All Research Materials in The First Descendant and how to get them

Research Materials are some of the most important items in The First Descendant as they are used in researching different Descendants and weapons.

As much as they are necessary, grinding them takes a lot of time. The entire map of the game, Ingris, is divided into more than eight sectors. Each of these sectors is stuffed with unique Research Materials, which you won’t find anywhere else.

However, be prepared to face enemies of different types. Mission monsters are some of the most common enemies you’ll face along with Vulgus in hoards.

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All Kingston Research Materials

Research Material	How to get
Repton	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Kingston
Monad Shard	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Kingston
Organic Biogel	From Kingston Communication Repeater, Vulgus Field Generator, and Kingston Surveillance Radar
Low-carbon Activator	From Fallen Theater: Vulgus Strategic Outpost
Insulated Metalic Foil	From Magister’s Lab (Fallen Theater) or the Slumber Valley (Grand Square) Special Operations

All Sterile Land Research Materials

Research Material	How to get
Superfluid	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Sterile Land
Metal Accelerant	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Sterile Land
Artificial Biometal	From normal Sterile Land missions like Anticipated Ambush Point, Deception Transmitter, and External Reactor
Fusion Plasma Battery	From Rockfall and Classified Area: Vulgus Strategic Outposts
Murky Energy Residue	From The Forgottense (Restricted Zone) and Unknown Laboratory (Classified Area)
Negative Ion Particle	From Encrypted Vaults in Sterile Land

All Vespers Research Materials

Research Material	How to get
Semi-permanent Plasma	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Vespers
Hardener	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Vespers
Data Processing Neural Circuit	From Frontline Base, Ruins Courtyard, Destroyed Temple, Captured Base, Lakeside, or Ancient Giant Tree
Inorganic Biogel	From Lumber Yard and Lost Supply Depot: Vulgus Strategic Outposts
Common Carbon Activator	From Sepulcher (Lost Supply Depot) and The Shelter (Timerfall
Conductive Metallic Foil	From Encrypted Vaults in Vespers

All Echo Swamp Research Materials

Research Material	How to get
Silicon	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Echo Swamp
Compound Coating Material	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Echo Swamp
Encrypted Neural Circuit	From Hazy Swamp, Environment Contamination Zone, Abandoned Zone, Arche Motion Sensor
Macromolecule Biogel	From Muskeg Swamp and Derelict Covert: Vulgus Strategic Outposts
Complex Carbon Activator	From Seed Vault (Abandoned Zone) and The Chapel (Derelict Covert)
Thermal Metallic Foil	From Encrypted Vaults in Echo Swamp

All Agna Desert Research Materials

Research Material	How to get
Nanopolymers	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Agna Desert
Monomolecular Extractor	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Agna Desert
Positive Ion Particle	From Rock Cave Base, Previous Construct Team Quarters, Commanding Ground
Synthesized Artificial Biometal	From Void Fusion Reactor at The Storage in Agna Desert, Miragestone, and Vermillion Waste: Vulgus Strategic Outposts
Divided Plasma Battery	From The Asylum (Vermillion Waste) and Caligo Ossuary (The Mining Site)
Mixed Energy Residue	From Encrypted Vaults in Agna Desert

All White-night Gulch Research Materials

Research Material	How to get
Ceramic Composite	From Resource or Munitions boxes on White-night Gulch
Flectorite	From Resource or Munitions boxes on White-night Gulch
Advanced Neural Circuit	From Border Line of Truth in Mountaintops area
Crystal Biogel	From Void Fusion Reactor in Mountaintops, Shipment Base, and Hatchery: Vulgus Strategic Outposts
Compound Carbon Activator	From Mystery’s End (Moongrave Basin) and Bio-Lab (Hatchery)
Cooling Metallic Foil	From Encrypted Vaults in White-night Gulch

All Hagios Research Materials

Research Material	How to get
Carbon Crystal	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Hagios
Shape Memory Alloy	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Hagios
Anode Ion Particle	From mission monsters in Vulgus Blockade, Deep Digger, Broadband Fleet Beacon, and Ruins Guard Facility
Specialized Biometal	From Dune Base: Vulgus and Forward Base: Vulgus Strategic Outposts
Heat Plasma Battery	From mission monsters in The Haven (The Corrupted Zone) and Old Mystery (Starfall Road)
Highly-concentrated Energy Residue	From Encrypted Vaults in Hagios

All Fortress Research Materials

Research Material	How to get
Hellion	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Fortress
Reverse Charging Coil	From Resource or Munitions boxes on Fortress
Polyatomic Ion Particle	From mission monsters in Munitions Loading Dock, Frozen Shipyard, Giant Hangar, Destroyed Base
Deformed Biometal	From Frozen Valley: Vulgus and Convertor Facility: Vulgus Strategic Outposts
Balanced Plasma Battery	From mission monsters in Heart of the Fortress and Quarantine Zone
Pure Energy Residue	From Encrypted Vaults in Fortress

All Non-geographic Research Materials

Research Material	How to get
Superalloy	A common drop after dismantling standard and rare weapons
Liquid Metal	A common drop after dismantling standard and rare weapons
Multi-Composite Receivers	A rare drop after dismantling standard, rare, and Ultimate weapons
High Precision Exchange Components	An extremely rare drop after dismantling standard, rare, and Ultimate weapons
Superconductor Core	A common drop after dismantling standard, rare, and ultimate reactors
Nano Compound	A rare drop after dismantling standard, rare, and ultimate reactors
Void Organism	A common drop after dismantling Sensors, Memory, Processors, and Auxiliary Power units
Solenoid	Drop while destroying Void Fragments and Void Fusion Reactors while playing at Normal difficulty
Quantum Crystal	Drop while destroying Void Fragments and Void Fusion Reactors while playing at Hard difficulty