Diona is Genshin Impact's teetotalling catgirl. When she's not working at the Cat's Tail, she wields bows and Cryo in her quest to destroy Mondstadt wine. If you plan on using Diona in your adventuring party, it's best to raise her level cap via Ascension.
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Boosting Diona's rating not only increases her maximum stats, but it also provides growing bonuses to her Cryo abilities. In this guide, we'll go over how to reach each Ascension Phase, what benefits you can look forward to, and the best way to grind the required materials.
Previous Ascension materials aren't counted towards the next Ascension Phase. This means that to Ascend from Phase 1 to Phase 2, you'll need 40,000 Mora in addition to the 20,000 you already paid to reach the first Phase. Also, the Cryo damage bonuses represent the total bonus applied at each Ascension Phase — they don't stack with the bonuses from previous Phases.
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Calla Lilies can be gardened and harvested at Orderly Meadow using seeds purchased from Tubby, or purchased fully-grown from Flora in Mondstadt. Both of these options are expensive and time-consuming as the flowers take about three days to grow and for Flora to restock. Gather them in the wild whenever you can — they grow naturally near bodies of water around Mondstadt. The Teleport Waypoint south of Springvale is a good place to grind for them.
Hoarfrost Cores are only dropped by the Cryo Regisvine. This boss lurks north of Falcon Coast, and deals Cryo damage. Each time you battle it, be sure to have 40 Original Resin on hand to open the Trounce Blossom that it drops — otherwise, you won't be able to claim the Hoarfrost
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