Genshin Impact / Weapon

Xiphos' Moonlight

Sword · 42.401 · Elemental Mastery · 4★

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Stats & requirements

Weapon: Sword
Rarity: 4
Base ATK: 42.401
Secondary stat: Elemental Mastery
Introduced: 3.1

Starting stats (before equipment)

ATTACK: 42.401
SPECIALIZED: 36

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

Copper Talisman of the Forest Dew3

Damaged Prism15

Faded Red Satin10

Iron Talisman of the Forest Dew9

Turbid Prism18

Trimmed Red Silk15

Silver Talisman of the Forest Dew9

Radiant Prism27

Rich Red Brocade18

Golden Talisman of the Forest Dew4

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20 / Rank 15	Mora × 5,000Copper Talisman of the Forest Dew × 3Damaged Prism × 3Faded Red Satin × 2
1 → 2	Lv. 40 / Rank 25	Mora × 15,000Iron Talisman of the Forest Dew × 3Damaged Prism × 12Faded Red Satin × 8
2 → 3	Lv. 50 / Rank 30	Mora × 20,000Iron Talisman of the Forest Dew × 6Turbid Prism × 6Trimmed Red Silk × 6
3 → 4	Lv. 60 / Rank 35	Mora × 30,000Silver Talisman of the Forest Dew × 3Turbid Prism × 12Trimmed Red Silk × 9
4 → 5	Lv. 70 / Rank 40	Mora × 35,000Silver Talisman of the Forest Dew × 6Radiant Prism × 9Rich Red Brocade × 6
5 → 6	Lv. 80 / Rank 50	Mora × 45,000Golden Talisman of the Forest Dew × 4Radiant Prism × 18Rich Red Brocade × 12

Weapon refinement1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

Xiphos' Moonlight · R1 sacrifice copy4

Mora15,000

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		Xiphos' Moonlight · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 1,000
2 → 3		Xiphos' Moonlight · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 2,000
3 → 4		Xiphos' Moonlight · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 4,000
4 → 5		Xiphos' Moonlight · R1 sacrifice copy × 1Mora × 8,000

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

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