Honkai: Star Rail / Light Cone

This Is Me!

Preservation · 4★

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Stats & requirements

Path: Preservation
Rarity: 4

Starting stats (first promotion tier)

HP: 38.4
ATK: 16.8
DEF: 24

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

Credit308,000

Thief's Instinct15

Endurance of Bronze3

Oath of Steel9

Usurper's Scheme15

Safeguard of Amber12

Conqueror's Will12

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
0 → 1	Lv. 20	Credit × 4,000Thief's Instinct × 5
1 → 2	Lv. 30 / Rank 1	Credit × 8,000Endurance of Bronze × 3Thief's Instinct × 10
2 → 3	Lv. 40 / Rank 2	Credit × 16,000Oath of Steel × 3Usurper's Scheme × 6
3 → 4	Lv. 50 / Rank 3	Credit × 40,000Oath of Steel × 6Usurper's Scheme × 9
4 → 5	Lv. 60 / Rank 4	Credit × 80,000Safeguard of Amber × 4Conqueror's Will × 5
5 → 6	Lv. 70 / Rank 5	Credit × 160,000Safeguard of Amber × 8Conqueror's Will × 7

Light Cone superimposition1 → 5

Total for the listed steps

This Is Me! · S1 sacrifice copy4

Step by step

Upgrade	Gate	Materials
1 → 2		This Is Me! · S1 sacrifice copy × 1
2 → 3		This Is Me! · S1 sacrifice copy × 1
3 → 4		This Is Me! · S1 sacrifice copy × 1
4 → 5		This Is Me! · S1 sacrifice copy × 1

Sources & image credit

Reference snapshot: 24 October 2026.

HoYoverse / COGNOSPHERE

REFERENCE INDEX

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