Genshin Impact ‘Primordial Jade Cutter’ Weapon Guide: Where to get, stats, effects, ascension materials, and recommended characters

Genshin Impact - Primordial Jade Cutter

Primordial Jade Cutter is a 5-star sword in Genshin Impact. It is part of the Primordial Jade Series of weapons alongside the Primordial Jade Winged-Spear.

“A ceremonial sword masterfully carved from pure jade. There almost seems to be an audible sigh in the wind as it is swung.”

Primordial Jade Cutter description

This article will discuss Primordial Jade Cutter, including where you can get it, its stats, the ascension materials required, and recommended characters.

Where to get Primordial Jade Cutter

The Primordial Jade Cutter can only be obtained via Wish, specifically by pulling from the Epitome Invocation Weapon Event Wish Banner. This weapon is featured on the said banner from October 14, 2022, to November 1, 2022. After this, there will be no way of acquiring the weapon unless a weapon banner re-run takes place.

Primordial Jade Cutter Stats

Below are the stats of this sword:

Level 1-90 Base ATK44 – 542
Level 1-90 Bonus StatCRIT Rate 9.6% – 44.1%
Genshin Impact - Primordial Jade Cutter stats
Credit: HoYoverse

Primordial Jade Cutter Effects

This sword’s passive skill is called Protector’s Virtue:

HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 1.2% of the wielder’s Max HP.

For every weapon refinement, the effects of this sword are increased by:

1HP bonus: 20%
% of Max HP as ATK bonus: 1.2%
2HP bonus: 25%
% of Max HP as ATK bonus: 1.5%
3HP bonus: 30%
% of Max HP as ATK bonus: 1.8%
4HP bonus: 35%
% of Max HP as ATK bonus: 2.1%
5HP bonus: 40%
% of Max HP as ATK bonus: 2.4%

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Ascension Materials

Below are the ascension materials for this sword:

20 – 40: 

  • Mist Veiled Lead Elixir ×5
  • Mist Grass Pollen ×5
  • Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×3

40 – 50:

  • Mist Veiled Mercury Elixir ×5
  • Mist Grass Pollen ×18
  • Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×12

50 – 60: 

  • Mist Veiled Mercury Elixir ×9
  • Mist Grass ×9
  • Silver Raven Insignia ×9

60 – 70: 

  • Mist Veiled Gold Elixir ×5
  • Mist Grass ×18
  • Silver Raven Insignia ×14

70 – 80:

  • Mist Veiled Gold Elixir ×9
  • Mist Grass Wick ×14
  • Golden Raven Insignia ×9

80 – 90: 

  • Mist Veiled Primo Elixir ×6
  • Mist Grass Wick ×27
  • Golden Raven Insignia ×18

Recommended Characters

With its CRIT Rate bonus stat, HP increase, and ATK bonus from the equipping character’s max HP, Primordial Jade Cutter is a good option for characters who need some HP for offensive or supportive purposes.

While this isn’t her BiS (best-in-slot) weapon, our top recommendation is the 5-star Hydro character Nilou. Her abilities, including her Elemental Skill, Burst, and even her Bountiful Core damage, have high HP multipliers. This makes Primordial Jade Cutter her second-best option if you don’t have her signature weapon Key of Khaj-Nisut. For more details about maximizing Nilou‘s potential, check out our Nilou Build Guide here

Genshin Impact - Primordial Jade Cutter - Nilou
Credit: HoYoverse

Another 5-star sword user who can benefit from this weapon is Kamisato Ayato. Although the HP multiplier for the damage dealt by his Namisen is quite low, Primordial Jade Cutter is an option if you don’t have his signature weapon Haran Geppaku Futsu or his sister Ayaka‘s signature weapon Mistsplitter Reforged.

Lastly, Primordial Jade Cutter is an option for the 5-star Geo Character Albedo if, for some reason, you don’t like using the low-rarity Harbinger of Dawn (3 stars), which is currently one of his best weapons. However, if you happen to have the Cinnabar Spindle for Albedo, this 4-star sword still outshines the Primordial Jade Cutter.

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For 4-star units, Xingqiu, Bennett, and Kuki Shinobu are characters who can greatly benefit from the Primordial Jade Cutter.

Xinqqiu‘s 1st Ascension Passive allows his Rain Sword to heal the active character based on his HP, which this sword can improve. However, you can only have this as your option if Xingqiu has enough Energy Recharge for his Burst.

Genshin Impact - Primordial Jade Cutter - Xingqiu
Credit: HoYoverse

On the other hand, with this sword’s decent base ATK and HP bonus, both Bennett’s ATK buff (based on his base ATK) and healing (based on his HP) can be improved. However, if you want to focus on Bennett‘s ATK buff, there are a lot of other options for you, including the 4-star Prototype Rancour.

Lastly, Kuki Shinobu can benefit from this sword as her healing is based on her Max HP. Moreover, this sword’s CRIT Rate can also contribute to your team’s overall damage if you use her as a healer/sub-DPS, especially in a Catalyze Team. To recall, the Aggravate Elemental Reaction can deal CRIT.

Genshin Impact is an action role-playing game developed by miHoyo, also known as HoYoverse. The game is available on PC, PS4, PS5, iOS, and Android, while a release on Nintendo Switch is currently in the works

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