Blackbird headlines Neverness to Everness Version 1.4, “For Whom the Verses Mourn,” and Hotta Studio has already revealed the full material cost to level, ascend, and upgrade her. That means you can bank most of what she needs before she becomes playable on September 30, 2026, and skip the grind once her banner opens.
Quick answer: Pre-farm Colorful Ticket Stub ×86 from the Swallowtail boss first, since it gates her level cap. Then collect the Hesitation of the Waves series from Houdinii’s Scheme, Eternal Memory ×35 from the Debt Collector weekly boss, and roughly 2,343,000 Beetle Coins.
Full Blackbird material list
Here is everything combined into one shopping list. These totals add up her Ascension and Esper Ability costs so you can pre-farm the whole build in one pass. Fully raising her to Level 80 and maxing her abilities takes more than two million Beetle Coins on its own.
| Material | Total needed |
|---|---|
| Beetle Coin | 2,343,000 |
| Colorful Ticket Stub | 86 |
| Blurred Numeral | 57 |
| Unsolved Numeral | 58 |
| Distorted Numeral | 79 |
| Hesitation of the Waves | 40 |
| Suspended Whispers | 42 |
| The Second Self | 65 |
| Eternal Memory | 35 |
| Dreamless Seed | 96 |
| Fons | 38,400 |
| Elite Hunters Guide | 325 |
Ascension materials (Lv.1 to Lv.80)
Ascension materials raise Blackbird’s level cap. If you want her battle-ready the moment you pull her, these come first, because no amount of EXP will push her past a breakpoint without them.
| Material | Amount |
|---|---|
| Beetle Coin | 525,000 |
| Colorful Ticket Stub | 86 |
| Blurred Numeral | 17 |
| Unsolved Numeral | 18 |
| Distorted Numeral | 15 |
On top of these, you will need 325 Elite Hunters Guides to level her all the way to 80, which is the maximum for any character.
Esper Ability and skill materials
Once her level cap is open, this second set upgrades her Esper Abilities. The bulk of it comes from her ability material series and the Debt Collector weekly boss.
| Material | Amount |
|---|---|
| Beetle Coin | 1,818,000 |
| Hesitation of the Waves | 40 |
| Suspended Whispers | 42 |
| The Second Self | 65 |
| Eternal Memory | 35 |
| Blurred Numeral | 40 |
| Unsolved Numeral | 40 |
| Distorted Numeral | 64 |
| Dreamless Seed | 96 |
| Fons | 38,400 |
The Hesitation of the Waves line follows a synthesis path: Hesitation of the Waves → Suspended Whispers → The Second Self. If you end up with excess low-tier drops, you can combine them into higher-tier versions to balance your farming.
The Dreamless Seed and Fons totals cover her Life Skill progression, which sits apart from her combat kit. If you only care about getting her fight-ready, treat those as lower priority and focus on the Ascension and Esper Ability materials.
Where to farm each material
Colorful Ticket Stub (Swallowtail boss)
To complete all of Blackbird’s breakthroughs, collect 86 Colorful Ticket Stubs, her exclusive Ascension material. The Swallowtail boss at Flow Cinema drops them; Flow Cinema sits where Kino Avenue meets Camelot Avenue in the New Herland District. Farm this item first if you plan to level her as soon as she is available.
The first time you defeat Swallowtail, it also drops the Reality Refuge S-Rank Arc, so make that first clear count.
Hesitation of the Waves, Suspended Whispers, The Second Self
These three power up her talents and skills, and all of them come from the Houdinii’s Scheme Anomaly Zone in the Miguel District. There is no weekly cap here, so you can farm the ability material content at any time and build up a stock ahead of release.
Eternal Memory (Debt Collector weekly boss)
Eternal Memory is a boss material earned from the Debt Collector Anomaly Pilgrimage, and you can fight it three times per week. The Pilgrimage appears in the Miguel District once you finish the Debt Collector main story quest. Since Pilgrimage rewards are capped weekly, collect your 35 steadily rather than saving it all for the end of her build.
Numerals from world enemies
Blurred, Unsolved, and Distorted Numerals serve as broadly used progression materials, meaning normal play will often provide them without dedicated farming. Enemies that drop them include Cardboard Castle, ReroRero Phone Booth, Skyfish Banner, Rainman, Haunted Vending Machine, Decomposer, and Cursed Blade. Synthesis lets you turn lower-rarity numerals into higher-rarity versions.
Dreamless Seed and Fons
Her complete Life Skill progression costs 96 Dreamless Seeds plus 38,400 Fons. Since these materials do not overlap with her combat requirements, collect them when convenient without taking time away from Ascension farming.
Farming order before release
With everything laid out, the smartest pre-farm order is simple. Prioritize the Swallowtail run for Colorful Ticket Stub ×86, since her level cap will not budge without it. Next, work on Eternal Memory ×35 and the Hesitation of the Waves series for her Esper Abilities, spreading the weekly Debt Collector runs across the days leading up to launch.
Numerals can be gathered passively while you clear other content, and Beetle Coins are the quiet bottleneck, so keep enough on hand to cover both her ascension and ability upgrades at once. Bank these before Blackbird arrives on September 30, and you will spend far less time farming and far more time actually building her out.
