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Kafka Ascension & Trace Materials

5-star
LightningNihilitySub DPS

English voice: Cheryl Texiera

Kafka needs 65 Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff, Obsidian of Obsession, Regret of Infinite Ochema and 2,265,500 Credits for level 80 and maxed traces. Updated November 9, 2026

Kafka ascension and trace materials

Full bill

Level 80 and every ability maxed

2,265,500

Credits · 12 material lines

Ascension to 80

308,000

Credits · 4 materials · 6 steps

All 3 abilities maxed

1,957,500

Credits · 3× the single-ability bill

Ascension

  1. Lv 30
    Thief's Instinct, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailThief's Instinct ×5

    4,000Credits

  2. Lv 40
    Thief's Instinct, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailThief's Instinct ×10

    8,000Credits

  3. Lv 50
    Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailShape Shifter's Lightning Staff ×3
    Usurper's Scheme, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailUsurper's Scheme ×6

    16,000Credits

  4. Lv 60
    Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailShape Shifter's Lightning Staff ×7
    Usurper's Scheme, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailUsurper's Scheme ×9

    40,000Credits

  5. Lv 70
    Conqueror's Will, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailConqueror's Will ×6
    Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailShape Shifter's Lightning Staff ×20

    80,000Credits

  6. Lv 80
    Conqueror's Will, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailConqueror's Will ×9
    Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailShape Shifter's Lightning Staff ×35

    160,000Credits

Total to level 80

308,000 Credits

Conqueror's Will, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailConqueror's Will ×15
Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailShape Shifter's Lightning Staff ×65
Usurper's Scheme, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailUsurper's Scheme ×15
Thief's Instinct, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailThief's Instinct ×15

Trace materials

  1. → 2
    Thief's Instinct, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailThief's Instinct ×3

    2,500Credits

  2. → 3
    Obsidian of Dread, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Dread ×3
    Thief's Instinct, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailThief's Instinct ×6

    5,000Credits

  3. → 4
    Obsidian of Desolation, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Desolation ×3
    Usurper's Scheme, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailUsurper's Scheme ×3

    10,000Credits

  4. → 5
    Obsidian of Desolation, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Desolation ×5
    Usurper's Scheme, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailUsurper's Scheme ×4

    20,000Credits

  5. → 6
    Obsidian of Desolation, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Desolation ×7
    Usurper's Scheme, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailUsurper's Scheme ×6

    30,000Credits

  6. → 7
    Conqueror's Will, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailConqueror's Will ×3
    Obsidian of Obsession, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Obsession ×3

    45,000Credits

  7. → 8
    Conqueror's Will, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailConqueror's Will ×4
    Obsidian of Obsession, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Obsession ×5
    Regret of Infinite Ochema, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailRegret of Infinite Ochema ×1

    80,000Credits

  8. → 9
    Tracks of Destiny, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailTracks of Destiny ×1
    Obsidian of Obsession, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Obsession ×8
    Regret of Infinite Ochema, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailRegret of Infinite Ochema ×1

    160,000Credits

  9. → 10
    Tracks of Destiny, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailTracks of Destiny ×1
    Obsidian of Obsession, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Obsession ×14
    Regret of Infinite Ochema, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailRegret of Infinite Ochema ×1

    300,000Credits

One ability maxed

652,500 Credits

Tracks of Destiny, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailTracks of Destiny ×2
Conqueror's Will, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailConqueror's Will ×7
Obsidian of Obsession, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Obsession ×30
Regret of Infinite Ochema, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailRegret of Infinite Ochema ×3
Obsidian of Desolation, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Desolation ×15
Usurper's Scheme, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailUsurper's Scheme ×13
Obsidian of Dread, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Dread ×3
Thief's Instinct, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailThief's Instinct ×9

All 3 abilities maxed

1,957,500 Credits

Tracks of Destiny, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailTracks of Destiny ×6
Conqueror's Will, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailConqueror's Will ×21
Obsidian of Obsession, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Obsession ×90
Regret of Infinite Ochema, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailRegret of Infinite Ochema ×9
Obsidian of Desolation, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Desolation ×45
Usurper's Scheme, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailUsurper's Scheme ×39
Obsidian of Dread, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailObsidian of Dread ×9
Thief's Instinct, ascension material | Honkai: Star RailThief's Instinct ×27

Kafka materials FAQ

4 questions
  1. What are Kafka's ascension materials?

    Taking Kafka from level 1 to 80 costs 308,000 Credits, 15× Conqueror's Will, 65× Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff, 15× Usurper's Scheme, 15× Thief's Instinct.

  2. How much does it cost to max Kafka's traces?

    Skill, Ultimate and Talent at level 10 cost 1,957,500 Credits, 6× Tracks of Destiny, 21× Conqueror's Will, 90× Obsidian of Obsession, 9× Regret of Infinite Ochema, 45× Obsidian of Desolation, 39× Usurper's Scheme, 9× Obsidian of Dread, 27× Thief's Instinct.

  3. Which weekly boss material does Kafka need?

    Kafka needs 9× Regret of Infinite Ochema, from an Echo of War, for the last levels of the traces.

  4. How many Credits does Kafka need in total?

    2,265,500 Credits: 308,000 for ascension to level 80 and 1,957,500 for every shared trace at level 10.