Here is a pre-farming guide for Cipher’s Ascension and Trace materials as she becomes playable in honkai Star Rail version 3.3!
Cipher is coming to Honkai Star Rail version 3.3 as a playable character! She certainly has the potential to be a strong Nihility character, but only if a sizable investment is made in making her strong. Check out the full list of all Cipher Ascension and Trace materials you need to farm. Luckily, you can pre-farm most of them now!
Cipher Ascension Materials
 Ethereal Omen  Echoing Wail Eternal Lament Darkveil Moonlight |
Black Tide creatures drop the Ethereal Omen, Echoing Wail, and Eternal Lament. You can find these mobs across Amphoreus areas and farming nodes. Don't forget to check your inventory because you may already have a surplus of these sitting around.
Locations - Where to farm Cipher Ascension Materials
Castorice Ascension Material Quantity Needed for Level 80 Locations | Ethereal Omen 15 Black Tide creatures drops Simulated Universe enemies Assignment rewards Embers Exchange Omni-Synthesizer - Material Exchange Amphoreus Calyx (Golden) | Echoing Wail 15 Black Tide creatures drops (at Equilibrium Level 2+) Omni-Synthesizer - Material Exchange Omni-Synthesizer - Material Synthesis Simulated Universe enemies | Eternal Lament 15 Black Tide creatures drops (at Equilibrium Level 4+) Omni-Synthesizer - Material Exchange Omni-Synthesizer - Material Synthesis Simulated Universe enemies | Darkveil Moonlight 65 Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Gelidmoon (Grove of Epiphany, Amphoreus) Omni-Synthesizer - Material Exchange |
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Where to farm Darkveil Moonlight
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 will be active once Version 3.3 goes live.
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.
Cipher Trace Materials
Black Tide creatures drops  Fiery Spirit  Starfire Essence Heaven Incinerator unknown Echo of War drop  Tracks of Destiny |
- Black Tide drops:
- x41 Etheral Omen
- x56 Echoing Wail
- x58 Eternal Lament
- Nihility Trace materials:
- x18 Fiery Spirit
- x69 Starfire Essence
- x139 Heaven Incinerator
- x12 unknown Echo of War drop
- x8 Tracks of Destiny
Fiery Spirit, Starfire Essence, and Heaven Incinerator are the Nihility Trace materials that Cipher needs and all drop from the Crimson Calyx: Bud of Nihility in the Alchemy Commission in Xianzhou.
Unfortunately, Cipher's Echo of War drops can not be pre-farmed since she requires a new material. For now, you can check out Hyacine's materials and pre-farm those, instead.
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