Thief's Instinct is a Character, Trace, and Light Cone Ascension Material. See how to get it, the best place to farm, and how to use it in Honkai: Star Rail here!

Thief's Instinct Locations and How to Get It

Best Place to Farm - Storage Zone

Enemy Locations
Storage Zone B1	Storage Zone F1

The best place to farm for Thief's Instinct can be found in the Storage Zone at Herta Space Station. There are 5 Voidrangers you can fight in this area which drops the material.

All Storage Zone Treasure Chest Locations

Locations - Where to Get Thief's Instinct

Enemies that Drop Thief's Instinct

All Enemies
Stormbringer	Voidranger - Eliminator	Voidranger - Trampler
Voidranger - Reaver	Voidranger - Distorter	Baryon
Antibaryon

Challenge the Simulated Universe

You can also get Thief's Instinct after defeating Elite enemies in the Simulated Universe.

Simulated Universe Guide

Dispatch Assignments

Thief's Instinct can be obtained by dispatching characters on Assignments.

Recommended Assignments

Exchange Through the Synthesizer

Any 2★ Trace Material Character Ascension Material x2	→	Thief's Instinct x1

How to Unlock the Omni-Synthesizer

Buy Using Undying Embers

Undying Embers x4	→	Thief's Instinct x2

Purchase From the World Shop

Thief's Instinct can be bought from World Shops by using the special currency of the area the shop is in.

All World Shop Locations

Obtain From Golden Calyxes

Thief's Instinct can be farmed by clearing Jarilo-VI: Golden Calyxes.

Crimson and Golden Calyxes Guide

How to Use Thief's Instinct

Use in the Lab Assistants In Position Event

Thief's Instinct is one of the experimental materials needed to unlock a research topic to get rewards in the Lab Assistants In Position Event!

Lab Assistants in Position Event Guide

Character Ascension

Thief's Instinct is used to ascend certain characters and level up their traces.

Characters that Use Thief's Instinct
Dr. Ratio	Kafka	March 7th
March 7th (Imaginary)	Qingque	Seele
Trailblazer	Trailblazer (Fire)	Trailblazer (Ice)
Trailblazer (Imaginary)	Yanqing

Light Cone Ascension

Thief's Instinct is used to ascend certain Light Cones.

Light Cones that Use Thief's Instinct
Sleep Like the Dead	In the Night	Patience Is All You Need
Baptism of Pure Thought	Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds	This Is Me!
The Moles Welcome You	Dance! Dance! Dance!	Victory In a Blink
Sagacity	Defense	Collapsing Sky
Arrows

Synthesizer

You can use Thief's Instinct in the Synthesizer to convert it into another Trace Material Character Ascension Material.

Thief's Instinct Effects

Thief's Instinct
Rarity	★★
Effect	A small amount of anti-matter. Crude material used for enhancement.

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Tracks of Destiny	A Glass of the Besotted Era	Ancient Engine
Arrow of the Starchaser	Artifex's Gyreheart	Ascendant Debris
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Conqueror's Will	Countertemporal Shot	Darkveil Moonlight
Destroyer's Final Road	Divine Amber	Dream Flamer
Dream Fridge	Dream Making Engine	Endotherm Chitin
Enigmatic Ectostella	Exquisite Colored Draft	Flower of Alaya
Flower of Eternity	Gelid Chitin	Glory-Aspersed Torso
Golden Crown of the Past Shadow	Guardian's Lament	Harbinger of Strife
Heaven Incinerator	Heavenly Melody	Horn of Snow
Immortal Lumintwig	IPC Work Permit	Key of Wisdom
Lightning Crown of the Past Shadow	Lost Crystal	Lost Echo of the Shared Wish
Moon Rage Fang	Myriad Fruit	Nail of the Ape
Nail of the Beast Coffin	Netherworld Token	Obsidian of Obsession
Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster	Raging Heart	Refined Aether
Regret of Infinite Ochema	Safeguard of Amber	Searing Steel Blade
Shape Shifter's Lightning Staff	Shards of Desires	Silvermane Medal
Squirming Core	Stellaris Symphony	Storm Eye
Suppressing Edict	Tears of Dreams	Tears of Souls
Traveler's Guide	Void Cast Iron	Worldbreaker Blade
Adventure Log	Ancestral Hymn	Ancient Spindle
Arrow of the Demon Slayer	Artifex's Cogwheel	Celestial Section
Condensed Aether	Courage-Torn Chest	Crystal Meteorites
Destined Expiration	Dream Flow Valve	Dynamic Outlining
Fragments of Impression	Glimmering Core	Immortal Aeroblossom
Key of Knowledge	Lifeless Blade	Lost Gold Fragment
Lupitoxin Sawteeth	Nourishing Honey	Oath of Steel
Obsidian of Desolation	Seedling of Manas	Silvermane Insignia
Sprout of Life	Starfire Essence	Usurper's Scheme
Alien Tree Seed	Ancient Part	Arrow of the Beast Hunter
Artifex's Module	Bija of Consciousness	Borisin Teeth
Dream Collection Component	Endurance of Bronze	Extinguished Core
Fear-Stomped Flesh	Fiery Spirit	Firmament Note
Harmonic Tune	Immortal Scionette	Key of Inspiration
Lost Lightdust	Meteoric Bullet	Obsidian of Dread
Rough Sketch	Scattered Stardust	Seed of Abundance
Shattered Blade	Silvermane Badge	Sparse Aether
Tatters of Thought	Thief's Instinct	Travel Encounters