Creating Mauvika’s Sword from Genshin Impact

Cosplay is all about combining passions! I’m a huge fan of Genshin Impact, love working with EVA foam, and always enjoy adding as many LEDs as possible. I’ve already tailored a few of my favorite cosplays, like Yelan and Beidou. However, my attention was recently caught by the gorgeous design of Mauvika, the Fire Archon of Natlan. On top, her massive sword, A Thousand Blazing Suns, is also incredibly beautiful! I’m also working as a content creator, and it just so happened that HoYoverse reached out to me for an official collaboration. They asked me to create a few creative videos promoting the release of the new Fire Archon to my community. So Mauvika’s sword was the perfect project for this collaboration – what a great coincidence!

Step one: The Blueprint

Now, my main reference for this project was Mauvika and her sword, which I luckily pulled in Genshin Impact. However, we also often work with the official 3D models from HoYoverse, which they upload to aplaybox.com. It’s an incredibly helpful website for getting 3D models from all HoYoverse games. You just need to google a character’s name in Chinese letters, enter it in the search bar, and download the model. It’s a bit more challenging since the website doesn’t have an English version. Luckily, Google Translate is your best friend here!

Having the 3D model was also incredibly helpful for creating the blueprint. A detailed drawing of a weapon isn’t just great for understanding the overall look and all its elements. In addition, it’s also perfect for figuring out the correct scale. Now, while the print already looks massive in the photo, it was actually scaled down! If you compare it to the screenshot above, you’ll notice it’s much smaller than the original reference. But “only” two meters in length just felt more natural to me.

By the way, if you also plan to build Mauvika’s Sword, check out the blueprint in our shop!