 Raiden Shogun |  Electro |  Polearm |  Inazuma |
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Though Genshin Impact's Raiden Shogun may only be a puppet body used by the true Electro Archon, she's an immensely powerful character that is an asset to almost any team build. She's a five-star character that wields an Electro Vision and a polearm, and ascending her will make full use of everything at her disposal.
It's going to take quite a few items and a lot of Mora to help the Raiden Shogun meet her full potential as a character. This guide will show any potential Raiden Shogun player everything they need to max out her level and talents.
Leveling Materials
Every Genshin Character needs 8,362,650 EXP to reach level 90 — even gods. Here's how much they all need at each level, as well as how much Mora it'll cost:
Level | EXP | Mora |
|---|---|---|
1-20 | 120,175 | 24,200 |
20-40 | 578,325 | 115,800 |
40-50 | 579,100 | 116,000 |
50-60 | 854,125 | 171,000 |
60-70 | 1,195,925 | 239,200 |
70-80 | 1,611,875 | 322,400 |
80-90 (max) | 3,423,125 | 684,800 |
Totals: | 8,362,650 EXP | 1,673,400 Mora |
Raiden Shogun Ascension Items
As an Electro character, the Raiden Shogun will use Vajrada Amethyst at her ascension levels. Alongside these beautiful gems, she'll need some Handguard items dropped by Nobushi and Kairagi enemies, Storm Beads — the boss item dropped by the Thunder Manifestation, and a regional specialty of Inazuma known as Amakumo Fruit.
Level | Gems | Enemy Drops | Boss Drops | Specialty | Mora |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 1x Vajrada Amethyst Sliver | 3x Old Handguard | - | 3x Amakumo Fruit | 20,000 |
40 | 3x Vajrada Amethyst Fragment | 15x Old Handguard | 2x Storm Beads | 10x Amakumo Fruit | 40,000 |
50 | 6x Vajrada Amethyst Fragment | 12x Kageuchi Handguard | 4x Storm Beads | 20x Amakumo Fruit | 60,000 |
60 | 3x Vajrada Amethyst Chunk | 18x Kageuchi Handguard | 8x Storm Beads | 30x Amakumo Fruit | 80,000 |
70 | 6x Vajrada Amethyst Chunk | 12x Famed Handguard | 12x Storm Beads | 45x Amakumo Fruit | 100,000 |
80 | 6x Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone | 24x Famed Handguard | 20x Storm Beads | 60x Amakumo Fruit | 120,000 |
Totals: |
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| 46 | 168 | 420,000 |
Gemstones - Where to Find Vajrada Amethyst
There are a few ways to get any of the elemental gems, including crafting, converting, completing daily commissions, or buying them from the Mondstadt and Liyue souvenir shops. However, many bosses will drop them, as well. The higher the level of the boss or challenge, the higher the level of the gem they'll drop.
These bosses can drop Vajrada Amethyst, which the Raiden Shogun needs plenty of:
- Electro Hypostasis
- Thunder Manifestation
- Coral Defenders
- Primo Geovishap*
- Electro Regisvine
- Iniquitous Baptist
- Millennial Pearl Seahorse
- Dvalin (Confront Stormterror)
- Childe (Enter the Golden House)
- Azhdaha (Beneath the Dragon Queller)*
- The Shogun (End of the Oneiric Euthymia)
- Scaramouche (Joururi Workshop)
*Azhdaha and the Primo Geovishap can only drop Vajrada Amethyst when infused with Electro!
For a full breakdown of every way to get Vajrada Amethyst, check out our guide here;
Enemy Drop - Where to Find Handguards
The common enemy drop that Her Eternal Excellency uses to ascend are the Handguards dropped by Nobushi and Kairagi warriors.
The higher the level of these enemies, the higher level of Handguard you can obtain from them.
- At any level, you can obtain Old Handguards from these enemies.
- When the Kairagi and Nobushi are level 40 or higher, they can drop Kageuchi Handguards.
- At level 60 or higher, they can drop Famed Handguards.
These former samurai are only found in Inazuma, so don't expect to run into them anywhere else. Luckily, though, they're found almost anywhere in the region, especially on Kannazuka.
Boss Drop - How to Get Storm Beads
Storm Beads are the special boss item dropped by the Thunder Manifestation of Inazuma's Seirai Island. It takes a bit of work to unlock this boss fight in the first place, but once it is, the player can challenge the Thunder Manifestation repeatedly to obtain Storm Beads.
Each time the boss is fought, it'll cost 40 Original Resin to obtain the rewards.
Local Specialty - Where to Find Amakumo Fruit
While fighting the Thunder Manifestation on Seirai Island, those looking to level up the Raiden Shogun should look around the area. Seirai Island is the only place where Amakumo Fruit can be found, and she needs a ton of it for ascension. The ground around Amakumo Peak, where the Thunder Manifestation is found, is a great place to find Amakumo Fruit growing.
Raiden Shogun Talent Materials
The talent book series that the Raiden Shogun will need is the Light series. She'll also need some more items, listed below, and a hefty amount of Mora. At the bottom of this table are the total numbers of these items needed to maximize a talent, as well as those numbers tripled to see how many the Raiden Shogun needs to upgrade all three talents completely.
Level | Books | Common Drops | Trounce Mats | Crown of Insight | Mora |
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1-2 | 3x Teachings of Light | 6x Old Handguard | - | - | 12,500 |
2-3 | 2x Guide to Light | 3x Kageuchi Handguard | - | - | 17,500 |
3-4 | 4x Guide to Light | 4x Kageuchi Handguard | - | - | 25,000 |
4-5 | 6x Guide to Light | 6x Kageuchi Handguard | - | - | 30,000 |
5-6 | 9x Guide to Light | 9x Kageuchi Handguard | - | - | 37,500 |
6-7 | 4x Philosophies of Light | 4x Famed Handguard | 1x Molten Moment | - | 120,000 |
7-8 | 6x Philosophies of Light | 6x Famed Handguard | 1x Molten Moment | - | 260,000 |
8-9 | 12x Philosophies of Light | 9x Famed Handguard | 2x Molten Moment | - | 450,000 |
9-10 (max) | 16x Philosophies of Light | 12x Famed Handguard | 2x Molten Moment | 1x Crown of Insight | 700,000 |
Totals: |
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| 6 | 1 | 1,652,500 |
Totals x3: |
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| 18 | 3 | 4,957,500 |
Talent Books - Light Series
The Light series of talent books are found in a variety of ways, including from events, crafting, and more, like every talent book series. However, to challenge domains and find these books directly, head to the Violet Court domain on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Trounce Materials
The final items that the Raiden Shogun needs for upgrading her talents are the Molten Moment, an item obtained by defeating La Signora, and Crowns of Insight. The former can be obtained by challenging the weekly Trounce domain against the Crimson Witch. She'll drop the Molten Moment when defeated at level 70 or higher.
