Kaede Hara Kazuya is a young samurai from Inazuma and a playable Anemo character in Genshin Impact. He is a trainee sailor and a temporary crew member of The Crux who loves to play the flute. The young warrior uses a sword for swift and deadly attacks. He comes from the famous Kaedehara Clan but has left his home and now wanders the world.
Kaedehara Kazuha: Abilities and Attack Styles
Kaede Hara Kazuya has the special ability to manipulate the Anemo element. If part of a group, he can provide elemental damage bonus for his teammates. Since Kaedehara has a special elemental skill, he can make special plunging attacks (and that too multiple times) which can keep the group of enemies clustered around him, thus making it easier for his team members to target them.
In a team, he reduces stamina consumption caused by sprinting. Since your group of co-fighters can travel faster, this ability of the young samurai lets you explore the world of Genshin Impact faster.
The young warrior is light as a leaf himself, and this allows him to strike swiftly. One of his attacks comprises a quick 5-strike combo that deals plenty of physical damage.
If you hold the attack button for a while, it will consume a designated amount of stamina, and Kazuha can then deal high physical damage to whoever is on his front by slashing twice quickly. If Kazuha is airborne, pressing the attack button would cause him to perform the plunging attack.
Chihayabaru and Elemental Burst (Kazuha Slash) are some of Kazuho’s powerful attacks.
With Chihayafuru, Kazuha can pull objects and enemies towards himself and then launch the enemies within the AoE, causing Anemo damage. Employment of the secret technique lifts Kazuha into the air, where he levitates atop a gust of wind. From there, if the move is used correctly within 10 seconds, he can swoop in from the sky for a powerful plunging attack called Midare Ranzan.
Kaede Hara Kazuya also has the Elemental Burst attack (a single slash). It produces a field called Autumn Whirlwind, that keeps on dealing Anemo damage to enemies caught inside it. In combination with either Hydro, Pyro, Electro or Cryo, the field absorbs that particular element. The absorption makes the field more powerful, and enemies inside it get some extra elemental damage.
Ascension Materials For Kazuha
Ascension Phase 0
For Ascension Phase 0, no materials are required. The Max level should be 20. The base HP (at max level) would be 2695, the base ATK (at max), 60, and the base DEF (at max level) would be 163. Kazuha won’t get Total Bonus Element Mastery at Ascension Phase 0.
Ascension Phase 1
For Ascension Phase 1, the materials you need are 20,000 Mora, one Vayuda Turquoise Silver, 3 Sea Ganoderma, and 3 Treasure Hoarder Insignia. The Max level should be 40. The base HP (at max level) would be 5366, the base ATK (at max), 119, and the base DEF (at max level) would be 324. Kazuha, again, won’t get Total Bonus Element Mastery at Ascension Phase 1.
Ascension Phase 2
For Ascension Phase 2, you need 40,000 Mora, 3 Vayuda Turquiose Fragment, 10 Sea Ganoderma, 15 Treasure Hoarder Insignia, 60,000 Mora, and 2 Marionette Core. The Max level should be 50. The base HP (at max level) would be 6902, the base ATK (at max), 163, and the base DEF (at max level) would be 417. Kazuha gets Total Bonus Element Mastery of 28.8 at Ascension Phase 2.
Ascension Phase 3
For Ascension Phase 3, the materials required are 60,000 Mora, 6 Vayuda Turquoise Fragment, 20 Sea Ganoderma, 12 Silver Raven Insignia, and 4 Marionette Core. The Max level should be 60. The base HP (at max level), 8659, the base ATK (at max), 192, and the base DEF (at max level) would be 523. Kazuha gets Total Bonus Element Mastery of 57.6 at Ascension Phase 3.
Ascension Phase 4
For Ascension Phase 4, the materials required are 80,000 Mora, 3 Vayuda Turquoise Chunk, 30x Sea Ganoderma, 18 Silver Raven Insignia, and 8 Marionette Core. The Max level should be 70. The base HP (at max level) would be 10213, the base ATK (at max), 227, and the base DEF (at max level) would be 617. Kazuha gets Total Bonus Element Mastery of 57.6 at Ascension Phase 4.
Ascension Phase 5
For Ascension Phase 5, the materials required are 100,000 Mora, 6 Vayuda Turquoise Chunk, 45 Sea Ganoderma, 12 Golden Raven Insignia, and 12 Marionette Core. The Max level should be 80. The base HP (at max level) would be 11777, the base ATK (at max), 262, and the base DEF (at max level) would be 712. Kazuha gets Total Bonus Element Mastery of 86.4 at Ascension Phase 5.
Ascension Phase 6
For Ascension Phase 6, the materials required are 120,000 Mora, 6 Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone, 60 Sea Ganoderma, 24 Golden Raven Insignia, and 20 Marionette Core. The Max level should be 90. The base HP (at max level) would be 13348, the base ATK (at max), 297, and the base DEF (at max level) would be 807. Kazuha gets a Total Bonus Element Mastery of 115.2 at Ascension Phase 6.
Kaedehara Kazuha can get to a maximum level of 90, and for that, you’ll need the following too, in addition to the above-mentioned items: Wanderer’s Advice (12), Adventurer’s Experience (15), Hero’s Wit (414) and Mora Cost of 1,673,400.
Talent materials for Kazuha
For talent level 1, materials are not required. For talent level 2, you need to have 12,500 Mora, 6 Treasure Hoarder Insignia, and 3 Teachings of Diligence.
To make Kazuha reach talent level 3 in Genshin Impact, you should have 17,500 Mora, 3 Silver Raven Insignia, and 2 Guide to Diligence.
For talent level 4, Kaede Hara Kazuya needs 25,000 Mora, 4 Silver Raven Insignia, and 4 Guide to Diligence.
Reaching talent level 5 in Genshin Impact requires 30,000 Mora, 6 Silver Raven Insignia, and 6 Guide to Diligence.
For talent level 6, you need to have 37,500 Mora, 9 Silver Raven Insignia, and 9 Guide to Diligence.
For talent level 7, the materials required are (in the exact quantity): 120,000 Mora, 4 Golden Raven Insignia, 4 Philosophies of Diligence and 1 Gilded Scale.
To get Kazuho up to talent level 8 in Genshin Impact, you need 260,000 Mora, 6 Golden Raven Insignia, 6 Philosophies of Diligence and 1 Gilded Scale.
For talent level 9, you would need to have 450,000 Mora, 9 Golden Raven Insignia, 12 Philosophies of Diligence and 2 Gilded Scale.
To make Kaedehara Kazuho reach talent level 10, you would require 700,000 Mora, 12 Golden Raven Insignia, 16 Philosophies of Diligence, 2 Gilded Scale, and 1 Crown of Insight.
Where to get Ascension & Talent materials for Kazuha
Getting Vayuda Turquoise materials
You can get Vayuda Turquoise materials like Slivers, Fragments, Chunks, and Gemstones by defeating bosses in the world of Teyvat. Try beating Normal Bosses and Weekly Bosses. For Anemo Hypostasis, Maguu Kenki, and Stormterror, as you have a better chance of getting the Vayuda Turquoise materials from them.
Maguu Kenki is the more important boss you should focus on beating as you get both Vayuda Turquoise materials and the Marionette Core from the Samurai automaton.
Getting Sea Ganoderma
To collect the Sea Ganoderma plant, which is an Inazuma specialty plant, try checking out the northern shore of Kannazuka Island first. The spot is near the Kujou Encampment.
The plant can be found around island beaches. The islands around Narukami Island have the plant. You can also get Sea Ganoderma near Konda Village. If you wish, you can even grow the plant in the Serenitea Pot. It will take three days, however, for the plant to grow fully.
Getting Treasure Hoarder, Silver Raven, and Golden Raven Insignias
You can get Treasure Hoarders from the area around Liyue. You will definitely come across them by some ruins like the Guili Planes ones. From Treasure Hoarders come Insignias in bunches. That makes it easy to hoard up on Insignias.
Getting Marionette Core
As we just said above, the Maguu Kenki boss in Inazuma will drop Marionette Cores. The Samurai automaton is one of the best enemies in Genshin Impact and is not an easy boss to defeat, so you need to prepare well for Kenki.
Getting Teachings, Guides, and Philosophies of Diligence
You can get Diligence talent books from the Taishen Mansion Domain on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday. There is another way to get Philosophies of Diligence. Use an Alchemy Station to combine lower rarities of the item.
Getting Gilded Scale
To improve your chances of getting a Gilded Scale, you need to defeat the weekly boss Azhdaha each week. But to get to this boss, you need to finish the second story quest of Zhongli. You can also use the Dream Solvent to convert Azhdaha’s other items into Gilded Scales.
Getting Crown of Insight
The Crown of Insight is a rare material in Genshin Impact. One way to get it is through time-limited events. You can try that to get this rare material or complete offerings to Sacred Sakura, Frostbearing Tree, and Lumenstone Adjuvant.
The Sacred Sakura Tree is one of the most important areas in the entire game, especially for Ascension materials. Whether you’re getting Ascension Materials for Gorou, Kazuha, or Arataki Itto, you’ll have to complete the Sacred Sakura Tree offerings.
Wrapping Up
With this comprehensive guide on Kazuha’s Ascension Materials, you should have a definitive idea of what you need to master this amazing 5-star Anemo character. While he’s not the easiest to unlock or play with, he’s definitely worth your time and effort!