Anime Expeditions drops you into a lobby packed with portals, banners, quests, and progression menus the second you spawn, and most new players burn resources on the wrong things before they understand what matters. The fastest way to build a strong roster is to follow a strict order of operations during your opening session instead of chasing every shiny system at once.
Quick answer: Redeem the active codes, finish the Beginner Path to earn Beginner Tickets, roll the Beginner’s Banner for a guaranteed Mythic, then push Story Mode on both difficulties before spending anything on raids, trait rerolls, or evolutions.
Redeem the launch codes before anything else
Codes hand you free Gems and Trait Crystals that you would otherwise grind for hours to earn, so cash them in the moment you load in. The launch-window codes are short and easy to enter.
| Code | Reward |
|---|---|
| AE | Gems plus equipment and stat reroll items |
| RELEASE | 2,500 Gems plus Trait Crystals |
| EA | 2,500 Gems and 20 Trait Crystals |
| EA+ | 2,500 Gems and 30 Trait Crystals (requires EA+ entitlement) |
Clear the Beginner Path for your first real units
The NPC True Saint (Holy) points you toward the Beginner Path event, and this is where your account gets its foundation. It doubles as the game’s tutorial, walking you through summoning, upgrading, equipping gear, and running Story Mode while paying out gold, Gems, Stat Rerolls, Grey Sprites, and starter equipment along the way.
The most valuable reward here is the batch of Beginner Tickets. Finish every page of the path before you take Story Mode seriously, because skipping it means grinding far harder later for the same materials. Each quest completion updates in the Events menu with a Quest Claimed marker so you can track what is left.
Pick the right banner and stop wasting Gems
Spending every Gem the moment it lands is the single biggest early mistake. Each banner serves a different purpose, and pulling in the wrong order costs you a Mythic head start.
| Banner | Cost | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner’s Banner | Beginner Tickets | Guarantees a Mythic within five 10x pulls at low pity. Roll this first. |
| Standard Banner | 40 Gems / 400 Gems (10x) | Includes Secret units in the pool alongside featured Mythics. Best for building a team. |
| Mini Banner | 40 Gems / 400 Gems (10x) | Refreshes often but drops the Secret chance. Use it only when chasing one specific unit. |
Empty your Beginner Tickets on the Beginner’s Banner first. Once those run dry, lean on the Standard Banner while you are still assembling a core team, since Secret units are genuine upgrades to any lineup. Save the Mini Banner for later, when you want a particular featured character. Note that you must reach level 10 before Secret units become summonable at all.
Chase DPS units over support early on
Flashy support abilities are tempting, but your first priority is raw damage output. Story Mode gets far easier when your main carry can delete enemies before they reach your base. Support units earn their keep in Challenges and Raids later, not during your opening clears.
Strong early damage dealers to aim for include Flame Emperor, Lady Giant, Elf Mage, String Demon, Reaper, and Ice Queen. Puppet is one of the strongest overall picks thanks to her damage, summons, and ability to rewind enemies in range. Elf Mage, listed in-game as Freeren, deals full area damage even before evolving, which is rare for a starter. Cursed Student adds bleed and shield breaking that becomes important on tougher stages. If none of those appear, damage-over-time units like Holo make a solid backup.
Secret units such as Shadow and 8th Sword outclass everything else, but those belong to the late game. Save support characters like Salmon Sorcerer, Puppet, and The Hero for Challenge and Raid content where their utility actually pays off.
Push Story Mode before raids or Expeditions
The game launches with raids, challenges, guilds, events, and the Expeditions mode all open at once, but Story Mode is where your account grows fastest. Clearing chapters unlocks new maps, pours out Gems, and preps your roster for harder fights.
Every act has star missions, and clearing all of them on both normal and Hard difficulty awards Trait Crystals on top of the usual gold and Gems. Missions often demand specific compositions, like fielding two magical units or applying debuffs to a set number of enemies, so learn your roster tabs early. Completing maps also drops rare equipment. Do not jump into raids before your core team is evolved, because raids are nearly impossible without evolved units backing you up.
Hold your Trait Crystals until you own a keeper
Rerolling traits on a starter unit feels productive, but you will replace those starters within a few hours once a Mythic or Legendary shows up, and the Trait Crystal is gone. Wait until you have a unit worth the long-term investment.
Traits raise damage, range, SPA, critical chance, and critical damage. The strongest ones, including Unbound, Primordial, Forsaken, and Draconic, have the lowest drop rates, so spend crystals only on your best carries rather than a farmer unit you will bench. Tournaments disable traits entirely, which levels the field and makes skill decide your rank instead of your rolls.
Farm evolution materials from day one
Evolution is the biggest single power spike a unit can get, unlocking stronger abilities, higher stats, and a dedicated equipment slot. The catch is that the materials are hard to accumulate, so start collecting immediately instead of waiting until you need them.
Common ingredients include colored Sprites, Grey Sprites, gold, and special items from each unit’s trials. Grey Sprites are the workhorse item, since you can craft any colored Sprite from them, so you will need a large stockpile. Challenges only refresh a limited amount of materials every 30 minutes, which is why crafting early beats scrambling later. Once a unit evolves, clear the special stages tied to completed acts to farm its exclusive equipment.
Collect every free reward each session
Gems and Trait Crystals fuel almost everything, and the passive sources stack up quickly once you make a habit of checking them. Build a routine around these each time you log in.
- Daily and weekly quests, the most consistent source of Gems, gold, and Trait Crystals combined.
- The Battle Pass and Unit Index, both of which pay out steadily for normal play.
- Daily Calendar, Achievements, Level Milestones, and Event tabs.
- Selling Legendary shinies, which converts unwanted pulls into crystals.
- The Trait Crystal and Event shops, worth checking for extra rerolls and evolution materials.
Once your main team is evolved, stop hunting for new units and start optimizing what you have. Farm exclusive equipment, reroll traits and sub-stats through the Expeditions mode, and grind Challenge, Infinite, Raid, and Tournament content for endgame resources. A tight team with good traits and gear will carry you much further than a large collection of unevolved characters, so plan your spending instead of summoning blindly and your roster will feel unstoppable within a few sessions.
