Staff of the Scarlet Sands – How to get, Ascension, stats, and who can use it in Genshin Impact

The Staff of the Scarlet Sands is a five-star polearm in Genshin Impact's lineup of Deshret weapons. It offers a niche value proposition: a percentage of the wielder's Elemental Mastery is converted into Attack, and they can gain a further Attack boost by using their Elemental Skill. If you happen to draw this weapon, here's everything you need to know about it.

How to get Staff of the Scarlet Sands in Genshin Impact

The Staff of the Scarlet Sands is a limited weapon that can only be obtained whenever it's featured on rate-up in the Epitome Invocation banner, which you can pull on using Primogems or Intertwined Fates. As such, you need to wait for it to go on rotation and chart an Epitomized Path to guarantee the Staff of the Scarlet Sands at the third pity.

Genshin Impact Staff of the Scarlet Sands stats

• Base Attack: 44 to 542
• Substat: Crit Rate (9.6 to 44.1 percent)
• Passive: Heat Haze at Horizon's End
  • The equipping character gains 52/65/78/91/104 percent of their Elemental Mastery as bonus Attack. When an Elemental Skill hits opponents, the Dream of the Scarlet Sands effect will be gained for 10 seconds.
  • Dream of the Scarlet Sands effect: The equipping character will gain 28/35/42/49/56 percent of their Elemental Mastery as bonus Attack. Max three stacks.

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Genshin Impact Staff of the Scarlet Sands Ascension cost & materials

Below are all the Ascension materials necessary for the Staff of the Scarlet Sands. They can be farmed from the following:

• Spores/Pollen/Dust - Fungi (not inflicted with Pyro or Electro application)
• Chaos materials - Ruin Drakes
• Oasis Garden - Tower of Abject Pride (Tuesday, Friday, Sunday)

Ascension Phase 1

x10,000 Mora

x3 Fungal Spores

x5 Chaos Storage

x5 Oasis Garden's Reminiscence

Ascension Phase 2

x20,000 Mora

x12 Fungal Spores

x18 Chaos Storage

x5 Oasis Garden's Kindness

Ascension Phase 3

x30,000 Mora

x9 Luminescent Pollen

x9 Chaos Module

x9 Oasis Garden's Kindness

Ascension Phase 4

x45,000 Mora

x14 Luminescent Pollen

x18 Chaos Module

x5 Oasis Garden's Mourning

Ascension Phase 5

x55,000 Mora

x9 Crystalline Cyst Dust

x14 Chaos Bolt

x9 Oasis Garden's Mourning

Ascension Phase 6

x65,000 Mora

x18 Crystalline Cyst Dust

x27 Chaos Bolt

x6 Oasis Garden's Truth

Who can use the Staff of the Scarlet Sands in Genshin Impact

The Staff of the Scarlet Sands is built for damage-dealing characters that rely on triggering Elemental Reactions. This quirk means that you'll likely build them with a decent amount of Elemental Mastery, maximizing the weapon's potential. Some contenders who can use this polearm include:

• Cyno (best-in-slot)
• Xiangling
• Yaoyao
• Rosaria (Melt build)
• Hu Tao
• Raiden Shogun

For more five-star polearm options, check out Engulfing Lightning – How to get, Ascension, stats, and who can use it in Genshin Impact here on Pro Game Guides.