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ThoughGenshin Impact’sRaiden Shogunmay 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 anElectro Visionand apolearm, 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.

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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:

1-20

Electro

120,175

24,200

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20-40

578,325

Emblem_Inazuma

115,800

40-50

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579,100

116,000

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50-60

854,125

Musou No Hitotachi

171,000

60-70

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1,195,925

239,200

70-80

1,611,875

322,400

80-90 (max)

3,423,125

684,800

8,362,650 EXP

1,673,400 Mora

Raiden Shogun Ascension Items

As an Electro character, the Raiden Shogun will useVajrada Amethystat her ascension levels. Alongside these beautiful gems, she’ll need someHandguarditems dropped by Nobushi and Kairagi enemies,Storm Beads— the boss item dropped by the Thunder Manifestation, and a regional specialty of Inazuma known asAmakumo Fruit.

20

3xOld Handguard

-

3xAmakumo Fruit

20,000

40

40,000

50

12xKageuchi Handguard

60,000

60

80,000

70

12xFamed Handguard

100,000

80

120,000

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:

*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;

Where to Find Vajrada Amethyst

Enemy Drop - Where to Find Handguards

The common enemy drop that Her Eternal Excellency uses to ascend are the Handguards dropped byNobushi and Kairagi warriors.

The higher the level of these enemies, the higher level of Handguard you can obtain from them.

These former samurai areonly found in Inazuma, so don’t expect to run into them anywhere else. Luckily, though, they’re found almost anywhere in the region, especially onKannazuka.

Read More:Nobushi and Kairagi Locations

Boss Drop - How to Get Storm Beads

Storm Beadsare the special boss item dropped by theThunder Manifestation of Inazuma’s Seirai Island. It takesa 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.

RELATED:Genshin Impact: How To Defeat Thunder Manifestation

Each time the boss is fought, it’ll cost40Original Resinto 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.

Read More:Amakumo Fruit Farming Locations

Raiden Shogun Talent Materials

The talent book series that the Raiden Shogun will need isthe 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.

1-2

3xTeachings of Light

12,500

2-3

2xGuide to Light

17,500

3-4

4x Guide to Light

25,000

4-5

6x Guide to Light

30,000

5-6

9x Guide to Light

37,500

6-7

4xPhilosophies of Light

4xFamed Handguard

1xMolten Moment

7-8

6x Philosophies of Light

260,000

8-9

12x Philosophies of Light

450,000

9-10 (max)

16x Philosophies of Light

1xCrown of Insightt

700,000

6

1

1,652,500

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 theViolet Court domain on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Trounce Materials

The final items that the Raiden Shogun needs for upgrading her talents are theMolten Moment,an item obtainedby defeating La Signora,and Crowns of Insight. The former can be obtained by challenging theweekly Trounce domain against the Crimson Witch.She’ll drop the Molten Moment when defeatedat level 70 or higher.