epic6

Black Crystal Horn18

Slime Concentrate12

Scattered Piece of Decarabian's Dream3

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 5,000Tile of Decarabian's Tower × 2Heavy Horn × 2Slime Condensate × 1
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 10,000Debris of Decarabian's City × 2Heavy Horn × 8Slime Condensate × 5
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 15,000Debris of Decarabian's City × 4Black Bronze Horn × 4Slime Secretions × 4
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 20,000Fragment of Decarabian's Epic × 2Black Bronze Horn × 8Slime Secretions × 6
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 25,000Fragment of Decarabian's Epic × 4Black Crystal Horn × 6Slime Concentrate × 4
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 30,000Scattered Piece of Decarabian's Dream × 3Black Crystal Horn × 12Slime Concentrate × 8

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Magic Guide · R1 sacrifice copy4

Mora7,500

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		Magic Guide · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 500
2 → 3		Magic Guide · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 1,000
3 → 4		Magic Guide · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 2,000
4 → 5		Magic Guide · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 4,000

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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