Hyper Light Breaker: All Resources (How To Get Them & What They Do)

Author: Audrey Feb 26,2025

Hyper Light Breaker: A Comprehensive Guide to Resource Acquisition and Usage

Hyper Light Breaker features seven crucial resources vital for gear acquisition, permanent upgrades, enhanced survivability, and character roster expansion. This guide clarifies their acquisition and usage. Resources are conveniently tracked within the inventory's items tab.

1. Bright Blood:

  • Acquisition: Defeating enemies, destroying objects, opening crates in the Overgrowth, and selling gear to Hub vendors.
  • Usage: Looting Blades and Rails, opening Stashes and crates, purchasing gear from Overgrowth and Hub vendors, and upgrading gear at Hub vendors.

2. Gold Ration:

  • Acquisition: Completing Cycles (typically by using all four Rezes and resetting the Overgrowth via an NPC at the Hub Telepad after providing requested materials).
  • Usage: Unlocking permanent upgrades via Pherus Bit in the Hub and accessing new vendor services.

3. Abyss Stone:

  • Acquisition: Defeating Crowns (difficult bosses accessed via Overgrowth gates; requires prior Prism collection, indicated by yellow diamonds on the map).
  • Usage: Upgrading Sycom stats and unlocking new characters during loadout confirmation before entering the Overgrowth.

4. Key:

  • Acquisition: Occasionally found in unmarked small containers within the Overgrowth.
  • Usage: Bypassing barriers to access Stashes and other containers; entering Labs for additional challenges and loot.

5. MediGem:

  • Acquisition: Interacting with glowing flowers in the Overgrowth.
  • Usage: Exchanging for Medkits at the Hub Telepad and Overgrowth Shrines (requires unlocking Medkit Capacity via Pherus Bit using one Gold Ration).

6. Core:

  • Acquisition: Found in Stashes (marked with chest icons), or by combining four Core Shards (obtained from Prism-rewarding enemies and unmarked lootable objects).
  • Usage: Upgrading Sycom stats during loadout confirmation, enhancing Breaker performance.

7. Material:

  • Acquisition: Opening small chests (often marked with gems) using Bright Blood, and selling gear to Hub vendors.
  • Usage: Purchasing gear from Hub and Overgrowth vendors.

Mastering these resources is key to conquering Hyper Light Breaker. Happy hunting!