Begin your adventure in Honkai: Star Rail by pre-farming the essential materials for Cipher. This proactive approach ensures that you can swiftly Ascend and enhance her Traces as soon as she joins your roster. As a 5-star Quantum character aligned with the Path of Nihility, Cipher made her debut in the Phase 2 banners of Version 3.3. Her versatility allows her to serve as either a sub-DPS or a main DPS, depending on your team composition and strategic build. Cipher’s primary strength lies in her ability to amplify your team’s damage output while also dealing significant damage herself.
Cipher’s unique Talent designates the enemy with the highest maximum HP as a Patron. She can further assign this mark to the targets of her Skill and Ultimate. This means that when the Patron is attacked by your allies, Cipher executes a follow-up attack that inflicts additional damage. She meticulously tracks the non-True damage dealt to the Patron, allowing her Ultimate to unleash Quantum damage followed by True damage based on the previously recorded damage. Moreover, her Skill has the ability to weaken foes, reducing their damage output while simultaneously boosting her own attack prowess.
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Discover All Cipher Materials Leaked for Honkai: Star Rail 3.3
One Crucial Item Cannot Be Pre-Farmed Before Version 3.3
To maximize Cipher’s offensive potential, you will first need to gather and upgrade her materials. Leaked information regarding Cipher’s materials in Honkai: Star Rail has surfaced, revealing that most of these materials can be pre-farmed ahead of her release. Insights about Cipher’s materials were highlighted on her character page on Honey Hunter World, which includes comprehensive gameplay details such as her active abilities, Traces, and various Eidolon levels.
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The leaks indicate that the majority of the materials necessary for Cipher can be pre-farmed prior to the launch of Version 3.3, where she will officially appear. The materials are predominantly linked to Amphoreus, except for one particular item family that existed before the introduction of The Eternal Land in Version 3.0. Developer HoYoverse has confirmed that there is one specific material related to Cipher that cannot be pre-farmed before the release of Version 3.3. However, this new weekly boss material introduced in Honkai: Star Rail 3.3 can indeed be farmed ahead of Cipher’s official release in the Phase 2 banners.
Essential Ascension Materials to Pre-Farm for Cipher in Honkai: Star Rail
Battle Black Tide Creatures in Amphoreus
As you gather the necessary Ascension materials for Cipher, key items include Ethereal Omen, Echoing Wail, and Eternal Lament. These essential materials, all belonging to the same item family, drop from the Black Tide Creatures scattered throughout the various maps on Amphoreus, including Murmuring Woods and Dragonbone City. To efficiently farm Ethereal Omen, target the Calyx (Golden) activities on Amphoreus, as they guarantee drops and can be completed quickly. Remember to utilize the Omni-Synthesizer to convert lower-tier materials into rarer items, as Cipher’s Ascension requires increasingly higher quality materials.
The table below outlines all of Cipher’s Ascension materials in Honkai: Star Rail, categorized by level requirements:
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Cipher Ascension Materials & Rewards In Honkai: Star Rail |
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Level 20 Ascension |
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Level 30 Ascension |
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Level 40 Ascension |
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Level 50 Ascension |
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Level 60 Ascension |
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Level 70 Ascension |
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Total Materials |
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In addition to Ethereal Omen, Echoing Wail, and Eternal Lament, the materials required for Cipher’s Ascension include Darkveil Moonlight, a unique Ascension material specifically for Quantum characters. Darkveil Moonlight can be farmed through the Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Gelidmoon activity located in the Murmuring Woods map within the Grove of Epiphany on Amphoreus. For context, Darkveil Moonlight is also needed by Tribbie and Castorice, two characters who specialize in Quantum damage, just like Cipher.
Due to the quantity required, you may find yourself farming this activity multiple times. However, as long as you’re mindful about not exceeding the necessary 65 copies, managing your Trailblaze Power for other farming endeavors should remain manageable.
The final segment of Cipher’s Ascension materials includes a total of 308,000 Credits, plus an additional 508,000 Credits needed to level her up using Character EXP Materials. While this isn’t the most costly aspect of her maxing out process, if you’re short on Credits, consider tackling Calyx (Golden): Bud of Treasures on Amphoreus. This will not only help you accumulate the needed Credits but will also allow you to farm Ethereal Omen for Cipher’s Ascension in Honkai: Star Rail.
Critical Trace Materials to Pre-Farm for Cipher in Honkai: Star Rail
Unlock Daythunder Anamnesis by Defeating Aquila in the Echo of War
Once you have successfully completed all Ascension stages for Cipher, you can begin focusing on leveling her abilities and unlocking her Traces. Similar to the Ascension process, leveling her Traces also requires Ethereal Omen, Echoing Wail, and Eternal Lament, but in significantly larger quantities. In addition to defeating Black Tide Creatures and participating in Calyx (Golden) activities on Amphoreus, you can also acquire these items through the Simulated Universe, Divergent Universe, and various Assignments. Furthermore, you can purchase up to 40 Ethereal Omen from the Embers Exchange shop each month.
The table below details all the materials necessary to fully max out Cipher’s Traces in Honkai: Star Rail:
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Trace Materials Required for Cipher in Honkai: Star Rail |
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Ethereal Omen |
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Echoing Wail |
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Eternal Lament |
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Fiery Spirit |
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Starfire Essence |
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Heaven Incinerator |
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Daythunder Anamnesis |
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Tracks of Destiny |
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Credits |
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Cipher’s Trace-leveling process also demands that you gather Fiery Spirit, Starfire Essence, and Heaven Incinerator. These exclusive Nihility materials can be farmed at the Calyx (Crimson): Bud of Nihility activity located in the Alchemy Commission map on the Xianzhou Luofu. Additionally, you can buy Fiery Spirit and Starfire Essence from Embers Exchange every month. For reference, these materials are also needed by Fugue, the last Nihility character to utilize them before Cipher’s introduction in Honkai: Star Rail.
Given the high demand for these Nihility materials, you may find that farming them could take several days. Don’t be discouraged if you have to frequently return to the Calyx for farming; this is a normal part of the process.
As confirmed by HoYoverse, Cipher’s Trace-leveling process requires a newly introduced weekly boss material called Daythunder Anamnesis. This item can be obtained by defeating the boss in the Echo of War: Glance of Twilight activity, which features the confrontation against Aquila. Notably, this material cannot be pre-farmed prior to the patch’s release, but it becomes available immediately upon the update’s launch, leading up to Cipher’s appearance in the Phase 2 banners of Honkai: Star Rail 3.3. As you progress to higher Trace levels, you’ll also need Tracks of Destiny, which can be earned through the Divergent Universe, limited-time events, and reputation systems.
Finally, to fully unlock and elevate all of Cipher’s Traces, you will need a staggering total of three million Credits. The most effective way to accumulate these funds is through Calyx (Golden): Bud of Treasures activities, ideally on Amphoreus, to maximize your farming efficiency. The majority of Cipher’s materials have remained consistent with the initial leaks, allowing players who prepared early to feel reassured that they only need to focus on the new weekly boss material from Honkai: Star Rail 3.3.
Source: Honey Hunter World
Honkai: Star Rail
9/10
- Released
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April 26, 2023
- ESRB
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T for Teen
- Developer(s)
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HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
- Publisher(s)
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HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
- Engine
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Unity
- Cross-Platform Play
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Yes, Honkai Star Rail does have cross progression on PS5
- Cross Save
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yes
