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Strange, mysterious, and a bit shady — these are all words to describeGenshin Impact’sfree Cryo character, Kaeya Alberich. This peculiar young man is one of a few characters given to players totally free, and he isn’t too bad as far as playable characters go when it comes to combat.
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As a result, many people will probably look to ascend and power up Kaeya, especially early in their game. To do just that, here is everything needed.
Leveling Materials
Kaeya, like every character inGenshin Impact, uses a ton of EXP and Mora to reach his max level of 90. Here’s how much is needed between each ascension level:
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
8,362,650 EXP
1,673,400 Mora
Kaeya Ascension Items
Kaeya’s a Cryo character, so he’ll need Shivada Jade to ascend, as well as everything else listed here.
20
-
20,000
40
40,000
50
60,000
60
80,000
70
100,000
80
120,000
46
168
420,000
Gemstones - Where to Find Shivada Jade
Shivada Jade, like all elemental gemstones, can be found by defeating bosses, shopping at souvenir shops, using the Parametric Transformer, and finishing daily commissions for the Adventurers' Guild. Most of the elemental stones a player will earn will come from bosses, though only the following can reward Shivada Jade specifically:
*Azhdaha and the Primo Geovishap can only drop Shivada Jade when they’re aligned with Cryo.
Read More:Where to Get Shivada Jade - All Locations
Enemy Drop - Where to Find Treasure Hoarder Insignias
Kaeya needs to take care of some pesky Treasure Hoarder to ascend, as he uses their material drops for his ascension. Higher-level Treasure Hoarders can drop better materials, as shown here:
Treasure Hoarders can be found all over the place, but they appear in decent numbers around ruins in Liyue, dotting the islands in the Inazuman archipelago, and in the Chasm’s Underground Mines.Click here for a guide to many more locations and farming routes.
Boss Drop - How to Get Hoarfrost Core
One of the large mutated Whopperflowers is the Cryo Regisvine, which drops Hoarfrost Cores when defeated (and the player pays the Original Resin cost). This boss can be found on the Falcon Coast in Mondstadt.
Kaeya uses this boss drop in his ascension — but beware: Kaeya is not a great match for the Cryo Regisvine. This boss has a heightened resistance to Cryo damage.
Read More:Cryo Regisvine Boss Guide
Local Specialty - Where to Find Calla Lilies
These beautiful flowers are one of the local specialties in Mondstadt. Even though Kaeya may hail from Khaenri’ah, he still uses this Mondstadt specialty to ascend.
Related:Calla Lily LocationsHead to ponds and lakes in Mondstadt to find these flowers, especially the pond north of Springvale.
After exhausting the wild Calla Lily spawn locations, there are two other ways to grab some: grow them in the Serenitea Pot, or purchase them from Flora, the young girl who runs the flower shop in the city. She stocks five of them every three days and sells them for 1,000 Mora each.
Kaeya Talent Materials
Kaeya joins a handful of other characters in using the Ballad series of talent books to upgrade his abilities. He’ll also need everything listed here:
1-2
3x Teachings of Ballad
12,500
2-3
2x Guide to Ballad
17,500
3-4
4x Guide to Ballad
25,000
4-5
6x Guide to Ballad
30,000
5-6
9x Guide to Ballad
37,500
6-7
4x Philosophies of Ballad
7-8
6x Philosophies of Ballad
260,000
8-9
12x Philosophies of Ballad
450,000
9-10 (max)
16x Philosophies of Ballad
1x Crown of Insight
700,000
6
1
1,652,500
18
3
4,957,500
Talent Books - Ballad
The Ballad series of talent books is found in Mondstadt, where Kaeya currently calls home. More specifically, these books can be found by clearing the Forsaken Rift domain on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Trounce Materials - Spirit Locket of Boreas
DefeatingAndrius at his weekly trounce challengewill net the player some nice rewards, one of which can be the Spirit Locket of Boreas. This is the trounce material Kaeya needs for his talents.
