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Genshin Impact - Iron Sting Sword

The Iron Sting is a craftable 4-star Sword weapon in Genshin Impact. See the best characters for Iron Sting, Stats, Skills, Ascension Materials, and how to get it in this guide!

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Best Characters to Use Iron Sting

Who is Iron Sting Good For?

Recommended Characters
Traveler (Anemo) ImageTraveler (Anemo) Jean ImageJean Kaeya ImageKaeya
Xingqiu ImageXingqiu Kazuha ImageKazuha Shinobu ImageShinobu
Traveler (Dendro) ImageTraveler (Dendro) Alhaitham ImageAlhaitham Nilou ImageNilou
Kirara ImageKirara Traveler (Hydro) ImageTraveler (Hydro)

Great Free-to-Play Weapon for Characters dealing Elemental Reactions

Iron Sting is one of the best swords for characters that mainly deal damage through Elemental Reactions, such as Alhaitham or Kazuha! Nilou can also take advantage of the Iron Sting's skill in a Bloom team.

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Iron Sting Stats and Information

Iron Sting Basic Stats and Skills

Iron Sting
Iron Sting Image
Type Sword
Base ATK 42
Rarity ★★★★
Bonus Effect
 Elemental Mastery + 36
Skill
 Infusion Stinger
・Dealing Elemental DMG increases all DMG by 6% for 6s. Max 2 stacks. Can occur once every 1s.
Description
 An exotic long-bladed rapier that somehow found its way into Liyue via foreign traders. It is light, agile, and sharp.
How to Obtain
 Forge via Blacksmith

Iron Sting Stats

Lvl. Base ATK Elemental Mastery
1/20 42 36
20/20 109 64
40/40 205 93
50/50 266 107
60/60 327 122
70/70 388 136
80/80 449 151
90/90 510 165

Iron Sting Refinement Levels

Infusion Stinger
R1 Dealing Elemental DMG increases all DMG by 6% for 6s. Max 2 stacks. Can occur once every 1s.
R2 Dealing Elemental DMG increases all DMG by 7.5% for 6s. Max 2 stacks. Can occur once every 1s.
R3 Dealing Elemental DMG increases all DMG by 9% for 6s. Max 2 stacks. Can occur once every 1s.
R4 Dealing Elemental DMG increases all DMG by 10.5% for 6s. Max 2 stacks. Can occur once every 1s.
R5 Dealing Elemental DMG increases all DMG by 12% for 6s. Max 2 stacks. Can occur once every 1s.

How to Get the Iron Sting

How to Forge Iron Sting

Weapon All Materials Needed
Iron Sting Image Iron Sting
Northlander Sword Billet ImageNorthlander Sword Billet ×1
White Iron Chunk ImageWhite Iron Chunk ×50
Crystal Chunk ImageCrystal Chunk ×50

You can only get a copy of Iron Sting by forging it at a Forging Station or one of the Blacksmiths in each region.

Iron Sting Ascension Materials

All Iron Sting Ascension Materials

20
→
40
Genshin - Grain of Aerosiderite Image Grain of Aerosiderite ×3
Genshin - Fragile Bone Shard Image Fragile Bone Shard ×3
Genshin - Whopperflower Nectar Image Whopperflower Nectar ×2
40
→
50
Genshin - Piece of Aerosiderite Image Piece of Aerosiderite ×3
Genshin - Fragile Bone Shard Image Fragile Bone Shard ×12
Genshin - Whopperflower Nectar Image Whopperflower Nectar ×8
50
→
60
Genshin - Piece of Aerosiderite Image Piece of Aerosiderite ×6
Genshin - Sturdy Bone Shard Image Sturdy Bone Shard ×6
Genshin - Shimmering Nectar Image Shimmering Nectar ×6
60
→
70
Genshin - Bit of Aerosiderite Image Bit of Aerosiderite ×3
Genshin - Sturdy Bone Shard Image Sturdy Bone Shard ×9
Genshin - Shimmering Nectar Image Shimmering Nectar ×12
70
→
80
Genshin - Bit of Aerosiderite Image Bit of Aerosiderite ×6
Genshin - Fossilized Bone Shard Image Fossilized Bone Shard ×9
Genshin - Energy Nectar Image Energy Nectar ×6
80
→
90
Genshin - Chunk of Aerosiderite Image Chunk of Aerosiderite ×4
Genshin - Fossilized Bone Shard Image Fossilized Bone Shard ×18
Genshin - Energy Nectar Image Energy Nectar ×12

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8 Anonymousover 1 year

bro this article is still fucked up wtf

7 Anonymousabout 2 years

whole article needs to be tripple checked as its supposed to be the iron sting article, but i see a bunch of Amenoma Kageuchi info mixed in.

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