Nilou Ascension And Talent Materials List

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Though players were introduced to Nilou in the first Sumeru patch, she didn't become playable until the following Genshin Impact's 3.1 patch. Released alongside fellow Hydro user Candace and Electro user Cyno, Nilou is a Hydro sword user and a five-star character.

Nilou is a skilled dancer, headlining the Sabzeruz Festival and playing an important role in Sumeru's Archon Quests. Players who want to use her in combat will do well to seek out the items and Mora listed in this guide, which are needed to ascend her and level up her talents.

Leveling Materials

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Nilou is going to need as much EXP and Mora between each ascension level as any other character in the game. How much she needs is outlined in this table:

Level	EXP	Mora
1-20	120,175	24,200
20-40	578,325	115,800
40-50	579,100	116,000
50-60	854,125	171,000
60-70	1,195,925	239,200
70-80	1,611,875	322,400
80-90 (max)	3,423,125	684,800

Totals:	8,362,650 EXP	1,673,400 Mora

Nilou Ascension Items

As a Hydro user, Nilou needs Varunada Lazurite to ascend. She'll also need everything else listed here:

Level	Gems	Enemy Drops	Boss Drops	Specialty	Mora
20	1x Varunada Lazurite Sliver	3x Fungal Spores	-	3x Padisarah	20,000
40	3x Varunada Lazurite Fragment	15x Fungal Spores	2x Perpetual Caliber	10x Padisarah	40,000
50	6x Varunada Lazurite Fragment	12x Luminescent Pollen	4x Perpetual Caliber	20x Padisarah	60,000
60	3x Varunada Lazurite Chunk	18x Luminescent Pollen	8x Perpetual Caliber	30x Padisarah	80,000
70	6x Varunada Lazurite Chunk	12x Crystalline Cyst Dust	12x Perpetual Caliber	45x Padisarah	100,000
80	6x Varunada Lazurite Gemstone	24x Crystalline Cyst Dust	20x Perpetual Caliber	60x Padisarah	120,000

Totals:	1x Lazurite Sliver 9x Lazurite Fragment 9x Lazurite Chunk 6x Lazurite Gemstone	18x Fungal Spores 30x Luminescent Pollen 36x Crystalline Cyst Dust	46	168	420,000

Gemstones - Where to Find Varunada Lazurite

This elemental gem is used by all Hydro characters, including Nilou. It can be found in a few places, but most of it will likely come from bosses. The bosses capable of dropping Varunada Lazurite are:

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 sources of Varunada Lazurite, check this guide:

Genshin Impact: Where to Get Varunada Lazurite

Enemy Drop - Where to Find Fungus Drops

The materials dropped by fungal enemies are used by Nilou in her ascension. Note that these items will be converted into the wrong ones if the enemy is hit with an Electro or Pyro attack, so be sure to avoid this if farming ascension materials for Nilou. The higher the level of the enemy, the better their drops can be:

Any level: Fungal Spores
Level 40+: Luminescent Pollen
Level 60+: Crystalline Cyst Dust

Fungus monsters can be found in Sumeru, almost anywhere in the forested region. Some can also be found in the Chasm, though not in the same populations as Sumeru's rainforests. For a full list, click here.

Boss Drop - How to Get Perpetual Caliber

The Perpetual Caliber item is a unique boss material. It is dropped by the Aeonblight Drake, a boss that was released in 3.1 with Nilou herself. This boss is found in Sumeru, specifically in Devantaka Mountain.

Local Specialty - Where to Find Padisarahs

The Sumeru Archon Quest's first few chapters introduce the player to the Sabzeruz Festival and Nilou, who mentions that Padisarahs have not grown in their original color since the death of the Goddess of Flowers. These flowers are nonetheless still very pretty, and Nilou will use them in her ascension.

Padisarah flowers can be found around Sumeru City and The Palace of Alcazarzaray. One shopkeeper, Jut, also sells them. He charges 1,000 Mora per flower, stocking five at a time and restocking every three days. Jut's shop is set up in the Grand Bazaar in Sumeru City.

Nilou Talent Materials

Anyone who has seen the Sabzeruz Festival dance by Nilou knows that she is a very skilled woman. However, her combat skills are just as impressive once they're upgraded. To do that, the following things are needed:

Level	Books	Common Drops	Trounce Mats	Crown of Insight	Mora
1-2	3x Teachings of Praxis	6x Fungal Spores	-	-	12,500
2-3	2x Guide to Praxis	3x Luminescent Pollen	-	-	17,500
3-4	4x Guide to Praxis	4x Luminescent Pollen	-	-	25,000
4-5	6x Guide to Praxis	6x Luminescent Pollen	-	-	30,000
5-6	9x Guide to Praxis	9x Luminescent Pollen	-	-	37,500
6-7	4x Philosophies of Praxis	4x Crystalline Cyst Dust	1x Tears of the Calamitous God	-	120,000
7-8	6x Philosophies of Praxis	6x Crystalline Cyst Dust	1x Tears of the Calamitous God	-	260,000
8-9	12x Philosophies of Praxis	9x Crystalline Cyst Dust	2x Tears of the Calamitous God	-	450,000
9-10 (max)	16x Philosophies of Praxis	12x Crystalline Cyst Dust	2x Tears of the Calamitous God	1x Crown of Insight	700,000

Totals:	3x Teachings 21x Guide 38x Philosophies	6x Fungal Spores 22x Luminescent Pollen 31x Crystalline Cyst Dust	6	1	1,652,500
Totals x3:	9x Teachings 63x Guide 114x Philosophies	18x Fungal Spores 66x Luminescent Pollen 93x Crystalline Cyst Dust	18	3	4,957,500

Talent Books - Praxis

There are three talent book series in Sumeru, and Praxis is the series is used by Nilou for her talent upgrades. The Praxis series can be obtained from the Steeple of Ignorance domain on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Trounce Materials - Tears of the Calamitous God

To upgrade Nilou's talents past a certain level, players will need a trounce item called Tears of the Calamitous God. This item can be obtained by fighting the Shogun in the weekly trounce challenge, End of the Oneiric Euthymia.