When Furina de Fontaine, the dazzling Hydro Archon, graced Teyvat in 2023, I swore allegiance faster than you can say "Ousia alignment." Two years later in 2025, she still reigns supreme over my roster, dripping with aquatic elegance and chaotic courtroom drama. Oh, the sheer audacity of her design! That twirl of her mismatched sleeves, the flamboyant hat casting shadows like a divine spotlight, and those familiars—mini aquatic lawyers ready to sue hilichurls into oblivion. Genshin Impact truly outdid themselves creating this theatrical masterpiece. But let me tell you, dear traveler, maxing her wasn’t a gentle waltz; it was an ocean-deep odyssey of blood, sweat, and resin tears.

🌊 Ascension Materials: A Fontaine Pilgrimage Fit for Royalty

Preparing for Furina’s ascension felt like curating offerings for a capricious deity—because she is one! First, Lakelight Lilies. Oh, these iridescent blooms shimmering near Erinnyes Forest’s misty waters? They’re rarer than a polite Fatui agent. I spent weeks sprinting from Marcotte Station at dawn, humming Fontaine’s theme while plucking each petal, whispering, "She’ll love this one." The grind was soul-crushing, but seeing her glow at level 90? Worth every soggy step.

Then came the Hydro Tulpa—a watery abomination lurking north of Elynas. Diving into those depths felt like challenging Poseidon to a slap fight. Each "Water That Failed to Transcend" drop mocked me with its name. I failed to transcend sanity farming 20 of these liquid nightmares! And don’t get me started on Whopperflowers. Fontaine has fewer than Mondstadt has dandelions! I teleported across Liyue like a crazed bee, hoarding Nectar while muttering, "Furina better appreciate this."

Here’s the royal decree of resources needed:

Phase	Level	Mora Cost	Hydro Jades	Lakelight Lily	Whopperflower Drops	Hydro Tulpa Drops
1	40	20,000	Sliver x1	3	Nectar x3	N/A
2	50	40,000	Fragment x3	10	Nectar x15	x2
3	60	60,000	Fragment x6	20	Shimmering x12	x4
4	70	80,000	Chunk x3	30	Shimmering x18	x8
5	80	100,000	Chunk x6	45	Energy x12	x12
6	90	120,000	Gemstone x6	60	Energy x24	x20

💸 Mora and EXP: The Great Fontaine Bankruptcy

You’d think battling elemental beasts was hard? Ha! Try hemorrhaging Mora. Leveling Furina from 1-90 costs a jaw-dropping 1,671,600 Mora—enough to buy out Northland Bank twice! And the EXP grind? Sweet Tsaritsa, it’s criminal. We’re talking 404 Hero’s Wit tomes, stacks of Adventurer’s Experience, and enough Wanderer’s Advice to educate a Snezhnayan orphanage. I ran Ley Lines until my characters groaned, "Not this again." The table below haunts my dreams:

Level Range	EXP Books Required	Mora Cost
1-10	5 Adventurer’s + 1 Wanderer’s	5,000
10-20	19 Adventurer’s	18,800
20-30	10 Hero’s Wit + misc	42,400
...	...	...
80-90	171 Hero’s Wit + 4 Wanderer’s	684,600

Total? A soul-crushing 8,362,650 EXP points. I’d nap in Tubby’s teapot just to recover.

⚖️ Talents: When Justice Means Painful Farming

Here’s where Furina’s diva demands peaked. Her talents need "Justice" books—ironic, given the injustice of farming Pale Forgotten Glory domain every Tuesday/Friday. I’d enter chanting, "Please no DEF% artifacts," while drowning in Guide to Justice volumes. And Lightless Mass from the Shadow of Another World weekly boss? Fighting that cosmic horror felt like starring in my own horror film. "Here’s Furina!" I’d scream, plunging my sword as catharsis.

Talent priorities? Max that Elemental Skill first! Why? It lets her heal AND deal damage simultaneously—peak Hydro Archon multitasking. The cost breakdown:

Level	Mora	Justice Books	Nectar Drops	Lightless Mass
2	12.5k	Teachings x3	Nectar x6	N/A
7	120k	Philosophies x4	Energy x4	x1
10	700k	Philosophies x18	Energy x12	x2

Crowning her (yes, using a precious Crown of Insight) was the pièce de résistance. I bartered my soul at the Fountain of Lucine for it.

💫 The Grand Finale: Why Every Drop of Sweat Mattered

Two years later, Furina still dominates my Abyss teams. That initial agony of hunting Lakelight Lilies? Faded. The bankruptcy from Mora farming? A funny anecdote. When she steps on-field, summoning tidal waves with a flick of her wrist, I’m reminded why this grind was sacred. She’s not just a character; she’s a spectacle—a flamboyant reminder that in Genshin Impact, the most glorious triumphs demand blood, tears, and 2,091,600 Mora. All hail the Hydro Archon, forever worth every excruciating resin!