Genshin Impact / Weapon

Memory of Dust

Catalyst · 45.9364 · ATK · 5★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Catalyst
Rarity: 5
Base ATK: 45.936
Secondary stat: ATK
Introduced: 1.1

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 45.936
SPECIALIZED: 0.108

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

Fragile Bone Shard23

Damaged Mask15

Piece of Aerosiderite14

Sturdy Bone Shard27

Stained Mask23

Bit of Aerosiderite14

Fossilized Bone Shard41

Ominous Mask27

Chunk of Aerosiderite6

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 10,000Grain of Aerosiderite × 5Fragile Bone Shard × 5Damaged Mask × 3
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 20,000Piece of Aerosiderite × 5Fragile Bone Shard × 18Damaged Mask × 12
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 30,000Piece of Aerosiderite × 9Sturdy Bone Shard × 9Stained Mask × 9
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 45,000Bit of Aerosiderite × 5Sturdy Bone Shard × 18Stained Mask × 14
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 55,000Bit of Aerosiderite × 9Fossilized Bone Shard × 14Ominous Mask × 9
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 65,000Chunk of Aerosiderite × 6Fossilized Bone Shard × 27Ominous Mask × 18

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Memory of Dust · R1 sacrifice copy4

Mora30,000

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		Memory of Dust · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 2,000
2 → 3		Memory of Dust · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 4,000
3 → 4		Memory of Dust · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 8,000
4 → 5		Memory of Dust · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 16,000

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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