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Traveler's Handy Sword

Sword · 39.8751 · DEF · 3★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Sword
Rarity: 3
Base ATK: 39.875
Secondary stat: DEF
Introduced: 1.0

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 39.875
SPECIALIZED: 0.064

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

Mora105,000

Fetters of the Dandelion Gladiator2

Chaos Device10

Divining Scroll6

Chains of the Dandelion Gladiator6

Chaos Circuit12

Sealed Scroll10

Shackles of the Dandelion Gladiator6

Chaos Core18

Forbidden Curse Scroll12

Dream of the Dandelion Gladiator3

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 5,000Fetters of the Dandelion Gladiator × 2Chaos Device × 2Divining Scroll × 1
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 10,000Chains of the Dandelion Gladiator × 2Chaos Device × 8Divining Scroll × 5
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 15,000Chains of the Dandelion Gladiator × 4Chaos Circuit × 4Sealed Scroll × 4
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 20,000Shackles of the Dandelion Gladiator × 2Chaos Circuit × 8Sealed Scroll × 6
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 25,000Shackles of the Dandelion Gladiator × 4Chaos Core × 6Forbidden Curse Scroll × 4
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 30,000Dream of the Dandelion Gladiator × 3Chaos Core × 12Forbidden Curse Scroll × 8

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Traveler's Handy Sword · R1 sacrifice copy4

Mora7,500

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		Traveler's Handy Sword · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 500
2 → 3		Traveler's Handy Sword · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 1,000
3 → 4		Traveler's Handy Sword · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 2,000
4 → 5		Traveler's Handy Sword · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 4,000

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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