After the exam, a set of special monsters will spawn at specific locations and times of day. You will need to farm these for the various endgame traits. Some traits are tied to certain monsters at certain locations, refer to the table for sources. The materials dropped can also be of the highest (and lowest) natural quality, so you will need to farm for those also if you care about maxing quality.
Difficulty should not affect the items and traits dropped, so you can lower it for convenience.

Materials dropped by the post-exam monsters at up to 300 quality.
The entire raw material table is divided roughly evenly across the level 70 monsters in two sets of locations: Weist Plain/South Auoro Snowfield and Traveler's Grove/Silent Labyrinth/Heavenly Tree Einhorn. The Magmacius/Black Reaver drops are a bit weird, the two leftmost columns are repeated but flipped for Traveler's Grove vs Weist Plain. There are also 3 columns not represented, you can harvest ~200-260 quality versions of some of these in the DLC areas.
Below are sources for various useful endgame traits, separated by category. Additional monsters may drop certain traits, I've only listed ones that I've seen personally. Traits listed as DLC can also be obtained from monsters, but are more easily harvested on materials from Riesentrain and Vestier.
Legend
Code | Name |
DLC | Riesentrain, Vestier Holy Land |
EUL | Ertona Underground Lake |
HTE | Heavenly Tree Einhorn |
LLF | Leafy Laforet |
LIL | Light Lake (?) |
MCP | Mooncatcher Pass |
NAS | North Auroro Snowfield |
PPa | Past Paradise |
RT | Riesentrain |
SL | Silent Labyrinth |
SFA | Skyfaring Stone Ark |
SAS | South Auroro Snowfield |
TLL | Timelost Lake |
TG | Traveler's Grove |
VT | Vestier |
WBC | Wavebreaker Cove |
WP | Weist Plain |
Attack Item Traits
# |
Trait |
Sources |
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25 | God Destroy |
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32 | Destruction Legend |
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54 | Half Critical |
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55 | One Hit Kill |
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150 | Consume Soul |
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151 | Powerless Curse |
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152 | Defenseless Curse |
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153 | Slowness Curse |
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181 | Trait Super Enhance |
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190 | Few + Many Bonus |
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198 | One Time End |
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202 | Enhance with Count |
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206 | Mach Throw |
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273 | Eternal Power |
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287 | Power of Truth |
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288 | Verdict of Rage |
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290 | Perpetual Motion |
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301 | No Attribute |
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380 | Twin Powers |
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Heal Item Traits
# |
Trait |
Sources |
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42 | Blessed by God |
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49 | Legendary Recovery |
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54 | Half Critical |
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138 | Soul Dwelling |
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139 | Blessing of Strength |
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140 | Blessing Protection |
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141 | Blessing of Skanda |
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181 | Trait Super Enhance |
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190 | Few + Many Bonus |
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198 | One Time End |
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202 | Enhance with Count |
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206 | Mach Throw |
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265 | Forbidden Contract |
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267 | Shroomtrooper Regen |
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270 | Convert Soul |
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274 | Shroomking's Regen |
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276 | Positive Risk |
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277 | Negative Risk |
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278 | Limit Break |
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279 | Devil Shield |
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285 | Force Cure |
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286 | Goddess' Curse |
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288 | Verdict of Rage |
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289 | Heal Break |
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290 | Perpetual Motion |
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305 | Cures All Illness |
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316 | Ancient Blessing |
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329 | Dragon Soul |
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Weapon Traits
# |
Trait |
Sources |
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136 | Expert Skill |
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137 | Super Skill |
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238 | Hammer of Justice |
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239 | Dreadful King |
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240 | Unceasing Desire |
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241 | Pursuit of Knowledge |
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245 | Kind Soul |
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263 | Demon's Dominance |
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264 | Nimble Weapon |
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266 | Mighty Swing |
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275 | Uncontrolled Aura |
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280 | Honed Blade |
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281 | Evil God's Power |
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283 | Flow of Gusts |
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294 | Skillful Attack |
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296 | Deadly Attack |
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331 | Resonance B: Fang |
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332 | Resonance B: Fist |
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333 | Resonance B: Sword |
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334 | Resonance B: Sacred |
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343 | Resonance All: Earth |
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344 | Resonance All: Sea |
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345 | Resonance All: H. |
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346 | Resonance All: Truth |
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377 | Black Abyss |
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380 | Twin Powers |
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Armor Traits
# |
Trait |
Sources |
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90 | Evolves the Body |
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119 | Flawless Body |
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120 | Tenacious Body |
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242 | Star of Expectation |
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243 | Ray of Hope |
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244 | Awakening Courage |
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246 | Indomitable Soul |
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262 | Glass Protection |
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271 | Power of Dark-Kin |
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272 | Lich Form |
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282 | Heightened Soul |
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284 | Alchemic Star |
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335 | Resonance S: Hide |
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336 | Resonance S: Bone |
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337 | Resonance S: Body |
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338 | Resonance S: Guard |
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343 | Resonance All: Earth |
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344 | Resonance All: Sea |
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345 | Resonance All: H. |
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346 | Resonance All: Truth |
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381 | Power of Evolution |
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390 | M. Memory: (Weapon) |
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398 | G. Memory: Staff |
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399 | G. Memory: Sword |
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400 | G. Memory: Zweihander |
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401 | G. Memory: Dagger |
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402 | G. Memory: Axe |
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403 | G. Memory: Spear |
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404 | G. Memory: Bow |
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405 | G. Memory: Gun |
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Accessory Traits
# |
Trait |
Sources |
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224 | Zeal Factor |
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225 | Happy Heart |
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226 | Cunning Wit |
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227 | Splendid Glory |
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228 | Benevolent Light |
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229 | Wild Instinct |
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230 | Persistent Faith |
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231 | Guide Intuition |
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232 | Empty World |
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233 | Power of Madness |
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234 | Burning Passion |
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235 | Unwavering Spirit |
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236 | Fog of Illusion |
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237 | Bonds of Belief |
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269 | Mountain God Bless |
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313 | Permeating Flame |
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314 | Attractive Force |
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326 | Pure Power |
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328 | Dragon Aura |
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329 | Dragon Soul |
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339 | Resonance A: Run |
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340 | Resonance A: Gale |
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341 | Resonance A: Blink |
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342 | Resonance A: Musou |
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343 | Resonance All: Earth |
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344 | Resonance All: Sea |
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345 | Resonance All: H. |
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346 | Resonance All: Truth |
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362 | Crimson Radiance |
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363 | Azure Radiance |
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364 | Jade Radiance |
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365 | Scarlet Radiance |
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366 | Dusk Radiance |
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367 | Gold Radiance |
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368 | Evolving Vitality |
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369 | Evolving Spirit |
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370 | Evolving Stamina |
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371 | Evolving Strength |
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372 | Evolving Defense |
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373 | Evolving Mobility |
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374 | Evolving Weapon |
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375 | Evolving Item |
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376 | Evolving Mitigation |
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380 | Twin Powers |
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412 | Truth Memory |
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