Ningguang Ascension And Talent Materials List

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One of the most iconic characters in Genshin Impact Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing herself, Ningguang. This four-star character wields a Geo Vision and a catalyst, and she'll make a great addition to many team builds.

To help reach Ningguang's max potential, the player will need to ascend her. This will require quite a bit of Mora, many items, and some patience. For both her ascension and talent upgrades, Ningguang will need all the items and Mora listed here.

Leveling Materials

Every Genshin Impact character needs the same amount of EXP to reach level 90, which is the max level. Ningguang is no exception to this, needing 8,362,650 total EXP to max out. Here's how much EXP is needed per level, as well as the price in Mora:

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

Ningguang Ascension Items

Each ascension level requires a particular gemstone that matches a character's Vision, as well as some enemy items and local specialty items. Ningguang is a Geo character, so she uses Prithiva Topaz, while her ascension also requires Fatui Insignias dropped by Fatui agents, Basalt Pillars dropped by the Geo Hypostasis, and one of Liyue's local specialties, Glaze Lilies. Additionally, there is a Mora cost for ascension.

Here's everything Ningguang needs per level, as well as in total:

Level	Gems	Enemy Drops	Boss Drops	Specialty	Mora
20	1x Prithiva Topaz Sliver	3x Recruit's Insignia	-	3x Glaze Lily	20,000
40	3x Prithiva Topaz Fragment	15x Recruit's Insignia	2x Basalt Pillar	10x Glaze Lily	40,000
50	6x Prithiva Topaz Fragment	12x Sergeant's Insignia	4x Basalt Pillar	20x Glaze Lily	60,000
60	3x Prithiva Topaz Chunk	18x Sergeant's Insignia	8x Basalt Pillar	30x Glaze Lily	80,000
70	6x Prithiva Topaz Chunk	12x Lieutenant's Insignia	12x Basalt Pillar	45x Glaze Lily	100,000
80	6x Prithiva Topaz Gemstone	24x Lieutenant's Insignia	20x Basalt Pillar	60x Glaze Lily	120,000

Totals:	1x Topaz Sliver 9x Topaz Fragment 9x Topaz Chunk 6x Topaz Gemstone	18x Recruit's Insignia 30x Sergeant's Insignia 36x Lieutenant's Insignia	46	168	420,000

Gemstones - Where to Find Prithiva Topaz

Prithiva Topaz, like every other element's gemstones, can be obtained by completing daily commissions, crafting, converting, and the souvenir shops in Mondstadt and Liyue. More specifically, certain bosses can drop Prithiva Topaz gems:

Enemy Drop - Where to Find Fatui Insignias

The three levels of Fatui Insignias all drop from Fatui enemies (but not Fatui Mirror Maidens, strangely). The higher the level of the enemy, the better their drops can be:

Recruit's Insignias can be dropped by any Fatui enemy
Sergeant's Insignias can be dropped by Fatui that are level 40 and higher
Lieutenant's Insignias can be dropped by Fatui that are level 60 and higher

Fatui agents can be found almost anywhere in the released regions, and they shouldn't be too hard to find. Quite a few of them can appear on Dragonspine and around the Dunyu Ruins and Lingju Pass in Liyue.

Boss Drop - How to Get Basalt Pillars

Basalt Pillars are the boss drop from the Geo Hypostasis. This boss is found in Liyue on an island in the Guyun Stone Forest archipelago.

The Geo Hypostasis can only be damaged when it exposes its core, and it's completely immune to Geo damage. It'll create pillars and float over top of them. By smashing the one it's on top of, the player can knock it down and open it up to damage.

Local Specialty - Where to Find Glaze Lily

The gorgeous Glaze Lily is a flower found in Liyue only. Ningguang needs quite a few to ascend completely.

They can be found growing on the terraces around Qinqce Village, as well as in some places around Liyue Harbor
They can be grown in the Serenitea Pot by purchasing their seeds and planting them in the Luxuriant Glebe
Ms. Bai, a vendor in Qinqce Village, will sell three Glaze Lilies for 50,000 Mora each. She restocks them once every week

Ningguang Talent Materials

Leveling up Ningguang's talents is similar to every other character. Each talent maxes out at level 10, requiring some talent books of a particular series, monster drops, Mora, and a material from a Trounce Domain boss. Additionally, a Crown of Insight will be needed to upgrade a talent from level 9 to level 10.

Here's what each of Ningguang's talents requires to be upgraded, including a total per talent and that total tripled, because there are three upgradeable talents.

Level	Books	Common Drops	Trounce Mats	Crown of Insight	Mora
1-2	3x Teachings of Prosperity	6x Recruit's Insignia	-	-	12,500
2-3	2x Guide to Prosperity	3x Sergeant's Insignia	-	-	17,500
3-4	4x Guide to Prosperity	4x Sergeant's Insignia	-	-	25,000
4-5	6x Guide to Prosperity	6x Sergeant's Insignia	-	-	30,000
5-6	9x Guide to Prosperity	9x Sergeant's Insignia	-	-	37,500
6-7	4x Philosophies of Prosperity	4x Lieutenant's Insignia	1x Spirit Locket of Boreas	-	120,000
7-8	6x Philosophies of Prosperity	6x Lieutenant's Insignia	1x Spirit Locket of Boreas	-	260,000
8-9	12x Philosophies of Prosperity	9x Lieutenant's Insignia	2x Spirit Locket of Boreas	-	450,000
9-10 (max)	16x Philosophies of Prosperity	12x Lieutenant's Insignia	2x Spirit Locket of Boreas	1x Crown of Insight	700,000

Totals:	3x Teachings 21x Guide 38x Philosophies	6x Recruit's 22x Sergeant's 31x Lieutenant's	6	1	1,652,500
Totals x3:	9x Teachings 63x Guide 114x Philosophies	18x Recruit's 66x Sergeant's 93x Lieutenant's	18	3	4,957,500

Talent Books - Prosperity

The talent book series that Ningguang uses is the Prosperity series. These books are obtained from the Taishan Mansion on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays.

Additionally, they can be crafted from three copies of the lower level — three Teachings can be crafted into a Guide, and three Guides can be crafted into a Philosophies.

Trounce Materials

The Trounce material Ningguang needs to upgrade her talents is the Spirit Locket of Boreas. This is a potential drop when defeating the Wolf of the North challenge at level 70 or higher. This is one of the weekly boss fights, meaning the player has one chance at grabbing some of the materials only once per week.

If it proves difficult to obtain the Spirit Locket, it can be converted from the other Boreas items, the Ring of Boreas and Tail of Boreas, with the help of some Dream Solvent and a crafting bench.