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Prospector's Drill

Polearm · 43.7349 · ATK · 4★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Polearm
Rarity: 4
Base ATK: 43.735
Secondary stat: ATK
Introduced: 4.1

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 43.735
SPECIALIZED: 0.06

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

Mora150,000

Fragment of an Ancient Chord3

Old Operative's Pocket Watch15

Meshing Gear10

Chapter of an Ancient Chord9

Operative's Standard Pocket Watch18

Mechanical Spur Gear15

Movement of an Ancient Chord9

Operative's Constancy27

Artificed Dynamic Gear18

Echo of an Ancient Chord4

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 5,000Fragment of an Ancient Chord × 3Old Operative's Pocket Watch × 3Meshing Gear × 2
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 15,000Chapter of an Ancient Chord × 3Old Operative's Pocket Watch × 12Meshing Gear × 8
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 20,000Chapter of an Ancient Chord × 6Operative's Standard Pocket Watch × 6Mechanical Spur Gear × 6
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 30,000Movement of an Ancient Chord × 3Operative's Standard Pocket Watch × 12Mechanical Spur Gear × 9
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 35,000Movement of an Ancient Chord × 6Operative's Constancy × 9Artificed Dynamic Gear × 6
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 45,000Echo of an Ancient Chord × 4Operative's Constancy × 18Artificed Dynamic Gear × 12

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Prospector's Drill · R1 sacrifice copy4

Mora15,000

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		Prospector's Drill · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 1,000
2 → 3		Prospector's Drill · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 2,000
3 → 4		Prospector's Drill · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 4,000
4 → 5		Prospector's Drill · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 8,000

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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