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Sacrificial Sword Guide – Genshin Impact

The Sacrificial Sword is a four-star weapon in Genshin Impact that is best suited for creating Elemental high DPS builds. It is one of the four weapons from the Sacrificial Series that overall received a good critical reception from the Genshin Impact community. Moreover, the sacrificial sword is a weapon that once belonged to the Gunnhildr Clan who used the sword to defend Mondstadt from monsters and other threats.

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For players who are not well versed with Genshin Impact’s lore, the Gunnhildr Clan is one of the two major clans that protect and somewhat rule over Mondstadt. And, we already have two playable characters from the Gunnhildr Clan, the five-star Anemo user Jean and the four-star hydro user Barbara.

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In terms of lore, there is a lot to discuss but we are going to focus only on the topics that are related to the Sacrificial Sword. So, without any further ado let us check out how you can get the sacrificial sword in Genshin Impact.

How to get Sacrificial Sword in Genshin Impact

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Alike the other three weapons in the Sacrificial series, the Sacrificial Sword can only be obtained by performing gacha-rolls or wishes in the case of Genshin Impact.

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With the release of Ganyu’s banner, we have an updated version of the weapons banner “Epitome Invocation” and this time around players can get –

  • 5-Star Weapons – high drop rate, featured
    • Skyward Pride (Claymore)
    • Amos’ Bow (Bow)
  • 4-Star Weapons – high drop rate, featured
    • Favonius Warbow (Bow)
    • Sacrificial Sword (Sword)
    • Eye of Perception (Catalyst)
    • The Bell (Claymore)
    • Dragon’s Bane (Polearm)

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The Sacrificial Sword is currently featured in Genshin Impact’s epitome invocation banner with a rate up, implying players will have a higher chance to get the weapon. So, if you wish to acquire the sacrificial sword, it’s time to spend some of those Primogems or Intertwined Fate’s.

Genshin Impact Sacrificial Sword – Stats, Abilities, Required Upgrade Materials

  • Base ATK – 41
  • Secondary Stat Type – Energy Recharge
  • Secondary Stat LVL – 13.3%
  • Weapon Special Skill/Ability – After damaging an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s.

The part of using the Sacrificial Sword in Genshin Impact is that it has a 40% chance of ending an elemental skills cool down. And, with high DPS characters like Fischl, Razor, Keqing, etc this ability is well used.

AscensionMax LevelWeapon Ascension MaterialCommon Material 1Common Material 2
1st205,000Fetters of the Dandelion Gladiator x3Chaos Device x3Divining Scroll x2
2nd4015,000Chains of the Dandelion Gladiator x3Chaos Device x12Divining Scroll x8
3rd5020,000Chains of the Dandelion Gladiator x6Chaos Circuit x6Sealed Scroll x6
4th6030,000Shackles of the Dandelion Gladiator x3Chaos Circuit x12Sealed Scroll x9
5th7035,000Shackles of the Dandelion Gladiator x6Chaos Core x9Forbidden Curse Scroll x6
6th8045,000Dream of the Dandelion Gladiator x4Chaos Core x18Forbidden Curse Scroll x12

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There is a total of six ascensions of the Sacrificial Sword, and after that players can max out the weapon to LVL 90 where the base ATK of the weapon becomes 454, and the secondary stat, increase in Energy Recharge rate is at 61.3%.

Genshin Impact is a free to play gacha-based role-playing game currently available on PC, PS4, Android, and iOS.

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Hritwik Raj
Hritwik is a guides writer who has been writing about video games for almost a decade. He is a Computer Science graduate who has always been into gaming. Most of the time, you will find him covering News and Guides for various publications. And when he is not working, you will find him fighting with his friends about how good of a gamer he is. His favorite games include Fallout 76, Borderlands 2, Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Souls series, Genshin Impact, and The Last of Us.