HSR The Dahlia Materials Pre-farm Guide: Ascension, Trace & Light Cone

Get ready, Trailblazers! The Dahlia (Constance), the new Fire Nihility character, is set to arrive in the Honkai: Star Rail 3.8 update. If you want her battle-ready from the moment you pull her, now is the perfect time to start farming.

This guide breaks down every material you'll need for The Dahlia's Ascension, Traces, and Signature Light Cone. Let's dive in!

The Dahlia Materials Checklist

Here's a quick overview of all the resources required to fully upgrade The Dahlia.

 

The Dahlia Ascension Materials

To level The Dahlia all the way to 80, you will need to collect the following Ascension materials:

	Character Max Lv.80	Total
	Travel Encounters	21
	Adventure Log	8
	Traveler's Guide	287
	Radiant Prominence	65
	Tatters of Thought	15
	Fragments of Impression	15
	Shards of Desires	15
	Credit	888,100

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How to get Radiant Prominence?

Radiant Prominence can be obtained by challenging the Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Ashes. This boss was already released in update Version 3.7, you can start farming this material now!

 

The Dahlia Trace Materials

Let's break that down further for each specific upgrade.

	All Trace Nodes to Max	Total
	Tracks of Destiny	8
	Fiery Spirit	18
	Starfire Essence	69
	Heaven Incinerator	139
	TBA(NEW!)	12
	Tatters of Thought	41
	Fragments of Impression	56
	Shards of Desires	58
	Credit	3,000,000

 

Detailed Trace Material Breakdown

Let's break that down further for each specific upgrade:

Basic Attack Ascension Materials (Lv.1-Lv.6)

Fiery Spirit x2 Starfire Essence x6 Heaven Incinerator x8 Fragments of Impression x5 Shards of Desires x4 Credit x185,500

Skill / Talent / Ultimate Materials (Lv.1-Lv.10)

Tatters of Thought x7 Fiery Spirit x2 Starfire Essence x12 Fragments of Impression x11 Heaven Incinerator x26 Shards of Desires x6 TBA x2 Tracks of Destiny x2 Credit x539,000

To unlock her bonus abilities and bonus stats, we need to get all these following materials:

Bonus Ability 1	Fiery Spirit x3 TBA x1 Credit x5,000
Bonus Ability 2	Starfire Essence x5 TBA x1 Tracks of Destiny x1 Credit x20,000
Bonus Ability 3	Heaven Incinerator x8 TBA x1 Tracks of Destiny x1 Credit x160,000
10 Bonus Stats	Tatters of Thought x8 Fiery Spirit x3 Starfire Essence x11 Fragments of Impression x10 Heaven Incinerator x30 Shards of Desires x30 Credit x617,500

 

How to get New Materials for The Dahlia?

This new material comes from a weekly boss that will be released in a future update. We recommend bookmarking this page or following our HSR Blog Hub, as we will update this guide with the exact location as soon as it's announced!

 

The Dahlia Signature Light Cone Materials

Build The Dahlia with her signature lightcone can improve her performance greatly, below are materials needed to level up her Light Cone:

	All Trace Nodes to Max	Total
	Tatters of Thought	20
	Fragments of Impression	20
	Shards of Desires	14
	Fiery Spirit	4
	Starfire Essence	12
	Heaven Incinerator	15

 

Farming Priorities for The Dahlia

With limited Trailblaze Power, efficiency is key. Weekly bosses offer the best rewards for their cost, so we strongly recommend using your three weekly attempts first before farming other domains.

 

Conclusion

And that covers everything you need to pre-farm for The Dahlia! With this checklist, you can have her fully leveled and ready for action as soon as the 3.8 banner drops. For more Honkai: Star Rail guides and news, be sure to check our HSR Hub.

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