Qiuyuan Ascension Materials & Farming Guide

To fully ascend Qiuyuan to Lv. 90 and max out the forte board you need 60 Wintry Bell, 46 Truth in Lies, 26 Curse of the Abyss (weekly boss), plus the enemy and forgery series below: 2,200,000 Shell Credits in total (170,000 + 2,030,000).

At a glance

Material	Total
LF Whisperin Core	29
MF Whisperin Core	40
HF Whisperin Core	52
FF Whisperin Core	61
Truth in Lies	46
Curse of the Abyss	26
Wintry Bell	60
Inert Metallic Drip	25
Reactive Metallic Drip	28
Polarized Metallic Drip	55
Heterized Metallic Drip	67
Shell Credit	2,200,000

Qiuyuan ascension materials

Ascension moves Qiuyuan from level 20 to 90 in six breaches. Every row is the cost of one breach:

Level	Shell Credits	Materials
20 → 40	5,000	LF Whisperin Core ×4
40 → 50	10,000	Truth in Lies ×3 Wintry Bell ×4 MF Whisperin Core ×4
50 → 60	15,000	Truth in Lies ×6 Wintry Bell ×8 MF Whisperin Core ×8
60 → 70	20,000	Truth in Lies ×9 Wintry Bell ×12 HF Whisperin Core ×4
70 → 80	40,000	Truth in Lies ×12 Wintry Bell ×16 HF Whisperin Core ×8
80 → 90	80,000	Truth in Lies ×16 Wintry Bell ×20 FF Whisperin Core ×4
Total	170,000	every material, once each (table below)

Total qiuyuan ascension materials

Material	Total
LF Whisperin Core	4
MF Whisperin Core	12
HF Whisperin Core	12
FF Whisperin Core	4
Truth in Lies	46
Wintry Bell	60
Shell Credit	170,000

Qiuyuan forte materials

The forte board is five main nodes (each leveling 1 → 10), four tier-1 and four tier-2 stat nodes, and five single-rank nodes. The per-level rows sum the five main nodes:

Level	Shell Credits	Materials
Lv. 2	7,500	LF Whisperin Core ×10 Inert Metallic Drip ×10
Lv. 3	10,000	LF Whisperin Core ×15 Inert Metallic Drip ×15
Lv. 4	22,500	MF Whisperin Core ×10 Reactive Metallic Drip ×10
Lv. 5	30,000	MF Whisperin Core ×15 Reactive Metallic Drip ×15
Lv. 6	80,000	HF Whisperin Core ×10 Polarized Metallic Drip ×15
Lv. 7	150,000	HF Whisperin Core ×15 Curse of the Abyss ×5 Polarized Metallic Drip ×25
Lv. 8	250,000	FF Whisperin Core ×10 Curse of the Abyss ×5 Heterized Metallic Drip ×10
Lv. 9	350,000	FF Whisperin Core ×15 Curse of the Abyss ×5 Heterized Metallic Drip ×15
Lv. 10	500,000	FF Whisperin Core ×20 Curse of the Abyss ×5 Heterized Metallic Drip ×30
Total	2,030,000	every material, once each (table below)

Total qiuyuan forte materials

Material	Total
LF Whisperin Core	25
MF Whisperin Core	28
HF Whisperin Core	40
FF Whisperin Core	57
Curse of the Abyss	26
Inert Metallic Drip	25
Reactive Metallic Drip	28
Polarized Metallic Drip	55
Heterized Metallic Drip	67
Shell Credit	2,030,000

Stat bonus and single-rank nodes

Nodes	Shell Credits	Materials
Single-rank nodes (×5)	30,000	MF Whisperin Core ×3 HF Whisperin Core ×3 Curse of the Abyss ×2 Reactive Metallic Drip ×3 Polarized Metallic Drip ×3
Stat bonus nodes, tier 1 (×4)	200,000	HF Whisperin Core ×12 Polarized Metallic Drip ×12
Stat bonus nodes, tier 2 (×4)	400,000	FF Whisperin Core ×12 Curse of the Abyss ×4 Heterized Metallic Drip ×12

Where to farm Qiuyuan's materials

Wintry Bell

Local specialty. Found at Overworld routes.

Grows in the wild and respawns every couple of days; interactive-map routes cover a full loop.

Truth in Lies

Boss drop. Found at Fenrico (world boss).

Claim the reward for 60 Waveplates.

LF Whisperin Core

Enemy drop. Found at Tacet Discords across the overworld.

The Whisperin Core series drops from matching enemies; the Synthesizer converts lower tiers into higher ones.

Inert Metallic Drip

Forgery Challenge. Found at Forgery Challenge.

Open days rotate through the week, so check the Guidebook before spending Waveplates.

Curse of the Abyss

Weekly boss. Found at Threnodian Leviathan (weekly challenge).

Three reward claims per week, so the full 26 takes about nine weeks.

Shell Credit

Currency. Found at Simulation Training, quests and events.

About 2.2 million Shell Credits in total: 170,000 for ascension and 2,030,000 for the full forte board.

FAQ

How many Wintry Bell does Qiuyuan need?

60 in total: 4 at the first breach, then 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 at each breach up to level 90.

How many Curse of the Abyss does Qiuyuan need?

26: twenty for the main forte nodes at levels 7 to 10, four for the tier-2 stat nodes and two for the single-rank nodes.

Where does Truth in Lies drop for Qiuyuan?

From Fenrico, the world boss; claim the reward for 60 Waveplates.

How many Shell Credits does it take to fully build Qiuyuan?

About 2.2 million: 170,000 for ascension from level 20 to 90 and 2,030,000 for the entire forte board.

Planning the full build? Qiuyuan's stats, skills, passives and resonance chains live on the Qiuyuan kit page.