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Light of Foliar Incision Best Characters and How to Get

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Genshin Impact - Light of Foliar Incision Sword

Light of Foliar Incision is a 5-star sword and Alhaitham's signature weapon in Genshin Impact. See how to get Light of Foliar Incision, its information, stats and ascension materials in this weapon guide!

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Light of Foliar Incision Information

Light of Foliar Incision Skills and Overview

Light of Foliar Incision
Light of Foliar Incision Image
Type Sword
Base ATK 44
Rarity ★★★★★
Bonus Effect
 CRIT DMG + 19.20%
Skill
 Whitemoon Bristle
CRIT Rate is increased by 4%. After Normal Attacks deal Elemental DMG, the Foliar Incision effect will be obtained, increasing DMG dealt by Normal Attacks and Elemental Skills by 120% of Elemental Mastery. This effect will disappear after 28 DMG instances or 12s. You can obtain Foliar Incision once every 12s.

Light of Foliar Incision Skill Summary

Skill Effect Summary ・Increases CRIT Rate
・Increase Normal Attack and Elemental Skill DMG after the wielder deals Elemental Damage with Normal Attack.

Light of Foliar Incision Stats

Lvl. Base ATK CRIT DMG
1/20 44 19.20%
20/20 110 33.9%
40/40 210 49.4%
50/50 275 57.2%
60/60 341 65.0%
70/70 408 72.7%
80/80 475 80.4%
90/90 542 88.2%

Light of Foliar Incision Refinement Levels

R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
Skill Effect
CRIT Rate is increased by 4%. After Normal Attacks deal Elemental DMG, the Foliar Incision effect will be obtained, increasing DMG dealt by Normal Attacks and Elemental Skills by 120% of Elemental Mastery. This effect will disappear after 28 DMG instances or 12s. You can obtain Foliar Incision once every 12s.
Skill Effect
CRIT Rate is increased by 5%. After Normal Attacks deal Elemental DMG, the Foliar Incision effect will be obtained, increasing DMG dealt by Normal Attacks and Elemental Skills by 150% of Elemental Mastery. This effect will disappear after 28 DMG instances or 12s. You can obtain Foliar Incision once every 12s.
Skill Effect
CRIT Rate is increased by 6%. After Normal Attacks deal Elemental DMG, the Foliar Incision effect will be obtained, increasing DMG dealt by Normal Attacks and Elemental Skills by 180% of Elemental Mastery. This effect will disappear after 28 DMG instances or 12s. You can obtain Foliar Incision once every 12s.
Skill Effect
CRIT Rate is increased by 7%. After Normal Attacks deal Elemental DMG, the Foliar Incision effect will be obtained, increasing DMG dealt by Normal Attacks and Elemental Skills by 210% of Elemental Mastery. This effect will disappear after 28 DMG instances or 12s. You can obtain Foliar Incision once every 12s.
Skill Effect
CRIT Rate is increased by 8%. After Normal Attacks deal Elemental DMG, the Foliar Incision effect will be obtained, increasing DMG dealt by Normal Attacks and Elemental Skills by 240% of Elemental Mastery. This effect will disappear after 28 DMG instances or 12s. You can obtain Foliar Incision once every 12s.

Best Characters for Light of Foliar Incision

Who is Light of Foliar Incision good for?

Recommended Characters
Keqing ImageKeqing Alhaitham ImageAlhaitham Clorinde ImageClorinde

Best Weapon for Alhaitham

A Main DPS Character who specializes in Elemental Reactions like Alhaitham is the best choice to equip Light of Foliar Incision, as he scales well with Elemental Mastery, CRIT, and Attack stats.

Good Weapon for Character Infusion

Other than Alhaitham, the Light of Foliar Incision can be used by any character that can Infuse their sword with an element such as Keqing and Clorinde.

There are also special cases where characters who are being supported by units that can enable Elemental Infusions (such as Candace) may be able to make use of this weapon.

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How to Get Light of Foliar Incision

Wish on the Chronicled Banner in Version 6.0 Luna I

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Banner Start September 10, 2025
Banner End September 30, 2025

Light of Foliar Incision is a featured 5-star weapon in the first phase of Version 6.0 Luna I, along other 5-Star Sumeru characters and their signature weapons!

As this weapon is an Event-Wish exclusive weapon, you cannot obtain Light of Foliar Incision by any other means after its banner ends.

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Light of Foliar Incision Ascension Materials

Total Ascension Materials

Ascension Materials Total
Mora IconMora
 225,000
Faded Red Satin IconFaded Red Satin
 15
Trimmed Red Silk IconTrimmed Red Silk
 23
Rich Red Brocade IconRich Red Brocade
 27
Echo of Scorching Might IconEcho of Scorching Might
 5
Remnant Glow of Scorching Might IconRemnant Glow of Scorching Might
 14
Dream of Scorching Might IconDream of Scorching Might
 14
Olden Days of Scorching Might IconOlden Days of Scorching Might
 6
Desiccated Shell IconDesiccated Shell
 23
Sturdy Shell IconSturdy Shell
 27
Marked Shell IconMarked Shell
 41

Ascension Materials for Each Level

20
→
40
Genshin - Mora Image Mora ×10000
Genshin - Faded Red Satin Image Faded Red Satin ×3
Genshin - Copper Talisman of the Forest Dew Image Copper Talisman of the Forest Dew ×5
Genshin - Desiccated Shell Image Desiccated Shell ×5
40
→
50
Genshin - Mora Image Mora ×20000
Genshin - Faded Red Satin Image Faded Red Satin ×12
Genshin - Iron Talisman of the Forest Dew Image Iron Talisman of the Forest Dew ×5
Genshin - Sturdy Shell Image Sturdy Shell ×18
50
→
60
Genshin - Mora Image Mora ×30000
Genshin - Trimmed Red Silk Image Trimmed Red Silk ×9
Genshin - Iron Talisman of the Forest Dew Image Iron Talisman of the Forest Dew ×9
Genshin - Sturdy Shell Image Sturdy Shell ×9
60
→
70
Genshin - Mora Image Mora ×45000
Genshin - Trimmed Red Silk Image Trimmed Red Silk ×14
Genshin - Silver Talisman of the Forest Dew Image Silver Talisman of the Forest Dew ×5
Genshin - Sturdy Shell Image Sturdy Shell ×18
70
→
80
Genshin - Mora Image Mora ×55000
Genshin - Rich Red Brocade Image Rich Red Brocade ×9
Genshin - Silver Talisman of the Forest Dew Image Silver Talisman of the Forest Dew ×9
Genshin - Marked Shell Image Marked Shell ×14
80
→
90
Genshin - Mora Image Mora ×65000
Genshin - Rich Red Brocade Image Rich Red Brocade ×18
Genshin - Golden Talisman of the Forest Dew Image Golden Talisman of the Forest Dew ×6
Genshin - Marked Shell Image Marked Shell ×27

Light of Foliar Incision Release Date

Released on Version 3.4

Genshin Impact Version 3.4
Genshin Impact - The Exquisite Night Chimes Version 3.4
Release Date January 18, 2023

This weapon was released alongside Alhaitham in the first phase of Version 3.4. Take a look at out full Version summary for all 3.4 news:
Version 3.4 Release Date and Patch Notes

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34 Anonymous Anonymous 3 months

saved my ayato from being shit god bless

33 Anonymous Anonymous 3 months

Is this weapon suitable for C0 Skirk? She isn't mentioned in the list. I lost my 50/50 Azurelight, and don't have any CRIT swords—except the HoD, which has low ATK and requires you to stay at high HP levels to trigger its passive but I have Furina on her team TT

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