Farming for Misha in 2026: Ascension & Traces Guide

Somewhere in the Dreamscape of Penacony, a bellboy is still waiting to be leveled up. Misha, the 4-star Ice Destruction character who first checked into Honkai: Star Rail back in Version 2.0, has aged like a fine SoulGlad—effervescent, nostalgic, and occasionally forgotten in the back of the fridge. If a Trailblazer pulled this earnest young bellhop in 2024 and left him at level 20, no judgment here. But as 2026 rolls in and the roster keeps expanding, perhaps it is time to dust off that silver key and finally farm his materials. After all, who doesn\u2019t want a pint-sized Cryo slasher who scales off Skill Point consumption? The catch: his shopping list is still a multiverse-sized headache, laden with items that simply cannot be pre-farmed before arriving in Penacony.

Even in 2026, Misha\u2019s material demands remain unchanged, which means anyone building him now must revisit the same Domains and Stagnant Shadows that frustrated players two years ago. Is it worth it? That depends on whether a gamer values a character who can literally shred while looking like he\u2019s late for his shift. This guide will walk through every Ascension material, every Trace component, and every credit-sucking step required to raise the Reverie Hotel\u2019s finest employee to his peak. No shortcuts exist, but with enough Trailblaze Power and a sense of dark humor, even the most tedious farms become bearable.

\ud83e\uddca Ascension Materials: Ice, Grind, and Dreams

Before Misha can start dealing respectable damage, he needs to break through level thresholds, and that means collecting a frosty cornucopia of items. The primary family of drops comes from the Dreamjolt Troupe\u2014those alarm clock-shaped miscreants scattered across Penacony\u2019s Dreamscape. A bellboy\u2019s worst nightmare? A gang of broken clocks. The three needed items are Dream Collection Component, Dream Flow Valve, and Dream Making Engine. These act as the backbone of his Ascension process, progressing from common to rare variants as the level cap rises. Pro tip: farm a surplus right away because these exact components are also devoured by his Traces.

The real Ice-specific gatekeeper is the Dream Fridge. Yes, someone at Herta\u2019s team named a material that, and it demands respect. This Ascension stone drops exclusively from the Stagnant Shadow: The Reverie activity in the Dreamscape, and 50 pieces are required to push Misha from level 1 all the way to 80. Nobody said refrigeration was cheap. To put the grind into perspective, here\u2019s a simplified table of what a full Ascension demands:

Ascension Level	Dreamjolt Troupe Items	Dream Fridge	Credits
20	5 Dream Collection Component	\u2013	3,200
30	10 Dream Collection Component	\u2013	6,400
40	6 Dream Flow Valve	3	12,800
50	9 Dream Flow Valve	7	32,000
60	6 Dream Making Engine	20	64,000
70	9 Dream Making Engine	35	128,000
Total	Family of three rarities in bulk	50	246,400

That 246,400 Credit figure only covers unlocking the thresholds. If a Trailblazer also needs to pump Misha with Character EXP Materials, an extra 580,100 Credits will be sucked from the account faster than a bartender\u2019s tip in Penacony. Calyx (Golden): Bud of Treasures solves half of that problem, but it might demand an extra day\u2019s worth of daily stamina.

\ud83d\udcba Trace Materials: A Bellboy\u2019s True Tuition

If Ascension was an appetizer, Traces are the five-course banquet. All three Dreamjolt Troupe items reappear here in significantly larger quantities. A maxed Basic Attack, Skill, Ultimate, and Talent? That\u2019s a mountain of Dream Making Engines and friends. The real twist arrives with Borisin Teeth, Lupitoxin Sawteeth, and Moon Madness Fang\u2014a toothy trio introduced alongside Misha in 2.0. These drop from the Calyx (Crimson): Bud of Destruction located in Scalegorge Waterscape on the Xianzhou Luofu. Yes, a Penacony bellboy needs fangs from a Luofu fox den. The Synthesizer will quickly become a most trusted ally when converting lower-rarity teeth into the sharper variants.

Then there\u2019s the weekly boss material: Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster. A mouthful of a name that only Herta\u2019s naming committee could love. This can be grabbed from the Echo of War: Borehole Planet\u2019s Old Crater inside the Seclusion Zone. Unlocking it requires completing the \u201cWhen the Stars of Ingenuity Shine\u201d quest, which may still be gathering dust in a veteran\u2019s mission log. Only 12 are needed, but the stingy weekly limit means at least three weeks of dedicated runs. Patience, sweet summer Trailblazer, patience.

A full lowdown of Trace-leveling resources (without Eidolons, because let\u2019s be real, not every account has him at E6) looks something like this:

• \ud83d\udd39 Basic Attack (Lv. 1-6): Combines Dreamjolt Troupe drops and Borisin Teeth \u2192 Lupitoxin Sawteeth.

• \ud83d\udd39 Skill/Ultimate/Talent (each Lv. 1-10): Swallows all three Dreamjolt rarities, over a hundred total Teeth/Fangs, and a handful of Moon Madness Fangs.

• \ud83d\udd39 High-level gates: At levels 7-10, each Trace node demands one Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster and a Track of Destiny. Misha only needs 5 Tracks of Destiny (one of the few perks of 4-star life), which can be scraped together from Simulated Universe rewards or the Embers Exchange.

The real credit burn? Expect to splash around 2,000,000 Credits or more across all Traces. That\u2019s right, two million. A week of dedicated Golden Calyx visits will barely cover the bill.

\ud83d\udd2e Final Check: Is It All Worth It in 2026?

Let\u2019s be honest: Misha was never the second coming of Blade or Jingliu. His damage scales with the team\u2019s Skill Point usage, a mechanic that is delightfully T H E M A T I C (the bellboy front desk skills translate into more destruction) but also awkward to optimize. In 2026, he sadly collects dust next to other 4-star DPS units while 5-star Ice titans run rampant. But does that matter? Absolutely not. He\u2019s a sweet-natured bellhop with a tragic backstory and a combat animation that literally freezes the competition. Some rewards are measured in aesthetics.

For the completionist or the \u201cI already built everyone else\u201d veteran, Misha\u2019s material grind is a rite of passage. The biggest pain point remains the inability to pre-farm most components before stepping foot into Penacony, but since 2.0 launched eons ago, that\u2019s a worry only for the newest Trailblazers. So grab that tea, queue up the Bud of Destruction, and embrace the bellboy life. Just remember to tip with Skill Points.