Honkai: Star Rail / Light Cone

An Instant Before A Gaze

Erudition · 5★

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Stats & requirements

Path: Erudition
Rarity: 5

Starting stats (first promotion tier)

HP: 48
ATK: 26.4
DEF: 21

Upgrade & material costs

Choose a track to see each purchased step and the total material bill. These totals cover the listed steps; character EXP and unlisted costs are separate.

Light Cone promotion0 → 6

Total for the listed steps

Credit385,000

Extinguished Core20

Key of Inspiration4

Key of Knowledge12

Glimmering Core20

Key of Wisdom15

Squirming Core14

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20	Credit × 5,000Extinguished Core × 8
1 → 2	Lv. 30 / Rank 1	Credit × 10,000Key of Inspiration × 4Extinguished Core × 12
2 → 3	Lv. 40 / Rank 2	Credit × 20,000Key of Knowledge × 4Glimmering Core × 8
3 → 4	Lv. 50 / Rank 3	Credit × 50,000Key of Knowledge × 8Glimmering Core × 12
4 → 5	Lv. 60 / Rank 4	Credit × 100,000Key of Wisdom × 5Squirming Core × 6
5 → 6	Lv. 70 / Rank 5	Credit × 200,000Key of Wisdom × 10Squirming Core × 8

Light Cone superimposition1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

An Instant Before A Gaze · S1 sacrifice copy4

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		An Instant Before A Gaze · S1 sacrifice copy × 1
2 → 3		An Instant Before A Gaze · S1 sacrifice copy × 1
3 → 4		An Instant Before A Gaze · S1 sacrifice copy × 1
4 → 5		An Instant Before A Gaze · S1 sacrifice copy × 1

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

REFERENCE INDEX

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