Honkai Star Rail Acheron: Ascension Materials and Traces

With the Acheron banner arriving on March 27, you might want to start farming her Ascension and Trace Materials in advance.

Acheron will be a limited time 5-star Lighting character. Our first encounter with Acheron is at the start of version 2.0 ahead of our arrival at Penacony. Trailblazer falls asleep on the Astral Express only to awake inside a shared dreamscape with Acheron, who believes there is a connection between the pair.

Without giving away spoilers, Acheron is an incredibly intriguing character, and her first interaction with Trailblazer reminds me of when Morpheus first meets Neo in The Matrix.

Whether you've met Acheron before, or simply want to Warp for her, here's our guide to her Ascension Materials and Trace level-up materials you'll need to maximize her potency.

These are Acheron's Ascension Materials. Be aware that only the Shapeshifter's Lightning Staff can easily be obtained before Penacony (Chapter 4). If you haven't reached Chapter 4, you can make use of the Simulated Universe and the Omni-Synthesizer.

The Dreamjolt Troupe are new enemies that you will encounter after reaching Penacony in Chapter 4 or by facing Calyx (Golden). They will drop 3 of the 4 Acheron Ascension Materials you will need. Be mindful that Dream Making Engine only drops if your Equilibrium is Level 4 or above. (However, you can craft them in the Omni-synthesizer)

You will need to be a certain Equilibrium level for certain Dreamjolt Troupe drops

The Shape Shifter's Lighting Staff is a crucial Ascension material for Acheron and can be found in Xianzhou Luofu. In total to take Acheron from Level 40 to 80 (the current max level), you will require 65 Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff. This is the same material needed to build Kafka and Jing Yuan.

To have the Stargaze Navalia location (below) unlocked to farm Shape Shifter's Lighting Staff you'll need to have reached Chapter 3 which takes place in the Xianzhou Luofu.

There are two ways to get Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff Acheron Ascension Material:

Traces are just as important as Ascension, if not more so. Much like Jing Liu, Acheron's Traces include several ATK & CRIT DMG boosts which you'll want to make the most of.

The trickiest item on the Acheron Trace Materials list will be the Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster, as its only source is the Echo of War: Borehole Planet's Old Crater. To unlock this Echo of War, you'll need to complete the Trailblaze Continuance Quest called Crown of the Mundane and Divine. This quest has a pre-requisite which is the Jarilo-VI mission called Silent Galaxy.

For the remaining Acheron Trace Materials you'll have a much easier time. Fiery Spirit, Starfire Essence and Heaven Incinerator can all be gathered via the Calyx (Crimson) and the Embers Exchange. In addition Starfire Essence and Heaven Incinerator can be crafted in the Omni-synthesizer.