Artwork previously featured in the in-game guide section about stigmata prior to its removal.
Stigma (plural Stigmata)[note 1][note 2] is an Equipment that can be fitted into 1 out of 3 slots: Top (T), Middle (M), and Bottom (B) on any playable Battlesuit.
Stigma increases a character's attack power via the transfer of its stats to the battlesuit and by granting them special abilities via skills. Certain stigma form sets that grant set bonuses. Set bonuses are separated into 2 tiers, with the first tier unlocking once 2 stigmata are equipped and the second with all 3.
Elizabeth Bathory, a 3★ stigmata, needs 1 mini star upgrade before it can reach 4 stars.
Stigma's rarity is separated by star symbols with mini stars acting as bridge between star upgrades. All 4★ stigmata need 2 mini star upgrades before they can reach 5★, while others need just 1.[note 3]
Distinctions & Labels[]
The elusiveness of game devs makes them ever so enchanting in the eyes of few, while confusing everybody else. There are no tutorials to explain properly what any of this means or why it's even there.
Prism & Regular & Rare[]
Starting with Version 7.3, stigmata would be separated into two categories[note 4]: "Regular Stigma" and "Prism Stigma". The game mechanisms between the two are shared, except for the upgrading and salvaging materials being different. The distinction can be found most easily in the Foundry or the salvage menu, with the former having few more sorting options for regular stigmata based on crating cost.
Some regular stigmata have a "Rare Stigma" label that could be seen in the salvage menu. Rare stigmata originate from Supplies and give out different salvage materials compared to stigmata without this label. Because of the label's location and the ambiguity behind it (not all stigmata that originated from supplies were automatically rare), it was mostly ignored within the community at large. Instead, stigmata would be referred to mostly as "gacha" (supply) or "event". This distinction is arguably more important as all gacha stigmata have different enhancing and upgrading costs from event stigmata even if they aren't rare. Prism stigmata share the same enhancing costs as regular gacha stigmata but, as mentioned above, have different upgrading costs.
Since v7.3, all new stigmata released via supplies were prism stigmata, with new regular stigmata only appearing in events. Regular gacha stigmata could still be obtained, but only via reruns of old supplies or events.
Support & DPS[]
When equipping stigmata, they can be filtered by whether they're assigned "Support" or "DPS" label. The requirements a stigma needs to fulfill to count as one or the other are unknown. Some stigmata are both DPS and Support.
Stigmata can also be sorted by their DPS or Support rating, but the meaning behind those numbers are explained nowhere. If the game doesn't explain it, there's very little we can do to help. The numbers are not present when checking the details of any specific stigma inside their individual entry menu--they exist solely on the equip and foundry menu. (Strangely enough, foundry doesn't have filter. It only has the sorting.)
Version 7.5 patch notes state the following: ""Support" labels added to some stigmata.". It is possible that starting from v7.5 more stigmata would show up when the Support filter is on, but we'll never be sure because the labels are practically hidden, making them difficult to track.
Enhancing[]
Enhancing a stigma raises its level, up to a rarity-dependent cap. Enhancing requires equipment EXP given by specific items and costs 
Coins with the cost of both going up with each level. The cost in Coins is equal to half the equipment EXP given by the item.
| Items and Exp They Give & Their Cost | ||
|---|---|---|
| Item | EXP | Coins Cost
|
 Basic Enhancement Cube
|
200 | 100 |
 Soul Shard
|
1,500 | 750 |
 Twin Soul Shard
|
3,750 | 1,875 |
 Soul Crystal
|
7,500 | 3,750 |
 Twin Soul Crystal
|
15,000 | 7,500 |
All EXP items, except the Basic Enhancement Cube, can be bought in the 
Coin Shop. Please check the items' individual pages for more sources.
| Total Cost Breakdown by Rarity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Rarity | Current Rarity | Level Change | EXP Needed | Recommended Items & Coins Cost
|
| 1 | ★☆✧ | 1 -> 5 | 149 | Basic Enhancement Cube ×1 + Coins ×100
|
| ★☆✦ | 1 -> 10 | 835 | Basic Enhancement Cube ×4 + Coins ×400
| |
| ★★ | 1 -> 15 | 2297 | Soul Shard ×1 + Basic Enhancement Cube ×3 + Coins ×1,050
| |
| 2 | ★★☆✧ | 1 -> 15 | 3443 | Soul Shard ×1 + Basic Enhancement Cube ×7 + Coins ×1,450
|
| ★★☆✦ | 1 -> 20 | 7291 | Twin Soul Shard ×1 + Soul Shard ×1 + Basic Enhancement Cube ×6 + Coins ×3,225
| |
| ★★★ | 1 -> 25 | 13089 | Soul Crystal ×1 + Twin Soul Shard ×1 + Basic Enhancement Cube ×3 + Coins ×5,925
| |
| 3 | ★★★☆✧ | 1 -> 25 | 17048 | Twin Soul Crystal ×1 + Basic Enhancement Cube ×2 + Coins ×7,700
|
| ★★★☆✦ | 1 -> 30 | 28225 | Twin Soul Crystal ×1 + Soul Crystal ×1 + Soul Shard ×3 + Coins ×13,500
| |
| ★★★★ | 1 -> 35 | 42851 | Twin Soul Crystal ×2 + Soul Crystal ×1 + Soul Shard ×1 + Basic Enhancement Cube ×4 + Coins ×19,900
| |
| 4 (event) | ★★★★☆✧✧ | 1 -> 35 | 95275 | Twin Soul Crystal ×5 + Soul Crystal ×1 + Twin Soul Shard ×1 + Soul Shard ×1 + Basic Enhancement Cube ×5 + Coins ×44,375
|
| ★★★★☆✦✧ | 1 -> 40 | 133035 | Twin Soul Crystal ×8 + Twin Soul Shard ×1 + Basic Enhancement Cube ×6 + Coins ×62,475
| |
| ★★★★☆✦✦ | 1 -> 45 | 178587 | Twin Soul Crystal ×11 + Twin Soul Shard ×2 + Coins ×86,250
| |
| ★★★★★ | 1 -> 50 | 232406 | Twin Soul Crystal ×14 + Soul Crystal ×1 + Soul Shard ×2 + Basic Enhancement Cube ×3 + Coins ×110,550
| |
| 4 (gacha & prism) | ★★★★☆✧✧ | 1 -> 35 | 190566 | Twin Soul Crystal ×11 + Soul Crystal ×1 + Twin Soul Shard ×1 + Basic Enhancement Cube ×5 + Coins ×88,625
|
| ★★★★☆✦✧ | 1 -> 40 | 266088 | Twin Soul Crystal ×16 + Soul Crystal ×1 + Soul Shard ×1 + Basic Enhancement Cube ×4 + Coins ×124,900
| |
| ★★★★☆✦✦ | 1 -> 45 | 357196 | Twin Soul Crystal ×22 + Soul Crystal ×2 + Coins ×172,500
| |
| ★★★★★ | 1 -> 50 | 464836 | Twin Soul Crystal ×29 + Twin Soul Shard ×1 + Soul Shard ×3 + Coins ×221,625
| |
Upgrading[]
Quantity and type of upgrade materials vary based on stigma's category and rarity. Upgrade costs are unaffected by which slot it occupies.
| Total Cost Breakdown by Rarity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Rarity | Rarity Change | Required Items & Coins Cost
|
Combined Costs | |
| 1 | ★☆✧ -> ★☆✦ |  Fluid Alloy ×1 + Coins ×500
|
Fluid Alloy ×2 + Coins ×1,500
| |
| ★☆✦ -> ★★ | Fluid Alloy ×1 + Coins ×1,000
| |||
| 2 | ★★☆✧ -> ★★☆✦ | Fluid Alloy ×2 + Coins ×1,500
|
Fluid Alloy ×7 + Coins ×3,500
| |
| ★★☆✦ -> ★★★ | Fluid Alloy ×5 + Coins ×2,000
| |||
| 3 | ★★★☆✧ -> ★★★☆✦ | Fluid Alloy ×13 + Coins ×2,500
|
Fluid Alloy ×42 + Coins ×5,500
| |
| ★★★☆✦ -> ★★★★ | Fluid Alloy ×29 + Coins ×3,000
| |||
| 4 (event) | ★★★★☆✧✧ -> ★★★★☆✦✧ |  Fluid Alloy Block ×1 +  Phase Shifter ×2 + Coins ×3,500
|
Fluid Alloy Block ×6 + Phase Shifter ×13 + Coins ×12,000
| |
| ★★★★☆✦✧ -> ★★★★☆✦✦ | Fluid Alloy Block ×2 + Phase Shifter ×4 + Coins ×4,000
| |||
| ★★★★☆✦✦ -> ★★★★★ | Fluid Alloy Block ×3 + Phase Shifter ×7 + Coins ×4,500
| |||
| 4 (gacha) | ★★★★☆✧✧ -> ★★★★☆✦✧ | Fluid Alloy Block ×1 + Phase Shifter ×3 + Coins ×3,500
|
Fluid Alloy Block ×6 + Phase Shifter ×23 + Coins ×12,000
| |
| ★★★★☆✦✧ -> ★★★★☆✦✦ | Fluid Alloy Block ×2 + Phase Shifter ×8 + Coins ×4,000
| |||
| ★★★★☆✦✦ -> ★★★★★ | Fluid Alloy Block ×3 + Phase Shifter ×12 + Coins ×4,500
| |||
| 4 (prism) | ★★★★☆✧✧ -> ★★★★☆✦✧ | Fluid Alloy Block ×2 + Phase Shifter ×6 +  Source Prism ×1 + Coins ×3,500
|
Fluid Alloy Block ×9 + Phase Shifter ×30 + Source Prism ×7 + Coins ×12,000
| |
| ★★★★☆✦✧ -> ★★★★☆✦✦ | Fluid Alloy Block ×3 + Phase Shifter ×10 + Source Prism ×2 + Coins ×4,000
| |||
| ★★★★☆✦✦ -> ★★★★★ | Fluid Alloy Block ×4 + Phase Shifter ×14 + Source Prism ×4 + Coins ×4,500
| |||
Refining[]
4★ Stigmata[]
4★ Event Sets[]
4★ Stigma[]
3★ Stigmata[]
3★ Stigma[]
2★ Stigmata[]
1★ Stigmata[]
Trivia[]
- In the battlesuit menu, equipped stigma will appear on the character model as red-colored tattoos, although this is not reflected anywhere else.
- The same tattoo, although white, can be seen in each stigma's detailed entry left next to its name.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Translation (Unofficial) |
|---|---|---|
| English | Stigma Stigmata | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) |
圣痕 |
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| Chinese (Traditional) |
聖痕 |
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| Japanese | 聖痕 |
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| Korean | 성흔 |
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| French | Stigmate Stigmates | |
| Thai | สติกมา |
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| Vietnamese | Vết Thánh | |
| German | Stigma Stigmata | — |
| Indonesian | Stigma Stigmata | — |
Notes[]
- ↑ The game doesn't always differentiate between the two forms when referring to a single piece. Due to this, both "stigma set" and "stigmata set" are correct simply due to being used in official capacity in a similar ratio ("stigma set" appears ca. 40% more often). This issue is unique to a few of the localized languages, as there are no plurals in Chinese--the quantity of the noun discussed is determined by the words adjacent to it or the context of the writings.
- ↑ On the wiki, we try to use "stigma" when referring to a single piece, e.g., "Lier (B)" and "stigmata" when referring to 2/3 of the set or the complete set, e.g., just "Lier" would be referring to Lier (T), Lier (M), and Lier (B) together. Pieces that do not form a set, e.g., Kiana: Camping, should not be referred to as stigmata by these wiki standards.
- ↑ "Star" and "mini star" are official terms. They can be seen in debut events for weapons with missions such as "Upgrade Sagittarius Astra to 5 stars & 1 mini star." or seen in official blog posts e.g., Mars Newsletter on HoYoLAB.
- ↑ The word "category" is not official.