Honkai: Star Rail

Key of Inspiration Locations and How to Get It

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Honkai Star Rail - Key of Inspiration Locations and How to Get It

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

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Key of Inspiration Locations and How to Get It

Locations - Where to Get Key of Inspiration

Locations ・ Rivet Town: Crimson Calyx
・ Herta Space Station: World Shop
・ Jarilo-VI: World Shop

Calyx (Crimson): Bud of Erudition - Rivet Town

Key of Inspiration can be obtained by successfully defeating enemy waves in the Calyx (Crimson): Bud of Erudition - Rivet Town.

Crimson and Golden Calyxes Guide

Buy using Undying Embers

Honkai: Star Rail - Undying Embers Undying Embers x12 → Honkai: Star Rail - Key of Inspiration Key of Inspiration x2

Purchase From the World Shop

Key of Inspiration can be bought from World Shops by using the special currency of the area the shop is in.

All World Shop Locations

How to Use Key of Inspiration

Character Trace Ascension

Key of Inspiration is used to level up Traces of characters in the path of The Erudition.

Characters that Use Key of Inspiration
Star Rail - Argenti ItemArgenti Star Rail - Herta ItemHerta Star Rail - Himeko ItemHimeko
Star Rail - Jing Yuan ItemJing Yuan Star Rail - Qingque ItemQingque Star Rail - Serval ItemServal

Light Cone Ascension

Key of Inspiration is used to ascend certain Light Cones.

Light Cones that Use Key of Inspiration
Star Rail - Before Dawn Light ConeBefore Dawn Star Rail - Night on the Milky Way Light ConeNight on the Milky Way Star Rail - An Instant Before A Gaze Light ConeAn Instant Before A Gaze
Star Rail - Today Is Another Peaceful Day Light ConeToday Is Another Peaceful Day Star Rail - Warmth Shortens Cold Nights Light ConeWarmth Shortens Cold Nights Star Rail - The Seriousness of Breakfast Light ConeThe Seriousness of Breakfast
Star Rail - Make the World Clamor Light ConeMake the World Clamor Star Rail - The Birth of the Self Light ConeThe Birth of the Self Star Rail - GeniusesGeniuses' Repose
Star Rail - The Day The Cosmos Fell Light ConeThe Day The Cosmos Fell Star Rail - Sagacity Light ConeSagacity Star Rail - Passkey Light ConePasskey
Star Rail - Data Bank Light ConeData Bank

Key of Inspiration Effects

Key of Inspiration
Star Rail - Key of Inspiration Item
Rarity ★★
Effect Fragmented saw teeth left behind by automatons. Can be use for the ascension of Physical Characters

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Tracks of Destiny ItemTracks of Destiny A Glass of the Besotted Era ItemA Glass of the Besotted Era Ancient Engine ItemAncient Engine
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Auspice Sliver ItemAuspice Sliver Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf ItemBroken Teeth of Iron Wolf Chordal Mirage ItemChordal Mirage
ConquerorConqueror's Will Countertemporal Shot ItemCountertemporal Shot Darkveil Moonlight ItemDarkveil Moonlight
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 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 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 Raging Heart ItemRaging Heart Refined Aether ItemRefined Aether
Regret of Infinite Ochema ItemRegret of Infinite Ochema Safeguard of Amber ItemSafeguard of Amber 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 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
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 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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