The newest addition to the Genshin Impact roster, Nilou, will be available on the official servers in a day's time. Players will be happy to know that her Ascension materials are all farmable currently in phase 1 of 3.1, allowing her to be leveled up to 90 on day 1.
Nilou's Ascension materials include the Padisarah specialty from Sumeru, alongside Varunada Crystals, Crystalline Cyst Dust, and Perpetual Caliber. Typically, with a few resins and luck, you can stock up on enough resources to fully ascend the upcoming Hydro 5-star on the very first day.
The following article will list all the locations for the important materials required to ascend Nilou.
To start off, Nilou will require a total of 60 Padisarah for maximum ascension. This Sumeru Local Specialty can be found in four regions of the map, starting with The Palace of Alcazarzaray, Sumeru City, and the Varanara Forest. Other locations include the Pardis Dhyai and the east of the Old Varanara.
For a clearer idea of the farming route, you can refer to the image given above. There are a total of 68 Padisarah flowers located all over Sumeru, allowing you to easily reach the number required to fully ascend Nilou on day 1 itself.
Varunada Crystals can be obtained by defeating Hydro bosses located across Teyvat. The following bosses feature Varunada Crystals in their loot pool:
Other weekly bosses such as Childe, Stormterror, and Azhdaha may also drop these materials. Nilou will require 1 Varunada Sliver, 9 Fragments, 9 Chunks, and 6 Gemstones. Only Rhodeia and Hydro Hypostasis have guaranteed Varunada drops, so killing them and waiting for a reset is the ideal way to obtain these.
The drop rate of the rarity of these Crystals is randomized, so expect multiple slivers from one
Read more on sportskeeda.com