Plan to build Acheron in Honkai Star Rail? Here’s all her Ascension Materials and Traces that you’ll need and where to find them.

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.

Acheron is a brilliant addition to Honkai Star Rail and arrives as a playable character in version 2.1
Acheron is a brilliant addition to Honkai Star Rail and arrives as a playable character in version 2.1

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.

Ascension Materials

Dream Collection Component
Dream Collection Component

Dream Flow Valve

Shapeshifter's Lightning Staff

Dream Making Engine

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.

Acheron Ascension Materials

  • 308K Credits
  • 15 x Dream Collection Component
  • 15 x Dream Flow Valve
  • 65 x Shapeshifter's Lightning Staff
  • 15 x Dream Making Engine

Locations - Where to find Acheron Ascension Materials?

Acheron Ascension Material
Quantity Needed (for level 80)
Locations
Dream Collection Component
Dream Collection Component
15Dreamjolt Troupe
Simulated Universe enemies
Assignment rewards
Embers Exchange
Omni-Synthesizer — Material Exchange
Calyx (Golden)

Dream Flow Valve
15
Dreamjolt Troupe at Equilibrium Level 2 or higher
Omni-Synthesizer — Material Synthesis
Simulated Universe enemies
Omni-Synthesizer — Material Exchange

Shapeshifter's Lightning Staff
65Stagnant Shadow: Stargazer Navalia
Stagnant Shadow (Stargazer Navalia)
Omni-Synthesizer — Material Exchange

Dream Making Engine
15Dreamjolt Troupe at Equilibrium Level 4 or higher
Omni-Synthesizer — Material Synthesis
Simulated Universe enemies
Omni-Synthesizer — Material Exchange
Acheron Ascension Materials - Quantity and Locations

What are the Dreamjolt Troupe in Honkai Star Rail?

Dreamjolt Troupe's Sweet Gorilla
Enemy Dreamjolt Troupe's Beyond Overcooked
Enemy Dreamjolt Troupe's Spring Loader
Dreamjolt Troupe's Mr. Domescreen
Dreamjolt Troupe's Bubble Hound
Dreamjolt Troupe's Birdskull

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

  • Dream Collection Component: Equilibrium level 0-3
  • Dream Flow Valve: Equilibrium Level 1+
  • Dream Making Engine: Equilibrium Level 4+
Acheron first appears ahead of our arrival in Penacony in Chapter 4 of Honkai Star Rail
Acheron first appears ahead of our arrival in Penacony in Chapter 4 of Honkai Star Rail

Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff location

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.

Gather Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff in the Shape of Doom Stagnant Shadow in Xianzhou Luofu
Gather Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff in the Shape of Doom Stagnant Shadow in Xianzhou Luofu

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

  1. Defeating the Shape of Doom Stagnant Shadow in Stargazer Navalia, Xianzhou Luofu
  2. Omni-Synthesizer - Material exchange
You can use the Omni-Synthesizer to synthesize Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff for Acheron
You can use the Omni-Synthesizer to synthesize Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff for Acheron

Acheron Trace Materials

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.

Fiery Spirit in Honkai Star Rail
Fiery Spirit
Starfire Essence in Honkai Star Rail
Starfire Essence

Heaven Incinerator in Honkai Star Rail
Heaven Incinerator
Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster
Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster
Tracks of Destiny
Tracks of Destiny
The new Trace Materials you will need in addition to the Ascension Materials

Trace Materials for Acheron

  • 3,000,000 Credits
  • 18 x Fiery Spirit
  • 41 x Dream Collection Component
  • 69 x Starfire Essence
  • 56 x Dream Flow Valve
  • 139 x Heaven Incinerator
  • 58 x Dream Making Engine
  • 12 x Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster
  • 8 x Tracks of Destiny

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.

You'll need to kill Enemy Starcrusher Swarm King Skaracabaz (Synthetic) to earn Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster
You'll need to kill Enemy Starcrusher Swarm King Skaracabaz (Synthetic) to earn Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster

Locations

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.