Genshin Impact / Weapon

Staff of the Scarlet Sands

Polearm · 44.3358 · CRIT Rate · 5★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Polearm
Rarity: 5
Base ATK: 44.336
Secondary stat: CRIT Rate
Introduced: 3.1

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 44.336
SPECIALIZED: 0.096

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

Oasis Garden's Reminiscence5

Chaos Storage23

Fungal Spores15

Oasis Garden's Kindness14

Chaos Module27

Luminescent Pollen23

Oasis Garden's Mourning14

Chaos Bolt41

Crystalline Cyst Dust27

Oasis Garden's Truth6

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 10,000Oasis Garden's Reminiscence × 5Chaos Storage × 5Fungal Spores × 3
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 20,000Oasis Garden's Kindness × 5Chaos Storage × 18Fungal Spores × 12
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 30,000Oasis Garden's Kindness × 9Chaos Module × 9Luminescent Pollen × 9
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 45,000Oasis Garden's Mourning × 5Chaos Module × 18Luminescent Pollen × 14
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 55,000Oasis Garden's Mourning × 9Chaos Bolt × 14Crystalline Cyst Dust × 9
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 65,000Oasis Garden's Truth × 6Chaos Bolt × 27Crystalline Cyst Dust × 18

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Staff of the Scarlet Sands · R1 sacrifice copy4

Mora30,000

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		Staff of the Scarlet Sands · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 2,000
2 → 3		Staff of the Scarlet Sands · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 4,000
3 → 4		Staff of the Scarlet Sands · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 8,000
4 → 5		Staff of the Scarlet Sands · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 16,000

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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