Trace Material

Trace Materials are materials used to activate or level up Traces and ascend Light Cones.

Enemy Drops

The following Trace Materials are dropped by enemies. They are required for all trace activations or upgrades and Light Cone ascensions.

Items	Used By
— Extinguished Core — Glimmering Core — Squirming Core	Archer Argenti Arlan Bailu Black Swan Dan Heng Gilgamesh Herta Himeko Lynx Pela The Herta Xueyi
— Thief's Instinct — Usurper's Scheme — Conqueror's Will	Dr. Ratio Kafka March 7th (Preservation) March 7th (The Hunt) Qingque Rin Tohsaka Saber Seele Trailblazer Trailblazer Trailblazer Trailblazer Trailblazer Yanqing
— Silvermane Badge — Silvermane Insignia — Silvermane Medal	Asta Bronya Gepard Serval Topaz & Numby Welt
— Ancient Part — Ancient Spindle — Ancient Engine	Clara Hook Luka Natasha Sampo Silver Wolf
— Immortal Scionette — Immortal Aeroblossom — Immortal Lumintwig	Blade Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae Fugue Huohuo Jiaoqiu Jing Yuan Jingliu Lingsha Ruan Mei Tingyun
— Artifex's Module — Artifex's Cogwheel — Artifex's Gyreheart	Feixiao Fu Xuan Guinaifen Hanya Luocha Moze Sushang Yukong Yunli
— Dream Collection Component — Dream Flow Valve — Dream Making Engine	Acheron Gallagher Jade Misha Rappa Robin Robin • Summeretto
— Tatters of Thought — Fragments of Impression — Shards of Desires	Aventurine Aventurine • Waveflair Boothill Firefly Sparkle Sunday The Dahlia
— Fear-Stomped Flesh — Courage-Torn Chest — Glory-Aspersed Torso	Aglaea Cyrene Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae Hyacine Hysilens Mydei Tribbie
— Ethereal Omen — Echoing Wail — Eternal Lament	Anaxa Castorice Cerydra Cipher Evernight Phainon
— Whimsy Wax — Dreamweave Steel — Lucid Awl	Ashveil Evanescia Himeko • Nova Mortenax Blade Silver Wolf LV.999 Sparxie Yao Guang

Path Materials

The following Trace Materials are obtained from Calyx (Crimson) challenges and are used by Characters and Light Cones of the corresponding Path. They are required for all trace activations or upgrades and Light Cone ascensions (beyond the first).

Tears of Dreams

Tears of Dreams can be used to substitute for Path materials:

1 Tears of Dreams for 2-Star Path materials.
3 Tears of Dreams for 3-Star Path materials.
9 Tears of Dreams for 4-Star Path materials.

Total Needed

Maxing out a character or Light Cone requires the following Path Materials:

Unit	2-Star	3-Star	4-Star	Total 2-Star Equivalents
4-Star character	12	54	105	1119
5-Star character	18	69	139	1476
3-Star Light Cone	2	6	9	101
4-Star Light Cone	3	9	12	138
5-Star Light Cone	4	12	15	175

List of Path Materials

Path	Items	Used By
Destruction	— Shattered Blade — Lifeless Blade — Worldbreaker Blade	Arlan Blade Clara Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae Hook Jingliu Trailblazer Xueyi
	— Borisin Teeth — Lupitoxin Sawteeth — Moon Rage Fang	Firefly Misha Mydei Phainon Saber Yunli
	— Four Phases, Crossing the River to Check the King — Sixen, King-Rook Fork — Omnicolor, Fool's Own	Gilgamesh
The Hunt	— Arrow of the Beast Hunter — Arrow of the Demon Slayer — Arrow of the Starchaser	Dan Heng Dr. Ratio Seele Sushang Topaz & Numby Yanqing
	— Meteoric Bullet — Destined Expiration — Countertemporal Shot	Archer Boothill Feixiao March 7th (The Hunt) Moze
	— Grit of Strife — Resin of Valor — Lance of Retribution	Ashveil
Erudition	— Key of Inspiration — Key of Knowledge — Key of Wisdom	Argenti Herta Himeko Jing Yuan Qingque Serval
Erudition	— Rough Sketch — Dynamic Outlining — Exquisite Colored Draft	Anaxa Jade Rappa The Herta
Preservation	— Endurance of Bronze — Oath of Steel — Safeguard of Amber	Fu Xuan Gepard March 7th (Preservation) Trailblazer
Preservation	— Scattered Stardust — Crystal Meteorites — Divine Amber	Aventurine Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae
Nihility	— Obsidian of Dread — Obsidian of Desolation — Obsidian of Obsession	Guinaifen Kafka Luka Pela Sampo Silver Wolf Welt
	— Fiery Spirit — Starfire Essence — Heaven Incinerator	Acheron Black Swan Cipher Fugue Hysilens Jiaoqiu The Dahlia
	— Tear of Phagousa — Wine of Phagousa — Heart of Phagousa	Mortenax Blade
Harmony	— Harmonic Tune — Ancestral Hymn — Stellaris Symphony	Asta Bronya Hanya Ruan Mei Tingyun Yukong
Harmony	— Firmament Note — Celestial Section — Heavenly Melody	Cerydra Robin Sparkle Sunday Trailblazer Tribbie
Abundance	— Seed of Abundance — Sprout of Life — Flower of Eternity	Bailu Huohuo Luocha Lynx Natasha
Abundance	— Alien Tree Seed — Nourishing Honey — Myriad Fruit	Gallagher Lingsha
Remembrance	— Bīja of Consciousness — Seedling of Manas — Flower of Ālaya	Aglaea Castorice Cyrene Evernight Hyacine Robin • Summeretto Trailblazer
Elation	— The Fluffy Hand-drawn Storyboards — The Fluffy Serialization Memorial Issue — The Fluffy Collector's Edition	Aventurine • Waveflair Evanescia Silver Wolf LV.999 Sparxie Trailblazer Yao Guang

Echo of War Drops

The following Trace Materials are obtained from Echoes of War. They are required for activating Bonus Ability Traces and leveling Skills, Ultimates, and Talents past Level 8.

Item	Used By
— Destroyer's Final Road	Arlan Asta Dan Heng Herta Himeko Jing Yuan March 7th (Preservation) March 7th (The Hunt) Rin Tohsaka Saber Silver Wolf Tingyun Trailblazer Trailblazer Welt Yukong
— Guardian's Lament	Archer Bailu Bronya Clara Gepard Gilgamesh Hook Luocha Natasha Pela Qingque Sampo Seele Serval Sushang Yanqing
— Regret of Infinite Ochema	Argenti Blade Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae Feixiao Fu Xuan Fugue Guinaifen Hanya Huohuo Jiaoqiu Jingliu Kafka Luka Lynx Topaz & Numby Yunli
— Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster	Acheron Aventurine Black Swan Dr. Ratio Gallagher Misha Robin Ruan Mei Sparkle Trailblazer Xueyi
— Lost Echo of the Shared Wish	Anaxa Boothill Firefly Hyacine Jade Rappa Sunday Tribbie
— Auspice Sliver	Aglaea Castorice Lingsha Moze Mydei The Herta Trailblazer
— Daythunder Anamnesis	Cerydra Cipher Cyrene Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae Evernight Hysilens Phainon
— Vanquished Flow's Reticence	Ashveil Evanescia Himeko • Nova Mortenax Blade Silver Wolf LV.999 Sparxie The Dahlia Trailblazer Yao Guang
— High Hopes of the Falsely Enlightened	Aventurine • Waveflair Robin • Summeretto

Tracks of Destiny

Tracks of Destiny are required for activating Bonus Ability Traces unlocked at the 4th and 6th ascensions and leveling Skills, Ultimates, and Talents to their max level.