Genshin Impact / Weapon

Vortex Vanquisher

Polearm · 45.9364 · ATK · 5★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Polearm
Rarity: 5
Base ATK: 45.936
Secondary stat: ATK
Introduced: 1.1

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 45.936
SPECIALIZED: 0.108

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

Grain of Aerosiderite5

Fragile Bone Shard23

Treasure Hoarder Insignia15

Piece of Aerosiderite14

Sturdy Bone Shard27

Silver Raven Insignia23

Bit of Aerosiderite14

Fossilized Bone Shard41

Golden Raven Insignia27

Chunk of Aerosiderite6

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 10,000Grain of Aerosiderite × 5Fragile Bone Shard × 5Treasure Hoarder Insignia × 3
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 20,000Piece of Aerosiderite × 5Fragile Bone Shard × 18Treasure Hoarder Insignia × 12
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 30,000Piece of Aerosiderite × 9Sturdy Bone Shard × 9Silver Raven Insignia × 9
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 45,000Bit of Aerosiderite × 5Sturdy Bone Shard × 18Silver Raven Insignia × 14
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 55,000Bit of Aerosiderite × 9Fossilized Bone Shard × 14Golden Raven Insignia × 9
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 65,000Chunk of Aerosiderite × 6Fossilized Bone Shard × 27Golden Raven Insignia × 18

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Vortex Vanquisher · R1 sacrifice copy4

Mora30,000

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		Vortex Vanquisher · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 2,000
2 → 3		Vortex Vanquisher · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 4,000
3 → 4		Vortex Vanquisher · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 8,000
4 → 5		Vortex Vanquisher · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 16,000

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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