A 4-star sword called the Fleuve Cendre Ferryman is something you can get from a certain vendor inGenshin Impact, but only when you trade some rare fish. Without the right bait to catch some aquatic animals, you’ll be lost for hours trying to catch what you need. This weapon’s sheer power alone makes it worth the effort it may take to purchase.
Thankfully, this weapon is available for all players, including those who opt for every free-to-play option. The Fleuve Cendre Ferryman is a new weapon that was shown duringGenshin Impact’s 4.0 Livestream, which covered the update that went live on August 16th, 2024. No prerequisites are needed to obtain this weapon, only steps you have to follow.

How To Get The Fleuve Cendre Ferryman Sword
Catch Fish And Bring Them To An NPC
The first step to getting the Fleuve Cendre Ferryman sword is totalk to the NPC who runs the Fleuve Cendre Ferryman shop. This character can be seen fishing off an island that’s part of the ruinsin the water east of the Fontaine area. This character, Delaroche, offers a variety of items in exchange for rare fish, including the sword you are looking for.
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To obtain the Fleuve Cendre Ferryman sword, you need to give Delaroche these fish:

These fish are exceedingly rare compared to the normal fish you would catch, especially the Platinum Collection Mek. Thefish types inGenshin Impactspawn in several places throughout your map and all have specific bait that attracts them more. Explore different points for each kind of fish you need and take your time to craft the bait that attracts them most.
The bait for all the fish Delaroche asks for concerning the sword’s cost can be crafted when you buy their recipes from the Fontaine Fishing Association. You can also get them from Delaroche for three Pink Medakas fish each.

You needSour Bait, Sugardew Bait, and Flashing Maintenance Mek Baitto attract all the fish tied to the Fleuve Cendre Ferryman sword. Flashing Maintenance bait will help you catch the Platinum Collection fish, while Sour Bait will attract both types of Bass. For the final Marlin, you need Sugardew Bait, as it is the only bait type the creatures will respond to inGenshin Impact.
How To Use The Fleuve Cendre Ferryman Sword
Refine Weapon Skills With The Right Materials
Once you have all the fish you need, simply return to Delaroche and give them to her to get the Fleuve Cendre Ferryman sword. This weapon is excellent for Sub-DPS characters or any of thesword-wielders inGenshin Impactwho are specialized in using it. As a 4-star rarity, the Ferryman sword is quite powerful, boasting42 Base ATK and +10.0% Energy Rechargethat can be improved further.
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The Fleuve Cendre Ferryman sword is also blessed with a strong ability calledIronbone. This traitincreases your Elemental Skill Crit Rate by 8%at first and additionallyimproves your Energy Recharge Rate by 16% for five seconds after you use an Elemental Skill. This gives you a great weapon capable of unleashing tons of elemental damage often by boosting your crit chances while keeping your Energy intact.

For more fish, you can enhance the Ironbone ability by getting refinement materials from Delaroche. You need8Maintenance Mek: Platinum Collection, 20Rippling Hearfeather Bass, 20Blazing Heartfeather Bass, and 24 moreStreaming Axe Marlinto buy the items you need to do this.
The base stats of the sword can be improved alongside other properties of the weapon, but only when you use other materials to Ascend the tool. TheAscension resources inGenshin Impactyou’ll need to max out the Fleuve Cendre Ferryman sword are:
Required Materials
20-40
5,000 Mora, 3 Fragment of an Ancient Cord, 3 Drop of Tainted Water, 2 Transoceanic Pearl
40-50
15,000 Mora, 3 Chapter of an Ancient Cord, 12 Drop of Tainted Water, 8 Transoceanic Pearl
50-60
20,000 Mora, 6 Chapter of an Ancient Cord, 6 Scoop of Tainted Water, 6 Transoceanic Chunk
60-70
30,000 Mora, 3 Movement of an Ancient Cord, 12 Scoop of Tainted Water, 9 Transoceanic Chunk
70-80
35,000 Mora, 6 Movement of an Ancient Cord, 9 Newborn Tainted Hyrdro Phantasm, 6 Xenochromatic Crystal
80-90
45,000 Mora, 4 Echo of an Ancient Cord, 18 Newborn Tainted Hyrdro Phantasm, 12 Xenochromatic Crystal
Fully upgrading this weapon may help you create an incredibly strong character build for one of your favorite characters. Anyone who takes the time to get the Fleuve Cendre Ferryman sword inGenshinImpactwill have to find someone on their team whose strength is capable of bringing out this weapon’s full potential.