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Shorekeeper Ascension Materials & Farming Guide

Shorekeeper ascension and forte materials: 60 Nova, 46 Topological Confinement, 26 Sentinel's Dagger and 2.2M Shell Credits, plus where to farm each.

To fully ascend Shorekeeper to Lv. 90 and max out the forte board you need 60 Nova, 46 Topological Confinement, 26 Sentinel's Dagger (weekly boss), plus the enemy and forgery series below: 2,200,000 Shell Credits in total (170,000 + 2,030,000).

Shorekeeper materials overview: every ascension and talent material at a glance

At a glance

Material Total
LF Whisperin Core 29
MF Whisperin Core 40
HF Whisperin Core 52
FF Whisperin Core 61
Sentinel's Dagger 26
Topological Confinement 46
Nova 60
Lento Helix 25
Adagio Helix 28
Andante Helix 55
Presto Helix 67
Shell Credit 2,200,000

Shorekeeper ascension materials

Ascension moves Shorekeeper 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 Topological Confinement ×3
Nova ×4
MF Whisperin Core ×4
50 → 60 15,000 Topological Confinement ×6
Nova ×8
MF Whisperin Core ×8
60 → 70 20,000 Topological Confinement ×9
Nova ×12
HF Whisperin Core ×4
70 → 80 40,000 Topological Confinement ×12
Nova ×16
HF Whisperin Core ×8
80 → 90 80,000 Topological Confinement ×16
Nova ×20
FF Whisperin Core ×4
Total 170,000 every material, once each (table below)

Total shorekeeper ascension materials

Material Total
LF Whisperin Core 4
MF Whisperin Core 12
HF Whisperin Core 12
FF Whisperin Core 4
Topological Confinement 46
Nova 60
Shell Credit 170,000

Shorekeeper 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
Lento Helix ×10
Lv. 3 10,000 LF Whisperin Core ×15
Lento Helix ×15
Lv. 4 22,500 MF Whisperin Core ×10
Adagio Helix ×10
Lv. 5 30,000 MF Whisperin Core ×15
Adagio Helix ×15
Lv. 6 80,000 HF Whisperin Core ×10
Andante Helix ×15
Lv. 7 150,000 HF Whisperin Core ×15
Sentinel's Dagger ×5
Andante Helix ×25
Lv. 8 250,000 FF Whisperin Core ×10
Sentinel's Dagger ×5
Presto Helix ×10
Lv. 9 350,000 FF Whisperin Core ×15
Sentinel's Dagger ×5
Presto Helix ×15
Lv. 10 500,000 FF Whisperin Core ×20
Sentinel's Dagger ×5
Presto Helix ×30
Total 2,030,000 every material, once each (table below)

Total shorekeeper forte materials

Material Total
LF Whisperin Core 25
MF Whisperin Core 28
HF Whisperin Core 40
FF Whisperin Core 57
Sentinel's Dagger 26
Lento Helix 25
Adagio Helix 28
Andante Helix 55
Presto Helix 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
Sentinel's Dagger ×2
Adagio Helix ×3
Andante Helix ×3
Stat bonus nodes, tier 1 (×4) 200,000 HF Whisperin Core ×12
Andante Helix ×12
Stat bonus nodes, tier 2 (×4) 400,000 FF Whisperin Core ×12
Sentinel's Dagger ×4
Presto Helix ×12

Where to farm Shorekeeper's materials

Nova

Local specialty. Found at Overworld routes.

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

Topological Confinement

Boss drop. Found at Fallacy of No Return (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.

Lento Helix

Forgery Challenge. Found at Forgery Challenge.

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

Sentinel's Dagger

Weekly boss. Found at Sentinel Jué (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 Nova does Shorekeeper 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 Sentinel's Dagger does Shorekeeper 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 Topological Confinement drop for Shorekeeper?

From Fallacy of No Return, the world boss; claim the reward for 60 Waveplates.

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

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? Shorekeeper's stats, skills, passives and resonance chains live on the Shorekeeper kit page.