Genshin Impact / Weapon

Surf's Up

Catalyst · 44.3358 · CRIT DMG · 5★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Catalyst
Rarity: 5
Base ATK: 44.336
Secondary stat: CRIT DMG
Introduced: 5.0

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 44.336
SPECIALIZED: 0.192

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

Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Terror5

Shard of a Shattered Will23

Juvenile Fang15

Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Hesitance14

Locus of a Clear Will27

Seasoned Fang23

Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Resolve14

Sigil of a Striding Will41

Tyrant's Fang27

Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Splendor6

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 10,000Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Terror × 5Shard of a Shattered Will × 5Juvenile Fang × 3
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 20,000Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Hesitance × 5Shard of a Shattered Will × 18Juvenile Fang × 12
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 30,000Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Hesitance × 9Locus of a Clear Will × 9Seasoned Fang × 9
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 45,000Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Resolve × 5Locus of a Clear Will × 18Seasoned Fang × 14
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 55,000Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Resolve × 9Sigil of a Striding Will × 14Tyrant's Fang × 9
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 65,000Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Splendor × 6Sigil of a Striding Will × 27Tyrant's Fang × 18

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Surf's Up · R1 sacrifice copy4

Mora30,000

Step by step

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

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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