Genshin Impact - Yelan's Ascension Materials Farming Guide

Yelan, the five-star hydro bow user, was made available in Genshin Impact's 2.7 update. With a unique dice theme, Yelan's abilities scale on HP. Her kit, especially her burst, can buff your active player on the field. She suits the sub-DPS hydro applicator role well and brings benefits to a group with different element types.

Like other new characters, she's gated behind the latest content. While three out of the four materials for ascension (Varunda Lazurite, Starconch, and Recruit's Insignia) can be found as soon as you unlock Liyue, the final Runic Fang can only be found in The Chasm.

Ascension Materials

Ascension	Varunada Lazurite	Starconch	Recruit's Insignia	Runic Fang	Mora
1	1 Varunada Lazurite Sliver	3	3 Recruit's Insignias	0	20,000
2	3 Varunada Lazurite Fragment	10	15 Recruit's Insignias	2	40,000
3	6 Varunada Lazurite Fragment	20	12 Lieutenant Insignias	4	60,000
4	3 Varunada Lazurite Chunk	30	18 Lieutenant Insignias	8	80,000
5	6 Varunada Lazurite Chunk	45	12 Sergeant's Insignias	12	100,000
6	6 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone	60	24 Sergeant's Insignias	20	120,000
TOTAL (level 80)	1 Varunada Lazurite Sliver 9 Varunada Lazurite Fragment 9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk	108	18 Recruit's Insignias 30 Lieutenant Insignias 12 Sergeant's Insignias	26	300,000
TOTAL (level 90)	1 Varunada Lazurite Sliver 9 Varuanda Lazurite Fragment 9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk 6 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone	168	18 Recruit's Insignias 30 Lieutenant Insignias 36 Sergeant's Insignias	46	420,000

Varunada Lazurite

You can find a limited amount of Varunada Lazurite in Souvenir Shops. The following normal boss fights also drop "hydro shards:" Hydro Hypostasis, Rhodeia of Loch, and Primo Geovishap (if infused with hydro). The weekly bosses that drop Varunada Lazurite are Stormterror, Azhdaha, and Childe.

Starconch

This material can be found on beaches in Liyue. Guyun Stone Forest's beaches have quite a few, as well as Yaoguang Shoal. Check out Teyvat Interactive Map for a comprehensive log of starconch locations.

Recruit's Insignia

Farm Fatui Agents for Recruit's Insignias. They're spread out all over Teyvat, so you have your choice of areas for farming. Usually they'll be in a group full of diverse elements (Hydro, Pyro, Electro, and Geo), so it's good to not rely on a single element farming party. (Though, you can do what you want! With enough DPS, single element parties are fine.)

Runic Fang

Runic Fangs are dropped by the new weekly boss in The Chasm, the Ruin Serpent. It's not a particularly difficult boss, but can be tedious to farm. The Serpent dives in and out of the ground, and it doesn't take damage while underground. There's also a unique mechanism that requires use of the Lumenstone Adjuvant. You can check out our Ruin Serpent guide for how to take it down.

Talent Ascension Materials

Talent Level	Handguard	Talent Books	Boss Drops	Other	Mora
1 -> 2	6 Recruit's Insignias	3 Teachings of Prosperity	12,500
2 -> 3	3 Sergeant's Insignias	3 Guides to Prosperity	17,500
3 -> 4	4 Sergeant's Insignias	4 Guides to Prosperity	25,000
4 -> 5	6 Sergeant's Insignias	6 Guides to Prosperity	30,000
5 -> 6	9 Sergeant's Insignias	9 Guides to Prosperity	37,500
6 -> 7	4 Lieutenant's Insignias	4 Philosophies of Prosperity	1 Gilded Scale	120,000
7 -> 8	6 Lieutenant's Insignias	6 Philosophies of Prosperity	1 Gilded Scale	260,000
8 -> 9	9 Lieutenant's Insignias	12 Philosophies of Prosperity	2 Gilded Scales	450,000
9 -> 10	12 Lieutenant's Insignias	16 Philosophies of Prosperity	2 Gilded Scales	1 Crown of Insight	700,000
TOTAL (8 -> 9)	6 Recruit's Insignias 22 Sergeant's Insignias 19 Lieutenant's Insignias	3 Teachings of Prosperity 21 Guides to Prosperity 22 Philsophies of Prosperity	4 Gilded Scales	0 Crown of Insight
TOTAL (9 -> 10)	6 Recruit's Insignias 22 Sergeant's Insignias 31 Lieutenant's Insignias	3 Teachings of Prosperity 21 Guides to Prosperity 38 Philsophies of Prosperity	6 Gilded Scales	1 Crown of Insight	1,652,500

Talent Books

Taishan Mountain drops Yelan's Prosperity books on Monday, Thursday, and Sunday.

Gilded Scales

Azhdaha, the Lord of the Vishaps, drops Gilded Scales. Azhdaha is unlocked by completing Zhongli's second story quest. Sayu and Kazuha also use Azhdaha's dropped materials for ascension.

Crown of Insight

Crowns are rare in Genshin, so make sure you really want to use it on Yelan. The general rule is to crown your main DPS units, so if you're not sure about where Yelan fits on your team yet, I would suggest holding off. If you'd like to crown Yelan, Crown of Insights can be obtained by leveling up the Frostbearing Tree and Sacred Sakura's Favor. Otherwise, you'll need to participate in limited-time events to get Crowns.