Pre-farm for Phainon’s Ascension and Trace materials!

Phainon is shaping up to be one of the best units in Honkai Star Rail, and as he becomes playable, he demands some investment! Check out which Phainon Ascension and Trace materials you can pre-farm now.

Black Tide Creatures that spawn across Amphoreus areas and appear on farming nodes drop the Ethereal Omen, Echoing Wail, and Eternal Lament Materials. Don't forget to check your inventory because you may already have a surplus of these sitting around.

Darkveil Moonlight is the Quantum Ascension material that can be farmed from a Stagnant Shadow node in Amphoreus. This is the same material that Castorice and Tribbie used, so there's also a chance that you have these already. However, Cipher also needs them, so plan accordingly.

You can farm Darkveil Moonlight in the Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Gelidmoon node in the "Murmuring Woods" Grove of Epiphany area in Amphoreus.

If you do not have the area unlocked yet, the Temporary Early Access feature allows you to access it from the Adventurer's Handbook. This feature is active now in the first half of Version 3.3, since Cipher also requires this. Otherwise, it would have been the banner before Phainon's.

You can also get Darkveil Moonlight from the Omni-Synthesizer. Exchange two of a different Ascension material to get one Darkveil Moonlight. Note that this exchange can only be done 20 times per week.

Farm the Destruction materials from the Crymson Calyx: Bud of Destruction node found in Scalegorge Waterscape.

Phainon requires the drop from Echo of War: “Fortress of Dome” Eye of Twilight, which was added in Version 3.3. This is the same one that Cipher needs; make sure you have enough for both of them if you're planning to pull for both characters.

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