Genshin Impact Nilou materials for ascension and talents
And the beat goes on
Picking up Genshin Impact Nilou materials works a bit differently compared to other material farming methods, since her local specialty may not appear when you look for it depending on where you're at in the World of Aranara quest.
Padisarah flowers only grow in abundance in Vanarana, and if you’re in the middle of its world quest, you might be wondering where they’ve all gone.
Nilou also uses pollen, like so many other early Sumeru characters, so get ready to take up arms against the mushroom menace once more.
If you’re not sure what to do with Nilou, check out our Nilou build recommendations and Nilou team ideas for some tips!
Genshin Impact Nilou materials
Nilou materials for ascension
Nilou uses Padisarah and pollen for ascension, along with an item from a boss deep in the rainforest.
| Level | Items | Cost in Mora |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 Varunada Lazurite Sliver, 3 Fungal Spores, 3 Padisarah | 20,000 |
| 40 | 3 Varunada Lazurite Fragment, 15 Fungal Spores, 10 Padisarah, 2 Perpetual Caliber | 40,000 |
| 50 | 6 Varunada Lazurite Fragment, 12 Luminescent Pollen, 20 Padisarah, 4 Perpetual Caliber | 60,000 |
| 60 | 3 Varunada Lazurite Chunk, 18 Luminescent Pollen, 30 Padisarah, 8 Perpetual Caliber | 80,000 |
| 70 | 6 Varunada Lazurite Chunk, 12 Crystalline Cyst Dust, 45 Padisarah, 12 Perpetual Caliber | 100,000 |
| 80 | 6 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone, 24 Crystalline Cyst Dust, 60 Padisarah, 20 Perpetual Caliber | 120,000 |
Varunada Lazurite Hydro stones come from the Oceanid, Hydro Hypostasis, and Aeonblight Drake bosses, though you have a chance to get them from the Stormterror, Childe, and Scaramouche weekly bosses as well. They and the Aeonblight Drake may drop other elemental stones instead, though, so your best bets are the Oceanid and Hydro Hypostasis.
Spores and Pollen come from the mushroom enemies you find in the Sumeru rainforest and, less often, in the desert, but there's a catch to getting the item you actually want. If you defeat a fungi after using Electro or Pyro on them, they drop Fungal Nucleus. Use Hydro, Dendro, Cryo, Geo, or Anemo to defeat them and collect your spores. You can also exchange Stardust for spores in the Paimon's Bargains tab of the in-game shop.
Padisarah grows in a handful of locations around the rainforest, though mainly in Vanarana. It won't appear in the dream version of Vanarana, though. Only Viparyas grows there. Make sure to use your lyre at one of the dream stones to enter the real-world Vanarana when you're gathering Padisarah. Our Padisarah locations guide has more info.
Perpetual Caliber is a drop from the Aeonblight Drake under Devantaka Mountain. This boss absorbs elements during battle, so make sure to bring at least two different elemental types along for the ride.
Nilou ascension materials total
Here's what all that looks like in lump sum form.
- 1 Varunada Lazurite Sliver
- 6 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone
- 9 Varunada Lazurite Fragment
- 9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk
- 18 Fungal Spores
- 30 Luminescent Pollen
- 36 Crystalline Cyst Dust
- 46 Perpetual Caliber
- 168 Padisarah
- 420,000 Mora
Nilou talent materials
Nilou needs even more pollen for her talents, so let no mushroom walk away in peace.
| Level | Materials | Cost in Mora |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 Teachings of Praxis, 6 Fungal Spores | 12,500 |
| 3 | 2 Guide to Praxis, 3 Luminescent Pollen | 17,500 |
| 4 | 4 Guide to Praxis, 4 Luminescent Pollen | 25,000 |
| 5 | 6 Guide to Praxis, 6 Luminescent Pollen | 30,000 |
| 6 | 9 Guide to Praxis, 9 Luminescent Pollen | 37,500 |
| 7 | 4 Philosophies of Praxis, 4 Crystalline Cyst, 1 Tears of the Calamitous God | 120,000 |
| 8 | 6 Philosophies of Praxis, 6 Crystalline Cyst, 1 Tears of the Calamitous God | 260,000 |
| 9 | 12 Philosophies of Praxis, 9 Crystalline Cyst, 2 Tears of the Calamitous God | 450,000 |
| 10 | 16 Philosophies of Praxis, 12 Crystalline Cyst, 2 Tears of the Calamitous God, 1 Crown of Insight | 700,000 |
Praxis books come from the Steeple of Ignorance Domain in Sumeru on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday</strong>. You may get Tears of the Calamitous God from the Raiden Shogun weekly boss, and if you wind up with something else from her, you can just transmute it into Tears at an alchemy table.
Nilou talent materials totals
Here's what it costs to fully level up one of Nilou's talents.
- 1 Crown of Insight
- 3 Teachings of Praxis
- 6 Fungal Spores
- 6 Tears of the Calamitous God
- 21 Guide to Praxis
- 22 Luminescent Pollen
- 31 Crystalline Cyst
- 38 Philosophies of Praxis
- 1,652,500 Mora
The high cost of leveling talents means it's best to max out just one or two. Nilou's elemental skill should be your priority and then her burst after that.
If you're saving up for future Genshin Impact banners, make sure to check out our up-do-date list of Genshin Impact codes for some free Primogems.