How to Evolve Units in Anime Expeditions

Updated Jul 19, 2026 · 10 min · Progression

Evolve in the Upgrades lobby. Recipes need sprites, gold, and key items. Evolved units gain passives — the main power spike for Mythic lines.

Why evolve

Community guides treat evolution as a major power spike: attributes rise and unique passives unlock (Divine Spirit, Wall of Fire, Seize, Arcane charges, etc.). Raids and hard Story chapters assume evolved cores.

How to evolve (steps)

  • Go to the main lobby Upgrades room → Evolve section (near Traits / Inventory)
  • Press interact (community often cites E) to open the Evolution menu
  • Select a unit — requirements and passive preview appear before you spend
  • Gather missing materials or use Quick Craft if available
  • Click Evolve Unit when gold and materials are ready

Materials overview

Most recipes need colored Sprites (Blue, Green, Red, Pink, Purple, Yellow), Rainbow Sprites, Gold (often 5,000; Shadow Divine community list uses 10,000), and a unit-specific key item (Holy Pendant, Student ID, Salmon, Burning Fruit, Puppet Heart, Cosmic Magic, etc.).

Grey Sprites are critical: community craft notes say they convert into colored sprites. Farm them early from Path rewards, Story, and challenges.

Where sprites drop (community)

  • Story mode
  • Challenges and weekly challenges
  • Mastery stages
  • Expeditions
  • Raids

Tracked evolve lines on this site

  • Shadow → Shadow (Divine)
  • Crimson → Crimson (Brother)
  • True Saint → True Saint (Holy)
  • Cursed Student → Cursed Student (True Love)
  • Salmon Sorcerer → Salmon Sorcerer (Grade 1)
  • Flame Emperor → Flame Emperor (Reincarnate)
  • Puppet → Puppet (Telekinetic)
  • Elf Mage → Elf Mage (Unleashed)
  • String Demon → String Demon (Awakened)

Before you spend materials

Only evolve units you will keep. Preview passives in-menu. After evolving, equip unit-exclusive gear when available and start trait rerolls on that unit — not on the pre-evo temporary you discarded.

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