Before Version 7.1 begins, you can collect every material required for Vodyanitsa, the incoming 5-star Hydro Catalyst. Preparing now lets you take her to Level 90 and max all talents on release day, without being held up by domain rotations or boss cooldowns.
Quick answer: A complete Vodyanitsa build requires 168 Frostfairy Flower, 46 Unscorched Blossom Branch, the Varunada Lazurite gem set, Chimeric enemy drops, Fortitude talent books, 18 Madman’s Restraint, and 3 Crown of Insight. Budget roughly 7.1 million Mora as well.
Vodyanitsa ascension materials (Level 1 to 90)
Raising Vodyanitsa across her six ascension phases requires the totals below, plus about 420,000 Mora and a stack of Hero’s Wit for the EXP levels. Unlike talent costs, you spend these once.
| Material | Total | Best source |
|---|---|---|
| Varunada Lazurite Sliver | 1 | Hydro bosses |
| Varunada Lazurite Fragment | 9 | Hydro bosses |
| Varunada Lazurite Chunk | 9 | Hydro bosses |
| Varunada Lazurite Gemstone | 6 | Hydro bosses |
| Frostfairy Flower | 168 | Snezhnaya specialty |
| Unscorched Blossom Branch | 46 | Immortal Construct |
| Chimeric Core | 18 | Chimeric Monsters |
| Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus | 30 | Chimeric Monsters |
| Prime Chimeric Nexus | 36 | Chimeric Monsters |
Frostfairy Flower is the single biggest grind at 168 copies. It respawns over time, so start harvesting several days before release to spread the collection out.
Ascension cost per phase
| Phase | Materials | Mora |
|---|---|---|
| Lv.20 | 1 Varunada Lazurite Sliver, 3 Frostfairy Flower, 3 Chimeric Core | 20,000 |
| Lv.40 | 3 Varunada Lazurite Fragment, 2 Unscorched Blossom Branch, 10 Frostfairy Flower, 15 Chimeric Core | 40,000 |
| Lv.50 | 6 Varunada Lazurite Fragment, 4 Unscorched Blossom Branch, 20 Frostfairy Flower, 12 Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus | 60,000 |
| Lv.60 | 3 Varunada Lazurite Chunk, 8 Unscorched Blossom Branch, 30 Frostfairy Flower, 18 Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus | 80,000 |
| Lv.70 | 6 Varunada Lazurite Chunk, 12 Unscorched Blossom Branch, 45 Frostfairy Flower, 12 Prime Chimeric Nexus | 100,000 |
| Lv.80 | 6 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone, 20 Unscorched Blossom Branch, 60 Frostfairy Flower, 24 Prime Chimeric Nexus | 120,000 |
Reaching Lv.20, Lv.50, and Lv.70 each awards one Acquaint Fate, which you can spend on the standard and beginner banners.
Vodyanitsa talent materials (all talents to Level 10)
Vodyanitsa has three talents, and maxing all of them means paying these totals in full. That comes to roughly 4,957,500 Mora on top of the drops below. If you only intend to raise one or two talents, scale the numbers down for the ones you skip.
| Material | 1 talent | All 3 talents |
|---|---|---|
| Teachings of Fortitude | 3 | 9 |
| Guide to Fortitude | 21 | 63 |
| Philosophies of Fortitude | 38 | 114 |
| Chimeric Core | 6 | 18 |
| Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus | 22 | 66 |
| Prime Chimeric Nexus | 31 | 93 |
| Madman’s Restraint | 6 | 18 |
| Crown of Insight | 1 | 3 |
Talent cost per level (one talent)
| Level | Materials | Mora |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 Teachings of Fortitude, 6 Chimeric Core | 12,500 |
| 3 | 2 Guide to Fortitude, 3 Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus | 17,500 |
| 4 | 4 Guide to Fortitude, 4 Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus | 25,000 |
| 5 | 6 Guide to Fortitude, 6 Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus | 30,000 |
| 6 | 9 Guide to Fortitude, 9 Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus | 37,500 |
| 7 | 4 Philosophies of Fortitude, 4 Prime Chimeric Nexus, 1 Madman’s Restraint | 120,000 |
| 8 | 6 Philosophies of Fortitude, 6 Prime Chimeric Nexus, 1 Madman’s Restraint | 260,000 |
| 9 | 12 Philosophies of Fortitude, 9 Prime Chimeric Nexus, 2 Madman’s Restraint | 450,000 |
| 10 | 16 Philosophies of Fortitude, 12 Prime Chimeric Nexus, 2 Madman’s Restraint, 1 Crown of Insight | 700,000 |
Ascension and talents both pull from the same Chimeric enemy pool. Across a full Level 90 build with all three talents maxed you will need 36 Chimeric Core, 96 Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus, and 129 Prime Chimeric Nexus in total, so plan farming runs around that combined demand.
Hymn of the Maelstrom signature weapon materials
Her signature 5-star Catalyst, Hymn of the Maelstrom, reaches 542 Base ATK and a 66.2% HP bonus at Level 90. Its ascension materials are separate from her character costs and can be pre-farmed alongside them, requiring about 225,000 Mora for the ascension phases plus weapon EXP on top.
| Material | Total |
|---|---|
| Measured Pour of the Cellared Spiritual Nectar | 5 |
| Intoxication of the Cellared Spiritual Nectar | 14 |
| Exhilaration of the Cellared Spiritual Nectar | 14 |
| Revelry of the Cellared Spiritual Nectar | 6 |
| Ethereal Glimmershard | 15 |
| Ethereal Crystal | 23 |
| Ethereal Crystalscale Stone | 27 |
| Accreted Fragment | 23 |
| Accreted Mass | 27 |
| Accreted Growth | 41 |
Where to farm every Vodyanitsa material
Varunada Lazurite gems
All-Devouring Narwhal, Heretic of the False Moon, Rhodeia of Loch, Hydro Hypostasis, and the Iniquitous Baptist are among the field and weekly bosses that award Varunada Lazurite. Lower-quality gems can be refined upward, while Dust of Azoth at the Alchemy Bench lets you change gems from other elements, making this the easiest material group to adjust.
Unscorched Blossom Branch from the Immortal Construct
Travel to Snezhnaya’s Everfrozen Earth and defeat the Immortal Construct to obtain Unscorched Blossom Branch. The requirement is 46 of them, so schedule multiple attempts after the boss’s resin cost becomes available again.
Fast travel to the marked waypoint in Everfrozen Earth to reach the arena quickly.
Frostfairy Flower specialty
Frostfairy Flower is a Snezhnaya local specialty. It grows across Snezhnograd, the Sanctuary of Grief, the Pilgrimage of the Sacred Grove, and the Everfrozen Earth and Fellfrost Peak regions. Because you need 168 of them and they respawn slowly, this is the first thing to start collecting.
Chimeric enemy drops
Chimeric Core, Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus, and Prime Chimeric Nexus all come from the Aberrant Chimeric Monsters roaming Snezhnaya: the Chimeric Armored Beast, Chimeric Burrowbeast, Chimeric Horned Bear, and Chimeric Winged Elephant. Stronger enemies drop the higher tiers, and you can also craft up by using three Chimeric Cores for one Nucleus, and three Nucleus for one Nexus.
Fortitude talent books
Find Fortitude’s Teachings, Guide, and Philosophies in the Relics of the Fallen Grace domain, located in the Fellfrost Peak region of Snezhnaya. It is available on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, and the Alchemy Bench can combine lower-tier books into higher ones.
Madman’s Restraint from the weekly boss
The Heretic of the False Moon encounter awards Madman’s Restraint when you fight The Doctor in the False Moon Institute Trounce Domain at Nod-Krai, provided the fight is Level 70 or higher. Maxing every talent calls for 18 in total. Alchemy can substitute one Dream Solvent plus one Mask of the Virtuous Doctor, or one Dream Solvent plus one Elixir of the Heretic.
Crown of Insight and weapon drops
Level 10 talents consume three Crown of Insight, obtained through offerings such as Tona’s Flame and the Fountain of Lucine, Paimon’s Bargains, and limited-time events rather than a repeatable farming node. For Hymn of the Maelstrom, farm Cellared Spiritual Nectar materials in the Scars of Cursed Obsession weapon domain on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays; Fae of Crystalline Flesh provide the Ethereal materials, while Volkodlak Brutes drop the Accreted materials. Each source is in Snezhnaya.
Pre-farm priority before her banner
Start with the items gated hardest by time, then leave the resin-based drops for closer to release.
- Highest priority: Frostfairy Flower (168) and Unscorched Blossom Branch (46), since both refresh slowly.
- Resin-based: Chimeric enemy drops, Fortitude talent books, and Madman’s Restraint.
- Flexible: Varunada Lazurite tiers can be freely converted with Dust of Azoth.
Vodyanitsa is planned for the latter half of Version 7.1, but the official release date and time remain unconfirmed. For now, prioritize the specialty and boss materials, allowing her to reach maximum level and talent ranks as soon as her banner becomes available.
