In Genshin Impact The Staff of the Sacrifice (sacrificing) is a spear of epic rarity (4★), which once belonged to the elder priestesses of Hyperborea and shows the way to the Children of the Frost Moon. Spear increases crit. chance, as well as attack power and VE after hitting an enemy with an E-shock, while allowing you to save the effects of bonuses even from your pocket.
From our guide, you will learn how to get and maximally upgrade the Sacrifice Staff, what kind of gameplay is required from the hero equipped with it, and which characters, in principle, would be suitable for polearms from the Lunar region.
How to get the Sacrifice Staff in Genshin Impact
For the first time, the increased chance of receiving the Sacrifice's Staff will appear in the limited-time weapon banner of update 6.1 [dates: October 22 – November 11]. After this period ends, the weapon may be added to the general pool, but its drop rate will be significantly lower.
Spear Stat
- Variety: Polearm (spear).
- Rarity: 4★.
- BA: 45-620.
- Add. parameter: % Crit Chance (2%-9%).
Passive “Pure Desire”: having hit an enemy with an E-shank, the spear carrier receives two bonuses for 6 seconds: the ATK indicator increases by 8-16%, and VE – by 6-12%. Both buffs stack up to 3 times and persist even if the spear bearer goes into storage.
How to upgrade the Sacrifice Staff
To upgrade the Staff, you need the following amount of resources from Nod's Edge:
- Spark (3 pcs.)/Reflection (9 pcs.)/Flash (9 pcs.)/Flame (4 pcs.) of long flint nights—materials mined in the “Abandoned Lunar Yard” dungeon. Farming days: Tuesday, Friday and Sunday;
- Mist Manifestation (15 pcs.)/Mist Plate (18 pcs.)/Mist Helmet (27 pcs.)—res from Wild Hunt mobs, most often found on the coasts of Lempo and Paha Island in the Lunar Region;
- Broken (10 pcs.)/Reinforced (15 pcs.)/High-precision (18 pcs.) shaft – resources from land cruisers created by Fatui, mainly located in the north of Lempo and in the industrial zone of the Design Bureau on Paha Island;
- From 150 thousand mora and a little more than 600 ore gain.
Remember: some of these materials are available in Paimon's shop, and can be purchased with star shine or dust.
How to awaken the Sacrifice Staff
The full potential of the Staff of the Sacrifice is revealed only after maximum awakening, which is especially true for weapons of epic rarity. You will need to unscrew5 copies from the gacha and pour them into one of the received copies. In the image above you can see how each awakening increases the characteristics and passive effect of the weapon.
Gameplay of the spear Sacrificial Staff
The implementation of the Sacrifice Staff is closely tied to the game rhythm of the equipped hero. To maintain passive bonuses, it is important that the character's E-shka deals damage at least once every 6 seconds. Priority rotation will depend on the following conditions:
- If the spear is given to a hero with pocket attack skills, then it will be enough to press the E-shka in the classic order (or the one that suits your particular pack) rotation: support buffs → element. sub-dd skill with a spear → main-dd attacks → repeat ↺;
- When the weapon is in the hands of Fleance or another carry spearman, the order of actions remains the same, but the implementation of the passive falls on the shoulders of the active unit: first, support allies also act (distribute buffs, add energy, apply elemental statuses) → then other sub-deads with pocket damage → and only after that the Staff carrier comes out, presses E-shka and, using the boost window, deals damage under all active bonuses.
On which characters to place the Sacrifice Staff
The Sacrificial Staff is best used on heroes whose strength depends on their ATK stats and stable damage from E-shki. The weapon gives an impressive increase in attack and HP, so its owners can collect artifacts with an emphasis on other parameters (crits or MS, depending on the build).
The main condition is element. the skill must produce stable damage so that the passive has time to stack. The Staff should not be used on heroes with inconvenient E-shka mechanics (like Harlequin, Xiao or Xiang Ling), otherwise the weapon simply will not have time to realize the bonuses.
Here is a list of heroes for whom the Staff may be suitable:
| Hero | Advantages |
|---|---|
Fleance | Fleance is a main DD who plays through the stance and presses the skill buttons quite often. In his rotation, he presses the E-shka at least twice, thereby doubling the bonus received from the Staff. |
Ineffa | Ineffa is an ideal option, as it deals damage outside the battlefield and scales from attacks, and its frequent hits quickly activate the passive. With the Staff, she becomes even stronger as a buffer and sub-deader. |
Raiden | For Raiden this spear is also a working option, but requires balance in the assembly: in this case we take the cup on
damage (instead of ATK, otherwise overkill will lead to loss of damage), and the clock – by % energy recovery. |
Escoffier | Escoffier is a secondary damage dealer that depends on attack power. Her skill consistently supports all stacks of passives, and the increase in ATK makes her buffs noticeably more powerful. |
Emilia | Emilia also reveals the potential of the Staff well: her frequent Dendro-tics stably keep her passive, and her high dependence on ATK allows her to fully realize the weapon bonus. Additional energy recovery speeds up the cooldown of the ultimate and strengthens the game through Burning. |
This is all the useful information about the Sacrifice Staff in Genshin Impact. We hope that our guide will help you in obtaining and upgrading it, and you will be able to correctly decide who exactly to give this spear to.
