Qingxiao needs 3,053,300 Shell Credit, 60 Blade Blossom, 46 Forged Empyrean’s Sigh, 26 We Who Question, 182 Autopuppet Kernel, and 175 Polarizer materials to reach level 90 with a full Forte tree. These totals cover Qingxiao alone and do not include her weapon or her Echoes.
Qingxiao total materials
Here is everything you need to take Qingxiao from level 1 to level 90, raise all five of her Forte main nodes to level 10, and unlock the eight Stat Bonus nodes and both Inherent Skills.
| Qingxiao total materials, level 1 to 90, full Forte tree | |
|---|---|
| Material | Quantity |
| Shell Credit | 3,053,300 |
| Basic Resonance Potion | 2 |
| Advanced Resonance Potion | 2 |
| Premium Resonance Potion | 121 |
| LF Autopuppet Kernel | 29 |
| MF Autopuppet Kernel | 40 |
| HF Autopuppet Kernel | 52 |
| FF Autopuppet Kernel | 61 |
| Broken Wing Polarizer | 25 |
| Monowing Polarizer | 28 |
| Polywing Polarizer | 55 |
| Layered Wing Polarizer | 67 |
| Forged Empyrean’s Sigh | 46 |
| We Who Question | 26 |
| Blade Blossom | 60 |
Qingxiao ascension materials
To ascend Qingxiao through all six ranks, you need 170,000 Shell Credit, 4 LF Autopuppet Kernel, 12 MF Autopuppet Kernel, 12 HF Autopuppet Kernel, 4 FF Autopuppet Kernel, 46 Forged Empyrean’s Sigh, and 60 Blade Blossom.
Levelling her from 1 to 90 costs another 853,300 Shell Credit, plus 121 Premium Resonance Potion, 2 Advanced Resonance Potion, and 2 Basic Resonance Potion.
| Qingxiao ascension materials by rank | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Level | Materials |
| 1 | 20 ➔ 40 | Shell Credit x5,000 LF Autopuppet Kernel x4 |
| 2 | 40 ➔ 50 | Shell Credit x10,000 Forged Empyrean’s Sigh x3 Blade Blossom x4 MF Autopuppet Kernel x4 |
| 3 | 50 ➔ 60 | Shell Credit x15,000 Forged Empyrean’s Sigh x6 Blade Blossom x8 MF Autopuppet Kernel x8 |
| 4 | 60 ➔ 70 | Shell Credit x20,000 Forged Empyrean’s Sigh x9 Blade Blossom x12 HF Autopuppet Kernel x4 |
| 5 | 70 ➔ 80 | Shell Credit x40,000 Forged Empyrean’s Sigh x12 Blade Blossom x16 HF Autopuppet Kernel x8 |
| 6 | 80 ➔ 90 | Shell Credit x80,000 Forged Empyrean’s Sigh x16 Blade Blossom x20 FF Autopuppet Kernel x4 |
| Total | Shell Credit x170,000 LF Autopuppet Kernel x4 MF Autopuppet Kernel x12 HF Autopuppet Kernel x12 FF Autopuppet Kernel x4 Forged Empyrean’s Sigh x46 Blade Blossom x60 |
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Qingxiao Forte materials
To raise one of Qingxiao’s five main nodes to the maximum level (level 10), you will need 280,000 Shell Credit, 5 Broken Wing Polarizer, 5 Monowing Polarizer, 8 Polywing Polarizer, 11 Layered Wing Polarizer, 5 LF Autopuppet Kernel, 5 MF Autopuppet Kernel, 5 HF Autopuppet Kernel, 9 FF Autopuppet Kernel, and 4 We Who Question.
To raise all five main nodes to level 10, you will need 1,400,000 Shell Credit, 25 Broken Wing Polarizer, 25 Monowing Polarizer, 40 Polywing Polarizer, 55 Layered Wing Polarizer, 25 LF Autopuppet Kernel, 25 MF Autopuppet Kernel, 25 HF Autopuppet Kernel, 45 FF Autopuppet Kernel, and 20 We Who Question.
| Qingxiao Forte materials, one main node, level 2 to 10 | |
|---|---|
| Level | Materials |
| Level 2 | Shell Credit x1,500 Broken Wing Polarizer x2 LF Autopuppet Kernel x2 |
| Level 3 | Shell Credit x2,000 Broken Wing Polarizer x3 LF Autopuppet Kernel x3 |
| Level 4 | Shell Credit x4,500 Monowing Polarizer x2 MF Autopuppet Kernel x2 |
| Level 5 | Shell Credit x6,000 Monowing Polarizer x3 MF Autopuppet Kernel x3 |
| Level 6 | Shell Credit x16,000 Polywing Polarizer x3 HF Autopuppet Kernel x2 |
| Level 7 | Shell Credit x30,000 Polywing Polarizer x5 HF Autopuppet Kernel x3 We Who Question x1 |
| Level 8 | Shell Credit x50,000 Layered Wing Polarizer x2 FF Autopuppet Kernel x2 We Who Question x1 |
| Level 9 | Shell Credit x70,000 Layered Wing Polarizer x3 FF Autopuppet Kernel x3 We Who Question x1 |
| Level 10 | Shell Credit x100,000 Layered Wing Polarizer x6 FF Autopuppet Kernel x4 We Who Question x1 |
| Total (x1) | Shell Credit x280,000 Broken Wing Polarizer x5 Monowing Polarizer x5 Polywing Polarizer x8 Layered Wing Polarizer x11 LF Autopuppet Kernel x5 MF Autopuppet Kernel x5 HF Autopuppet Kernel x5 FF Autopuppet Kernel x9 We Who Question x4 |
| Total (x5) | Shell Credit x1,400,000 Broken Wing Polarizer x25 Monowing Polarizer x25 Polywing Polarizer x40 Layered Wing Polarizer x55 LF Autopuppet Kernel x25 MF Autopuppet Kernel x25 HF Autopuppet Kernel x25 FF Autopuppet Kernel x45 We Who Question x20 |
Qingxiao Stat Bonus and Inherent Skill materials
Beside the five main nodes, the Forte tree carries ten smaller ones: eight Stat Bonus nodes spread across four branches, and the two nodes of the Inherent Skill branch. Unlocking all ten costs 630,000 Shell Credit, 3 Monowing Polarizer, 15 Polywing Polarizer, 12 Layered Wing Polarizer, 3 MF Autopuppet Kernel, 15 HF Autopuppet Kernel, 12 FF Autopuppet Kernel, and 6 We Who Question.
| Qingxiao Stat Bonus and Inherent Skill materials | |
|---|---|
| Node | Materials |
| Stat Bonus, lower node (each) | Shell Credit x50,000 Polywing Polarizer x3 HF Autopuppet Kernel x3 |
| Stat Bonus, upper node (each) | Shell Credit x100,000 Layered Wing Polarizer x3 FF Autopuppet Kernel x3 We Who Question x1 |
| All eight Stat Bonus nodes | Shell Credit x600,000 Polywing Polarizer x12 Layered Wing Polarizer x12 HF Autopuppet Kernel x12 FF Autopuppet Kernel x12 We Who Question x4 |
| Inherent Skill 1 | Shell Credit x10,000 Monowing Polarizer x3 MF Autopuppet Kernel x3 We Who Question x1 |
| Inherent Skill 2 | Shell Credit x20,000 Polywing Polarizer x3 HF Autopuppet Kernel x3 We Who Question x1 |
| Total | Shell Credit x630,000 Monowing Polarizer x3 Polywing Polarizer x15 Layered Wing Polarizer x12 MF Autopuppet Kernel x3 HF Autopuppet Kernel x15 FF Autopuppet Kernel x12 We Who Question x6 |
How to obtain
LF Autopuppet Kernel, MF Autopuppet Kernel, HF Autopuppet Kernel, FF Autopuppet Kernel: Dropped by autopuppet enemies in Xuanfang Hold, west of Jinzhou.
Broken Wing Polarizer, Monowing Polarizer, Polywing Polarizer, Layered Wing Polarizer: Obtained from Forgery Challenge: Cloudfall Chasm in Mengzhou and Forgery Challenge: Fallen Sanctum in Lahai-Roi.
Forged Empyrean’s Sigh: Dropped by a new overworld boss arriving in Version 3.6.
We Who Question: Dropped by Denia, the weekly boss, in the Seed of Illusory Origin challenge in Lahai-Roi.
Blade Blossom: Gathered around Xianling Village, Fogveil Pagoda, and the Preening Pool.
Basic Resonance Potion, Advanced Resonance Potion, Premium Resonance Potion: Earned from Simulation Training (Resonance Potion).
Shell Credit: Earned from Simulation Training (Shell Credit).
Almost everything in Xuanfang Hold drops Autopuppet Kernel materials, from the three Picket variants to the six Kernel Puppets, the Forbidden Bastion, and both halves of the Fog Lionarch. Qingxiao alone needs 61 FF Autopuppet Kernel, the largest enemy drop on her list, so start clearing that area early.
Both Polarizer dungeons hand out the same four tiers for the same Waveplate, so run whichever one you have unlocked. Cloudfall Chasm sits in Mengzhou and Fallen Sanctum in Lahai-Roi. Neither is a Sword dungeon as such: each one carries the material line for all five weapon types, and you pick Polarizer on the way in. Watch the naming: the map and the material screen disagree about the Lahai-Roi dungeon, which appears as Forsaken Remnants when you tap a Polarizer to see where it drops.
Forged Empyrean’s Sigh comes from a new overworld boss releasing with Version 3.6. Kuro has not confirmed where it stands, though the Xuanfang area is the likely home given the rest of the patch. You will probably unlock it through the 3.6 main quest, and a limited Early Access lets you fight it before you reach that point.
We Who Question drops from Denia, the weekly boss at the end of the Seed of Illusory Origin challenge in Lahai-Roi. Denia has been around for several patches, so most accounts already have the fight open. If yours does not, it unlocks after the main quest Wishes in the Bell: Epilogue, which follows straight on from Starlights from Yesterday. Qingxiao wants 26 drops and the weekly reset caps how many you can carry home, so clear the fight every week whether or not you are ready to spend them.
Blade Blossom grows in three spots around Xuanfang. Xianling Village holds 20: eleven sit in the water near the Resonance Beacon, and nine follow the stream running through the village. Fogveil Pagoda holds 15, six on the otter rocks directly south and nine at the water’s edge to the north, where there are more otters. The Preening Pool holds nine more, west of the pool, in the water at the three corners of the bridge beside the Resonance Beacon.
That comes to 44 flowers against the 60 Qingxiao needs. Version 3.6 has not launched yet, so treat that list as the spots found so far rather than the full map, and expect more nodes in the new Xuanfang area. The Huaxu Apothecary does not stock Blade Blossom right now, but it already sells other regional gathers, so it may pick this one up when the patch lands.
Qingxiao materials FAQ
How much Shell Credit does Qingxiao need?
3,053,300 in total: 170,000 for the six ascension ranks, 2,030,000 for the full Forte tree, and 853,300 to level her from 1 to 90.
Does that number include her weapon?
No. The in-game material overview counts the character and the weapon together, which is why it shows a larger figure. A five-star weapon adds roughly 1,400,000 Shell Credit on top.
How many We Who Question does Qingxiao need?
26, all from the weekly boss Denia, in the Seed of Illusory Origin challenge in Lahai-Roi.
What takes the longest to farm?
We Who Question. The weekly boss caps how many you can take home each reset, so 26 drops spread across several weeks no matter how much Waveplate you burn.
Which materials does Qingxiao share with her weapon?
The four Polarizer materials. Autopuppet Kernel is for Qingxiao, Exoswarm Core is for the weapon.
Figures come from Version 3.6 data ahead of the August 20, 2026 release and match the cost frame every five-star resonator follows. Shell Credit totals assume no wasted EXP when levelling; feeding whole potions adds roughly 3%.
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