Genshin Impact Childe ascension and talent level-up materials

Aakrit Sharma
Childe and its ascension materials in Genshin Impact

Childe has been a top-performing five-star character in Genshin Impact for a long time. If you’ve just unlocked him, check out this list of ascension and talent level-up materials that are essential to unleashing his true potential.

Characters in Genshin Impact gain popularity primarily for two reasons – their place in the game’s lore and combat performance. Childe is one of the few characters who performs brilliantly in combat challenges and plays an equally impressive role in the storyline.

It’s no surprise then that Childe is one of the most popular characters in Genshin Impact history and has been featured in the most rerun banners. However, like every other character, you need to collect ascension and talent-level-up materials to fully elevate Childe’s combat abilities.

Here’s a list of all the materials that’ll help you level up Childe to level 90 and max out his talents.

Childe in Inazuma

Childe’s ascension materials in Genshin Impact

The chart below will reveal the total number of materials you’ll require to fully ascend Childe in Genshin Impact:

Ascension PhaseMoraVarunada itemsStarconchCleansing HeartInsignia
120,000x1 Varunada Lazurite Silverx3 Starconchx3 Recruit’s Insignia
240,000x3 Varunada Lazurite Fragmentx10 Starconchx2 Cleansing Heartx15 Recruit’s Insignia
360,000x6 Varunada Lazurite Fragmentx20 Starconchx4 Cleansing Heartx12 Sergeant’s Insignia
480,000x3 Varunada Lazurite Chunkx30 Starconchx8 Cleansing Heartx18 Sergeant’s Insignia
5100,000x6 Varunada Lazurite Chunkx45 Starconchx12 Cleansing Heart x12 Lieutenant’s Insignia
6120,000x6 Varunada Lazurite Gemstonex60 Starconchx20 Cleansing Heartx24
Lieutenant’s Insignia

Total materials required to ascend Childe in the game:

  • x1 Varunada Lazurite Silver
  • x168 Starconch
  • x18 Recruit’s Insignia
  • 420,000 Mora
  • x9 Varunada Lazurite Fragment
  • x46 Cleansing Heart
  • x30 Sergeant’s Insignia
  • x9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk
  • x36 Lieutenant’s Insignia
  • x6 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone

How to get Childe’s ascension materials in Genshin Impact

This is how you can collect Childe’s ascension materials in Genshin Impact:

  • Varunada Lazurite – Dropped by Oceanid and Hydro Hypostases
  • Cleansing Heart – Dropped by Lv. 30+ Oceanid
  • Starconch – Found on the beaches of Liyue
  • Insignia – Dropped by Agents and Electro Mages
Childe and Oceanid in Genshin Impact

Childe’s talent level-up materials in Genshin Impact

Childe’s Talent LevelTalent books InsigniaMoraBoss material Crown of Insight
2x3 Teachings of Freedomx6 Recruit’s Insignia12,500
3x2 Guide to Freedomx3 Sergeant’s Insignia17,500
4x4 Guide to Freedomx4 Sergeant’s Insignia25,000
5x6 Guide to Freedomx6 Sergeant’s Insignia30,000
6x9 Guide to Freedomx9 Sergeant’s Insignia37,500
7x4 Philosophies of Freedomx4 Lieutenant’s Insignia120,000x1 Shard of a Foul Legacy
8x6 Philosophies of Freedomx6 Lieutenant’s Insignia260,000x1 Shard of a Foul Legacy
9x12 Philosophies of Freedomx12 Lieutenant’s Insignia450,000x2 Shard of a Foul Legacy
10x16 Philosophies of Freedomx16 Lieutenant’s Insignia700,000x2 Shard of a Foul Legacyx1 Crown of Insight

The total materials required to upgrade one of Childe’s talents to level 10 are:

  • x3 Teaching of Freedom
  • x6 Recruit’s Insignia
  • 1,653,000 Mora
  • x21 Guide to Freedom
  • x21 Sergeant’s Insignia
  • x38 Philosophies of Freedom
  • x31 Lieutenant’s Insignia
  • x6 Shard of a Foul Legacy
  • x1 Crown of Insight

It is important to reiterate that the chart and list above specify the resources required to fully upgrade one of Childe’s three talents.

Official art work for Genshin Impact's Childe

How to collect Childe’s talent-level-up materials in Genshin Impact

  • Insignia – Dropped by Agents and Electro Mages
  • Talent books – Visit the Forsaken Rift domain on Monday, Thursday, or Sunday
  • Shard of a Foul Legacy – Dropped by defeating Childe boss
  • Crown of Insight – Through events

To get more valuable materials like the ones mentioned above, make sure to check out our farming guides for Sango Pearl, Apples, Philanemo Mushrooms, Dandelion Seeds, and Valberry.


Well, this was everything to know about Childe’s ascension and talent-level-up materials in Genshin Impact and how you can farm them efficiently. For similar content, check out the best Genshin Impact characters, the best Genshin Impact artifacts, and all 131 Geoculus locations.

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