Asto (Black) sits in the top DPS bracket in Anime Squadron, and getting him there takes three separate systems working together — a 0.1% Secret pull, a trait reroll that lands on Superior, and an awakening material that only shows up in the Capsule Event shop. None of it is random once you know the order.
Quick answer: Farm Yol in The Royal Capital event map, spend it on Devil Capsules until Asto (Devil) drops at 0.1%, reroll his trait with Trait Shards until Superior appears, then buy the Demon Dweller Sword from the Capsule Event shop and awaken him into Asto (Black).
What Asto (Black) does on a team
Asto (Black) is an S-Tier DPS unit whose main value is shutting off enemy special effects. Regenerate, Confusion, Hexer, Summoner, and Dodger all stop working on enemies inside his range, which removes most of the chaos from a stage clear. He then buffs his own output on top of that, turning into one of the strongest sustained damage dealers in the roster.
His passives are Anti-Magic, Relentless, and Demon-Slayer Sword, and he carries the Protagonist and Mage tags. That matters for leader selection — leaders such as Gometa SSJ4 and Shadow give damage buffs to Protagonist units, so Asto (Black) benefits from either one in the leader slot.
Everything you need before you start
| Item | Where it comes from and what it’s for |
|---|---|
| Yol | Event currency farmed in The Royal Capital map. Spent in the Capsule Event shop. |
| Devil Capsule | Bought with Yol, opened from the Items menu. Carries the 0.1% Asto (Devil) drop. |
| Demon Dweller Sword | Capsule Event shop. The awakening material that turns Asto (Devil) into Asto (Black). |
| Trait Shards | Reroll a unit’s trait. Needed repeatedly until Superior lands. |
| Reroll Cubes / Perfect Cubes | Reroll individual stats toward SS and SSS ranks. |
Note: Update 3.5 cut evolution requirements in half, so the material cost for awakenings is lower than it was at launch. The Four-Leaf Grimoire in the same shop costs 2,000 Yol and belongs to Yano’s awakening, not Asto’s — don’t burn currency on it by mistake.
Farm Yol and pull Asto (Devil) from Devil Capsules
Stock up on Trait Shards and Reroll Cubes with codes
Trait rerolling eats shards fast, and codes are the cheapest way to refill. Launch Anime Squadron, finish the tutorial, tap the Codes button on the left side of the screen, type a code into the textbox, and press Redeem Code.
| Code | Reward |
|---|---|
| 10KCCUTHANKS! | 5k Reijatsu Crystals, 100 Trait Shards |
| CrystalCompensation | 3.5k Reijatsu Crystals, 50 Trait Shards |
| UPD4.0! | 100 Trait Shards, 1.5k Gems |
| ThePowerToProtect! | 1k Reijatsu Crystals, 50 Trait Shards |
| TheCalamity! | 100 Reijatsu Crystals, 50 Reroll Cubes |
Rerolling the Superior trait on Asto
Superior is the target trait for DPS units, with Cloner as the fallback. It grants +200% DMG, +300% HP, +30% RNG, and a 15% cooldown reduction, which is a bigger swing than anything else in the pool.
Awakening Asto (Devil) into Asto (Black)
You’ll know it worked when the unit card renames itself to Asto (Black), the tags read Protagonist and Mage, and the passive list shows Anti-Magic, Relentless, and Demon-Slayer Sword. The Superior trait carries over with him.
If the Awaken button won’t fire, it’s almost always one of two things — the Demon Dweller Sword hasn’t been purchased yet, or you’re short on Yol to buy it. Both are fixed by another lap through The Royal Capital.
Stat rerolls and gear for Asto (Black)
Awakening is the halfway point. Asto (Black) has six rerollable stats — HP, DMG, CD, RNG, SPD, and DEF — and each one can be pushed with regular Reroll Cubes or Perfect Cubes. Regular cubes are fine for climbing to SS; Perfect Cubes are what you save for the last few pulls up to SSS across the board.
For gear, Astos Hair and Omega Horns are the pairing that pushes his defense-ignore and damage numbers. Both slot in from the gear menu once he’s awakened.
Tip: the Level 75 milestone hands out a Gamepass Voucher alongside Trait Shards and Reroll Cubes. Redeeming the voucher for the 3x Speed gamepass cuts the time on every Yol farming run afterwards, which matters when you’re opening capsules by the hundred.
The units you pull along the way aren’t filler either. Yomi and Yano both awaken into Yomi (Darkness) and Yano (Spirit Dive), and Yomi (Darkness) holds its own as a tanky boss killer next to Asto (Black). Reroll their stats before awakening rather than after, and you’ll have a functional S-Tier core out of the same event currency.
