The Secretly OP 3-Star Weapons of Genshin Impact

[@JelloImpact]

Black tassel also for zhongli obvs. Sapwood blade is also a 5 star sword a lot of people will R5 for their bennet, so dark iron sword has insane value freeing up billets for you for that. BTW the Liuye exclusive weapons you want to keep an eye out for are: Dark Iron sword (from a quest or smth not in chests) Halberd, White Tassel, Fillet Blade, Skyrider greatsword, Messenger, Recurve Bow and Twin Nepherite. And the other ones I didn't recognize like the white iron greatsword are mondstad exclusive!

[@JelloImpact]

Apparently amber bead and another were never released? Idk they were on both of these websites for some reason but I’ve never seen them lol

[@Kemuell_Mabuen]

I'm still exploring (around 80%) but still haven't gotten any recurve bows unfortunately. As for others that can use it, Diona for her shield and heals early game. Assuming your free fav bow is on someone else.

[@sungjoo1360]

I’ve never gotten twin nepherite 💀 u sure it’s in Liyue?

[@sudiptaday7875]

​@@Kemuell_Mabuenbro it's only in mondstadt you won't find it there wait for a mondstadt expansion

[@anhelaanhela4996]

Please note that Amber Bead, Ebony Bow and Quartz don't exist in the game, they were in the beta before Genshin came out, but they're not in the actual game.

[@SolaIvyCeleste]

As a rule of thumb, I always keep one copy of each weapon regardless of rarity. Highest refinement if possible

[@MikojinToyunda]

I do the same, but I R5 each of them and level them up to 20 (kind of free) so they are sorted better, and I still keep 10 lvl 1 R1 copy of each, just in case (yeah, I'm a hoarder)

[@SolaIvyCeleste]

@@MikojinToyunda good idea, I should do that too. Thanks!!

[@natalies8498]

@@MikojinToyundaI am also a hoarder doing the same. 😂

[@blackdiamond1161]

same i like collecting :) (unfortunately i didn't lock monstdat exclusive ones)

[@patoleapipows]

Me too

[@Shane_A_M]

Bro if we got R5 Black Iron sword it would actually be a cracked F2P option on Keqing. 40% attack with permanent uptime is wild.

[@lynn9265]

It does have quite a low main attack stat though, i wonder if it would balance out or not🤔

[@polychromaa]

@@lynn9265it matters a lot less for quicken carries

[@banheesos]

​@@lynn9265 atk is the easiest stat to boost... sara or bennett would suffice I think

[@Shiirya]

@@banheesos Yes and no, the weapon is strong especialy for a F2P, if we could get it to R5 clearly not bad, but think that the atk of weapon count as your base attack and so get multiplied by atk%, its massives. ITs different from feather whoi is a big boos but is a flat one, so having on carried a big BASE atk is a huge deal, so like lynn said it would probably kinda balance out.

[@ChristianKessler4185]

you can R2 it now at least finally lol xD

[@Daddy_Of_soraML]

As someone who kept obtainable r5 copy of every 3 star weapon. I see this as absolute win.

[@sapphicfail]

I agree! As soon as I found out that a lot of 3-star weapons are finite and cannot be obtained via wishing, I stopped foddering them lol. And that was back in early Mondstadt so I have hundreds of 3-stars I need to refine and level lmao. Strangely enough, I've never been hurting for enhancements

[@alfredxsiv]

dark iron sword at lvl 90 is actually just 1 substat roll away from iron sting at lvl 90 (141 vs 165 EM respectively, difference of 24 EM which is just 1 high roll of EM substat). I was so surprised getting the first ever copy/refinement of dark iron sword while randomly exploring the new area 😂 side note, some of the 3 star weapons in the list are unreleased - the amber bead and ebony bow for example

[@AnimationStation3000]

Actually you get a copy from talking to the blacksmith in Liyue, but if you didn't know about it you probably fodder it

[@alfredxsiv]

@@AnimationStation3000 i meant "copy" with regards to the term "original" meaning its not the first one i got. i should've been more clear in that regards, but yeh i have 2 Dark iron swords now, i have the "original" at lvl 90 not sure if i should refine 😂

[@Tahnnem]

@@alfredxsivyeah same i haven’t refine it yet

[@CM_684]

​@@alfredxsivwait, does chenyu vale give you one more copy? Where

[@alfredxsiv]

@@CM_684 ​ the area where you can find it is locked behind a world quest, its the area behind a giant stone wall in Mt. Lingming. A Dark Iron Sword is inside a common chest near an area where you can do some unique challenges.

[@spartantraveler7251]

I don't think I've ever seen the Amber Bead

[@TheCaribbean04]

some 3-star weapons can be obtained by collecting chests in certain area and you can't get them from gacha either.

[@samarthnaik13]

Me too and I have been playing this game for almost 3 years now 😢

[@Kmn483]

It's a closed beta exclusive weapon. Also it's called Amber Catalyst according to the wiki.

[@destinsuggs5265]

Oof, I don’t want to go down that particular rabbit hole on google.

[@madeliefynana]

​@@TheCaribbean04The Amber bead can't be collected by chests either. It's a beta weapon

[@helrosshemlock9205]

I have beef with slimes so max refined the black tassel. 10/10 recommend. 👍

[@littlepawML]

I maxed it as well... Not everyday that i get to r5 weapons. So i enjoy the experience 🥲 Zhongli does more damage to slimes in domains so it does help.

[@localpyromaniac.]

Why slimes of all monsters?

[@ranjithrasu8962]

​@@localpyromaniac.Ur not a true genshin player if you don't know why

[@localpyromaniac.]

@@ranjithrasu8962 I actually barely play so ye you can't call me a true player nown please enlighten me on why slimes of all things

[@markevinlagsac3252]

@@localpyromaniac. wait until you face that one who got reincarnated as a slime.

[@rawan2709]

Wow thanks for taking the time to make this, not many creators talk about such truly f2p weapons

[@jordanmntungwa3311]

3:39. Refine your Black Tassel for Yao Yao. her E can be effective against Hydro Slimes and electro slimes. as a deterrrant

[@trashbuilds8351]

if only the passive was for mages instead of slimes lol - but yes slimes are annoying, especially hydro

[@jordanmntungwa3311]

slimes are dangerous. lol very OP enemies for what they actually are. 1 slime is okay but 5-10 slimes will ruin your whole day@@trashbuilds8351

[@jordanmntungwa3311]

slimes are dangerous. lol very OP enemies for what they actually are. 1 slime is okay but 5-10 slimes will ruin your whole day@@trashbuilds8351

[@mickysaif]

sometimes my full hp zhongli does 20k on slimes due to that lmao

[@makoto5071]

Recurve bow is good for Diona. You can possibly get one in Liyue chests or the Chest/Reward near the first Statue in Sumeru.

[@krummesblech]

Its sometimes in Mondstadt Chests (not liyue) There is also one if you Talk with a person on the Inazuma harbor

[@keenahgamboa]

I also use Recurve Bow on my Diona, can vouch that it works well for her

[@madeliefynana]

@@krummesblech to add, there is also an other one you can get in Sumeru from an NPC Forgot who or where, might edit it in later And for others its also great on Yelan

[@krummesblech]

@@madeliefynana You can get it near Gandharva Ville, Next to a waterfall there is a woman who gives you the bow. I didn't mention it because the main comment from Makoto was written by this one. Yes, it's very good on Yelan, she's the only user who also benefits from the passive. If I don't have a healer or play Yelan solo, I sometimes even swap Aqua for a recurve bow, the difference is less than you would think for a 3* Weapon

[@Ver.Seris.23]

I have a no pull alt acct. so I covet all weapons obtainable through rewards or exploration :D never thought I’d run into a 3star weapon overview but I’m glad I did and am even more glad it exists at all xD tyvm! ⚔️✨ Also I’m relived I ran into a comment letting us know the Amber Bead and Ebony Bow are unreleased, I was so confused, having never ever seen or heard of them before, and woulda run all over the new areas hunting for them otherwise lol

[@simon_roy]

The Dark Iron sword has marginal damage difference with the Iron sting and you can get it so early in the game just by speaking to a NPC, wich in my opinion makes it a great early game option and a good option overall. Billets are hard to obtain.

[@roadhog820]

Is it possible to get more of dar iron sword from billets

[@simon_roy]

@@roadhog820 No you can only get 2 copies of Dark Iron Sword. One by speaking to Chen the Sharp in Liyue and one from a chest Wangshan Hall in Chenyu Vale. Refinement both on Dark Iron sword and Iron Sting are not very useful.

[@BlueInkAlchemy]

White Iron Greatsword is a pretty good weapon for Noelle, for those starting out and getting her from the Beginner's Wishes. It synergizes with her kit and, in my opinion, very much fits her knightly aesthetic.

[@brexcubo6766]

Debate club is superior early game unless you somehow get c6 noelle. And at that point you probably can get her the craftable weapon

[@reactiondavant-garde3391]

@@brexcubo6766 Not neccesirly, yes she have more damage but in early game you want Noelle for overworld healing. But because how energy hungrey she is for overworld you basicly need to use 1, Favonius greatsword (gacha 4*) or 2, a whole team build around her (Gorou who?) where you can funnel.

[@roadhog820]

Whiteblind is her weapon

[@BlueInkAlchemy]

I agree, but not everyone has access to billets or would want to use one for Whiteblind. The greatsword or debate club are good options for her unless/until one does the crafting.

[@roadhog820]

@@BlueInkAlchemy billets ain't even thaaat rare just do ur weekly bosses

[@Karthaen]

Nice thing about 3* weapons is they use less relic exp and mora than higher ones. I wasn't a fan when I started since I wanted the best of the best i could get, but I definitely would consider them if I was to do it all over again.

[@lynn9265]

Less domain/monster drops as well :)

[@andresramirez3640]

yup, I cant bother lvling my skyward blade for that reason, the domain gives cancer, the chances of golden drops are low and it asks for too many purples … lvl 70 it is

[@SeravySensei]

Recurve Bow is good for Diona. White Tassel is great for Hu Tao if you use her the lazy way at c0 (no charge attacks)

[@vjbd2757]

Slingshot is really good for Tighnari and other charged-shot characters.

[@reactiondavant-garde3391]

It is comicall how good this weapen is on Tignari, espeically because you can just ignore the low attack with an EM build.

[@lafeechloe6998]

Just Yelan

[@Lanso-01]

​@@lafeechloe6998 c1 Yelan*

[@djunahguihard250]

Now There is also sethos

[@orangemage9522]

I had kicked myself for accidentally destroying the dark iron sword. I was so excited to get another bite at the apple with the new region. I casually go to the guy in Liyue city and click the wrong text box and... now I have 2 dark iron swords..........😅😅

[@kuraresacupcakes]

But...the only way to obtain it before the new region was released was by talking to the guy in Liyue Harbor, so if you talked to him and got one now, then there's no way you could've had one before

[@orangemage9522]

@@kuraresacupcakes I had convinced myself I had already gotten it and fed it into another weapon. I guess I never did, though. I have been regretting destroying that rare weapon for years. Turns out I never got it in the first place 🤣

[@MereleFerele]

I love Dark Iron Sword but let's be real... it's extremely niche as far as actual use. Iron Sting is craftable and better, Toukabou is free (if you did the event) and better, and Xiphos is one of the best support weapons in the game. Most people have at least 1 billet they can spare. I use it on Kuki for the drip, because hyperbloom is already so strong the weaker weapon doesn't matter, but it's 100% for style 🤣 People just love its looks and there only being 2 in the whole game gives it a mysterious and valuable aura.

[@littlepawML]

I started only recently so i dont have the tokabu. I don't want two units on the same team wielding iron sting, so dark iron sword is nice for me. Hehe. And how do we get xiphos? I've never seen it or heard about it until today.

[@meowdasbae2]

@@littlepawMLits only on weapon banner 😔

[@ZanathKariashi]

@@littlepawML That's the trick, you don't. Since even if it's on a banner, you won't get a single copy if you actually want one, since there's no way to guarantee a specific 4*.

[@littlepawML]

@@ZanathKariashi yeah, I wish i knew this last night. I started a few months ago, like 4 months. And i still don't have even one sacrificial sword for xinqui so I drew on the weapon banner like, 50 draws. And I didnt get even one of those. Ended up with r5 sacrificial greatsword and decided I'll hold onto that pity anyways for a better weapon banner. 🫡

[@Kemuell_Mabuen]

As a collector, I was extremely happy to see these weapons again and locked at least 1 copy of each. Still missing some that I fed into 4 stars in the past but maybe we'll get a monstadt expansion and I'll get them back.

[@sailorenthusiast]

Most likely. There have been references to a place called Dornman Port in Mondstadt that we haven’t visited before. We might be visiting that place soon since it was referenced in the Fontaine archon questline.

[@snowparody]

I'm still waiting to build my Healer Diluc because I got rid of all my white iron greatswords 🫠

[@sharkonstage]

@@sailorenthusiast what about the dandelion sea? does that even exist? I saw it on a speculative full map drawn by someone

[@HadouGun]

@@sharkonstage I wonder if they'll move that NPC that wants to go there when we do get it.

[@sharkonstage]

@@HadouGun I'm not familiar with said NPC but that would be very cool

[@zuxx00]

WTF?! I didn't know there was another Dark Iron Sword in Chenyu Vale. Good thing I haven't de-clutter my weapon inventory yet!

[@abdulkealfaaz]

can you please tell me where exactly in Chenyu Vale did you get it bro?

[@zuxx00]

@@abdulkealfaaz I did. It's inside Wangshan Hall in Upper Chenyu Vale. I think you need to accept the quest from the NPC nearby to get inside. The sword is in a chest by the arena inside the hall.

[@nawu2024]

- Raven Bow can be used for Childe... Nuke or sustained early-mid game.. - White Iron Greatsword was one of the niche build when Noelle has to go down to Corrossion Floor back in 2.x abyss xD [Mondstadt Exclusive] if i started a new account, i'd put Skyrider Sword to all chara.. :v

[@icykid]

yeah raven bow good for taser team or fridge team with childe

[@valtay4277]

Hey man I'm glad you've made this video. When I'm using weapons as fodder sometimes I come across some 3* and I'm like bruh this weapon is pretty based, EM and ER on some of them, I've actually locked a couple of them and maxed them out as spares.

[@shadowmoon6615]

just before the release of arlechino white tassel was considered mid but now its probably the best f2p option for her

[@Cajun_Seasoning]

i've always been super careful about not foddering a weapon I don't have a locked copy of, so I'm surprised there are some I've never seen or heard of despite my entire map being 100% explored. Never heard of ebony bow or amber bead or quartz

[@wasabisniffles]

Those specifically I think were beta release weapons

[@Cajun_Seasoning]

@@wasabisniffles yeah just found out about them

[@KeroseneZanchu]

That's because all of those are beta-exclusive weapons and don't actually exist in the game.

[@Cajun_Seasoning]

@@KeroseneZanchu yh, someone already answered but thanks

[@meakimon]

I wish this game featured a glamour option, because I really like the look of a lot of the 2 and 3 star weapons.^^

[@dovelay]

So ebony bow, quartz and amber bead are both unreleased and from the beta testing days, not implemented in the current game

[@Cajun_Seasoning]

thats reassuring cuz it was throwing me off when I've tried really hard to lock at least 1 copy of everything no matter how bad it is.

[@3xtan327]

I thought i had some kind of memory loss cuz i couldn’t remember seeing any of them in game for the life of me

[@MikojinToyunda]

I keep a copy of every 3 star at R5, for some I even keep multiple R5 copy (and R2 for Black Iron Sword as there's no other to get) And I level to 90 at least 8 of them ! Some are really good ! - Black Tassel for HP support (I have 2 R5 lvl 90) - White Tassel : very good for normal attack DPS and even better if they don't scale on Atk (HuTao) - Harbinger of Dawn : high Crit stat if you can keep the HP up and don't need the atk stats (Albedo) - Slingshot : high dmg and crit stat even with the low atk. - TTDS : no need to explain why !

[@lordkaiser1404]

where did that amber bead come from?!

[@RareAngelz]

The memories! I used white iron greatsword Noelle to power through Mondstadt until I got lucky and pulled Fischl and her c1 in a 10 pull. Ran physical Fischl with an r5 stringless until late Sumeru. I'm free-to-play and had never even looked at recommendations or guides back then. I will 100% back that a high refinement stringless can let you auto attack your way to AR 45 without issue.

[@juliovargas2334]

hey jello, thanks for all the content much love man

[@zaxx_]

White tassel underated bro... Its freaking 5 star.

[@Alecajuice]

I wouldn’t say 5 star but it carried my Rosaria up until AR 50ish. Might have lasted longer if I pulled any characters for teams that would want her in late game.

[@reactiondavant-garde3391]

Considering how bad the alternatives it is a very good damage polearm for a lot of charatcer. I would call it secret 4* more just because how little other options are exist.

[@philkersonchong9848]

Wouldnt white tassel be best on cyno?

[@reactiondavant-garde3391]

@@philkersonchong9848 He use it best, but it is an okey option for Hu Tao as well.

[@sheepsong5681]

Great on zhongli for burst once you have enough hp

[@braddl9442]

Travelers handy sword on Albedo and an UPCOMING character is actually not that bad if you dont want to use Harbinger of Dawn. And White Tassel the way it does that bonus damage, actually scales in such a way that its really cracked on Hu Tao. And recurve bow is actually also usable on Diona if you want her shield to super strong.

[@braddl9442]

White Iron is good on Noelle, Itto, and Xinyan on some builds if you dont want to use a billet

[@ladastrizh5281]

Sharpshooter's oath is actually good on Yelan. I have enough ER in artifacts so there is no reason to use favonius bow. And both slingshot and sharpshooter's oath are the only damage options I have. And my emblem CR circlet is better than CD one. Also I like the fact that it maches her color sceme.

[@DeptalJexus]

Twin Nephrite, Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers, Black Tassel, Dark Iron Sword, and Harbinger of Dawn are pretty much OP if you know how to build and whom to use with.

[@starryplatinum]

Raven bow is actuallly not a bad option for Childe early game. He wants that EM and the passive is something he could definitely use when paired with Xiangling. I know this because someone told me to use it with Childe when I first got him many years ago and I didn't have any good weapons for him outside of Favge

[@studiesinflux1304]

12:05 Otherworldly Story is a good early game option for Charlotte or other catalyst that needs to provide some support from a high cost elemental burst. You can junk it after pulling a Favonious Codex or other catalyst that helps with energy, hence early game. For the early catalysts, you are basically deciding between Otherworldly Story, Magic Guide, or Thrilling Tales.

[@seandillon1884]

Jello! Could you do a video about your favorite overworld characters/teams?!! Would love to hear your thoughts on overworld game play

[@Jeppi02]

1:29 Where do you find Amber Bead? Ive never heard of such a thing

[@jakeivy4338]

great video. I really enjoy your content. Are you planning to make a similar video for 4-star weapons. I think that would be very useful.

[@ruzzelgloriane3620]

Welcome to Genshin Impact where most of the 3 stars weapon are more useful than the standard 5 star weapons XD

[@stUwUpified]

Isn't Fav is better than Slingshot on Yelan in almost every situation except when she has low ER requirements?

[@TJF588]

Debate Club's ascended color scheme is really nice. I've been good to upgrade every weapon I can get to at least Ascension 2 if only to see both their appearances in the Archive.

[@thehitomiboy7379]

I have 1 disagreement. Black Tassel is basically BiS for Chevreuse. There is no reason not to enhance it. Consider: you are playing her on spiral abyss with slimes. While in theory, you should already have no problem with this, the added damage can only help, not hurt, and is worth the refinement if you have it. Im not aware of anyone else who wants that weapon so, this makes sense.

[@myla2004]

why do you speak. black tassel has a worse passive for the team than fav and chevreuse damage is negligible.

[@xdragon2k]

Wait, are you saying that I can finally R2 my Dark Iron Sword?

[@skycat196]

I love your content, thank you so much for all the testing that you do. The only thing, this video became frustrating to watch as your face cam video covered so much of info on the screen. Just an FYI, the video has so much great and sometimes nostalgic info.

[@zerddrez235]

Debate Club curried me through the early game, heh. Back then I preferred using claymore characters (Beidou, my main~)

[@Lunikyuu]

Finally after 3 years I have that R5 White Tassel I wanted for my Hu Tao early on ...too bad for it I got an R5 Dragon's Bane in less time I only foddered my 3 star weapons ONCE and it was before Hu Tao even released. Now I'm approaching my weapon limit because I don't wanna fodder my 3-stars again but after seeing this vid I guess I can go and lock some of the higher tier ones.

[@hofile6765]

Nice video, it is rare for content creators to mention the 3 star weapons except the TotDS

[@jgj_iv]

Thx 4 the vid Jello ❤️❤️

[@sapherion]

I like Sharpshooters oath, its not that bad and since I saved since I started it was the Best bow I could get for Tighnari. (I still dont have slingshot or any other bow that increase a crit stat or dmg.

[@latioshunter]

I certainly foddered the Dark Iron Sword and white tassels and so on, believing id eventually just have so many 4☆ that itd be pointless to have any 3☆.... huge mistake when i heard it was unironically a great sword for Kazuha, and you only get one ever..... and some weapons dont even come from gacha, only chests. Luckily, I had enough Liyue areas left to explore that i could get a White Tassel back up to r5.... but the Dark Iron Sword was gone forever.

[@Helder_Mark]

Early-game back in 2020 I foddered all of my white iron greatswords and travelers handy swords. Like most of us day-one players, i didnt think i’d ever want to keep copies of lower-grade weapons. Can’t wait for Dorman Port to release in the future as a Mondstadt expansion so i can hopefully scoop em up!

[@wahyuwirawan727]

Em + atk buff after electro reaction is good for swirl electro and aggravate electro dmg dealer. Got it r2 by recent area. Perhaps r5 later.

[@Feradose]

I love how you placed your noggin in the text honestly instead of reading those weird weapons we get to see your chad face

[@_loid]

Lantern Rite is beautiful. It's my first time encounter of this event.

[@fardareismai4495]

Enjoy!! It's always so cool to walk around Liyue Harbour and see all the lanterns at night, one of my favorite things. I hope you have a lot of fun with the event

[@marianbeczkowski4390]

Some of these weapon drop in changyu vale, but they don't auto lock !

[@nikivan29]

At some point while looting the Chasm I realized that I am getting weapons I've never seen before, and since then I have locked at least one R5 of every 3-star I could get my hands on

[@mSantsnj]

I run an r5 Black Tassel on my c6 Zhongli haha been that way forever! Literally HP/ER Zhongli for max uptime and shieldbotting! Oh and 4pc Tenacity! Awesome vid as always bruddah!

[@AKDE83]

i find it crazy that people would have anything other than favonius on zhongli i'm really curious what team do you play with him ??

[@manicpixiecassidy]

​@@AKDE83 My team he's most consistently run in would be my Tighnari team, with Miko and Nahida, but I run him basically anywhere you can put him on level 90 Black Tassel. Still manage to drop 100k ults with him on a full HP HP HP build as well... against Slimes. XD

[@baizhu]

@@AKDE83personally i use black tassel purely for shieldbot. the reason i don’t run fav is because i feel building/getting crit on zhongli just to proc it is a waste. typically i’m using fav sword and lance on other characters anyway, so putting him on fav just for the energy generation isn’t a big deal to me. my most crucial team with him is monopyro yoimiya, and my kazuha and bennett use fav and skyward respectively

[@AKDE83]

@@baizhu ok i see, that's right when you have fav on other characters, you can afford to not have him on fav, i run him with navia/furina/bennet and neuvi/nahida/xiangling and with both of these teams, it's almost trolling to not have him on fav also i like that bennet on skyward, in my opinion that's his BIS tho i would love to try a HP sword on full healing build to see how it does with furina

[@AKDE83]

@@baizhu also i run him 2 pc ATK/2 pc HP so i can get 50% Crit rate, my shield is lvl 8 and my sand is ATK, and i find that enough shielding actually

[@bacongl]

I started in 1.0 and immediately locked one R5 copy of every weapon. After awhile I figured out I could use another copy of Thrilling Tales. But I am lucky is billets so I dont use them much. Mature accounts really don't use 3 stars except Thrilling Tales because it is that good.

[@snowparody]

Praying we get more Thrilling Tales weapon types. I am willing to do unspeakable things for a Thrilling Tales polearm or sword

[@-L1K-]

I’ll never understand why they put in a limited amount of certain 3* weapons.

[@ChaosFlute]

It always kind of puzzles me that people would accidentally fodder all of something, when my default instinct is to lock and R5 one copy of everything just in case it might be useful later to prevent exactly that.

[@biswaruproy5002]

I am sorry for the comment in the last video about the false possession of all characters and i understand that you and waiting for some of them and also i enjoyed your content and i have learned some useful things so thank you

[@notebookofmath]

imo switch these: Dark Iron Sword -> early game option Skyrider Greatsword -> situational build since you mentioned it outclasses even some 4* options. Kind of fits in the same category as White Tassel for me, like it's a bit cope but it works lol Remove: Quartz, Amber Bead and other weapons that cannot be obtained. There is no point in ranking them and it feels disingenuous to categorize stuff as "fodder" when it's not available in the game. Overall, looking up ahead of time which weapons are available from where (if they are available at all) would also make the video smoother to watch, since many of these are available from wishing, so comments like needing to make sure to lock one is not really necessary (3:33). If you like a little challenge, try a 3 star weapon abyss run. Although I don't think it was too challenging for me despite my horrible gameplay, it was helped by some light whaling (which defeats the point of the challenge). Most notably, my characters faced a lot of energy issues that were improved in part, but not completely, because of 5* constellations. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eInQXox8f9hqrqs

[@TJF588]

I have not found another Dark Iron Sword yet, but it was my _first_ Lv.90 weapon, because I loved its look and I mained my first limited five-star, Kazuha, at the time. I've largely avoided details about Chenyu Vale, but had glanced talk of DIS, and I look forward to doing my ol' reliable so _justice!_

[@haseulmybeloved1134]

This video is heaven sent. As a f2p player that been playing for less than a year, i have few 4star weapons and no 5star whatsoever.

[@dominicjannazo7144]

Several of the 3* deserve to be discussed more on tier lists. Thanks for being one of the few to highlight them. Perhaps a non-5* artifact tier list would be useful too. Yeah, some are garbage, but not all of them

[@chrisr251]

I have been farming these since I figured them out. Unfortunately that happened AFTER I had mostly cleared Liyue last time. This time I am hoarding all of them.

[@Cosmic-Clod]

This sword is super useful for hyper bloom teams with characters like dendro/electro Traveler or Kookie Shinobo on them (because it increases all party members crit rate opon making an electro reaction with that character)

[@TJF588]

At some point, I had decided to get at least four R5'd copies of each three-star weapon, and I'd got going with Genshin post-Chasm, so when Zhongli's birthday mail made it apparent we were going to Chenyu Vale next, I was disproportionately excited that we would be getting more chances at these three-star weapons! Gracious, I need Mondstadt to get an expansion, which I thought the Mare Jivari could be, but on looking it up, that's way away from the nation of wind.

[@giuba98]

"even if that weapon isn't just a fan creation" LMAO I laughed so hard thanks man

[@KkeojyeoOW]

Thanks for this Jello! Helped me sort out stuff big time! I do actually run now Catalyst only account (very fresh Ar 55) so its been quite struggle to have weapons or 4* + on everyone due to limited bilets and so :D the 3 stars been always for me mainly cosmetic thing use them cause they look cool but never much of a practical choice, but Magic Guide has been actually good on hyperbloom Lisa that I use. I was forced to use Emerald Orb for while, which bit hurts XD

[@TheJH1015]

White Iron Greatsword is also a GREAT F2P early game option for Noelle if you just can't get Claymore billets for a Whiteblind.

[@Aeron428]

I remember looking up weapons and seeing the quartz claymore. This was around the time I was still early game play and lost a 50/50 to diluc so I was try to find a decent weapon for him. I spent so long try to figure out how to obtain it, only to find out that you can’t. Also not just to get for diluc, but to have from a collectors standpoint.

[@crocworks]

Before we got Mailed Flower, Blood-Tainted Greatsword had the highest EM option out of the 4star options. If you missed that event, you may want that for certain EM stacking builds. I experimented with that on Thundering Furry Razor and on a Swirl Sayu build before I settled on Fav being the better weapon. But still could be good if you have enough ER from artifacts and you don't want Rainslasher's passive; Rainslasher gives just a little less EM than Blood-Tainted Greatsword, but obviously has more attack and a similar passive. Also, White Tassel is a respectable budget option for Hu Tao if your gacha luck for the 4star spears is terrible. I consider both to be Situational.

[@jfl7314]

I love recurve bow on yelan. Especially, the heal for overworld as you can mow through most enemies anyways

[@rony_rst]

The Bloodtainted Greatsword is great for an EM build Razor. It's like the most EM of 3 and 4* stars greatswords

[@Qeebs118]

I use dark iron sword on my kuki and my gf use it for kazuha, this weapon is so good, I don’t know why people don’t use it

[@Grucifix666]

I think people dont use it because theyve accidentally used it to level up another weapon😭

[@Cajun_Seasoning]

and now you can r2 it!

[@birdparty]

twin nephrite is a nice early game option for some catalyst dps characters, its what i used as a ningguang main for a hot second

[@ponderingfox]

When I don’t have enough Fav or other ER weapons, the three star options are nice. I’m actually using Otherworldly Story on Charlotte.

[@voshadxgathic]

Favonius Warbow is one of Yelan's best weapons and *you get one for free* early game just through natural progression. There's literally no reason to be giving her a 3* bow, even with HP%. The only real competition is Aqua Simulacrum, and that can still be build and comp dependent if she lacks ER for consistent bursts.

[@loonastrawberry]

i was more exited about white tassel than i was for my xianyun. i wanted white tassel for a year but i didn't have it. now i have three of them!

[@arinami]

Black Tassel above white tassel is crazy ngl, that thing carried my hutao back when i had nothing

[@Axterix13]

Recurve Bow is pretty nice very early game, because of the healing. I used Amber on field way back when I started due to that. Also makes it handy for Yelan as a niche weapon when running certain co-op domains. And also for the overworld. She'll do plenty of damage with it, and you don't have to worry about your health. Traveler's Handy Sword annoys me because the Traveler doesn't use it in cutscenes. It is her handy sword; she should be using that, not the dull blade.

[@Ghoul_da]

Maybe it was 3rd descender's BiS like how Dull blade is for Current traveller.

[@ZanathKariashi]

A traveler's handy sword, not THE Traveler's handy sword. it's handy becaus eit makes you tougher and heals you. And is a surprisingly good Albedo option for corrosion fights where you can't keep HoD active (it's about on par with Jade Cutter overall as a corrosion fight weapon).

[@ashab4444]

7:46 Liyue treasure weapons. (If you a collector like me, you probably want to lock🔒 them)

[@marios.2975]

I use Black Tassel on my Thoma full HP build. And Recurve Bow on Diona before I replaced her with Layla. And Thoma will probably be switched to Rightfull Reward which would help with ER. He has 205ER on instructor set which is actually pretty close and only works in double Pyro teams.

[@LolaLink]

My collector's brain has R5'd and locked a copy of each 3* I got (admittedly I have not done this for 1* or 2* weapons lmao). The Dark Iron Sword has so much drip on my Kuki. I luckily got 100 EM roll on my flower so I probably won't switch it out unless I get a Xiphos.

[@LandryArri]

Well, black tasel refinement comes handy if you give it to zhongli when you Emblem farming, helps to clear the slimes with his ult ...

[@h4r1b0.]

Travelers handy sword is actually a really fun option for nilou if you dont have any hp% sword. I run it on nilou and its really cool how she just constanly heals up when taking dmg.

[@IXxJordan]

I mean, you get so many of them then most 3* you can just R5 and lock 2 of them pretty much whenever, its more of a "can I use this or not"

[@oleg-o8d]

Recurve Bow on Elan is actually pretty good because of HP, this deals a lot more dmg

[@paladinblanc2271]

For those wandering, Ebony Bow, Quartz and Amber Bead are not actually released at this time

[@blessanabey5575]

I'm keeping most like 1 of each at r5 (except black iron sword cuz there is only 2 ingame) since you don't know what u might need later on especially as a F2P, like white tassel on arlacchino and stuff.

[@doublecomplex4741]

Fillet Blade at R5 does more damage than some of my R1 4* blades of a higher level. Looks great and worth investing in, at least for early game!

[@voshadxgathic]

Bloodtainted greatsword is a really interesting option for overload Beidou.

[@leontran1852]

After 3 years we finally getting the 2nd ever copy of Dark Iron Sword, 9 years more and we will have it at refinement 5

[@Nowaylarry]

White Tassel is also a fairly good f2p option for Hu Tao. Crit rate is often lacking in a Hu Tao build and her standard combos all include some normal attacks. I think between it and black tassel would mostly come down to balancing out your artifact stats. It is also not bad on an onfield Candace though that is far more niche.

[@bluem0n0chrom3]

white tassel, harbinger of dawn and dark iron sword are like the op 3 star weapons. def performs well for characters like cyno and alhaitham.

[@H00DEDCR0W]

even with such low base attack, harbinger of dawn is still competitive on keqing just from the massive crit value it provides -- 102.9CV at R5 with the passive, that's no joke. it does get beaten out by a few four stars and of course five star options are best but I've 36 starred with aggravate keqing on harbinger of dawn. it slays, don't overlook it.

[@Charlie-hv3dh]

Haven't started the video yet, but I have had a black tasal since really early in the game- and it's lowkey gotten better with time and time.

[@HadouGun]

Any new Liyue area potentially can give you some White Tassels, I almost got a second one up to R5, just 1 more drop and it'll be mine.