If you want to become truly powerful in Genshin Impact, then you need to ascend your characters and level their talents. Ayaka is a powerful unit, with most of her farming materials located in Inazuma. To prepare for pulling her, you will need to gather these materials in advance.
Ayaka Ascention Cost
Here is the total cost of ascending Ayaka to level 90:
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How to get Sakura Blooms
Sakura Blooms can be found all aroundNarukami Island, especially near theGrand Narukami Shrineand on the path leading up to it. The trick with Sakura Blooms is that you need to use anElectroattack on them to make them into a physical item that you can obtain.
How to get Handguards
Handguards, on the other hand, are far more frustrating. Handguards drop from the varioussamurai-typeenemies,Nobushi. They are located on just about every island in Inazuma, excluding Tsurumi Island. The problem is that they have alow drop rate, so it’s extremely hard to collect them quickly.
Where to Find the Perpetual Mechanical Array
The Perpetual Mechanical Array won’t be accessible until you have completed a majority of theSacred Sakura Cleansing Ritualsidequest. Once you gain access to theunderwater areawhile doing the quest, you will be able to challenge the Array at any time and even unlock aWaypointto easily gain access to the fight.
Ayaka Talent Cost
Here is the total cost of fully leveling up all three of Ayaka’s Talents:
How to get Elegance Books and Bloodjade Branch
You can easily farm Elegance Talent Materials from the Violet Court onTuesdaysandThursdays. The domain is located in Inazuma onKannazuka Island. For Bloodjade Branch, you will need to go back toLiyueand fightAzhdaha,who is a weekly boss. Azhdaha can be unlocked by doingZhongli’ssecond story quest.
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