Materials

Full index of all 800 Honkai: Star Rail upgrade materials — rarity, where to farm each one, and which characters or Light Cones they level up, in one lookup.

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What are HSR Materials used for?

What are HSR items used for?

This page gathers every Honkai: Star Rail material and currency into one LIVE board, grouped into six functional groups: Credits, Character/Light Cone/Relic EXP, Ascension materials, Trace materials, monster-drop materials, and crafting materials plus a few others. Each item below answers the three questions you actually need: what it's for, where to farm it, and how much you need for the next milestone.

The core number to remember: fully raising one 5-star character (Lv80, full Traces, plus its Light Cone) costs roughly 3.0-3.6 million Credits depending on the character and cone — breaking it down by milestone is what lets you farm the right thing instead of grinding blindly and still coming up short.

Search all 1,677 Honkai: Star Rail items (ascension materials, passes, outfits and more), filter by rarity or type to see exactly what a character or Light Cone needs.

Last updated: 12/08/2026

The figures on this page come directly from gamevika's internal game data store (counted/read straight from the real records), not an estimate or copy from elsewhere.

Six material and currency groups — which one do you need?

Every material and currency in Honkai: Star Rail falls into one of six groups, each serving exactly one upgrade purpose:

Credits: the base currency for every upgrade track — leveling characters, unlocking Ascension milestones, upgrading Light Cones, and enhancing Relics all draw from it.
Character/Light Cone/Relic EXP: three separate EXP systems, each split into three rarity tiers — Character EXP, for instance, runs Travel Encounters, Adventure Log, and Traveler's Guide, each book worth more EXP than the last.
Ascension materials: unlock each level cap milestone, dropped mainly from Stagnant Shadow by region, split across three rarity tiers.
Trace materials: unlock and level a character's passive skill tree (Trace), farmed mainly from Calyx (Crimson) and regular enemies.
Monster-drop materials (common and weekly boss): enemy-family items, mostly used to synthesize higher-tier Trace materials; the rarest tier only drops from Echo of War (weekly boss), capped per week.
Crafting materials and miscellaneous items: converted through the Omni-Synthesizer or picked up from Assignments and destructible map objects — mostly there to cover you when you're short on the exact tier you need.

Knowing the right group lets you filter the item board below fast, instead of scrolling past hundreds of unrelated names.

Stellar Jade

Oneiric Shard

Trailblaze Timer

Star Rail Pass

Where to farm each material group

Each material group has exactly one or two main farming sources — knowing them upfront saves your Trailblaze Power:

Calyx: the cheapest source, only 10 Trailblaze Power per run, and multiple runs can be stacked into one tap. Calyx (Golden) drops Character EXP, Light Cone EXP, and Credits; Calyx (Crimson), spread across several regions, drops Trace materials.
Stagnant Shadow: the main source for Ascension materials, with each region dropping its own material used by a specific group of characters.
Echo of War (weekly boss): the only source for the rarest Trace materials, refreshing every Monday with a capped number of attempts per week — clear them all before the reset, since unused ones don't carry over.
Assignment: send idle characters on background tasks for Credits and materials at zero Trailblaze Power cost — the free source most players forget to check.
Daily Training: clearing your daily tasks adds roughly 30,000 Credits a day (single-source, unverified), and stacking it steadily beats grinding it all at once on the weekend.
Simulated Universe and the endgame modes: secondary sources for Credits, materials, and Stellar Jade every week or cycle.
Omni-Synthesizer: trade 3 lower-tier materials for 1 higher-tier one — use it when you're stuck on exactly the tier you need without another farming run.

Not sure which type the character you're raising actually needs? Use the page's materials calculator to get an exact list instead of farming blind on a guess.

Star Rail Special Pass

Lost Essence

Relic Remains

Self-Modeling Resin

The 6 Ascension milestones and the Credit conversions

Ascension has 6 level-cap milestones, each requiring a growing amount of Credits — get this table straight before committing to a new character:

6 Ascension milestones: Lv20/30/40/50/60/70, each one unlocking 10 more level cap up to Lv80; at the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Ascension you also get 1 free Warp pass.
Cost per milestone: Lv20 = 4,000 Credits, Lv30 = 8,000, Lv40 = 16,000, Lv50 = 40,000, Lv60 = 80,000, Lv70 = 160,000 — all 6 milestones total roughly 308,000 Credits, matching the page's overall item stockpile.
The LEVEL track alone (not counting Ascension, Trace, or Light Cone): roughly 580,000 Credits to bring one character from scratch to Lv80. Folding Ascension Credits into the same total pushes the figure much higher (around 887,800) — that's not a measurement error, just a different scope.
EXP-to-Credit ratio when leveling a character: roughly every 10 EXP consumed costs an extra 1 Credit under the EXP-book spending formula — this figure only has one source so far, unverified, good enough for a quick estimate only.

Since each milestone always costs more Credits than the one before it, spreading Credits evenly across milestones always beats trying to rush straight to Lv80 in one go.

Wishful Resin

Variable Dice

Interference Key

Tracks of Destiny

The full cost of one character — numbers worth remembering

A few figures below have been cross-checked across multiple languages, reliable enough to plan a long farming run around:

~3.0-3.6 million Credits to fully raise one character (level, Trace, Ascension, and its Light Cone) — the figure varies by character and cone, not a fixed number that applies to everyone.
15/15/15 Ascension materials (across three rarity tiers) to fully clear one 5-star character's Ascension track. If you see 154 somewhere else, that's the TOTAL including Trace materials too, not Ascension alone.
~65 Echo of War materials (weekly boss) to max out a character's entire Trace tree — this one swings quite a bit by character, so treat it as a reference rather than a fixed number.
EXP books for 1→80: roughly 290 Traveler's Guide (the top tier) if you only use one kind, or a mix of about 128 Travel Encounters, 640 Adventure Log, and 41 Traveler's Guide if you blend all three tiers — both add up to the same total EXP, not a contradiction.
Omni-Synthesizer's 3-for-1 trade: a fixed crafting mechanic — use it the moment you're short on exactly the tier you need, saving an extra farming run.

Gathering enough materials to fully raise one 5-star character usually takes about 28 days of steady grinding (an estimate for one specific playstyle, not an official figure) — use the page's materials calculator to work out your own exact timeline.

Undying Starlight

Jade Feather

Lone Stardust

Superimposer (Custom-made)

5 common beginner traps — don't waste materials

A few common mistakes waste new players' Credits, EXP, or Trailblaze Power without them noticing:

Farming Relics before EXP and Ascension are settled: EXP, Credits, and Trace all land guaranteed value, while Relics drop random stats — pouring Trailblaze Power into Relics too early just slows down your main character's actual leveling.
Missing weekly Echo of War attempts: the attempt count is capped and does NOT carry over — skip a week and that week's rare Trace material is gone for good.
Dumping Credits and EXP into a character you're not sure you'll keep using: neither can be refunded once spent, so think it through before leveling anyone outside your main roster.
Forgetting Assignment every day: a free source of Credits and materials that costs zero Trailblaze Power, but only pays out if you actively send characters — skip it a few days and that passive reward is gone.
Farming blind without checking what you actually need: plenty of players grind at random and still come up short right when an Ascension milestone hits — checking the page's materials calculator before a farming session tells you exactly where to farm from the start.

Learn these five traps and you save yourself a whole week of wasted farming down the line.

Golden Companion Spirit

Silver Companion Spirit

Light Cone Memory Shard

Heromorpher Wish

FAQ

How much Credits does fully raising one character cost?

Roughly 3.0-3.6 million Credits for the full level, Ascension, Trace, and Light Cone package, varying by character and cone. The level track alone (not counting Ascension) already needs about 580,000 Credits.

How much Character EXP does one Credit convert to?

When leveling a character with EXP books, roughly every 10 EXP spent costs an extra 1 Credit under the spending formula — this figure currently has only one source, unverified, so use it for a quick estimate rather than an exact calculation.

Where's the fastest place to farm Trace materials?

Calyx (Crimson) covers the regular tiers at just 10 Trailblaze Power per run; the rarest Trace material only drops from Echo of War (weekly boss), capped per week, so don't skip your attempts.

Why can Credit/material totals differ depending on how they're calculated?

Because cost varies by the specific character (rarity, how many Light Cones are counted), and some writeups total up different scopes (Ascension alone versus Ascension plus Trace and Light Cone). Treat the numbers on this page as a reference range, not one fixed figure that applies to every character.

How does the Omni-Synthesizer work?

A fixed crafting mechanic: combine 3 materials of the same lower tier to get 1 material of the next tier up. Use it when you're short on exactly the tier you need to farm — it can't convert a higher tier back down.

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