To fully build Fugue in Honkai: Star Rail, you need two separate material budgets: character Ascension materials and Trace materials. The Ascension list is consistent across the available Game8 and Beebom guides: 15 Immortal Scionette, 15 Immortal Aeroblossom, 15 Immortal Lumintwig, 65 Searing Steel Blade, and 308,000 Credits. The published all-Traces totals are less reliable: Game8 lists a complete set of quantities, but another surfaced Game8 result conflicts on at least two items. Use that Trace list as a provisional planning sheet, then confirm every amount on Fugue’s current in-game Trace screen before spending Trailblaze Power.
What materials does Fugue need overall?
Fugue’s upgrade requirements divide into Ascension and Traces. Ascension raises her level cap and uses one set of quantities; Traces improve her abilities and use a different set. Credits are required in both categories, so a player who asks for “all Fugue materials” needs both tables rather than a single combined number.
- Ascension: three Immortal enemy-drop materials, Searing Steel Blade, and 308,000 Credits.
- Traces: Fiery Spirit, Starfire Essence, Heaven Incinerator, the same three Immortal materials, Regret of Infinite Ochema, Tracks of Destiny, and 3,000,000 Credits in the provisional Game8 list.
- Investment level: the Trace figures below represent the guide’s total for every Trace node at maximum. Leaving nodes at lower levels reduces the amount you actually need.
Keep the categories separate in your inventory plan. A character can be fully Ascended while still lacking the weekly, calyx, or enemy materials needed for a complete Trace tree.
Which materials are needed for Fugue’s character Ascension?
Game8 and Beebom report the same Ascension quantities. These figures cover raising Fugue through her character-level Ascension milestones; they do not include her Trace costs.
| Material | Quantity | Category | What the figure covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immortal Scionette | 15 | Enemy material | Fugue’s character Ascension |
| Immortal Aeroblossom | 15 | Enemy material | Fugue’s character Ascension |
| Immortal Lumintwig | 15 | Enemy material | Fugue’s character Ascension |
| Searing Steel Blade | 65 | Stagnant Shadow material | Fugue’s character Ascension |
| Credits | 308,000 | Currency | Fugue’s character Ascension |
Ascension shopping list
- 15 Immortal Scionette
- 15 Immortal Aeroblossom
- 15 Immortal Lumintwig
- 65 Searing Steel Blade
- 308,000 Credits
Because both cited guides agree on these numbers, they are the stable part of Fugue’s checklist. They are still best treated as character-only costs: adding Trace materials to these quantities without labeling the category makes it easy to under-farm or over-farm the wrong item.
What are Fugue’s Trace materials?
The following is the complete-all-Traces list published by a Game8 Fugue guide. “Complete” means every Trace node in that guide’s maximum-investment calculation, not merely Fugue’s major ability levels. Since other surfaced results disagree, use these values as provisional until you compare them with the live game.
| Material | Game8 guide quantity | Upgrade category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiery Spirit | 18 | Trace material | Provisional all-Traces total |
| Immortal Scionette | 41 | Trace material | Provisional all-Traces total |
| Starfire Essence | 69 | Trace material | Provisional all-Traces total |
| Immortal Aeroblossom | 56 | Trace material | Provisional all-Traces total |
| Heaven Incinerator | 139 | Trace material | Provisional all-Traces total |
| Immortal Lumintwig | 58 | Trace material | Provisional all-Traces total |
| Regret of Infinite Ochema | 12 | Trace material | Provisional all-Traces total |
| Tracks of Destiny | 8 | Trace material | Provisional all-Traces total |
| Credits | 3,000,000 | Currency | Provisional all-Traces total |
What “all Traces” means for your farming plan
The table assumes a maximum investment in the entire Trace tree represented by the guide. If you are prioritizing Fugue’s most important abilities first, you will spend fewer items than the listed totals. The game’s upgrade panel shows the cost of each individual node, so subtracting an unplanned node from a third-party total is safer than treating the table as a mandatory minimum.
The three Immortal items appear in both categories. The 41 Scionette, 56 Aeroblossom, and 58 Lumintwig in this table are Trace-only figures; the separate 15-unit entries in the Ascension table are not included in those Trace cells.
Why do Fugue Trace totals differ between guides?
The available sources do not establish one definitive all-Traces total. Beebom also reports 18 Fiery Spirit and 69 Starfire Essence, while another Game8 result surfaced in the same search gives different values for Fiery Spirit and Starfire Essence. Because the conflicting result does not provide a basis for reconciling the numbers, you should not merge figures from separate tables.
How to handle the disagreement
- Use the table above only as a provisional stock target while you prepare.
- Open Fugue’s current Trace interface in your installed game and inspect each locked or upgradeable node.
- Record the costs shown by the game, especially for Fiery Spirit and Starfire Essence, before converting Trailblaze Power into a large stockpile.
- Update your checklist if the live interface differs from the published guide.
This verification matters most if you intend to max every node immediately. A player making a selective build can farm one ability at a time and avoid committing to a disputed grand total.
Where does Searing Steel Blade come from?
Game8 identifies Shape of Scorch: Stagnant Shadow as a source of Searing Steel Blade. You need 65 Searing Steel Blade for Fugue’s Ascension according to both surfaced Ascension tables.
That source identification does not, by itself, establish a complete route for every Fugue material. It tells you where to look for the Ascension drop; it does not confirm the stages, difficulty efficiency, unlock conditions, or drop rates for the Immortal materials, Trace materials, Regret of Infinite Ochema, or Credits.
Practical Stagnant Shadow check
- Open the in-game guide or the material entry for Searing Steel Blade.
- Select the Shape of Scorch: Stagnant Shadow listing shown for the item.
- Confirm the available difficulty and the required Trailblaze Power before starting a run.
- Repeat the challenge until the live Ascension panel shows that all 65 blades are accounted for.
The exact number of runs depends on the difficulty and rewards available to your account, so a fixed run count should not be assumed from the material total alone.
How should you farm Fugue’s other materials?
For the other items in the checklist, use the item’s in-game source information rather than assuming that a similarly named activity is Fugue-specific. The available official Version 3.0 announcement explains that a Calyx (Crimson) Bud of Remembrance challenge can reward new Remembrance Trace materials. That example confirms the general Calyx reward system, but it is not a listed source for Fugue’s Nihility materials.
Use the item entry as the authoritative route for your account
- Open the material from Fugue’s Ascension or Trace screen.
- Read the source activity and any unlock requirement displayed by the game.
- Check whether the item is available through a Calyx, enemy drop, weekly activity, or another current source before spending fuel.
- Repeat the check after major version updates, because activity names and availability can change.
No complete Fugue-specific location list is established by the available sources here. In particular, do not use the Remembrance Calyx example as proof that Fugue’s Nihility Trace materials come from that exact Bud of Remembrance challenge.
How can you organize a complete Fugue farming checklist?
Separating guaranteed costs from provisional costs keeps your plan accurate and prevents a disputed Trace total from obscuring the confirmed Ascension target.
Phase 1: secure Ascension materials
- Set aside 308,000 Credits for Ascension.
- Count your Immortal Scionette, Immortal Aeroblossom, and Immortal Lumintwig against the 15-unit target for each item.
- Use the Shape of Scorch: Stagnant Shadow listing to work toward 65 Searing Steel Blade.
- Check Fugue’s Ascension panel before each milestone so you do not spend the materials reserved for Traces.
Phase 2: choose your Trace stopping point
- Decide whether you are leveling selected abilities or planning to max every Trace node.
- For a selective build, follow the per-node costs shown in game and record only the items for the nodes you will unlock.
- For a full build, keep the provisional Game8 table as a shopping list, but verify the live totals before final farming.
- Reserve 3,000,000 Credits only if your chosen Trace plan requires the complete provisional table.
Phase 3: reconcile your inventory
- Track Ascension and Trace quantities in separate columns.
- Mark each item as “owned,” “needed,” or “source unverified.”
- Do not count a general Calyx reward example as a confirmed Fugue source.
- Recheck the Trace screen after unlocking a node, because the remaining requirement is more useful than a static guide total.
What are the most common mistakes when collecting Fugue materials?
Combining the two categories too early
Adding the 15-unit Ascension quantities to the provisional Trace quantities can make a working spreadsheet look definitive even though the Trace figures are disputed. Keep the tables separate and label any combined calculation as dependent on the chosen Trace source.
Treating a maximum build as a minimum requirement
The Trace table assumes every node reaches its maximum in the guide’s calculation. If you stop after key upgrades, your actual requirement is lower; the in-game node costs determine the reduction.
Assuming every material has the same activity source
Searing Steel Blade has a named Shape of Scorch: Stagnant Shadow source in the cited guide. That does not prove the same activity supplies Immortal drops, Nihility Trace items, or weekly materials.
Using the wrong Calyx family
The official Version 3.0 example concerns Remembrance Trace materials. Fugue’s listed Trace items are associated with her Nihility build, so verify the exact item entry instead of farming a Calyx solely because it is mentioned in a version announcement.
Stockpiling before checking the live totals
Guide revisions and search-result variants can disagree. Confirm the costs in your current client before converting large amounts of Trailblaze Power, particularly for Fiery Spirit and Starfire Essence.
What should you verify immediately before upgrading Fugue?
Use this final check when you are ready to spend materials:
- Ascension target: 15 Immortal Scionette, 15 Immortal Aeroblossom, 15 Immortal Lumintwig, 65 Searing Steel Blade, and 308,000 Credits.
- Trace plan: selected nodes or every node to maximum.
- Trace source: the live Fugue Trace screen, with the provisional Game8 quantities treated only as a reference.
- Currency reserve: enough Credits for the exact level of investment you chose.
- Source confirmation: Searing Steel Blade linked to Shape of Scorch: Stagnant Shadow; every other item checked through its current in-game entry.
This approach gives you a reliable Ascension checklist while acknowledging the unresolved Trace discrepancy instead of presenting conflicting guide values as one certain total.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Fugue’s Ascension and Trace materials interchangeable?
No. The game tracks them as separate upgrade costs, even when an Immortal material appears in both lists. Farm and record each category independently so an Ascension milestone does not consume items reserved for Traces.
Do the listed Credits include leveling Fugue herself?
The 308,000-Credit figure is for character Ascension, while the provisional 3,000,000-Credit figure is for the complete Trace investment. These numbers do not represent every possible account expense, such as unrelated characters or other upgrades.
Should I wait for a guide correction before farming Fugue?
You can safely prepare the agreed Ascension quantities and check Searing Steel Blade’s Stagnant Shadow source now. For disputed Trace items, farm in smaller batches and let the current in-game node costs determine whether additional stock is needed.
Does the Remembrance Calyx announcement identify Fugue’s Trace stage?
No. It demonstrates that Crimson Calyx challenges can reward new Trace materials, but the cited example is for Remembrance and does not name Fugue’s Nihility material stage. Use Fugue’s own item entry for the current location.