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Honkai: Star Rail

Squirming Core Locations and How to Get It

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Honkai Star Rail - Squirming Core Locations and How to Get It

Here are Squirming Core locations and how to get it in Honkai: Star Rail. See how to use Squirming Core and its effects in this guide!

Squirming Core Locations and How to Get It

Locations - Where to Get Squirming Core

Locations ・ EL 4+: Backwater Pass: Flamespawns
・ EL 4+: Rivet Town: Flamespawns
・ Simulated Universe
・ Synthesizer

Enemies that Drop Squirming Core

All Enemies
Star Rail - Mask of No Thought EnemyMask of No Thought Star Rail - Ice Out of Space EnemyIce Out of Space Star Rail - Blaze Out of Space EnemyBlaze Out of Space
Star Rail - Windspawn EnemyWindspawn Star Rail - Thunderspawn EnemyThunderspawn Star Rail - Frostspawn EnemyFrostspawn
Star Rail - Flamespawn EnemyFlamespawn

Challenge the Simulated Universe

You can also get Squirming Core after defeating Elite enemies in the Simulated Universe.

Simulated Universe Guide

Convert Through the Synthesizer

Material Synthesis

Honkai: Star Rail - Glimmering Core Glimmering Core x3 Honkai: Star Rail - Squirming Core Squirming Core x1

Material Exchange

Any 4★ Trace Material Character Ascension Material x2 Honkai: Star Rail - Squirming Core Squirming Core x1

How to the Unlock Omni-Synthesizer

How to Use Squirming Core

Character Ascension

Squirming Core is used to ascend certain characters and level up their traces.

Characters that Use Squirming Core
Star Rail - Archer ItemArcher Star Rail - Argenti ItemArgenti Star Rail - Arlan ItemArlan
Star Rail - Bailu ItemBailu Star Rail - Black Swan ItemBlack Swan Star Rail - Dan Heng ItemDan Heng
Star Rail - Herta ItemHerta Star Rail - Himeko ItemHimeko Star Rail - Lynx ItemLynx
Star Rail - Pela ItemPela Star Rail - The Herta ItemThe Herta Star Rail - Xueyi ItemXueyi

Light Cone Ascension

Squirming Core is used to ascend certain Light Cones.

Light Cones that Use Squirming Core
Star Rail - Cruising in the Stellar Sea Light ConeCruising in the Stellar Sea Star Rail - The Hell Where Ideals Burn Light ConeThe Hell Where Ideals Burn Star Rail - MemoryMemory's Curtain Never Falls
Star Rail - Into the Unreachable Veil Light ConeInto the Unreachable Veil Star Rail - Eternal Calculus Light ConeEternal Calculus Star Rail - Reforged Remembrance Light ConeReforged Remembrance
Star Rail - An Instant Before A Gaze Light ConeAn Instant Before A Gaze Star Rail - Solitary Healing Light ConeSolitary Healing Star Rail - Night on the Milky Way Light ConeNight on the Milky Way
Star Rail - Time Waits for No One Light ConeTime Waits for No One Star Rail - On the Fall of an Aeon Light ConeOn the Fall of an Aeon Star Rail - Texture of Memories Light ConeTexture of Memories
Star Rail - Post-Op Conversation Light ConePost-Op Conversation Star Rail - It’s Showtime Light ConeIt’s Showtime Star Rail - Warmth Shortens Cold Nights Light ConeWarmth Shortens Cold Nights
Star Rail - Before the Tutorial Mission Starts Light ConeBefore the Tutorial Mission Starts Star Rail - Past and Future Light ConePast and Future Star Rail - The Seriousness of Breakfast Light ConeThe Seriousness of Breakfast
Star Rail - Woof! Walk Time! Light ConeWoof! Walk Time! Star Rail - Swordplay Light ConeSwordplay Star Rail - LandauLandau's Choice
Star Rail - Day One of My New Life Light ConeDay One of My New Life Star Rail - Mediation Light ConeMediation Star Rail - Amber Light ConeAmber
Star Rail - Data Bank Light ConeData Bank Star Rail - Fine Fruit Light ConeFine Fruit Star Rail - Shattered Home Light ConeShattered Home
Star Rail - Shadowburn Light ConeShadowburn Star Rail - Passkey Light ConePasskey Star Rail - Pioneering Light ConePioneering

Synthesizer

You can use Squirming Core in the Synthesizer to convert it into another Trace Material Character Ascension Material.

Squirming Core Effects

Squirming Core
Star Rail - Squirming Core Item
Rarity ★★★★
Effect The heart of a monster wandering the Fragmentum. Advanced material used for enhancement.

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Honkai Star Rail - Items

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Item Type
Upgrade Materials Valuable Items Consumables
Mission Items Synthesis Materials

All Items List

All Upgrade Materials

Upgrade Materials
Tracks of Destiny ItemTracks of Destiny A Glass of the Besotted Era ItemA Glass of the Besotted Era Ancient Engine ItemAncient Engine
Arrow of the Starchaser ItemArrow of the Starchaser ArtifexArtifex's Gyreheart Ascendant Debris ItemAscendant Debris
Auspice Sliver ItemAuspice Sliver Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf ItemBroken Teeth of Iron Wolf Charred Bud of Twilight ItemCharred Bud of Twilight
Chordal Mirage ItemChordal Mirage ConquerorConqueror's Will Countertemporal Shot ItemCountertemporal Shot
Darkveil Moonlight ItemDarkveil Moonlight Daythunder Anamnesis ItemDaythunder Anamnesis DestroyerDestroyer's Final Road
Divine Amber ItemDivine Amber Dream Flamer ItemDream Flamer Dream Fridge ItemDream Fridge
Dream Making Engine ItemDream Making Engine Endotherm Chitin ItemEndotherm Chitin Enigmatic Ectostella ItemEnigmatic Ectostella
Eternal Lament ItemEternal Lament Exquisite Colored Draft ItemExquisite Colored Draft Flower of Alaya ItemFlower of Alaya
Flower of Eternity ItemFlower of Eternity Gelid Chitin ItemGelid Chitin Glory-Aspersed Torso ItemGlory-Aspersed Torso
Golden Crown of the Past Shadow ItemGolden Crown of the Past Shadow GuardianGuardian's Lament Harbinger of Strife ItemHarbinger of Strife
Heaven Incinerator ItemHeaven Incinerator Heavenly Melody ItemHeavenly Melody Horn of Snow ItemHorn of Snow
Immortal Lumintwig ItemImmortal Lumintwig Invasive Clot ItemInvasive Clot IPC Work Permit ItemIPC Work Permit
Key of Wisdom ItemKey of Wisdom Lightning Crown of the Past Shadow ItemLightning Crown of the Past Shadow Lost Crystal  ItemLost Crystal
Lost Echo of the Shared Wish ItemLost Echo of the Shared Wish Moon Rage Fang ItemMoon Rage Fang Myriad Fruit ItemMyriad Fruit
Nail of the Ape ItemNail of the Ape Nail of the Beast Coffin ItemNail of the Beast Coffin Netherworld Token ItemNetherworld Token
Obsidian of Obsession ItemObsidian of Obsession Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster ItemPast Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster Radiant Prominence ItemRadiant Prominence
Raging Heart ItemRaging Heart Refined Aether ItemRefined Aether Regret of Infinite Ochema ItemRegret of Infinite Ochema
Safeguard of Amber ItemSafeguard of Amber Sea SirenSea Siren's Torn Fin Searing Steel Blade ItemSearing Steel Blade
Shape ShifterShape Shifter's Lightning Staff Shards of Desires ItemShards of Desires Silvermane Medal ItemSilvermane Medal
Squirming Core ItemSquirming Core Stellaris Symphony ItemStellaris Symphony Storm Eye ItemStorm Eye
Suppressing Edict ItemSuppressing Edict Tears of Dreams ItemTears of Dreams Tears of Souls ItemTears of Souls
TravelerTraveler's Guide Vanquished FlowVanquished Flow's Reticence Void Cast Iron ItemVoid Cast Iron
Worldbreaker Blade ItemWorldbreaker Blade Adventure Log ItemAdventure Log Ancestral Hymn ItemAncestral Hymn
Ancient Spindle ItemAncient Spindle Arrow of the Demon Slayer ItemArrow of the Demon Slayer ArtifexArtifex's Cogwheel
Celestial Section ItemCelestial Section Condensed Aether ItemCondensed Aether Courage-Torn Chest ItemCourage-Torn Chest
Crystal Meteorites ItemCrystal Meteorites Destined Expiration ItemDestined Expiration Dream Flow Valve ItemDream Flow Valve
Dynamic Outlining ItemDynamic Outlining Echoing Wail ItemEchoing Wail Fragments of Impression ItemFragments of Impression
Glimmering Core ItemGlimmering Core Immortal Aeroblossom ItemImmortal Aeroblossom Key of Knowledge ItemKey of Knowledge
Lifeless Blade ItemLifeless Blade Lost Gold Fragment ItemLost Gold Fragment Lupitoxin Sawteeth ItemLupitoxin Sawteeth
Nourishing Honey ItemNourishing Honey Oath of Steel ItemOath of Steel Obsidian of Desolation ItemObsidian of Desolation
Seedling of Manas ItemSeedling of Manas Silvermane Insignia ItemSilvermane Insignia Sprout of Life ItemSprout of Life
Starfire Essence ItemStarfire Essence UsurperUsurper's Scheme Alien Tree Seed ItemAlien Tree Seed
Ancient Part ItemAncient Part Arrow of the Beast Hunter ItemArrow of the Beast Hunter ArtifexArtifex's Module
Bija of Consciousness ItemBija of Consciousness Borisin Teeth ItemBorisin Teeth Dream Collection Component ItemDream Collection Component
Endurance of Bronze ItemEndurance of Bronze Ethereal Omen ItemEthereal Omen Extinguished Core ItemExtinguished Core
Fear-Stomped Flesh ItemFear-Stomped Flesh Fiery Spirit ItemFiery Spirit Firmament Note ItemFirmament Note
Harmonic Tune ItemHarmonic Tune Immortal Scionette ItemImmortal Scionette Key of Inspiration ItemKey of Inspiration
Lost Lightdust ItemLost Lightdust Meteoric Bullet ItemMeteoric Bullet Obsidian of Dread ItemObsidian of Dread
Rough Sketch ItemRough Sketch Scattered Stardust ItemScattered Stardust Seed of Abundance ItemSeed of Abundance
Shattered Blade ItemShattered Blade Silvermane Badge ItemSilvermane Badge Sparse Aether ItemSparse Aether
Tatters of Thought ItemTatters of Thought ThiefThief's Instinct Travel Encounters ItemTravel Encounters

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