Here are Nilou's Ascension and Talent Materials in Genshin Impact. Check out how much items you need for Nilou per level and where to get the Ascension and Talent Materials!

Nilou

Story Quest

Nilou's Character Guides
Build Guide	Materials	Special Dish

Lotos Somno Chapter
To the Wise	Act 2	Act 3

Total Materials Needed for Nilou

Total Nilou Ascension Materials

Total Ascension Materials	Total	Best Sources
Perpetual Caliber	×46	Aeonblight Drake
Padisarah	×168	Vanarana
Crystalline Cyst Dust	×36	Fungi
Luminescent Pollen	×30	Fungi
Fungal Spores	×18	Fungi
Mora	×420000	Ley Lines
Varunada Lazurite Gemstone	×6	Hydro Field Bosses
Varunada Lazurite Chunk	×9	Hydro Field Bosses
Varunada Lazurite Fragment	×9	Hydro Field Bosses
Varunada Lazurite Sliver	×1	Hydro Field Bosses

Total Nilou Talent Materials

Talent Material	1 Talent	2 Talents	All Talents
Mora	1,652,500	3,305,000	4,957,500
Fungal Spores	6	12	18
Luminescent Pollen	22	44	66
Crystalline Cyst Dust	31	62	93
Teachings of Praxis	3	6	9
Guide to Praxis	21	42	63
Philosophies of Praxis	38	76	114
Tears of the Calamitous God	6	12	18
Crown of Insight	1	2	3

Nilou Ascension Materials

List of Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Varunada Lazurite Sliver ×1 Mora ×20,000 Fungal Spores ×3 Padisarah ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×3 Mora ×40,000 Fungal Spores ×15 Padisarah ×10 Perpetual Caliber ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×6 Mora ×60,000 Luminescent Pollen ×12 Padisarah ×20 Perpetual Caliber ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×3 Mora ×80,000 Luminescent Pollen ×18 Padisarah ×30 Perpetual Caliber ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×6 Mora ×100,000 Crystalline Cyst Dust ×12 Padisarah ×45 Perpetual Caliber ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Varunada Lazurite Gemstone ×6 Mora ×120,000 Crystalline Cyst Dust ×24 Padisarah ×60 Perpetual Caliber ×20

Where to Get Padisarah

Padisarah can only be found in Sumeru City, Pardis Dhyai, Vanarana, and the Palace of Alcazarzaray. Most of these flowers are easily obtained by farming in Sumeru settlements.

Padisarah Locations and Farming Route

Where to Get Fungi Drops for Ascension

Shroom-Kin Type Enemy Locations
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You can farm Fungal Spores, Luminescent Pollen, and Crystalline Cyst Dust for Nilou's Ascension materials by defeating Shroom-Kins. Remember not to use Pyro or Electro attacks to have a higher chance of getting the correct drops!

List of Shroom-Kin

All Shroom-Kin Type Enemies
Floating Hydro Fungus	Winged Cryoshroom	Winged Dendroshroom
Grounded Hydroshroom	Stretchy Geo Fungus	Stretchy Anemo Fungus
Stretchy Pyro Fungus	Whirling Cryo Fungus	Whirling Electro Fungus
Floating Dendro Fungus	Whirling Pyro Fungus	Floating Anemo Fungus
Grounded Geoshroom	Stretchy Electro Fungus

Shroom-Kin and Fungi Enemies in Sumeru

Where to Get Perpetual Calibur

You can get Perpetual Calibur's by defeating the Aeonblight Drake Feild Boss found in Sumeru!

Aeonblight Drake Guide

Where to Get Varunada Lazurite

List of Bosses that Drop Varunada Lazurite
Stormterror Dvalin	Oceanid	Childe
Primo Geovishap	Azhdaha	Hydro Hypostasis
Aeonblight Drake	Scaramouche Boss	Iniquitous Baptist
Hydro Tulpa	All-Devouring Narwhal	Solitary Suanni

Varunada Lazurites can be farmed from different Weekly and Field Bosses in-game. You can also use the Alchemy Bench to convert different Gems into Varunada Lazurite by using the Dust of Azoth.

Nilou Talent Materials

List of Talent Materials

Lv. 1→Lv.2	Mora x12,500 Fungal Spores x6 Teachings of Praxis x3
Lv. 2→Lv.3	Mora x17,500 Luminescent Pollen x3 Guide to Praxis x2
Lv. 3→Lv.4	Mora x25,000 Luminescent Pollen x4 Guide to Praxis x4
Lv. 4→Lv.5	Mora x30,000 Luminescent Pollen x6 Guide to Praxis x6
Lv. 5→Lv.6	Mora x37,500 Luminescent Pollen x9 Guide to Praxis x9
Lv. 6→Lv.7	Mora x120,000 Crystalline Cyst Dust x4 Philosophies of Praxis x4 Tears of the Calamitous God x1
Lv. 7→Lv.8	Mora x260,000 Crystalline Cyst Dust x6 Philosophies of Praxis x6 Tears of the Calamitous God x1
Lv. 8→Lv.9	Mora x450,000 Crystalline Cyst Dust x9 Philosophies of Praxis x12 Tears of the Calamitous God x2
Lv. 9→Lv.10	Mora x700,000 Crystalline Cyst Dust x12 Philosophies of Praxis x16 Tears of the Calamitous God x2 Crown of Insight x1

Where to Get Fungi Drops for Talents

Shroom-Kin Type Enemy Locations
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You can farm Fungal Spores, Luminescent Pollen, and Crystalline Cyst Dust for Nilou's Talent materials by defeating Shroom-Kins. Remember not to use Pyro or Electro attacks to have a higher chance of getting the correct drops!

List of Shroom-Kin

All Shroom-Kin Type Enemies
Floating Hydro Fungus	Winged Cryoshroom	Winged Dendroshroom
Grounded Hydroshroom	Stretchy Geo Fungus	Stretchy Anemo Fungus
Stretchy Pyro Fungus	Whirling Cryo Fungus	Whirling Electro Fungus
Floating Dendro Fungus	Whirling Pyro Fungus	Floating Anemo Fungus
Grounded Geoshroom	Stretchy Electro Fungus

Shroom-Kin and Fungi Enemies in Sumeru

Where to Get Praxis Talent Books

You can get Praxis Talent Books from the Steeple of Ignorance Domain in Sumeru! The books are only available during Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Steeple of Ignorance Domain Guide

Where to Get Tears of the Calamitous God for Nilou

You can get Tears of the Calamitous God for Nilou by defeating the Raiden Shogun Weekly Boss fight. You can also convert other Raiden Shogun Boss drops into Tears of the Calamitous God by using Dream Solvents.

Raiden Shogun Boss Guide

Where to Get Crown of Insight

Crowns of Insight are very limited. A few of them can be claimed by completing offerings in-game such as from the Frostbearing Tree or the Sacred Sakura

Additional Crowns of Insight are rewarded by completing different events. Check out our Events page to see if there are any ongoing that can reward you with a Crown of Insight!

How to Get Crown of Insight

Genshin Impact Related Item Guides

List of Items and Materials

List of Character Level Up Materials

List of Items
Hunter's Sacrificial Knife	Agent's Sacrificial Knife	Inspector's Sacrificial Knife
Mist Grass Pollen	Mist Grass	Mist Grass Wick
Chaos Device	Chaos Circuit	Chaos Core
Dead Ley Line Branch	Dead Ley Line Leaves	Ley Line Sprout
Heavy Horn	Black Bronze Horn	Black Crystal Horn
Damaged Mask	Stained Mask	Ominous Mask
Treasure Hoarder Insignia	Silver Raven Insignia	Golden Raven Insignia
Firm Arrowhead	Sharp Arrowhead	Weathered Arrowhead
Divining Scroll	Sealed Scroll	Forbidden Curse Scroll
Slime Condensate	Slime Secretions	Slime Concentrate
Recruit's Insignia	Sergeant's Insignia	Lieutenant's Insignia
Basalt Pillar	Hurricane Seed	Lightning Prism
Fragile Bone Shard	Sturdy Bone Shard	Fossilized Bone Shard
Whopperflower Nectar	Shimmering Nectar	Energy Nectar
Hoarfrost Core	Cleansing Heart	Everflame Seed
Juvenile Jade	Crystalline Bloom	Marionette Core
Perpetual Heart	Kageuchi Handguard	Famed Handguard
Old Handguard	Dismal Prism	Crystal Prism
Polarizing Prism	Smoldering Pearl	Chaos Axis
Chaos Gear	Chaos Oculus	Dew of Repudiation
Storm Beads	Spectral Nucleus	Spectral Husk
Spectral Heart	Concealed Claw	Concealed Unguis
Concealed Talon	Riftborn Regalia	Dragonheir's False Fin
Deathly Statuette	Dark Statuette	Gloomy Statuette
Runic Fang	Fungal Spores	Luminescent Pollen
Crystalline Cyst Dust	Majestic Hooked Beak	Faded Red Satin
Trimmed Red Silk	Rich Red Brocade	Chaos Storage
Chaos Module	Chaos Bolt	Thunderclap Fruitcore
Dormant Fungal Nucleus	Inactivated Fungal Nucleus	Robust Fungal Nucleus
Light Guiding Tetrahedron	Damaged Prism	Turbid Prism
Radiant Prism	Perpetual Caliber	Quelled Creeper
Desiccated Shell	Pseudo-Stamens	Sturdy Shell
Marked Shell	A Flower Yet to Bloom	Evergloom Ring
Treasured Flower	Wanderer's Blooming Flower	Emperor's Resolution
Artificed Spare Clockwork Component - Coppelius	Artificed Spare Clockwork Component - Coppelia	Alien Life Core
Foreign Synapse	Rift Core	Newborn Tainted Hydro Phantasm
Scoop of Tainted Water	Drop of Tainted Water	Artificed Dynamic Gear
Mechanical Spur Gear	Meshing Gear	Xenochromatic Crystal
Transoceanic Chunk	Transoceanic Pearl	Fontemer Unihorn
Tourbillon Device	Old Operative's Pocket Watch	Operative's Standard Pocket Watch
Operative's Constancy	Water That Failed to Transcend	Feathery Fin
Lunar Fin	Chasmlight Fin	Cloudseam Scale
Fragment of a Golden Melody	Ruined Hilt	Splintered Hilt
Still-Smoldering Hilt	Mark of the Binding Blessing	Sentry's Wooden Whistle
Warrior's Metal Whistle	Saurian-Crowned Warrior's Golden Whistle	Juvenile Fang
Seasoned Fang	Tyrant's Fang	Shard of a Shattered Will
Locus of a Clear Will	Sigil of a Striding Will	Ignited Stone
Ignited Seed of Life	Ignited Seeing Eye	Axis of the Secret Source
Sheath of the Secret Source	Heart of the Secret Source	Overripe Flamegranate
Gold-Inscribed Secret Source Core	Ensnaring Gaze	Refractive Bud
Bewildering Broadleaf	Illusory Leafcoil	Talisman of the Enigmatic Land
The Cornerstone of Stars and Flames

List of Character Development Items