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How to Get Spectral Nucleus and Locations

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Genshin Impact - How to Get Spectral Nucleus and Effects

The Spectral Nucleus is an ascension material needed for certain weapons and characters in Genshin Impact. Learn which weapons and characters use Spectral Nucleus and where to get Spectral Nucleus in this guide!

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How to Get Spectral Nucleus

Spectral Nucleus Locations

Location 1 Dropped by Lv. 60+ Specters
Location 2 Crafted

Defeat Specter Enemies

Genshin - Specter

You can collect Spectral Heart from defeating Specter enemies found in Watatsumi Island and Seirai Island in Inazuma. It can be also crafted using 3 Spectral Hearts.

Specter Enemy Guide

Recommended Locations to Farm

Watatsumi Island

Genshin - Specter Locations - Watatsumi Island

Watatsumi Island has multiple Teleport Waypoints where you can easily access Specter locations!
Watatsumi Island Guide

Seirai Island

Genshin - Specter Locations - Seirai Island

Spectral Nucleus can also be farmed in Seirai Island! You can use the Waverider to traverse areas around the map, if you haven't unlocked the Waypoints!

Do note that you may need to complete the Seirai Stormchasers quest chain to unlock the southern portions of the Island!

Seirai Island Guide

Enkanomiya

Genshin - Specter Locations - Enkanomiya

To unlock Enkanomiya, you must at least complete the first subquest of the From Dawn to Dusk in Byakuyakoku quest chain, the Entrance to Tokoyo.

The Entrance to Tokoyo Quest Guide

How to Craft Spectral Nucleus

Output Item Materials
Spectral Nucleus Image Spectral Nucleus
Spectral Heart Spectral Heart ×3

How to Use Spectral Nucleus

Used to Ascend Weapons

List of Weapons that Use Spectral Nucleus

Weapons that use Spectral Nucleus
Aqua Simulacra ImageAqua Simulacra Everlasting Moonglow ImageEverlasting Moonglow KaguraKagura's Verity
Polar Star ImagePolar Star Sunny Morning Sleep-In ImageSunny Morning Sleep-In Dialogues of the Desert Sages ImageDialogues of the Desert Sages
Kagotsurube Isshin ImageKagotsurube Isshin Mailed Flower ImageMailed Flower MouunMouun's Moon
Oathsworn Eye ImageOathsworn Eye The Catch ImageThe Catch

Used for Character Ascension

This material is used to ascend characters to their next ascension level. Be sure to gather the required amount in advance so you can Ascend them right away when they hit their level cap.

All Characters
Gorou ImageGorou Kokomi ImageKokomi Aloy ImageAloy
Shinobu ImageShinobu Kirara ImageKirara Chiori ImageChiori
Spectral Nucleus ImageSpectral Nucleus Rarity 3
Type Character Development Items
Effect Character Level Up Materials

A complete energy core that can sometimes be found after defeating Specters.
There is a debate among those who just have to divide the world into winners and losers: what floats better - a Specter or an Anemo Slime?

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List of Character Level Up Materials

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Chaos Device ImageChaos Device Chaos Circuit ImageChaos Circuit Chaos Core ImageChaos Core
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Heavy Horn ImageHeavy Horn Black Bronze Horn ImageBlack Bronze Horn Black Crystal Horn ImageBlack Crystal Horn
Damaged Mask ImageDamaged Mask Stained Mask ImageStained Mask Ominous Mask ImageOminous Mask
Treasure Hoarder Insignia ImageTreasure Hoarder Insignia Silver Raven Insignia ImageSilver Raven Insignia Golden Raven Insignia ImageGolden Raven Insignia
Firm Arrowhead ImageFirm Arrowhead Sharp Arrowhead ImageSharp Arrowhead Weathered Arrowhead ImageWeathered Arrowhead
Divining Scroll ImageDivining Scroll Sealed Scroll ImageSealed Scroll Forbidden Curse Scroll ImageForbidden Curse Scroll
Slime Condensate ImageSlime Condensate Slime Secretions ImageSlime Secretions Slime Concentrate ImageSlime Concentrate
RecruitRecruit's Insignia SergeantSergeant's Insignia LieutenantLieutenant's Insignia
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Fragile Bone Shard ImageFragile Bone Shard Sturdy Bone Shard ImageSturdy Bone Shard Fossilized Bone Shard ImageFossilized Bone Shard
Whopperflower Nectar ImageWhopperflower Nectar Shimmering Nectar ImageShimmering Nectar Energy Nectar ImageEnergy Nectar
Hoarfrost Core ImageHoarfrost Core Cleansing Heart ImageCleansing Heart Everflame Seed ImageEverflame Seed
Juvenile Jade ImageJuvenile Jade Crystalline Bloom ImageCrystalline Bloom Marionette Core ImageMarionette Core
Perpetual Heart ImagePerpetual Heart Kageuchi Handguard ImageKageuchi Handguard Famed Handguard ImageFamed Handguard
Old Handguard ImageOld Handguard Dismal Prism ImageDismal Prism Crystal Prism ImageCrystal Prism
Polarizing Prism ImagePolarizing Prism Smoldering Pearl ImageSmoldering Pearl Chaos Axis ImageChaos Axis
Chaos Gear ImageChaos Gear Chaos Oculus ImageChaos Oculus Dew of Repudiation ImageDew of Repudiation
Storm Beads ImageStorm Beads Spectral Nucleus ImageSpectral Nucleus Spectral Husk ImageSpectral Husk
Spectral Heart ImageSpectral Heart Concealed Claw ImageConcealed Claw Concealed Unguis ImageConcealed Unguis
Concealed Talon ImageConcealed Talon Riftborn Regalia ImageRiftborn Regalia DragonheirDragonheir's False Fin
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Runic Fang ImageRunic Fang Fungal Spores ImageFungal Spores Luminescent Pollen ImageLuminescent Pollen
Crystalline Cyst Dust ImageCrystalline Cyst Dust Majestic Hooked Beak ImageMajestic Hooked Beak Faded Red Satin ImageFaded Red Satin
Trimmed Red Silk ImageTrimmed Red Silk Rich Red Brocade ImageRich Red Brocade Chaos Storage ImageChaos Storage
Chaos Module ImageChaos Module Chaos Bolt ImageChaos Bolt Thunderclap Fruitcore ImageThunderclap Fruitcore
Dormant Fungal Nucleus ImageDormant Fungal Nucleus Inactivated Fungal Nucleus ImageInactivated Fungal Nucleus Robust Fungal Nucleus ImageRobust Fungal Nucleus
Light Guiding Tetrahedron ImageLight Guiding Tetrahedron Damaged Prism ImageDamaged Prism Turbid Prism ImageTurbid Prism
Radiant Prism ImageRadiant Prism Perpetual Caliber ImagePerpetual Caliber Quelled Creeper ImageQuelled Creeper
Desiccated Shell ImageDesiccated Shell Pseudo-Stamens ImagePseudo-Stamens Sturdy Shell ImageSturdy Shell
Marked Shell ImageMarked Shell A Flower Yet to Bloom ImageA Flower Yet to Bloom Evergloom Ring ImageEvergloom Ring
Treasured Flower ImageTreasured Flower WandererWanderer's Blooming Flower EmperorEmperor's Resolution
Artificed Spare Clockwork Component - Coppelius ImageArtificed Spare Clockwork Component - Coppelius Artificed Spare Clockwork Component - Coppelia ImageArtificed Spare Clockwork Component - Coppelia Alien Life Core ImageAlien Life Core
Foreign Synapse ImageForeign Synapse Rift Core ImageRift Core Newborn Tainted Hydro Phantasm ImageNewborn Tainted Hydro Phantasm
Scoop of Tainted Water ImageScoop of Tainted Water Drop of Tainted Water ImageDrop of Tainted Water Artificed Dynamic Gear ImageArtificed Dynamic Gear
Mechanical Spur Gear ImageMechanical Spur Gear Meshing Gear ImageMeshing Gear Xenochromatic Crystal ImageXenochromatic Crystal
Transoceanic Chunk ImageTransoceanic Chunk Transoceanic Pearl ImageTransoceanic Pearl Fontemer Unihorn ImageFontemer Unihorn
Tourbillon Device ImageTourbillon Device Old OperativeOld Operative's Pocket Watch OperativeOperative's Standard Pocket Watch
OperativeOperative's Constancy Water That Failed to Transcend ImageWater That Failed to Transcend Feathery Fin ImageFeathery Fin
Lunar Fin ImageLunar Fin Chasmlight Fin ImageChasmlight Fin Cloudseam Scale ImageCloudseam Scale
Fragment of a Golden Melody ImageFragment of a Golden Melody Ruined Hilt ImageRuined Hilt Splintered Hilt ImageSplintered Hilt
Still-Smoldering Hilt ImageStill-Smoldering Hilt Mark of the Binding Blessing ImageMark of the Binding Blessing SentrySentry's Wooden Whistle
WarriorWarrior's Metal Whistle Saurian-Crowned WarriorSaurian-Crowned Warrior's Golden Whistle Juvenile Fang ImageJuvenile Fang
Seasoned Fang ImageSeasoned Fang TyrantTyrant's Fang Shard of a Shattered Will ImageShard of a Shattered Will
Locus of a Clear Will ImageLocus of a Clear Will Sigil of a Striding Will ImageSigil of a Striding Will Ignited Stone ImageIgnited Stone
Ignited Seed of Life ImageIgnited Seed of Life Ignited Seeing Eye ImageIgnited Seeing Eye Axis of the Secret Source ImageAxis of the Secret Source
Sheath of the Secret Source ImageSheath of the Secret Source Heart of the Secret Source ImageHeart of the Secret Source Overripe Flamegranate ImageOverripe Flamegranate
Gold-Inscribed Secret Source Core ImageGold-Inscribed Secret Source Core Ensnaring Gaze ImageEnsnaring Gaze Refractive Bud ImageRefractive Bud
Bewildering Broadleaf ImageBewildering Broadleaf Illusory Leafcoil ImageIllusory Leafcoil Talisman of the Enigmatic Land ImageTalisman of the Enigmatic Land
The Cornerstone of Stars and Flames ImageThe Cornerstone of Stars and Flames Sparkless Statue Core ImageSparkless Statue Core Warm Back-Shell ImageWarm Back-Shell
Cold-Cracked Shellshard ImageCold-Cracked Shellshard Blazing Prismshell ImageBlazing Prismshell Secret Source Airflow Accumulator ImageSecret Source Airflow Accumulator
Lightbearing Scale-Feather ImageLightbearing Scale-Feather Frost-Etched Warrant ImageFrost-Etched Warrant Immaculate Warrant ImageImmaculate Warrant
Tattered Warrant ImageTattered Warrant Precision Kuuvahki Stamping Die ImagePrecision Kuuvahki Stamping Die Precision Drive Shaft ImagePrecision Drive Shaft
Broken Drive Shaft ImageBroken Drive Shaft Reinforced Drive Shaft ImageReinforced Drive Shaft FrostnightFrostnight's Glory
FrostnightFrostnight's Glow FrostnightFrostnight's Glimmer Radiant Exoskeleton ImageRadiant Exoskeleton
Glowing Remains ImageGlowing Remains Lightless Bone ImageLightless Bone Mistshroud Manifestation ImageMistshroud Manifestation
Mistshroud Plate ImageMistshroud Plate Mistshroud Helmet ImageMistshroud Helmet Radiant Antler ImageRadiant Antler

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