How many materials does a full ascension take?

From level 1 to 90 there are six ascensions: elemental gems totaling 1/9/9/6 across four tiers, 168 local specialties, 84 common enemy drops, 46 world boss materials, and 420,000 Mora.

What is the difference between gem tiers?

Sliver is the lowest tier and Gemstone the highest. Early ascensions use Slivers and Fragments, mid-game uses Chunks, and the final ascension needs Gemstones. The total is always 1/9/9/6 regardless of character.

How many boss materials drop per kill?

Each world boss costs 40 resin and drops 2-3 of its exclusive material. A full ascension needs 46, so expect roughly 15-23 kills.

Why is the Traveler different?

The Traveler uses Brilliant Diamond gems, which cannot be farmed from bosses. They are only obtained through Adventure Rank rewards, with the final tier arriving around Adventure Rank 45.

Ascension or talents first?

Usually push your main DPS to ascension 80 first, since that is the cheaper breakpoint, then invest in talents. The final 80-90 ascension is very expensive and can wait.

Genshin Impact Ascension Materials Guide: Elemental Gems, Boss Drops & Full Checklist

Ascension materials are the first wall every new character hits, and the most underestimated resource sink in the game: a single character needs 168 local specialties and 420,000 Mora to reach level 90. This guide breaks the materials into four types, with a full six-stage requirement table and a seven-element gem reference.

How many material types? Four: elemental gems, common enemy drops, local specialties, and world boss materials, plus Mora.
What does a full 1-90 ascension cost? Gems at 1/9/9/6, 168 specialties, 84 enemy drops across three tiers, 46 boss materials, and 420,000 Mora.
What are the four gem tiers? Sliver, Fragment, Chunk, and Gemstone - the total is always 1/9/9/6.
Where do gems come from? World bosses and weekly bosses. Pick the boss that drops both the gem and the boss material you still need.

Four Material Types Plus Mora

Every character uses the same structure. Only the specific items change with element and character.

Type	Purpose	Main Source
Elemental gem	Core material for every ascension	World bosses, weekly bosses
Common enemy drop	Standard material across stages	Matching enemies (Hilichurls, Slimes, etc.)
Local specialty	Region-locked collectible	Wild gathering, 48-hour respawn
World boss material	Exclusive drop needed after level 40	Specific world boss, costs resin
Mora	Fixed cost per ascension	Blossom of Wealth, quests, events

All Six Ascension Stages

From level 1 to 90 there are six ascensions. This is the universal template:

Stage	Gems	Enemy Drops	Specialties	Boss Material	Mora
20 to 40	Sliver x1	Low x3	3	-	20,000
40 to 50	Fragment x3	Low x15	10	2	40,000
50 to 60	Fragment x6	Mid x12	20	4	60,000
60 to 70	Chunk x3	Mid x18	30	8	80,000
70 to 80	Chunk x6	High x12	45	12	100,000
80 to 90	Gemstone x6	High x24	60	20	120,000
Total	1 / 9 / 9 / 6	84	168	46	420,000

Two things people miss: common enemy drops come in low, mid, and high tiers that upgrade along one series (18 low, 30 mid, 36 high), and boss materials only start at level 40 - but the final stage alone wants 20 of them, nearly half the total.

All Seven Elemental Gem Sets

Gems are the core currency of ascension and come in four tiers: Sliver, Fragment, Chunk, and Gemstone. The total is always 1/9/9/6.

Element	Gem	Example Characters
Pyro	Agnidus Agate	Hu Tao, Bennett
Hydro	Varunada Lazurite	Furina, Yelan
Anemo	Vayuda Turquoise	Venti, Kazuha
Electro	Vajrada Amethyst	Raiden Shogun, Yae Miko
Dendro	Nagadus Emerald	Nahida, Alhaitham
Cryo	Shivada Jade	Ganyu, Kamisato Ayaka
Geo	Prithiva Topaz	Zhongli, Albedo
Traveler	Brilliant Diamond	Traveler only (Adventure Rank rewards, not farmable)

How to Farm Each Material Efficiently

Elemental gems: farm world bosses. Each boss drops one gem type plus its own exclusive material, and weekly bosses also drop gems. Pick the boss that covers both gaps.
World boss materials: 2-3 per kill at 40 resin each, so 46 needs roughly 15-23 runs.
Common enemy drops: use the Adventurer Handbook tracker and chain enemies of the same series in one route.
Local specialties: gather in the wild on a 48-hour respawn. No resin required.
Mora: the Blossom of Wealth is the most reliable source when you are short.

Do Not Forget Talent Materials

Beyond ascension, talents need books (Teachings, Guides, Philosophies), enemy drops, weekly boss materials, and Crowns of Insight. One talent to level 10 costs about 1.65 million Mora, and all three talents run close to 5 million plus 3 Crowns.

So when you pick a weekly boss, choose the one whose talent material and ascension gem you both still need - one resin spend, two payoffs.

Common Mistakes

Forgetting Mora: 420,000 is not trivial. Farm Blossoms of Wealth along the way.
Discarding low-tier gems: Slivers and Fragments are required early on. Do not use them up.
Expecting daily specialty respawns: it is a 48-hour cycle, so a next-day run is wasted.
Farming random bosses: without matching your actual gaps, resin goes down the drain.
Ignoring talents: ascension raises the ceiling, but talents are where the damage actually comes from.

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Bottom Line

Ascension comes down to one checklist and one priority order. Four material types plus Mora, with a fixed total of 1/9/9/6 gems, 84 enemy drops, 168 specialties, 46 boss materials, and 420,000 Mora. Decide which character you are building, farm only the gaps, pick weekly bosses that cover both talent and gem needs, and treat the final 80-90 ascension as optional depending on your resources.

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