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Genshin Impact - The Black Sword Sword

The Black Sword is a 4-star Sword from the Battle Pass in Genshin Impact. See the Black Sword best characters, its ascension materials, passive skills, and more info here!

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The Black Sword Information

The Black Sword Skills and Overview

The Black Sword
The Black Sword Image
Type Sword
Base ATK 42
Rarity ★★★★
Bonus Effect
 CRIT Rate + 6.0%
Skill
 Justice
Increases DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 20%. Additionally, regenerates 60% of ATK as HP when Normal and Charged Attacks score a CRIT Hit. This effect can occur once every 5s.

The Black Sword Skill Summary

Skill Effect Summary ・The weapon passive of the Black Sword is very straightforward. If you want to get the most out of the healing effect, you will need to use your Charged Attacks. This effect works for Charged Attacks that have multiple hits.

The Black Sword Stats

Lvl. Base ATK CRIT Rate
1/20 42 6.0%
20/20 109 10.6%
40/40 205 15.5%
50/50 266 17.9%
60/60 327 20.3%
70/70 388 22.7%
80/80 449 25.1%
90/90 510 27.6%

The Black Sword Refinement Levels

R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
Skill Effect
Increases DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 20%. Additionally, regenerates 60% of ATK as HP when Normal and Charged Attacks score a CRIT Hit. This effect can occur once every 5s.
Skill Effect
Increases DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 25%. Additionally, regenerates 70% of ATK as HP when Normal and Charged Attacks score a CRIT Hit. This effect can occur once every 5s.
Skill Effect
Increases DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 30%. Additionally, regenerates 80% of ATK as HP when Normal and Charged Attacks score a CRIT Hit. This effect can occur once every 5s.
Skill Effect
Increases DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 35%. Additionally, regenerates 90% of ATK as HP when Normal and Charged Attacks score a CRIT Hit. This effect can occur once every 5s.
Skill Effect
Increases DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 40%. Additionally, regenerates 100% of ATK as HP when Normal and Charged Attacks score a CRIT Hit. This effect can occur once every 5s.

The Black Sword Best Characters

Who is The Black Sword Good For?

All Recommended Characters
Traveler (Geo) ImageTraveler (Geo) Kaeya ImageKaeya Keqing ImageKeqing
Ayaka ImageAyaka Skirk ImageSkirk Ayato ImageAyato
Alhaitham ImageAlhaitham Clorinde ImageClorinde Traveler (Pyro) ImageTraveler (Pyro)

Good for Main DPS Characters

The Black Sword is a good weapon for Normal and Charged Attack-based characters. Its HP Regeneration is especially useful in team comps where healing is substituted for a Sub-DPS character.

Best 4-Star Weapon for Ayato

The Black Sword is Ayato's best 4-Star weapon in the game. It provides a much needed Normal Attack DMG boost, which is his primary source of DMG. This holds true for other Normal or Charged Attack-based characters like Keqing or Alhaitham!

Is The Black Sword a Good Weapon?

The Black Sword is a good weapon for Main DPS Characters whose primary source of DMG is their Normal Attacks. However, It can still serve as a good weapon to raise the CRIT Rate of characters!

How to Get The Black Sword

Purchase the Gnostic Hymn

Genshin - Gnostic Hymn

You can get The Black Sword by purchasing the Gnostic Hymn in the Battle Pass and reaching Battle Pass Level 30.

What is the Battle Pass?

The Black Sword Ascension Materials

Total Ascension Materials

Ascension Materials Total
Boreal WolfBoreal Wolf's Milk Tooth
 3
Boreal WolfBoreal Wolf's Cracked Tooth
 9
Boreal WolfBoreal Wolf's Broken Fang
 9
Boreal WolfBoreal Wolf's Nostalgia
 4
Dead Ley Line Branch IconDead Ley Line Branch
 15
Dead Ley Line Leaves IconDead Ley Line Leaves
 18
Ley Line Sprout IconLey Line Sprout
 27
Slime Condensate IconSlime Condensate
 10
Slime Secretions IconSlime Secretions
 15
Slime Concentrate IconSlime Concentrate
 18
Mora IconMora
 150,000

Ascension Materials for Each Level

20
→
40
Genshin - Boreal Wolf Boreal Wolf's Milk Tooth ×3
Genshin - Dead Ley Line Branch Image Dead Ley Line Branch ×3
Genshin - Slime Condensate Image Slime Condensate ×2
40
→
50
Genshin - Boreal Wolf Boreal Wolf's Cracked Tooth ×3
Genshin - Dead Ley Line Branch Image Dead Ley Line Branch ×12
Genshin - Slime Condensate Image Slime Condensate ×8
50
→
60
Genshin - Boreal Wolf Boreal Wolf's Cracked Tooth ×6
Genshin - Dead Ley Line Leaves Image Dead Ley Line Leaves ×6
Genshin - Slime Secretions Image Slime Secretions ×6
60
→
70
Genshin - Boreal Wolf Boreal Wolf's Broken Fang ×3
Genshin - Dead Ley Line Leaves Image Dead Ley Line Leaves ×12
Genshin - Slime Secretions Image Slime Secretions ×9
70
→
80
Genshin - Boreal Wolf Boreal Wolf's Broken Fang ×6
Genshin - Ley Line Sprout Image Ley Line Sprout ×9
Genshin - Slime Concentrate Image Slime Concentrate ×6
80
→
90
Genshin - Boreal Wolf Boreal Wolf's Nostalgia ×4
Genshin - Ley Line Sprout Image Ley Line Sprout ×18
Genshin - Slime Concentrate Image Slime Concentrate ×12

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List of Swords

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5 Anonymous Anonymous over 3 years

Lol what the sword actually does isn't anywhere in this article.

4 Anonymous Anonymous over 3 years

I'm planning to get this sword. I have both Ayaka and Ayato as well as a Primordial Jade Cutter. Any recommendations as to who's going to use which weapon?

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