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Black Swan is one of the first characters who came together with the big Penacony update inHonkai: Star Rail, offering players a different way to play Nihility-based teams. She drowns enemies in the DoT effects inflicted by herself and her allies, resulting in shockingly high damage numbers every time an opponent begins their turn.
The power Black Swan has to offer won’t shine unless she’s fully upgraded, however. ThisHonkai: Star Railguide covers every item you need to collect to power up thisnew member of the Nihility roster, including the ones needed to ascend the character herself.
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Black Swan Ascension Materials in Honkai Star: Rail
As far as character Ascension materials go, Black Swan can be upgraded using materials farmed from earlier areas of the game.Ascendant Debriswill be the most pressing item on the list, and you can get them by farming theStagnant Shadow at the Alchemy Commission. It isdropped by the Ascended, one of the boss-type enemies inHonkai: Star Rail.
20

4,000
-

30
8,000

40
16,000

50
40,000

60
80,000

70
160,000

308,000
Ascendant Debris x65
Black Swan Basic Attack Trace Materials
As it happens, Black Swan’s basic attack is actually quite strong. It has a 74% base chance of inflicting a stack Arcana, which deals damage based on Black Swan’s ATK, and if an enemy is inflicted Wind Shear, Burn, Bleed, or Shock, Black Swan’s basic attack has a chance to inflict an additional Arcana stack. This grants her extra synergy with otherNihility characters like Kafka, Guinaifen, and Sampo.
2

5,000
3

10,000
4
20,000
5
45,000
6
240,000
Black Swan Skill/Ultimate/Talent Trace Materials
Players will need the same amount of materials to level up Black Swan’s Talents, Skill, and Ultimate. If you want to max all of her important abilities, then you’ll need to collect all items in this table three times. To get the most out of yourCredits and materials investment, upgrade her Ultimate first, followed by her Talent, then Skill.
2,500
30,000
7
8
9
Tracks of Destiny x1
10
300,000
652,500
Tracks of Destiny x2
Black Swan Ascension Passive Materials
The rest of Black Swan’s passive nodes improve her ATK, Wind DMG,and Effect Hit Rate. Meanwhile, her major Ascension Traces improve the effectiveness of her Arcana and boost her ATK by a percentage of her Effect Hit Rate.
Lv 1 Bonus Stat (ATK +4%)
Lv 80 Bonus Stat (ATK +8%)
Track of Destiny x1