The “Cursed Blade” or “Cursed Sword” is a free 4-star weapon in Genshin Impact that is referred to in-game as Kagotsurube Isshin. Featuring a Base Attack of 42 – 510, the Cursed Blade’s Passive Skill is Isshin Art Clarity. This Passive generates Hewing Gale, an AoE attack activated whenever the sword’s wielder performs a Normal, Charged, or Plunging Attack. Isshin Art Clarity also bolsters the user’s ATK for eight seconds. Genshin Impact fans can trigger the Cursed Blade’s Passive every eight seconds in combat. Read on to learn how to unlock this unique weapon in Genshin Impact.

Unlocking The Kagotsurube Isshin Cursed Blade In Genshin Impact

To get the Kagotsurube Isshin Cursed Blade in Genshin Impact, players must complete Kaedehara Kazuha’s Story Quest, “Acer Palmatum Chapter: Act I – A Strange and Friendless Road.” The Cursed Sword is featured in the story and as a quest’s completion reward. Kazuha’s Story Quest becomes available once Travelers fulfill several prerequisites.

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Genshin Impact fans can follow the steps below to access “Acer Palmatum Chapter: Act I – A Strange and Friendless Road” and acquire the Kagotsurube Isshin Cursed Blade:

  • 1. Attain an Adventure Rank of 40.
  • 2. Complete the final quest of Inazuma’s storyline, “Chapter II: Act III – Omnipresence Over Mortals.”
  • 3. Complete Raiden Shogun‘s Story Quest, “Imperatrix Umbrosa Chapter: Act I – Reflections of Mortality.” A Story Key is also required to unlock the quest.
  • 4. Once the three requirements above have been fulfilled, Kazuha’s Story Quest can be unlocked with a single Story Key.

It will likely take about an hour and a half to complete “A Strange and Friendless Road,” after which Genshin Impact fans will receive Kagotsurube Isshin Cursed Blade, along with 4 Hero’s Wits and 60 Primogems. The Cursed Sword serves as an ideal free-to-play weapon for Kazuha, Ayaka, or Ayato. It is essential to mention that since the Kagotsurube Isshin is a Story Quest reward in Genshin Impact, it is unable to be Refined, forever capped at R1. Nevertheless, those looking to Ascend the Cursed Blade in Genshin Impact must gather the following materials:

  • Masks of the Wicked Lieutenant, Masks of the Tiger’s Bite, Masks of the One-Horned, and Masks of the Kijin from the Court of Flowing Sand
  • Gloomy Statuettes, Dark Statuettes, and Deathly Statuettes from Abyss Heralds, Abyss Lectors, and Shadowy Husks
  • Spectral Husks, Spectral Hearts, and Spectral Nuclei from Specters

Genshin Impact is available on PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.