Damascus Ingot

Damascus Ingots are Power-Ups which can be used to uncap most 03 weapons by one star.

Usage

Due to their extreme scarcity, Damascus Ingots should only be used to uncap very rare and powerful 03 weapons that have a 4★ or 5★ uncap available and that are difficult or impossible to uncap otherwise. This usually means weapons that can only be obtained via the Premium Draw, or via spending Gold Moons (which are mostly sourced from Premium Draw duplicate character weapons). Spending crystals or real money is the only way to reasonably obtain multiple copies of these weapons to uncap them normally.

A Damascus Ingot substitutes for a duplicate of the weapon, significantly lowering the total cost needed to get the weapon to 3★ as part of unlocking their true potential. A Gold Brick can be used the same way, but as a Gold Brick has other important uses such as recruiting Eternals, Eternal's 5★ uncap, and uncapping Dark Opus Weapons, a Damascus Ingot should be used preferentially for uncapping weapons.

Some notable weapon groups that may be worth using the Damascus Ingot on:

• Premium Draw weapons
  • Grand Weapons
    • Extremely valuable, only obtainable at random (or by Sparking) during Premium or Flash Galas.
    • Some are the best weapons in the game for their respective grids, while others are outdated and no longer worth investing in.
    • Most are not useful outside of Primal Grids. Players should carefully research and not spend their ingots until they have everything they need for a complete primal grid, including the required Optimus Summons.
      • Grands are often excellent candidates for main weapons. Some players even spend Damascus Ingot on Grand weapons to use as main weapons even if they are not using Optimus summons
      • Some Grand Weapons, such as Pain and Suffering or Lord of Flames, provide powerful skills that are not boosted by Optimus summons, and are worth using for Omega grids.
  • Exceptional Non-Limited Premium Draw weapons
    • Some weapons provide weapon skills that are difficult to impossible to find elsewhere, and thus may be of use for players heavily committed to a single element using specialist teams. These include Garrison weapons like Gangsta Knife, cap-breaking weapons such as Vagabond and Greatsword Andalius, Bloodshed weapons like Tahar Masala, Tempering weapons like Twelfth Vertex of the Passel, and others. Most premium draw weapons are not worth a Damascus Ingot, however. Be sure to check guides and fellow community members to ensure you are making the right decision.
• Vintage Weapons
  • Only few Vintage weapons are worth investing in. Gisla is arguably the most popular choice with Taming Sari following suit. Crimson Finger and Spear of Assail are sometimes considered for certain emnity-based grids as well.
  • Obtaining them requires either a Surprise Ticket, Silver Moon ×300 or Gold Moon ×30. However, it's also possible to get them from SSR Proving Grounds ticket.
• Superlative
  • Extremely valuable, requiring Gold Moon ×100 to obtain.
  • Damascus Ingots are the only practical way to uncap these weapons, as it is extraordinarily wasteful to buy multiple copies to use them to uncap.
  • Mostly used as main weapons, they are often staples of the most optimized grids made for specific purposes.

Other things to keep in mind:

• Farmable weapons (including Event weapons) should never be uncapped with Ingots.
• While Damascus Ingot can also be used for a 4★ uncap, this is heavily discouraged as 4★ uncaps use farmable materials instead of duplicate copies.
• Consider referring to guides, asking your crew or the community if unsure about a particular weapon.

Obtain

• Trade Moons shop (1 for Gold Moon ×20, Silver Moon ×200, or Bronze Moon ×1,000)
• Pride of the Ascendant Shop (1 for Cloud Commendation ×2).
• Treasure Trade shop (1 for Damascus Crystal ×10; Currently 31 available; Updated 2023-01-27.)
  • As various items require Damascus Crystals themselves, avoid trading for Ingots until you actually need them.

Related Power-ups

• Red Steel Brick
• Steel Brick
• Gold Brick

History

No	Date	Wait	Notes
-	-	55 days	Time since last brick
31	2023-01-27	91 days
30	2022-10-28	91 days
29	2022-07-29	92 days
28	2022-04-28	90 days
27	2022-01-28	92 days
26	2021-10-28	92 days
25	2021-07-28	91 days
24	2021-04-28	89 days
23	2021-01-29	93 days
22	2020-10-28	91 days
21	2020-07-29	92 days
20	2020-04-28	91 days
19	2020-01-28	92 days
18	2019-10-28	95 days
17	2019-07-25	90 days
16	2019-04-26	86 days
15	2019-01-30	92 days
14	2018-10-30	92 days
13	2018-07-30	115 days
12	2018-04-06	38 days
11	2018-02-27	33 days
10	2018-01-25	57 days
9	2017-11-29	50 days
8	2017-10-10	41 days	2 added
7
6	2017-08-30	91 days
5	2017-05-31	47 days
4	2017-04-14	39 days
3	2017-03-06	70 days
2	2016-12-26	35 days
1	2016-11-21	-
Average 78 days between ingots