Top 5 materials to farm before Ayaka's rerun in Genshin Impact

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Ayaka will return to Genshin Impact with the 2.6 update. Her rerun banner will be available during the second phase of the update, and it is safe to assume that a plethora of players will be willing to unlock her.

Ayaka is a five-star Cryo Claymore user who belongs to the Inazuma region. She's been playable for a long time owing to which players can easily pre-farm the materials required to ascend her.

Here are the five most important materials for anyone who owns Ayaka.

Sakura Bloom is a local speciality of Inazuma. Only two characters in Genshin Impact, Ayaka and Ayato, use it for ascension.

Sakura Blooms can primarily be found on Narukami Island and they respawn every 48 hours. There are a total of 75 flowers on the map, and to fully ascend Ayaka, players will have to collect 168 Sakura Blooms.

A farming route for the item has been provided above.

To ascend Ayaka to Lv. 90, Shivada Jade items will be required in the following amounts:

Major sources of Shivada Jade items include Cryo bosses like Cryo Regisvines, Cryo Hypostases, and Wolf of the North weekly boss challenge. Players can also rely on crafting to get the items.

To reach Lv. 90, Ayaka needs Handguards in the following quanities:

It is worth noting that Handguards are also essential for leveling up Ayaka's talents. To upgrade a talent to Lv. 10, the materials required are:

These items are dropped by open-world enemies such as Nobushi: Jintouban, Nobushi: Hitsukeban, Nobushi: Kikouban, Kairagi: Dancing Thunder, and Kairagi: Fiery Might.

The Perpetual Mechanical Array boss in Genshin Impact drops the Perpetual Heart and players must collect 46 such items to fully ascend Ayaka.

The boss is located in front of the Jinren island in Inazuma, and to unlock the challenge,