Updated July 3, 2021 by Mina Smith: Genshin Impact is a massive game, filled to the brim with quests, upgrades, and collectables. Keeping them straight can be difficult. So for those looking to continue upgrading their equipment with Ascension Materials, this article has been updated to help players find what they need. Changes to this article include more pictures, and some updated information on finding these coveted materials as well as reward days and locations at both of the Domains of Forgery. Maps have also been added to help players find their way to these instances.

What Are Ascension Materials in Genshin Impact?

Weapon Ascension Materials allow a player to “ascend” max level weapons (and characters) in Genshin Impact. This feat extends the item or character’s upper level limit, and allows the item or character to continue leveling up. Needless to say, the process of ascension isn’t a simple one.

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Technically speaking, ascension is simple in that players need only enter the weapon or character’s enhancement menu, and select the Ascension option. Doing so allows the best Genshin Impact weapons to become even better. The difficult part is locating and gathering the weapon’s (or character’s) necessary Ascension Materials. Whereas character Ascension Materials are generally found after defeating particular enemies, weapon Ascension Materials can only be found in Domains of Forgery.

Domains of Forgery in Genshin Impact

Domains of Forgery are a kind of Abyssal Domain in Genshin Impact, which basically means they’re a sort of dungeon or instance. There are currently only two Domains of Forgery in the game, Cecilia Garden and the Hidden Palace of Lianshan Formula. They are both accessible once a player reaches Adventure Rank 16.

Cecilia Garden can be found West of Mondstadt, the first in-game city. It is in Wolvendom, which is just across the moat from Mondstadt, and is located conveniently near a waypoint. The Hidden Palace of Lianshan Formula is found just off of Mingyun Village in the eastern nation, Liyue.

These two Domains of Forgery are the only way to consistently acquire weapon Ascension Materials, and they operate on a daily rotation.

Depending on the day of the week, Cecilia Garden and the Hidden Palace will allow players to enter a varying Domain of Forgery (each featuring unique rewards.) Once inside the domains, the goal is generally the same: players will have to defeat a set of enemies while surviving some sort of additional challenge, depending on the level of the domain.

While there are many Domains in Genshin Impact, there are only two Forgery Domains. So players will have to do one of the two twice to fulfill the Clear 3 Domains of Forgery quest. This shouldn’t be a problem, however, since players will want to gather as many of these Ascension Materials for themselves as they can.

Hidden Palace of Lianshan Formula’s Rewards

Monday + Thursday: Thundercloud Ascension Materials

Luminous Sands Lustrous Stone Relic from Guyun Divine Body from Guyun

Tuesday + Friday: Thundering Ruins Ascension Materials

Mist Veiled Lead Elixir Mist Veiled Mercury Elixir Mist Veiled Gold Elixir Mist Veiled Primo Elixir

Wednesday + Saturday: Trial Grounds of Thunder Ascension Materials

Grain of Aerosiderite Piece of Aerosiderite Bit of Aerosiderite Chunk of Aerosiderite

Sunday:  Thundercloud, Thundering Ruins, and Trial Grounds of Thunder Ascension Materials are all available.

Cecilia Garden’s Rewards

Monday + Thursday: City of Reflections Ascension Materials

Tile of Decarabian’s Tower Debris of Decarabian’s City Fragment of Decarabian’s Epic Scattered Piece of Decarabian’s Dream

Tuesday + Friday: Submerged Valley Ascension Materials

Boreal Wolf’s Milk Tooth Boreal Wolf’s Cracked Tooth Boreal Wolf’s Broken Fang Boreal Wolf’s Nostalgia

Wednesday + Saturday: Ruins of Thirsting Capital Ascension Materials

Fetters of the Dandelion Gladiator Chains of the Dandelion Gladiator Shackles of the Dandelion Gladiator Dream of the Dandelion Gladiator

Sunday: City of Reflections, Submerged Valley, and Ruins of Thirsting Capital Ascension Materials are all available.

How to Unlock Additional Levels and Rewards

Players unlock additional levels of each domain by reaching new Adventure Ranks (AR 16, 21, 30, and 40, for Levels I, II, III, and IV, respectively.) The level and number of enemies in each domain will rise along with the domain’s level, as will the intricacy of the “ley line disorder.” Ley Line Disorders are basically Genshin Impact’s version of a stage penalty, and they often deal passive damage to players, or apply status effects at inopportune moments.

A player who takes on a Level I Domain of Forgery would be facing fewer (and weaker) enemies and obstacles than someone who challenges a Level III Domain of Forgery. Furthermore, if a player enters Genshin Impact Cecilia Garden on Monday, for example, they’ll face a different Domain of Forgery, and set of rewards, than someone entering the garden on Tuesday.

Players should be 100% sure they find the perfectly rare Genshin Impact weapon to upgrade. This is because they’ll need to complete the correct Domain of Forgery several times on the correct day of the week to successfully gather just one set of weapon Ascension Materials.

Genshin Impact is available now on the App Store, Google Play, PS4, and PS5.

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