Sand Grease Pupa is a Sumeru Desert local specialty used to ascend Alhaitham in Genshin Impact. See where to find all the pupae, farming routes, and the respawn time!

Sand Grease Pupa Locations

Sand Grease Pupa Interactive Map

You can toggle the Area drop-down menu to see the underground map areas!

There are 74 Sand Grease Pupa that you can find all around the Hadramaveth Desert, the majority of which can be found underground along the Wenut Tunnels.

Desert of Hadramaveth Map Guide

Make Use of Character Farming Passive

Sumeru Local Specialty Markers
Tighnari

Tighnari's Passive, Encyclopedic Knowledge, displays the location of nearby specialties unique to Sumeru on the mini-map, including other specialty resources in the Desert!

Collect Sand Grease Pupa Under the Weathered Rocks

The majority of these pupae are buried under breakable boulders known as weathered rocks, which are located primarily in the southeast portion of the desert. To break the rock, you must first draw in roaming wenuts and then use their attack to break it and reveal the Sand Grease Pupa underneath.

How to Break Weathered Rocks in the Desert

Sand Grease Pupa Farming Routes

Best Routes to Farm Sand Grease Pupa

Surface Farming Routes	Tunnel Farming Route
Detailed Guide ▼	Detailed Guide ▼

Players can easily farm Sand Grease Pupa by going to the Wenut Tunnels east of the Desert of Hadramaveth. Luckily, there are many entrances to the caves. You can also find some Pupa in the surface!

Hadramaveth Surface Farming Routes

Click here to open image in new tab

Note that farming Sand Grease Pupa on the surface of the desert has roaming Wenuts. These Wenuts pop out of the sand and attack you at intervals so be careful!

No.	Location
1-5	Southwest of the desert, climb up the cliffs of The Temples Forsaken or Safhe Shatranj. Once above, you can find five Sand Grease Pupa near the rocks, which are also protected by a burrowing Wenut.
6-9	Head northeast of the waypoint at Wadi Al-Majuj, then head up to the cliffside once more to find 4 Sand Grease Pupa.
10-13	From the previous location above, head north to find 4 more Sand Grease Pupa.
14-18	Teleport to the waypoint at the Wounded Shin Valley left of Mt. Damavand. Climb up the cliff to see 5 Sand Grease Pupa near the Fungi enemies.
19-23	Teleport to the Waypoint located southeast of the Sands of Three Canals, where 5 Sand Grease Pupas can be seen by the roadside.
24-29	Going north from the Tanit Camps, follow the road until you see the Eremite Campsite. Six Sand Grease Pupa can be obtained near a ruin.

Underground Wenut Tunnels Farming Routes

Click here to open image in new tab

The Wenut Tunnels are the best place to get a lot of Sand Grease Pupae in one location. This farming route will lead you to hidden cavern in these tunnels, but we'll show you how to get in there too!

No.	Location
30-31	Teleport to the Waypoint north of the Passage of Ghouls and go down to the bottom of the cliff, where two Sand Grease Pupa can be seen located.
32-35	From the Teleport Waypoint north of the Passage of Ghouls, make your way down to the cave entrance where two Pyro Whopperflowers are. Head inside and follow the path to get to four Sand Grease Pupas.
36-40	Walk further and head left to the side of the Setekh Wenut boss arena where Sand Grease Pupas #36 to #40 are located.
41-43	Continue circling the perimeter of the Setekh Wenut's boss arena until you get to three Sand Grease Pupas. They will be by the second path from the left, where a Seelie would be placed.
44-50	You can use the Teleport Waypoint right below the Setekh Wenut boss icon. Head inside the cave and follow the path to collect up to six Sand Grease Pupa! Beware of the Consecrated Serpent and other enemies. You can also get here through the Setekh Wenut boss arena.
51-56	From the Setekh Wenut boss arena, take the corridor beside Sand Grease Pupas #41-43 and follow the path, where you will encounter Fungi enemies. Sand Grease Pupas will line the walls along with various ores.
57-58	Keep following the path, and you will encounter Sand Grease Pupas #57 and #58 just before entering a cavern with a Stonehide Lawachurl inside.
59-61	Just inside the cavern with the Stonehide Lawachurl in the center are three Sand Grease Pupas that you can collect!
62	Directly to the side of the hole revealed by a small stone pile, a Sand Grease Pupa is located beside a locked Dendro monument and a puzzle.
63-65	Walk the perimeter of the cavern until you come across three Sand Grease Pupas near a pathway blocked by vines!
66-69	Four more Sand Grease Pupas can be found near the sides of this cavern.
70	Sand Grease Pupa #70 is located on the other side of the pathway blocked by vines, behind some bushes.
71-74	Teleport to the Waypoint north of the Sands of Al-Azif and glide down to once again enter the Wenut Tunnels. You can follow the path until you come across the last four Sand Grease Pupas.

Sand Grease Pupa Respawn Time

Respawn Time is 48 Hours

Sand Grease Pupa reset exactly 48 hours after you collect them. Relog the game or teleport from the farthest waypoint and check the location once more to see it spawn.

If you're only farming Sand Grease Pupas in your own world, you need at least six days to collect enough to max out a character.

Collect Sand Grease Pupa in Co-Op

You might be able to ask for other players' Sand Grease Pupas if you ask nicely! Here's where you can ask for more:

Genshin Co-Op Boards
Friend Request Board	Co-Op Board	Supporting Cast Board

Ask People in the Comments!

Where to Buy Sand Grease Pupa

No Shops Selling Sand Grease Pupa

There are currently no known shops in Genshin Impact that sell Sand Grease Pupa.

How to Use Sand Grease Pupa

Used to Ascend Alhaitham and Dehya

All Characters
Alhaitham	Dehya

Total Sand Grease Pupa Needed

Ascension Level	Material
20→40	Sand Grease Pupa x3
40→50	Sand Grease Pupa x10
50→60	Sand Grease Pupa x20
60→70	Sand Grease Pupa x30
70→80	Sand Grease Pupa x45
80→90	Sand Grease Pupa x60

Sand Grease Pupas are used to ascend Alhaitham and Dehya in Genshin Impact. You need a total of 108 for level 80 and 168 for level 90 for each character.

How to Ascend Characters

Sand Grease Pupa Information

What are Sand Grease Pupa?

Sand Grease Pupa	Rarity	-
	Type	Materials
	Effect	Character Ascension Material

You can only find such husks deep in the desert where the Quicksand Eels breed. The hardened shell is meant to protect the Quicksand Eels' larval bodies until they finally acclimate to the conditions of the desert.

Sand Grease Pupa is a Sumeru Local Specialty found mainly in the Desert of Hadramaveth.

Related Genshin Impact Guides

List of Local Specialties

All Local Specialties

Local Specialties in Mondstadt
Calla Lily	Wolfhook	Valberry
Cecilia	Windwheel Aster	Philanemo Mushroom
Small Lamp Grass	Dandelion Seed
Local Specialties in Liyue
Jueyun Chili	Noctilucous Jade	Silk Flower
Glaze Lily	Qingxin	Starconch
Violetgrass	Cor Lapis	Clearwater Jade
Local Specialties in Inazuma
Sea Ganoderma	Sakura Bloom	Naku Weed
Dendrobium	Onikabuto	Crystal Marrow
Sango Pearl	Amakumo Fruit	Fluorescent Fungus
Local Specialties in Sumeru
Rukkhashava Mushrooms	Nilotpala Lotus	Kalpalata Lotus
Padisarah	Henna Berry	Scarab
Sand Grease Pupa	Trishiraite	Mourning Flower
Local Specialties in Fontaine
Beryl Conch	Rainbow Rose	Romaritime Flower
Lumidouce Bell	Lumitoile	Subdetection Unit
Lakelight Lily	Spring of the First Dewdrop
Local Specialties in Natlan
Saurian Claw Succulent	Quenepa Berry	Sprayfeather Gill
Brilliant Chrysanthemum	Withering Purpurbloom	Glowing Hornshroom

All Items and Materials

List of Items and Materials