Xiangli Yao Ascension Materials & Farming Guide

To fully ascend Xiangli Yao to Lv. 90 and max out the forte board you need 60 Violet Coral, 46 Hidden Thunder Tacet Core, 26 Unending Destruction (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
Unending Destruction	26
Hidden Thunder Tacet Core	46
Violet Coral	60
Cadence Seed	25
Cadence Bud	28
Cadence Leaf	55
Cadence Blossom	67
Shell Credit	2,200,000

Xiangli Yao ascension materials

Ascension moves Xiangli Yao 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	Hidden Thunder Tacet Core ×3 Violet Coral ×4 MF Whisperin Core ×4
50 → 60	15,000	Hidden Thunder Tacet Core ×6 Violet Coral ×8 MF Whisperin Core ×8
60 → 70	20,000	Hidden Thunder Tacet Core ×9 Violet Coral ×12 HF Whisperin Core ×4
70 → 80	40,000	Hidden Thunder Tacet Core ×12 Violet Coral ×16 HF Whisperin Core ×8
80 → 90	80,000	Hidden Thunder Tacet Core ×16 Violet Coral ×20 FF Whisperin Core ×4
Total	170,000	every material, once each (table below)

Total xiangli yao ascension materials

Material	Total
LF Whisperin Core	4
MF Whisperin Core	12
HF Whisperin Core	12
FF Whisperin Core	4
Hidden Thunder Tacet Core	46
Violet Coral	60
Shell Credit	170,000

Xiangli Yao 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 Cadence Seed ×10
Lv. 3	10,000	LF Whisperin Core ×15 Cadence Seed ×15
Lv. 4	22,500	MF Whisperin Core ×10 Cadence Bud ×10
Lv. 5	30,000	MF Whisperin Core ×15 Cadence Bud ×15
Lv. 6	80,000	HF Whisperin Core ×10 Cadence Leaf ×15
Lv. 7	150,000	HF Whisperin Core ×15 Unending Destruction ×5 Cadence Leaf ×25
Lv. 8	250,000	FF Whisperin Core ×10 Unending Destruction ×5 Cadence Blossom ×10
Lv. 9	350,000	FF Whisperin Core ×15 Unending Destruction ×5 Cadence Blossom ×15
Lv. 10	500,000	FF Whisperin Core ×20 Unending Destruction ×5 Cadence Blossom ×30
Total	2,030,000	every material, once each (table below)

Total xiangli yao forte materials

Material	Total
LF Whisperin Core	25
MF Whisperin Core	28
HF Whisperin Core	40
FF Whisperin Core	57
Unending Destruction	26
Cadence Seed	25
Cadence Bud	28
Cadence Leaf	55
Cadence Blossom	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 Unending Destruction ×2 Cadence Bud ×3 Cadence Leaf ×3
Stat bonus nodes, tier 1 (×4)	200,000	HF Whisperin Core ×12 Cadence Leaf ×12
Stat bonus nodes, tier 2 (×4)	400,000	FF Whisperin Core ×12 Unending Destruction ×4 Cadence Blossom ×12

Where to farm Xiangli Yao's materials

Violet Coral

Local specialty. Found at Overworld routes.

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

Hidden Thunder Tacet Core

Boss drop. Found at Tempest Mephis (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.

Cadence Seed

Forgery Challenge. Found at Forgery Challenge.

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

Unending Destruction

Weekly boss. Found at Scar (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 Violet Coral does Xiangli Yao 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 Unending Destruction does Xiangli Yao 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 Hidden Thunder Tacet Core drop for Xiangli Yao?

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

How many Shell Credits does it take to fully build Xiangli Yao?

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