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Nightweaver's Looking Glass

Catalyst · 44.3358 · Elemental Mastery · 5★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Catalyst
Rarity: 5
Base ATK: 44.336
Secondary stat: Elemental Mastery
Introduced: 6.0

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 44.336
SPECIALIZED: 57.6

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

Mora225,000

Artful Device Fragment5

Frostnight's Glimmer23

Broken Drive Shaft15

Artful Device Replica14

Frostnight's Glow27

Reinforced Drive Shaft23

Artful Device Inheritance14

Frostnight's Glory41

Precision Drive Shaft27

Artful Device Wish6

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 10,000Artful Device Fragment × 5Frostnight's Glimmer × 5Broken Drive Shaft × 3
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 20,000Artful Device Replica × 5Frostnight's Glimmer × 18Broken Drive Shaft × 12
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 30,000Artful Device Replica × 9Frostnight's Glow × 9Reinforced Drive Shaft × 9
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 45,000Artful Device Inheritance × 5Frostnight's Glow × 18Reinforced Drive Shaft × 14
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 55,000Artful Device Inheritance × 9Frostnight's Glory × 14Precision Drive Shaft × 9
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 65,000Artful Device Wish × 6Frostnight's Glory × 27Precision Drive Shaft × 18

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Nightweaver's Looking Glass · R1 sacrifice copy4

Mora30,000

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		Nightweaver's Looking Glass · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 2,000
2 → 3		Nightweaver's Looking Glass · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 4,000
3 → 4		Nightweaver's Looking Glass · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 8,000
4 → 5		Nightweaver's Looking Glass · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 16,000

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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