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

Genshin Impact's Rust is a four-star bow with a unique value proposition: it increases the wielder's Normal Attack damage while sacrificing part of their Charged Attack damage. Despite its diminishing returns, Rust offers plenty of value for bow users who rely heavily on Normal Attacks to obliterate enemies.

How to get Rust in Genshin Impact

Rust is a standard banner weapon, which means you can pull for it on the Wanderlust Invocation and all limited character and weapon banners. However, it's sometimes on rate-up in the Epitome Invocation banner, which you can pull on using Primogems and Intertwined Fates. Being a four-star weapon, you can't chart an Epitomized Path for Rust. Obtaining it comes down to pure luck.

Genshin Impact Rust stats

• Base Attack: 42 to 510
• Substat: Attack (9 to 41.3 percent)
• Passive: Rapid Firing
  • Increases Normal Attack damage by 40/50/60/70/80 percent but decreases Charged Attack damage by 10 percent.

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Genshin Impact Rust Ascension cost & materials

Below are all the Ascension materials necessary for Rust. They can be farmed from the following:

• Mask: All kinds of Hilichurls all over Teyvat
• Sacrificial Knife: Fatui Pyro Agents all over Teyvat
• Guyun: Hidden Palace of Lianshan Formula (Monday, Thursday, Sunday)

Ascension Phase One

x5,000 Mora

x2 Damaged Mask

x3 Hunter's Sacrificial Knife

x3 Luminous Sands from Guyun

Ascension Phase Two

x15,000 Mora

x8 Damaged Mask

x12 Hunter's Sacrificial Knife

x3 Lustrous Stone from Guyun

Ascension Phase Three

x20,000 Mora

x6 Stained Mask

x6 Agent's Sacrificial Knife

x6 Lustrous Stone from Guyun

Ascension Phase Four

x30,000 Mora

x9 Stained Mask

x12 Agent's Sacrificial Knife

x3 Relic from Guyun

Ascension Phase Five

x35,000 Mora

x6 Ominous Mask

x9 Inspector's Sacrificial Knife

x6 Relic from Guyun

Ascension Phase Six

x45,000 Mora

x12 Ominous Mask

x18 Inspector's Sacrificial Knife

x4 Divine Body from Guyun

Who can use Rust in Genshin Impact

Rust is an excellent pick for DPS-inclined bow users that mainly deal Normal Attack damage. Since part of their Charged Attack output will be decreased, consider using an attack pattern that utilizes mostly Normal Attack hits. Characters who can benefit from Rust include:

• Childe
• Fischl
• Yoimiya
• Aloy

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