Cinnabar Spindle Best Characters and How to Get

Cinnabar Spindle is an event-exclusive 4-star Sword best suited for Albedo in Genshin Impact. See the ascension materials, weapon stats, and passive skills in this guide!

Shadows Amidst Snowstorms Event Guide
Born of the Snow	Dragonspine Special Training	Rise of the Fell Flower
Agility Training	Tracker Training	Combat Training

Best Characters for Cinnabar Spindle

Who is Cinnabar Spindle good for?

Recommended Characters
Chiori	Albedo

Best Equipped on Chiori and Albedo

Cinnabar Spindle's passive is tailor-fit for characters with DEF-Scaling Elemental Skills like Chiori and Albedo. As of Version 4.5, there are no other characters other than the two that can fully utilize this weapon.

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Cinnabar Spindle Materials

Cinnabar Spindle Refinement Material

Use Alkahest to refine the Cinnabar Spindle

To refine Cinnbar Spindle, you need to use the Alkahest refinement material, which is only available during the Shadows Amidst Snowstorms event. You can buy it from the event shop after completing challenges from the Dragonspine Special Training.

How to Get Alkahest & Effects

Cinnabar Spindle Ascension Materials

20 → 40	Tile of Decarabian's Tower ×3 Chaos Device ×3 Damaged Mask ×2
40 → 50	Debris of Decarabian's City ×3 Chaos Device ×12 Damaged Mask ×8
50 → 60	Debris of Decarabian's City ×6 Chaos Circuit ×6 Stained Mask ×6
60 → 70	Fragment of Decarabian's Epic ×3 Chaos Circuit ×12 Stained Mask ×9
70 → 80	Fragment of Decarabian's Epic ×6 Chaos Core ×9 Ominous Mask ×6
80 → 90	Scattered Piece of Decarabian's Dream ×4 Chaos Core ×18 Ominous Mask ×12

Cinnabar Spindle Weapon Information

Weapon Stats and Passive Skill

Cinnabar Spindle
Type	Sword
Base ATK	41
Rarity	★★★★
Bonus Effect	DEF + 15.0%
Skill	Spotless Heart ・Elemental Skill DMG is increased by 40% of DEF. The effect will be triggered no more than once every 1.5s and will be cleared 0.1s after the Elemental Skill deals DMG.
Description	A sword made from materials that do not belong in this world. The power within might even be able to withstand the corruption of a venom that could corrode a mighty dragon.
How to Obtain	Obtained from Shadows Amidst Snowstorms Event

Cinnabar Spindle Stats

Cinnabar Spindle Refinement Levels

How to Get the Cinnabar Spindle

Free from Shadows Amidst Snowstorms

Event Start	November 25, 2021
Event End	December 13, 2021

You can get the Cinnabar Spindle for free by playing through Shadows Amidst Snowstorms and making at least one complete Puffy Snowman from the Born of the Snow Event.

Only available during the event!

After the event ends, you cannot obtain Cinnabar Spindle or its refinement materials, so be sure to complete the event as soon as possible!

Take a look at our full event guide here:
Shadows Amidst Snowstorms Event Guide

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