Genshin Impact has a colorful cast of characters that players can use in their parties, and leveling them up in various ways is extremely important to be able to take on tough challenges. Be it making sure they are equipped with the best artifacts, ascending them to become more powerful, or leveling up their talents, players have plenty of options regarding how they wish to make their party members stronger.
To level up talents, players will need to farm talent ascension materials which can only be obtained from specific sources. For characters from Genshin Impact's Mondstadt region who need the Guide to Ballad, that means farming the Forsaken Rift Domain of Mastery that can be found between Springvale and Dragonspine. The Domain drops a variety of Teachings, Guides, and Philosophies that players will need. Guide to Ballad is needed to level up talents for Albedo, Fischl, Kaeya, Lisa, the Traveler, and Venti.
To access the Forsaken Rift Domain, players will need to be at least Adventure Rank 27 and should bring Electro and Pyro characters to deal with the many Cryo enemies they will need to face inside. The Forsaken Rift Domain has rotating challenges with set rewards that will drop the following talent ascension materials on specific days.
- Monday and Thursday - Frosted Altar - Teachings of Freedom, Guide to Freedom, Philosophies of Freedom
- Tuesday and Friday - Frozen Abyss - Teachings of Resistance, Guide to Resistance, Philosophies of Resistance
- Wednesday and Saturday - Realm of Slumber - Teachings of Ballad, Guide to Ballad, Philosophies of Ballad
- Sunday - all Domain challenges are available
Teachings will drop from difficulty level 1-4, Guides from level 2-4, and Philosophies will drop from level 4 only. To guarantee a reward of Guide to Ballad, players will need to run the Realm of Slumber at the Forsaken Rift at Level 2 or higher on Wednesday, Saturday, or Sunday. Players will also need 20 Original Resin to claim their reward when they successfully complete the challenge.
It is also possible to upgrade three of the lesser materials into the next tier at any Alchemy Bench, at a rate of 3:1. Three Teachings can be turned into one Guide, and three Guides can be turned into one Philosophy. This is helpful, as players will earn rewards from multiple tiers simultaneously on higher difficulty runs, and the materials can still be used, even if their characters have out-leveled them. It will be important for players to plan their Domain runs based on their needs, as Original Resin is a finite resource. Having a strong understanding of Genshin Impact's character tiers is important, so resources are not wasted on materials for characters players are not interested in leveling up.
Genshin Impact is available now on the App Store, Google Play, PC, and PS4 and is currently in development for PS5 and Switch.