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New character launches are one of the integral parts ofHonkai: Star Railalong with the main story continuation, and it always brings a lot of players back to the game. This is especially true when a highly-anticipated character like Jingliu comes to the game in the form of a playable character.
Jingliu is a five-star Destruction character who has Ice as the combat type. Being one of the former Sword Champions of the Xianzhou Luofu, Jingliu was first shown during the Yanqing story quest in the game, and here’s everything you’ll need to make her strong.

Updated May 09, 2025:We’ve added a video version of this guide to help you build the best Jingliu.
Jingliu Ascension Materials
Here are all the materials you’ll need to ascend Jingliu through the different phases as long as you meet the Equilibrium level requirement:
1

20
-
4,000
2
30
8,000
3
40
16,000
4
50
40,000
5
60
80,000
6
70
160,000
65x Gelid Chitin
308,000
Apart from the materials mentioned above,you’ll still need extra Credits and character EXP materialsto upgrade her levels.
You can only get a certain ascension when you reach the maximum level of the previous one.
You can get the Immortal mob drops from variousAbominations of Abundance found all across the Xianzhou Luofu. Moreover, the Gelid Chitin World Boss drop can befarmed in the Shape of Icicle Stagnant Shadow.
Jingliu Trace Materials
Jingliu has four main Traces that can be upgraded multiple times and abunch of Bonus Abilities and smaller nodes that only need to be unlocked once. The four main Traces are Basic Attack, Skill, Ultimate, and Talent. The last three Traces require the same amount of materials for upgrades while Basic Attack is an exception.
5,000
10,000
20,000
45,000
240,000
2,500
30,000
7
8
9
10
300,000
2x Tracks of Destiny
652,500 Credits
The materials in the table above are needed toupgrade just one of the three following Traces: Skill, Ultimate, or Talent.
If you want to upgrade all three of them, you’ll need thrice the amount of materials.
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