Iron Sting – How to get, Ascension, stats, and who can use it in Genshin Impact

Iron Sting is one of Genshin Impact's few four-star craftable swords. Despite being a completely free-to-play friendly weapon, it offers plenty of versatility across Elemental Mastery-dependent units that are built to trigger Elemental Reactions. I highly recommend crafting this weapon because it's so easy to swap around sword users—especially as many of them are sub-DPS and EM supports that can make the most out of Iron Sting.

How to get Iron Sting in Genshin Impact

Iron Sting is a craftable weapon by default, so you don't need to spend Primogems or obtain a Recipe to make one. Simply speak to any blacksmith across Teyvat and hand over the following ingredients to craft an Iron Sting:

• x1 Northlander Sword Billet
• x50 Crystal Chunk
• x50 White Iron Chunk
• x500 Mora

Genshin Impact Iron Sting stats

• Base Attack: 42 to 510
• Substat: Elemental Mastery (36 to 165)
• Passive: Infusion Stinger
  • Dealing Elemental Damage increases all damage by 6/7.5/9/10.5/12 percent for six seconds. Max two stacks. Can only occur once every second.

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Genshin Impact Iron Sting Ascension cost & materials

Below are all the Ascension materials you need to get Iron Sting up to Ascension level six. They can be farmed from the following sources:

• Nectar: Whopperflowers all over Teyvat
• Bone Shard: All types of Vishaps, mainly in Liyue and Inazuma
• Aerosiderite: Hidden Palace of Lianshan Formula (Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday)

Ascension Phase One

x5,000 Mora

x2 Whopperflower Nectar

x3 Fragile Bone Shard

x3 Grain of Aerosiderite

Ascension Phase Two

x15,000 Mora

x8 Whopperflower Nectar

x12 Fragile Bone Shard

x3 Piece of Aerosiderite

Ascension Phase Three

x20,000 Mora

x6 Shimmering Nectar

x6 Sturdy Bone Shard

x6 Piece of Aerosiderite

Ascension Phase Four

x30,000 Mora

x9 Shimmering Nectar

x12 Sturdy Bone Shard

x3 Bit of Aerosiderite

Ascension Phase Five

x35,000 Mora

x6 Energy Nectar

x9 Fossilized Bone Shard

x6 Bit of Aerosiderite

Ascension Phase Six

x45,000 Mora

x12 Energy Nectar

x18 Fossilized Bone Shard

x4 Chunk of Aerosiderite

Who can use Iron Sting in Genshin Impact

Iron Sting is a versatile sword that's best used by sub-DPS and support units that are built to trigger Elemental Reactions. Some of these characters can be built in other ways, such as healers, main DPS units, and more, but if you plan to give them Iron Sting, make sure to build them with triggering Reactions in mind.

• Traveler (Anemo, Electro, Dendro)
• Jean
• Kaeya
• Xingqiu
• Kuki Shinobu
• Kaedehara Kazuha
• Nilou
• Alhaitham

For more four-star sword options, check out Genshin Impact Sacrificial Sword – best characters, stats, and how to get it here on Pro Game Guides.