Genshin Impact: Mona Ascension And Talent Materials List

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A complex astrologist in Genshin Impact’s Mondstadt, Mona is a fairly popular and powerful 5-star character. One of five 5-star characters available on the standard banner, Mona uses a Hydro catalyst and an interesting skill set that can be used for both DPS and support.

RELATED: Genshin Impact: Best Build For Mona

That said, despite being an incredibly versatile character in Genshin Impact’s cast, many players will find ascending Mona to be a difficult task. Here is everything that players need to know about ascending and upgrading Mona’s talents.

Leveling Materials

For starters, Mona will need to level up using a certain amount of Mora and EXP. This is the same for each character, and so, players will want to collect these items before anything else. Players will need the following in order to level up Mona:

Players will also need to stock up on EXP-boosting items, as leveling up Mona will take a lot of EXP. Here is one efficient combination of items:

Ascension Items

After leveling up, players will need to ascend Mona to reach the next phasing in leveling her up. Rather than Mora and EXP, players will need to focus on collecting certain items from Genshin Impact’s world to ascend.

Gemstones - Varunada Lazurite

Each character in Genshin Impact requires a set of gemstones to reach each ascension milestone. Mona uses the Varunada Lazurite gemstone set, which can be collected through the Souvenir Shops, or by fighting bosses around the world.

Bosses that drop Varunada Lazurite include:

• Rhodeia of Loch
• Hydro Hypostasis
• Primo Geovishap*
• Aeonblight Drake
• Iniquitous Baptist
• Hydro Tulpa
• Childe (Enter the Golden House)
• Azhdaha (Beneath the Dragon Queller)*
• Dvalin (Confront Stormterror)
• Scaramouche (Joururi Workshop)
• All-Devouring Narwhal (Shadow of Another World)

*Both the Primo Geovishap and Azhdaha can only drop Varunada Lazurite when they are infused with Hydro.

For all the methods of obtaining Varunada Lazurite, check out this guide:

Where to Get Varunada Lazurite

Enemy Drop - Nectar

Finding Nectar for Mona’s ascensions is not an easy task. Nectar is obtained by defeating Whopperflowers, which are often annoying to fight and difficult to find in large numbers. Whopperflowers can be found in every region of Teyvat so far, especially in areas like Cuijue Slope in Liyue.

For a full location guide, check here:

Whopperflower Locations and Farming Routes

Boss Drop - Cleansing Heart

Often considered one of the more difficult bosses drops to collect in Genshin Impact, players will need Cleansing Hearts to ascend Mona. Players will need to defeat the Oceanid in order to collect Cleansing Hearts, which will require a character that isn't a Hydro user. That said, defeating the Oceanid also allows players to collect Varunada Lazurite, killing two birds with one stone.

RELATED: Rhodeia of Loch (The Oceanid) Boss Guide

Local Specialty - Philanemo Mushroom

Unlike many of the other more difficult-to-find local specialties that characters need to ascend, Mona only requires Philanemo Mushrooms. These are mushrooms that spawn in large numbers in a few locations in Mondstadt, making them one of the least difficult local specialties to collect in Genshin Impact. Philanemo Mushrooms can be found in Mondstadt City, Springvale, and near the Dawn Winery.

Read More: Philanemo Mushroom Farming Routes

Talent Materials

Talents are central to gameplay in Genshin Impact, so players are going to want to pay special attention to upgrading Mona’s skills. In order to upgrade Mona’s talent, players will need the following items.

Talent Books - Resistance

As a stout believer in astrology, Mona often finds herself going against the norms of society. As such, it comes as no surprise that Mona would use Books of Resistance to upgrade her talents.

Books of Resistance can be obtained from the Forsaken Rift on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.

Trounce Materials

After reaching talent level 6, Genshin Impact players will need Trounce Materials obtained from weekly bosses in addition to books to upgrade their characters’ talents. For Mona, she will need Rings of Boreas. These Trounce Materials can be obtained by completing the Wolf of the North domain in Wolvendom.

Read More: Wolf of the North Challenge Guide