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If you've been fortunate enough to unlock Kafka you'll require Ascension Materials. Yes, after a long wait, Kafka is finally a playable character outside of the tutorial.

Arriving as part of the Honkai Star Rail 1.2 update, the Stellaron Hunter is without a doubt a double-S tier character. Which only seems fair given her role in the game so far and her popularity within the community.

Total Kafka Ascension Materials

Ascension Material
Quantity to reach Level 80
Thief's Instinct
(2-star)
15
Usurper's Scheme
(2-star)
15
Conqueror's Will
(4-star)
15
Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff
(4-star)
65
Credit308,000
Kafka's total Ascension Materials required to take her to level 80

Kafka Ascension Materials per Level

If you want to know what Ascension Materials you'll need for Kafka for each of the key levels, we've broken it down for you. The two key items you'll need are Thief's Instinct at Level 20 and 30. Beyond that you will require the Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff.

Level
Kafka Ascension Materials
Credit
20 -> 30Thief's Instinct x 54,000
30 -> 40Thief's Instinct x 108,000
40 -> 50Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff x 3
Usurper's Scheme x 6
16,000
50 -> 60Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff x 7
Usurper's Scheme x 9
40,000
60 -> 70Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff x 20
Conqueror's Will x 6
80,000
70 -> 80Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff x 35
Conqueror's Will x 9
160,000
Kafka Ascension Materials overview

Kafka Traces Materials

Ascension Materials increase Kafka's level but unlocking Traces to improve her passive Gentle but Cruel and ultimate Twilight Trill is crucial. Why? Because they are her two main sources of Shock, lightning damage over time.

Trace Material
Quantity
Location
Credits3,000,000Companion Missions
Main Story
Daily Commissions
Simulated Universe
Kill Enemies
Literally play the game
Obsidian of Dread18Calyx (Crimson): Bud of Nihility
Embers Exchange
Thief's Instinct41Simulated Universe
Embers Exchange
Storage / Supply Zone (Voidranger: Reavers)
Omni-Synthesizer
Obsidian of Desolation69Calyx (Crimson): Bud of Nihility
Omni-Synthesizer
Usurper's Scheme58Simulated Universe
Omni-Synthesizer
Conqueror's Wil56Simulated Universe
Omni-Synthesizer
EL 4+ Storage / Supply Zone (Voidranger: Reavers)
Regret of Infinite Ochema12Echo of War: Divine Seed
Tracks of Destiny8Simulated Universe
Nameless Honor
Level Rewards
Event Reward
Spend 6800 Shield in Underground Shop (Boulder Town)
Spend 1490 Hertareum on Space Station Shops
Kafka Trace Materials

Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff location

The Shape Shifter's Lighting Staff is a crucial Ascension material for Kafka (and Jing Yuan), and you will require them to ascend beyond Level 40. In total to take Kafka from Level 40 to 80, the current max level, you will require 65 Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff.

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

Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff Ascension Material can be gathered in two ways.

  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
You can use the Omni-Synthesizer to synthesize Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff

Conqueror's Will location

Conqueror's Will is a 4-star Character Ascension and Trace Material for Kafka, meaning you'll be farming it a lot if you're hoping to max her out at Level 80.

There are three sources of Conqueror's Will, but one requires Equilibrium Level 4+
There are three sources of Conqueror's Will, but one requires Equilibrium Level 4+

There are two primary ways to gain Conqueror's Will in Honkai Star Rail:

  • Simulated Universe - Baryon, Antibaryon or Stormbringer all can drop Conqueror's Will
  • Omni-Synthesizer - Material Exchange

The Simulated Universe is arguably the easiest method to gain these Kafka Ascension Materials as you can continuously re-do it. However, if you have materials to spare you can also use the Omni-Synthesizer.

Kafka Ascension Materials: Gather Conqueror's WIll from these three Simulated Universe enemies
Kafka Ascension Materials: Gather Conqueror's WIll from these three Simulated Universe enemies

Additionally, if you are Equilibrium level 4+ you can also gather Conqueror's Will for Kafka via certain enemies on Herta's Space Station:

  • Voidranger: Reavers in Storage Zone
  • Voidranger: Reavers in Supply Zone

If you're not sure what Voidranger: Reavers look like, here's who you're looking for:

We hope this guide on Kafka Ascension Materials has been useful, if you want to learn more about Kafka, check out our detailed Everything we know about Kafka article.