Honkai: Star Rail Archer Pre-Farm Guide: Breaking down his Ascension and Trace Materials


Archer is a new 5-Star Quantum Hunt character set to be released in Version 3.4 of Honkai: Star Rail. Pre-farming for him can save players a lot of time. Let us check out Archer Pre-Farm Guide and learn to level him up using Ascension and Trace Materials in Honkai: Star Rail.

Honkai: Star Rail Archer Pre-Farm Guide: Ascension Materials

In the table below, we have listed all of Archer and his Ascension materials in Honkai: Star Rail.

Ascension Level Materials Required Rewards
Level 20 Ascension 5x Extinguished Core
4,000x Credit
Star Rail Pass
Level 40 Ascension 10x Extinguished Core
8,000x Credit
Level 50 Ascension 3x Darkveil Moonlight
6x Glimmering Core
16,000x Credit
Star Rail Pass
Level 60 Ascension 7x Darkveil Moonlight
9x Glimmering Core
40,000x Credit
Level 70 Ascension 20x Darkveil Moonlight
6x Squirming Core
80,000x Credit
Star Rail Pass
Level 80 Ascension 35x Darkveil Moonlight
9x Squirming Core
160,000x Credit
Total Materials 65x Darkveil Moonlight
15x Extinguished Core
15x Glimmering Core
15x Squirming Core
3x Travel Encounters
3x Adventure Log
289x Traveler’s Guide
888,000x Credit
3x Star Rail Pass

Trace Materials to Farming Archer in Honkai: Star Rail

As previously mentioned, Archer’s Traces also require an Extinguished Core, Glimmering Core, and Squirming Core, though in much larger quantities. These materials are relatively easy to farm, but if you’re short, you can also purchase more from the Store using Undying Embers. In the table below, we have listed all of Archer and his Trace materials in Honkai: Star Rail.

Trace Materials Quantity
Meteoric Bullet 18x
Destined Expiration 69x
Countertemporal Shot 139x
Extinguished Core 41x
Glimmering Core 56x
Squirming Core 58x
Guardian’s Lament 12x
Tracks of Destiny 8x
Credit 3,000,000x

Location of Archer’s Materials in Honkai: Star Rail

Ascension Drops

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Honkai: Star Rail Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Gelidmoon (Image via HoYoverse)

Players can farm the Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Gelidmoon to get Archer’s Ascension material, Darkveil Moonlight. You can also use the Omni-Synthesizer to exchange other Materials to get the desired materials 

Trace Drops

Honkai: Star Rail Archer Pre-Farm Guide
Calyx (Crimson): Bud of The Hunt (Penacony) (Image via HoYoverse)

To get Archer’s Trace materials Meteoric BulletDestined Expirationand Countertemporal Shotplayers can farm the Calyx (Crimson): Bud of The Hunt (SoulGlad Scorchsand Audition Venue Floor 1). You can also use the Omni-Synthesizer to exchange other Materials to get the desired materials or buy from the Store’s Embers Exchange.

Mob Drops

The materials required for Archer’s progression include the Extinguished Core, Glimmering Core, and Squirming Core. These items can be obtained by: 

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Honkai: Star Rail Mob Drops (Image via HoYoverse)
  • Fragmentum Monsters
  • Flamespawn, Frostspawn, Windspawn, Thunderspawn
  • EL 4+: Backwater Pass: Flamespawns
  • EL 4+: Rivet Town: Flamespawns
  • Calyx (Golden)
  • Simulated Universe
  • Omni-Synthesizer
  • Sold by Embers Exchange and Internal Purchase Officer
  • Mask of No Thought
  • Assignment Rewards

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